static shadows Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Really didn't get that at all +1 I thought it was remarkable how bored, stilted and lifeless he looked. Especially in comparison to Hullabaloo tour footage of the same songs. As I said somewhere on here last night after the gig, you can really see a difference when going from watching a young ball of charismatic nervous energy jumping and spinning around the stage with glee, to watching a middle aged man shuffle about the stage, gurning with a bored expression on his face, looking as though he wished he were anywhere else. The sound was actually very good and the set and visuals looked truly amazing, but it was oddly boring to watch on TV, from those 3 OoS tracks we got to see. I'm truly glad I got to see some of it and really wish I could have see more (as I was of course still really enjoying reliving those songs!), but it wasn't quite the same. Which slightly tempered some of my disappointment that so little of it was allowed to be shown. Although, if a DVD is released I would definitely still buy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
005 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 R/L are famed to be fairly rough, aren't they? lol you must me nuts, rough 10 yrs ago yea now its a day out to Lego Land but I know how that dude Dan feels, I felt the same at Reading 2003 & V2003, all wankers & vowed never to return. I think ppl don't know what genre Muse are now, they are a pop act they stopped being an Indie Rock band around 2004. I retired anyhow from festivals, they are just a theatre show/event with the worst possible people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vigo Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Just came home. Haven't slept since Sunday morning and haven't read anything since thursday. Some quick thoughts: THANKS TO JOANA WHO GAVE HER TICKET TO MY BROTHER. You're cool. I managed to get an excellent place before Friendly Fires. I was in the middle not too far from the barrier. Crowd was so packed I didn't think I was gonna survive. Origin was amazing. The intro, moshing to Hyper Music, singing Space Dementia with an unknown guy, the fire in your face during Megalomania... I think they did an excellent job. I'm also amazed they played so many songs (Dead Star would have been cool too but well, we can't have everything). Best gig of my life ever. A bit sad we don't have proshots of the whole origin thought... Now they have to make a DVD at least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicT Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Didn't seem overly rough, just there was a lot of tossers there. I've no plans to ever go there again And this is why I would not go back to any festival that I've been to before. Once is most definitely enough. Though the exception is Coke Live in Poland which was great. And sunny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ril Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Did anyone else think Matt's nose looked bigger than usual? Kinda reminded me of a toucan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shatter Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 To be honest considering how little of the show I could see and the lack of it on bbc3 if there isn't an official release then they better do something before they lose a lot of fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Watching a couple of Reading videos, Matt must have been having the time of his life. I've never ever seen him interact with a crowd like that ever Completely the opposite for me; probably the least interaction of any Muse gig I've been to, Matt said hardly anything except a garbled 'thankyouverymuchitsbeen10yearssinceoriginthanks' just before Megalomania. After tha, it was standard scripted Dom . I'm torn by this gig; Origin was amazing, probably the best thing I have seen Muse do. But the rest was so half-arsed . Total to total :'( in two hours. Mindfuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gohenko Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Ah, finally back home! Reading was amazing, but I almost got crushed a few times and I almost fainted because of dehydration, but then the cups of water saved me Oh, btw, did anyone from the board see me there? I was the one with the Bellamy Wembley 2007 suit, or at least kind of... Anyway, Muse was amazing! So was Elbow too And What's He Building Intro, amazing It was a little shame hearing the same old hits after OoS, especially Undisclosed Desires and Resistance were a little downers, the crowd was pretty dull during those two But overall, a very nice gig, and all OoS songs sounded MASSIVE But whatever happened to the "Big rock out-ending"? Not that I mind, KoC is awesome as a closer, but still... I can't actually believe I didn't notice Chris singing the HM chorus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clom Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Reading was great, although Muse was certainly a gig of two halves. Origin was phenomenal, it made me remember why Muse used to be my favourite band, why they meant so much to me, it was everything I love about Muse. From Uprising onwards, however, it was bland, predictable and just stale. I wasn't expecting Dead Star or Showbiz or anything, I was expecting the hits, I just didn't expect them to be so.. well, boring. I actually got bored at a Muse gig. It made me remember why they're not my favourite band any more. Origin was still terrific