Monday, May 03, 2010

DAY THREE: THE MUSICS OF MUSE

Muse is perhaps one of the best alternative rock group ever exported by UK in the recent eras. In comparison, we have other acts like Blur or Oasis (U2 from Ireland though) that have dominated the alternative rock sings on the 90s. They are not new although their music is still in infancy in United States. Their existence in the mainstream has been lasted since their formation in 1992.

This is not the first time I wrote about them in my blog. I love Muse and I was inspired by the differences in tunes infusion and the creativity that they always brought forward each time a new record hits the store. Muse comprised of the trio of Matthew Bellamy (vocal, guitar, piano), Christopher Wolstenholme (bass guitar, backing vocal, keyboard) and Dominic Howard (drums, percussions).

Muse's songs are not foreign from us actually. Sometimes somewhere, you may heard their songs from some TV adverts, record stores, film trailers or even just a random tunes out from the radio. Here are the musics of Muse:


1999 
SHOWBIZ
Taste Media, Mushroom

  • Peak number 29 in UK Album Chart
  • Certified Gold in Australia (35,000+) and Platinum in UK (300,000+) with worldwide sales over 700,000 copies.
  • #Singles: Uno, Cave, Muscle Museum, Sunburn, Unintended







    2001 
    ORIGIN OF SYMMETRY
    Taste Media, Mushroom

    • Peak number 3 in UK Album Chart
    • Certified Platinum in UK (300,000+)
    • #Singles: Plug In Baby, New Born, Bliss, Hyper Music/Feeling Good, Megalomania



      2003
      ABSOLUTION
      Taste Media, A&E Records, East West

      • Number 1 album in UK and France
      • Certified Gold in US (500,000+), double Platinum in UK (600,000+)
      • #Singles: Stockholm Syndrome, Time Is Running Out, Hysteria, Sing For Absolution, Apocalypse Please, Butterflies and Hurricanes


      2006
      BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIONS
      Warner, A&E Records, Helium 3

      • Number 1 album in UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Australia and France
      • Certified Gold in US (500,000+) and Finland; Platinum in Australia (70,000+), France, Italy, New Zealand (15,000+) and Switzerland; Double Platinum in UK (600,000+)
      • #Singles: Supermassive Black Hole, Starlight, Knights of Cydonia, Invincible, Maps of the Problematique

      2009
      THE RESISTANCE
      Warner, Helium 3
      • Number 1 album in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denamrk, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and UK
      • Certified Gold in Denmark (15,000+), Finland and Netherlands; Platinum in Australia (70,000+), Austria, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and UK; Double Platinum in Germany and Triple Platinum in France (300,000+).
      • #Singles: Uprising, Undisclosed Desires, Resistance
      I LOVE MUSE. Do you?