Cydonia

the_priest_god_never_paid · Muse Fan Joined: 29 Aug 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Kent

Muse recieved a glittering review for their amazing live show at Reading Festival. The artical went as follows:

It'd be daft to think the question "How does one follow the Arctic Monkeys?" didn't enter the mind of Matt Bellamy tonight's walk to the stage. Yet I'd be foolish to imagine said question took precedent above the thought, "I wonder how loud my guitar will go?" See, from the moment Muse take to the Carling Weekend: Reading Festival stage, unleashing their sci-fi spaghetti eastern single cut 'Knights Of Cydonia' with impact of a nail bomb, their headline slot is an out-and-out exercise in rock 'n' roll bombast.

If there were any nerves en route to the stage, then by the time 'Supermassive Black Hole' roars into view, such concerns are transposed on to the shoulders of those in the Sheffield camp. 'Plug In Baby' sees Bellamy tearing at his guitar like a dog eating meat. He looks orgasmic. It's much the same in the crowd - the biggest surprise of Muse's performance being their evolved ease at uniting daytripping beer boys with calm, considered nerdy factions of the crowd which have always constituted their fanbase. 'Plug In Baby' sees such disparate factions aligned in one communal sing-song, Reading's combined voices riding the fury of Bellamy's guitar like a galleon sailing on magma.

It's a thrilling experience - what happens tonight is less a mere rock show and more an anointment of Muse as a bona fide band of the people. They leave us with the most esoteric string to their bow, the three-part synth odyssey that is 'Take A Bow', and the crowd's knees buckle at their brilliance. The only nerves in the house are those touched by their sheer magnificence.

NME also included an interview with the band [i'll post that seperately] and pictures from Starlight which showed the waterfall of sparks from the chorus and the flames which burst out of the front of the stage at the climax of Take a Bow. I would upload pictures of these but i don't have a scanner... so if anybody fancies uploading them... or go and buy NME... i did!

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hystericali · Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:06 am Post subject:

thanks for posting the articles!
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MUSE CALENDAR 2006/07
27th August 2006 - Leeds Festival
17th November 2006 - Nottingham Arena
18th November 2006 - Sheffield Arena
16th June 2007 - WEMBLEY STADIUM
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wildflower · Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:13 pm Post subject:

i cant wait to see the whole magazine, ill be getting it later today, i dont think anyone could have given a bad review though could they? they were so amazing
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the_priest_god_never_paid · Muse Fan Joined: 29 Aug 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Kent

Well... if somebody did manage to give a bad review on that gig they'd need to be shot... or publicly stoned!! i had a mate who went to Reading but he wasn't too impressed with Muse live... i was close to slapping him!!
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wildflower · Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:04 pm Post subject:

i didnt think that would be possible!! i guess if you dont like that kind of music though, maybe you wouldnt see the performance as great as it actually was! I thought it looked amazing, the Leeds gig certainly was!
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the_priest_god_never_paid · Muse Fan Joined: 29 Aug 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Kent

Neither did i!! i dont know, he was quite ecxited about seeing Muse, i think he's fairly similar so i dont know whats wrong with him... maybe Muse were so good he's in denial about their live greatness so he refuses to believe how good they were?? :?
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