Tracks:
New Born
Bliss
Space Dementia
Hyper Music
Plug In Baby
Citizen Erased
Micro Cuts
Screenager
Dark Shines
Feeling Good
Megalomania

Performer Notes

* Muse: Chris Wolstenholme (bass guitar); Matthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard.
* Personnel: Matthew Bellamy (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Jacqueline Norrie, Sally Herbert (violin); Clare Finnimore (viola); Caroline LaVelle (cello); Chris Wolstenholme (vibraphone, background vocals); Dominic Howard (drums, percussion); Chris Brown, Chris Brown (programming).
* Audio Mixers: Muse; John Cornfield.
* Recording information: Astoria Studios, Richmond; EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England; Real World Studio, Wiltshire, England; Ridge Farm Studios, Surrey, England; Sawmills Studio, Fowey, Cornwall, England; St. Mary's Church, Bathwick.
* The sophomore release by this English rock trio makes good on the promise of the band's debut, SHOWBIZ. Like that album, ORIGIN OF SYMMETRY is a lush, artfully arranged album of epic, heady rock (complete with electronics, swirling guitars, baroque keyboard embellishments, and dramatic vocals) that is sure to garner comparisons to Radiohead.
* In addition to their grand sonic canvases, though, Muse have a way with a melodic hook, and consequently balance out the progressive tendencies of the music with straightforward rock accessibility. All of these factors are more pronounced on ORIGIN than on the debut, and the result is a release that positions Muse as one of the more promising acts on the U.K.'s new rock scene.
* The sophomore release by this English rock trio makes good on the promise of the band's debut, SHOWBIZ. Like that album, ORIGIN OF SYMMETRY is a lush, artfully arranged album of epic, heady rock (complete with electronics, swirling guitars, baroque keyboard embellishments, and dramatic vocals) that is sure to garner comparisons to Radiohead.
* In addition to their grand sonic canvases, though, Muse have a way with a melodic hook, and consequently balance out the progressive tendencies of the music with straightforward rock accessibility. All of these factors are more pronounced on ORIGIN than on the debut, and the result is a release that positions Muse as one of the more promising acts on the U.K.'s new rock scene.