The Muse Thread

[Lore]

I'm totally in love with muse now.. it's weird because I had their albums in the computer since a long time but now I've been listening to them and they're awesome

[alyssa]

Same here--I'm more obsessed with Muse than I've ever been before. :smug:

Matt Bellamy friggin' rocks. :wideeyed:

I'm still hung up that I missed them at the KROQ Inland Invasion that was held 20 miles from my house. :(

[Cirrus Minor]

Here you go :

Kangaroo Blues :
http://rapidshare.de/files/35075529/Kangaroo_Blues.rar.html

Does anyone have Muscle Museum Full Length version, the last track of the Muscle Museum German single ? If someone could upload it it would be much appreciated.

[linnea]

^thank you :)

and thanks Julie, those were great quotes :D

[amsterdam528]

Awesome! I've been working on the Take A Bow intro on my piano, so it's great to hear Matt do the same thing =)

The Butterflies and Hurricanes from Cardiff file is scratched up though. =( Other than that it's an excellent live package. I absolutely love this version of BLISS. :D

[julimp92]

^thank you :)

and thanks Julie, those were great quotes :D

Thanks , i'll see if i can post some more later :wink:

And thaks for the blues upload :D

[coldplay_steph]

Thankyou for Kangaroo Blues :kiss:

[linnea]

wow I am obsessed, I literally can't imagine a day without Muse :stunned:

But I still want more, with the cuts and the bruises..

:cool:

[Cirrus Minor]

wow I am obsessed, I literally can't imagine a day without Muse :stunned:

But I still want more, with the cuts and the bruises..

:cool:

I tried to give Muse up, but I'm addicted

[amsterdam528]

My Muse addiction is starting to get out of control again. I just cannot get Bliss out of my head... such a great song. :heart:

[julimp92]

Hi guys Any one that has the running out trabendo vid ? thanks !

[swallowedinamessage]

pleased to see the MUSE thread is still thriving as ever :) :D ;)

[shesawsparks]

Hi guys i found this awsome quotes hope you like :

A selection of stuff from old Melody Makers:

"one time I was supposed to do a festival in Exeter on my own and I couldn't do it, because I had a fear that Dom or Chris would come into the audience and realise that I wasn't very good and not want me in the band anymore!"

(asked about getting into trouble)

"Many time. I've got into a couple of fights this week. I always know i'll lose, but that's what eggs me on for some reason. Once was when someone threw some beer over me at the Elle Style Awards. Another time I went into a pizza place near Leicester Square and it was closing, so the woman gave me some pizza for free, but then the bouncer just grabbed me and threw me down the stairs. I was really fucked off with that beacause it hurt! So I got the whole pizza and threw it into the resteraunt and then ran a mile. I think that's a real blue hair thing - people thinking, 'who the fuck does he think he is?'"

:D ------ > "I think i'm crap. I'm a crap guitar player. I'm really not very good. And i thought I was a good singer until I met Coldplay. That guy's got a real voice. He can sing ."

Aww those quotes are great. Matt's just soo sweet!! :heart: As for the last one - he said that about Chris? :nice: :blush:

[julimp92]

^^ Glad you guys liked them , found some others


Quoted from her LJ entry about the Fall Ball in Arizona:
"About three-fourths of the way into the show, one of the security guards pissed off the lead singer. OH MY GOD, IT WAS HILARIOUS. Sad, but hilarious. Y'see, along the front of the stage, there's a barrier. Between the barrier and stage, there is a space for security guards. They retrieve the crowd surfing bodies, put them on the ground, and send them on their merry way. I guess one of them plucked one up and just dropped him on the ground.

This is where Arlynn and I swooned the most.

I think it was the drummer who initially stopped the show. Afterwards, the lead singer got in on it. They turned British on us. ::melts::

He was like, "Oi, what's going on down there, mate? Who is in bloody charge? I'm preparing to give them a piece of my bloody mind!" And then they said other stuff, but I can't remember.

The lead singer actually left the stage, went down into the security pit, and had a chat with them. It was so freaking great. I love them; they care about their fans. Yay."

Dom: They're beating up some of the crowd. Hopefully that'll get him fucking sacked right now.
Matt: Is he kicking the shit out of some fan? What's he doing?
Dom: He was kicking the shit out of some girl, I noticed, as well.
Matt: Who's in charge of these guys down here, do you know?
Dom: Whoever it is needs to fucking sort them out.

[linnea]

^thanks again Julie for the quotes :kiss: they really care about their fans :heart: stopped the show when they saw some trouble

haha this is random but my new ringtone is KoC :cool::D my phone isn't very good but at least the ringtone sounds great ;)

[Cirrus Minor]

It's been anounced that Knights of Cydonia will be the new UK Single. Out November 27th !

[linnea]

It's been anounced that Knights of Cydonia will be the new UK Single. Out November 27th !

new single :dance: any idea about the b-side? If there'll be another b-side as good as Easily, Christmas will come early this year :)

I was so sure they'd release MotP as the next single.. no matter though, I'm happy with Knights of Cydonia too :cool:

btw, anyone who's able to listen to BBC Radio 1 tonight, there'll be an interview with Colin Murray at 10pm

[julimp92]

yay new single :dance: , i cant wait for the b-sides
And you very welcome for the quotes haha i have more were those came from :lol:

[coldplay_steph]

yay I can't wait for b-sides too!!! :dance:

Thanks for the info Cirrus Minor :)

[Cirrus Minor]

No problem. You'd rather thank the muse.mu newsletter !

I hope there will be more interesting B-sides than on the UK KoC single...

[Briggins]

I just started listening to Muse a few weeks ago. I am officially hooked. These guys rock my socks off.

[linnea]

^ haha that's exactly what they do :cool:

I've been in a crazy headbanging mood all day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-P9VD8opEQ

and another one..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JacadhAXxcY

:wacko:

[julimp92]

Aswome :D thanks !!

[Marisa]

Origin of Symmetry is like an electric shock to my brain. I put it on, and blew through all my assignments at warp speed. haha. Invigorating!

[Lore]

I've been so obssesed with muse these days

[Rad-Cold]

I love their version of cant take my eyes of you..
its brilliant :heart:

[fifi]

Ahhhhh I hope they release MotP after KoC that would be the best way to finish the album releases! 3 weeks left 'til I see them woooooooooo


And oh my god about what happened at their show with the security guards! Fair play to the band for stopping :nice:

[linnea]

hope so too, MotP would make a great single

this might be a good time for the daily Muse vid..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCm7QoOm9Zk

:heart:

[julimp92]

I love their version of cant take my eyes of you..
its brilliant :heart:

I love that too :) i olso loved that they did the cover just for Dom to have the chance to sing :D

And more quotes :D



From Q magazine:

Chris Wolstenholme is the youngest member of the three, turning 26 at the start of December, but also the most settled. Back home in Devon, he has a wife and three children, which means that the band's Herculean commitment to the road brings with it considerable conflict.

"But I'm really lucky, because my wife really is very understanding," the bassist says. "She knows what this band means to me. But I miss my children terribly. I miss my wife, especially after a few weeks when I'm desperate to get laid..."

:rolleyes::laugh4:

sorry if this has been posted, can't be bothered to read all of the posts.
I: Who's the biggest bitch?
Dom: Matt is and we are his bitches.

LMAO !

[Cirrus Minor]

Thanks for the Dark Shines vid : it's the best guitar part of the whole concert in my opinion...

Then WHY THE FUCK isn't this on the fucking DVD ? It's unacceptable : you pay 30 bucks for an unentire concert. What does this mean ? And where do those guys get a DVD version of what I don't have on mine ?

[linnea]

no problem, I seem to bump into these 'unreleased' vids these days.. the guy who put the video on youtube said that darkshines was on the Japanese edition of the dvd. guess it's one of these extra things for Japanese releases, again..
still it's a bit strange that the song is there on the cd version of the concert, but not on the dvd

this song has really grown on me, haven't seen that many live vids yet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36JKpTteiSw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36JKpTteiSw)

Dom's drumming is incredible :stunned: also love the riff at the end

[amsterdam528]

"Fate can't decide, alignment of the planets in your hands. Come on crush our plans, just suck and see...A future that won't let you disagree and I won't miss you at all"

I'm currently addicted to that song and it's amazing bass riff. :D

[Miss-Clementine]

Have you guys voted for them in the EMA's yet?

[Grace]

^ yes, i did :smug:


to be honest... i haven't gone through this thread so don't kill me if someone else has already brought up that topic...
but... doesn't the "Supermassive Black Hole" tune remind you of Britney Spears' "Do Somethin'"?
lol. :laugh3:
just listen to it at www.youtube.com (http://www.youtube.com)!

[Cirrus Minor]

You want something weird ? Just listen to the music on "Time Is Running Out" verses and Britney's "Baby One More Time"...
I never thought Britney was part of Matt's inspirations ^^!

[linnea]

Sick of this space
Wish we could be far away
Cos I wasted all my youth
I'll never see it again
My trust in you has been abused
My trust in you has been overused

Why can you get everything?
Can you tell me why I just want to run away?
Can you tell me why I just want to run away?

