Album · 2003
Absolution
by Muse
Absolution is a 2003 alternative rock album by Muse. It runs 14 tracks across 52 minutes on Warner Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 260 ratings.
Alternative Rock · Rock · Art Rock
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- 4.0 /5
- 260 ratings
- 79 /100
- 9 critics
- 14
- Tracks
- 52 min
- Runtime
- 117 bpm
- Tempo
- A minor
- Key
Ratings
260 ratings · avg 4.0
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- Alternative Press5/5
- Drowned in Sound10/10
- NME9/10
- AllMusic4/5
- The Guardian4/5
- The Scotsman4/5
- Uncut3/5
- Blender3/5
- Rolling Stone3/5
- Metacriticaggregate72/100
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Absolution album cover
The Absolution cover was designed by Dan Abbott, Lee Baker and Storm Thorgerson and photographed by Perou, Rupert Truman and Sean Winstanley.
- Design
- Dan Abbott, Lee Baker, Storm Thorgerson
- Photography
- Perou, Rupert Truman, Sean Winstanley
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Tracklist
14 tracks · 52 min
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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Absolution is Thoughts of a Dying Atheist — rated 3.8/5 by 4 listeners.
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About
Absolution is the third studio album by English alternative rock band Muse. It was released on 21 September 2003 in the United Kingdom on Mushroom Records and A&E Records and on 23 March 2004 in the United States by East West Records and Taste Media. The album followed its predecessor's tendency, increasing its heaviness and intensity alongside its ambitious thematics, this time trended to apocalyptical concepts. In 2009, it was voted by Kerrang! as the second-best album of the 21st century thus far. (Muse's previous album, Origin of Symmetry, and their subsequent release, Black Holes and Revelations, also appeared in the top fifty).
In brief
- Is Absolution good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Absolution 4.0/5 from 260 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Absolution?
- Thoughts of a Dying Atheist, rated 3.8/5 by 4 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was Absolution released?
- Absolution was released in 2003 on Warner Records.
- How many tracks are on Absolution?
- Absolution has 14 tracks, with a runtime of 52 minutes.
- What genre is Absolution?
- Absolution is catalogued under Alternative Rock, Rock, Art Rock.
- What BPM is Absolution?
- Absolution runs at a median tempo of 117 BPM across its tracks, most often in A minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Absolution?
- Listeners of Absolution also rate In Rainbows by Radiohead, Hot Fuss by The Killers, Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers.