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The 2nd Law is the sixth studio album by English
The 2nd Law is a concept album about a deteriorating planet that its inhabitants can no longer live on. Major lyrical themes of the album include societal collapse, totalitarianism, and the second law of thermodynamics, which the album's title references. Musically, the band chose to experiment significantly and create a sound that was distinct from their previous records. The album's sound incorporates art rock, progressive rock, and electronic music with Muse's traditional alternative rock style. Acts such as Queen, David Bowie, and Skrillex also served as key influences on the album. The album's cover art features a map of the human brain's pathways, which was taken from the Human Connectome Project.
The
Background and recording
The 2nd Law was primarily recorded at AIR Studios in London, England and EastWest Studios in Los Angeles, California, with additional recording taking place at Shangri La Studios in Malibu, California and Capitol Studios in Hollywood.[1] In an interview with Billboard on 18 October 2011, the band's manager Anthony Addis revealed that Muse had begun recording their sixth album in London and that he expected it to be released by October 2012.[2] Muse bassist Chris Wolstenholme had stated in an interview with BBC Radio 1 that they had aimed to begin recording The 2nd Law in either September or October 2011.[3] During the recording of the album, band frontman Matt Bellamy jokingly described the album as a "Christian gangsta rap jazz odyssey, with some ambient rebellious dubstep and face-melting metal flamenco cowboy psychedelia" on his Twitter account.[4][5]
In an interview with Kerrang! on 14 December 2011, Wolstenholme stated that the next Muse album would be "something radically different" from their prior releases.[6] He also said that it felt as if the band were "drawing a line under a certain period" of their career with their sixth album.[6] In another interview Chris mentioned that the band had experimented with music and sounds in particular.[7] It was revealed via Muse's publicist Tom Kirk on his Twitter account that composer David Campbell was helping the band compose the album.[8] In an interview in the April 2012 issue of NME, Bellamy said that the band were set to include elements of electronic music, with influences coming from acts such as French house duo Justice and UK dance-punk group Does It Offend You, Yeah?.[9]
Composition
The 2nd Law has been described by
Bellamy stated that dubstep producer Skrillex was an influence when writing one of the final two tracks on the album – "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable".[10] He also stated that the song "Follow Me" was written about his newborn son, Bingham Bellamy. The song was produced by electronic music trio Nero.[1] Bassist Chris Wolstenholme wrote two songs for the album about his battle with alcoholism – "Save Me" and "Liquid State" – and provided lead vocals on both tracks, thus marking the first time Wolstenholme sang lead vocals on a Muse song.[23] Bellamy revealed that during the recording of The 2nd Law he was reading the novel World War Z, which became a major influence on the album, especially the tracks "The 2nd Law: Isolated System" and "Survival".[24] "The 2nd Law: Isolated System" was featured in the film adaptation of the novel.[25]
Packaging
The name "The 2nd Law" references the second law of thermodynamics,[26] which is quoted in the track "Unsustainable" as follows:
All natural and technological processes proceed in such a way that the availability of the remaining energy decreases. In all energy exchanges, if no energy enters or leaves an isolated system, the entropy of that system increases. Energy continuously flows from being concentrated, to becoming dispersed, spread out, wasted, and useless. New energy cannot be created and high-grade energy are being destroyed. An economy based on endless growth is unsustainable.[27]
The album's cover art, taken from the Human Connectome Project, represents the map of the human brain's pathways, "tracking the circuits in our heads and how we process information with bright, neon colors."[28] The artwork was subsequently used by Muse in a social Connectome Project on 21 September 2012. As more fans joined the online project, the album art was built, representing the network of the neurons within the brain. As the album art branched and more fans joined the network, incremental segments of the album track "The 2nd Law: Isolated System" were released.[29]
The album was released as a digital download, CD, CD+DVD (with The Making of The 2nd Law and bonus feature),[30] and vinyl. A deluxe edition box set of The 2nd Law included a CD, DVD, double vinyl and three posters.[31]
Promotion
On 6 June 2012, Muse released a trailer for The 2nd Law with a countdown on the band's website suggesting a 17 September release date.
