...(phone ringing, eurotone...ans. machine picks up)..."Hello, this is Muse, were not home right now, we're out trying to take over the world one bloody hellish night at a time, leave your digits, cheers"...

"...uh, good day mates, bollocks to that, this is Radiohead calling,
we'd very much appreciate having back our old setlist, song structure, vocalist, sound effects, string arrangements and road crew,
and do that on the double or you'll have a ton of fucking journalists in the U.S. calling you copycats and asking if we'd changed our name to 'Mausoleum'...get on that ol' chaps,
hop hop, fucking bastards..." click.

...I just bought 'Absolution' which just came out in the states and granted I loved the song I'd heard, especially propelled by the recommendation from a drummer I know in a number of world class, death-metal bands, of all people believe it or not, who said they were one of his newer raves..."Like Radiohead,
but different."
Easily said, apparently easy done...the music is
so Radiohead it hurts. You're almost like 'THAT IS
Thom Yorke singing'. I shizzle you not,
but like said...it's...different, a little harder edged, a little fuzzier and definately about as hungry as a
coyote and a vulture trying to eat each other.
I've listened to most of the record twice, with a couple of interuptions, ...I like it... for now.
Go see them in a tiny club...oh yeah, their first U.s. gig is
at Coachella...hmm, well good luck.

ok...this record has resurfaced on the decks and has taken on a second wind...I notice no one replied and maybe have some ??? but I tell you this, by the end of the year they will quite possibly be something to write about given they lay it on pretty thick in the states...
their sound again is very Radiohead on the surface...the piano is there the guitars squall is there and the vocals are very much a tribute, but they lay on the heavy and get very very rockin' in their own right...I've listened to this quite a bit over the last few days and hopefully they'll play a tiny club within 100 miles and put on a show that I'm hoping will be incredible...

I got Absolution and Showbiz a couple weeks back and haven't been able to get them out of my cd player. On my first couple listens through, I also thought of Radiohead. But the more I listened to them, the more differences I found between the two bands. Personally, I like Muse a lot more. His voice amazes me and I love how loud his breathing is in the songs. Every song on both CDs are unbelievably good. This band is right up behind Ima on my list...

I think they sound a bit like RadioHead as well, his voice atleast. I haven't been able to give the album a full listen yet, but I like it so far.

Everyone was like "oh you like Radiohead, you'll like Muse" but it just doesn't work that for me. I could never get into the album of theirs I have, maybe I'll give it another spin though.

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Originally posted by seacaptain "oh you like Radiohead, you'll like Muse"

I don't like either

forget muse...chinese stars!

See I can stand muse, LOVE RADIOHEAD
but i don't think Muse is much like Radiohead at all....

i hate muse. grrrrr! its not even muse. every one ignores the other two guys in the band and just recognises the lead singer. he has such a big ego and i hate their music!

yesssssssss. my sister just told me she bought me a ticket to go see them next month for my birthday. i'm so excited.

Really?!? Where? I wanna go.

September 21 at the Warfield in SF. It's gonna be sweet sauce.

Holy mother load. I just got back from their show and it was definitely one of the best concerts I've ever been to. They were so amazing. Has anyone else seen them live?

I saw them in SF as well! It kicked ass! I saw them at Coachella, but this was SO much better. Where were you standing? I was right by the speaker on the right side. I could pretty much only see Matt from the angle I was at, but that didn't matter because they sounded so amazing.

Did you get one of the posters they were handing out for free? It's pretty cool.

I got a setlist! And we stayed after to meet them all! The filmed the show and us meeting them and said that they're making a dvd (!) :D

I was in the middle in the second row. I could see all of them perfectly. It was awesome. I got one of the posters and I also got that pink shirt. I really wanted a setlist and I wanted to stay and meet them, but the people I was with wanted to go home, so I had to leave. That's sweet that you got to meet them. Are they seriously making a dvd of it? That would be awesome. I've always wanted a dvd of a show that I went to. That was such a good night. I can't wait to see them again.

Oh hey, would you mind posting their setlist? That would make my day.

No problem...:D

Setlist:
Hysteria
New Born
Sing for Absolution
Muscle Museum
Citizen Erased
Interlude
Ruled by Secrecy
Sunburn
Butterflies
T.S.P
Bliss
Time is Running Out
Plug in Baby
Apocalypse
Stockholm

i saw them at Wembely.

they were ok

although elbow opened for them

and they are amazing

the only thing that is annoying about muse

is matt bellamys breathing in just before he sings a new line

thank you so much.

i love his breathing. it makes the songs more... intense, i suppose. i think it's really cool. and he does the same thing when he plays the guitar. i love it.

you like the constant 'AAAHREEHAGGHHGHGRRRRAAAEEGGHH' every few seconds......

each to their own i guess

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Originally posted by lomax 'AAAHREEHAGGHHGHGRRRRAAAEEGGHH'

I just tried to say that aloud, but there were people in the room with me and they looked at me really weird. So I just laughed and didn't explain. But anyway, I like his breathing in the songs. It's intense. I think Evil already used the word intense, but there is no other word to describe it.

Oh man, I just bought tickets to their show in LA on 12/8. I'm excited as hell.

lucky (said like you know who)

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Originally posted by prettyvacant i hate muse. grrrrr! its not even muse. every one ignores the other two guys in the band and just recognises the lead singer. he has such a big ego and i hate their music!

okays, i was really mad in that post!! sorry guys, something must have tickes me off!! :saint::saint::duh::D

Wow, I love muse too. When I first heard their famous song I didn't think it was Thom Yorke. I am a Radiohead freak so I know his voice when I hear it. I love Bellamy's breathing before a line and that tiny little screech sound when you breathe in quickly. You are going to try and do it aren't you? oh did you buy them on ticket master or something????? I want to go.