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The Ables and the Bakers and the C’s

The ABC’s we all must face

And try to keep a little grace

It’s a lesson to me

The deltas and the east and the freeze

The ABC’s we all think of

Iceland ‘Rage Against The Machine’

Release Date:

September 11 2009

Tracklist:

Uprising

Resistance

Undisclosed Desires

United States of Eurasia (+ Collateral Damage)

Guiding light

Unnatural Selection

MK Ultra

I Belong to You (+Mon Cœur S'ouvre a ta Voix)

Exogenesis symphony pt.1 (Overture)

Exogenesis symphony pt.2 (Cross-pollination)

Exogenesis symphony pt.3 (Redemption)

Favorite Track:

MK Ultra

Least favorite track:

United States of Eurasia (+ Collateral Damage)

Album art opinions:

The album cover features a humanoid figure on an orange path that stretches toward the earth in the distance. The path is surrounded by hexagons in a color gradient, starting and ending with the orange color that the path is, broken bits of the bottom, and missing hexagons show space behind them. The cover references Astroengineering by Jon Lomberg, an artwork that features the same basic design though lacking color, the figure, and the path it's on. The art connects well to the worldly issues the album touches on, as well as the extraterrestrial and transcendent points. The ideas for this album go much beyond our little marble, and the artwork shows this.

Color: 8/10

Recognizability: 9/10

Vibes: 8/10

Total: 8/10

Music opinions/notes:

This album is by far the most symphonic piece of work Muse has released, and the 3 part, 13 minute symphony is only part of it. Every bit of the record is grandiose, filled with string orchestras and foreboding drums, balancing the light and whimsical orchestral moments with synthetic guitar sounds. Even the small moments feel grand. Considering this album was the peak of the bands success, it's no question as to why everything here was well done.

Mix: 9/10

Lyrics: 8/10

Instruments: 9/10

Vibes: 7/10

Total: 8/10