Showbiz

by Muse

Overview

The musical touchstone for the British trio Muse is obviously Radiohead and that fact is crystal clear from the smoldering opening cut, "Sunburn." Their John Leckie-produced debut, Showbiz, is strong on angst-filled vocals, esoteric lyrics, and dramatic shifts in sonic dynamics. Hailing from rural England, singer/guitarist Matthew Bellamy, bassist Chris Wolstenholme, and drummer Dominic Howard average 20 years of age, so there's plenty of potential for them to grow into a sound that is more of their own. In the meantime, Bellamy does an impressive job of aping the quirky, nervous vocal tic of Thom Yorke on songs like the mid-tempo, Mellotron-driven "Muscle Museum," and he cuts loose vocally on the soaring "Cave" and on the lovely, mournful ballad "Unintended." Showbiz hints at the potential in this young band, and it should be of interest to many Radiohead fans. ~ Tom Demalon

Product Details

Release Date:	08/18/2009
Label:	Gc / Rhino / Warner Bros.
UPC:	0825646912223
Rank:	29372

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Sunburn
2. Muscle Museum
3. Fillip
4. Falling Down
5. Cave
6. Showbiz

Disc 2

7. Unintended
8. Uno
9. Sober
10. Escape
11. Overdue
12. Hate This and I'll Love You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Muse   Primary Artist
Matthew Bellamy   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Mellotron,Synthesizer,Organ (Hammond),Piano (Electric)
Dominic Howard   Drums,Percussion,Synthesizer
Chris Wolstenholme   Bass,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Paul Reeve   Vocals (Background)
Spectrasonics Symphony Of Voices   Vocals

Technical Credits

Paul Reeve   Engineer,Producer,Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Audio Engineer,Mixing Engineer
John Leckie   Engineer,Mixing,Producer,Audio Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Audrey Riley   Arranger
Bellamy   Composer
John Cornfield   Mixing Engineer
Wally Gagel   Engineer
Matthew Bellamy   Artwork,Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Musician,Producer,Mixing Engineer
Muse   Mixing,Producer
Jason Gossman   Assistant Engineer
Darren Mora   Assistant Engineer
Howie Weinberg   Mastering Engineer
Rich Costey   Producer,Mixing Engineer
Dominic Howard   Producer,Mixing Engineer
Chris Wolstenholme   Producer,Mixing Engineer
Adam Noble   Assistant Engineer
Roger Lian   Digital Editing
Donald Clark   Assistant Engineer
Ralf Strathmann   Photography
Ciaran Bradshaw   Assistant Engineer
Tom Joyce   Assistant Engineer