Comments on: Muse and the Concert Experience

By: Tatyana

Tatyana — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:02:00 +0000

Carl [in case you were addressing me], since you mentioned kids: mine came to dinner few days ago and told me about this cool show he saw with his girl, FuerzaBruta. It had everything you probably find attractive - lasers, smoke, cool props, lots of movement, sex appeal, girl dancers sliding in ankle-deep water above audience' heads (reaching out and touching is encouraged), it even has a plot (which band concert lack) - or something symbolic in its stead, anyway. He was very impressed. Even though he didn't understand what it all meant (nobody do, it's a feature), he wants to go again. With me. Despite the reviews. It's coming to Chicago, too!

By: Carl from Chicago

Carl from Chicago — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:14:24 +0000

If you haven’t seen a band you like (I am a big fan of Muse) in a formal concert setting like this you are missing out. I’ve done a lot of club stuff and that’s fun too but it is also good to see state-of-the-art concert effects. Or you can just let your kids tell you about it…

By: Tatyana

Tatyana — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:58:22 +0000

Barebones, small room, four piece rock band on stage…
Earplugs is too much effort. I’ll stay home listening to quiet jazz (from the times it was an unpretentious dance music), thanks.

Laser show, crowds on “high”, smoke and mirrors: ouch. Even circus is better.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:35:18 +0000

Barebones, small room, four piece rock band on stage…

Ear plugs.

By: anoukange

anoukange — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:27:42 +0000

Muse is a fantastic band and I have been unable to determine why they have not taken off in the States until recently, given they’ve been so huge in Europe and elsewhere. Thanks for this post and I’m jealous you’ve seen them live. I hope to catch them this summer in DC if they come back!

By: Dan from Madison

Dan from Madison — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:12:57 +0000

Not much beats a good blues band outside at a festival, either.

By: Lexington Green

Lexington Green — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:03:02 +0000

And how could I forget The Jam — Aragon Ballroom, May 26, 1982.

By: Lexington Green

Lexington Green — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:32:38 +0000

I’m with Dan on this one. Barebones, small room, four piece rock band on stage, liquor very much present — lights, smoke. costumes, video screens … meh. Gime me the rock, the whole rock and nothing but the rock. Master the basics, kick out the jams, and I want nothing else. Buzzcocks, Cramps, Neighborhoods, La Peste, Ramones, Outlets, Blackjacks, The Sponge, Bhang Revival, Material Issue, Lyres, Prime Movers, Chesterfield Kings, Mission of Burma, Hives, Eyeliners, Nerf Herder, Cynics … Be still my heart, and recall anew the thrill, the blare of the guitars, the punch of the drums, the throat grown hoarse, the thrill of moment, the sweat the humidity steaming of massed human bodies, the smell of spilled beer, recall once more how simple yet how superb it is … the grandeur of rock … Yes we remember, yes we were there, yes we will speak forth again the long witholden thunder of their names!

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:59:09 +0000

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ca4_1195980623

By: Dan from Madison

Dan from Madison — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:49:10 +0000

I am still a hot, nasty club type of guy. Just give me a band with standard instruments and talent who love the music and I will take that any day over the huge shows with the effects. Just my preference.