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Best B-side Album. If You're a Muse Fan Get This!

)(aqri | AZ | 02/22/2010

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I own the Hullabaloo yes I do, but beware which Hullabaloo you buy, for there is more than one, there are four -or five.



Well maybe not four or five but certainly more than one. It seems all have two discs but some have a live disc with only one disc being b-sides. I have downloaded all variations of Hullabaloo and the ones with two discs of all b-sides is the more fantastic buy for sure; not that their live stuff isn't any good but quite the contrary. I have been to over 100 concerts in my life seeing hundreds of bands and artists and I concluded a long time ago that Muse was the most pheonomenal, although not my favorite band. If you want to hear their live stuff I recommend getting Haarp with the dvd and you'll SEE what I mean... or just go see them live (hint hint).



The best b-sides on here in my opinion are definitely Recess, Hyperchondriac Music, Gallery, Shrinking Universe and In Your World. It's ashame this wasn't released after Absolution with the amazing b-sides it produced like Fury and the cover of House of the Rising Sun. But this is an awesome b-sides collection nevertheless, however I'm unsure where some of these other songs I have came from as they weren't on this album or any other official release. If you already have the Hullabaloo you should check out the b-sides from their albums Absolution and Blackholes and Revelations."

Muse fans, well worth it!

Disgruntled Goat | Texas, United States | 04/16/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was nervous this DVD wouldn't be compatible with my U.S. DVD player, but it works fantastically. I've heard the concert CD a hundred times, but it's great to see the 2001 Le Zenith show live. There are *several* extra songs compared to the audio CD you get with the Hullaballoo Soundtrack (Unintended with the French audience sing-along en Englais is worth the admission price alone).



It's nice to see Muse's earlier days and this concert is quite a contrast to the Uprising tour. And who wouldn't want to see Matt with his spikey hair or a younger Dom with short hair and a patchwork sweater? (Chris is however timeless.) The sound quality of the concert is great, and they've done a lot of interesting camera work and audience shots. It has a more intimate feel than Wembley/Haarp, but it sounds just as solid. The music trends a little more somber, so I really enjoyed the audience's energy during Feelin' Good, Cave, New Born, Plug In Baby and Bliss.



I can't wait to see the second "extras" DVD next and find out what the "Low Level Course Language" warning means. Those crazy Brits."