Mumford and Sons / Coldplay

[ninetyeightytwo]

As a Muse fan, I feel your pain.

[the wonderwhy]

Thank you, friend.

I like Coldplay, Athlete, Snow Patrol, The Waterboys, Muse, Genesis and, sometimes, U2. Often, when discussing music, it feels like I'm going into battle.

And they say nurses have it tough.

[PDAD]

Thank you, friend.

I like Coldplay, Athlete, Snow Patrol, The Waterboys, Muse, Genesis and, sometimes, U2. Often, when discussing music, it feels like I'm going into battle.

And they say nurses have it tough.

[Gucci Piggy]

Exactly. So what's the point of it?..Mumfords' success has nothing to do with Coldplay's

[Matt42]

As a Muse fan, I feel your pain.

[Gucci Piggy]

Thank you, friend.

I like Coldplay, Athlete, Snow Patrol, The Waterboys, Muse, Genesis and, sometimes, U2. Often, when discussing music, it feels like I'm going into battle.

And they say nurses have it tough.

[PDAD]

As the OP said, the point of it was to show that Mumfords' headlining shouldn't be a shock, because it was done in an incredibly similar fashion by Coldplay, not that Mumfords' success has anything to do with Coldplay.

[ninetyeightytwo]

Yeah man, you really need help...

Edited May 28, 2013 by ninetyeightytwo

[PDAD]

too many people slate muse, but they are normally ex fans...

[Chiefski]

On further thoughts on it, A rush of blood was pretty huge, filled with anthem type tracks, even those outside the singles (Politik, being a prime example was massive live) along with this it came out just as the at exactly the time when the 'festival boom' was starting to hit, they were only going to get bigger.

With Mumford, it's hard to see how they can progress, they havent done it with the newest album (even if it sold a crapload), you cant picture them with electro sounds, sure they have heart, but that only gets you so far, hell even in the pop-folk genre there are acts that do it just as good as them if not better (they'd be nowhere without Laura Marling ). Though they have their core fanbase, I can see their festival headline sets being very marmite showings for a lot of folk.

Know the feeling with Muse, would say myself went of the boil slightly with them but I reckon the new one is a return to form of sorts, though I know a lot of their fans wouldnt agree with that (though I've still not seen them as full on as the absolution days)

[Gucci Piggy]

Showbiz, OOS and Absolution are all unbelievable albums and Muse are incredible live. I'll leave it at that..

[ninetyeightytwo]

For me it goes:

BHAR > Absolution > The 2nd Law > OOS > The Resistance > Showbiz.

I know, I know.

[PDAD]

Yeah, I'm not one of those deluded fans. I think the last two albums suck.

OOS > Absolution > BHAR > Showbiz > The 2nd Law > The Resistance

Still awesome live though, as you say.

[Gucci Piggy]

I'd swap Absolution and OOS but otherwise i fully agree. Stockholm Syndrome, Blackout and Butterflies and Hurricanes are just...wow.

[PDAD]

Those three songs are absolutely incredible, but I guess the same can be said of Citizen Erased and Micro Cuts for me.

Top 5 songs are Citizen Erased, Butterflies and Hurricanes, Map of the Problematique, Micro Cuts and Dead Star for me. Maybe chuck in Fury. But yeah, a nice mix from 2001-06.

[Gucci Piggy]

Yeah, both albums are great in their own way.

I'd give anything to see a muse show from 2004-2006. The setlists at that point were perfect.

[PDAD]

Oh so would I. Can't complain at the moment, though, as I saw Dead Star on Saturday.

Edited May 28, 2013 by PDAD

[ninetyeightytwo]

Top 5 songs are Citizen Erased, Butterflies and Hurricanes, Map of the Problematique, Micro Cuts and Dead Star for me. Maybe chuck in Fury. But yeah, a nice mix from 2001-06.

[PDAD]

Ooh..

Stockholm Syndrome, New Born, Butterflies and Hurricanes, Blackout, Knights of Cydonia

[ninetyeightytwo]

Blackout! I forgot about Blackout. How could I have forgotten about Blackout?

[Chiefski]

Hell why not...

Stockholm Syndrome (damn near took me of my feet during their headline set on the NME stage at T in 2004, hasnt sounded as powerful to me since)

Deadstar

Showbiz

Blackout

United States of Eurasia (the silliness of it makes me smile)

[PDAD]

This DVD. This DVD is just the best.

http://images.coveralia.com/audio/m/Muse-Absolution_Tour_(DVD)-Caratula.jpg

[GlastoSimon]

Coldplay are also awesome live. I disagree with the comment about their stage effects not working like they do for Muse. They work differently and are far less grandiose than Muse's. If you are impressed by the scale of the pretty lights, then yeah, you'd like Muse more, but Coldplay's are very appropriate for the tunes.

Edited May 29, 2013 by GlastoSimon

[popcornmaster]

I guess it does show that Mumford are justifiable headliners or that Coldplay weren't justified. Personally cannot stomach heart man and his plinky plonkers, whereas I think early Coldplay is pretty impressive.

Muse pain me, as an ex fan I feel betrayed by what happened to them. First 3 albums are peerless, B-sides and Hullabaloo are even better. The 4th has its moments, 5th hmm Exogenesis is nice, 6th upon hearing that Bro-step track I lost all faith.

[parsonjack]

For me, a truly GREAT live act are able to hold the attention of an audience without the need for massive light shows, UFOs, lasers and confetti overload. It's a shame there aren't many out there who can do it.