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[[File:XX_Absolution.jpg | thumb | right | Absolution XX Anniversary Cover Art]] | |||
{{Discobox | |||
| Name = Absolution | | Name = Absolution | ||
| Tracks = | | Tracks = | ||
{{drop | {{drop | ||
|14 | | 14 | ||
|15 <small>(JP)</small> | | 15 <small>(JP)</small> | ||
|20 <small>(AU re-release)</small> | | 20 <small>(AU re-release)</small> | ||
|6 <small>(AU bonus disc promo)</small> | | 6 <small>(AU bonus disc promo)</small> | ||
|1 <small>(AU re-release excerpt)</small> | | 1 <small>(AU re-release excerpt)</small> | ||
|4 <small>(12" vinyl sampler)</small> | | 4 <small>(12" vinyl sampler)</small> | ||
}} | }} | ||
| Length = | | Length = | ||
{{drop | {{drop | ||
|52:13 | | 52:13 | ||
|57:13 <small>(JP)</small> | | 57:13 <small>(JP)</small> | ||
|37:00 <small>(FR interview promo)</small> | | 37:00 <small>(FR interview promo)</small> | ||
}} | }} | ||
| Recorded = 2003 | | Recorded = 2003 | ||
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| Publisher = | | Publisher = | ||
{{drop | {{drop | ||
|[[Taste Media]], [[A&E Records]], [[East West Records|East West]] | | [[Taste Media]], [[A&E Records]], [[East West Records|East West]] | ||
|[[Naïve]] <small>(FR)</small> | | [[Naïve]] <small>(FR)</small> | ||
|[[Motor]] <small>(DE, UA, TR)</small> | | [[Motor]] <small>(DE, UA, TR)</small> | ||
|[[PIAS]] <small>(BX)</small> | | [[PIAS]] <small>(BX)</small> | ||
|[[Avex Trax|Cutting Edge]] <small>(JP)</small> | | [[Avex Trax|Cutting Edge]] <small>(JP)</small> | ||
|[[Sony Music]] <small>(KR)</small> | | [[Sony Music]] <small>(KR)</small> | ||
|[[Mushroom|Festival Mushroom Records]] <small>(AU)</small><ref name="aurrcov">AU</ref> | | [[Mushroom|Festival Mushroom Records]] <small>(AU)</small><ref name="aurrcov">AU cover</ref> | ||
| [[Warner Music Group|Warner Music]] <small>(JP re-issue)</small><ref name="hmv2009"> | |||
{{cite | | |||
desc=Item listing | date=2009-0? | fetch=2009-07-15 | pub=HMV Japan | url=http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3630583?lang=en | dom=www.hmv.co.jp | type=ext | |||
}}</ref> | |||
}} | }} | ||
| Format = | | Format = | ||
{{drop | {{drop | ||
|CD, CD+DVD, double 12" vinyl | | CD, CD+DVD, double 12" vinyl | ||
|Cassette | | Cassette | ||
|12" vinyl <small>(promo only)</small> | | 12" vinyl <small>(promo only)</small> | ||
|CD-R <small>(promo only)</small> | | CD-R <small>(promo only)</small> | ||
|DVD-R <small>(promo only)</small> | | DVD-R <small>(promo only)</small> | ||
|VHS (PAL) <small>(promo only)</small> | | VHS (PAL) <small>(promo only)</small> | ||
}} | }} | ||
| CatNumber = | | CatNumber = | ||
{{drop | {{drop | ||
|5050466-8555-1-0 <small>( | | 5050466-8555-1-0 <small>(GB)</small> | ||
|CTCM-65049 <small>(JP)</small> | | CTCM-65049 <small>(JP)</small> | ||
|482.2020.020 <small>(BX)</small> | | WPCR13672 <small>(JP re-issue)</small><ref name="hmv2009"/> | ||
|482.2020.033 <small>(BX Special Edition with DVD)</small> | | 482.2020.020 <small>(BX)</small> | ||
|5046751112 <small>(AU re-release)</small> | | 482.2020.033 <small>(BX Special Edition with DVD)</small> | ||
|0602498659489 <small>(TR cassette)</small> | | 5046751112 <small>(AU re-release)</small> | ||
|5050466-8587-4-0 <small>(ID cassette)</small> | | 0602498659489 <small>(TR cassette)</small> | ||
|50466-8587-4 <small>(KR, MY cassettes)</small> | | 5050466-8587-4-0 <small>(ID cassette)</small> | ||
|PROP05318 <small>(promo)</small> | | 50466-8587-4 <small>(KR, MY cassettes)</small> | ||
|CTCS-00356 <small>(JP promo)</small> | | PROP05318 <small>(promo)</small> | ||
|PRO4298 <small>(12" vinyl sampler)</small> | | CTCS-00356 <small>(JP promo)</small> | ||
|TMCDP1008 <small>(CD-R promo)</small> | | PRO4298 <small>(12" vinyl sampler)</small> | ||
|MCD-017 <small>(UA promo cassette)</small> | | TMCDP1008 <small>(CD-R promo)</small> | ||
| MCD-017 <small>(UA promo cassette)</small> | |||
}} | }} | ||
| Release = | | Release = | ||
{{drop | {{drop | ||
|29<sup>th</sup> September 2003 <small>( | |29<sup>th</sup> September 2003 <small>(GB, AU)</small> | ||
|15<sup>th</sup> September 2003 <small>(JP)</small><ref>[http:// | |15<sup>th</sup> September 2003 <small>(JP)</small><ref>[http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=12025 Muselive.com 20030811]</ref> | ||
|23<sup>rd</sup> March 2004 <small>(US)</small> | |23<sup>rd</sup> March 2004 <small>(US)</small> | ||
|30<sup>th</sup> August 2004 <small>(AU re-release)</small> | |30<sup>th</sup> August 2004 <small>(AU re-release)</small> | ||
|18<sup>th</sup> August 2009 <small>(vinyl reissue)</small> | |||
|16<sup>th</sup> September 2009 <small>(JP re-reissue)</small><ref name="hmv2009"/> | |||
}} | }} | ||
| Chart | | Chart = 1 <small>(GB, FR)</small><ref name="mc20031114"> | ||
{{cite | | |||
title=Absolution charts | desc=Microcuts news item | pub=Microcuts.net | date=2003-11-14 | fetch=2009-07-10 | url=http://microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/11142003-absolution_charts.php | dom=microcuts.net | type=ext | |||
}}</ref> | |||
| Previous = Origin of Symmetry | |||
| PreviousLink = Origin of Symmetry (album) | |||
| Next = Black Holes and Revelations | |||
| NextLink = Black Holes and Revelations (album) | |||
| single1 = Stockholm Syndrome | image1 = Stockholm Syndrome.png | |||
| single2 = Time Is Running Out | image2 = TIRO CDS cover.jpg | |||
| single3 = Hysteria | image3 = Hysteriacdcover.jpg | |||
| single4 = Sing for Absolution | image4 = Singforabsolutioncdcover.jpg | |||
| single5 = Apocalypse Please | image5 = Apocalypse Please.jpg | |||
| single6 = Butterflies & Hurricanes | image6 = Butterflies.jpg | |||
| Type = album | |||
| singlescount = 6 | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{ | == Information == | ||
{{disco-info | | |||
| | ''Absolution'' is Muse's third album and was released worldwide during September 2003. The songs featured on Absolution were written whilst Muse toured in support of ''[[Origin of Symmetry (album)|Origin of Symmetry]]'' and ''[[Hullabaloo Soundtrack (live)|Hullabaloo]]'', with some songs such as "[[Fury (song) | Fury]]" originating as early as [[Bristol Fleece and Firkin 2000 (gig)|early 2000]]. Like the previous Muse album, ''Origin of Symmetry'', ''Absolution'' is influenced by classical composers such as [[Sergei Rachmaninov]] and [[Interlude (song) | Samuel Barber]], whilst "Endlessly" introduces a more electronic sound with songs such as "[[The Small Print (song) | The Small Print]]" and "[[Thoughts of a Dying Atheist (song) | Thoughts of a Dying Atheist]]" being guitar-led. | ||
