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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: redsock on November 01, 2004, 05:50:00 pm
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Ok, so it's a week away, but I need to...
...post in the proper forum for ticket requests.
Better to start early. So who's going?
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I'm going, but alas, no extra tickets.
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being that this probably wasn't expected to sell out and most likely the tix were sold to fans, what do you think the chances are that people will be selling them outside the night of the show?
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Originally posted by monohombre:
being that this probably wasn't expected to sell out and most likely the tix were sold to fans, what do you think the chances are that people will be selling them outside the night of the show?
pretty good, normally there are at least some people selling tickets, dont pay more than face value
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how early would you say to be there to try and get a ticket?
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Originally posted by monohombre:
how early would you say to be there to try and get a ticket?
Well, doors will probably open at 7:30pm, so I'd say at least an hour before then. There will probably be other folks there looking for tickets.
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well hopefully ill be able to get one there since it seems to be a problem trying to get one between now and then
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i've never been to the 930 before, didnt know how things worked, so to avoid taking any chances, I bought the tickets as soon as I heard about the show. I didnt think they'd sell out either.
I had a couple of questions about the venue though. i saw on a previous thread that the place is in a kinda rough neigborhood. I'm a college student, so Im planning to come in on foot from the metro. Will it be safe leaving on foot after the show ends? at around 9.30 or so?
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aniym,
The area looks a bit ghetto, but i've never had any problems coming in by metro on foot. You are a bit mistaken as to when the show will end however. The doors open at 7:30, but the opening band probably won't go on stage until 8:30 or so, perhaps even a touch later. It's fairly safe to say that the whole show will end around 11:30. That leaves you just enough time to get out of the club and catch the last metro train back. The day of the show, check 9:30's website and it'll have when each band is hitting the stage posted. Please remember though that things happen, and the show may run too late for you to catch the metro.
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Originally posted by aniym:
i've never been to the 930 before, didnt know how things worked, so to avoid taking any chances, I bought the tickets as soon as I heard about the show. I didnt think they'd sell out either.
I had a couple of questions about the venue though. i saw on a previous thread that the place is in a kinda rough neigborhood. I'm a college student, so Im planning to come in on foot from the metro. Will it be safe leaving on foot after the show ends? at around 9.30 or so?
I used to live on 13th, 1 minute away from the U street metro station and never had a problem. I would say it is very unlikely you will have any problem. However, it is always better to walk with friends. Actually, I remember that after many shows at the 9:30 I would walk to get something to eat at Ben's Chili Bowl which is in front of the metro station. If you go by yourself and still don't feel comfortable, you can still get a cab at the end of the show.
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thanks for the replies, ppl.
Sadly enough, I will be in attendance alone, as no one I know here is into muse. I have a friend at macalester,and he's catching their minnesota show, and another in canada who might watch their toronto show.
Hmm, I hope the show doesn't stretch beyond 11.30, cuz im off to vermont the next morrning, and would like a couple hours sleep before it. Oh well, I might never get to see muse in the states again, so it should be worth it!
I had one more question to anyone who's seen muse live before. This is a bit embarrassing to ask, but as much as i love their harder-edged stuff ('megalomania' and 'sunburn' are a couple of big favourites), i was wondering if they ever play the cover of 'can't take my eyes off you', which I found to be a major, major guilty pleasure, for a group that just doesn't make happy music. I saw them do it on a BBC live set, and it was great, but post-absolution, they tend to stick to stuff from absolution and origin o/ symmetry, from what i can tell.
Not a problem if they don't, though. it is sort of a girly song, and would be more than a little out of place in a male-heavy crowd of 900. Which brings me to another question: does muse have female fans in the US? they're huge in europe, so there's a decent number of females attending their shows, but how about here? any clue?
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i would imagine plenty of female fans for Muse.
and probably sorta young.
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Originally posted by aniym:
Which brings me to another question: does muse have female fans in the US? they're huge in europe, so there's a decent number of females attending their shows, but how about here? any clue?
Count me amongst the female fans attending the show. I saw them at Coachella earlier this year and they rocked! As far as what they'll perform, you may want to check one of their fansite message boards for setlists to get an idea.
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I'm another one that...
...has been posting on this board long enough to know that this is not the place for ticket requests.
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that guy's edits make me smile on this election day... That Guy for President, this country could use a security minded bouncer. some washington egos could use a little tough love from the big guy :D
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We'll be at the show....assuming we haven't packed up and moved back to Canada (land of the free, home of the fucking cold).
I'll be the one lobbing lemons at Matt Bellamy all night.
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I'm going and know someone that has (or had) an extra.
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Originally posted by Relaxer:
I'm another one that...
...has been posting on this board long enough to know that this is not the place for ticket requests.
I've actually found the 930 regulars to be qquite accomodating for other boardies if they have extras. Which is why i come here first.
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Originally posted by redsock:
Originally posted by Relaxer:
I'm another one that...
...has been posting on this board long enough to know that this is not the place for ticket requests.
