MCR

[Cieran]

Exactly what I was thinking Couchy.

I don't listne to Muse much, but it's one band I would love to see live because basically from what I have seen and heard, they're amazing live at festivals.

[Englishdragon]

I remember the amount of threads in 2006 when they played above Slayer, it was quite lol worthy. No-one could accept that a very popular band should play above a band who have recycled the same old bollocks for 20 years.

Edited March 13, 2011 by Leeds_Brett

[Guess Who]

I saw Muse last year at LCCC, they might not talk to the crowd as much as some bands (apart from the basics) but their effects are out of this world and they are extremly talented. Will be 1 of the highlights of the weekend if they play

[beards]

Exactly what I was thinking Couchy.

I don't listne to Muse much, but it's one band I would love to see live because basically from what I have seen and heard, they're amazing live at festivals.

[hazzamid11]

I saw Muse last year at LCCC, they might not talk to the crowd as much as some bands (apart from the basics) but their effects are out of this world and they are extremly talented. Will be 1 of the highlights of the weekend if they play

[Bisque]

Sadly after you see a band a lot of times, and there isn't much variation in their shows, the shine tends to wear off and a great performance becomes just average.

Edited March 13, 2011 by Couchy

[beards]

If they do play Reading, I won't need to drag my mates along as they were superb at Glasto & they were all jealous I got to see them.

[Dave The Hedgehog]

I hope people who have been posting on here saying that Muse are boring live are not just saying that because they saw them 38 times last summer, that's not Muse's fault.

[Guess Who]

^ Yet it clearly works and they are a huge band..

[Bisque]

When I think about Muse's music, I imagine myself standing in a bedroom with headphones on and their music playing, all the while thinking to myself how great it would be if I could disguise the awful sound I was torturing myself with by plugging a whole rack of strobe lights, lasers and fog machines into my wall and setting them all off at the same time until my neighbours came around and batter down my door begging me to stop because their daughter has epilepsy and my bedroom-based Jean Michel Jarre tribute has driven her to the point of suicide.

The last time I was amazed by flashing lights was when I was about 15 and first took some LSD. That was truly f**king extraordinary - I tried to climb into my own shoe. Muse? They just use it as a way to disguise mediocrity and utterly soulless pretentious cock rock.

[rustysub]

Don't go then dave...it's all about personal likes. If I could decide headliners I would have NIN, Pumpkins, & 'Tallica, but who am I? so at the mo' I'm there....i'm there any way 'cos I get pre sale

[rustysub]

By the way Couchy, I'm with you. Muse despite the obvious lash from the 'in dudes' , are'nt a COOL band. But live they are the Nutz

[beards]

When I think about Muse's music, I imagine myself standing in a bedroom with headphones on and their music playing, all the while thinking to myself how great it would be if I could disguise the awful sound I was torturing myself with by plugging a whole rack of strobe lights, lasers and fog machines into my wall and setting them all off at the same time until my neighbours came around and batter down my door begging me to stop because their daughter has epilepsy and my bedroom-based Jean Michel Jarre tribute has driven her to the point of suicide.

The last time I was amazed by flashing lights was when I was about 15 and first took some LSD. That was truly f**king extraordinary - I tried to climb into my own shoe. Muse? They just use it as a way to disguise mediocrity and utterly soulless pretentious cock rock.

[Bisque]

Your rants are classic, you do a good job around here!

[beards]

I think Dave should be strapped down Hannibal Lector style in a gurney & wheeled to the front of Muse. You might change your mind... or miss someone decent on NME.

[rustysub]

Dave H..you have a personal opinion & I can understand it. BUt Muse are belting live and i would love to see them at Reading...I would also love to see NIN, REM, Radiohead, 'Tallica, QOTSA, Pearl Jam, Neil Young, Deftones, et al. But that is'nt going to happen so I'll go with the flow, as you have to with a fest.

[harderfaster]

I hope people who have been posting on here saying that Muse are boring live are not just saying that because they saw them 38 times last summer, that's not Muse's fault.

[mrtourette]

Muse are too safe...Strokes are too risky as their quality has dropped...MCR are too risky as they aren't popular enough...there are very few potential headliners that won't have these accusations thrown at them and if they aren't available then at least we haven't got three safe, over-exposed headliners or three headliners who polarise opinion like MCR will.

Edited March 14, 2011 by mrtourette

[Role Model]

The last time I saw Muse was 2006, I still have no interest in watching them again.

But of all the headliners, they're the more likely to put on a safe show and not disappoint people, which is probably the idea.

[DaveElNino]

Booking Muse allows them to take a bit of risk elsewhere in the line-up. I'm personally a big fan of their live shows - and their Teenage Cancer Trust show at the Royal Albert Hall a few years ago without all of the bells and whistles of a typical Muse show is still one of the best gigs I've ever been to. They'll attract a huge number of fans - even more so if R&L has got them as a European exclusive as they're hugely popular on the continent.

[Dave The Hedgehog]

I think Dave should be strapped down Hannibal Lector style in a gurney & wheeled to the front of Muse. You might change your mind... or miss someone decent on NME.

[jump]

No I did grow up with Muse, unfortunately. I said ages ago that my first experience with them was watching a video of theirs on MTV's Monday Night Rock Show in about 1999 - Muscle Museum. At the time I was massively into Metal and the show had nothing on it but bands like Soundgarden, White Zombie, At The Gates, Faith No More, Alice In Chains... and then suddenly came this arsehole w*nk of a band with this singer; a skeleton made up of the bones of every dead twat rock star that ever existed trying his best to warble his way through his best Jeff Buckley impression, and I've resented them ever since.

They're the polar opposite of everything I love about music. I used to have faith in humanity before Muse packed out Wembley -- terrorists aren't clever enough to blow up that 'event'. They have to hide grenades in crisp packets and put them on buses.

Edited March 14, 2011 by jump

[harderfaster]

If Muse want to really quieten the haters they should play Origin in its entirety without any of the jazzy crap to a 2000 capacity crowd. That'd be immense.

[RichieSpenno]

^^^ Secret Lock Up set for Origin

Personally, I'm happy with all the headliners and will probably watch them all.

[Bisque]

Just face it, even if you don't like Muse, they are going to blow your balls off at Reading.

Let's hope he doesn't go off on one about spaceships though.