I used to rate this a 99 until I listened to Origins of Symmetry and it took it down a bit because of how much better it is than Absolution, all though Absolution is still a spectacular album. Anyways, it's a pretty good third album from the band and a great jump into mainstream for them.
Faves: Stockholm Syndrome, Apocalypse Please, Hysteria, Time is Running Out, Falling Away with You, Butterflies and Hurricanes, Thoughts of a Dying Atheist
Least Faves: Blackout, Endlessly
| 2 | Apocalypse Please / 100 |
| 3 | Time Is Running Out / 100 |
| 4 | Sing for Absolution / 96 |
| 5 | Stockholm Syndrome / 100 |
| 6 | Falling Away with You / 100 |
| 7 | Interlude / 96 |
| 8 | Hysteria / 100 |
| 9 | Blackout / 93 |
| 10 | Butterflies & Hurricanes / 99 |
| 11 | The Small Print / 98 |
| 12 | Endlessly / 92 |
| 13 | Thoughts of a Dying Atheist / 99 |
| 14 | Ruled by Secrecy / 98 |