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== | At the beginning of the album Matt started to writing songs about mundane home matters, according to Matt: "Showbiz was a bit of teenage angst, "Origin of Symmetry" was about going on tour all the time and losing connection with our family and friends so we don't really know anyone apart from ourselves and even ourselves we didn't know anymore and "Absolution" is more about us being personable, about us being normal people at home"<ref name="NME20130913"> | ||
{{cite | | |||
title = It's the end of the world as we know it | desc = NME Interview | date = 2013-09-13 | url = http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/photo-muse-press-4-2010-441-nme-icons-muse-18290.html | auth = Mark Beaumont | dom=microcuts.net | type = ext | |||
}}</ref> | |||
Matt said that he started to experience violent mood swings in the studio as the band was under a lot of pressure with self-doubts of which direction to take the album, to the point in which Matt even had dreams of being hung upside down by his ankles and getting the soles of his feet beaten.<ref name="mc20130920"> | |||
{{cite | | |||
title=10 Geeky Facts About Muse’s ‘Absolution’ | desc=NME | pub=Mark Beaumont | date=2013-09-20 | fetch=2023-09-21 | url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/10-geeky-facts-about-muses-absolution-10-years-on-760228#:~:text=Initially%20%27Absolution%27%20was%20planned%20as,Dark%20Side%20Of%20The%20Moon%27. | dom=nme.com | type=ext | |||
}}</ref>: "The album goes from being the most amazing music I've heard in my life to the most laughable piece of shit I've ever heard within the space of a couple o minutes; I was moving between the extremes of doubt and absolute ridiculous confidence. There are moments when you, the rest of the band, the producer and the assistant producer all look at each other and think 'what the fuck are we doing? we've completely lost the plot'<ref name="NME20130913"/> | |||
Matt explained that the songs are more "uplifting", mostly because he has fallen in love as he said: "I'm not married yet! But I've been drawn into this Italian world. I met this [[Gaia Polloni|girl]] from over there so I'm into all that" Also in the same interview he said: "I think there'll be some songs that are straightforward rock, some of my favourite new songs are like ABBA!"<ref>NME - Muse plug in again. September/2002</ref> | |||
===Concept=== | |||
Absolution is an album that talks about "the end of all things", being "Apocalypse Please" a literal metaphor of ending of things, Dom mentioned that "The end of the world is quite a terrifying and alarming thing. There are plenty of songs on the album talking about possible things going to an end. Be it the end of the world, of a relationship to somebody or of your job."<ref>{{cite/laut20031002}}</ref> With songs like 'Butterflies and Hurricanes' as an opposite to all since that song is about "finding hope and fighting things to make the best out of such situations". | |||
===Title=== | |||
In an Interview about the name of the album Matt said: "I think the absolution is not necessarily a religious word; It has meanings of purity, but it's not necessarily talking from a Christian or any particular religious point of view. I think it's just suggesting that the act of making music is a way of understanding things." <ref>Hall or Nothing - Muse - Album Review: Absolution (9/10) September/2003</ref> | |||
During 2002, Chris was quoted saying that the third album would be called "Universal Melodies". This would later be changed sometime into development.<ref>[https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/instantMUSEnger/conversations/topics/14813]</ref> | |||
===Recording=== | === Recording === | ||
The songs "[[Fury (song)|Fury]]"<ref name="tk20050302"> | The album was recorded at [[Grouse Lodge Residential Recording Studios|Grouse Lodge Studios]] in Ireland and [[Air Studios|AIR Studios]] in London during 2003.<ref name="soundonsound200312">{{cite/soundonsound200312}}</ref>, the songs "[[Fury (song) | Fury]]"<ref name="tk20050302">{{cite/muselive20050302}}</ref> and "[[Soldier's Poem (song) | Soldier's Poem]]"<ref name="ml20060601"> | ||
{{cite | {{cite | | ||
title = Muse Interview In French Magazine | desc = MuseLive news item | date = 2006-06-01 | url = http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&p=377026#377026 | auth = sam_linnett | dom=muselive.com | type = ext | |||
}}</ref> were originally intended to appear on ''Absolution''. Whilst Matt wanted to keep "Fury" on the album, it was dropped in favour of "[[The Small Print (song) | The Small Print]]" as per Dom and Chris's preference,<ref name="tk20050302"/> and it became the Japanese bonus track and B-side to "[[Sing for Absolution (single)|Sing for Absolution]]". Matt suggested in 2008 that this was because the band did not like "Fury" as much after playing it live before the album's release.<ref name="nme20080813">{{cite/NME 2008-08-13}}</ref> "Soldier's Poem" was ultimately reworked for the follow-up to ''Absolution'', [[Black Holes and Revelations (album)|Black Holes and Revelations]].<ref name="ml20060601"/> Rich Costey began producing ''Absolution'' after a the tracks "[[Blackout (song) | Blackout]]" and "[[Butterflies & Hurricanes (song) | Butterflies & Hurricanes]]" were recorded with Paul Reeve, who co-produced ''[[Showbiz (album)|Showbiz]]'' and John Cornfield, who engineered ''Showbiz'' and ''Orgin of Symmetry''.<ref name="soundonsound200312"/> | |||
}}</ref> and "[[Soldier's Poem (song)|Soldier's Poem]]"<ref name="ml20060601">{{cite | |||
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}}</ref> "Soldier's Poem" was ultimately reworked for the follow-up to ''Absolution'', [[Black Holes and Revelations (album)|Black Holes and Revelations]].<ref name="ml20060601"/> | |||
===Pre-release=== | === Pre-release === | ||
The promo CD-R is encrypted so that the tracks cannot be ripped, and instead contains software through which the tracks can be played. | The promo CD-R is encrypted so that the tracks cannot be ripped, and instead contains software through which the tracks can be played. | ||
=== Release === | |||