:bigcry:

hasn't exactly been a good day :(
think I need to wallow some more..

[julimp92]

^ yes, i did :smug:


to be honest... i haven't gone through this thread so don't kill me if someone else has already brought up that topic...
but... doesn't the "Supermassive Black Hole" tune remind you of Britney Spears' "Do Somethin'"?
lol. :laugh3:
just listen to it at www.youtube.com (http://www.youtube.com)!

Yeah ! i thought of it ...:thinking: just odd :laugh4:

[linnea]

did some search and managed to find one interview with all three of them there

ok it's very short but still it's nice to hear Chris talk :)
http://lyhytlinkki.net/?ewcp4fk0

[julimp92]

thanks :D , must of the time is just matt , or Matt and Dom , its nice to hear Chris's voice for a change

[Cirrus Minor]

Good to hear Chris talk, even if it's just for seconds.

[Noah24]

:wink3:
Who could possibly be mean enough to attack the angelic frontman of the world’s most inoffensive band - Coldplay? Well someone’s got to do it. I recognise that he’s an all-round Lovely Bloke who really wants the world to live in peace and harmony. Unfortunately he’s doing a pretty good job of ensuring that this won’t be possible.

Let me begin by admitting that almost every environmentalist I know - and I include myself - is a hypocrite. We all want people to live by codes rather stricter than those we apply to ourselves, which is why real action on climate change isn’t possible without intervention by the government. But Chris is in a league of his own.
In an interview for the Guardian conducted in Las Vegas in 2005, he spoke about the songs on his album X&Y.
Twisted Logic is an intense, angry track encouraging people to make the right decisions about how they live their lives and how they treat the planet.
A few paragraphs later, he revealed that he was about to fly by private jet to Palm Springs, 35 minutes from Las Vegas. The band can now afford to fly wherever possible, and the increased privacy and speed mean that Apple will be able to join her father on tour more often. “I certainly don’t want her to stay at home all the time,” Martin says. “As she gets older, hopefully she’ll come out as and when she wants. I always thought it’d be cool to be in school and say, ‘I’m not coming in today - I’m off to Costa Rica to see my dad play.’ I do think that wins you a few points.”(1)
The following week, Alison Goldfrapp told an interviewer that, during his tours, Chris flies home between gigs. “We supported Coldplay and Chris Martin used to fly home on his jet, go home, write songs then fly to the next gig. “I thought, ‘What? Are you insane?’”(2)
As Goldfrapp suggested, his trips back “home” (this could be one of a number of places) were plainly unnecessary. While the rest of the tour hopped from gig to gig, he must have travelled twice or even three times as far. But even if it was absolutely essential, for some reason, that he went back to Gwyneth and Apple and Mangosteen, why couldn’t he travel in a commercial plane?
None of the accounts I have read give the make of his jet, but I will assume it’s that standard celebrity vehicle, the Learjet 45. The reports suggest that even if he is not the sole passenger, he is the sole beneficiary of the journey: those who travel with him - minders, servants or crew - go only for his convenience. So I will place the plane’s carbon emissions on his account.
The Learjet 45 has a normal cruising speed of 846 kmph. Its fuel consumption at this speed is 579 litres/hour, which means it burns 0.68 litres of kerosene per kilometre(3). The Airbus A321, a standard medium-haul commercial plane, travels at 853kmph and uses 3000 litres per hour, or 3.52 litres per kilometre(4). It seats around 189 people. Assuming that average occupancy is 70%, or 132, then every passenger is responsible for burning 0.027 litres per kilometre, or one 25th of Chris Martin’s consumption. But, as Heat shows, even one return trip across the Atlantic on a commercial airliner equates to a person’s entire sustainable carbon ration for a year.
It’s probably fair to assume that he flies at least 100,000 miles (or ten return journeys averaging 10,000 miles each) in his private jet each year. If so - and even before taking the rest of his activities into account - he would be exceeding his fair share of carbon by 250 times. If we were to take the other climate changing effects of air travel into account, we would multiply this by 2.7 times.
As if to prove that making the right decisions about how to treat the planet really is for lesser mortals, in December 2005 Chris Martin pranged his car, whereupon we learnt that the model he drives is a BMW X5. This is one of the thirstiest 4×4s on the road. The US Environmental Protection Agency reveals that in cities (he rammed someone’s hatchback in Belsize Park in London) they manage just 16 miles to the gallon(5).
Chris Martin claims to care about the poorest people on earth. Why then does he seem to be mounting a one-man campaign to sweep them off the planet?

[julimp92]

seriusly dude ... stop that ... :angry:

[Cirrus Minor]

Noah24, I don't know what this's got to do here...

[amsterdam528]

Weird, the song Con-Science was in my dream today right before I woke up...even though I hadn't heard the song in a long long time. It also had a huge choral accompaniment too, which sounded cool but I have no idea where it came from.

[julimp92]

Some band photos

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/bull_ring_madrid.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/totto03.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/muse_main.gif

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/amuse0443176fs0editedqc4.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/177135.jpg

Just found this

http://www.rocketbabydolls.com/kerrangjune2001.html
From 2001

[coldplay_steph]

Beautiful piccys, thanks! :kiss:

I have the last one up on my wall at home :nice:

[Grace]

JAJAJAJJAJAJAJA!!!!!!!!!!! :dance:
Muse will be on German TRL this wednesday!!!!

YEAHIIIIIE!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: :juggle:

[linnea]

Juli, those were some lovely pics, thank you! :kiss:

can't believe I hadn't seen this before
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAbUx9nH7mk

:heart::nice:

that is a good interview

[Cirrus Minor]

Weird, the song Con-Science was in my dream today right before I woke up...even though I hadn't heard the song in a long long time. It also had a huge choral accompaniment too, which sounded cool but I have no idea where it came from.

Last friday I heard Soldier's Poem in my dreams, just before I awakened... But then I realised it was my Hi-Fi singing me to wake up ^^!

The vid is great. I heard Chris talk for the first time ! I like it when they talk about the cover art and Storm Thorgerson's work... not only because I'm a Pink Floyd fan. I am a Storm Thorgerson fan.

[julimp92]

thanks for the vidd linnea , i havent seen it , im glad they explained the meaning of the cover

[linnea]

According to muse.mu, "an extended studio recording of Assassin" will be the b-side to KoC single. Yes!!! :dance:

Assassin has become one of my favourites from the album, so it'll be great to hear an extended version. Who knows, maybe they'll include the old Debase riff..

[camofire]

is it true that the noisettes are supporting muse on their uk tour? will there be anyone else there as well?

[Cirrus Minor]

According to muse.mu, "an extended studio recording of Assassin" will be the b-side to KoC single. Yes!!! :dance:

Assassin has become one of my favourites from the album, so it'll be great to hear an extended version. Who knows, maybe they'll include the old Debase riff..

Actually, Assassin is the one I like the less on BHAR, but I would love it if I could get an extended version anyway...

[coldplay_steph]

is it true that the noisettes are supporting muse on their uk tour? will there be anyone else there as well?

I'll be there! :)

I haven't heard anything about who the support act is...

[coldplay_steph]

According to muse.mu, "an extended studio recording of Assassin" will be the b-side to KoC single. Yes!!! :dance:

Assassin has become one of my favourites from the album, so it'll be great to hear an extended version. Who knows, maybe they'll include the old Debase riff..

Aaaah that's great news!!! :dance:

Assassin is also one of my faves from BHAR, I particularily love the drumming :nice:

[Lore]

I'll be there! :)

I haven't heard anything about who the support act is...

you lucky girl

tell matt that i'm waiting for them here :cry:

[linnea]

is it true that the noisettes are supporting muse on their uk tour? will there be anyone else there as well?

yep it's true, the noisettes will be supporting muse, other support acts haven't been confirmed yet..

btw I wasn't that impressed by Assassin when the album was first released, but it has really grown on me since and now it's one of my favourites.. and the drumming is amazing :cool:

[Space Dementia]

My favourite band, by far. They are incredible.

[linnea]

Song of the day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKeGh1VwiLg

gives me goose bumps every single time I listen to it. Brilliant.

[pennyroyal]

I love this band, they are incredible. I saw them live in August, and is one of the best shows I've seen in awhile. Also got pictures with them!

As for Assassin..I love the "uncut" version...it sounds way better than the one on record...it sounds more...rock-ish? I can't explain it...it was known as "Debase Masons Grog" or something REALLY strange like that....anyone else heard this version? I've heard a rough live version of it, when it was still new and they performed it on their last US tour.

[Lore]

wow you're so luckyyyy

[linnea]

I love this band, they are incredible. I saw them live in August, and is one of the best shows I've seen in awhile. Also got pictures with them!

As for Assassin..I love the "uncut" version...it sounds way better than the one on record...it sounds more...rock-ish? I can't explain it...it was known as "Debase Masons Grog" or something REALLY strange like that....anyone else heard this version? I've heard a rough live version of it, when it was still new and they performed it on their last US tour.

