Terzo album della band inglese e terzo capolavoro! Si merita decisamente un voto vicino alla perfezione, poichè chi come me è un amante del genere, non può che reputarlo come il miglior album finora inciso. Absolution è un capolavoro di paranoia e cattiveria, e quindi racchiude in se quello che i Muse tentavano di esprimere nei precedenti due album, ovvero in Showbiz, album d’esordio, che descrive a pieno lo spirito paranoico e cupo di questa band, e Origin Of Symmetry, secondo album, decisamente più cattivo e più orecchiabile. Ma in Absolution questi due fili conduttori, espressi precedentemente in maniera separata, sono mescolati con cura ed armonia, ed infatti possiamo ritrovarvi canzoni davvero inquietanti come “Sing For Absolution”, che rispecchia i Muse di Showbiz, e canzoni cattive, distorte, con più "carattere", come “Stockholm Syndrome”, che si accosta più facilmente a “New Born” o a “Citizen Erased”, tracce che troviamo in Origin Of Symmetry.
Ma se i primi due album della band anglosassone sembrano tra di loro così distanti, Absolution non presenta tracce di incongruenza: le canzoni sono perfettamente disposte in modo da non far sentire troppo lo stacco tra i due stili. Da un punto di vista tecnico, e per confermare la tesi per cui questo cd racchiude tutto lo stile dei Muse, è da sottolineare l’utilizzo massiccio del pianoforte, come in Showbiz, ma anche delle distorsioni più pesanti, come in Origin Of Symmetry. Si deve sottolineare anche la scelta dei Muse di incidere canzoni che possono essere più facilmente utilizzate come singoli, senza togliere niente alla qualità e allo stile: e per questo è sbagliato pensare che “Time Is Running Out”, secondo singolo (il primo è “Stockholm Syndrome”, scaricabile gratuitamente dal sito ufficiale), sia una canzone solamente commerciale: è decisamente più orecchiabile, ma non per questo perde di valore artistico. E con questa idea sono state registrate altre tracce, come “Hysteria” (che fonti attendibili mi indicano come prossimo singolo), o come “The Small Print”, tutte canzoni che possono essere avvicinate tra di loro per sound e stile.
Decisamente saliti di livello anche i testi, che acquistano qualità rispetto ai due precedenti album, ma si sa che l’esperienza significa molto in questo senso. Come tutti gli album dei Muse, anche questo ci regala perle di incredibile bellezza: infatti se Showbiz ci presenta canzoni come “Muscle Museum” o “Sunburn”, e se Origin Of Symmetry ci dona in eredità primizie come “Plug In Baby” o “Micro Cuts”, Absolution non è da meno, visti capolavori come “Blackout” e “Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist” (che ritengo esser la migliore canzone dei Muse, seconda forse, e sottolineo forse, solo a “Plug In Baby”!). Particolarmente curiosa è la traccia 12: ”Endlessly”, un sound calmo, con una tastiera decisamente soft, batteria suonata con leggerezza, voce calda e dolce, violini che non mancano certamente in quest’album, uno stile quasi da salotto, una di quelle canzoni da mettere in sottofondo quando parli con qualcuno, o da ascoltare mentre ti addormenti, data la quantità enorme di relax che emana. Le uniche tracce che non mi hanno emozionato particolarmente, escludendo naturalmente “Intro” e “Interlude”, che durano complessivamente un minuto, sono: “Falling Away With You” e “Ruled By Secrecy”, ma nessuno è perfetto, o almeno così si dice in giro!
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02 Apocalypse Please (04:12)
Declare this an emergency
Come on and spread a sense of urgency
And pull us through
And pull us through
And this is the end
This is the end of the world
It's time we saw a miracle
Come on it's time for something biblical
To pull us through
And pull us through
And this is the end
This is the end of the world
Proclaim eternal victory
Come on and change the course of history
And pull us through
And pull us through
And this is the end
This is the end of the world
03 Time Is Running Out (03:57)
I think I'm drowning
Asphyxiated
I wanna break this spell
That you've created
You're something beautiful
A contradiction
I wanna play the game
I want the friction
You will be the death of me
Yeah you will be the death of me
Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it
Our time is running out
Our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out
I wanted freedom
Bound and restricted
I tried to give you up
But I'm addicted
Now that you know I'm trapped
Sense of elation
You'd never dream of
Breaking this fixation
You will squeeze the life out of me
Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it
And our time is running out
And our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out
How did it come to this?