There was a limited edition of ''Absolution'' released that featured a bonus DVD. The DVD had 40 minutes of 'The making of ''Absolution''' footage, as well as pictures to view. Some editions of ''Absolution'', including the limited editions, had inlay errors when it was released in September; the positions of "Interlude" and "Hysteria" were switched on the track list.<ref>''Absolution'' back inlay</ref> These could be returned and replaced with corrected inlays, although many were kept for collectors value. | |||
The first single, "[[Stockholm Syndrome (single)|Stockholm Syndrome]]", was released on the 14<sup>th</sup> July 2003. | |||
The Australian re-release contained an extra disc, featuring 6 tracks from the [[Sydney Showground 2004 - 23rd (gig)|Big Day Out 2004 (23<sup>rd</sup> Jan 2004)]] in Sydney. | |||
The album has gone double platinum in the UK since its release<ref name="mc20051204"> | |||
{{cite | | |||
title=1.000.000 copies sold| desc=Microcuts news item | pub=Microcuts.net | date=2005-12-04 | fetch=2009-07-10 | url=http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/12042005-1000000_copies_sold.php | dom=microcuts.net | type=ext | |||
}}</ref> and had been certified gold in the US.{{cite/none}} | |||
''Absolution'' was reissued in double 12" vinyl on the 18th of August, 2009 to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of the debut album, ''Showbiz''. | |||
===Artwork=== | ===Artwork=== | ||
The artwork was | The artwork was designed by [[Storm Thorgerson]]. [[Dominic Howard]]: "The artwork can either been seen as people coming down to Earth or leaving the Earth, it's open to interpretation".<ref>Absolution EPK</ref> | ||
(Excerpt from 'Taken by Storm - The Album Art by Storm Thorgerson') | |||
"Commissions come in many different ways and this one arrived via the very wonderful Internet, insomuch as Dom, the intrepid drummer of Muse, discovered a rough on our website which he thought might work for them. | |||
We met with Dom and agreed that we should try and render our pencil sketch as a real event: shadows of flying people spread across the ground as if cast by a squadron of flying craft, magical beings swooping over the Earth to the amazement of the viewer on the ground looking up. it is a though he is witnessing some mystical event, a visitation of strange beings, which can only be inferred by us, the viewers of the picture, because all we see are shadows, whereas the viewer of the picture seems them for real, gliding serenely overhead. He is deeply moved and experiences a kind of absolution as one might in the presence of a such a miraculous sight. | |||
The other thing I hoped the band liked as much as I did is the pattern made by the shadows which has, I feel, the appeal of all patterns, namely the symmetry, but not the meaningless repetition of wallpaper. I had imagined that these flying beings were like the strange creatures of our a children's story by Maurice Sendak, whose illustrious I much admired. It seemed important to maintain a texture in the ground, holes, pebbles, striations, etc, to provide a 3-D backcloth upon which the shadows could fall. A chalkpit was deemed appropriate since Muse had spent much of their teenage years hanging out in the chalkpits near their Devon homes. Doing what? I’d like to know. | |||
In pursuit again of the avowed philosophy of ‘doing it for real’, we made cut-out shapes from hardboard and fixed them on top of tall poles, took them to a chalkpit near London and photographed them in strong sunlight, thus to cast definite shadows. All very well you might think, except for the typical, crappy English weather, unpredictable yet grey, which meant we had to shoot this three times. | |||
I felt ‘absolved’ through the endeavour." | |||
[[Storm Thorgerson]] | |||
''Muse Absolution CD album from East West 2003
Design & Photos StormStudios Location Buntingford, Essex'' | |||
=== Retrospective === | |||
The band has played more songs live on Absolution than any other album, including two which have yet to be played ("Intro", "Falling Away With You"). Three songs ("Time is Running Out", "Stockholm Syndrome", and "Hysteria") have been played at every major tour since the Absolution Tour. In addition, of the songs that have been played live, all except for "Endlessly", "The Small Print" and "Thoughts of a Dying Atheist" have been played since the Absolution Tour. | |||
Matt expressed on separate occasions in 2015 that [[The Groove (song)|The Groove]] and [[Fury (song)|Fury]] should have been released on the album. | |||
==Track list== | == Track list == | ||
===CD, cassettes, promos=== | === CD, cassettes, promos === | ||
#[[Intro (song)|Intro]] | # [[Intro (song) | Intro]] | ||
#[[Apocalypse Please (song)|Apocalypse Please]] | # [[Apocalypse Please (song) | Apocalypse Please]] | ||
#[[Time Is Running Out (song)|Time Is Running Out]] | # [[Time Is Running Out (song) | Time Is Running Out]] | ||
#[[Sing for Absolution (song)|Sing for Absolution]] | # [[Sing for Absolution (song) | Sing for Absolution]] | ||
#[[Stockholm Syndrome (song)|Stockholm Syndrome]] | # [[Stockholm Syndrome (song) | Stockholm Syndrome]] | ||
#[[Falling Away | # [[Falling Away with You (song) | Falling Away with You]] | ||
#[[Interlude (song)|Interlude]] | # [[Interlude (song) | Interlude]] | ||
#[[Hysteria (song)|Hysteria]] | # [[Hysteria (song) | Hysteria]] | ||
#[[Blackout (song)|Blackout]] | # [[Blackout (song) | Blackout]] | ||
#[[Butterflies | # [[Butterflies & Hurricanes (song) | Butterflies & Hurricanes]] | ||
#[[The Small Print (song)|The Small Print]] | # [[The Small Print (song) | The Small Print]] | ||
#[[Endlessly (song)|Endlessly]] | # [[Endlessly (song) | Endlessly]] | ||
#[[Thoughts of a Dying Atheist (song)|Thoughts of a Dying Atheist]] | # [[Thoughts of a Dying Atheist (song) | Thoughts of a Dying Atheist]] | ||
#[[Ruled by Secrecy (song)|Ruled by Secrecy]] | # [[Ruled by Secrecy (song) | Ruled by Secrecy]] | ||
===Vinyl=== | === Vinyl === | ||
===== Side A ===== | |||
#[[Intro (song)|Intro]] | # [[Intro (song) | Intro]] | ||
#[[Apocalypse Please (song)|Apocalypse Please]] | # [[Apocalypse Please (song) | Apocalypse Please]] | ||
#[[Time Is Running Out (song)|Time Is Running Out]] | # [[Time Is Running Out (song) | Time Is Running Out]] | ||
#[[Sing for Absolution (song)|Sing for Absolution]] | # [[Sing for Absolution (song) | Sing for Absolution]] | ||
===== Side B ===== | |||
#[[Stockholm Syndrome (song)|Stockholm Syndrome]] | # [[Stockholm Syndrome (song) | Stockholm Syndrome]] | ||
