Absolution
by Muse
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Absolution is ranked as the best album by Muse.
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Absolution track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | steve397 | 511 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2026 20:41 | Nifcake | 41 | 86/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2026 12:06 | glebrus | 469 | 81/100 |
| ! | 07/09/2026 19:07 | lucasnake | 10 | 42/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2026 20:29 |  ExTeaSea | 5,231 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.9/100, a mean average of 77.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.8.
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incredible album, heard them perform it live in earls court (terrible venue for sound quality) - this album is great to drive to, and to play a session of pool too fwiw. what a bass player
It’s a really good rock album with a concept that works from start to finish. Unfortunately, for me, it lacks a bit of emotion and sincerity
Everything is well-produced and sounds pretty good but it's just 2nd rate Radiohead, and that bothers me, I can't past it. Absolution probably sounds the best from what I heard, but again, it's just wanna-be Radiohead, and nowhere near as good. They don't veer too much from the OK Computer sound on their albums. When they do try to go in another direction they just end up back in the same place because the sound they ripped off is the only good sound they make.
When they were in their glory days and had hit their stride. 'Origin of Symmetry' was good but this is another level. Bombastic, grandeur, grandiose. An absolute joy.
The last really really good Muse record, after this it went down. Particularly love the energy in this. The strong guitar sounds and the emotional voice.
Jboy56 05/10/2022 07:12 | #285164
I almost liked this as a whole.. Strong songs...
Obviously I’m not the first to think that Muse has an element of Radiohead in their music, but I actually think that most of the comparison comes thematically. Both bands wrestle with Big Ideas in their songs, but Radiohead comes across a bit more learned.
The other comparison that comes to mind is after hearing song after song with huge, dynamic choruses like Queen or My Chemical Romance. There is a theatrical element here that makes you wonder whether to fully take them seriously.
All the same, no other band sounds quite like Muse and they embrace the wholly positive sound of a bass guitar played to its practical extremes. Fun record to listen to, albeit slightly exhausting after each and every dramatic chorus.
There are some real highlights on this album - Hysteria, Stockholm Syndrome and Time Is Running Out. But most of the album is fairly unremarkable.
El mejor disco de Muse. Influenciados por Radiohead, combina canciones de ritmo tranquilo con otras realmente energéticas.
As strong and energetic as earlier albums - love these guys
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