...by Muse, 2006.
I warned you...
This is the second to last studio album by Muse, and one of only 2 that I own (the rest are owned by Alexander, who is the honorary Muse discoverer in our family).
Muse are a 3-piece band, led/fronted/designed by Matt Bellamy (vocals, guitar and keyboard), ably supported by a tight, phenomenal and musical rhythm section (Dominic Howard on drums and Chris Wolstenholme on bass).
This album packs a punch from start to finish (they all do) - the songs are at once both full-on power rockers and catchy as honey on an ant trail.
The riffs are complex - some Muse riffs last over several bars (average riff length for a pop song = 1 bar, and probably no more than 4 notes).
A musical trait is strong emphasis on the use of harmonic minor chord structures and melodic lines, giving an intensity which underscores the lyrics, which are often about...
Paranoia!
Is "Black Holes" a concept album?
In a very loose sense of the word.
Having seen now how Muse work with a stadium crowd (and don't forget they played 2 sold-out gigs to open the new Wembley Stadium), it seems that a lot of what makes the songs tick is their singability.
And there is no shortage of singable, hummable, danceable songs on the Black Holes album.
Get hold of it and play it LOUD!!!
9/10.
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