^ I'll put it this way. If you stop listening to what other people tell you what you should think about the album... you will be in the clear... listen to all of the albums, make up your own mind.

Now... my Muse experience is thus- I had heard a few of their singles on the radio when I used to listen to the radio, that is, so I heard... Time is Running Out, Hysteria and a couple of others, right? So, when Black Holes and Revelations hit the scene, I dl'ed it and gave it a listen. I loved it. I didn't read any reviews on it, I don't listen to the radio, so I had no idea if it had any singles... but I really liked it... Starlight is my favorite track on the album, followed by Soldier's Poem, Invincible, Supermassive Black Hole... and the rest fill in depending on what kinda mood I'm in. Then, after I enjoyed the album so much... I dl'ed their entire discography and was wonderfully surprised to learn that they have always made, in my opinion, good music. There is no reason to be forced to hate an album because people who "REALLY LIKE" Muse, don't.

Oh, don't get me wrong. If I was going what by other people tell me I should think of the album, I'd love it. To clarify my position: I don't dislike Muse at all, but I don't see why they're all the rage, based off of the Black Holes & Revelations album - which isn't a bad album by any standards, but isn't particularly mind-blowing or genre-breaking either. Still optimistic that there's some hope yet, and maybe there ARE some good reasons for holding them in fanboy-esque high regard, I'm simply asking the Musers to tell me what their best record is...and which records NOT to bother with.

^ I'd bother with all of em. mostly Origin of Symmetry then Absolution.. then Black Holes and Showbiz. I've also been listening to what I can find of a CD called Inspirations that supposedly came out with Showbiz or something like that but I can only find bits and pieces of it. It's got quite a few good tracks that you might want to check out

When people say Night at the Opera, do they mean Queen's album, or Blind Guardian's album? 'Cause Guardian's is x123456789 times better, IMO.

Yeah, Muse are overrated. Never liked them, probably never will. But I think its better to have them around as a popular band than **** like Simple Plan, Fall Out ***s, etc.

Compared to those, Muse make good music.

the album to listen to for me is absolution, the one before blackholes.

In that case, Origins of Symmetry

You owe me a soda, because I spit mine out roaring with laughter when I read this.

I can't stand them, their songs are boreing especially Knights Of Sydonia.

*cydonia

You know what I meant.