fuesch Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Wow, this review was a back and forth between WTF and IKR. dispatching the hits with virtuosity and crisp efficiency He says it like it's a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallAway Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Wow, this review was a back and forth between WTF and IKR. I couldn't have stated it more perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Little Animal Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I must agree overall. Glasto looked like it was great, but I've seen it all before. (And I haven't really been following the current tour, apart from checking out the set lists every now and then). Muse will have to do something to make their live performance a bit more personal, a bit more human. Back in the day they didn't necessarily connect with the crowd either, but they didn't have to. What they were doing on stage looked like it happened and was created right then and there. You could feel that you were watching history in the making. Now that history has been made, it looks like all they're doing is polish it up and maintain it, instead of pushing forward, or looking back for old time's sake. Only real point of critique: Why they keep playing Guiding Light instead of other Resistance songs is beyond me. Seriously, who are they playing that song for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saracene Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Well I'd probably agree that the boys need a change of direction (even though The Resistance is my favourite Muse album), but "personal and human"? Unless Matt suddenly has a total personality change, I just don't see it happening. Personal and human is really not his forte. Just as sounding happy and carefree is never going to be Thom Yorke's strong point. I just think that Muse have become over-familiar to some people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofu Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Only real point of critique: Why they keep playing Guiding Light instead of other Resistance songs is beyond me. Seriously, who are they playing that song for? Themselves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_or_Dead Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I'd say that review hit the nail on the head tbh.... Unfortunately. Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrinking Universe Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 EXCELLENT review:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riveon Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I agreed with the title of the article, (it would have been a typical setlist otherwise) but I didn't agree with most of the complaints. I detest forced banter; they should only talk if they feel like it, otherwise it's just contrived and pointless. And complaining about the light show? Isn't it good they stripped it down for once? I do agree about the Guiding Light part though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chudenk Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 And those moments seemed to peak at House of the Raising Sun and Feeling Good, coincidentally two other songs which aren't theirs. How about TIRO, KOC and PIB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 And those moments seemed to peak at House of the Raising Sun and Feeling Good, coincidentally two other songs which aren't theirs. To be fair, house of the rising sun is as much theirs as it is The Animals' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofu Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 To be fair, house of the rising sun is as much theirs as it is The Animals' And same with Feeling Good being as much theirs as Nina Simone's. As for the review... eh... I do agree that something about Muse isn't as awe inspiring as they used to be, but I still love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avey Tare Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 agree with this review, except for the part about The Edge/Where the Streets Have No Name saving the set . I'm not the only one that didn't care for that performance, right? Muse will become the next U2, I'm pretty sure of it. /two cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaMuse Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Perhaps it's time they took their foot off the accelerator and wrote something more heartfelt, more personal, and on a human scale. Source Seriously? Write something more heartfelt? More personal? On a human scale? Has the writer ever heard a Muse song before? Journalists shouldn't write about topics they know nothing about. AMxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat_714 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I completely agree with this article. ETA: Everything except the 'saving the set' bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calliope. Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 and bassist Chris Wolstenholme smoked a pipe, for some reason My favourite part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxomflirter Queef Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I remember that even that nominations shortlist were voted by readers. So... i think it wasn't NME who decided that. If that's true never mind my previous comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agenthal Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I don't agree with "saved," but I do think the U2 cover was the best part of the set. I don't think this is a bad or uncommon thing though. Rare (or unrare) covers often make a set amazing. Like last week I saw Passion Pit and was blown away by their cover of Dreams by The Cranberries. Or how Florence and the Machine sang a Fleetwood Mac song this weekend. Or also recently when I saw Civil Twilight cover Teardrop by Massive Attack. Covers are awesome and when done right can make a set very special and define it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elise<3sMuse Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I'm really fed up of all the Muse bashing atm. Sure, some people don't like them and each to their own. But if you don't like them, shut up, you don't have to listen to them. You can't say they're bad just because you don't get it or like them because there are so many other people who do get it and love them. They are immense, if it's not your thing, it's your loss. /rant +100000000000 well said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riveon Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I'm really fed up of all the Muse bashing atm. Sure, some people don't like them and each to their own. But if you don't like them, shut up, you don't have to listen to them. You can't say they're bad just because you don't get it or like them because there are so many other people who do get it and love them. They are immense, if it's not your thing, it's your loss. /rant That's an overly-simplistic assessment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niall Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I'm really fed up of all the Muse bashing atm. Sure, some people don't like them and each to their own. But if you don't like them, shut up, you don't have to listen to them. You can't say they're bad just because you don't get it or like them because there are so many other people who do get it and love them. They are immense, if it's not your thing, it's your loss. /rant No, we won;t go away. Every has the right top vocie their opinion on this forum so stop it will this trying to silence people. IMO the review is spot on. The set list was dull. The performance was standard. The collaboration was the only surprise. Comparing the two performances as Glasto they really weren't as good this time. They looked like a polished pop act compared to the rock band that they were in 2004. This was the debut of the BHaR and The Resistance songs at Glastonbury so they should have been a showcase of what they done since then, but instead they played Feeling Good and Citizen Erased and Guiding Light where Assassin and MK ULTRA and City of Delusion and Unnatural Selection could have gone. They played 4 songs more and yet it was so lacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamOutLoud Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 well, since this was the 1st time that Where the Streets have no Name has been covered I'd say Muse did a bang up job performing it.. IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeSides Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 No, we won;t go away. Every has the right top vocie their opinion on this forum so stop it will this trying to silence people. IMO the review is spot on. The set list was dull. The performance was standard. The collaboration was the only surprise. Comparing the two performances as Glasto they really weren't as good this time. They looked like a polished pop act compared to the rock band that they were in 2004. This was the debut of the BHaR and The Resistance songs at Glastonbury so they should have been a showcase of what they done since then, but instead they played Feeling Good and Citizen Erased and Guiding Light where Assassin and MK ULTRA and City of Delusion and Unnatural Selection could have gone. They played 4 songs more and yet it was so lacking. oh how i agree with you! i dunno...it almost seems like there's a lack of courage happening. as though the bigger the crowds get the more they rely on crowd energy to keep them going...and so they play the songs that people will sing/clap to instead of the others which aren't quite as interactive(?) call it fear...or call it the need for crowd worship...i dunno. they're just not willing to play so many of these fantastic full on rock songs anymore (aside from the well known ones) and in not playing them they are keeping new fans in ignorance of how amazing those songs are performed live. meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furygirl Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 i dunno...it almost seems like there's a lack of courage happening. as though the bigger the crowds get the more they rely on crowd energy to keep them going...and so they play the songs that people will sing/clap to instead of the others which aren't quite as interactive(?) call it fear...or call it the need for crowd worship...i dunno. they're just not willing to play so many of these fantastic full on rock songs anymore (aside from the well known ones) and in not playing them they are keeping new fans in ignorance of how amazing those songs are performed live. Interesting theory. You might be onto something there. Like everyone, I'm wondering WHY WHY WHY? But I'm still too much of a n00b to bash them. I keep seeking a logical explanation rather than just saying they're lazy or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nohopeinfear Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Little OT but does anyone else look at this topic on the front page and immediately think "How The Edge saved Christmas" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riveon Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Little OT but does anyone else look at this topic on the front page and immediately think "How The Edge saved Christmas" Hit movie right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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