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* WarIsHell: "Map of the Problematique" and "Soldier's Poem".

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* WarIsHell: "Map of the Problematique" and "Soldier's Poem".Poem".

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-->''Hold you in my arms''\\
''I just wanted to hold''\\
''You in my arms''\\
''I just wanted to hold''
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* {{Mesodiplosis}}: "Starlight": "And":
--> "Our hopes and expectations / Black holes and revelations"
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* ItsASmallRide: The music video for "Invincible" has the band ride though a [[CrapsaccharineWorld not-so-kid-friendly]] [[TheAbridgedHistory journey through history]][[spoiler:, which then takes an abrupt turn when an AlienInvasion shows up, complete with [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever evil giant teddy bear mechs]]]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Our hopes and expectations\\
[[AlbumTitleDrop Black holes and revelations]]"'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Our hopes and expectations\\
expectations, [[AlbumTitleDrop Black black holes and revelations]]"'']]
revelations]]."'']]
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[[caption-width-right:350:"''Our hopes and expectations''";\\
"''[[AlbumTitleDrop Black holes and revelations]]''"]]

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[[AlbumTitleDrop
Black holes and revelations]]''"]]
revelations]]"'']]



-->-- '''Music/KnightsOfCydonia'''

'''Black Holes and Revelations''' is the fourth studio album by the English AlternativeRock band Music/{{Muse}}, released in 3 July 2006. It is known for songs such as "Supermassive Black Hole", "Knights of Cydonia" and "Starlight".

It introduces [[ElectronicMusic electronic]] and [[EnnioMorriconePastiche western]] elements into their sound, beginning their trip into GenreBusting territory, something which they would expand into in the future.

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-->-- '''Music/KnightsOfCydonia'''

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'''"Music/KnightsOfCydonia"'''

''Black
Holes and Revelations''' Revelations'' is the fourth studio album by the English AlternativeRock band Music/{{Muse}}, released in on 3 July 2006. It is known for songs such as "Supermassive Black Hole", "Knights of Cydonia" and "Starlight".

It introduces [[ElectronicMusic electronic]] and [[EnnioMorriconePastiche western]] Western]] elements into their the band's sound, beginning their trip into GenreBusting territory, something which they would expand into on in the future.



!!''You trope... And bring tropes to all that you touch''

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!!''You trope... And and bring tropes to all that you touch''touch'':
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* LongestSongGoesLast: Unsurprisingly, "Knights of Cydonia". Averted on the Japanese and streaming releases, although a few interviews imply that the band consider "Knights" the proper final song on the album.
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* MusicalNod: Music/SergeiRachmaninoff's Prelude in G Minor (Op. 23 No. 5) in "Assassin (Grand Omega Bosses Edit)"
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** "Glorious", which appeared in the "Invincible" single, and is exclusive to the Japanese and streaming versions of the album.
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* LyricSwap:
** Whenever "Map of the Problematique" is performed live, the line "since I met you" is often swapped with "since I ''lost'' you".
** Early performances of "Starlight" incorporated the lyric ''"our trials and tribulations..."'' into the chorus.


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* RearrangeTheSong: "Take A Bow" is rearranged into a "four hands" piano piece on Matt's 2021 solo EP ''Cryosleep''.
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* BSide:
** "Crying Shame" on the "Supermassive Black Hole" single.
** "Easily" on the "Starlight" single. A fan favorite, the song would make its live debut at the band's first-ever by-request show in 2017.
** The "Knights of Cydonia" single features an extended version of "Assassin", officially known as the Grand Omega Bosses edit.


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* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "Soldier's Poem"
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* SubliminalSeduction: Right before the second verse of "Assassin":
-> [[spoiler:'''AIM! SHOOT! KILL YOUR LEADERS!''']]
-> [[spoiler:'''KILL THEM ALL!''']]
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It introduces [[ElectronicMusic electronic]] and [[EnnioMorriconePastiche western]] elements into their sound, beginning their trip into GenreRoulette territory, something which they would expand into in the future.

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It introduces [[ElectronicMusic electronic]] and [[EnnioMorriconePastiche western]] elements into their sound, beginning their trip into GenreRoulette GenreBusting territory, something which they would expand into in the future.
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It introduces [[ElectronicMusic electronic]] and [[EnnioMorriconePastiche western]] elements into their sound, beginning their trip into GenreRoulette territory that they would expand into the future.

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It introduces [[ElectronicMusic electronic]] and [[EnnioMorriconePastiche western]] elements into their sound, beginning their trip into GenreRoulette territory that territory, something which they would expand into in the future.
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!!Tracklist:!!Tracklist:[[note]]Japanese releases, as well as streaming and digital releases, contain "Glorious" as track 12.[[/note]]

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'''Black Holes and Revelations''' is the fourth studio album by the English AlternativeRock band Music/{{Muse}}, released in 3 July 2006.

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'''Black Holes and Revelations''' is the fourth studio album by the English AlternativeRock band Music/{{Muse}}, released in 3 July 2006.
2006. It is known for songs such as "Supermassive Black Hole", "Knights of Cydonia" and "Starlight".

It introduces [[ElectronicMusic electronic]] and [[EnnioMorriconePastiche western]] elements into their sound, beginning their trip into GenreRoulette territory that they would expand into the future.

"Supermassive Black Hole" was also featured in ''Film/{{Twilight}}'', which would help expand the band's popularity.
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** [[ItsAllAboutMe Vanity/Narcissism]]: the man in the mirrored suit,

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** [[ItsAllAboutMe Vanity/Narcissism]]: Narcissism]]: the man in the mirrored suit,



** [[TheParanoiac Paranoia/Surveillance]]: the man in the suit covered in eyes, and
** [[IrrationalHatred Intolerance/Ignorance]]: the man wearing horse blinders and a suit covered in [[CorruptChurch religious symbols]].

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** [[TheParanoiac Paranoia/Surveillance]]: Paranoia]]: the man in the suit covered in eyes, and
** [[IrrationalHatred Intolerance/Ignorance]]: Intolerance]]: the man wearing horse blinders and a suit covered in [[CorruptChurch religious symbols]].

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* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: Storm Thorgerson's cover art for the album features a modernized interpretation of the concept, correlating to more contemporary issues:
** [[ItsAllAboutMe Vanity/Narcissism]]: the man in the mirrored suit,
** {{Greed}}: the man in the gold suit,
** [[TheParanoiac Paranoia/Surveillance]]: the man in the suit covered in eyes, and
** [[IrrationalHatred Intolerance/Ignorance]]: the man wearing horse blinders and a suit covered in [[CorruptChurch religious symbols]].



* MinisculeRocking: The [[ClusterFBomb hidden track]] track on the "Starlight" DVD.

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* MinisculeRocking: The [[ClusterFBomb hidden track]] track on the "Starlight" DVD.
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* TruckDriversGearChange: "Take a Bow", which changes the key ''for thirteen times throughout the song''.

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* TruckDriversGearChange: "Take a Bow", which has ''thirteen key changes the key ''for thirteen times throughout the song''.
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The music video of "Music/KnightsOfCydonia" has its own page for the tropes of said video.
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[[caption-width-right:350:"''Our hopes and expectations''";\\
"''[[AlbumTitleDrop Black holes and revelations]]''"]]

->''No one's gonna take me alive''\\
''The time has come to make things right''\\
''You and I must fight for our rights''\\
''You and I must fight to survive''
-->-- '''Music/KnightsOfCydonia'''

'''Black Holes and Revelations''' is the fourth studio album by the English AlternativeRock band Music/{{Muse}}, released in 3 July 2006.

!!Tracklist:
# "Take a Bow" (4:35)
# "Starlight" (3:59)
# "Supermassive Black Hole" (3:29)
# "Map of the Problematique" (4:18)
# "Soldier's Poem" (2:03)
# "Invincible" (5:00)
# "Assassin" (3:31)
# "Exo-Politics" (3:53)
# "City of Delusion" (4:48)
# "Hoodoo" (3:43)
# "Knights of Cydonia" (6:06)

!!''You trope... And bring tropes to all that you touch''
* AlbumTitleDrop: ''Black Holes and Revelations'' is a lyric in the song "Starlight".
* AudienceParticipationSong:
** "Knights of Cydonia". All together now: "NO-ONE'S GONNA TAKE ME ALIVE!"
** "Starlight" has a famous clap to go with it, which spells out "tits" in Morse code.
*** Also from "Starlight", "Our hopes and expectaaaations, black holes and revelaaaations..."
* ClusterFBomb: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv_ko47ThDk hidden track]] on the ''Starlight'' DVD. Commonly referred to as 'You Fucking Motherfucker' in fan circles.[[note]]According to Matt, [[https://twitter.com/MattBellamy/status/1033805115709251584?s=19 it is actually named "You Funky Motherfucker"]], although that might have been a joke on his part.[[/note]] Also counts as an absolutely massive {{Cluster|FBomb}} of ''{{Atomic|FBomb}}'' F-Bombs.
* ConceptAlbum: ''Black Holes and Revelations'' draws parallels between astronomical concepts such as space and time, and human concepts like love and hatred.
* DrivenToSuicide: The lyrics to "Starlight" imply this.
* EnnioMorriconePastiche: The album is filled with this, but "Knights of Cydonia" is no doubt the most notable. Most live performances from 2009 onwards even quote "The Man with a Harmonica" from ''Film/OnceUponATimeInTheWest''.
* ETGaveUsWiFi: [[WordOfGod According to a German interview quoted on the MuseWiki]], Matthew Bellamy wrote "Exo-Politics" about "a trade agreement between the US government and extraterrestrials, about the use of new technologies," although he has not been entirely consistent on that line.
* GovernmentConspiracy: "Exo-Politics", taken at face value, is about the government cooperating with aliens from the Zeta Reticuli system in a massive mind control conspiracy. Matthew Bellamy has alternately confirmed this interpretation, or highlighted how alien theories cover up real military conspiracies at sites like Area 51. Either way, he clearly believes the US government is up to no good.
* IncrediblyLongNote: "City of Delusion". And the LastNoteNightmare of "Take a Bow" as well.
* InTheStyleOf: The intro to "Knights of Cydonia" pays homage to "Telstar" by The Tornadoes. Appropriate, seeing as Matt Bellamy is the son of George Bellamy, one of the group who performed the earlier song.
* LastNoteNightmare: "Take A Bow," which turns what was an almost triumphant choral climax into an electronic howl that fades away over the space of more than 20 seconds.
* LyricalDissonance:
** "Starlight." The verses in particular seem to indicate rather dark suicidal thoughts, with that glossy piano playing over it.
** "Map of the Problematique's" lyrics indicate wanting to stay with someone and sort it out, but the music is heavy with lots of momentum in the bassline.
** "Soldier's Poem" sounds like a barbershop quartet piece but is about the pointlessness of war and how apologists let people die.
-->''There's no one left for us to blame. It's a shame we're all dying.''
* MinisculeRocking: The [[ClusterFBomb hidden track]] track on the "Starlight" DVD.
* NonAppearingTitle: "Map of the Problematique", "Soldier's Poem", "Exo-Politics", "Hoodoo" and "Knights of Cydonia".
* OneWordTitle: "Starlight", "Invincible", "Exo-Politics" and "Hoodoo".
* OutOfGenreExperience: "Soldier's Poem", a soft acoustic guitar track with vocal harmonies that could be right out of a barbershop quartet, smashed between "Map of the Problematique" and "Invincible". Apparently, they recorded it with the usual full-band arrangement, but it didn't sound quite right.
* ProtestSong:
** "Take a Bow" has a laser-focused vicious stab at various world leaders, enough that it could be the anger march of LaResistance.
---> FEED THE HEX ON THE COUNTRY YOU LOVE.
* ShoutOut: Most of the video for Music/KnightsOfCydonia is movie references, listed on its page.
* TakeThat: "Take A Bow" is one aimed at an "[[TheUnreveal all but nameless politician]]."
* TruckDriversGearChange: "Take a Bow", which changes the key ''for thirteen times throughout the song''.
* WarIsHell: "Map of the Problematique" and "Soldier's Poem".

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