#[[Falling Away | # [[Falling Away with You (song) | Falling Away with You]] | ||
#[[Interlude (song)|Interlude]] | # [[Interlude (song) | Interlude]] | ||
#[[Hysteria (song)|Hysteria]] | # [[Hysteria (song) | Hysteria]] | ||
===== Side C ===== | |||
#[[Blackout (song)|Blackout]] | # [[Blackout (song) | Blackout]] | ||
#[[Butterflies | # [[Butterflies & Hurricanes (song) | Butterflies & Hurricanes]] | ||
#[[The Small Print (song)|The Small Print]] | # [[The Small Print (song) | The Small Print]] | ||
===== Side D ===== | |||
#[[Endlessly (song)|Endlessly]] | # [[Endlessly (song) | Endlessly]] | ||
#[[Thoughts of a Dying Atheist (song)|Thoughts of a Dying Atheist]] | # [[Thoughts of a Dying Atheist (song) | Thoughts of a Dying Atheist]] | ||
#[[Ruled by Secrecy (song)|Ruled by Secrecy]] | # [[Ruled by Secrecy (song) | Ruled by Secrecy]] | ||
===AU bonus CD, Bonus disc promo=== | === AU bonus CD, Bonus disc promo === | ||
#[[Stockholm Syndrome (song)|Stockholm Syndrome]] (live) | # [[Stockholm Syndrome (song) | Stockholm Syndrome]] (live) | ||
#[[New Born (song)|New Born]] (live) | # [[New Born (song) | New Born]] (live) | ||
#[[Muscle Museum (song)|Muscle Museum]] (live) | # [[Muscle Museum (song) | Muscle Museum]] (live) | ||
#[[Hysteria (song)|Hysteria]] (live) | # [[Hysteria (song) | Hysteria]] (live) | ||
#[[Bliss (song)|Bliss]] (live) | # [[Bliss (song) | Bliss]] (live) | ||
#[[Time Is Running Out (song)|Time Is Running Out]] (live) | # [[Time Is Running Out (song) | Time Is Running Out]] (live) | ||
===Special edition bonus DVD=== | === Special edition bonus DVD === | ||
#The making of ''Absolution'' | #The making of ''Absolution'' | ||
===JP CD, JP promos=== | === JP CD, JP promos === | ||
#[[Intro (song)|Intro]] | # [[Intro (song) | Intro]] | ||
#[[Apocalypse Please (song)|Apocalypse Please]] | # [[Apocalypse Please (song) | Apocalypse Please]] | ||
#[[Time Is Running Out (song)|Time Is Running Out]] | # [[Time Is Running Out (song) | Time Is Running Out]] | ||
#[[Sing for Absolution (song)|Sing for Absolution]] | # [[Sing for Absolution (song) | Sing for Absolution]] | ||
#[[Stockholm Syndrome (song)|Stockholm Syndrome]] | # [[Stockholm Syndrome (song) | Stockholm Syndrome]] | ||
#[[Falling Away | # [[Falling Away with You (song) | Falling Away with You]] | ||
#[[Interlude (song)|Interlude]] | # [[Interlude (song) | Interlude]] | ||
#[[Hysteria (song)|Hysteria]] | # [[Hysteria (song) | Hysteria]] | ||
#[[Blackout (song)|Blackout]] | # [[Blackout (song) | Blackout]] | ||
#[[Butterflies | # [[Butterflies & Hurricanes (song) | Butterflies & Hurricanes]] | ||
#[[The Small Print (song)|The Small Print]] | # [[The Small Print (song) | The Small Print]] | ||
#[[Fury (song)|Fury]] | # [[Fury (song) | Fury]] | ||
#[[Endlessly (song)|Endlessly]] | # [[Endlessly (song) | Endlessly]] | ||
#[[Thoughts of a Dying Atheist (song)|Thoughts of a Dying Atheist]] | # [[Thoughts of a Dying Atheist (song) | Thoughts of a Dying Atheist]] | ||
#[[Ruled by Secrecy (song)|Ruled by Secrecy]] | # [[Ruled by Secrecy (song) | Ruled by Secrecy]] | ||
===Instrumentals promo CD-Rs=== | === Instrumentals promo CD-Rs === | ||
'''All songs are instrumental versions''' | '''All songs are instrumental versions''' | ||
#[[Intro (song)|Intro]] | # [[Intro (song) | Intro]] | ||
#[[Apocalypse Please (song)|Apocalypse Please]] | # [[Apocalypse Please (song) | Apocalypse Please]] | ||
#[[Time Is Running Out (song)|Time Is Running Out]] | # [[Time Is Running Out (song) | Time Is Running Out]] | ||
#[[Sing for Absolution (song)|Sing for Absolution]] | # [[Sing for Absolution (song) | Sing for Absolution]] | ||
#[[Stockholm Syndrome (song)|Stockholm Syndrome]] | # [[Stockholm Syndrome (song) | Stockholm Syndrome]] | ||
#[[Falling Away | # [[Falling Away with You (song) | Falling Away with You]] | ||
#[[Interlude (song)|Interlude]] | # [[Interlude (song) | Interlude]] | ||
#[[Hysteria (song)|Hysteria]] | # [[Hysteria (song) | Hysteria]] | ||
#[[Blackout (song)|Blackout]] | # [[Blackout (song) | Blackout]] | ||
#[[Butterflies | # [[Butterflies & Hurricanes (song) | Butterflies & Hurricanes]] | ||
#[[The Small Print (song)|The Small Print]] | # [[The Small Print (song) | The Small Print]] | ||
#[[Endlessly (song)|Endlessly]] | # [[Endlessly (song) | Endlessly]] | ||
#[[Thoughts of a Dying Atheist (song)|Thoughts of a Dying Atheist]] | # [[Thoughts of a Dying Atheist (song) | Thoughts of a Dying Atheist]] | ||
#[[Ruled by Secrecy (song)|Ruled by Secrecy]] | # [[Ruled by Secrecy (song) | Ruled by Secrecy]] | ||
===Sampler 12" vinyl=== | === Sampler 12" vinyl === | ||
#[[Time Is Running Out (song)|Time Is Running Out]] | # [[Time Is Running Out (song) | Time Is Running Out]] | ||
#[[Stockholm Syndrome (song)|Stockholm Syndrome]] | # [[Stockholm Syndrome (song) | Stockholm Syndrome]] | ||
#[[Hysteria (song)|Hysteria]] | # [[Hysteria (song) | Hysteria]] | ||
#[[The Small Print (song)|The Small Print]] | # [[The Small Print (song) | The Small Print]] | ||
=== | === AU Tour Edition promo excerpt === | ||
#[[Butterflies | # [[Butterflies & Hurricanes (song) | Butterflies & Hurricanes]] | ||
===Absolution EPK VHS, Absolution EPK DVD=== | === Absolution EPK VHS, Absolution EPK DVD === | ||
#Absolution EPK | #Absolution EPK | ||
==Absolution | === ''Absolution XX Anniversary'' === | ||
==== CD1 & LP1 & LP2: REMASTERED ABSOLUTION ==== | |||
===== Side A ===== | |||
# [[Intro (song) | Intro]] | |||
# [[Apocalypse Please (song) | Apocalypse Please]] | |||
# [[Time Is Running Out (song) | Time Is Running Out]] | |||
# [[Sing for Absolution (song) | Sing for Absolution]] | |||
===== Side B ===== | |||
# [[Stockholm Syndrome (song) | Stockholm Syndrome]] | |||
# [[Falling Away with You (song) | Falling Away with You]] | |||
# [[Interlude (song) | Interlude]] | |||
# [[Hysteria (song) | Hysteria]] | |||
===== Side C ===== | |||
# [[Blackout (song) | Blackout]] | |||
# [[Butterflies & Hurricanes (song) | Butterflies & Hurricanes]] | |||
# [[The Small Print (song) | The Small Print]] | |||
===== Side D ===== | |||
# [[Fury (song) | Fury]] | |||
# [[Endlessly (song) | Endlessly]] | |||
# [[Thoughts of a Dying Atheist (song) | Thoughts of a Dying Atheist]] | |||
# [[Ruled by Secrecy (song) | Ruled by Secrecy]] | |||
==References== | ==== CD2 & LP3: BONUS MUSIC ==== | ||
===== Side A ===== | |||
