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Muse Showbiz Release Date: 1999 09 28 Label: Mushroom Rating:

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, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Sunburn	Bellamy	3:53
2	Muscle Museum	Bellamy	4:22
3	Fillip	Bellamy	4:01
4	Falling Down	Bellamy	4:33
5	Cave	Bellamy	4:45
6	Showbiz	Bellamy	5:17
7	Unintended	Bellamy	3:57
8	Uno	Bellamy	3:38
9	Sober	Bellamy	4:04
10	Escape	Bellamy	3:31
11	Overdue	Bellamy	2:26
12	Hate This and I'll Love You	Bellamy	5:09

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Showbiz [Japan] Release Date: 2000 Label: Avex Trax

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