Muse - Showbiz (CD 2000)

Great first album by the supermassive Muse been into them for a long time now and just never got around to buying the first album now I have I can't believe it took me so long missed out big time but never again

i liked muse CD , as all i thought about, was brand new, not broked,
I bought for my son and he likes so much

Perfect Debut for the perfect band. This album is a must have along with every other muse album this one in particular has a large bold sound which gets better everytime you listen. The album has instant favourites and growers which will in turn be your favourites!
You must purchase this album if you are a rock music fan! or any fan for anything ever!!

what an excellent album, liked the stuff about it and was recommended at work this was the best muse album going. I agree

So MUSE have shot to even bigger fame over 2006 with their latest outstanding album, Black Hole and Revelations. Showbiz, is an amazing album by itself, but its great to hear just where MUSE have come from, and what a great place they have come from!
This album has such a wide variety of songs to suit most tastes.
I can express just how good this album is!

As muse have evolved, their music has become more grandiose and show offy, but still very good. However, I think on their debut album they're at their best. I can listen to the whole album without skipping a track, unlike on any of their more recent albums. Fillip is an underrated classic, and maybe my favourite muse song ever(definitely better than Britney's do somethin'). I hope one day they return to their roots, and rediscover what made them popular in the first place.

The first song I heard by muse was infact muscle museum, although I didn't know this at the time (it was many years ago, quite probably when the song was first released), and I did infact not know it was that song until a few month ago when I bought this album. Having only really listened to songs from the albums "origin of symmetry" and "absolution" - the newer of the muse albums -, "showbiz" took me by surprise. Although it was their first album for general release, and as a result didn't sell as many as their albums do today, it includes some of my favourite songs. In original muse style, the songs are catchy, replayable, and upbeat... in a strange, muse kind of way.

If you are a fan of muse, but haven't really heard any of their debut songs then this album may take you by surprise. At first I didn't like some of the songs, they were different to what I was used to hearing. But after playing the album through a few times I began to appreciate the sheer brilliance of Matt Bellamy's song and music writing skills (alongside everyone else that took part in the production). After listening to the album for the second or third time (and while tapping my feet and head-rocking to the music) I finally realised why muse have made it so far, their debut album was excellent! What better publicity is their then having an excellent first album, people were going to flock to the shops for their next album... and they did.

This album should be seen as turning point of the 90's, a new band had arrived, and they were here to stay.. and they have stayed!