# [[Apocalypse Please (song) | Apocalypse Please]] (vocals and keyboard only) | |||
# [[Time Is Running Out (song) | Time Is Running Out]] (Recorded live at the Wiltern Theater 2004) | |||
# [[Sing for Absolution (song) | Sing for Absolution]] (Recorded live at the Antic Arena, Vienne 2004) | |||
# [[Falling Away with You (song) | Falling Away with You]] (Demo 2002) | |||
# [[Hysteria (song) | Hysteria]] (Demo 2002) | |||
# [[Hysteria (song) | Hysteria]] (Recorded live at Earl's Court 2004) | |||
===== Side B ===== | |||
# [[Blackout (song) | Blackout]] (Recorded live at the Antic Arena, Vienne 2004) | |||
# [[Butterflies & Hurricanes (song) | Butterflies & Hurricanes]] (vocal, keyboard and strings only) | |||
# [[Endlessly (song) | Endlessly]] (Recorded live at the Columbiahalle, Berlin 2003) | |||
# [[Thoughts of a Dying Atheist (song) | Thoughts of a Dying Atheist]] (Recorded live at the Wiltern Theater 2004) | |||
# [[Ruled by Secrecy (song) | Ruled by Secrecy]] (vocals and keyboard only) | |||
==Personnel== | |||
'''Muse''' | |||
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[[Matthew Bellamy]] - lead vocals, lead and rhytm guitars, keyborads, programming, string arrangements, production | |||
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[[Chris Wolstenholme]] - bass, backing vocals, production | |||
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[[Dominic Howard]] - drums, programming, percussion, production | |||
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'''Production personnel''' | |||
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Dennis Smith - executive production | |||
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[[Safta Jaffery]] - executive production | |||
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[[Rich Costey]] - production, mixing, engineering, additional production (tracks 9 and 10) | |||
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Wally Gagel - engineering, digital engineering, additional production (track 10) | |||
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[[Paul Reeve]] - production (tracks 9 and 10), vocals samples (track 1), backing vocals (tracks 9 and 10) | |||
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[[John Cornfield]] - production and engineering (tracks 9 and 10) | |||
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Roger Lian - digital editing | |||
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Howie Weinberg - mastering | |||
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</p> | |||
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'''Additional personnel''' | |||
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Audrey Riley - string arrangements | |||
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Spectrasonic's Symphony of Voices - vocal samples (tracks 5 and 12) | |||
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[[Storm Thorgerson]] - graphic design | |||
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Dan Abbott - graphic design | |||
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Rupert Truman - photography | |||
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Sean Winstanley - photography | |||
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Ralph John Perou - band photography | |||
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Lee Baker - layout design | |||
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Sam Winston - typography | |||
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== Third album recording gallery == | |||
<gallery> | |||
File: Chris_instudio3.jpg | "Chris in Ireland" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/studio-261761 muse.mu]) | |||
File: Chris_instudio2.jpg | "Chris a bit later in Ireland" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/studio-261761 muse.mu]) | |||
File: Chris_instudio1.jpg | "Chris even later in Ireland" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/studio-261761 muse.mu]) | |||
File: Chris_Studio.jpg | "Chris and Rich - Endlessly" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/studio-261761 muse.mu]) | |||
File: Matt_instudio.jpg | "Finding some sounds" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/studio-261761 muse.mu]) | |||
File: Matt_instudio2.jpg | "Matt listens back" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/studio-261761 muse.mu]) | |||
File: Matt_studiodesk.jpg | "Rich Costey and Matt discuss" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/studio-261761 muse.mu]) | |||
File: RichMattDiscussHighRes.jpg| "Rich Costey and Matt discuss" (Higher Res; Source: [https://www.soundonsound.com/people/rich-costey-producer Sound on Sound]) | |||
File: BlackoutHarmonies.jpg | "Blackout Harmonies" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/studio-261761 muse.mu]) | |||
File: MattOrgan.jpg | "Matt on an Organ" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/studio-261761 muse.mu]) | |||
File: AudreyOrchestrating.jpg | "Audrey orchestrating" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/studio-261761 muse.mu]) | |||
File: AbsolutionApocalypseDrums.jpg | "Double Bass Booms" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/grouse-lodge-261756 muse.mu]) | |||
File: BassBoomsHighRes.jpg | "Double Bass Booms" (Higher Res; Source: [https://www.soundonsound.com/people/rich-costey-producer Sound on Sound]) | |||
File: RichTheRock.jpg | "Rich the rock" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/grouse-lodge-261756 muse.mu]) | |||
File: OutdoorDrumming.jpg | "Outdoor drumming" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/grouse-lodge-261756 muse.mu]) | |||
File: MattAndRich.jpg |"Matt and Rich - Endlessly" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/grouse-lodge-261756 muse.mu]) | |||
File: MattGrouseGarden.jpg | "Matt in the Grouse Garden" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/grouse-lodge-261756 muse.mu]) | |||
File: BreakfastRoutine.jpg | "Breakfast Routine" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/grouse-lodge-261756 muse.mu]) | |||
File: DoingEarlyMornings.jpg | "Matt doing early mornings" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/grouse-lodge-261756 muse.mu]) | |||
File: SingingOutside.jpg | "Singing outside" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/grouse-lodge-261756 muse.mu]) | |||
File: Reskinned.jpg | "Reskinned" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/grouse-lodge-261756 muse.mu]) | |||
