Origin of Symmetry US Format

This CD is such a great one, as it’s very hard to find! I loved the insert has lyrics just like cds tapes and records used to. So great! Sounds PERFECT.

Excelente producto, excelente servicio, llego antes de lo esperado.

"Origin of Symmetry" by Muse took me a few listens to see how fun and experimental this album really is. This album was released in 2001 and this is Muse's sophomore effort. I don't have their debut album yet so I can't say if "Origin of Symmetry" is stronger or weaker than "Showbiz". This album is very different than the ones that follow this like "Absolution" and "Black Holes and Revelations". This record is slightly lo-fi and more alternative rock-sounding. It's not as glossy and some of the melodies/arrangements are simplistic and laid-back. But there's a handful of radio-friendly juggernauts like the synth/pop gem, "Bliss", the catchy, blistering brilliance of "Darkshines" (my personal favorite), and "Plug in Baby" which has the best guitar riff I've ever heard. Songs like "Megalomania" and "Screenager" show the band's softer side, and in "Micro Cuts" you hear Matthew Bellamy singing through a megaphone, musically it's the strongest track. "Hyper Music" is snarky and lively. Definitely lives up to its title. "New Born", "Space Dementia" (Bellamy is classically trained on the piano), and "Citizen Erased" are the real powerhouses. Very experimental and have multi-layered arrangements and gorgeous melodies. There's a cover of the jazz standard, "Feeling Good" which seems like an odd choice for the band to cover, but somehow it works. Bellamy turns the song on its head, and his vocals are buttery soft and show the power of his range (that falsetto, wow). Like I said, you probably won't enjoy this album on first listen. It took until the 4th listen for the songs to become familiar and reveal itself to me. Muse is one of my favorite bands. They always surprise me and never disappoint me. Enjoy!

I really like the cd, although it's not as deep as 'the resistance'. The song 'Feeling good' is the initial reason I bought it because I heard it on youtube and loved it. The rest of the cd is also really good. I can always count of Muse to give me good music without a lot of unnecessary cursing. They've a very talented band.

I'm in the U.S. and have been following Muse since hearing Absolution, then on to Black Holes & Revelations, and now back to Origin of Symmetry. And each time, I'm fairly blown away, but am shocked that almost none of my American friends have heard of this band, even though they seem to be very popular in Europe. What's more, almost every time that a friend of mine hears one of their albums, they like it! Even if they're not usually into what I think is this harder-edged, often anthemic rock music with beautiful vocals the likes of, yes, Radiohead's Thom Yorke. I recently saw Muse in concert at MSG and Bellamy is highly deserving of greater fame in the U.S. He appears to be thoroughly multi-talented, with his enchanting vocals, his amazing guitar playing, and even his piano skills.When I purchased Origin of Symmetry, I was afraid to find a less catchy, less original, less well-developed version of Muse's later albums. I was ecstatic to discover that I was mistaken. There's enough that's the same (e.g., New Born, Bliss, and Plug in Baby) to remind you that, yes, this is Muse's sound (and you love it!) but also enough that's different (e.g., Feeling Good) to make you appreciate their range and inventiveness. Citizen Erased is actually one of my favorites so far, as it evokes for me a real sense of Orwell's 1984 put to music.

The only reason i bought this on Amazon is because i had a birthday gift card and my copy was so scratched up i couldn't even listen to it. Amazon does sell this at the same price as Best Buy with the prime free shipping when you buy $25 so it was a no brainer for me although you can buy the cd from other sellers at lower prices they usually charge for shipping and the Amazon price was not bad at all! I love all the artwork included in this album and how it ties into the title! MUSE is my favorite band! Origin of Symmetry is a must have although I am working on getting the rest of their albums and if you are thinking about getting this cd, you can't go wrong. They have quite a mixture of different sounds and i absolutely hate to put a label on music, seriously why do we do that?? Matt Bellamy is a freaking genius and i am in awe of all the work he has put into making MUSE what it is today although all its members make it what it is, of course! and also am a big fan of their newer album (my latest obsession) "The Resistance"!

Like a lot of people here in the US, I first learned of this band thanks to Stephenie Meyer, who mentioned Muse in the acknowledgements of her Twilight novels. Curious, I looked them up on Wikipedia, then immediately headed over to Amazon.com to hear what I could of their music. I first bought Showbiz, which I absolutely loved. Then came this, its followup, Origin of Symmetry. In fact I own all of their studio albums except their newest one (which I do intend to get at some point), as well as their CD/DVD combo HAARP. Origins is just as solid as Showbiz was and, in many ways, even more so. Whereas the opening track of Showbiz, Sunburn, opened with a neat piano arpeggio, New Born, Origins' opener, opens with a hauntingly beautiful piano riff and then quickly builds into a pounding rocker with some of the coolest lyrics ever. The second track. Bliss, is the other of my two favorites. It also opens with a dreamy keyboard before quickly picking up. The rest of the tracks, while in no way forgettable, haven't yet caught my attention the way the first two did. But they're definitely still worth listening and there aren't any that I skip.

Un clásico que llegó en perfecto estado y antes de lo programado

compre este disco para ir haciéndome su discografía,me gusto bastante,bueno sonido y producción.

Questo Album dei Muse è meraviglioso! Bello quasi come Absolution che rimarrà sempre il mio preferito!!! La custodia del Cd è arrivata con una leggera spaccatura, ma per il resto tutto Ok.

Muse at their best

今日久し振りにデビューアルバムSHOWBIZを聴いた。いいアルバムだった。デビュー当時から紛れもなく彼らはミューズだった。でもやっぱりミューズと言えばこのアルバムだ。この間に一体彼らの間に何が起きたのだろう？他のレビュアーの方も書かれていたけど、まさに「芸術は爆発だ」。間違ってもハードロック／ヘヴィメタルではない。確かにラウドではあるがそう呼ぶにはあまりに洗練されている。プログレッシヴかと言われたらそうでもない。往年のそういったバンド群が好んだ「様式美」は排除されている。ただひとつ言えるのは彼らが誰とも似ていない、ということ。つまり真に「オルタナティヴ」な音楽であるということだ。このアルバムで随一キャッチーな「Plug in Baby」だけを聴けば分かる通り。ギターとベースが別々のキャッチーなメロをかき鳴らし、それを支える無骨なドラムス。そしてマシューの俺様ボーカル(笑)正直ジャンル分け不能のバンドだと思うので、ミューズの音楽を形容するなら本レビューのタイトルになると思ってます。こんな奇っ怪な音楽を作れるバンドが他にどれだけいるのだろうか？実際彼らはOKコンピューターの焼け跡からひっそりと現れ、ゼロ年代を賑わせてきたガレージロック・リバイバルバンド群を尻目に、世界的アリーナバンドとして成長を遂げてきた。それは20年経った今でもだ。こんなバンドは今までいなかったと思うし、これからも出てこないだろう。そういう意味で彼らは新時代の21世紀型ロックンロールバンドだと思う。