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product_id: 1624332
title: "Origin of Symmetry US Format"
brand: "muse"
price: "€ 103.91"
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# Origin of Symmetry US Format

**Brand:** muse
**Price:** € 103.91
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- **What is this?** Origin of Symmetry US Format by muse
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- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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- muse enthusiasts

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## Description

Product Description          After 2004's U.S. breakthrough success for U.K. favorite Muse, the band's second album, 2001's Origin of Symmetry, finally earns its stateside release. Last yeasr's Absolution and major performances across the country won legions of American fans for the band that was the prestigious closing act at London's V2004 Festival. Now these new fans can experience an earlier Muse with Origin of Symmetry.             .com          Pomposity, bombast, pretension and prog-rock: they're four crimes that blight the landscape of modern music and Origin Of Symmetry--the second record by Teignmouth, U.K. angst-rockers Muse--is guilty of every single one. But the truly astonishing thing about this record is the way it twists every one of these cardinal musical sins into spectacularly silly and starkly individual strengths. Where their debut album Showbiz was rightly dismissed as little more than Radiohead-lite, here Muse sound defiantly like their own band: on "New Born", they're torn somewhere between the purity of front man Matt Bellamy's angelic vocal tones and the corruption of a huge, dirty, distorted bass riff that electrifies the sound into crackling life; on the fraught, operatic "Bliss", they sound like an unholy--but very welcome--cross between synth-heavy Krautrock legends Tangerine Dream and youthful choirboy angst-peddlers JJ72; and even a wonderfully dippy take on the Nina Simone-popularised jazz standard "Feeling Good" is carried off with the requisite deadpan countenance. Bellamy's impassioned voice, in particular, is on spectacular form, soaring skywards until it cracks into a beautiful falsetto reminiscent of Jeff Buckley's greatest vocal moments. So gloriously overblown, it deserves to be huge--Origin Of Symmetry is a fascinating, flamboyant and satisfyingly individual album. --Louis Pattison

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Excellent Quality CD
  

*by M***R on Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2024*

This CD is such a great one, as it’s very hard to find!  I loved the insert has lyrics just like cds tapes and records used to. So great!  Sounds PERFECT.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
    Excelente producto.
  
  

*by R***S on Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2024*

Excelente producto, excelente servicio, llego antes de lo esperado.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    "You're swelling up - you're unstoppable..."
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2016*

"Origin of Symmetry" by Muse took me a few listens to see how fun and experimental this album really is. This album was released in 2001 and this is Muse's sophomore effort. I don't have their debut album yet so I can't say if "Origin of Symmetry" is stronger or weaker than "Showbiz". This album is very different than the ones that follow this like "Absolution" and "Black Holes and Revelations". This record is slightly lo-fi and more alternative rock-sounding. It's not as glossy and some of the melodies/arrangements are simplistic and laid-back. But there's a handful of radio-friendly juggernauts like the synth/pop gem, "Bliss", the catchy, blistering brilliance of "Darkshines" (my personal favorite), and "Plug in Baby" which has the best guitar riff I've ever heard. Songs like "Megalomania" and "Screenager" show the band's softer side, and in "Micro Cuts" you hear Matthew Bellamy singing through a megaphone, musically it's the strongest track. "Hyper Music" is snarky and lively. Definitely lives up to its title. "New Born", "Space Dementia" (Bellamy is classically trained on the piano), and "Citizen Erased" are the real powerhouses. Very experimental and have multi-layered arrangements and gorgeous melodies. There's a cover of the jazz standard, "Feeling Good" which seems like an odd choice for the band to cover, but somehow it works. Bellamy turns the song on its head, and his vocals are buttery soft and show the power of his range (that falsetto, wow). Like I said, you probably won't enjoy this album on first listen. It took until the 4th listen for the songs to become familiar and reveal itself to me. Muse is one of my favorite bands. They always surprise me and never disappoint me. Enjoy!

## Frequently Bought Together

- Origin of Symmetry US Format
- Absolution USA Version
- Showbiz

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