File: AbsolutionCat.jpg | "Grouse Cats" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/grouse-lodge-261756 muse.mu]) | |||
File: ChrisSawmills.jpg | "Chris - Sawmills" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/muse-sounds-261751 muse.mu]) | |||
File: BassReversed.jpg | "Bass Reversed" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/muse-sounds-261751 muse.mu]) | |||
File: Dom_tractor.jpg | "Dom and Matt in Ireland" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/muse-sounds-261751 muse.mu]) | |||
File: PoolledKnowledge.jpg | "Pooled Knowledge" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/muse-sounds-261751 muse.mu]) | |||
File: Derranged.jpg | "Derranged - Grouse Lodge" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/muse-sounds-261751 muse.mu]) | |||
File: DomRichDunking.jpg | "Dom and Rich dunking cymbols" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/muse-sounds-261751 muse.mu]) | |||
File: ChrisLongview.jpg | "Chris Long View" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/muse-sounds-261751 muse.mu]) | |||
File: MattLongview.jpg | "Matt Long View" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/muse-sounds-261751 muse.mu]) | |||
File: DomLongview.jpg | "Dom Long View" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/muse-sounds-261751 muse.mu]) | |||
File: ChrisDomIreland.jpg | "Chris and Dom in Ireland" (Source: [https://www.muse.mu/gallery/muse-sounds-261751 muse.mu]) | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Absolution Gallery == | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Absolution UA cover.jpg | UA cover art | |||
File:Absolution UA interior.jpg | UA interior and disc | |||
File:Absolution UA back cover.jpg | UA back cover | |||
File:absolutionvinylca.jpg | Vinyl cover art | |||
File:DSC06867.JPG | Vinyl A side | |||
File:DSC06866.JPG | Vinyl B side | |||
File:DSC06864.JPG | Vinyl C side | |||
File:DSC06865.JPG | Vinyl D side | |||
File:Absolution Promo.JPG | Promo CD in foil packaging | |||
File:Absolution Promo CD.JPG | Promo CD | |||
File:Absolution Promo Japan Cover.jpg | JP promo cover art | |||
File:Absolution Promo Japan Interior and Disc.jpg | JP promo interior and disc | |||
File:abssamplervinylcab.jpg | Sampler 12" vinyl cover art | |||
File:abssamplervinylca.jpg | Sampler 12" vinyl cover art back | |||
File:Absolution Covercdr.jpg | GB promo CD-R cover | |||
File:Absolution Disccdr.jpg | GB promo CD-R disc | |||
File:BHAR FR Acetate.JPG | Untitled FR promo CD-R | |||
File:Absofrenchcdrfront.jpg | FR promo CD-R | |||
File:AbsoFRinsert.jpg | FR promo CD-R insert | |||
File:Absofrenchcdr.jpg | FR promo CD-R disc | |||
File:Absolution US Acetate.jpg | US promo CD-R | |||
File:Absolution Gold Stamped Promo.jpg | Gold-stamped promo | |||
File:Absolution Instrumentals I.jpg | Instrumentals promo CD | |||
File:Absolution Instrumentals II.jpg | Instrumentals promo CD back cover | |||
File:Absolution AustraliaCDRpromo Cover.jpg | AU promo CD-R cover | |||
File:Absolution AustraliaCDR promo Back Cover.jpg | AU promo CD-R back cover | |||
File:Absolution Australian Live Bonus Disc.jpg | AU Live Bonus Disc promo CD-R | |||
File:AUS US Absolution.jpg | AU Tour Edition promo Butterflies & Hurricanes excerpt cover | |||
File:AUS US Absolution II.jpg | AU Tour Edition promo Butterflies & Hurricanes excerpt CD-R | |||
File:Absolution Turkey Cover.jpg | TR cassette cover | |||
File:Absolution Turkey Back Cover.jpg | TR cassette back cover | |||
File:Absolution Indonesia Cover.jpg | ID cassette cover | |||
File:Absolution Indonesia Back Cover.jpg | ID cassette cover | |||
File:Absolution Malaysia Cover cassette.jpg | MY cassette cover | |||
File:Absolution Malaysia Back Cover backcover.jpg | MY cassette back cover | |||
File:Absolution Korea CoverMC.jpg | KR cassette cover | |||
File:Absolution Korea Back CoverMC.jpg | KR cassette back cover | |||
File:Absolution Ukraine Cover.jpg | UA promo cassette cover | |||
File:Absolution Ukraine Back Cover.jpg | UA PROMO cassette back cover | |||
File:ABS C JP Promo II.jpg | JP Promo Cassette cover art | |||
File:ABS C JP Promo I.jpg | JP Promo Cassette | |||
File:ABS C JP Promo III.jpg | JP Promo Cassette track list | |||
File:Interview French.jpg | FR Interview promo | |||
File:Interview Germany.jpg | DE Interview promo | |||
File:Absolution EPK VHS.jpg | Absolution EPK VHS | |||
File:Absolution EPK DVD US Cover.jpg | US Absolution EPK DVD-R cover art | |||
File:Absolution EPK DVD US Interior and Disc.jpg | US Absolution EPK DVD-R interior and disc | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Spread Gallery == | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:AU Abso.jpg|AU CD reissue | |||
File:FR Abso CD.jpg|FR CD | |||
File:FR_Abs_CD_and_DVD.jpg|FR CD+DVD | |||
File:FR_Abs_Box_Set.jpg|FR box set | |||
File:CD.jpg|DE CD | |||
File:JP Abso.jpg|JP CD | |||
File:Ab_CD_(Misprinted_Version).jpg|UK CD (misprint) | |||
File:Ab_CD_(Non-misprinted_Version).jpg|UK CD (non-misprint) | |||
File:Ab_CD_DVD.jpg|UK CD+DVD | |||
File:Abs US vinyl.jpg|US 12" vinyl | |||
</gallery> | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[:Category:Absolution-era media | Absolution-era media]] | |||
== References == | |||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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Name | Absolution |
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Recorded | 2003 |
Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard, Christopher Wolstenholme |
Producer | John Cornfield, Rich Costey, Paul Reeve |
Art work | Storm Thorgerson |
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Chart position | 1 (GB, FR)[4] |
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Origin of Symmetry ← Absolution → Black Holes and Revelations
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Information
Absolution is Muse's third album and was released worldwide during September 2003. The songs featured on Absolution were written whilst Muse toured in support of Origin of Symmetry and Hullabaloo, with some songs such as " Fury" originating as early as early 2000. Like the previous Muse album, Origin of Symmetry, Absolution is influenced by classical composers such as Sergei Rachmaninov and Samuel Barber, whilst "Endlessly" introduces a more electronic sound with songs such as " The Small Print" and " Thoughts of a Dying Atheist" being guitar-led.
