Tungsten Gruvsten Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 (edited) Anyone going tonite? This will be a fantastic show! Edited August 2, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 I can't say that I care for Muse one bit, never got it. I'd love to see Cold War Kids but I think they're just opening, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Muse is great. Don't let that radio single fool ya!If tg is going, it has to be a good time......And Cold War Kids as an opener is a total gem. Their cd Robbers and Cowards is incredible.Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Guess I'll have to look a little closer at Muse. I had to surrender my ticket for CWK and Tokyo Police Club back in April and apparently CWK rocked the casbah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBOC Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 At the Ottawa show CWK were MUCH more exciting than Tokyo Police CLub, imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Yeah, I heard that about the Toronto show too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 TPC are young guys with two eps to their credit.Give them a couple of years experience and it may be different.CWK have been a nationally touring band for over 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 I dig those Cold War Kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted August 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Yeah CWK is kickass, but Muse is fuggin' unbelievable - complex and crazy like Radiohead, but kick ass rockin' like old smashing pumpkins....and lots inbetween. Gonna be a spectacular show - they are pretty bombastic when it comes to the sounds and lights and flashy things and KLAVEN!out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 wow... I REALLY need to hear more Muse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 i like muse quite a bit. don't listen to them a lot around the house, but they're often in the car and on the ipod at the gym / snowboarding / biking / etc. wicked basslines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 yeah - that was something else. Missed a couple CWK songs standing in line but still got 7-8 songs.....It was good shit, in a sing-a-long know-this-song kinda way....couple new tracks that hint the next album might be great too...Muse was undeniably the most amazing spectacle of a concert i've seen! The kinda shit that would have Kuroda taking notes on lights, and Pink Floyd wondering if maybe they were holding the right bauer and not the left...these guys trumped the fuck out of my mind. more later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 "amazing" is the only correct answer. I wish I was there... Muse is the best arena rock band out there today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 A euchre reference?Man they must have really spun your head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Photogeek Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Its funny I had never even heard of these guys until a couple of weeks ago when I watched the trailer for 30 days of Night and they used one of there songs near the end...liked the song (Apocolypse Please I think its called)...found out who it was and grabbed the album (Absolution). I like it quite a bit...wish I had been more on the ball and gone to see this show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Bower or Bauer? Bueller? Bueller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 (edited) definitely bauer like the skate. Ok here's the goods! Cold War Kids - Stood in line outside(8pm ish) and could here them playing - apparently only missed a couple songs. We barreled into the middle of the crowd to find it was packed and hot as hell...pissed the people off around us as the group of 5 of us stood trying to figure out what way was up...finally retreated back a bit to enjoy these guys - straight ahead stage presence, solid playing, it was great fun as all of us were familiar with them and so many songs are friggin favourites. A couple new tunes sounding pretty similar but unique if yaknowaddimean... A relatively quick soundcheck/break(20 mins?) we 'prepare' ourselves... ...finally Muse kicks it - and kicks it hard - I was mesmerized by the light show- No static lights except for blinders - Over 70 moving fixtures - I lost count at one point... the one thing I noticed was the video/light show seemed like so 'synergized'- when one became prominent the other became support - this sounds more technical than the actual sensation, but sometimes one or the other seems like an afterthought now that they are becoming more common at concerts...and this time it was more like an effective assault. There were small static cameras placed around the stage that were being mixed into the video madness - warped views from the end of the piano or off the mic stands that's further warped by the, uh guy warping it. Sync'ed video lets lyrics percolate to the surface of the screens while they are awash with everything from swirly colours to 3D animations. Fuggin' heavy duty visuals. Oh and the music...oh yeah - super heavy at times, clasical piano interludes at others, pulsing synths and pounding beats - it ran the gamut but it was alot more rock/guitar oriented than last time I saw them - doesn't bother me, i'm a bit of a headbanger and the crunchy bits turn my crank. My buddy gareth was right beside me and took some great pictures and vids - here's the pics, I've got a link to Youtube but it might not stay up too long... The VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpRvkE6lwQg Edited August 2, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 ...and the pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Glorious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 ...and one more vid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Psychedelic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Wow. Just Wow!Kuroda eat your heart out...........Thanks Eric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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