It was revealed by the band in an interview with
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Tour
On 7 June 2012, Muse announced a European Arena tour; the first leg of The 2nd Law World Tour. The leg included dates in France, Italy, Ireland, Spain, Finland and the United Kingdom as well as other countries. They had also added North American dates to the tour.[63]
Furthermore, the tour has an official live release on
Reception
Critical
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.4/10[65] |
Metacritic | 70/100[66] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [67] |
The A.V. Club | C−[68] |
The Daily Telegraph | [69] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+[70] |
The Guardian | [4] |
Los Angeles Times | [71] |
NME | 8/10[72] |
Pitchfork | 5.5/10[73] |
Rolling Stone | [15] |
Spin | 4/10[74] |
The 2nd Law received generally positive reviews upon release. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70 based on 30 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[66] BBC music critic Ian Winwood also gave the album a positive review, highlighting "Supremacy", "Liquid State" and "The 2nd Law: Isolated System", saying that Muse "present themselves in any guise they please".[75] The Telegraph's Helen Brown rated the album four out of five stars, noting the album's eclectic influences and reserving praise for "Madness" in particular.[69] The Observer's Kitty Empire also alluded to Muse's bombastic tendencies, saying "Bellamy is not blind to the contradictions of his band's attempts continually to ramp the ludicrousness up to 11; endless growth is, of course, unsustainable. But for now they remain pretty comfortable with the idea of obscene over-inflation. So should we."[76]
AllMusic rated the album three out of five stars, noting "their excursions into dubstep and dance music on tracks like "Madness" and "Follow Me" feel more like remixes than original songs. Songs like these definitely have the spine of Muse tracks, but the production that's built up around them feels almost alien."[67] Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a grade of C+, claiming that "the band goes overboard with Queen-isms" and expressing disappointment at the lack of electronic music elements compared to the band's expectations that the album would be a departure from previous releases.[70] The Guardian's Alexis Petridis rated the album four out of five stars, complimenting the band's ambition but finding fault with the album's bombastic tendencies which were also present on their previous albums, stating "no one goes to see a blockbuster for its profundity and deep characterisation. They go for the stunts and the special effects, both of which The 2nd Law delivers."[4]
Accolades
The album was a nominee for
Commercial
The 2nd Law had a very positive commercial performance, selling around 475,000 copies worldwide on its release. It debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 with 102,000 copies sold in its first week, giving Muse the highest charting debut of their career in the US, although it sold fewer copies than the debut of their previous album The Resistance, which debuted at number three with 128,000 copies.[79] It has sold 485,000 copies in the US as of May 2015[update].[80] It also debuted at number 2 in Australia, Germany, Ireland, Korea and Spain. The album gave Muse their fourth number 1 debut in the UK with first week sales of 108,536 copies, while also debuting at number 1 in 13 other countries. It has sold 255,000 copies in the UK in 2012 alone.[81]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Matt Bellamy, except "Save Me" and "Liquid State" written by Chris Wolstenholme[1]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Supremacy" | 4:55 |
2. | "Madness" | 4:39 |
3. | "Panic Station" | 3:03 |
4. | "Prelude" | 0:57 |
5. | "Survival" | 4:17 |
6. | "Follow Me" | 3:51 |
7. | "Animals" | 4:23 |
8. | "Explorers" | 5:48 |
9. | "Big Freeze" | 4:41 |
10. | "Save Me" | 5:09 |
11. | "Liquid State" | 3:03 |
12. | "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable" | 3:47 |
13. | "The 2nd Law: Isolated System" | 4:59 |
Total length: | 53:49 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Making of The 2nd Law" | 32:27 |
2. | "Bonus Feature" | 7:52 |
Total length: | 40:19 |
Personnel
Personnel adapted from album liner notes.[1]
Muse
Additional musicians
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Production
Additional personnel
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd›Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium (BEA)[142] | Gold | 15,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[143] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[144] | Gold | 10,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[145] | Gold | 16,427[145] |
France ( SNEP)[146]
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3× Platinum | 300,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[147] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Ireland (IRMA)[148] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Italy (FIMI)[149] | 2× Platinum | 100,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[150] | Gold | 30,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[151] | Gold | 25,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[152] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Poland (ZPAV)[153] | Gold | 10,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[154] | Platinum | 30,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[155] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[156] | Gold | 500,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[157] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
Worldwide (2012) | — | 1,600,000[158] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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Australia[159] | 28 September 2012 | Standard, deluxe, box set, 2 LP | Warner Bros., Helium-3
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Austria[160] | |||
Belgium[161] | |||
Finland[162] | |||
Germany[163] | |||
Ireland[164] | |||
Netherlands[165] | |||
Switzerland[166] | |||
Poland[167] | 1 October 2012 | Standard, deluxe, 2 LP | |
United Kingdom[168] | Standard, deluxe, box set, 2 LP | ||
Italy[169] | 2 October 2012 | ||
Canada[170] | Standard, deluxe, 2 LP | ||
United States[171] | |||
Japan[172] | 3 October 2012 | Standard, deluxe, box set | |
Sweden[173] | Standard, deluxe, box set, 2 LP |
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ Additional recording at Shangri-La in Malibu, California, and Capitol in Los Angeles.
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External links
- A Dip In The Muse Kitchen Sink – Article on the making of The 2nd Law