At the beginning of the album Matt started to writing songs about mundane home matters, according to Matt: "Showbiz was a bit of teenage angst, "Origin of Symmetry" was about going on tour all the time and losing connection with our family and friends so we don't really know anyone apart from ourselves and even ourselves we didn't know anymore and "Absolution" is more about us being personable, about us being normal people at home"[5]
Matt said that he started to experience violent mood swings in the studio as the band was under a lot of pressure with self-doubts of which direction to take the album, to the point in which Matt even had dreams of being hung upside down by his ankles and getting the soles of his feet beaten.[6]: "The album goes from being the most amazing music I've heard in my life to the most laughable piece of shit I've ever heard within the space of a couple o minutes; I was moving between the extremes of doubt and absolute ridiculous confidence. There are moments when you, the rest of the band, the producer and the assistant producer all look at each other and think 'what the fuck are we doing? we've completely lost the plot'[5]
Matt explained that the songs are more "uplifting", mostly because he has fallen in love as he said: "I'm not married yet! But I've been drawn into this Italian world. I met this girl from over there so I'm into all that" Also in the same interview he said: "I think there'll be some songs that are straightforward rock, some of my favourite new songs are like ABBA!"[7]
Concept
Absolution is an album that talks about "the end of all things", being "Apocalypse Please" a literal metaphor of ending of things, Dom mentioned that "The end of the world is quite a terrifying and alarming thing. There are plenty of songs on the album talking about possible things going to an end. Be it the end of the world, of a relationship to somebody or of your job."[8] With songs like 'Butterflies and Hurricanes' as an opposite to all since that song is about "finding hope and fighting things to make the best out of such situations".
Title
In an Interview about the name of the album Matt said: "I think the absolution is not necessarily a religious word; It has meanings of purity, but it's not necessarily talking from a Christian or any particular religious point of view. I think it's just suggesting that the act of making music is a way of understanding things." [9]
During 2002, Chris was quoted saying that the third album would be called "Universal Melodies". This would later be changed sometime into development.[10]
Recording
The album was recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios in Ireland and AIR Studios in London during 2003.[11], the songs " Fury"[12] and " Soldier's Poem"[13] were originally intended to appear on Absolution. Whilst Matt wanted to keep "Fury" on the album, it was dropped in favour of " The Small Print" as per Dom and Chris's preference,[12] and it became the Japanese bonus track and B-side to "Sing for Absolution". Matt suggested in 2008 that this was because the band did not like "Fury" as much after playing it live before the album's release.[14] "Soldier's Poem" was ultimately reworked for the follow-up to Absolution, Black Holes and Revelations.[13] Rich Costey began producing Absolution after a the tracks " Blackout" and " Butterflies & Hurricanes" were recorded with Paul Reeve, who co-produced Showbiz and John Cornfield, who engineered Showbiz and Orgin of Symmetry.[11]
Pre-release
The promo CD-R is encrypted so that the tracks cannot be ripped, and instead contains software through which the tracks can be played.
Release
There was a limited edition of Absolution released that featured a bonus DVD. The DVD had 40 minutes of 'The making of Absolution' footage, as well as pictures to view. Some editions of Absolution, including the limited editions, had inlay errors when it was released in September; the positions of "Interlude" and "Hysteria" were switched on the track list.[15] These could be returned and replaced with corrected inlays, although many were kept for collectors value.
The first single, "Stockholm Syndrome", was released on the 14th July 2003.
The Australian re-release contained an extra disc, featuring 6 tracks from the Big Day Out 2004 (23rd Jan 2004) in Sydney.
The album has gone double platinum in the UK since its release[16] and had been certified gold in the US.[source?]
Absolution was reissued in double 12" vinyl on the 18th of August, 2009 to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of the debut album, Showbiz.
Artwork
The artwork was designed by Storm Thorgerson. Dominic Howard: "The artwork can either been seen as people coming down to Earth or leaving the Earth, it's open to interpretation".[17]
(Excerpt from 'Taken by Storm - The Album Art by Storm Thorgerson') "Commissions come in many different ways and this one arrived via the very wonderful Internet, insomuch as Dom, the intrepid drummer of Muse, discovered a rough on our website which he thought might work for them.
We met with Dom and agreed that we should try and render our pencil sketch as a real event: shadows of flying people spread across the ground as if cast by a squadron of flying craft, magical beings swooping over the Earth to the amazement of the viewer on the ground looking up. it is a though he is witnessing some mystical event, a visitation of strange beings, which can only be inferred by us, the viewers of the picture, because all we see are shadows, whereas the viewer of the picture seems them for real, gliding serenely overhead. He is deeply moved and experiences a kind of absolution as one might in the presence of a such a miraculous sight.
The other thing I hoped the band liked as much as I did is the pattern made by the shadows which has, I feel, the appeal of all patterns, namely the symmetry, but not the meaningless repetition of wallpaper. I had imagined that these flying beings were like the strange creatures of our a children's story by Maurice Sendak, whose illustrious I much admired. It seemed important to maintain a texture in the ground, holes, pebbles, striations, etc, to provide a 3-D backcloth upon which the shadows could fall. A chalkpit was deemed appropriate since Muse had spent much of their teenage years hanging out in the chalkpits near their Devon homes. Doing what? I’d like to know.
In pursuit again of the avowed philosophy of ‘doing it for real’, we made cut-out shapes from hardboard and fixed them on top of tall poles, took them to a chalkpit near London and photographed them in strong sunlight, thus to cast definite shadows. All very well you might think, except for the typical, crappy English weather, unpredictable yet grey, which meant we had to shoot this three times.
I felt ‘absolved’ through the endeavour."