I've only seen couple of vids of them performing Debase Mason's Grog live, and although I like the album version a lot, the old one is even better. It's going to be interesting to hear the version on the KoC single.

[Cirrus Minor]

I am waiting patiently...

[zeoir]

I am waiting patiently...

..and i'll wait for a sign

[talisman]

Song of the day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKeGh1VwiLg

gives me goose bumps every single time I listen to it. Brilliant.

great performance by muse, and that's like one of the best muse songs.

[amsterdam528]

I've only seen couple of vids of them performing Debase Mason's Grog live, and although I like the album version a lot, the old one is even better. It's going to be interesting to hear the version on the KoC single.

Indeed. I don't think I can wait until November 27th to hear the studio version of DMG... I wonder if we'll get a studio version of Burning Bandits as well; I found both Assassin and Exo-Politics lacking compared to their earlier live versions.

[swallowedinamessage]

i prefer Assassin to Debase .. just about ... but i do much prefer Burning Bandits to Exo-Politics ..

Big Up MUSE

[Cirrus Minor]

I never heard Debase Mason's Grog and Burning Bandits. Could anyone upload them for me ?

[amsterdam528]

They are early versions of Assassin and Exo-Politics; these are from their concert in Buffalo from 2004.

http://rapidshare.com/files/256920/Debase_Burning_Mason_Bandit_s_Grog.zip.html

[linnea]

Huge thanks for uploading :kiss:

I also hadn't heard Burning Bandits earlier, not sure which version of the song I prefer now..

[linnea]

I've just got to post this random quote I found

Matt: Apparently men go into a cave when they get stressed and I think that's probably true, although, personally, I tend to let it out. I did have a bit of a tantrum in my hotel bathroom last night, but I managed to repair the toilet, so that's OK.
I: You trashed a hotel toilet?
Matt: Um sort of. Everyone does that, don't they?

(Matt's rockstar tantrums - Melody Maker December 1999)

:laugh3:

Somehow I doubt he does that very often these days.. not sure he used to do that so often before either.. sure he used to trash his guitar after a show every now and then but for some reason I can't picture him trashing hotel rooms.. at least I think :thinking: :lol:

[Cirrus Minor]

I think this feature of Rock lifestyle is ridiculous : trashing your hotel room as well as destroying the instrument has led you on to this wonderful rock-star life. I mean, yeah ! he's allowed to think as a teenager all time and earns a lot of money : he does what he loves the most and many people are fond of him and his work, thanks to these bloody guitars he's used to breaking every now and then. God, Matt, grow up !!

[linnea]

yes he used to have those tantrums on stage..

talking about interviews, I remember reading or seeing one where he said that he stopped trashing the stage after the show, so I guess he DID grow up at some point and doesn't do that anymore..

and if I'm not wrong I think trashing the stage was something they did together after the show.. and I have no idea how often that happened.. I guess their excuse was that they had a 'bad show' or something like that.. at least I think it was often Matt and Chris trashing Dom's drumkit..

luckily they're all grown-up now (I think..!)

[linnea]

just realized I'm missing (at least) 2 b-sides: Con-science and Jimmy Kane..

could anyone please upload? pretty please..? :angel:

[coldplay_steph]

^Ditto that request! :)

I dont have those ones either!

[amsterdam528]

Here you go ;)

http://rapidshare.com/files/530600/Muse_Jimmy_Kane_and_Conscience.zip.html

[linnea]

wow, that was quick! :stunned:

Thank you so much Jake! :) (it's Jake, right?)

*goes to listen*

[julimp92]

I've just got to post this random quote I found

Matt: Apparently men go into a cave when they get stressed and I think that's probably true, although, personally, I tend to let it out. I did have a bit of a tantrum in my hotel bathroom last night, but I managed to repair the toilet, so that's OK.
I: You trashed a hotel toilet?
Matt: Um sort of. Everyone does that, don't they?

(Matt's rockstar tantrums - Melody Maker December 1999)

:laugh3:

Somehow I doubt he does that very often these days.. not sure he used to do that so often before either.. sure he used to trash his guitar after a show every now and then but for some reason I can't picture him trashing hotel rooms.. at least I think :thinking: :lol:

*cough wheredoyouthinkthegettheideaforhysteriavid *cough




:lol:

[amsterdam528]

wow, that was quick! :stunned:

Thank you so much Jake! :) (it's Jake, right?)

*goes to listen*

yep :)

[linnea]

Con-science :heart:

just have to say, I randomly went to see a thread (in another section) which was about some entirely different subject and surprise surprise, it soon turned into a Muse bashing thread.. I know I shouldn't really be bothered to get upset, but I did.. Earlier Muse was a band which was hardly mainstream and just strange I guess so it was very uncool to like them. Now they've apparently become hugely popular in the UK and Europe which of course is not cool, just another good reason to hate them. Oh well.. Luckily(?) in Finland they're neither cool nor popular, so I can continue appreciating their music in peace. Big minus is that since they're not popular here, makes it almost impossible for me to ever see them live, unless I win the lottery.

And then there's the age issue, it's true that there are many 'new' Muse fans who are teenagers, but since I can hardly be counted into that age group (oh God I'm so old :dozey:), it's annoying that all Muse fans are labelled as being teenagers (wait.. what's wrong with being a teenager? you tell me..) Visiting more than one Muse forum I've noticed that many Muse fans are over 20, many are closer to 30 or older. It's true that there are people on every board who seem or/and act stupid and Muse boards (and this board) make no exception. So I guess I have to learn to live with that. Tough for me..

It must be frustrating to see that a band who once were seen as copycats have refused to take the easy road and instead went their own way and developed a style of their own. This has brought them new fans, which should be a good thing. Or ar least one would think so..

so this became an essay.. sorry but I just had to get that out of my system.

if there's anyone who managed to read through or otherwise just skipped to the end.. Muse song of the day *drum roll*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QHRe7-zEjc

perfection.

[Cirrus Minor]

*cough wheredoyouthinkthegettheideaforhysteriavid *cough

They found it watching Pink Floyd's movie, The Wall. More information here (http://www.microcuts.net/uk/misc/pinkfloyd_vs_muse.php).
(Pink Floyd rule and will forever !!)

Linnea, how could you live without having ever listened to Con-Science ? This song is wonderful !

[linnea]

It truly is a wonderful song :) I only realized I didn't have it when someone mentioned the song here. Thankfully they did mention it and Jake kindly uploaded it, been listening to it many times already.

btw, a friend of mine asked me to make her a compilation cd of Muse songs, she'd like to get to know Muse better. I'd appreciate any sugggestions you musers might have as to which songs I'll put on the cd. She's more into heavier music, not a pop music type of person (whatever that might be lol)

I thought I'd include at least New Born, Citizen Erased, Bliss, Hysteria, Showbiz and KoC, plus some other album trakcs and some b-sides too. Don't quite know what to choose, they have such a great collection of songs.

Any suggestions?

[amsterdam528]

Butterflies and Hurricanes, Plug In Baby, Time Is Running Out, Starlight, Muscle Museum...all the singles would be good for that matter. ;)

[linnea]

thanks, yes I thought I'd make it so that it begins with some Showbiz tracks and then goes through OoS and Absolution to BHAR. think you're right, if I take the singles they would in a way demonstrate how the band has progressed and the songs are quite diverse. might still include some b-sides too, for example Fury and Hyper Chondriac Music.

haha I might have to make a double cd! :D

[bonita]

since she's into the "heavier" music, i guess these songs would appeal more to her;

showbiz = muscle museum, uno
oos = new born, hypermusic, citizen erased
absolution = apocalypse please, stockholm syndrome, hysteria, butterflies & hurricanes, the small print
bh&r = assassin, knights of cydonia

hullaballoo = nature 1 (most awesome-est muse song ever), ashamed
other b-sides = deadstar, in your world, eternally missed, host, house of the rising sun, the groove, fury

that's a good 21 or so songs? which can make an entire cd on its own.

certain songs like sunburn, time is running out, exo-politics, supermassive black hole, etc have more of a 'pop' element to it... not that it does to listeners like us; but to someone who listens to the heavier stuff, i guess it's much more ...'tame' for want of a better word.

if i were doing a compilation on muse songs, i definitely would include others like city of delusion and showbiz on it, but i think those can come after she appreciates these.

hope it helps :)

[linnea]

bonitaaa! :)

great to hear from you, it's been a long time! you must be so busy with those exams.. :( I'm sure it goes well for you! best of luck! *hugs*

and thanks for your suggestions! yes she's quite into 'heavier' rock music, so it might be good to skip for example supermassive.. I'd want to put it in but I guess it might appear a bit... well, strange at first (if a person's not so familiar with all the strangeness that is Muse lol)

I made a song list but I'll have to listen it through to see how it works.. for example I don't think Stockholm Syndrome works that well if it's right after Hysteria.. so this takes some organising.. but I'm loving every second of it :D

[amsterdam528]

I think you should add Futurism to your list of B-sides there... I'm basically addicted to that song and it's awesome bass riff. :cheesy:

[whiteshadows]

Just arrived from their gig.
Love love this band.
Great show. And they played CE. It was perfect

[pennyroyal]

wow you're so luckyyyy


My pictures with the band is on microcuts.net if you wanna see. Well, I only posted one with Matt, b/c the other ones I look funny in. It's under "aftershows" and "Matthew and I". :)

[linnea]

^ aww, what a great pic :nice: you're so lucky!

I think you should add Futurism to your list of B-sides there... I'm basically addicted to that song and it's awesome bass riff. :cheesy:

Futurism actually is on my list ;)

the list so far:
1. Sunburn
2. Muscle Museum
3. Uno / Showbiz
4. New Born
5. Bliss
6. Dead Star
7. Hyper Chondriac Music
8. Citizen Erased
9. Plug In Baby
10. In Your World
11. Futurism
12. Eternally Missed
13. Nature 1
14. Stockholm Syndrome
15. Sing For Absolution
16. Hysteria
17. Fury
18. Butterflies & Hurricanes
19. The Groove
20. Assassin
21. Glorious
22. Knights of Cydonia

I'm still not quite happy with the list, there are so many songs I'd like to put on the cd and don't know about the order of the songs either.. and I just couldn't leave Sunburn, SFA or Glorious out.. I still have couple of days to re-arrange the list..

[julimp92]

They found it watching Pink Floyd's movie, The Wall. More information here (http://www.microcuts.net/uk/misc/pinkfloyd_vs_muse.php).
(Pink Floyd rule and will forever !!)

Linnea, how could you live without having ever listened to Con-Science ? This song is wonderful !

It was a joke ... :thinking:-

[swallowedinamessage]

hey could someone please upload Easily & Crying Shame?

i'm gutted i forgot to bring the Supermassive single here and on my laptop i don't have either of these songs, only at home, so if someone could as soon as possible, preferably tonight ... i would be eternally grateful!!

many thanks!! :D

[linnea]

here you go

http://rapidshare.com/files/1196269/Muse_-_Easily.mp3.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/1196742/02_Crying_Shame.mp3.html

:)

[swallowedinamessage]

you are fantastic! :D ... i miss those songs .. can't believe i was silly enough to leave them at home! :D

[linnea]

hehe no problem ;)

they're good songs, I especially love Easily :heart:

it's been a while since the last time I listened to Crying Shame (shame on me..:D ok that wasn't very funny :\ just couldn't resist)

[swallowedinamessage]

they are .. Muse have some great b-sides :D

[LiquidSky]

Don't know if any of you have seen this.. but it's freaky:shocked2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c_Ca506xPE

[Lore]

:freak:

haha that's weird

[amsterdam528]

It sounds like a sped up Matt to me...I don't hear Gwen at all.

It would have been better if they played something of Gwen's to show the similarity, cause I don't see any.

[linnea]

I must be missing something here, all I hear first is Matt's voice and then Gwen Stefani's.. and to me they're complitely different

There're many Muse songs where Matt sings much higher than in Invincible, maybe some of those had been better in this clip and their voices would be more similar.. or is that the idea behind this? sorry, it's Monday morning, haven't really woken up yet :snore:

[shesawsparks]

My ticket to see Muse @ Wembley on 21st Nov arrived today!!!!! :dance: :D

[coldplay_steph]

^Oooh really!!! :cheesy: Hopefully mine will arrive soon then! :dance:

[julimp92]

They're playing at the ema's :dance:

[linnea]

^ I'm definitely going to watch Muse's performance, wonder which song they'll play.. there's always something that makes me watch the EMAs, last year it was Coldplay and now Muse.. just wish I knew what time they'll be performing so that I could avoid the rest of the show and just watch the Muse bit, don't really care for all that MTV stuff :dozey:

btw, Muse wond their third Best Live Act award this year at Q awards yesterday :) (other two awards are from Kerrang and Vodafone)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/muse_q_awards.jpg (http://http//i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/muse_q_awards.jpg)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/muse_q_awards3.p (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/muse_q_awards3.p)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/muse_q_awards4.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/muse_q_awards4.jpg)

[crazyduckette]

^Oooh really!!! :cheesy: Hopefully mine will arrive soon then! :dance:
Mine came today! :dance: :dance: :dance:

[julimp92]

Same , i hate mtv hahhaa , woah, thanks for the picks :D
Cant wait to see them play at the ema's im sure they're gona be mind blowing :dance:

btw i just noticed that sometime's Dom's eyes look realy blue , and then other times they look gray or even brown :thinking:

[linnea]

^you're right, never really noticed that before :stunned:

from what I've heard, Muse will be the opening the EMAs, my guess is they'll play KoC, it's a perfect opening for any show :cool:

[julimp92]

Awsome cant wait to see it ..
Thought they might play starlight :thinking: i would be awsome if they played other track from the album .. cant wait :stunned:

[whiteshadows]

KoC is a perfect opening song and the next single, so probably it will be that one.

They guys look fine in those pics. Glad they won. They deserve it ;)

[bonita]

bonitaaa! :)

great to hear from you, it's been a long time! you must be so busy with those exams.. :( I'm sure it goes well for you! best of luck! *hugs*

awww thanks lovely! :) yeah been damn busy... but ive finished 6 out of 9 exams. only 3 left, and tottallll freedom! thanks for the well wishes. speak to you soon :kiss:


btw, Muse wond their third Best Live Act award this year at Q awards yesterday :) (other two awards are from Kerrang and Vodafone)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/muse_q_awards4.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/muse_q_awards4.jpg)

they look damn fine - dom is so foxy - and i'm glad they get the recognition they deserve.
they are hands down the best live act - with 3 awards from 2006 to prove it :nice:

[Lore]

oh god I love those pics... :)

thanks a lot :D:D:D

[linnea]

just so that no one forgets to watch Muse at the EMAs tonight, some recent live pics (Bordeaux 31st Oct 2006, thanks to Ju and Chris at microcuts.net)

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/matt_chris_bordeaux311006.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/matt_chris_bordeaux311006.jpg)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/matt_dom_bordeaux311006.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/matt_dom_bordeaux311006.jpg)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_matt/matt_bordeaux311006-1.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_matt/matt_bordeaux311006-1.jpg)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_chris/chris_bordeaux311006.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_chris/chris_bordeaux311006.jpg)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_dom/dom_spiderman_301006.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_dom/dom_spiderman_301006.jpg)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_matt/matt_2bordeaux311006.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_matt/matt_2bordeaux311006.jpg)

[Cirrus Minor]

Spiderman !

*Laughs Out Loud*

[julimp92]

^^ Woow , those photos are awsome :stunned:
You've got to love Dom , spiderman :laugh4:

Ema's

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/72354767.jpg

[linnea]

thanks for the pic :)

Starlight was amazing :stunned: beyond words.. those green lasers :stunned: and he changed the lyrics a bit: our trials and tribulations

(oh and that Spiderman outfit :D)

hopefully there'll soon be pics from the performance

[julimp92]

Some caps from the guys at the behind the stage launch

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/02-11-06_1503.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/02-11-06_1502.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/02-11-06_1501.jpg

They have a realy bad quality :lol:

the guy from the first pick is Dom btw haha

[linnea]

thanks Julie :D

it was great that they did that backstage interview thing :) I probably missed at least half of it cos the stream kept breaking off..

and I'm sure someone will soon upload Starlight video (someone at Muselive at least)

[bonita]

^^ Woow , those photos are awsome :stunned:
You've got to love Dom , spiderman :laugh4:

Ema's

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/72354767.jpg

chris has been looking extra sexy these days :shocked2:
my goodness. not only are the the best band, best live band, and best everything, they are the best looking band too.

*hails muse*

[RICK8]

Muse live at the Big Day Out!!!! :dance: :dance:

[bonita]

im kicking myself over that!! gosh, i didnt even know tickets had gone on sale, i had my head within these stupid exams. oh well i got tickets for their sydney gig which is a few days before anyway... :dance:

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

thanks Julie :D

it was great that they did that backstage interview thing :) I probably missed at least half of it cos the stream kept breaking off..

and I'm sure someone will soon upload Starlight video (someone at Muselive at least)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8799419768741303684&q=muse+-+starlightdownload the video player and then just the video and it will open automatically

[linnea]

^thanks for that, I actually ment the Starlight vid from the EMAs, but it's already on youtube so no worries..:)

chris has been looking extra sexy these days :shocked2:
my goodness. not only are the the best band, best live band, and best everything, they are the best looking band too.

*hails muse*

haha my thoughts exactly :cool: I was actually hoping they'd play KoC but seeing that Starlight performance I'm happy they chose to play it. Incredible. Had there been a Best Live Act they would've won that too, but MTV probably doesn't quite understand the meaning of the word Live. According to Matt the Best Alternative Act was the award they were hoping to get after all so I'll settle for that.

and some live pics (probably never should've started posting pics, now I can't stop:D)

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/emas2_2006.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/emas2_2006.jpg)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_matt/matt2_emas2006.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_matt/matt2_emas2006.jpg)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_chris/chris_emas2006.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_chris/chris_emas2006.jpg)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_matt/matt_emas2006.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_matt/matt_emas2006.jpg)

I couln't find any Dom pics yet.

