Thank you, Muse, thank you

[gocanux]

I found myself in a most unusual condition after Wednesday night's concert in LA: at a loss for words. The euphoria persists but sadly has faded a bit; but I will hold that feeling deep within and let it live on. What superlatives can describe that performance? Passion, energy, power; awesome, searing, intense. Some things just must be experienced to be understood. For the concert experience of a lifetime, I sincerely thank you.

On behalf of Kirk and Monique, thank you, Muse, for sharing your night on stage with their special moment. Many of us die-hard Muse fans, who had spent the better part of the day getting to know each other as we waited in line on Wilshire Blvd, learned of Kirk's plan and hoped you would allow him to propose to her on stage. But as the encores came to a close and we saw no sign of an opportunity for Kirk's big moment, a pang of disappointment began to taint the otherwise superlative evening. So thank you for Kirk and Monique, and for all of us in the audience who shared their elation. Kirk and Monique, may you share a lifetime of happiness together.

Chris, Dom, Matt--thank you also for being so approachable, so genuine with your fans, both before and after the concert. I imagine at times it must feel that each of us is trying to take away a little piece of you and there soon will be nothing left. But that's not why your fans are so dedicated, standing outside for and hour or two in the cold just to talk to you for a moment, take a photo, get an autograph. I think most of us just need to connect on a more personal human level with the men who have created the music which has affected us so profoundly. Dom, thank you for staying a couple of extra minutes to ensure that my son Brian had his photo taken with you to commemorate his first Muse concert. Chris, thank you for your sincere concern and interest in my son Colin's soccer injury. Matthew, thank you for your priceless expression, in reaction to my, shall we say, unconventional description of the concert. You are all genuine and human and kind and understanding of our needs as fans. Don't ever lose that, and we will always be here for you.

After your concerts in London next week, I hope you can all take a little time off, rest awhile and nourish the body and spirit, and share time with friends and family, the people you love and who love you.

Thank you.

Always, Mary, the "MuseMom" in Tacoma, WA

[greatbigsquirrel]

that's cool.
i'm wondering what facial expression it was though. now i'm curious. :P

[satan]

I'd like to second that thank you.

I've been to seven shows now, and each one has been a treat. Everytime I see you guys live I walk away with a feeling of elation, and genuine happiness. I have not stopped smiling since the first show Wednesday night. I went home smiling, I went to sleep smiling, I walk around smiling, I talk on the phone while smiling. If I keep smiling my face is just going to be stuck this way permanently. As I've told my friends who always tell me to think positive or "think fuzzy white bunnies" -- my fuzzy white bunnies have arrived. I am always in high spirits after one of your shows, and it usually lasts for a good long while.

I notice that Muse fans generally seem to be pretty positive and up beat anyway. The fact your fan base seems to be pretty kewl in general made waiting in line near on 8 or 12 hours bareable. Like definitely attracts like, and your music is positive without being cheesey; emotionally charged and powerful without being angry; and I think that says a lot for who you all are. It certainly attracts interesting people anyway.

I think it is awesome you let Kirk and Monique up on the stage for that proposal. If anything it was a wonderful touch to an unbelieveable day/evening. As gocanux said, it was great to be able to share their happiness.

And thanks for signing my drawings. :) I don't claim to be a fantastic artist or anything, but I thought drawing portraits of you guys and asking you to autograph them would be way kewler, and more personal than an autograph on a cd cover. It seemed you all liked them well enough, and I was really pleased with that. I was kinda worried they woudln't go over well, but it seemed to be the opposite. I fixed up Dom's portrait so it doesn't look so retarded. It looks much more complete now.

I'm working on a few more. I'll be seeing you guys in Tempe, Az. Last concert I can afford to go to. =D

Wishing you guys continued sucess, happiness, and fun;
Chanel

[gocanux]

Nothing new to add, really. Just want to keep this on the first page so hopefully the band will have a chance to read it.

And a sincere wish for a Seattle stop on your next tour, Muse!

[satan]

Nothing new to add, really. Just want to keep this on the first page so hopefully the band will have a chance to read it.

And a sincere wish for a Seattle stop on your next tour, Muse!

And I'm wishing for a San Diego stop. ;)

Come on guys you knooooooow you luuuuuv San Diego. Not sure what the Spreckle's theater capacity is, but I'm sure it would be a good place for you guys to have a show. :) It's like the Wiltern in that it's an old theater.

I do have family in Seattle though, so if I can round up the airfare maybe I'll swing by your neck of the woods if they're in town. :)

[gocanux]

Come on up, Chanel; I seem to now be the official MuseMom. Kirk (of marriage proposal fame) now calls me "Mom"---I have lots of kids all over, and they all love Muse!
There are so many great venues up here. My preference is for a venue about the size of the Wiltern (or the Moore or Paramount in Seattle) as opposed to those huge arena shows. But a show at the Gorge on the Columbia River would be perfect; what a setting for a concert.

I'm surprised there haven't been more additions to this thread, but then all you LA folks are recovering from the 2 Wiltern shows and geting psyched for the Amphi concert tonight. Not just good times, but the best of times!

