screaming for salvation (Showbiz - Muse)

Member Name: Jonny Peek

Product:	Showbiz - Muse
Date:	22/08/00 (15 review reads)
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Advantages: a classic sounding yet recent rock record

Disadvantages: none

Muses debut album and what could be remembered as one of the best of the 90's. Voted by NME's readers as best newcomers Muse have come long way since they released their first EP Muscle Museum. Showbiz it's self is excellent, each track beautifully crafted and executed to perfection. The album demonstrates the full range of the bands ability and technique, ranging from the quite, almost classical based 'Unintended' to the heavy guitar riffs of 'Muscle Museum.'

It's basically a Rock Album the musical talent that has been put into the album is very visible. The melodies behind each songs seem to be just in a slightly different league compared to most other bands at the moment such as Travis and The Stereophonics.

The one part of a number of the songs that sticks out for me is the way they break everything down, back to the base line and then slowly build it back up to the climax again.

The main problem that Muse has run into is being constantly compared to Radiohead and referred to as the 'New Radiohead,' which I think is wrong. I am not denying that some of the songs sound Radiohead esque. Nearly every band sounds a little like another. The problem I think is the type of music that Muse and Radiohead play, it's the same type of sound. The similarities are no different from Travis and Oasis but you never here anything about them being alike. I don't know maybe its the people who are making the comments, I mean to me every boy bands sounds identical.

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