[Lore]

omg

awesome pics

thanks a lot :D:D

[julimp92]

Coulnt agreed more Boni!!

Thanks for the picks , i olso was hopping them to play koc , but starlight was awsome , it was the best preformense of the night .. :dance:
Im glad they won ,they deserve it so much



By the way, since when has Matt Bellamy changed the lyric...

"our hopes and expectations"

To...

"our trials and tribulations"

Was that the first time he did that last night?

[Rad-Cold]

I was wondering that too! I never heard that before :/

[julimp92]

Some photos

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/emas2_2006.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/339oxvr.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/4hrjvqu.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/2q3y9va.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/2cq20ja.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/4cttqbp.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/48xqk21.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/2zg93tl.jpg

[julimp92]

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/2v33pqc.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/2d0l6ra.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/40pskso.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/2vaijjm.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/2cyhzr5.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/47silvp.jpg

[julimp92]

Backstage

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/72355874mi0.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/4ck6krc.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/2v9cglu.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/2ls6w49.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/47wd8nd.jpg

[Rad-Cold]

gosh, matt really is the ugliest of them :\

[julimp92]

WHAT ?!?!?! :stunned:

[linnea]

By the way, since when has Matt Bellamy changed the lyric...

"our hopes and expectations"

To...

"our trials and tribulations"

Was that the first time he did that last night?

I'm pretty sure it was the first time he changed the lyrics.. must say I like that new version. :) and thanks again for the pics :kiss:

Suppose Matt is not that goodlooking in a traditional sense (whatever that might be) and I don't pretend to know what sort of a person he is, but to me that combination of talent and skill he's got (and the looks of course).. hmm don't quite know the appropriate word to use but I think you know what I mean :sneaky: oh my I begin to sound like a groupie :stunned:

[julimp92]

^^ :lol:
Well i think Matt more that handsome or anything else , he's just attractive haha .. i mean people !! just take a look at him hes just howt :lol: on an odd kind of way haa .

btw ur very welcome for the picks :D

Someone from a muse forum said that he's been doin that for quite some time now i mean , changing the lyrics haha

[linnea]

hmm well that's interesting cos on another forum people were surprised that he changed the lyrics :confused: we've clearly been on different forums :lol:

I guess the only people who know that (besides the guys themselves) are the ones who have seen them live recently and I'm clearly not one of them.. *sigh*

[julimp92]

And some animtaions hahaah

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g255/julimp28/emas3.gif

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g255/julimp28/emas2.gif

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g255/julimp28/emas.gif

[linnea]

:shocked2: me likes those animations :cool: mind if I save them? :angel:

I might use one of those for siggy or avi one day..

[julimp92]

Sure :wink: thought i didnt made them :lol: , but im shure that the girl that made them wont bother if you use them

[Rad-Cold]

Nice animations,, but really, he is ugly im sorry for saying that ;) but other people think that of thom yorke and i say he is sexy..he probably isnt, but i dont see it :lol:

and i didnt like he changed the lyrics,, i couldnt sing with him now :( :P

[Lore]

hope you don't mind if I use one of those as a sing in another forum :wink:

[julimp92]

Well they're not that hard he just changed them a bit its just
"our hopes and expectations"

To...

"our trials and tribulations"

not that hard :D

And I cant beleve you dont even find him attractive :stunned: :laugh4:

Well Lore i kind of stole them :rolleyes::lol: , this girl posted them at a muse forum, she didnt said anything about not using them thought

[Grace]

OMG!
Muse were awesome!!!
really. i was like this :stunned: :shocked2: after their performance.
probably the best performance EVER at the EMAs.
even better than coldplay last year.
can't get over it...

[julimp92]

I know , i mean they're just sick live ... they're like the best ever !!! :lol:

[linnea]

I need to see them live :bigcry::(



random now but Hyper Chondriac Music must be the most beautiful song ever :dead:

[julimp92]

Dont worry , you'll see them eventualy :wink:

I know I had this huge thing for that song like a week ago ! haha its just brilliant

"You wanted more than I was worth
You think I was scared yeah
And you needed proof
Who really cares anymore?
Who restrains? "

:heart:

[linnea]

Muse will be on Jools Holland show today apparently. I'm sure someone will record and upload it so that it's on youtube tomorrow.

[Grace]

is there already a downloadlink to yesterday's "Starlight"?!:rolleyes:

[linnea]

yes it's on youtube and on muselive..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wqKRUfKKIo

someone posted this on another thread.. there'll probably be a better quality video soon. The muselive video is in the same quality I think.

I literally cried when I watched that performance yesterday. So perfect :heart:

[julimp92]

Muse will be on Jools Holland show today apparently. I'm sure someone will record and upload it so that it's on youtube tomorrow.

Yay!! , haha im sure its gonna be on youtube by tomorrow , hopefully haha , they played in Ireland today ? , or it was yesterday ?

[linnea]

yep they're in Ireland today, wonder when they've recorded that Jools show..

but yeah it'll probably be on youtube tomorrow :) at least I hope so..

[julimp92]

*fingers crossed

Ok im about to spam this thread with muse picks ... you are been warned....

[linnea]

ok thanks for the warning.. *waits for the pictures*

[julimp92]

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/000dhad6.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/02.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/042.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/200605rockmag16cdku4.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/DSC02930.jpg

[julimp92]

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/1copy.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/168118us1.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/Copyofmyoose7nj.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/2dhciz9.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/pa260266hh2.jpg

*feels better ...

:lol:

[linnea]

haha me too :D thanks again!

aww lovely pics, never seen some of them before. especially love that 'one-eye' pic of Matt :cool: (there's a good chance it'll be on my desktop soon ;))

[julimp92]

Good to know that you like them :nice:

The one eye Matt one is one of my fav picks of him everr haha


God , Im such a photo freak :sick:



:laugh4:

[linnea]

haha I don't mind, feel free to spam this thread with Muse pics anytime! ;)

[julimp92]

:lol: Thanks

[linnea]

Muse love :heart:

ah I guess I'd better go and get some sleep.. talk to you soon! :)

[julimp92]

Nite :D !!

[busybeeburns]

Noiseniks Muse beat its path through the British Rock scene. SHANNON TEOH recounts eight years of feet firmly on distortion pedals.

To be honest, I too number among those who dismissed Muse as a sort of Radiohead-via-metal derivative. Impressive though the musicianship of Mathew Bellamy, Dominic Howard and Chris Wolstenholme was on the Muscle Museum EP released in January 1999, the timbre of Bellamy’s voice was too reminiscent of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke circa The Bends.

It just seemed so un-British at the time, when Britpop’s swagger was slowly fading and serious pop musicians were taking a bit of Radiohead’s mojo but plugging it into melodies that were irresistible. Coldplay, Elbow, Doves to name a few, they were all moving British Rock towards a new age of subtle romance.

No surprise then that British labels were reluctant to back the band from Devon, England. It was left to an American label, Maverick Records, to line up a few gigs and sign it in 1998.

Of course, when Maverick (founded by Madonna, and launched the careers of Alanis Morissette, Deftones and Michelle Branch) comes a-calling, people start to think maybe they should’ve paid attention. Upon the band’s return from America, Taste Media arranged deals for Muse with various record labels in Europe and Australia.

The result was the choppy and inconsistent debut album Showbiz. Produced by John Leckie (who had also produced the aforementioned The Bends and also albums from the Stone Roses, “Weird Al” Yankovic and The Verve), the album showcased the band’s aggressive style, and featured obscure lyrical references to the difficulties the band faced in its hometown scene.

The year 2001 saw the release of its followup, Origin of Symmetry, which was a turn for the darker, with Gothic pianos vying with Bellamy’s incendiary guitarwork for the leading role in a much stronger effort from the band.

The distinctive piano playing brought the band much critical attention, drawing comparisons to the work of pianists of the Romantic movement, particularly that of Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Bellamy’s operatic falsetto, whilst clearly enjoyed by fans, was a point of contention with Maverick, who refused to release the album with that vocal track, thinking it unsuitable for the American market.

Unwilling to replace the vocal track, the band left the label and Origin of Symmetry was only belated released in 2005.

Plug In Baby, New Born and Bliss kept Muse in the singles charts all summer long. But other tracks off the album became fan favourites. Sitting right in the centre of the album is Citizen Erased and Micro Cuts, songs that guarantee a rapturous reception at live shows.

Muse’s tours were some of the most impressive around, especially given its three-man lineup. Muse released Hullabaloo Soundtrack both in DVD form and as an audio CD which mainly featured a recording of its live performance at Le Zenith in Paris in 2001.

