General Article name: Showbiz
Genre: Rock englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: Warner Music International Number of tracks: 12 Tracklist LP - 1 1. Muse - Sunburn 2. Muse - Muscle Museum 3. Muse - Fillip 4. Muse - Falling Down 5. Muse - Cave 6. Muse - Showbiz   Tracklist LP - 2 7. Muse - Unintended 8. Muse - Uno 9. Muse - Sober 10. Muse - Escape 11. Muse - Overdue 12. Muse - Hate This and I'll Love You   Description Description

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. ~ Tom Demalon

Tom Demalon

Contributors Audio Production: Muse Record Label: Rhino Keyboards: Matthew Bellamy Audio Production: John Leckie Guitars: Matthew Bellamy Drums: Dominic Howard Vocals: Matthew Bellamy Record Label: GC Audio Production: David Bottrill Bass Instrument: Chris Wolstenholme Audio Production: Safta Jaffery Audio Production: Dennis Smith Record Label: Warner Bros.