I've actually found the 930 regulars to be qquite accomodating for other boardies if they have extras. Which is why i come here first. [/b]
Don't listen to them, do whatcha gotta do big man!
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I'd love to go but am ticketless.. Bunnyman?
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Originally posted by redsock:
Originally posted by Relaxer:
I'm another one that...
...has been posting on this board long enough to know that this is not the place for ticket requests.
I've actually found the 930 regulars to be qquite accomodating for other boardies if they have extras. Which is why i come here first. [/b]
he meant the location of the thread...
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Originally posted by redsock:
Ok, so it's a week away, but I need to...
...post in the proper forum for ticket requests.
Better to start early. So who's going?
just caught this... funny. But it was meant to be a roll call first, me begging for tickets second.
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Originally posted by redsock:
just caught this... funny. But it was meant to be a roll call first, me begging for tickets second.
s'why i didn't delete the thread.
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Sorry Dandy01, I promised the ticket to Redsock!
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Originally posted by bunnyman:
Sorry Dandy01, I promised the ticket to Redsock!
Shucks!
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I'll be there and am very much looking forward to it!
Re: Metro. I've attended many, many concerts at the 9:30 Club and I've almost always taken the Metro. I've never had a problem walking to or from the Metro station. It's only about a block away and lots of other club patrons will be walking in the same direction. For what it's worth, most of the concerts I've attended at the 9:30 Club have ended closer to 11:40 than 11:30. The last Green line train to Greenbelt is ostensibly at 12:21am, but it's almost always about 5 minutes late. If you're going towards Greenbelt, you should haven't any problems at all catching the Metro. Indeed you'll probably end up waiting at the Metro station about 20-30 minutes, so you might want to bring a good book. If instead you need to catch the Green line train to Branch Ave. in order to transfer at Chinatown or L'Enfant Plaza or Metro Center, for example, then you need to be a lot more careful. You might want to skip the last song of the encore, for example, or at the very least move closer to the exit and be prepared to sprint to the Metro station. I think the last Branch Avenue train is at 11:48pm (double check the Last Train sign at the Metro Station before you leave!), but it's often a couple minutes early. I usually see a half dozen people or more get stranded at the Metro station following a 9:30 Club concert nearly every time. Moral of the story: If you're coming to DC from out of town and then taking the Metro, park at the Greenbelt station instead of some station on the Red or Orange lines, for example. See http://www.wmata.com/ (http://www.wmata.com/) for more info on train schedules, etc.
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I'm going...no extras though. Can't wait to see them headline for a change!!!!!!!!!
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Bring on the Zutons! :)
Seriously, between Muse/Zutons and Interpol/Secret Machines... These are two very strong shows back-2-back.
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Yikes - I forgot this is show is this coming Monday. I'll be there.
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I'll be there intently watching the bassist. I've had a blast recently trying to master the basslines from Absolution.
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thanks for the info darth.
yup, im taking the red line back, so i guess i'll have to miss the last song, which im ok with if it's stockholm syndrome, which i didnt really dig. If they finish it off with Hysteria or blackout or plugin baby, ill bereally pissed though.
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Originally posted by redsock:
Originally posted by Relaxer:
I'm another one that...
...has been posting on this board long enough to know that this is not the place for ticket requests.
I've actually found the 930 regulars to be qquite accomodating for other boardies if they have extras. Which is why i come here first. [/b]
You're right. When I have extras, I look in the band threads first to see if there are board regulars who need tickets. If not, then I head to the Tx requests...
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Keep me in mind, I'm still in dire need! :(
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Originally posted by aniym:
If they finish it off with Hysteria or blackout or plugin baby, ill bereally pissed though.
In that case, we won't tell you if they do finish up with either of those... ;)
I'm going. It's been 16 days since I've been to a show anywhere....pretty astounding!! So, of course, there are 5 next week (if you include WSC on Friday...)
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i can't believe how many people are desperate for tix to this show...is hfs playing the shit out of this band now? if so, ugggggh! now we'll be surrounded by meathead hfs listeners that are lucky to go to one non-hfs sponsored concert in their lifetime (with the exception maybe of ridiculous woodstock rip-offs). i can't wait for this show though. just hoping the audience isn't filled with assholes.
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Originally posted by joz:
just hoping the audience isn't filled with assholes.
Get over yourself, hon. Be happy for the band. Besides, who cares how those attending the show got into the band? Muse sold out a venue, which means they're likely to return to DC in the future.
'Tis better to be a music evangelist.
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Originally posted by Bags:
Originally posted by aniym:
If they finish it off with Hysteria or blackout or plugin baby, ill bereally pissed though.
In that case, we won't tell you if they do finish up with either of those... ;)
I'm going. It's been 16 days since I've been to a show anywhere....pretty astounding!! So, of course, there are 5 next week (if you include WSC on Friday...) [/b]
they've been consistenly ending with Stockholm Syndrome for the last 8 months or so, and i see no reason why they would stop, seeing as how much that songs rocks!
also, expect this set to be Absolution loaded. if they play 15 songs, i expect half to be from their new disc.