[Chaos Theory]

gosh just reading this thread makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside doesn't it! nice to see how dedicated the band is to their fans!!!! ythankyou people who posted in this threead, I'm really enjoying reading it all. There really is something special about muse fans isn't there!

[satan]

I think most of the LA folk are over int he gigs and tour section swaping photos and footage. I got some clips of Hysteria from night 1 from Jasmine. Hysteria rules. One of my favorite songs ever.

I drove up from San Diego for the show though. There was another girl I met in line from San Diego. She actually literally lives down the road from me. If we had known each other before we woulda driven up together and been there at like 5AM. Instead we settled for 2PM hehehe. She's a stickler on getting to the front like I am. I can enjoy a good show from any point in the room, but for me it is so much more enjoyable whe you don't have ot pull out binoculars to see the band. :P She has the same take. Hence the willingness to be there hours in advance to garuntee a prime standing position.

[satan]

gosh just reading this thread makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside doesn't it! nice to see how dedicated the band is to their fans!!!! ythankyou people who posted in this threead, I'm really enjoying reading it all. There really is something special about muse fans isn't there!

Well, we're either absolutely nuts, or just plain dedicated.

Muse is my favorite band, ever. Of course I'd be there at the ass crack of dawn to get up front.

[Ness]

gosh just reading this thread makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside doesn't it! nice to see how dedicated the band is to their fans!!!! ythankyou people who posted in this threead, I'm really enjoying reading it all. There really is something special about muse fans isn't there!
Ditto! Seeing as I have yet to attend a concert its soo cool to read people's reactions thank you :)

[gocanux]

Ness, you must see them live! Orders of magnitude beyond their CD's, which are of course amazing.

I would agree that Muse fans are a great bunch. I met all kinds of people at the concert, m/f, straight/gay, all races and ages, and all share a common bond.

[satan]

Ness, you must see them live! Orders of magnitude beyond their CD's, which are of course amazing.

I would agree that Muse fans are a great bunch. I met all kinds of people at the concert, m/f, straight/gay, all races and ages, and all share a common bond.


The first time I saw them live I wanted to throw their cd out because it honestly does not do them justice.

[greatbigsquirrel]

the only issue i seem to have been left with since the muse concert in philly is a odd habit of dancing around more and even singing along with the music in the supermarket!
i never did that before.
i've been branded. :LOL:

[gocanux]

This thread was meant as a place for all of you to add your thanks/holiday wishes to the band--so let's keep the posts coming!

[-Nele-]

This thread gave me a big smile on my face, so lovely...
And I wish the band well, And I want them to play those last gigs in Earls Court just like they always do, just as amazing as always
Then have rest for a while, enjoy xmas and newyearsday with everyone they love...
And then come back to do another awesome tour, 'cause when I hear al those stories, I really want to see them live!

So, before I become a nag (wich I'm allready am, I guess..)
just this: Thank you for what you did, for what you do,
and for what you will do...

[tealranaway]

:muselove:



its so sad, my week of seeing muse 3 times is over :'( They are just so amazing, they blow me away. I can't wait until I see them again. I've been playing my video clips over and over. Yesterday I went to Amoeba on sunset and bought the hullabaloo 2cd's. They actually had a couple copies of Origin if some people don't have it and can't find it.

At the kroq show yesterday the lead singer from jimmy eat world even said it was really lame going after muse because they are so good and make everyone else look bad. and the guy from taking back sunday also gave them a really nice complement. They are going to get huge here very soon methinks.

[Mr._Enlightened]

This is the first thread i have added to, i only signed myself up as a member a couple of days ago. My muse obsession started last christmas when i got my first album, Origin of Symetry. I was immediately transfixed, transported, taken away into another world (cheesy stuff right?!?). In the following moth i bought Absolution, Showbiz and Hullabaloo. As the months went by the obsession grew. Feeling Good got me through a nasty break up, Muscle Museum got me up in the morning, Hysteria got me dancing at a club (UNHEARD OF!). i cried to Unintended, i threw myself around to Plug in Baby. But untill the summer, i knew nothing of the true glory of Muse.

T in the Park 2004, i had made my move toward the front of the stage during the wu tang clan (i suffered them for muse), i managed to get even further forward during the libertines (i survived them for muse) and then there i was, Slap Bang in the Middle, about 5 meters from the front barrier.

The anticipation alone was more than i could have imagined before then but it was nothing compared to the appearence of the band that had reshaped my life, and the opening lines of Hysteria. Dom's pounding of the drums reverberated in my stomach, Chris's base line sent shivers down my spine and then the moment i had been longing for wince i first heard them announced for T, Matt's voice.

The whole performance was unrivaled, easily the best night of my life but there was one moment in particular that shook me. Bliss was bliss. I felt like i was falling endlesly with no fear of hitting the ground (Matt in the video). I was totally overwhelmed, about mid way through i held my hand in my heads, still screaming along with the performance. i felt lighter, filled, blissful. this is the story of my blissfull enlightenment, and i want to thank everyone who made it happen.

I wish i could have afforded a ticket for Earl's Court and a plane ticket down but instead i am having to make do with my own intense recolection, everytime i hear that song.

One last thing. COME BACK TO SCOTLAND!!!!!!!