The double-CD album did not feature all the songs on the DVD but instead put together a collection of B-as well. On the stage, Bellamy’s high-pitched vocal lines and arpeggiated guitar were dynamic but exacerbated a slight problem with Muse’s music in that it seemed somewhat disjointed and staccato.

Absolution, released in 2003, bridged this gap and was a quantum leap for the band. The album yielded the band its biggest American hit yet in its poppiest single ever, Time Is Running Out, and went platinum across Europe and Britain.

It was an album so full of ideas that it did the band a kind of disservice. So ambitious it was that the grandiose it affected was a bit too far-flung for many fans and critics alike.

Muse continued to blend classical influences into its hard rock sound and with lyrical references to the end of the world, the entire effect was apocalyptical in nature.

In was at the hallowed festival of Glastonbury in 2004 that the band wrote themselves into rock’s history books. A defining performance and experience for the band earned it the acclaimed Q magazine’s award for Best Live Act, an accolade reaffirmed at the 2005 Brit Awards.

They also won two MTV Europe awards, including Best Alternative Act. The Absolution tour sold like hotcakes, forcing the band to play extra dates and finally, releasing it on DVD in 2005.

Whilst the band’s output could be said to be intensely passionate previously, Absolution struck an emotive note that rode on the lingering post-millennial tension.

A sense of political paranoia pervaded the album which could possibly explain the high turnup at live shows — people just needing that level of connection to an unexplained disorder.

Three years on, Black Holes And Revelations landed in a totally unexpected fashion. Muse received airplay on Malaysian format radio. Amazing.

Supermassive Black Hole had a long run in recent months and Starlight looks set to continue on that for a bit.

Moreover, the album somehow found its way to No. 9 on the Billboard charts, finally planting its flag on American soil.

Black Holes And Revelations has since received both widespread acceptance and critical acclaim. Thematically, it is a sort of sequel to Absolution, with references to conspiracy theories, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and God knows what else on this multi-faceted effort.

But its sound has taken a completely divergent path. Synths blast in somewhat 80s-like but coupled with a sense of restraint on the part of Bellamy has resulted in something quite epic. It’s a far more inviting effort than anything it has done before, forsaking somewhat its aggressive and jagged past for something a bit more harmonious and rollicking.

This is the album Depeche Mode has been trying to recreate, the one that Garbage will never be able to make, and just maybe, one that Queen would’ve made had it come around a couple of decades later.

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Saturday/Features/20061103191316/Article/index_html

[iriden]

Uhhmm dunno if anyone is interested or if it is already been said...anyway I've read an article here on which Matt says exactly where he's living with his girlfriend here in Italy: the place is called Tavernola "a piece of heaven facing the Como Lake between the towns of Moltrasio and Cernobbio" (his words)...so if anyone is coming to see them in Milan maybe you can go around a bit and meet him there, I know some people who plan to do this :nice:

[Briggins]

Uhhmm dunno if anyone is interested or if it is already been said...anyway I've read an article here on which Matt says exactly where he's living with his girlfriend here in Italy: the place is called Tavernola "a piece of heaven facing the Como Lake between the towns of Moltrasio and Cernobbio" (his words)...so if anyone is coming to see them in Milan maybe you can go around a bit and meet him there, I know some people who plan to do this :nice:

That would be annoying to have fans showing up where you live. I would shoot them all.;)

[Rad-Cold]

But why does that idiot tells where he lives..:rolleyes:

[iriden]

I think he probably knows he's not that famous to find hundreds of people waiting for him outside his house, so if someone is going to meet him is just to have a chat, nothing more ;) otherwise he wouldn't have said that

[linnea]

I think one of the reasons he moved to Italy was that he wanted to get some privacy and so I guess he expects fans to respect that if he isn't that secretive about it anymore.. I remember reading one interview where he said that he lives next to George Clooney and if it's such a small place people probably know where these 'famous' people live anyway so it's not even possible to keep it a secret.

but then again, he's also said he has a habit of talking before thinking when interviewed, so maybe that has something to do with it too.. :D

anyways, here are the vids from Jools Holland show (November 3)
the quality is ok but I had to turn up the volume, the sound is not that good.. I might be able to upload the vids (in better quality) if anybody wants them.

Starlight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utDPOwVpgig)such a lovely song :heart:

Map of the Problematique (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB5KAe5vRek)a brilliant performance, this has got to be the fourth single! My absolute favourite from the album. The riff at the end is amazing and Matt's giggle there in the middle made me giggle too :lol:

Knights of Cydonia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxHPoEZwY3c) another great performance, they used a trumpet! Only wish there had been the Space Dementia outro, other than that it's one of the best performances of KoC I've seen.

[Cirrus Minor]

Too bad we can't hear the trumpet very well...
Great performances anyway !

[julimp92]

thanks for the vids Linnea :D

[julimp92]

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/musepromo1_2.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/t6xb2u.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/2960.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/in_the_lack.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/47wd8nd.jpg

[linnea]

great photos again, thanks! :) Especially the first one (I must say I like all the photos from that photoshoot) and the third. Keep 'em coming! :D

ps. what's going on in that one small pic? I'd sure like to know..

[julimp92]

Ur orders are my comands :laugh4:

ohh on the small pick , is Matt agains Dom haha

[julimp92]

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/251.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/71790211.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/72057776.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/muse0001ew5.jpg

:laugh4:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/julimp92/austintohouston01.jpg

[linnea]

oh my that black-white-blue one will probably haunt me in my sleep.. oh and that's a good thing of course.. ;)

I love live photos, awww.... :heart: and those Mercury pics are hilarious, can't help thinking what was going on in Matt's head when he decided to choose that striped shirt..

[julimp92]

He provably thought he was in franz ferdinand or something :lol:
Ur very welcome for the picks , i love posting them hahaha

[linnea]

haha yes that's what I thought, he had a Franz moment there..

love your avi btw :heart:

[julimp92]

thanks :D

And now im posting more picks :laugh4:

[julimp92]

Ok only one .. but its a really really really good one :dance:

here






http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3476/maffuze8.jpg

[linnea]

:stunned: :laugh2: my face just froze like that for a moment...

well you were right, it's a really really really good one :wacky::drunk::dead:

[linnea]

I've heard some people say Muse are sad or even depressing but these people clearly have never heard Execution Commentary (better overlook the song title at this point ;))

that song made my day..

:lol:

what a classic :D

[julimp92]

I remeber the first time i heard hysteria , i was like :stunned: , i mean i kind of think Keane is more depressing that Muse :thinking:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/helzbelz/Matt%20Bellamy/270035865.gif

this one cracks me up

[coldplay_steph]

I'll never forget the first time I heard Hysteria....that bassline changed my life I swear :lol: :wacky:

2 WEEKS AND 1 DAY :dance: :dance: :dance: Woooo!

[julimp92]

OMG Steph !!, im so excited for you :dance:

Please take lots of picks :D

[coldplay_steph]

I will I will!!! :D Especially of Chris! :wink3: Eeeeee i cant wait to see him in the flesh, lmao! :dance:

I don't think we're gonna try and get right to the front though, because what i've seen from videos (& heard from those who've been right in the pit) of their gigs the crowd is guarenteed to be totally insane. I don't really fancy dying at their gig :laugh4: some bands I would risk it for, lmao, but not for Muse, sorry! lol.
But wherever I am I will try and get some good piccys :wink:

[julimp92]

Thanks Hun :kiss:

And yes stay away from the front , a friend of mine broke her hand , and didnt even noticed until the gig was over :stunned: ,
And now that you said you like Chris im gonna have to post some Chris picks :lol: sorry

[julimp92]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/gocanux/34yr2vs_3.jpg

[coldplay_steph]

OMG :drunk: that's one of my fave pics of him, wowz :wacky:

And shiiiiiiiiit she broke her hand?!?!! :shocked3: :uhoh: Wow. I'm definatley staying back! :laugh4:
Cant wait cant wait! :dance:

[camofire]

hello everyone im going to see muse for the first time this friday at manchester and i reckon i can arrive early enough to be right at the front of the queue so that I'm right at the front, against the barrier. however im not sure if given the opportunity i would want to be- reading some of the things ive heard (like that person breaking their hand above lol) would i have more fun being just behind the barrier people and being able to have the freedom to jump up and down etc.? ive been to a few concerts but none really that i felt worried abt being at the front. what do you guys think?

[Cirrus Minor]

I've heard some people say Muse are sad or even depressing but these people clearly have never heard Execution Commentary (better overlook the song title at this point ;))

that song made my day..

:lol:

what a classic :D

Yeah, this song always makes me laugh my ass off ! It's You Fucking Motherfucker's old brother I guess (same spirit).

[coldplay_steph]

hello everyone im going to see muse for the first time this friday at manchester and i reckon i can arrive early enough to be right at the front of the queue so that I'm right at the front, against the barrier. however im not sure if given the opportunity i would want to be- reading some of the things ive heard (like that person breaking their hand above lol) would i have more fun being just behind the barrier people and being able to have the freedom to jump up and down etc.? ive been to a few concerts but none really that i felt worried abt being at the front. what do you guys think?