however. Don't think I'll be seeing Muse at their own show again, only at festivals, or if they do something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clom Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Oh, btw, did anyone from the board see me there? I was the one with the Bellamy Wembley 2007 suit, or at least kind of... Oh god man, I saw you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemsy Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Did anyone else think Matt's nose looked bigger than usual? Kinda reminded me of a toucan. Please take your criticisms to the critique thread, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vigo Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I actually agree with all that Clunge has said. Had the same impressiones. And I also didn't notice Chris singing the chorus during HM, I was too busy moshing. Killer bass riff. Now I'm gonna have some sleep. Good night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee3Dee Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Yup, Origin was amazing. Encore was dull as fuck....again. Tickets for festival: roughly 90£ Various travel costs: A few hundred £ Muse having the balls to play shit songs at a rock festival: Priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Actually, I'm being a bit harsh. Uprising > Supermassive > Hysteria > Stockholm rocked . Undisclosed Desires > Resistance > Starlight didn't . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty987 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Actually, I'm being a bit harsh. Uprising > Supermassive > Hysteria > Stockholm rocked . Undisclosed Desires > Resistance > Starlight didn't . Thats more like it...I never fail to love the SMBH robots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee3Dee Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 As boring as the encore was, they did sound a lot better at these gigs. And those Stockholm visuals are crazy. So much crazy shit going on in there. And Matt destroying the drums and his guitar. ololol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizz24 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 never going back to reading festival in my life Finally decided i need to stop trying to re-live great muse gigs i've been to in the past, they will never live up to my high expectations again nevertheless, hearing OoS was amazing but died of boredom after that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 OOS was utterly fantastic and just proved what a great album it is from start to finish. What's He Building? was such a great touch as well. The second half was a bit confused, but Muse generally are these days, are we there to rock out or there for a sing-a-along? I actually have nothing against songs like UD, but in the same setlist as something like Stockholm Syndrome? Anyway, I knew that bit wasn't going to be for me and I was only there for OOS ultimately, so I'm completely happy. Also, I couldn't imagine the performance translating well on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Agreed entirely Mr Haze, except I think Origin would have been fantastic on television - make sure the visuals were well represented and it was heavy enough and it would have been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
005 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Finally decided i need to stop trying to re-live great muse gigs i've been to in the past, they will never live up to my high expectations again nevertheless, hearing OoS was amazing but died of boredom after that.. lol you talk like you are my age, when I saw them 1st you were either 6 or 7. How the hell could you re - live Muse gigs from the past unless you were at the gigs I was at in the better years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyveno Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Was that some Sweet Child O'Mine after Hysteria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Was that some Sweet Child O'Mine after Hysteria? Thank fuchs I wasn't the only one who noticed that! It was during the actual outro because straight after was Back In Black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 One thing that was absolutely disgusting was for what is considered to be a more "rock" orientated audience, no one knew the words to One Armed Scissor when it was played just before Muse came on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemsy Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 lol you talk like you are my age, when I saw them 1st you were either 6 or 7. How the hell could you re - live Muse gigs from the past unless you were at the gigs I was at in the better years? Oooh gurl, sharpen those talons.. One thing that was absolutely disgusting was for what is considered to be a more "rock" orientated audience, no one knew the words to One Armed Scissor when it was played just before Muse came on. Ross and me were shouting ALL OF THEM WORDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizz24 Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 lol you talk like you are my age, when I saw them 1st you were either 6 or 7. How the hell could you re - live Muse gigs from the past unless you were at the gigs I was at in the better years? but what i'm saying is i will never enjoy seeing muse again as much as i did the first times i saw them, irrespective of how far back that was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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