Origin of Muse is an album by Muse, released in 2019. A sprawling landscape of alternative rock that fuses emotional intensity with sophisticated instrumentation and grandiose themes. The album has been noted for its critical reception and nostalgic value, offering fans a comprehensive look at the band's formative years. It includes early live recordings and alternate versions that shed light on their creative process, contributing to discussions about the band's influence on the alternative rock genre and its legacy. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.

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Disc 5

• 1 Cave 4:52
• 2 Rain 4:32
• 3 Agitated 3:15
• 4 Crazy Days 4:32
• 5 Coma 3:32
• 6 Connect the Kettle Lead 2:25
• 7 Balloonatic 3:01
• 8 Boredom 4:42
• 9 Sober Standout 4:11
• 10 Jimmy Kane 3:11
• 11 Ashamed 4:41
• 12 Plug In Baby Standout 2:45
• 13 Earthquake 3:36
• 14 Good News 3:42
• 15 Overdue 3:26

Disc 6

• 1 Overdue 4:10
• 2 Cave 4:44
• 3 Coma 3:36
• 4 Escape 3:19
• 5 Muscle Museum Standout 4:18
• 6 Sober Standout 4:02
• 7 Uno 3:40
• 8 Unintended 3:56
• 9 Pink Ego Box 3:29
• 10 Muscle Museum #2 1:21
• 11 Showbiz (live, Sawmills Studios, 1998) 4:19
• 12 Do We Need This (live, Fortress Studios, 1999) 4:23
• 13 Sunburn (live, Fortress Studios, 1999) 3:50
• 14 Overdue (live, Fortress Studios, 1999) 2:34
• 15 Uno (alternate version, Rak Studios, 1999) 3:32

Disc 7

• 1 Sunburn 3:54
• 2 Muscle Museum Standout 4:23
• 3 Fillip 4:00
• 4 Falling Down 4:33
• 5 Cave 4:46
• 6 Showbiz 5:17
• 7 Unintended 3:56
• 8 Uno 3:38
• 9 Sober Standout 4:04
• 10 Spiral Static 4:45
• 11 Escape 3:31
• 12 Overdue 2:26
• 13 Hate This & I’ll Love You 5:13

Disc 8

• 1 Recess (unreleased alternate version, Trident Studios, 1999) 4:17
• 2 Jimmy Kane 3:26
• 3 Forced In 5:08
• 4 Agitated 2:22
• 5 Twin 3:15
• 6 Host 4:11
• 7 Do We Need This? 4:17
• 8 Con‐Science 4:51
• 9 Minimum 2:44
• 10 Ashamed 3:51
• 11 Yes Please 3:07
• 12 Recess 3:38
• 13 Nishe 2:44

Disc 9

• 1 Uno (live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999) 3:48
• 2 Cave (live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999) 4:45
• 3 Muscle Museum (live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999) 4:07
• 4 Falling Down (live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999) 4:48
• 5 Fillip (live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999) 4:10
• 6 Do We Need This (live, The Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, 1999) 5:18
• 7 Agitated (live, The Astoria, London, 2000) 2:57
• 8 Sunburn (live, The Astoria, London, 2000) 4:03
• 9 Plug In Baby (live, The Astoria, London, 2000) 4:16
• 10 Showbiz (live, The Astoria, London, 2000) 6:42
• 11 Cave (acoustic live demo, Airfield Studios, 1999) 4:18
• 12 Muscle Museum (acoustic live demo, Airfield Studios, 1999) 4:36

Disc 10

• 1 Micro Cuts 3:58
• 2 Feeling Good 3:15
• 3 Space Dementia 5:07
• 4 Hyper Music 3:08
• 5 Citizen Erased 7:13
• 6 Megalomania 4:31
• 7 Screenager 4:01
• 8 Shrinking Universe 3:31
• 9 Shine 4:07

Disc 11

• 1 New Born 6:02
• 2 Bliss 4:12
• 3 Space Dementia 6:20
• 4 Hyper Music 3:21
• 5 Plug In Baby Standout 3:38
• 6 Citizen Erased 7:18
• 7 Micro Cuts 3:38
• 8 Screenager 4:20
• 9 Darkshines 4:47
• 10 Feeling Good 3:18
• 11 Futurism 3:27
• 12 Megalomania 4:37

Disc 12

• 1 Nature_1 3:42
• 2 Execution Commentary 2:29
• 3 Bedroom Acoustics 2:37
• 4 Shrinking Universe 3:08
• 5 Piano Thing 2:54
• 6 Map of Your Head 4:25
• 7 The Gallery 3:32
• 8 Hyper Chondriac Music 5:30
• 9 Shine 3:20
• 10 Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want 1:59
• 11 Dead Star 3:41
• 12 In Your World 2:37
• 13 Can’t Take My Eyes Off You 3:31

Disc 13

• 1 New Born 6:24
• 2 Bliss 5:28
• 3 Space Dementia 6:27
• 4 Hyper Music 3:37
• 5 Plug In Baby Standout 4:42
• 6 Citizen Erased 7:18
• 7 Micro Cuts 3:42
• 8 Screenager 3:56
• 9 Darkshines 4:06
• 10 Feeling Good 3:35
• 11 Megalomania 4:25

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