Oooooh yeah yeah
Yeah you will suck the life out of me
Bury it
I won't let you bury it
I won't let you smother it
I won't let you murder it
And our time is running out
And our time is running out
You can't push it underground
You can't stop it screaming out
How did it come to this?
Ooooohh yeah yeah
04 Sing for Absolution (04:57)
Lips are turning blue
A kiss that can't renew
I only dream of you
My beautiful
Tiptoe to your room
A starlight in the gloom
I only dream of you
And you never knew
Sing for absolution
I will be singing
And falling from your grace
There's no where left to hide
In no one to confide
The truth burns deep inside
And will never die
Lips are turning blue
A kiss that can't renew
I only dream of you
My beautiful
Sing for absolution
I will be singing
And falling from your grace
Sing for absolution
I will be singing
And falling from your grace
Our wrongs
Remain unrectified
And our souls
Won't be exhumed
05 Stockholm Syndrome (04:56)
I won't stand in your way
Let your hatred grow
And she'll scream and she'll shout and she'll pray
And she had a name
Yeah she had a name
I won't hold you back
Let your anger rise
And we'll fly and we'll fall and we'll burn
No one will recall
No one will recall
This is the last time I'll abandon you
And this is
The last time I'll forget you
I wish I could
Look to the stars
Let hope burn in your eyes
And we'll love and we'll hate and we'll die
All to no avail
All to no avail
This is the last time I'll abandon you
And this is
The last time I'll forget you
I wish I could
This is the last time
I'll abandon you
And this is
The last time I'll forget you
I wish I could
I wish I could
06 Falling Away With You (04:41)
I can't remember when it was good
Moments of happiness elude
Maybe I just misunderstood
All of the love we left behind
Watching the flash backs intertwine
Memories I will never find
So I'll love whatever you become
And forget the reckless things we've done
I think our lives have just begun
I think our lives have just begun
And I'll feel my world crumbling
I'll feel my life crumbling
I'll feel my soul crumbling away
And falling away
Falling away with you
Staying awake to chase a dream
Tasting the air you're breathing in
I hope I won't forget a thing
Promise to hold you close and pray
Watching the fantasies decay
Nothing will ever stay the same
And all of the love we threw away
And all of the hopes we've cherished fade
Making the same mistakes again
Making the same mistakes again
And I'll feel my world crumbling
I'll feel my life crumbling
I'll feel my soul crumbling away
And falling away
Falling away with you
All of the love we left behind
Watching the flash backs intertwine
Memories I will never find
Memories I will never find
08 Hysteria (03:48)
It's bugging me
Grating me
And twisting me around
Yeah I'm endlessly
Caving in
And turning inside out
Cause I want it now
I want it now
Give me your heart and your soul
And I'm breaking out
I'm breaking out
That's when she'll lose control
It's holding me
Morphing me
And forcing me to strive
To be endlessly
Cold within
And dreaming I'm alive
Cause I want it now
I want it now
Give me your heart and your soul
I'm not breaking down
I'm breaking out
That's when she'll lose control
And I want you now
I want you now
I'll feel my heart implode
And I'm breaking out
Escaping now
Feeling my faith erode
09 Blackout (04:22)
Don't kid yourself
And don't fool yourself
This love's too good to last
And I'm too old to dream
Don't grow up too fast
And don't embrace the past
This life's too good to last
And I'm too young to care
Don't kid yourself
And don't fool yourself
This life could be the last
And we're too young to see
10 Butterflies and Hurricanes (05:01)
Change
Everything you are
And everything you were
Your number has been called
Fights, battles have begun
Revenge will surely come
Your hard times are ahead
Best!
You've got to be the best
You've got to change the world
And you use this chance to be heard
Your time is now
Change
Everything you are
And everything you were
Your number has been called
Fights and battles have begun
Revenge will surely come
Your hard times are ahead
Best!