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Originally posted by joz:
i can't believe how many people are desperate for tix to this show...is hfs playing the shit out of this band now? if so, ugggggh! now we'll be surrounded by meathead hfs listeners that are lucky to go to one non-hfs sponsored concert in their lifetime (with the exception maybe of ridiculous woodstock rip-offs). i can't wait for this show though. just hoping the audience isn't filled with assholes.
joz my boy. please remember that Muse is a HUGE band in Europe. And to my best knowledge they have never even played a show in DC. Though i heard they were a opener for RHCP in 2000, i have lived in MD for most of the time Muse was a band, and have been a fan from the release of Showbiz....and i didnt catch them live until Coachella this year.
other than Curiosa and possibly seeing them open for RHCP...this band hasnt ever been in DC.
a huge band like this, finally playing DC...wow.
most people in America...even thier biggest longest fans...have probably never seen them.
this show is going to be total rocking energy.
so dont stand near me, cause i am gonna jumping and dancing like crazy. (ask rob or redsock!)
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
joz my boy. [/b]
i'm actually a girl, sonick (i thought i told you that a while ago...nevermind tho) anyway, all i meant by my comment is that there are a lot of "fans" who strangely sat on their ass for a few weeks after tickets went on sale and eventually sold out under them. now they are trolling the message board begging for tickets. geez...anyone who is a big fan of muse should have known: (1) this not-very-often-seen-live-in-the-US band is coming to the 9:30 club (i knew well in advance of tix actually going on sale) and (2) the 9:30 is small and tends to sell out for popular shows (see interpol and DCFC).
please remember that Muse is a HUGE band in Europe. And to my best knowledge they have never even played a show in DC. Though i heard they were a opener for RHCP in 2000, i have lived in MD for most of the time Muse was a band, and have been a fan from the release of Showbiz....and i didnt catch them live until Coachella this year. [/b]
i am well aware that they're really big in Europe. in fact, i also saw them at coachella and heard of a few people who actually flew all the way from tokyo to see them in cali....that's devotion to a band.
other than Curiosa and possibly seeing them open for RHCP...this band hasnt ever been in DC.
a huge band like this, finally playing DC...wow.[/b]
yes, and i'm very excited that they're finally playing also...i saw them at curiosa and, in general, the crowd was very cool. my friend (k8teebug) on this forum was at both coachella and curiosa with me and she did have a run-in with a couple of frat boys at the curiosa show...not sure how they made it to the muse stage but whatever. i'm always hesitant about hfs-sponsored shows though. i didn't mind listening to hfs back in the late 80s/early 90s and i actually ended up going to one hfs-sponsored show (snowjob at ski liberty in pa) but only because i was there to interview the bosstones and bloodhound gang for my college radio station. i'm happy muse is finally getting airplay but hfs (the true alternative...yeah, right) and a lot of its listeners annoy me.
most people in America...even thier biggest longest fans...have probably never seen them.
this show is going to be total rocking energy.
so dont stand near me, cause i am gonna jumping and dancing like crazy. (ask rob or redsock!) [/b]
i'm happy to share the floor with other big muse fans, especially those who will be seeing them for the first time...and don't worry about the jumping/dancing as I will be doing the same...while trying to keep my heart from exploding. (does anyone else feel that way when you hear matt sing live? just wondering.)
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Did I ever tell you about this guy I went to college named John Muse?
He used to go around campus all punk rock with a mohawk and black clothes, spouting lines from the Rocky Horror Picture Show as if he had made them up. He would grow his mohawk in at the end of each semester when it was time to go home to his ricg parents in the Hamptons.
Meanwhile, he had the nerve to call me a "poseur" because I'd wear combat boots one day and penny loafers the next.
Last I heard of him, he had dropped out of college, was running a landscaping business in the Hamptons, and was picked by the local paper as a "blue collar hunk". But then he got fat and lost his hair.
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well, you can pat yourself on the back then Joz as I'm sure you're referring to one of my comments about not having tickets. And by the way, I do not fall into your ASSumption that most of the people and fans attending the show are HFS-based :roll:
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Originally posted by joz:
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to respond to your whole post. sorry, joz
forgot you were female, i apologize.
i totally understand your points, and i too, hope it will be an enjoyable crowd. bad crowds can ruin a bad time.
have you thought about going to the Philly show?
its tomorrow and the Electric Factory is sure to be more rowdy and lively than 930.
that goes for anyone w/o tickets to 930, i dont think Philly has sold out yet...and its just $15 (and gas)
see you Monday!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hey Sonick,
Have a great weekend.
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Originally posted by Dandy01:
well, you can pat yourself on the back then Joz as I'm sure you're referring to one of my comments about not having tickets. And by the way, I do not fall into your ASSumption that most of the people and fans attending the show are HFS-based :roll:
actually, i was specifically thinking of a person posting as "MissMia" on the ticket xchange that was begging for muse tix every couple of days. then, i saw her post "i have an xtra. pm me" to someone looking for muse tickets. now, she's back on there begging for tix again. what the fuck? is she selling them on ebay? people are paying $40 a ticket on there...