[The Priest God Never Paid]

:muselove:



its so sad, my week of seeing muse 3 times is over :'( They are just so amazing, they blow me away. I can't wait until I see them again. I've been playing my video clips over and over. Yesterday I went to Amoeba on sunset and bought the hullabaloo 2cd's. They actually had a couple copies of Origin if some people don't have it and can't find it.

At the kroq show yesterday the lead singer from jimmy eat world even said it was really lame going after muse because they are so good and make everyone else look bad. and the guy from taking back sunday also gave them a really nice complement. They are going to get huge here very soon methinks.
I feel your pain. I'm having a Muse withdrawl :p What a great week it was, though I'll probably need another week to recover. I completely lost my voice during Stockholm last night...that was fun. Anyways THANK YOU Muse for such great performances and such a wonderful week. Happy Holidays!

[ocean5]

As Muse reaches the end of their tour in the USA, I would also like the opportunity of
sharing my wonderful experience meeting them.

On Dec 2, I flew down to Orlando to see them play at the HOB. This was
meant to have been my son's 15 bday gift but his illness did not allow him to
travel. With the Absolution cd cover in hand I went to the show hoping
to maybe get it signed. Being the extraordinary guys that they are toward their fans,
they readily agreed to not only sign it but also take pictures
with me to bring back. Not many (if any) would go out of their way and be
so thoughful and caring. My heart was and still is overwhelmed and I am
forever thankful. The concert was absolutely spectacular and I'll be sure to attend many
many more!

Matt your voice is so pure it touches one's soul and your guitar playing
brilliant, Dom you're a fantastic drummer and Chris love your backup vocals and awesome
guitar. Thanks for blessing us with your extraordinary music.

You've worked so hard throughout this past year, you're a great band and deserve all the
success in the world.

You have given my son and I the time of our lives!
We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.


With love, Mum from New Jersey

[devotionalee]

Nice :happy:

USA is shocked by TEH Muse. A lot of newbies these days!!

[gocanux]

Please let me add an additional word of thanks to Matt for bringing my son Colin up to be in a group photo with the band. He was standing on his crutches (soccer injury) shyly in the back of the group of people talking to Muse before the concert on Wednesday, and Matt beckoned for him to come forward and have the photo. The pictures didn't come out too well, but the gesture is well remembered by my son; it made his day!

[tealranaway]

Please let me add an additional word of thanks to Matt for bringing my son Colin up to be in a group photo with the band. He was standing on his crutches (soccer injury) shyly in the back of the group of people talking to Muse before the concert on Wednesday, and Matt beckoned for him to come forward and have the photo. The pictures didn't come out too well, but the gesture is well remembered by my son; it made his day!


can you post any of your photos from before the concert?

[ocean5]

As Muse reaches the end of their tour in the USA, I would also like the opportunity of
sharing my wonderful experience meeting them.

On Dec 2, I flew down to Orlando to see them play at the HOB. This was
meant to have been my son's 15 bday gift but his illness did not allow him to
travel. With the Absolution cd cover in hand I went to the show hoping
to maybe get it signed. Being the extraordinary guys that they are toward their fans,
they readily agreed to not only sign it but also take pictures
with me to bring back. Not many (if any) would go out of their way and be
so thoughful and caring. My heart was and still is overwhelmed and I am
forever thankful. The concert was absolutely spectacular and I'll be sure to attend many
many more!

Matt your voice is so pure it touches one's soul and your guitar playing
brilliant, Dom you're a fantastic drummer and Chris love your backup vocals and awesome
guitar. Thanks for blessing us with your extraordinary music.

You've worked so hard throughout this past year, you're a great band and deserve all the
success in the world.

You have given my son and I the time of our lives!
We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.


With love, Mum from New Jersey

ps thanks Mary for your good wishes
I am new at this and apologize for
any mistakes. Manuella

[gocanux]

No worries, Manuella. How can anyone object to someone thanking Muse??

For the rest of you, this was Ocean5's 1st foray onto the message boards, and she didn't know about not starting duplicate thread topics.

I'll get those photos on here tomorrow, Jodi. I am a computer idiot (no time to learn all these newfangled technologies!) and need help moving photos from one place to another.

[greatbigsquirrel]

you know, i like reading this thread.
it's all warm and fuzzy
and it's not overly cheesy. :happy:

[kiernana]

i don't think i ate the day leading up to the first show i was to see muse at. i was so excited. i mean, most other bands i like i have been able to see, but being in the states, it's harder when they are uk bands. i can't explain the feeling that i had when i saw them. i felt like so relieved to finally be there and experience it. i was so anxious to see them, that i didn't know if i wanted to scream with excitement or (insert cheesy part) cry, it was pretty powerful... i turned into an idiot when i got the chance to say thank you, they just are nothing you would expect, but in the best possible way. i met some excellent people at the show as well. all the fans are just as nice as the guys. it was probably the greatest night of my life, and i'm sure it will stay that way for a long while....

[Ness]

Ness, you must see them live! Orders of magnitude beyond their CD's, which are of course amazing.

I know! I keep kicking myself for not finding some crazy way to get to their Auckland concert when they were here in September...next time eh! Watching live stuff is awesome, i can't wait :D

[ocean5]

No worries, Manuella. How can anyone object to someone thanking Muse??

For the rest of you, this was Ocean5's 1st foray onto the message boards, and she didn't know about not starting duplicate thread topics.

I'll get those photos on here tomorrow, Jodi. I am a computer idiot (no time to learn all these newfangled technologies!) and need help moving photos from one place to another.

With your help I think I got the hang of "posting". Thanks gocanux (did I just figure it out - a hockey fan?) Don't feel bad I wouldn't know how to post my pics either. Everyone seems to be pretty helpful in here though. Good luck

[three_gunn]

hi gocanux...out of curiosity...did they play Newborn that nite?
i wasnt sure if it was gonna be on their set list for almost acoustic so i e-mailed Kevin and Bean to ask them during their visit to the KROQ studio last thursday. i was begging and pleaing them to squeeze it in...i've been a fan for only a couple years and KROQ listeners needed to be rocked out to Newborn. ...Bean replied back saying he passed my message to them and they said 'they'll try' ...regardless if they were going to play it or not...they were my highlight and in my oppinion MUSE stole the show of nite 1. :)

I found myself in a most unusual condition after Wednesday night's concert in LA: at a loss for words. The euphoria persists but sadly has faded a bit; but I will hold that feeling deep within and let it live on. What superlatives can describe that performance? Passion, energy, power; awesome, searing, intense. Some things just must be experienced to be understood. For the concert experience of a lifetime, I sincerely thank you.

On behalf of Kirk and Monique, thank you, Muse, for sharing ...

...After your concerts in London next week, I hope you can all take a little time off, rest awhile and nourish the body and spirit, and share time with friends and family, the people you love and who love you.

Thank you.

Always, your "Aunt Mary" in Tacoma, WA (aka The Lady of the Lake)

[Ironlunged]

the only issue i seem to have been left with since the muse concert in philly is a odd habit of dancing around more and even singing along with the music in the supermarket!
i never did that before.
i've been branded. :LOL:

On the day after the Philly show, I got kicked out of Wegmans for soapbox-preaching of Muse's greatness in the frozen foods section.

I also bought a whole crapload of pretzels. :D

[gocanux]

Yes, they played Newborn (see 1st page of Wiltern 12/8 and 12/9 threads for complete setlists) and I've had it in my head ever since. The live version is orders of magnitude above and beyond the one on the CD, which as we all know if fantastic.

I was chatting with my 1st patient today, who wasn't familiar with Muse but said her boyfriend had Absolution on his Christmas list. It amazes me how people here are either completely unaware of Muse or huge fans. So I told her to get him Origin of Symmetry (if she can find it; only at funky stores that sell imports around here. Why doesn't WB re-release it here??) which would be his best gift ever! And she promised to take him to their next Seattle-area concert, which hopefully will be soon! I feel like some kind of Muse evangelist. I know my sons are, and have converted their friends into rabid Muse fans--like there's anyother kind.

[ocean5]

I totally agree that people should/must be more aware of Muse. I have been introducing my carpool gang to their music...well, they don't really have much chance of listening to anything else! And they keep asking to turn up the volume. Even my stepson in Toronto is now a fan as well and has sent me the DVD of their Glastonbury/04 concert which is absolutely awesome (haven't seen that available around here). And the word keeps spreading...

[gocanux]

If you can make me a copy of the Glasto DVD, I would love a copy!

[ocean5]

Thanks. Hopefully the USA will catch up real quick and give these guys the attention they deserve.

[Nancuk]

Gawd bless 'm

[The Priest God Never Paid]

hi gocanux...out of curiosity...did they play Newborn that nite?
i wasnt sure if it was gonna be on their set list for almost acoustic so i e-mailed Kevin and Bean to ask them during their visit to the KROQ studio last thursday. i was begging and pleaing them to squeeze it in...i've been a fan for only a couple years and KROQ listeners needed to be rocked out to Newborn. ...Bean replied back saying he passed my message to them and they said 'they'll try' ...regardless if they were going to play it or not...they were my highlight and in my oppinion MUSE stole the show of nite 1. :)
They played Newborn on all 3 shows in Los Angeles

[The Priest God Never Paid]

I totally agree that people should/must be more aware of Muse. I have been introducing my carpool gang to their music...well, they don't really have much chance of listening to anything else! And they keep asking to turn up the volume. Even my stepson in Toronto is now a fan as well and has sent me the DVD of their Glastonbury/04 concert which is absolutely awesome (haven't seen that available around here). And the word keeps spreading...
The Glasgow DVD is prett kickass. I got my copy from a user on here

[gocanux]

Can't wait to see it---going thru withdrawal!

[ocean5]

Since everyone loves Newborn, including myself, I found this quote from Matt on that song:(hope it's real and if not, don't shoot the messanger)
"It's about a semi-fear of the evolution of technology, and how in reality it's destroying all humanity. My fear is that we can't control it because it's moving faster than we are, so the song's setting myself in a location in the future where the body is no longer important and everyone's plugged into a network. The opening line "link it to the world" is connecting yourself on a worldwide scale and being born into another reality".
I also like Butterflies and Hurricanes a lot, I love the way it builds up and
how it takes you into "opposites" of thought and music.

