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A little review from our moderator, Mystery, who experienced Muse’s first British Stadium Gig of The Resistance Tour.

Ok, so now I’ve got home and chilled out and eaten a tad, I’ll post a full review of the gig last night, now

So, firstly, just make mention of the support acts. Pulled Apart By Horses were the first on stage. They were okay, bearable, but nothing like the music I choose to listen to. Decent musicians, didn’t hate them. Band Of Skulls were second, and they were pretty good! Nothing fantastic, but catchy tunes, decent musicians, I might check them out a bit more, few of their songs I really liked. Then the major disappointment; The Editors. I’d heard them from T In The Park earlier this year and based on that, was really looking forward to them, actually. Then they came on… Oh, fuck, I felt MISERABLE listening to them. Honestly, they were so dull, it killed the atmosphere largely around me, people were just fed up. A couple songs were bit more upbeat that I got into but largely, incredibly disappointed in them. Was looking forward to them most out of all three gigs’ support bands. Shame.

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IT’S easy to forget just how brutally brilliant a rock band Muse can be. The prog-rock, glam pop and neo-classical stylings of the Devon band’s last two albums have lulled us all into a false sense of security. Matt Bellamy & Co have walked a tightrope stretched across the mainstream, just managing to keep their balance.

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“Muse call the O2 World to revolution”
Friday, 30. October 2009 13:54 (CET) – Von Michael Hufnagel

Recently a secret gig at the Berlin Admiralspalast, now officially at the O2 World: with their “The Resistance”-tour, the brit-rock band Muse showed that their megalomania has no limits. But the audience don’t always follows.
Since the 70’s there’s an inofficial agreement of restraining in rock-music. The bad examples of bands like Genesis, Yes or Emerson Lake & Palmer made a lasting impression, bombast and fancifull structures were tabu from that time. Many younger musicians avoided therefore, for reasons of credibility, to brag with similar effects. Only Muse don’t agree with this at all, especially not with their “The Resistance”-tour, which took place in the not-sold-out O2 World.

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I have just finished working on the second MuseBootlegs release, MBDVD002 V Festival 2008.

EDIT: It’s finally up! http://torrents.musebootlegs.com/details.php?id=42

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Setlist
01. Intro
02. Map Of The Problematique
03. Supermassive Black Hole
04. Dead Star (with lasers)
05. New Born
06. Hysteria
07. Butterflies & Hurricanes
08. Feeling Good
09. Space Dementia
10. Drum n Bass
11. Invincible
12. Bliss
13. Time Is Running Out
14. Stockholm Syndrome
15. Take A Bow (with lasers)
16. Starlight
17. Plug In Baby (with balloons)
18. Knights Of Cydonia

Gig Review:

http://www.cluas.com/music/gigs/peter-gabriel-crowded-house-dublin-9665.htm

It wasn’t looking good for MUSE at Marlay Park. Monsoon like conditions over the past week would surely render conditions unsuitable for anything other than pigs and ducks. Not so. The first surprise of the evening was that parking was a breeze, as was gaining access to the arena. The biggest surprise o

f all though was the condition of the arena. Where were the anticipated mud baths? No where to be seen, in fact you’d have hardly known it had rained non-stop for the past two weeks.

Despite me labelling them a singles band on more than one occasion I was quite excited about seeing Muse live for the first time. I’d heard reports of their live performances before but had no idea of the visual and audio bombardment that lay in store. Opening with Map of the Problematique, Supermassive Blackhole and Dead Star, Bellamy and Co. had the audience firmly in their grip from the start. Accompanied by lasers, satellite dishes and some of the best on stage camera work I’ve ever seen, each song becomes an almost cinematic experience in the live arena.

Definite highlights for me were Invincible and the sing-along version of Time is Running Out, though an honourable mention must go to Feeling Good as I’ve never heard so many people attempt to sing falsetto before. Lets just say there were lots of canines covering their ears last night in the Marlay Park area! Any band that want to have two encores better have some good songs to go with it and in Starlight, Plug in Baby (encore one) and Knights of Cydonia (encore two), MUSE certainly have more than enough tools with which to work a crowd.

And with that the balloons, the lasers, the smoke machines were all gone and we encountered the only problem of the evening. When it takes you longer to walk a kilometre to your car than it does to drive 20 kilometres home you know you have a problem. It’s a problem MCD could sort by opening more exits but is a minor complaint given how enjoyable this gig was. Gig of the year by a long way.

Steven O’Rourke

Luke

Source: Londonist

Having proved last summer that their fusion of imaginative rock and up-to-the-minute visual pyrotechnics can light up a sold-out Wembley Stadium, Muse last night reminded everyone that they are equally compelling in the raw as they harnessed the unique surroundings of the Royal Albert Hall to deliver a bravura, twenty-first century answer to the Last Night of the Proms.

The packed crowd bounced along to rousing grooves like Supermassive Black Hole and Time Is Running Out, with frontman Matt Bellamy, rarely a man to keep still himself, providing virtuouso flourishes and whirling showmanship of which Paganini would have been proud. In the more operatic numbers he became leader of the community singing with afficionados from the Muselive fan site in particularly fine voice from the Choir seats behind the stage. Their hero made sure to acknowledge them regularly during solos and jam riffs while the whole auditorium got involved in some now traditional crowd volleyball during Bliss with the customary balloons laden with confetti launched spectacularly over the heads of the audience through the arches of the gallery way up in the Gods, Bellamy despatching the last one himself at the final note with a well-aimed headstock.

