Muse – Showbiz (1999/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Muse – Showbiz (1999/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 54:33 minutes | 1,19 GB | Genre: Alternative Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Records

Showbiz is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Muse, released in the United Kingdom on 4 October 1999 through Mushroom Records. Recorded between April and May at RAK Studios and Sawmills Studio, respectively, the album was produced by John Leckie and Paul Reeve in conjunction with the band. Showbiz was a moderate commercial success, reaching number 29 on the UK Albums Chart.

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.

Tracklist:
01. Muse – Sunburn (03:54)
02. Muse – Muscle Museum (04:23)
03. Muse – Fillip (04:02)
04. Muse – Falling Down (04:33)
05. Muse – Cave (04:46)
06. Muse – Showbiz (05:17)
07. Muse – Unintended (03:57)
08. Muse – Uno (03:38)
09. Muse – Sober (04:04)
10. Muse – Escape (03:32)
11. Muse – Overdue (02:26)
12. Muse – Hate This and I’ll Love You (05:09)
13. Muse – Spiral Static (Bonus Track) (04:45)

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