An odd choice for first single, "Knights Of Cydonia" is equally bleak in tone opening with clomping horses, explosions, and videogame sound-effects. Bellamy warns, "You must pay for your crimes against the earth", before issuing the sentence, "You'll burn in hell for your sins", as the experimental song slowly builds into an orgy of guitar, bass, drums, synth, and orchestra. Twirling synthesizers and swirling orchestra eventually blow into an up-tempo dance beat on the apocalyptic "Take A Bow". The bookends "Take A Bow" and "Knights of Cydonia" work best within the context of the album. Despite the huge sound of the album, Muse never loose the listener turning in pleasant surprise after pleasant surprise. Muse repeatedly aims high, but hits the mark each time. Many albums that shoot for the sky, dishing out epic after epic, wear listeners out early. The album has a massive sound, with several sprawling epics. To call Revelations a dance album would be inaccurate, but Muse does use an abundance of upbeat danceable rhythms underneath the shredded rock sounds.
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