Given the division of the audience between hardcore Muse fans and supporters of the Teenage Cancer Trust, under whose banner this last of four assorted concerts had been organised, the set sensibly featured mainsteam crowd-pleasers like Starlight, Feeling Good and Invincible alongside rarely performed fan favourites such as Fury and a track from second album Origin of Symmetry that had excited speculation on message boards ever since the venue was announced. To many, the gap between the end of the main set and the first encore seemed anxiously long, but those of us high on the West wing could see the way being prepared for the night’s set-piece as Bellamy jogged up a gangway to the console of the legendary pipe organ, essayed a few preparatory chords and then, to exultant cheers, struck up the introduction to Megalomania.

Bassist Chris Wolstenholme and drummer Dominic Howard had taken centre stage in Bellamy’s absence, receiving just recognition for their own vital and exemplary contributions to the cinematic Muse soundscape along with keyboardist Morgan Nicholls, who is finally stepping into the foreground from behind the percussion section. In closers Plug In Baby and Knights of Cydonia the ensemble still had a pair of aces to trump even their Phantom of the Opera style coup de grace and the audience departed with the vision still fresh in their minds of Bellamy exultantly assuming the foetal position while playing his effects-laden custom guitar over the back of his head.

The band had been welcomed to the stage by Roger Daltrey of The Who, a long time supporter of the Teenage Cancer Trust, and two survivors of that pernicious illness who offered a joyful reminder of how the night’s proceeds would be set to good use. If you would like to make a donation to the charity which builds units in NHS hospitals specifically for teenagers with cancer as well as providing services and facilities that help with all aspects of the unique challenges faced by sufferers and those in remission as they emerge into adulthood, call TCT on 020 7612 0370 or view further details here.

Review of the recent Haarp CD from our friends at DailyDisChord.com

Muse – H.A.A.R.P: Live From Wembley Stadium
Warner Music

4.5/5

Supermassive Devonshire trio remind us what a mind twatting gig should sound like

It’s more than likely a safe bet to say that pretty much every person that attended the two live HAARP dates at Wembley, believe that this was the best gig they had ever witnessed. Its probably a safe bet too to suggest that Muse may be the best live band walking the planet today. You’re going to love this live album whether you attended the gigs or not. If you were lucky enough to find yourself a ticket then this CD is going to be a constant reminder of how much Muse blew the roof off Wembley Stadium. If you were not so lucky, like myself, then this CD acts as an awesome consolation to the disappointment you’re probably still feeling.

‘HAARP: Live From Wembley Stadium’ is the only live album to date where I can honestly say that each track surpasses the original versions. There are multiple factors as to why this is so, but mostly due to the fact that each song has not been performed as they sound on CD, but with more alternate creativity. You only have to listen to the opening number, the mammoth ‘Knights Of Cydonia’ to hear what I mean. Kicking into action after an epic intro track, the band’s latest albums closing track fits perfectly as the opening to a concert. Matt Bellamy immediately demonstrates why many see him as one of the best vocalists in the world, hitting each note perfectly with ease whilst tearing out the guitar riff that makes ‘Knights Of Cydonia’ such an epic sounding song. The final moments are absolutely outstanding as the frontman adds the extra element of digital feedback from his trademark Kaoss Pad to create a frenzied mood around the performance. Outstanding in so many ways.

Matt Bellamy, is absolutely exceptional on this live effort. The power of each chord he belts out from his falsetto tinged voice is just enviable. The lack of effort he seems to put into singing, yet sounding so amazing is just incredible, and this is noticeable in ‘Hysteria’. Each note is slammed out with power and as Matt stretches his vocal chords all over the shop in just one track, you get that jaw dropping feeling. ‘Butterflies And Hurricanes’ is probably the most vocally challenging song Muse have in their back catalogue, and Bellamy hits every note once again, the deepest to the highest.

There are plenty more absolute gems in this CD that deserve to be mentioned here. One of these being the emotion ridden melody, ‘Invincible’. From the obscure opening guitar line to the Tom Morello inspired riff near the end, the song is just perfect. What makes it an amazing live album however, is that once again the song is executed in mind blowing fashion. The guitars are very loud, Matt’s voice is beautifully symphonic and the crashing drums through the awesome solo are great. The melodic ‘Starlight’, crushing eight minute long ‘New Born’ and closing belters ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ and ‘Take A Bow’ do more than enough to confirm that this is the best live album to be released to date.

The only one negative I can take from ‘HAARP’ is the absence of my favourite Muse tracks ‘Bliss’, ‘Plug In Baby’ and ‘Citizen Erased’. It doesn’t really make that much of a difference however as the album contains fans favourites from old and new. This album is a must buy for anyone even slightly interested in Muse. If you don’t buy it for the CD then you get a DVD of the live show too so you really have no reason not too. Only one word can describe this live CD. That word is Muse, who at the moment are in a league of their own.

Coke Fest 2008 Review

Source: Tonight.co.za

Muse

That guy who quotes obscure French philosophers while sipping a 1986 Shiraz one minute and shoves you against the wall and does unspeakable things to you the next.

The highlight of my day, Muse exploded on stage with the epic Knights of Cydonia. Goosebumps erupted over my body as they segued into Hysteria. Matt Bellamy and Co put on a show that left me in a puddle. They didn’t waste time on banter and condescending “We love you, Cape Towns”. They came. They saw. They kicked ass. Legitimately voted the best live act on the planet, their set was a mind-juddering whirl of careening lasers, steam-jets and awesome musicianship. They treated the crowd to hits like Stockholm Syndrome, New Born and Starlight. The highlight was the set-closer Take A Bow, surely the soundtrack to the birth of divinity.