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i'll be there!
whoo, HFS rules!!
*throws up universal rock handsign*
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sorry for my pissy post earlier...i guess i'm generally fed up with the apathy and lack of personal responsibility in the nation right now. "maybe i should have voted on tuesday...oh well." "guess i should have bought muse tickets before they sold out."
sorry that you didn't get tickets dandy. i'll keep my eyes peeled for extras. i know there a few up on ebay now.
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thanks joz, no prob. i dealt with missmia and i think she's running a muse ticket racket!
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Not to split hairs, but Muse played Metro Cafe in DC in April 2000. Loudest gig I've ever been to in my life. I imagine the accoustics will be much better this time around. ;)
It is good to see that the show will be well attended.
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i seem to recall this event, didn't go though
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Originally posted by joz:
actually, i was specifically thinking of a person posting as "MissMia" on the ticket xchange that was begging for muse tix every couple of days. then, i saw her post "i have an xtra. pm me" to someone looking for muse tickets. now, she's back on there begging for tix again. what the fuck? is she selling them on ebay? people are paying $40 a ticket on there...
Was noticing that myself:
Have (http://www.930.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=000162)
Need (http://www.930.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=000164)
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im going too. i cant wait...and was wondering, is anyone crazy like me and going to other shows too? philly or ny?
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Originally posted by daisybell27:
im going too. i cant wait...and was wondering, is anyone crazy like me and going to other shows too? philly or ny?
as i said earlier, i am going to Philly.
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wow, it's really great to see serious muse fans around the board! heck, it's just great to see even casual muse fans around the board...had no idea muse had that many fans...i've definitely damaged my eyes watching spotty bootlegs of their werchter, pinkpop and glastonbury performances, so it'll be great seeing them in the flesh for once...even if i don't get to watch them trash their instruments post-show.
see you monday!
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I'm going to be there ... even if I have to leave class early to get there (class ends at 7:15, lucky me). I've been a Muse fan for quite, quite a while -- this will be the second time I've been able to see them, though. The first was at Curiosa, and I can only imagine how amazing they're going to be in such a small venue. I cannot fucking wait for this one.
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just got back from Philly show
best show of the year...hands down.
more later....
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I'll be there. And attention ladies, I just got out of a rather long relationship and am in need of a lovely distraction. I'm good-looking, emotionally vulnerable, and on the prowl! Hope to see you there!
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Did Tinygee just open a new account? :roll:
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Ok, so Philadelphia on Saturday night.
First off, I love the Electric Factory. Its very big, but open and you can really walk pretty freely around the place, even when its sold out.
Unless you have a drink, then you cant go downstairs. which sucks sorta, but oh well. no one spills thier drink on ya!
Muse came out just rocking. and kept it up all set long
songs played were
(and i do forget which order but this is CLOSE)
New Born
The Small Print
Absolution
Thoughts of A Dying Athiest
Hysteria
Sober
Micro-Cuts
Butterflies And Hurricanes
Citizen Erased
Apocalypse Please
Time Is Running Out
Plug-In Baby
Stockholm Syndrome
they played some new song, and i think there were 15 altogether, but its monday, i am tired.
butterflies and Hurricanes is so great live, and the end of the show ends up being a little crazy too.
the crowd was just going nuts. a full blown mosh pit was in dead center, but even the sides (where we were) we jumping and dancing like crazy.
hope tonights crowd can match that energy.
Muse, i know, will. They are on top of thier game right now.
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kinda sounds like a limp bizkit concert...
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
kinda sounds like a limp bizkit concert...
or a sex pistols show
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Saves the Day
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
kinda sounds like a limp bizkit concert...
no george michael covers though.
Matt did play a few riffs from Zeppelin's "Heartbreaker".
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or a show i woulda went to when I was 13, if i had cool music taste then...
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I dont want to discourage anyone by making that show sound like some crazy fun rock concert.
this was the Philly show.
dont worry. the DC show will be way more tame, and much less fun. so dont go selling your tickets!
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my friend saw them at Curiosa in NYC and said that they basically stole the show, insane stage presence the entire time... i'll be there tonight, then heading up to NYC Thursday for Interpol... oh yeah, and Pixies are only a month away!
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I cannot wait for this show. It will take my mind off the knots in my stomach caused by the job search/interview process I'm entering.
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Originally posted by Random Citizen:
the job search/interview process I'm entering.
good luck with that. maybe you will find employment tonight. you could maybe get a job as Matts roadie, who takes his guitar and gives it back to him every 4 minutes when he goes from keyboard to guitar and back!
some job that is.
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The Zutons are going to be at Revolution Records today [http://www.revolutionrecords.net/]:
Special in-store appearance, not a show, but they'll be here -- the Zutons from Liverpool (yes that Liverpool)!!
They are hanging out at the store before their sold out show with Muse at 9:30 club -- TODAY
Nov. 8th 3PM.
