Indeed, for me, the first listen was a disaster with the terrible feeling of being in the presence of a large creamy and dripping cakes, as if our brilliant creators of the excellent 3 Origins of symetry or equally successful Black Holes And Revelations had sunk into the hype, with an album "overdone" and everyone actually really too (voice, instruments, constructions songs ...) We really demand something: "But what CQU they wanted to do there ??? Especially not stay the top! After having me hold on to very successful as 2.3 single Uprising, Undisclosed desires (the beautiful one), or resistance and its unstoppable refrain, I finally managed to penetrate the subtlety of a surprising album certainly but so successful that ultimately emerges a particularly intriguing and mysterious atmosphere ... Every piece has something special marking and rare quality, never boring because we discover each new listening a little something extra that makes the charm of the whole album: original, mature and full of inventiveness! Matt Bellamy and always at the top, a true virtuoso in the field, guitar and piano.
You never can accuse them of having wanted to make a commercial album but can in any case thank Muse delivers a fresh album, both a hug and a big slap giving even once ... and envy of the following a monstrous live to come!