![]() ![]() The B-side and bonus track "Fury" and future Black Holes and Revelations track "Soldier's Poem" were among discarded material written during the Absolution sessions, with "Fury" being dropped in favour of "The Small Print" due to Chris Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard's preference to the latter song, despite frontman Matt Bellamy intending to include the former on the album's track listing. These musical influences and lyrical themes were relatively new to Muse's sound and would be further explored on their following albums, in particular their fifth studio album The Resistance. Bellamy said that the beginning of the Iraq War had an effect on their songwriting. Lyrically, the album incorporates themes of fear, mistrust, personal achievement and joy, and a general theme of "things coming to an end". ![]() It establishes some of the musical and lyrical themes which would later become Muse's trademarks, such as symphonic rock influences on " Butterflies and Hurricanes", orchestral music influences on "Blackout" and electronic music influences on "Endlessly". Ībsolution is an alternative rock, progressive rock, hard rock, and art rock album. Bellamy said that the band made a "conscious decision" to "get together in a room and make music", setting aside time to record the album, as previous albums' recording sessions were 'hastily arranged' and rushed. The album was recorded in studios in both Los Angeles and London. ![]() The band spent much of 2002 recording Absolution with producer Rich Costey. As of 2018, Absolution has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide. In 2009, it was voted by Kerrang! as the second-best album of the 21st century thus far. It also yielded the band's first top-ten single, with " Time Is Running Out" peaking at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. Absolution has a noticeably darker and heavier tone musically, with a lyrical focus on theological and apocalyptic concepts. The album followed up on Origin of Symmetry 's diverse musical tendencies and elaborate sound, while also having a more focused and consistent theme and aesthetic throughout. Absolution is the third studio album by English rock band Muse, first released on 15 September 2003 through Taste Media. ![]()
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