Ermmm...well it really just depends on how much you can personally cope with being mega-crushed. I'm pretty good with it, but even I have had to be pulled out from the barrier one time 'cos I thought I was gonna get seriously injured, which just isn't worth it no matter which band it is.
Also the first sort of 2-7 rows are always horrible if the crowd is nuts, almost worse than being on barrier, as you have nothing to hold onto.
If you don't mind the risk of having to be pulled out and getting moved to a shitty place, then go for it. Seeing Muse from front row would be incredible. :cool:

[linnea]

I'd love to see Muse live one day but if that ever actually happens, I'd probably stay away from the front too. It would definitely be the ultimate Muse experience to be there in the front but I value my life too much.. But then again I might feel differently if there was a real chance I could see them live. So who knows.

news from muse.mu:

Knights of Cydonia single

CD

1. Knights of Cydonia (album version)
2. Supermassive Black Hole (live from Campo Pequeno Lisbon)

DVD

Full length video of Knights of Cydonia
An extended making of the video
Knights of Cydonia audio

Vinyl

1. Knights of Cydonia (album version)
2. Assassin ('Grand Omega Bosses' Edit)

Download
1. Knights of Cydonia (live)


WHY???!!!

I was really looking forward to buying the actual cd single with the extended version of Assassin and now it seems there'll be a live version of Supermassive on it. I love Supermassive but in all fairness, many people already have quite a few live versions of the song and Assassin would've been something bit different. And sure I'd love to buy the vinyl too if only I had some way to actually play it..

[Cirrus Minor]

Buy it !

Seriously, I think it won't be long until someone encodes the vinyl, so don't worry, you'll get it ^^

[linnea]

Yes I'll still buy it, just felt a bit pissed off for a moment there. Oh well I'm over it.

On a second note, I just noticed earlier (by accident) that there are two hidden tracks on the Absolution Tour DVD. Now that was a nice surprise. :)

[julimp92]

Im defenetly getting it :dance: i just love the making dvd's ahahaa

Steph : I know she broke her freaking hand and she didnt even noticed !! :stunned: , she says it was worth it thought , but i mean she's like really really into muse , she says the muse crowd is worse than the metallica one

[coldplay_steph]

Eeeeeeeeeee Jen (Fudge on here) phoned me earlier, she was at Muse, they were playing KOC and it sounded incredible!!!! :wideeyed: She text me afterwards saying it was 'the best gig ever, hands down'.

Wooooo im so hyped!!!! :dance:

[julimp92]

Yes !! i saw her photos , im so excited for you :dance:

[crazyduckette]

To all you people talking about being at the front.....when I saw them in 2003 it was mega CRAAAAAZY in the standing area, my friend's friend fell over got trampled on, another friend was pushed around so much she was vomiting!!!! It was an incredible gig, but there are pretty hardcore people who dont care if theyre gonna pass out or anything!!!

2 weeks Steph!!! :dance:

[coldplay_steph]

Woooo wooooooo! :dance:

[huntjd]

muse at big day! as well as kasabian and the killers! woohoo!

[bonita]

AHHHHHHHH BITCHHHHHESS KASABIAN IS AT BDO OH MY GOODNESS

i am regretting not getting tickets so badly right now... :cry2:

[linnea]

that's too bad you couldn't get tickets.. :(

here's something for you to make you feel better ;) oh and welcome back!!! :kiss:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/muse.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/muse.jpg)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/muse_pic3.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/muse_pic3.jpg)
and these two totally deserve to be posted again http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_dom/Dominic.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_dom/Dominic.jpg)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_dom/dom_3.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_dom/dom_3.jpg)

haha I'm still happy I found those hidden tracks on the Absolution Tour DVD.. the live version of Endlessly is lovely.

[julimp92]

Dom :wideeyed::heart:

hahaha , well now im gonna have to post some picks haha

[julimp92]

the whole version of the Dom pick ovobe
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/gocanux/34yr2vs.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f374/bebere/168118.jpg

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/5355/871272504b4f874031lt2.jpg

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/568/1920th5.jpg

^^ This one make's me laugh

[linnea]

wow I've never seen that first one as a whole pic before, it's lovely.. Matt :heart:
and I'm using the word 'lovely' waaay too much today..

that list is hilarious, especially 'likes/dislikes' :laugh3:

[julimp92]

I know !! Dom craks me up with the whole kinky sex thing :laugh4:

Well lovely is not a bad word to describe them :uhoh:
LMAO!!

EDIT : has anyone seen this add for this parfum , and they use hysteria for it :stunned:

[shesawsparks]

I know !! Dom craks me up with the whole kinky sex thing :laugh4:

Well lovely is not a bad word to describe them :uhoh:
LMAO!!

EDIT : has anyone seen this add for this parfum , and they use hysteria for it :stunned:

OMG no i haven't seen that! :stunned:

*Prays it appears on youtube*

[bonita]

that's too bad you couldn't get tickets.. :(

here's something for you to make you feel better ;) oh and welcome back!!! :kiss:


thanks lovely! :kiss: awww yeah its okay, i still got tickets for their gig, just not for the festival. oh well, one is better than none!

:kiss: glad to see this thread it thriving, gosh dom is so beautiful :cry:

[julimp92]

^^ I know:heart: :dance:
OMG no i haven't seen that! :stunned:

*Prays it appears on youtube*


EDIT :
It has hilary swank on it

OK FOUND IT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN-zZWMQERI

It dosent looks good to me :thinking: Its like a the darkness vid :laugh4:

[linnea]

I'm sure it'll be amazing to see them, gig or festival.. I'm trying very hard not to be jealous of all you seeing Muse and I'm failing miserably..:( but at the same time I'm happy for you, so very mixed emotions :\:D

still hoping they'll do another European tour next year.. unless they're totally exhausted after all the touring they're doing now. but still, fingers crossed!

oh and thinking how they've all grown up and are so well-behaved these days (or so it seems at least), it was fun to watch some old Matt craziness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHQ7JzxXM24
at times it's just :stunned: and then at times :laugh3:

[julimp92]

^^ I loved the old clips haha thanks for the vid He's such a good guitarist :wideeyed:

[linnea]

^ suppose when it's Matt's we're talking about, anything is possible.. :D





EDIT :
It has hilary swank on it

OK FOUND IT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN-zZWMQERI

It dosent looks good to me :thinking: Its like a the darkness vid :laugh4:

the only good bit in that add is the song.. I'm surprised Muse actually agreed to that add.. :confused:

[julimp92]

I was thinking the same thing , it kind of bothers me , to be honest :thinking:


MATT SPAM !" :laugh4:
http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/123/matthew2.png

http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/6/matt-i-20the-toussads-party.jpg

http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/137/29.jpg

http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/184/STA70573.jpg

http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/174/262285412_0eaeedaa12_o.jpg

http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/4/oldarticle1.jpg

http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/126/03.jpg

[linnea]

hmm who said spam is bad? Matt spam is gooood :wideeyed: thankies :kiss:

[julimp92]

:wink3:
Im still a bit upset about the comercial :lol:

[linnea]

I'm a bit upset too.. maybe it would help to post some more pics? ;)

[julimp92]

It surely will
*looks for some good ones'

[linnea]

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/Muse-1.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse/Muse-1.jpg)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_matt/matt_smile3.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_matt/matt_smile3.jpg)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_matt/matt_scream_vfest.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_matt/matt_scream_vfest.jpg)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_matt/smile.jpg (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/linnea06/muse_matt/smile.jpg)

ok i feel much better now ;):D

[julimp92]

http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/6/down_time_between_takes.jpg

http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/173/258829700_cc2d1a2e01_b.jpg

http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/128/muse6.jpg

http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/2/190968557_80a332855d.jpg

:happy:

http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/128/0001aft6.jpg

http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/62/0_Starflash_0011.jpg



http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/2/md5.jpg

Banana-Matt:
http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/6/une-banane-avant-le-concert.jpg

[linnea]

yes I'm officially not upset anymore, awesome pics again! :wideeyed::dance:

especially those live pics, Matt playing that white piano and those 'guitar photos' :heart:

[julimp92]

Same to you , we're so good at posting awsome picks :wink::laugh4:

I loved the one that Matt is smaling while graving the mic :drunk: hahaaha

[linnea]

haha yes we are good :D

Muse love :dance::heart:

[julimp92]

Muse love :heart:
I feel like posting more picks


http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/4240/00012gxthz3.jpg
http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/7659/img5584xo9nv1.jpg
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4576/0215avertvp0.jpg

:dance:

[julimp92]

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e159/designgirl39/JohnMayer/Muse/11202376designgirl391182006102725AM.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e159/designgirl39/JohnMayer/Muse/11202380designgirl391182006102646AM.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e159/designgirl39/JohnMayer/Muse/11202437designgirl391182006102712AM.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e159/designgirl39/JohnMayer/Muse/11202438designgirl391182006102703AM.jpg

http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/109/matt4.jpg

And im done , at least for today :laugh4:

[Grace]

^ pics from the greatest performance of the year..., no, of the century!

thanks julie! :kiss:

[julimp92]

I think it was the vme's best performance everrr and ur very welcome :wink:

[Lore]

thanks a lot for all those great matt pics :blush:

[linnea]

thought I'd just quickly check if there were new posts here and wow... Julie you are a pic posting legend!

those photos are amazing... :wideeyed::nice: thank you! :kiss:

[RadioMad]

< I made that pic myself

So I guess I'm a lil' legend too? :P

[julimp92]

Of course !! , now let's be legens toghether :cool:

:laugh4: Glad you like the picks guys



AND OMG !! YOU DID THAT PICK :stunned:

[antics]

I haven't been in here since forever. How's all the Muse fans doing. I can't believe they started playing Hoodoo. That is my favorite song on Black Holes and I didn't get to see it live when they played in the US. Oh well, there's always next time.