[satan]

Please let me add an additional word of thanks to Matt for bringing my son Colin up to be in a group photo with the band. He was standing on his crutches (soccer injury) shyly in the back of the group of people talking to Muse before the concert on Wednesday, and Matt beckoned for him to come forward and have the photo. The pictures didn't come out too well, but the gesture is well remembered by my son; it made his day!

Yeah, I remember that. I think that is awesome. Made his brother a bit jealous even. ;)

[satan]

If you can make me a copy of the Glasto DVD, I would love a copy!

Hey, I"ve got the MPG file. PM your address and I'll burn you a copy.

[Canuxfan44]

you have it on mpg? can you IM me at EmericanRabbitoh and send it to me? and mom, please dont ever call yourself the lady of the lake again, you sound like a scoobydoo villain or something. hahaahaha :p

[satan]

you have it on mpg? can you IM me at EmericanRabbitoh and send it to me? and mom, please dont ever call yourself the lady of the lake again, you sound like a scoobydoo villain or something. hahaahaha :p

It's a 640mb file....

[Canuxfan44]

thats okay, my connection is faster than T3 here, so it'd probably take like 10 minutes.

[gocanux]

Canuxfan44, actually Lady of the Lake reminds me of the "farcical aquatic tart" from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

[Canuxfan44]

haha i dont even remember that. screenager is an amazing song. and you know, MOM, i do have a NAME. haha

[satan]

thats okay, my connection is faster than T3 here, so it'd probably take like 10 minutes.

Hahaha, ok. I'll have to try adding you in a bit or so. I tried just now and AIM told me my buddy list blew up or something. Or rather, I don't have access to it right now. :P

[Canuxfan44]

Hahaha, ok. I'll have to try adding you in a bit or so. I tried just now and AIM told me my buddy list blew up or something. Or rather, I don't have access to it right now. :P

really? good! it booted me off a few minutes ago and i was like "oh no my computers been hittin the crack again", but it makes me happier to find that it was just AIM being an ass. it should be working now

[ocean5]

If "satan" can burn you a copy of that dvd great because unfortunately I don't have the tools to do so. Sorry I couldn't help.

[Canuxfan44]

ooo my avatar works! im happy.

[ocean5]

BTW did you find out how to post pictures? Maybe your son could help?

[gocanux]

The site will no longer allow photos as attachments---must be full. We'll have to find a way to put them somewhere else and post the link. All you computer savvy people, don't laugh at me!

Manuella, isn't it nearly 2 AM there? Don;t you sleep?

[Unplugged]

i will second that thankyou (well i'll probably have to 70th it by now!) after sunday ;)
my first ever live Muse gig....im..so...EXITED!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D

[Canuxfan44]

The site will no longer allow photos as attachments---must be full. We'll have to find a way to put them somewhere else and post the link. All you computer savvy people, don't laugh at me!

Manuella, isn't it nearly 2 AM there? Don;t you sleep?

2am... so what? thats what time it is right now here... hahaha. we just got done watching a movie.

[ocean5]

ohoh canuxfan...you're in trouble with you know who.
When you're up that late it's always because of "studying"
get it?

[Kia]

Gocanux, have just read this thread, been away for a bit.

One of the nicer ones.

I echo, and emphatically agree with all the comments about Muse's concerts, and the guys themselves. Humanity is what it's all about. And their music? Sublime to the profane...

Enjoy, all you Earls Court concert go'ers... I'll be sev thousand feet in the air on a plane by then ...sigh.

[Gemsy]

Musey Musey Muse. :happy:

[Ironlunged]

Musey Musey Muse. :happy:

Muse-ity Muse Musey Muse Musecha, in fact. :cool:

[gocanux]

ohoh canuxfan...you're in trouble with you know who.
When you're up that late it's always because of "studying"
get it?

Busted!

[ocean5]

While voting on xfm I came across a very interesting interview
xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=13660. Matt's giggle is terribly contagious!
Enjoy...

[ocean5]

correction on my previous post - the numbers at the end should read 13345.

[gocanux]

Thanx, Manuella!

[Canuxfan44]

Heyy I know I was up late but I was putting together all my muse videos and other music videos so they'd be ready to start preparing for putting them on DVD and stuff. plus we watched a movie. plus my first final isnt until tomorrow night. btw satan, thank you for the glastonbury thing! SO amazing!

[satan]

Heyy I know I was up late but I was putting together all my muse videos and other music videos so they'd be ready to start preparing for putting them on DVD and stuff. plus we watched a movie. plus my first final isnt until tomorrow night. btw satan, thank you for the glastonbury thing! SO amazing!

I'm telling you dude, pipe that file through a big screen tv and a hefty sound system and you got a concert in your living room!! :)

Invite some friends over if you do it and make a party of it.

[Canuxfan44]

Holy crap... how handy, I just happen to have a HUGE screen TV and QUITE a hefty sound system at home, as well as a ton of friends who basically live at my house anyway. MUUUUSE PARTAAAAY! :cool:

[gocanux]

But not Friday night, Brian---I have to go to your dad's company Christmas party, so wait for me!

[gocanux]

Finally was able to have my new favorite voice mail transferred from my work # to my home email. I called my office from the concert on Wednesday, so now I have my own bootleg recording of B&H! Tee sound quality is horrible, but I don't really care, because it brings back a bit of the feelings from that night. Thank you, Muse; you truly are the best, and have changed my world!

[satan]

Finally was able to have my new favorite voice mail transferred from my work # to my home email. I called my office from the concert on Wednesday, so now I have my own bootleg recording of B&H! Tee sound quality is horrible, but I don't really care, because it brings back a bit of the feelings from that night. Thank you, Muse; you truly are the best, and have changed my world!

Wait until I get those video clips up...

Not the best sound quality but they bring back memories. The video clips are the shit really. Especially the newborn clip.

[ocean5]

Did you get a chance to watch Muse live @ Carling Academy, Islington on the site I posted?

[Canuxfan44]

more video clips! yay! right now charles' computer is being a total bastard but hopefully we can get it all fixed in time

[greatbigsquirrel]

i'm sorry, but there will never be a better video clip than the one with bellamy seemingly humping one of them great big ballons. it's in someone's sig...

[ocean5]

Found a cd "Newborn Parisian" with tracks from both their concerts in
Paris Sept 10/03 and London Sept 18/03. Some tracks are repeated in
both concerts but who cares?! It's a good addition to my Muse collection.

[Sole Silenzioso]

Found a cd "Newborn Parisian" with tracks from both their concerts in
Paris Sept 10/03 and London Sept 18/03. Some tracks are repeated in
both concerts but who cares?! It's a good addition to my Muse collection.

It's the same I bought...
I've the GlastoDVD too, but have no DVD burner and just a DSL connection :(

[ocean5]

Hy canux's. Just posted a new thread (maybe old news for some) but for the newer members you just have to listen to it. - Stairway to Devon interview.

[Mané]

really lovely :)
Muse in your house : a family tale :LOL:

[gocanux]

Hy canux's. Just posted a new thread (maybe old news for some) but for the newer members you just have to listen to it. - Stairway to Devon interview.


Blast----and I'm at work, with no audio on my computer! (I think they know I would be listening to Muse downloads and interviews instead of working) But I'll definitely check it out tonight----thanx, Manuella!

[greatbigsquirrel]

Hy canux's. Just posted a new thread (maybe old news for some) but for the newer members you just have to listen to it. - Stairway to Devon interview.

stairway to devon is a classic for anyone to listen to... not just muse fans

you're about to meet a man... black hair, blue eyes... he APPEARS normal.
i have it written down somewhere, but i'm on the librarys computer, so i'd have to go dig it out of my own.

[gocanux]

And another reason I have to thank you, Chris, Dom and Matthew: you have cured my son! He was on crutches at the concert just last week, and now he walks. HE WALKS! Thank you for this miracle; now he doesn't have to play Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol this year.

Of course, the MRI showed a massive bone bruise and severe MCL sprain, but no major cartilage damage or dreaded ACL tear, but I'm convinced it was Muse who made him well! And you're absolutely right, Chris, soccer is a brutal sport.

[gocanux]

Found a cd "Newborn Parisian" with tracks from both their concerts in
Paris Sept 10/03 and London Sept 18/03. Some tracks are repeated in
both concerts but who cares?! It's a good addition to my Muse collection.


Manuella, please burn me a copy and send it to me for Christmas, one MuseMom to another!

[satan]

And another reason I have to thank you, Chris, Dom and Matthew: you have cured my son! He was on crutches at the concert just last week, and now he walks. HE WALKS! Thank you for this miracle; now he doesn't have to play Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol this year.

Of course, the MRI showed a massive bone bruise and severe MCL sprain, but no major cartilage damage or dreaded ACL tear, but I'm convinced it was Muse who made him well! And you're absolutely right, Chris, soccer is a brutal sport.

Hey I'm glad he's better! I'm glad he didn't tear anything too!! Sounds like he just needs to keep resting for a while and he'll be alright! :)

I've had ACL reconstruction on both my knees due to skateboarding accidents. THe last surgery ( a year and a half ago) was the worst as I refused to get it fixed for over two years, and then one day my leg just stopped working so I had ot have surgery. By then my knee was so mangled inside they had to remove a huge chunk of the meniscus, and it's taken just about a year for me to get back to any form of normality. I still don't have the same kind of strength in my quad I used to though.

[ocean5]

It'll be my pleasure...just don't forget to pm your address.
CONSIDER IT DONE!

[ocean5]

Are you watching the live broadcast on XFM on Sunday? Do you know anyone who could bootleg it?

[gocanux]

Are you watching the live broadcast on XFM on Sunday? Do you know anyone who could bootleg it?

Link??

Brian will be home, and he can probably figure it out!

[ocean5]

The link is

xfm.co.uk taken from their article xfm.co.uk/article.asp?id=58067

It would be fantastic if he could figure it out...and don't forget me!!!!

[Canuxfan44]

And another reason I have to thank you, Chris, Dom and Matthew: you have cured my son! He was on crutches at the concert just last week, and now he walks. HE WALKS! Thank you for this miracle; now he doesn't have to play Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol this year.

