Muse - Resistance Tour - March 2, 2010 - Fairfaix, VA
Muse rocked the house Monday night at George Mason University's Patriot Center (which is the worse marked arena ever--it was freaking impossible to find on campus). my brother has seen them and he called it his favorite concert. ever.
now that is a tall order. i take pride on all of the great shows that i have seen, but he has seen ever more than i have. working for fender and having access to the corporate box seats at virtually ever arena in phoenix helps.
muse did not disappoint. they are the guys that start band practice with the amps turned to eight, and by the end, they are cranked to eleven. is it ever possible for a concert to be too loud? i don't think so, though after being front seat for metallica in 1996, i felt a bit differently. muse came the closest to match that sonic assault.
their light, laser, and video show was bar none, even queensryche at their peak. as dr. wintermute put it, everything about the show was cogently put together--it all fit. their video had a distinct sci-fi vibe to it, which I dug a lot.
i shouldn't overlook the silversun pickups. i know only two of their songs (lazy eye and panic room), but they were a great opening act. panic room, in particular, sounded great. and their bassist plays loud! i mean, i could feel ever note she played in my chest. their singer has a very distinct delivery--kind of a billy corgan croon.
so muse opens with 'uprising' from their new album. each band member is on a rectangular column which hydraulically rises about twenty feet. the column itself is a giant video screen, plus there is a symmetrical video screen above each band member.
the set list was fantastic. they mixed in songs across their albums. in particular, they played 'map of the problematique' in addition to the fan favorites and singles. 'map' is perhaps my all-time favorite muse song. some pics, plus the set list below. only disappointment is not hearing 'mk ultra.
hell of an opening moment
these images of thousands of face resolved to spell out muse
the columns rising, andy playing a baby grand piano
plug-in baby, with giant inflatable eye balls released into the arena
the finale--knights of cydonia--ending with huge steam bursts out of the stage
now that is a tall order. i take pride on all of the great shows that i have seen, but he has seen ever more than i have. working for fender and having access to the corporate box seats at virtually ever arena in phoenix helps.
muse did not disappoint. they are the guys that start band practice with the amps turned to eight, and by the end, they are cranked to eleven. is it ever possible for a concert to be too loud? i don't think so, though after being front seat for metallica in 1996, i felt a bit differently. muse came the closest to match that sonic assault.
their light, laser, and video show was bar none, even queensryche at their peak. as dr. wintermute put it, everything about the show was cogently put together--it all fit. their video had a distinct sci-fi vibe to it, which I dug a lot.
i shouldn't overlook the silversun pickups. i know only two of their songs (lazy eye and panic room), but they were a great opening act. panic room, in particular, sounded great. and their bassist plays loud! i mean, i could feel ever note she played in my chest. their singer has a very distinct delivery--kind of a billy corgan croon.
so muse opens with 'uprising' from their new album. each band member is on a rectangular column which hydraulically rises about twenty feet. the column itself is a giant video screen, plus there is a symmetrical video screen above each band member.
the set list was fantastic. they mixed in songs across their albums. in particular, they played 'map of the problematique' in addition to the fan favorites and singles. 'map' is perhaps my all-time favorite muse song. some pics, plus the set list below. only disappointment is not hearing 'mk ultra.
hell of an opening moment
these images of thousands of face resolved to spell out muse
the columns rising, andy playing a baby grand piano
plug-in baby, with giant inflatable eye balls released into the arena
the finale--knights of cydonia--ending with huge steam bursts out of the stage-
- Uprising
- Resistance Play Video
- New Born
- Map of the Problematique
- Supermassive Black Hole
- Interlude
- Hysteria
- Guiding Light
- Nishe
- United States Of Eurasia
- Feeling Good (Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
- Helsinki Jam
- Undisclosed Desires
- Starlight
- Plug In Baby
- Time Is Running Out
- Unnatural Selection
- Exogenesis: Symphony, Part 1: Overture
- Stockholm Syndrome
- Knights of Cydonia
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