17 - Muse - Absolution

I've loved this band since their first album "Showbiz" which was released back in 1999. I don't think there's another band out that that fills their music with such raw passion and intensity. Their first album didn't really make a splash in the US and thus their next couple albums were not released stateside at all, which is such a shame as they were magnificent. I actually bought Absolution in 2003 as an import when it was released in the UK (I recommend CD Wow... not a great selection, but free shipping to anywhere in the world), but since it was released in the States in 2004 (woohoo), I included it here.