Of course, the MRI showed a massive bone bruise and severe MCL sprain, but no major cartilage damage or dreaded ACL tear, but I'm convinced it was Muse who made him well! And you're absolutely right, Chris, soccer is a brutal sport.

wait colin can walk now? why didnt you tell me??!?!?

[gocanux]

I did tell you: right here!

[Canuxfan44]

well that doesnt count! im your (real) son, im supposed to know these things before theyre broadcast on the internet. haha

[ocean5]

Read somewhere Matt saying his new stuff is going to have a "western" twist.
I'll try finding his quote.

[ocean5]

You can actually read all about it on Muse on NME next week thread.

[ocean5]

I think it's early enough in their careers that they can afford to experiment with different styles and with that comes the excitement of doing something totally new and different. The question is will the fans embrace it or are they expecting an "absolution" look alike?!? What's your take on it?

[ocean5]

Check out the Matt B Tshirt thread. How awesome is that?

[gocanux]

I think they will know to just make the music that is in them, no matter what that involves. There must be an incredible amount of pressure from record companies, etc, to produce a "successful" CD. I hope Muse never succumbs to that kind of commercial influence and simply write/play the music that comes from within. And whatever that is, knowing the amazing music we have known from them so far, even if it is completely different, the fans, at least the true ones, will respond.

[ocean5]

Didn't they pull out of the record deal back with Oos because the american label wanted them to change some of the original material in order to become more "pop" appealing? I remember reading something about that somewhere.

[ocean5]

I downloaded some accustic stuff and it sounds trully wonderful.

[gocanux]

Which downloads? This site? I agree,and Sing for Absolution acoustic is "fantastic"!

[ocean5]

I have tiro, mm, sfa (actually two versions one with what I believe to be an accordian), cave, plug in baby, and unintended. I love them because you can really listen to his voice without any distortions.

[ocean5]

I have successfully burnt the live cd and will be mailing it tomorrow.
I will pm you to confirm address. Good night from the east coast.

[Bellamy]

wow.i dont think there's much i can say since everyone has pretty much said it all. we all know the guys are great and i loved the 12/9 concert so very much. that was my very first concert and im so glad it was a muse concert. it gave me a whole new vision of music and it really showed me that im totally different from everyone else. at least what i like. as Channel said, i could not stop smiling after that. i as well slept with a smile on replaying the whole concert in my mind. for three days i talked about it as if it had happened a minute before. i bet everyone i know is pretty much aware of all the details now...i made sure everyone does lol.

it's really amazing seeing how their music could change people. i asked my bf to go with me to the concert and he's not much into muse (at least not as much as i've always been) and it was funny how he changed from wanting to sell his ticket right when we were in line to wanting to go to a concert again. and he's not the type of person you'd see at a rock concert. i know he was moved by some songs and after seeing all the fans jumping around and singing to all the songs. it was really nice knowing he shared that joy with me because i was really really happy to be there i felt so lucky.

i wish i would've had time to stay after and get to meet the guys. i really wanted to see them up close...or closer since i was right on front lol. and at least say hi and hear them speak to me. i guess i'll wait for the next time they come to town and i know i'll wait as long as i have to after the show. oh and thank you Dom for beating up that drumstick lol...i sleep with it everynight ever since i got it LOL. i still cant belive i own something you touched. i love that.

Matt you rock!...you're a total rock star seriously. when he came closer to the crowd during new born i was totally astonished. i was hypnotised seriously. i didnt even take a picture. i was that paralized lol... he's my god. im turning MUSElim lol...that's official

Ingrid :)

[muse500]

Hey...just wanted to contribute by saying thanx. Muse's music is amazing and his voice...omg! Can sum1 teach me to sing like that??
I also think their music is reli imaginative...I can't stop listening to it. Especially Showbiz and the Hullabalo 'B' sides.

btw I found a really cool guitar shop in the England (I'm from Northern Ireland), which sells all the mods etc which Matt uses in his collection of guitars.

http://www.mansons.co.uk/ Its in the 'features' section
Ne1 knol wen they r touring next and where?...I missed them in the Ulster Hall in Belfast last yr :(

Peace Out

[gocanux]

Can't wait to read all the additions to this thread after the Earl's Court concerts!

[ocean5]

If you want to get yourself the best Xmas present ever go to

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...9761971-4435049

and type in the search: The Official Muse Calendar 2005!!!!

I DID!!!!

[gocanux]

Manuella, you are a marvel! BTW, how much time do you spend online in an average day? You keep coming up with new sites to explore. And I love doing my Christmas shopping this way! Even added another item from their list. I'd love to buy the DVD's but apparently they aren't formatted to play on our players here; unfair.

[ocean5]

I get a little help from "my friends" my in house Muse fan gang

[satan]

Manuella, you are a marvel! BTW, how much time do you spend online in an average day? You keep coming up with new sites to explore. And I love doing my Christmas shopping this way! Even added another item from their list. I'd love to buy the DVD's but apparently they aren't formatted to play on our players here; unfair.

