No, I didn't go. But the one known as Carrico who from time to time posts comments was in attendance and sent me a most effusive email chronicling his experience:
Dude,
I saw Muse last week at a small venue in Denver. My reaction: "Holy fucking shit".
They rocked, and hard. There was a heavy dose of synthesizer to cover elements of songs they couldn't produce on stage with just 3 people, and there was a healthy dose of cheesey glam rock showmanship, but it all actually added to the overall impression. Case in point; the lead singer had a big fan set up in front of his mic that blew his hair back while he leaned forward playing guitar in dramatic fashion. But bearing in mind that their new album has a bunch of songs that sound like cowboy space rock, it seemed only natural.
Overall, they totally destroyed the place and ripped through every song. The lead singer would sling his guitar around on his back to play the piano parts, then sling it back around to play a riff, then back to the piano, etc. it was awesome. also, i don't think the albums do him justice as a guitar player.
My only gripe was that most of the crowd seemed like a bunch of emo-rockers that were too worried about whether or not they wore the perfect thrift store t-shirt that was two sizes too small to fully rock out to the extent appropriate. The crowd barely moved during Plug In Baby, which is practically a crime. However, John and I made our way to the front though and were going nuts the whole time, as everyone should have been. Rant over.
The set included (as i remember it):
Take a Bow
Hysteria
New Born
Exo-politics
Assasin
City of Delusion
Map of the problematique
Bliss
Plug In Baby
Stockholm Syndrome
Time is running out
Supermassive Black Hole
The finale was appropriately Knights of Cydonia, which succeeded in sending the crowd into a frenzy.
Verdict: Go see them.
I can vouch for Carrico's musical tastes and gladly subscribe to this concert review. Best of all - I'll be seeing Muse at the Austin City Limits Festival in September.
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dude, that's an extra $30. i'll get my fill at ACL. so how much longer before that online portfolio returns? was it ever online ;)
Posted by particleman | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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So... Are you going to see Massive Attack and Muse in Houston? Huh, n00b? :D
Posted by jonathan | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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hahaha - sancho's... that place doesn't do much for me, but i love that i know someone who got kicked out for stuffing her gum in someone's butt crack. in her defense, the buttcrack was so tackily exposed she may not have been wearing pants at all. it was to my friend's detriment that the woman was a waitress.
Posted by heatherfeather | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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here's to being hungover at work because you went to a rock show and drank too much afterwards!
Posted by particleman | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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they played at the Fillmore, which was fun as always, but perhaps too big for this particular show. also it was on a monday. and then we went to sancho's broken arrow afterward, and i drank too much and felt like shit on tuesday. yup.
Posted by carrico | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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out of curiosity - where'd they play?
Posted by heatherfeather | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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it was some excellent writing. every word was well-placed. i hope they're as good as i'm hoping, or i may throw produce on the stage.
Posted by particleman | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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effusive indeed, but it was a great show. i hope they live up to my hype at ACL...
Posted by carrico | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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