Come on by or check out their new album, we
have a great Zutons giveaway also!
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Originally posted by Random Citizen:
I cannot wait for this show. It will take my mind off the knots in my stomach caused by the job search/interview process I'm entering.
I hope you don't get tension headaches for 4 months.... job searching blows...
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Originally posted by redsock:
I hope you don't get tension headaches for 4 months.... job searching blows...
Nah, my current job isn't that bad. I'm just looking to move up the food chain, which isn't possible now unless my boss decides to quit. He's made no such comments in that direction, alas.
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
good luck with that. maybe you will find employment tonight. you could maybe get a job as Matts roadie, who takes his guitar and gives it back to him every 4 minutes when he goes from keyboard to guitar and back!
some job that is.
Haha, thanks! I don't think I would be a good roadie.
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i've got an interview with the zutons at 5:30. so please be nice to me, 9:30 staff, and let me in. then i will be rocking out to the show, i'm so psyched seeing the setlist from philly, if they play both "new born" and "plug in baby" i will be dancing like crazy.
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f*cking brilliant....awesome, awesome show. And even in DC, the crowd was rocking almost the whole time and all the way to at least two-thirds of the way back, to just in front of the monster soundboard they built out of the usual spot -- was about two and half times the normal size.
I fully admit, I'm a newcomer -- I got Absolution and Showbiz about three weeks ago. I listen to Absolution a LOT.
I'm impressed. And a $15 show to boot. Kick ass. Don't know if Interpol will be able to match 'em, but I'm hoping so.
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I'm sorry if this offends people. But, IMHO,the sound absolutely sucked tonight. I've been to loud shows and enjoyed it, but this was really bad. Couldn't hear the vocals or bass at all. During some of the loudest parts, all I could hear was distortion and a faint snare beat.
I dont blame the 930 sound crew because they probably had nothing to do with it. Muse brought in their own sound board.
The Zutons, on the other hand, had a fantastic outing and they got the crowd going.
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helicon, I think you're right...I just didn't know what to expect so I loved the show. But a friend of mine was at the Phillie show and said the sound mix was immeasurably better -- crisp, vocals mixed up (including the bass player's, who apparently has an awesome voice), bass was better mixed.
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I rate the Muse show: <img src="http://www.dimpleandasmirk.com/_images/avatar.jpg" alt=" - " />
It was so great seeing them in a small venue considering I first saw them in 100+ degree heat in the CA desert earlier this year. The crowd was really into it and I love that. It makes for a better concert-going experience.
I disagree on the Zutons, though. Frankly, one would have thought there were two different audiences with each band given the (lack of) reaction the Zutons received. I had heard a couple of their songs previously, but they didn't win me over tonight.
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Originally posted by helicon1:
During some of the loudest parts, all I could hear was distortion and a faint snare beat.
sometimes the sound isnt so good from the bathroom.
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
Originally posted by helicon1:
During some of the loudest parts, all I could hear was distortion and a faint snare beat.
sometimes the sound isnt so good from the bathroom. [/b]
It sounded like they were playing in a bathroom :) But I was in front of the soundboard, which usually is a great spot. I'm not discrediting their performance, because they were really good. I just wish the overall mix was better.
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i thought the sound was fantastic for both the zutons and muse. we were right up in front, near the speakers. it was loud, but that the sound was not distorted and vocals were clear.
anyone see seth and his special guests up in the vip stage area?
dandy, were you there? i think you may have been standing in front of bunnyman and i during the zuton's set.
i wasn't impressed with either band-just not my thing. their muscianship was excellent, but i couldn't figure out who the zutons wanted to be-sometimes it was credence clearwater revival, other times crosby stills and nash-it just felt like a tribute to the 70's. though the lead singer's purple velvet blazer was pretty fab.
i think muse lacked real substance. some real highlights in there, but overall, they just didn't do it for me. i'm glad i checked them out, but i don't see the need to see them again.
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Originally posted by lily1:
their muscianship was excellent, but i couldn't figure out who the zutons wanted to be-sometimes it was credence clearwater revival, other times crosby stills and nash-it just felt like a tribute to the 70's.
Yeah, I had the same impression. I kept thinking Doobie Brothers with some Zappa thrown in, or maybe that's because the rhythm guitarist reminded me of Zappa.
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Ok, heres my take on the show
I still dont really like the Zutons too much. not sure why, but they werent a good opener for Muse i dont think.
Muse's show was better in Philly i think, but they were great here too. We were dead center about 5-10 people back, depending on who was pushing where. The crowd was pretty wild up front there, but not a mosh pit like Philly! (thank god)
A couple times it seemed like they were off a touch, during "Sober" and "Plug-In Baby" i can remember. Just thought they were out of synch, just those two or three times.
The sound, i thought was fine. Maybe not as good as Philly but definitely fine. Though its hard to be a critic when youre all the way up front.
No huge white balloons at the end like in Philly (and Coachella) , guess the place is too small.
