polara Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 I've posted a couple Muse videos before, even though every album engages me less. They're a pompous, comically overblown mash-up of mid-tier Queen, Bends-era Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, and whatever pop star is big at the moment, and the lyrics are middle-school-level sci-fi twaddle. But damn they can rock, and talk about putting guitar front and center most of the time. Good to see about a hundred thousand Brazilians (let the jokes begin) largely 30 and under, going nuts for aggro stadium rawk. This is a really good concert, even if it's heavy on the last album, which was kind of a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixesandsevens Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 2 hours ago, polara said: They're a pompous, comically overblown mash-up of mid-tier Queen, Bends-era Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, and whatever pop star is big at the moment, and the lyrics are middle-school-level sci-fi twaddle. Surely there's a downside... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorch Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 German SAT3 TV channel did a 24 hours concert series over New Year day and night. Early in the morning they had MUSE aired right after U2. Actually, I went to bed after a few minutes, but thought they were doing great, quite pushing rock. My wife watched a little longer and said they were great too. I know about them for years, however, they have never reached my ears anyhow. Can't tell of any songs I know of them really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 3 hours ago, gorch said: German SAT3 TV channel did a 24 hours concert series over New Year day and night. Early in the morning they had MUSE aired right after U2. Actually, I went to bed after a few minute. You did the right thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjamiam Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 On 1/2/2020 at 4:43 PM, polara said: They're a pompous, comically overblown mash-up.... 4 hours ago, RobB said: You did the right thing. Yeah, I just can't bring myself to click, based on what I've heard on the radio. Not my taste at all. But good on 'em for slinging guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polara Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 9 hours ago, mrjamiam said: Yeah, I just can't bring myself to click, based on what I've heard on the radio. Not my taste at all. But good on 'em for slinging guitars. Well... you might want to try the above video. I've seen them live four times, and I've seen everyone from Dio-era Sabbath to Sigu Ros to Ramones. Muse is freaking amazing live. More like a hard rock band covering their own radio stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucSulla Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I like "Knights of Cydonia" and "Hysteria" a lot. I never got all that into them because they never had an album I could listen to cover to cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaVO Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I like a lot of it. It's fun. The music is over the top and cheesy. Queen, Radiohead, ' Pumpkins - yeah. Throw in the pop sensibilities of Erasure. And the dude can wail on the guitar. Not my favorite guitar tones, but if it inspires the folks to pick up the guitar that's not all bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt L Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 On 1/4/2020 at 7:58 AM, polara said: Muse is freaking amazing live. More like a hard rock band covering their own radio stuff. Gotta agree. Muse’s recordings don’t do much for me but I’ve seen them live twice and they put on a great show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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