[Briggins]

Setlist from tonight (November 10th)

'Take A Bow'
'Hysteria'
'Map Of The Problematique'
'Butterflies'
'Assassin'
'Plug In Baby'
'Muscle Museum'
'Forced In'
'Bliss'
'Feeling Good'
'Hoodoo'
'Invincible'
'Supermassive Black Hole'
'Time Is Running Out''
'Stockholm Syndrome'
'Starlight'
'New Born'
'Knights Of Cydonia'




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[antics]

Assassin was extended and something was wrong with Matthew's megaphone during Feeling Good so he threw it down. Aaaaah, Muscle Museum! Sadly, no CE.

[linnea]

That is a very good setlist, the only thing I'd change is to replace Invincible with CE. But since this is a tour to promote BH&R, it's understandable why they want to play as many songs from the new album as possible. And maybe I'd put Starlight and New Born the other way around, New Born would be excellent as an opener of the encore. But still, this is an excellent setlist. And since they're always amazing live, it's no matter what they play, it's still good. :cool:

haha I'd love to have seen Matt throw that megaphone towards Dom, glad it didn't hit him though. The other night Matt broke one of his guitars too (I'm not exactly sure if he broke it or if it just broke..) Lots of stuff gets broken these days apparently.

These pics are from Glasgow gig (November 7)
http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/185/293675399_6c68466385_o.jpg (http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/185/293675399_6c68466385_o.jpg)
http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/185/293676044_c1d87d33b0_o.jpg (http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/185/293676044_c1d87d33b0_o.jpg)
http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/185/IMG_0811.jpg (http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/185/IMG_0811.jpg)
http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/185/IMG_0836.jpg (http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/185/IMG_0836.jpg)

[camofire]

oooo i went last night to manchester and i was unbelievably close..there was only one person in front of me! it was absolutely amazing and the lights were fantastic!! if you're going to see them tonight or any other date you're in for a treat!

[swallowedinamessage]

when i am going i will be praying for them to play Citizen Erased.

Obviously i will still have the best time ever without it but still Citizen Erased is one of Muse's best songs and so fucking fantastic live! :)

[linnea]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBQf4KFzgW0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBQf4KFzgW0)

This song has been stuck on my head for days now.. Not a bad thing really, since I love the song. ;)

Sadly this is not live, the only live version I could find was not a very good quality so thought I'd post this one.

[swallowedinamessage]

In Your World. :)

Is a good song ...

i haven't actually seen that video, it was released with Dead Star as a joint single about 5 years ago ... anyway that looks like some of that has been taken from the Hullabaloo dvd.

[Kite]

Setlist from the welsh leg of the U.K. tour:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/matt201uk/MuseSetlist.jpg

And if it wasn't for the shit support (The Noisettes) than that gig would be number 1 in my list of 20, but due to the shit support band, it's down in 7th.

[antics]

Wonder what the circles and stars mean.

[buffymaniac]

i saw them in glasgow-CANNOT BELIEVE manchester got muscle museum!

although i took me till sat to get showbiz so i wouldn't have known the words!

apparently reading they all had the big hexagon things dom was in!

my 1st gig-so FANTASTIC.
you're in for a treat if you're gonna see them.

plug in baby-and kisses for the audience!!

[Kite]

You know that video for supermassive black hole they play in the background (the one with the red robots), I am sure I have seen that video before at another gig.

[Space Cadet]

Random video for the day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZaWFs1-QeU

Matt's piano playing at the end there blows my mind. :cool:

I've heard that he's self taught on the piano too... :stunned: It's no fair- I took lessons for years and I can hardly play a simple tune.

[antics]

Yep, I heard he can't read music notes.

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Random video for the day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZaWFs1-QeU

Matt's piano playing at the end there blows my mind. :cool:

I've heard that he's self taught on the piano too... :stunned: It's no fair- I took lessons for years and I can hardly play a simple tune.
i did have piano lessons too,but i stopped them,cos i knew all my favorite songs without notes

[linnea]

I took piano lessons too but I never had the patience to practice so I quit..

Matt didn't take piano lessons, his parents let him play as much as he wanted and what he wanted. So he just played for fun. If I say he is talented it seems like it's an understatement of the century. That sort of talent must be very rare. Still he's very modest about his playing skills. Here's an extranct of an interview for a Finnish music magazine (and this is my translation so if there're some sort of strange words and grammar mistakes they're mine:D)

"I don't think I'm a very good rock guitarist, but with piano I can play some things that might sound complicated. I don't practice technical stuff with any instrument. So I don't knowingly or consistently improve my technical skills. But it's still nice that there's enough skill in our band so that we can do more than just the usual stuff. If you want to do something that is different, it's good to have a command of your instrument."

That's one of the reasons I love Muse.. they do something which isn't ordinary or conventional. There're some people I know who are not Muse fans but still appreciate the talent and skill they have.

[julimp92]

awsome quote Linnea :nice:

[yellow_fever]

^^indeed, great quote :D

[swallowedinamessage]

haha Matt - 'i don't think i'm a very good rock guitarist' .......

that is being very very modest. :stunned: but what a legend he is!:D

[Cirrus Minor]

Yes, he is very modest, but if you compare with other great guitarists (Hendrix, Vaughan, Clapton, Page, Gilmour, Greenwood, Morello, and even Molko), it appears that he is actually no very good rock guitarist. I love what he does, and God knows I love Muse, his performances are impressive, but it's rather because of some "feeling", or "presence" he has than talent or skill. For example, if you see some Bliss performances where he ends laying on the ground, madly scratching his strings, I find this great, but the guitar actually sounds ugly !

[linnea]

There's an incredible 'feeling' and 'presence' when he plays, like you said. I'm no expert when it comes to playing the guitar, so I have to admit I don't know anything about the technical side. But I do believe he is very talented and he could develop his technical skills if he wanted to. But clearly that's not so important to him and in a way I think the way he plays is exactly how it should be for Muse (that sounded bit strange but you know what I mean!) For me, it's the 'feeling' that matters. ;)

Here's the setlist from last night (Nottingham 17.11.)

1. Take A Bow
2. Starlight
3. Supermassive Black Hole
4. Map of the Problematique
5. A Soldier's Poem
6. Invincible
7. Assassin (extended)
8. Exo-Politics
9. City of Delusion
10. Hoodoo
11. Knights of Cydonia + Bliss balloons
Encore
12. Sunburn
13. Newborn
14. Plug In Baby
15. Hysteria
16. Time Is Running Out
17. Stockholm Syndrome

:stunned:

they played BH&R in its entirety!
at least one thing's for sure; you'll never know what kind of setlist they're going to play for any gig, it could be anything!

[buffymaniac]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
you got SUNBURN-oh lordy lord.
at least we got feeling good (my fave-sunburn's 2 or 3)
i never knew they played feeling good live.

but: .....come waste your millions here, secretly she sneers.......

ooooooooooo boy.

[Bernard]

There's an incredible 'feeling' and 'presence' when he plays, like you said. I'm no expert when it comes to playing the guitar, so I have to admit I don't know anything about the technical side. But I do believe he is very talented and he could develop his technical skills if he wanted to. But clearly that's not so important to him and in a way I think the way he plays is exactly how it should be for Muse (that sounded bit strange but you know what I mean!) For me, it's the 'feeling' that matters. ;)

Here's the setlist from last night (Nottingham 17.11.)

1. Take A Bow
2. Starlight
3. Supermassive Black Hole
4. Map of the Problematique
5. A Soldier's Poem
6. Invincible
7. Assassin (extended)
8. Exo-Politics
9. City of Delusion
10. Hoodoo
11. Knights of Cydonia + Bliss balloons
Encore
12. Sunburn
13. Newborn
14. Plug In Baby
15. Hysteria
16. Time Is Running Out
17. Stockholm Syndrome

:stunned:

they played BH&R in its entirety!
at least one thing's for sure; you'll never know what kind of setlist they're going to play for any gig, it could be anything!


H-O-L-Y SHITI!! :shocked2:

What a setlist!!! :cool:

[shesawsparks]

H-O-L-Y SHITI!! :shocked2:

What a setlist!!! :cool:

I hope we get something like that on Tuesday :shocked2: