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Title: It Makes me Pine for...
Review: This spirited album by Muse makes me pine so much for Radiohead circa '95-97, those years prior to the latter band's corruption via Kid A. Anyway, Muse rock with a vitality and an energy not common to many contemporary bands--just check out the emotive, wailing "Time is Running Out" for proof of what Radiohead, Wilco, and others have eschewed in favor of supposedly "nobler" musical pursuits. "Absolution" will not save the world, it will not make us view post-modernism in a different light, it will not deconstruct recorded sound--but it will provide for an exciting, enthralling, and ultimately rewarding listen.
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