Hullabaloo Soundtrack (disc 2)

Amazon Review

Bombastic, guitar-flagellating pop opera, of course, but delightfully absurd all the same, Hullabaloo finds prog-inclined three-piece Muse blowing a few circuits in front of the frothing masses at Le Zenith in Paris late in 2001. Never mind what the pigeonholers say about Thom Yorke and Freddie Mercury (Matt Bellamy's most name-checked influences), given Muse's undoubted love of the great romantic composers, unfashionably deep-seated musical virtuosity and a singer who can ascend into the realms of shrieking operatic hysteria--on this scabrously unhinged version of "Micro Cuts", Matt Bellamy really does sound like Sparks' Russel Mael with his gonads wired up to the national grid--Muse are a dream amalgamation of Sparks, Motorhead's ear-boxing belligerence and Emerson Lake And Palmer's...  Read full review »

Brilliant!

The idea of a collection of B-sides is unusual, but with Muse, it strangely works... maybe because all they're music is so bloody good anyway....

(isn't it funny how we still say "B-sides" even though we're talking about CD's and not records?)

Contrary to other reviewers, i thought Forced In was actually the perfect start to the disc, followed by similarly good music that managed to be both interestingly original yet incredibly easy to listen to. There wasn't a single bad song on it as far as i was concerned. I'm also becoming addicted to Hyper Chondriac Music - a really mellowed out version of Hyper Music. it's about 5 minutes of just pure goodn...  Read full review »

Muse have done a B-side album. Risky!!! Is it good?

This is a good album, but not quite as good as their previous ones. So read on to find out about Hullabaloo's tracks.

Forced In: A rubbish and horrendus start to the album, but don't worry, it gets better. 2/10

Shrinking Universe: This is where Hullabaloo properly gets going. A good song with brilliant vocals and a strong melody. 9/10

Recess: Another slower song but this time pretty good. Quite nice and relaxing with a good bass at the end. 6/10

Yes Please: I reckon the heaviest song Muse have ever done, but a good song all the same. 8/10

Map of Your Head: Decent but a bit boring and dreary. I wouldn't recommend this one. 5/10

Nature 1: A really good song. The fast acoustic guitar and drums work well together. A good bass solo at the end. 8/10

Shine Acoustic: A nice and calming song. It is slow and steady, and I doubt it will win the race...  Read full review »

What's it about?

British band Muse broke into international fame with their third album "Absolution," and establishing them as a remarkable young rock band. They're epic, intense, dark, and majestic in a proggy-Pink-Floyd-meets-Led-Zeppelin kind of way, and so it's hardly a surprise that "Hullabaloo" is a remarkably strong collection.

No, it's not a new album. Rather, it's a collection of B-sides, rarities, and a 2001 live concert. Most bands don't sound too great in either case, but Muse does. The first disc is made up of their B-sides and rarities, which tend to be quite good actually.

It doesn't start off promising, with the schizophrenic prog-rocker "Forced In," which would be fine if it weren't for the endlessly cycling synth that obscures everything else. But things get stronger after that, with the explosive downward spiral that is "Shrinking Universe" ("There's nothing left to die for!"), the softer poppy "Recess," and the surprisingly gentle acoustic ballad "Map Of your Head."

Most of the other songs follow those examples, either being epic and bombastic or quieter and more intimate. With, of course, some eerier songs thrown in, like the rippling swee...  Read full review »

Awful Pun #45: Live & Kicking

Coupled with a DVD release, Hullabaloo is an odd record. The tracklisting for the CDs is haphazard, missing off some of the better B-sides and the standout live tracks from the Le Zenith performance. And even despite these problems, this is *still* an awesome album.

Disc 1 is a compilation of B-sides, which is pretty unusual considering that Muse only had two albums out at the time. Personally I think they would have been better waiting until now and then doing a chronological release. Even with some notable omissions (including Futurism, Coma and live favourite Agitated) the B-sides disc has some fantastic songs on it, not least Nature_1 (a bitter acoustic number twisting at the last moment into electric guitar heaven) and Hyper Chondriac Music (a stripped down, acoustic version of Hypermusic).

The live CD is where Hullabaloo truly excels. Before listening to this Muse were a band I liked who I'd probably see live if I got the chance. Afterwards, seeing them in concert became my Holy...  Read full review »

This is why i love muse

Two discs, the first a compilation of b sides and the second, some brlliant live album material as well as some non album releases.

the b sides are good, but dont measure up to the brilliance of the album tracks on the second disc.

brilliant bass and gutar riffs and excellent drumming and really cool piano. it is hard to believe that there i s just three in the band. citizen erased micro cuts and musicle museum arguably the three best tracks on hullabaloo.
muse are an absolutly fantastic band, defining thier sound in 'origin of symme...  Read full review »

Awesome DVD but Dissapointed at Amazon

I bought this DVD and on the description it says NTSC US region and I receive a PAL region and it sucks cause...  Read full review »

B- Sides Bundle

If you don't know Muse, you will do after this. It has the slow songs, (A slow remix of Hyper Music), and the quick random songs like ashamed. Th...  Read full review »

Impressive

Muse on top form as ever. The difference is that the songs on CD-1 were written as b-sides, so are absolutely wild. With instrumental tracks and riffs that show up Matt's more creative side very well.
The live CD is very cool too. though it could never depict the sheer...  Read full review »

Masterpiece

I borrowed this album from a course mate after downloading a few Muse tracks (Blackout, Hysteria). I have to say this is one of my favorite albums of all time!!!
Its a lot better then 'Origin of Symmetry' which has some of the same tracks on it. But Hullabaloo is a lot...  Read full review »