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Bombastic, guitar-flagellating pop opera, of course, but delightfully absurd all the same, Hullabaloo finds prog-inclined three-piece Muse blowing a few circuits in front of the frothing masses at Le Zenith in Paris late in 2001. Never mind what the pigeonholers say about Thom Yorke and Freddie Mercury (Matt Bellamy's most name-checked influences), given Muse's undoubted love of the great romantic composers, unfashionably deep-seated musical virtuosity and a singer who can ascend into the realms of shrieking operatic hysteria--on this scabrously unhinged version of "Micro Cuts", Matt Bellamy really does sound like Sparks' Russel Mael with his gonads wired up to the national grid--Muse are a dream amalgamation of Sparks, Motorhead's ear-boxing belligerence and Emerson Lake And Palmer's classical-is-cool ethos. And--yes, alright then--Radiohead. Or Rush for punks.
Although the non-committed need not trouble themselves (like most live records--and this is one of the better ones--it's of marginal interest to all but the hardcore fanbase), waverers may be ensnared by a second disc consisting of b-sides recorded between March 1999 and October 2001. Overall, though, one hopes that someday Muse may do a Pink Floyd at Pompeii by unleashing their psychotic Maria Callas-isms in front on an invite-only indie crowd at La Scala in Milan. Now, that would be some live album. Meanwhile, Hullabaloo, or its attendant release--the more expansive double DVD package of the same name--is a powerfully electric interlude before that difficult third album. --Kevin Maidment
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Muse, in my opinion, are the best band in the world. I love listening to their albums and singles, but nothing compares to going to see them live. For those who are yet to witness the almighty Muse first hand, then this CD goes to show why you should. The opening, Deadstar, erupts with such a loud, ferocious riff that you start jumping up and down without even knowing it. Its that good. Thats enough of the live CD, the real shiner here are the B-sides. For those people who love Muse, but havent bought every single, this collection here is beautiful. Get a taste of the excellent, rocking 'Yes Please', and a bit of the alternative piano/synthesizer based 'The Gallery'. Star of the show is 'Hyper Chondriac Music'. A calmer, slower, but so much better version of hyper music, and hyper music was great in the first place.
If you cant buy the DVD, the least you could do is buy this.
If you cant buy the DVD, the least you could do is buy this.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Hullabaloo, apart from having a dumb title, is a great double-cd set. The first disc contains various b-sides from the last two or three years, and the second features tracks from their live performance at Le Zenith in Paris last year.
Well, let's look at Disc 1, because it features new material. It begins with Forced In, claustrophobic yet powerful. The song becomes a bit muffled towards the end and loses its greatness.
The rest of the songs are all typical Muse, with experimental sounds, great riffs and of course Matt Bellamy's top class vocals.
The real meat of this disc is the last track, Hyper Chondriac Music. This is a slow, doomed version of Hyper Music, and is even better than the original. Definitely the best of the new songs.
Disc 2 features some very good live songs, but I'm surprised some of the more favourite songs like Sunburn, New Born or Feeling Good aren't on there.
Muscle Museum is though, and it sounds great here.
There are a couple of new songs too, Dead Star and In Your World. They're great ,and'll probably follow on the next proper studio album.
If the good music wasn't enough, it is also funny to listen to how badly the bandmembers speak French.
All in all a worthy purchase for a Muse fan or general alternative rock fan. If you're new to Muse, however, I would go for the second album 'Origin Of Symmetry', which I feel is their best.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
its muse live. so obviously its good. but its not just a rehash of the studio recordings, which is what tends to happen when some bands with excellent musicianship (like bellamy's) go live...it seems much more spontaneaous as if his riffs that evening (and any other) are played with genuine feeling--they become more interesting and the songs become more powerful. and he can really really sing.
buy it.
buy it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Hit and miss - a good collection, but not the best value for the money
The Hullabaloo (Soundtrack, as is the proper name) is a bit of a ramshackle production, if you ask me. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Kasper Michelsen
One more from Muse
Very good Muse Album, with great B-Sides, thanks Amazon for international shipping, very fast delivery.
Published 24 months ago by Paulo Vitor C. Almeida
Awesome DVD but Dissapointed at Amazon
I bought this DVD and on the description it says NTSC US region and I receive a PAL region and it sucks cause it doesnt work on US DVD players, But I deff recomend this DVD is... Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2008 by Pablo Salazar
What's it about?
British band Muse broke out in the US with their third album "Absolution," and establishing them as a remarkable new rock band. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2007 by E. A Solinas
B- Sides Bundle
If you don't know Muse, you will do after this. It has the slow songs, (A slow remix of Hyper Music), and the quick random songs like ashamed. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2005
Impressive
Muse on top form as ever. The difference is that the songs on CD-1 were written as b-sides, so are absolutely wild. Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2004 by "diskjunkie4"
Masterpiece
I borrowed this album from a course mate after downloading a few Muse tracks (Blackout, Hysteria). I have to say this is one of my favorite albums of all time!!! Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2004 by James T Willard
i was all alone wearing just socks and a phone
i can sum this up in one word wow it is a brilliant live album compared to the wooden hollow acts that plague the country today it shows an insight to the love they have for music. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2003 by "holdyourstage"
This is the SACD version... I'll tell you about that
I bought the standard CD version of Hullabaloo when it first came out, but i just recently bought a universal DVD player (Pioneer DV-565a) and wanted to try some stuff out on... Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2003 by "dnet101"
Muse Hullabaloo
I went to one of the concerts by Muse late in 2001, which is where the music from disc 2 of this album is gleaned from. Read more
Published on 29 May 2003 by "theowls2000"
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