The musical touchstone for the British trio Muse is obviously Radiohead and that fact is crystal clear from the smoldering opening cut, "Sunburn." Their John Leckie-produced debut, Showbiz, is strong on angst-filled vocals, esoteric lyrics, and dramatic shifts in sonic dynamics.
Hailing from rural England, singer/guitarist Matthew Bellamy, bassist Chris Wolstenholme, and drummer Dominic Howard average 20 years of age, so there's plenty of potential for them to grow into a sound that is more of their own.
In the meantime, Bellamy does an impressive job of aping the quirky, nervous vocal tic of Thom Yorke on songs like the mid-tempo, Mellotron-driven "Muscle Museum," and he cuts loose vocally on the soaring "Cave" and on the lovely, mournful ballad "Unintended." Showbiz hints at the potential in this young band, and it should be of interest to many Radiohead fans.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SunburnMatthew Bellamy | Muse | Play | 03:54 | 0 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Muscle MuseumMatthew Bellamy | Muse | Play | 04:22 | 0 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | FillipMatthew Bellamy | Muse | Play | 04:01 | 0 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | Falling DownMatthew Bellamy | Muse | Play | 04:33 | 0 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | CaveMatthew Bellamy | Muse | Play | 04:45 | 0 MB | 32 MB |
| 6 | ShowbizMatthew Bellamy | Muse | Play | 05:17 | 0 MB | 34 MB |
| 7 | UnintendedMatthew Bellamy | Muse | Play | 03:56 | 0 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | UnoMatthew Bellamy | Muse | Play | 03:38 | 0 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | SoberMatthew Bellamy | Muse | Play | 04:03 | 0 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | EscapeMatthew Bellamy | Muse | Play | 03:31 | 0 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | OverdueMatthew Bellamy | Muse | Play | 02:26 | 0 MB | 16 MB |
| 12 | Spiral Static | Muse | Play | 04:44 | 0 MB | 31 MB |
| 13 | Hate This & I'll Love You | Muse | Play | 05:11 | 0 MB | 32 MB |
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| 54 mins | 359 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Bellamy | Artwork, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 2 | Dominic Howard | Drums |
| 3 | John Leckie | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 4 | Muse | Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 5 | Paul Reeve | Engineer, Producer |
| 6 | Paul Reeve | Mixing, Producer |
| 7 | Ralf Strathmann | Photography |
| 8 | Chris Wolstenholme | Bass |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |