I’m still undecided. It just doesn’t seem to hold together as an album.
There are three songs on the album I like: Madness is an excellent song but I can’t help thinking they could have done more with it. Follow Me is also a good song, with the addition of the pop-dubsteppy bits, courtesy of Nero, is truly room shaking. Animals is cracking, proper old-fashioned Muse.
This is the problem though, there are good songs but it’s not a good album.
If you want an introduction to Muse I’d say Absolution is probably the best place to start.