Muse Absolution CD album from East West 2003 Design & Photos StormStudios Location Buntingford, Essex
Retrospective
The band has played more songs live on Absolution than any other album, including two which have yet to be played ("Intro", "Falling Away With You"). Three songs ("Time is Running Out", "Stockholm Syndrome", and "Hysteria") have been played at every major tour since the Absolution Tour. In addition, of the songs that have been played live, all except for "Endlessly", "The Small Print" and "Thoughts of a Dying Atheist" have been played since the Absolution Tour.
Matt expressed on separate occasions in 2015 that The Groove and Fury should have been released on the album.
Track list
CD, cassettes, promos
- Intro
- Apocalypse Please
- Time Is Running Out
- Sing for Absolution
- Stockholm Syndrome
- Falling Away with You
- Interlude
- Hysteria
- Blackout
- Butterflies & Hurricanes
- The Small Print
- Endlessly
- Thoughts of a Dying Atheist
- Ruled by Secrecy
Vinyl
Side A
Side B
Side C
Side D
AU bonus CD, Bonus disc promo
- Stockholm Syndrome (live)
- New Born (live)
- Muscle Museum (live)
- Hysteria (live)
- Bliss (live)
- Time Is Running Out (live)
Special edition bonus DVD
- The making of Absolution
JP CD, JP promos
- Intro
- Apocalypse Please
- Time Is Running Out
- Sing for Absolution
- Stockholm Syndrome
- Falling Away with You
- Interlude
- Hysteria
- Blackout
- Butterflies & Hurricanes
- The Small Print
- Fury
- Endlessly
- Thoughts of a Dying Atheist
- Ruled by Secrecy
Instrumentals promo CD-Rs
All songs are instrumental versions
- Intro
- Apocalypse Please
- Time Is Running Out
- Sing for Absolution
- Stockholm Syndrome
- Falling Away with You
- Interlude
- Hysteria
- Blackout
- Butterflies & Hurricanes
- The Small Print
- Endlessly
- Thoughts of a Dying Atheist
- Ruled by Secrecy
Sampler 12" vinyl
AU Tour Edition promo excerpt
Absolution EPK VHS, Absolution EPK DVD
- Absolution EPK
Absolution XX Anniversary
CD1 & LP1 & LP2: REMASTERED ABSOLUTION
Side A
Side B
Side C
Side D
CD2 & LP3: BONUS MUSIC
Side A
- Apocalypse Please (vocals and keyboard only)
- Time Is Running Out (Recorded live at the Wiltern Theater 2004)
- Sing for Absolution (Recorded live at the Antic Arena, Vienne 2004)
- Falling Away with You (Demo 2002)
- Hysteria (Demo 2002)
- Hysteria (Recorded live at Earl's Court 2004)
Side B
- Blackout (Recorded live at the Antic Arena, Vienne 2004)
- Butterflies & Hurricanes (vocal, keyboard and strings only)
- Endlessly (Recorded live at the Columbiahalle, Berlin 2003)
- Thoughts of a Dying Atheist (Recorded live at the Wiltern Theater 2004)
- Ruled by Secrecy (vocals and keyboard only)
Personnel
Muse
Production personnel
Additional personnel
Third album recording gallery
"Chris in Ireland" (Source: muse.mu)
"Chris a bit later in Ireland" (Source: muse.mu)
"Chris even later in Ireland" (Source: muse.mu)
"Chris and Rich - Endlessly" (Source: muse.mu)
"Finding some sounds" (Source: muse.mu)
"Matt listens back" (Source: muse.mu)
"Rich Costey and Matt discuss" (Source: muse.mu)
"Rich Costey and Matt discuss" (Higher Res; Source: Sound on Sound)
"Blackout Harmonies" (Source: muse.mu)
"Matt on an Organ" (Source: muse.mu)
"Audrey orchestrating" (Source: muse.mu)
"Double Bass Booms" (Source: muse.mu)
"Double Bass Booms" (Higher Res; Source: Sound on Sound)
"Rich the rock" (Source: muse.mu)
"Outdoor drumming" (Source: muse.mu)
"Matt and Rich - Endlessly" (Source: muse.mu)
"Matt in the Grouse Garden" (Source: muse.mu)
"Breakfast Routine" (Source: muse.mu)
"Matt doing early mornings" (Source: muse.mu)
"Singing outside" (Source: muse.mu)
"Reskinned" (Source: muse.mu)
"Grouse Cats" (Source: muse.mu)
"Chris - Sawmills" (Source: muse.mu)
"Bass Reversed" (Source: muse.mu)
"Dom and Matt in Ireland" (Source: muse.mu)
"Pooled Knowledge" (Source: muse.mu)
"Derranged - Grouse Lodge" (Source: muse.mu)
"Dom and Rich dunking cymbols" (Source: muse.mu)
"Chris Long View" (Source: muse.mu)
"Matt Long View" (Source: muse.mu)
"Dom Long View" (Source: muse.mu)
"Chris and Dom in Ireland" (Source: muse.mu)
Absolution Gallery
Spread Gallery
See also
References
- ↑ AU cover
- ↑ a b c (2009-0?). [Item listing]. HMV Japan. Retrieved 2009-07-15 from www.hmv.co.jp.
- ↑ Muselive.com 20030811
- ↑ Absolution charts (2003-11-14). Microcuts.net. Retrieved 2009-07-10 from microcuts.net.
- ↑ a b Mark Beaumont. (2013-09-13). It's the end of the world as we know it. Retrieved from microcuts.net.
- ↑ 10 Geeky Facts About Muse’s ‘Absolution’ (2013-09-20). Mark Beaumont. Retrieved 2023-09-21 from nme.com.
- ↑ NME - Muse plug in again. September/2002
- ↑ We feel sorry for bands being hyped (2003-10-02). Laut. Retrieved 2007-05-01 from laut.de. [verify]
- ↑ Hall or Nothing - Muse - Album Review: Absolution (9/10) September/2003
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ a b Richard Buskin. (2003-12). Rich Costey: Recording Muse's Absolution. Sound on Sound website. Retrieved 2006-11-04 from www.soundonsound.com. [verify]
- ↑ a b Thomas Kirk. (2005-03-02). Tom Kirk Live Webcast. Muselive. Retrieved 2007-03-07 from www.muselive.com. [verify]
- ↑ a b sam_linnett. (2006-06-01). Muse Interview In French Magazine. Retrieved from muselive.com.
- ↑ Grego Cochrane. (2008-08-13). Take a Bow. New Musical Express. Retrieved 2008-08-24. [verify]
- ↑ Absolution back inlay
- ↑ 1.000.000 copies sold (2005-12-04). Microcuts.net. Retrieved 2009-07-10 from microcuts.net.
- ↑ Absolution EPK