One funny thing. while Muse was readying to play...these guys standing next to us were like "hey, you were next to us for Muse at Curiosa screaming like a fool"
small world.
also saw redsock, chillin upstairs and dandy, i was going to find you after the show but i could not find you!
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Muse gave an excellent performance, though I agree with the sound issues. Maybe the venue just isn't equipped to handle that level of sound. A bit strange that they didn't really talk to the crowd...they just sort of went from song to song, left...came back for their Apocalypse Please/Stockholm Syndrome encore and then left. In that sense, they didn't really have much stage presence.
The crowd right near where we were (left side of the soundboard) kinda sucked (except for the guy doing an Air Guitar solo during the piano parts of Butterflies and Hurricanes...that guy ruled). Is the short sleve plaid shirt the uniform of choice for the preppy frat crowd or something? I swear I must've seen at least five people with that on. Oh and one guy wearing an Absolution shirt...always reminds me of PCU ("You're wearing the shirt of the band that you're going to see? No...Don't be that guy.")
The Zutons didn't really do it for me.
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Originally posted by j_lee:
Oh and one guy wearing an Absolution shirt...always reminds me of PCU ("You're wearing the shirt of the band that you're going to see? No...Don't be that guy.")
There were a lot of "that guys" at the show last night. (Not including the thatguy, who was up front) I think some of them bought shirts at the merch booth and decided to wear them instead of carrying them all night, while others came in wearing Muse shirts.
I was on the balcony next to the requisite drunk girl. She actually spilled her drink off the balcony. :roll: What is it about my being that attracts all the wrong people at shows? If it's not the drunk person, it's the "go get a fuckin' room" couple. With my luck, I'll be standing next to a bunch of too-cool hipsters at tonight's show.
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Anyone know the set list? Please someone post it...
I thought Muse was awesome! One of three or four best shows of the year. They were the perfect combination of energy and musicianship.
Definitely the best light show I've seen at the 9:30 Club all year.
I was just a tad left of center about 6-8 people back from the stage, and I thought the sound was fine for both Muse and the Zutons.
Yes, I also saw Seth on the right balcony at the beginning of the show.
My hat's off to last night's DJ. That was one of the best play lists of recent memory.
I liked the Zutons. I thought they were pretty good, but I seem to have a lower threshold for enjoying opening acts than most people. The Zutons' saxophonist was the best eye candy since the Abandoned Pools' bassist from that Garbage show a couple years ago. :)
I was a bit surprised how early the showed ended. 11:22pm, by my recollection. That was the earliest I've gotten out of a regular weeknight 9:30 Club show in a long time. I wonder if it was because it was a HFS show? And after I posted a warning earlier in this very thread about people getting stranded at the Metro....
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Originally posted by Darth Ed:
Anyone know the set list? Please someone post it...
From the Muse messageboard:
Hysteria
New Born
The Smallprint
Sing For Absolution
Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist
Citizen Erased
Ruled By Secrecy
Sunburn
Butterflies & Hurricanes
Bliss
Time Is Running Out
Plug In Baby
ENCORE
Apocalypse Please
Stockholm Syndrome
Outro
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agreed. that definitely wasn't an hfs dj up there.
Originally posted by Darth Ed:
My hat's off to last night's DJ. That was one of the best play lists of recent memory.
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Originally posted by lily1:
agreed. that definitely wasn't an hfs dj up there.
Originally posted by Darth Ed:
My hat's off to last night's DJ. That was one of the best play lists of recent memory.
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no DJ at all, it was a tape/recording. I was at the Philly show and they played the exact same songs, in the exact same order. at least between Zutons and Muse. Starfuckers, no one's leaving, etc.
but still, a good play list and an easy way for me to know how long until they were going to come on!!! :)
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Originally posted by lily1:
i thought the sound was fantastic for both the zutons and muse. we were right up in front, near the speakers. it was loud, but that the sound was not distorted and vocals were clear.
anyone see seth and his special guests up in the vip stage area?
dandy, were you there? i think you may have been standing in front of bunnyman and i during the zuton's set.
Really? yeah, i was there! but it was very hard to find familiar faces for some reason. Several people including myself were pleasantly surprised by the Zutons, perhaps from not knowing what to expect. That female saxophone player sure had energy! At times, they conjured up Kings of Leon for me, and I found that last song rather interesting and ethnic-sounding with the instruments they were using.
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I'll give them that, the last song definitely had more cowbell. ;)
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dandy, did you have on a white long sleeve t shirt and with another woman who was a few inches taller than you with brown hair?
i just haven't seen you in nearly a year so i wasn't sure if it was definitely you or not.
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
also saw redsock, chillin upstairs and dandy, i was going to find you after the show but i could not find you!
it was nice meeting you, for all of 2 minutes :D man, i was looking through the crowd for you and your hat throughout the show with no luck! the phone thing didn't help either, you couldn't hear a thing, next thing I know, you were gone! My friend and I stood outside the club for a while afterwards.. I'm so tired right now.. I can't say I enjoyed Muse from beginning to end but the crowd's energy rocked, like the band. They seem all over the place sometimes with slow ballads, heavy rockers and classical passages. I still love Absolution though.