You've got to be the best
You've got to change the world
And you use this chance to be heard
Your time is now
Don't
Let yourself down
Don't let yourself go
Your last chance has arrived
Best!
You've got to be the best
You've got to change the world
And you use this chance to be heard
Your time is now
11 The Small Print (03:29)
Take, take all you need
And I'll compensate your greed
With broken hearts
Sell, I'll sell your memories
For 15 pounds per year
But just the good days
Say it'll make you insane
And it's bending the truth
You're to blame
For all the life that you'll lose
And you watch this space
But I'm going all the way
And be my slave to the grave
I'm a priest God never paid
Hope, I hope you've seen the light
Cause no one really cares
They're just pretending
Sell, and I'll sell your memories
For 15 pounds per year
But you can keep the bad days
Say it'll make you insane
And I'm bending the truth
You're to blame
For all the life that you'll lose
And you watch this space
And I'm going all the way
And be my slave to the grave
I'm a priest God never paid
Say it'll make you insane
And I'm bending the truth
You're to blame
For all the life that you'll lose
And you watch this space
And I'm going all the way
And be my slave to the grave
I'm a priest God never paid
12 Endlessly (03:50)
This part in me you'll never know
The only thing I'll never show
Hopelessly I'll love you endlessly
Hopelessly I'll give you everything
But I won't give you up
I won't let you down
And I won't leave you falling
If the moment ever comes
It's plain to see it's trying to speak
Cherished dreams forever asleep
Hopelessly I'll love you endlessly
Hopelessly I'll give you everything
But I won't give you up
I won't let you down
And I won't leave you falling
If the moment ever comes
Hopelessly I'll love you endlessly
Hopelessly I'll give you everything
But I won't give you up
I won't let you down
And I won't leave you falling
But the moment never comes
13 Thoughts of a Dying Atheist (03:07)
Eerie whispers trapped beneath my pillow
Won’t let me sleep, your memories
I know you’re in this room, I’m sure I heard you sigh
Floating in-between where our worlds collide
Scares the hell out of me
And the end is all I can see
And it scares the hell out of me
And the end is all I can see
Yeah yeah yeah...
I know the moment’s near
And there’s nothing we can do
Look through a faithless eye
Are you afraid to die?
It scares the hell out of me
And the end is all I can see
And it scares the hell out of me
And the end is all I can see
Yeah yeah yeah...
It scares the hell out of me
And the end is all I can see
And it scares the hell out of me
And the end is all I can see
Yeah yeah yeah...
14 Ruled by Secrecy (05:12)
Repress and restrain
Steal the pressure and the pain
Wash the blood off your hands
This time she won't understand
Change in the air
And they'll hide everywhere
No one knows who's in control
You're working so hard
And you're never in charge
Your death creates success
Rebuild and suppress
Change in the air
And they'll hide everywhere
No one knows who's in control
Change in the air
And they'll hide everywhere
And no one knows who's in control
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Altre recensioni
Di theego
La potenza del suono e dei testi è sempre su livelli alti e questa volta è ancor di più incitata dal clima plumbeo in cui versa la società.
Una marcia cupa (tipo The Wall) preludio ad un giudizio universale (Apocalypse Please) tanto temuto quanto invocato.
Di TheSilentMan
Matthew Bellamy sembra proprio essere in una forma strepitosa sia a livello vocale che strumentale.
Il genere che il trio ci propone è difficilmente definibile se non catalogando come un post-rock influenzato da qualche scheggia di metallo fuso.
Di easycure
I Muse fanno veramente schifo.
La voce è quanto di più odioso e inconsistente si possa sentire al giorno d’oggi.
Di airbag
Un album povero di significato a partire dalla prima traccia 'Intro', che mostra quanto sia pretenzioso questo gruppo.
Peccato mille volte peccato: da loro ci saremmo aspettati molto di più, ma manca coerenza intellettuale.
Di joshg
Ascoltare "Absolution" dei Muse è come vivere in un sogno, un dolce sogno illuminato dal buio di un'apocalisse ormai vicina.
Ti fotte la testa e non te la riporta più indietro.
