These themes are carried through the album in the tracks "Exo-Politics" and "Assassin". The album begins with the track "Take a Bow", which is an "attack on an all but unnamed political leader", incorporating lyrics such as "Corrupt, you corrupt and bring corruption to all that you touch". There's a lot of freedom in being able to laugh at yourself." Themes īlack Holes and Revelations has been described as featuring progressive rock and space rock, and was said by some reviewers to carry a political message.
Bellamy said that the song title "acknowledged that this is a bit funny, particularly when we are pushing the epic side of the band to almost comical levels. " Knights of Cydonia" was inspired by surf rock and the 1962 single " Telstar" by the Tornados, which featured Bellamy's father George Bellamy. Howard described it as a "real highlight", with "some of the most amazing vocals I've ever heard Matt do". Drummer Dominic Howard said the band had planned to record it with a "massive, epic" approach, but decided to use a small studio with vintage equipment and few microphones. It was written for Absolution, but rewritten for Black Holes with new lyrics and an arrangement inspired by " Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley. "Soldier's Poem" was "unlike anything ever done before". "Assassin", influenced by the noise rock band Lightning Bolt, began as a long progressive rock song with a "huge" piano break before Muse trimmed it. The " Map of the Problematique" riff was written on keyboard at Costey's encouragement, Bellamy recreated it on guitar by splitting the guitar signal into three audio signals, which were processed with pitch shifters and synthesisers. It opens with string arpeggios inspired by Philip Glass, backed by a Moog synthesiser. With "Take a Bow", Muse wanted to blend classical, electronic and rock music. Muse took a more active role in using studio technology, having previously left its use to engineers. Costey wanted to capture Bellamy's "personality" as a guitarist, recording the sound of his fingers and plectrum on the strings. The bassist, Chris Wolstenholme, said writing and recording was more relaxed than previous albums, as the band had no deadline. More work was completed in New York City at Avatar Studios and Electric Lady Studios in New York, and at a studio in Italy. However, progress was slow and they had difficulty deciding which songs to work on.
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The songwriter, Matt Bellamy, said Muse wanted to be free from distractions so that they could "concentrate, spend time and be surrounded by different musical influences". The album was the last to be recorded at Miraval before its temporary closure in 2006. The producer Rich Costey, who had also worked on Absolution, joined them two weeks later. Muse began writing and rehearsing for their next album at Studio Miraval, an old château in southern France. Muse's third album, Absolution (2003), brought them mainstream exposure in the United States. As of 2018, Black Holes and Revelations has sold more than 4.5 million copies worldwide. Singles " Supermassive Black Hole" and " Knights of Cydonia" were both UK top-10 hits, while " Starlight", " Map of the Problematique", and " Invincible" all charted within the top 25. It was later certified triple platinum in the UK and platinum in the US. The album entered the charts at number one in five countries, including the United Kingdom, and in the top 10 in several other countries. It received a Mercury Prize nomination and later appeared in the 2007 version of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Like their previous albums, it features political and dystopian undertones, with lyrics covering topics such as political corruption, alien invasion, revolution and New World Order conspiracies, as well as more conventional love songs.īlack Holes and Revelations received positive reviews and appeared on many year-end lists. It saw a change in style for Muse, with influences including Depeche Mode, Millionaire, Lightning Bolt, Sly and the Family Stone, and music from southern Italy. It was produced by Rich Costey over four months in New York City, London, Milan, and southern France. Black Holes and Revelations is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Muse, first released on 3 July 2006 through Warner Bros.
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