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The Zutons were not all that IMHO, but clovette liked them. Muse were good, really really loud, but in a good way. You could not hear the bass at all from the balcony, but considering the Zutons bass nearly made my lung collapse, that wasn't necessarily a bad thing. I was impresed with the crowd, and it is hard for me to understand why they have never played the Cat or 930 before, if they got this sort of audience. Granted, many were new fans who only knew stuff off the new album, but still...
And the Zutons just didn't match up. Not a good selction of an opening band. Their 70's style is a long way from Muse.
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Muse can play, they sounded pretty good, but overall I just thought it was an OK show. I don't know why it didn't move me more, but I guess it's a matter of personal taste. It won't be in my top 10 of the year though. It was cool to hear "This Wicked Tongue" by PJ Harvey before they went on.
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good show, but i wasn't as moved by them as when i saw them at coachella or curiosa.
maybe they were made to play big outdoor festivals?
i didn't like how the sound was mixed either (the drummer might as well have tossed aside the bass drum and played standing up. and the bass guitar wasn't loud enough).
speaking of PCU, the bass player reminded me of jeremy pivens.
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Originally posted by lily1:
dandy, did you have on a white long sleeve t shirt and with another woman who was a few inches taller than you with brown hair?
i just haven't seen you in nearly a year so i wasn't sure if it was definitely you or not.
i was with another woman who was taller than me but didn't have long sleeves, although it was a white t-shirt, that was prolly me you saw, sorry we missed each other..
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Originally posted by j_lee:
Oh and one guy wearing an Absolution shirt...always reminds me of PCU ("You're wearing the shirt of the band that you're going to see? No...Don't be that guy.")
I thought the exact same thing when I saw two people next to each other wearing different Muse shirts on the balcony!!
I didn't think the Zutons were a terribly bad choice as opener; I'm wondering who people would've picked instead?
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Originally posted by Dandy01:
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
[qb] My friend and I stood outside the club for a while afterwards..[/b]
i had to wait for the crowd to clear to get my coats from the coat check. so i was one of the last ones to leave.
usually i am more wandering about and social at shows, but sometimes i just have to go up front and push and shove. :)
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
i had to wait for the crowd to clear to get my coats from the coat check. so i was one of the last ones to leave.
usually i am more wandering about and social at shows, but sometimes i just have to go up front and push and shove. :) [/QB]
we did the same, by the time we came out of the bathroom, the massive crowd had quickly cleared.
This was the type of crowd to do that in!
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i thought the show was great, opening with "hysteria" and then straight on into "new born"... amazing. i was up in the vip balcony in front of the bar dancing like crazy, the zutons dedicated their last song to us. maybe i shouldn't drink so much at concerts.. oh well. i really enjoyed both bands. i'd never watched a show from the balcony before, it was great seeing the crowd jumping around in sync and all the fist pumps. good stuff. can't wait for interpol tonight.
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I was about two people from the barrier, dead center. Amazing show. I don't care if the sound wasn't as crisp as it was anywhere else, it was wonderful to see them in a small venue setting. And I disagree about stage presence; I don't think that a band has to banter with the crowd in order to have it. You can see it just in the way they move and the way the crowd reacts, and I think Bellamy definitely has stage prescence, for a midget.
Would've liked a little more room to jump around, but that's the price you pay for being close. No complaints about the crowd's energy or anything like that, I had a great fucking time. The last time I saw them was at Curiosa, and we got to their set as they were starting (we stayed to see Interpol, rather than getting a place close by), so it made my week (year?) to be this close this concert.
Wasn't too terribly impressed with the Zutons, but I coveted the lead's blazer, and I rather liked the last song they played.
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I saw the show and it was really quite different from the time I saw them at Wembley. The biggest difference is that they did relatively fewer songs with keyboards.
I felt that the keyboard oriented songs came off as overly pretentious and grandiose. That stuff just pissed me off. I like the setlist from last night alot more. They should stick to being a guitar band.
Anyone notice the prerecorded keyboard tracks that were used throughout the night? How come that is acceptable on this board but prerecorded vocals aren't?
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Originally posted by xcanuck:
Anyone notice the prerecorded keyboard tracks that were used throughout the night? How come that is acceptable on this board but prerecorded vocals aren't?
I must have missed the thread where everyone on the board gave their acceptance of using pre-recorded items during a live show.
Anyhoo, I believe there is quite a difference between someone opting to use a keyboard loop while playing guitar (or another instrument) live and a person who lip synchs à la Ms. Ashlee.
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yes. I agree. i believe there are countless bands who use guitar/keyboard or even drum loops in their live shows nowadays.
some bands prefer to add touring musicians to provide the extra instrument they may have recorded in the studio, others decide to loop something, so the band can play, as is, on stage.
doesn't make much of a difference to me really.
hip hop artists do this all the time, rapping to thier records.
