Showbiz (album)
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| Studio album by Muse | ||||
| Released | 7 September 1999 | |||
| Recorded | April – May 1999 | |||
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RAK Studios (London, United Kingdom) Sawmills Studio (Cornwall, England) |
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| Length | 49:36 | |||
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| Allmusic |    |
| NME | 6/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.7/10 |
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Showbiz is the debut studio album by English rock band Muse, released in the United Kingdom on 4 October 1999 through Mushroom Records. Recorded between April and May at RAK Studios and Sawmills Studio, respectively, the album was produced by John Leckie and Paul Reeve in conjunction with the band. Showbiz was a moderate commercial success, reaching number 29 on the UK Albums Chart.
Showbiz was released in various regions around the world through the band's different regional labels: Naïve in France; Motor in Germany, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine; Maverick in the United States; Play It Again Sam (PIAS) in Benelux; and Avex Trax in Japan. The album was also released earlier by some labels; in France it was released on 7 September, the Motor edition was sold from 20 September and the album entered American stores on 28 September. A bonus CD was released in Benelux, which contained the same content as the Random 1-8 extended play, without the hidden remixes of "Sunburn".
Showbiz was recorded between 1998 and 1999. However, the album included some older songs in Muse's repertoire, many of which can date as far back as 1996. All songs on the album had already been written at least by 1997. The songs featured on the album were among the "fifty or so" that Matt Bellamy had written before entering the studio. The band selected the songs which they deemed to be the more conventional and "straight-forward" to make up Showbiz. While the songs contain an eclectic and diverse sound featuring subtle classical, jazz, blues, Latin, and world music influences, they have a distinct and cohesive Alternative rock aesthetic. The more experimental material was left out of the album to be included as B-Sides in the single releases. A few of those songs were also featured in the Hullabaloo Soundtrack.
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