I presume if Muse or anyone else had prerecorded thier lead guitar part, or were faking the guitar solo, it may come off as super lame.
the difference being, no one is "faking" to play the part you are hearing but not seeing played.
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Actually, there was a guy off stage on a korg, who i presume was doing the extra sounds. Does it count if it was live, but not on the stage?
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Originally posted by redsock:
Actually, there was a guy off stage on a korg, who i presume was doing the extra sounds. Does it count if it was live, but not on the stage?
Didn't you learn, "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!"? ;)
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Originally posted by redsock:
Actually, there was a guy off stage on a korg, who i presume was doing the extra sounds. Does it count if it was live, but not on the stage?
absolutely. mr balcony watcher. i never saw him, was he on the left side of the stage kinda?
dont the mars volta do that off stage shadiness too?
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there was plenty of "behind the curtain" activity last night. there's just no way three dudes can make that much sound live.
that said, i enjoyed the show. i've heard such good things about them from so many people, there was no way they'd live up to their hype, but i dug the guitar based songs. kinda reminded me of when i saw radiohead at the old club, back when they played rock songs.
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OK, I admit I'm a Muse newcomer (relatively) too. I've been listening to Absolution ever since it was released here in the U.S., and I recently ordered Showbiz. What about those UK imports I see for sale on Amazon.com? Are those worth getting at import prices? Or do you think they'll show up as domestic releases soon enough?
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Get Origin of Symmetry. It's their best CD, in my opinion. Absolution's got a number of catchy singles, but as a whole, Origin's just amazing. Not a bad song on it.
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Originally posted by thatguy:
there was plenty of "behind the curtain" activity last night. there's just no way three dudes can make that much sound live.
Ahh...that would explain alot. OK - so not prerecorded but I'm guessing Matt Bellamy's ego wouldn't allow him to give anyone else credit for creating music beyond the absolute necessary minimum.
I used to really like this band but the more I see them live, the more they bug me. I just can't get past Bellamy's inflated head. More room for Sonick to rock out the next time, eh? :)
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Originally posted by xcanuck:
I just can't get past Bellamy's inflated head. More room for Sonick to rock out the next time, eh? :)
being a Radiohead fan, Bellamy's head isnt anywhere near the size of "la tete du Thom Yorke"
in fact, i think he's Thom's understudy.
but thanks for making room for me, bro ;)
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Iâ??m on to you Mister Bellamy....
It is world domination you're after. And, you dare to evoke the spirits of our Gods: Queen, Radiohead, Metallica...Rachmaninoff, weaving your dark glamorous spell to seduce the armies of brit rock, brit pop, heavy metal, and punk into your ranks. You, the Phantom of your opera, beckon us to crossover and embrace you.....all the while assailing our senses with your pleading lyricism, soaring keyboard arpeggios, grinding guitars, and throbbing bass urging us on. It is Hysteria and I am afraid. But it is too late...surrounded by unfamiliar faces, we rush to you. Your rapturous vision is near and you laugh at the end of all things sacred and dear.
Bring it - we are ready for your absolution.
(sorry too much coffee) :D
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Originally posted by MoogiBoobi:
It is Hysteria
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awesome
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I was pretty much ignoring this thread because I didn't go, but did they really only play 1 song from Showbiz?
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Originally posted by pollard:
I was pretty much ignoring this thread because I didn't go, but did they really only play 1 song from Showbiz?
yes.
i believe so. thier setlist pretty much consisted of Origin on Symmetry and Absolution.
and again, being a Radiohead fan....i have learned to live with a complete departure from early recordings.
i dont think the songs on Showbiz really uphold the big rock sound they are trying to play now. perhaps once they are more established in america they will start playing more Showbiz tracks.
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
yes.
i believe so. thier setlist pretty much consisted of Origin on Symmetry and Absolution.
and again, being a Radiohead fan....i have learned to live with a complete departure from early recordings.
i dont think the songs on Showbiz really uphold the big rock sound they are trying to play now. perhaps once they are more established in america they will start playing more Showbiz tracks.
I guess, I would have thought they would have played Muscle Museum as well. I bet if they were to release origin of symmetry here it would be a bigger hit for them than Absolution. I really think Absolution is their weakest effort. Which I guess is why it is on the radio ;) .
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I loved the show. The sound wasn't great, true, (15ft frm the stage anyway) and they really could have left out 'ruled by secrecy' in favor of something like 'muscle museum', but im splitting hairs. the crowd around me, 100% teenybopper, was surprisingly pretty cool, especially during time is running out---matt didnt even have to sing the chorus for that one. on another topic, don't muse ever play sunburn's guitar solo with a, uh, guitar? it's ok on keyboards, but it wouldve been amazing on a guitar. new born and the small print were done vey well, and I don't even like TSP.
Bonus: Desperate fans behind me screaming for space dementia, and a rather preppy audience member clad in translucent shades, while indoors, no less, having his meticulously dishevelled hair messed up while rocking out to stockholm syndrome.
and, i was able to get on the metro abck home w/time to spare. How considerate of them to finish 5 minutes before the green line's last run. :D