Most are region 0 encoding which means they will play on any dvd player anywhere in the world. The trick is in the PAL formatting, BUT I think most DVD players can read PAL format anyway....and if not, you can always buy DVD software for your computer which should fix that issue.

I have the Butterfiles DVD single and it works fine on my laptop.

[ocean5]

Re the "Stairway to Devon" live interview here is the address

www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/documentaries/muse338p01.shtml

It's hillarious, enjoy!

[Zildjian]

Wow so many nice words in these posts..... but they´re all true..... There is nothing more to say......

CHEERS Guys!

[gocanux]

Re the "Stairway to Devon" live interview here is the address

www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/documentaries/muse338p01.shtml

It's hillarious, enjoy!

Just spent half an hour sitting here listening with a dumb grin on my face. I guess Muse fans aren't normal, either!

[tealranaway]

Re the "Stairway to Devon" live interview here is the address

www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/documentaries/muse338p01.shtml

It's hillarious, enjoy!


i really liked that! does anyone know of more muse audio interviews? i've listened to all the ones on radio 1 already

[gocanux]

Please share any interviews, etc with us statesiders who don't have ready access to them. Thanks!

[ocean5]

Here's another article called "A day in the life of Matt Bellamy"
QUOTE
“I’m not a very good cook. I’m pretty good at making pasta, I like to make it from scratch, with flour and egg and all that kind of thing. It’s my favourite food, and homemade pasta’s really cheap and nice and really quick to knock up. Get some flour, its like 100 grams of flour and one egg per person, mix it in your hands together real fast, stick it in the machine, the manual machine, wind it through, get a load of spaghetti and your off. Bit of seafood in there, bit of tomato sauce, whatever you want. I make ravioli as well. Out of a week I probably eat pasta four nights."
“I’ve got a flat in London, I’ve had it for a long time, but I haven’t actually had a chance to live in it much. Any time I’ve got off I spend on holidays. Well, not on holidays, but my girlfriend lives in Italy and I spend time with her family and stuff. Its only really in the last few weeks that I’ve felt the flat was home- I’ve bought a few rugs and posters, its got a bit more personality to it now. My days recently at home in London, I’ve been getting up everyday and going to the IKEA store and just buying loads of furniture and then coming back and building it all; and then you realise there are bits missing and go back again (laughs)
“If you were to go into my flat you’d see…well, you’d have to walk up four flights of stairs to get up there, its on the top floor of a regular house in London. I’ve got a room that’s full of maps: a map of the world, map of Italy, map of England, map of Europe, and city maps of London, really detailed city maps- I’ve got problems with direction! And I like to study maps to try and get an idea of where I’ve been."
“I’ve got another little room with a piano and a mixing desk. I write a lot of music at home, especially those first few days when I get back from being on tour. All the ideas that come to mind on tour, you just try and remember bits and bobs and make little demos on a cassette recorder."
“Go up the spiral staircase to the bedroom, and that’s kind of my girlfriend’s zone, she’s turned it into a bit of a female boudoir [laughs]. It’s not really my kind of place. Well it is, I like sleeping in there, but its all her kind of stuff and its full of clothes and shoes. My clothes are just strewn around the house in general really."
“I’ve got a load of fish, tropical fish, I like looking after them. A few of them always die when I go away on tour [laughs], you’ve gotta come back and clean out all the dead ones! That sounds pretty rough doesn’t it?! No, I’ve got an automatic feeder, so that usually works."
“At night in London I’ll probably go out and watch a gig. Living in London’s pretty good cos theres always bands playing- there’s always classical music concerts, there’s rock bands, there’s jazz, every night theres something to choose from. I only get recognised if I go to a rock concert. I get recognised quite a lot so I just wear a fake beard and a pair of fake glasses [laughs]. Have I ever really worn a disguise? Yeah, once or twice, when I went to a Strokes concert at Brixton Academy. I didn’t go to the extreme of wearing a beard, but I just had a pair of fake glasses on."
“I don’t think I’d move away completely from London. But the truth is I want to move to New York, maybe next year, maybe next May. I’ve always wanted to spend six months or a year living there, maybe write some songs, get inspired by the area and make the next album there. I say things like this and they always change. But generally I’ve moved house quite a lot- from the age of 14, I was living with my mum and my nan and we used to move house every six months, so I kind of got used to moving. I kind of like change, so whenever I feel grounded I get the desire to move on quite quickly. Has this helped me cope with touring? Well, I think being on tour’s not as difficult as people would think it would be, because you’re travelling around usually with your friends, and one of the things that makes you feel at home is your friends. You can feel at home in very faraway places, just cos you’ve got all your friends around you. I think that’s quite a good thing”.
Sound tracks: Five records which make Matt’s day…

The Mars Volta- De-Loused in the Comatorium
Queens of the Stone Age- Songs for the Deaf
Refused- New Noise Theology
Millionaire- Outside the Simian Flock
Rage Against The Machine- Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium

*From Kerrang 2004*
UNQUOTE

[ocean5]

Early sketches for album no. 4 include a track called "Church of the subgenius"named after the weirdo slacker cult.

[gocanux]

We will all be thankful (in keeping with the theme of his thread) to hear ANY new material from Muse. Different is OK; wouldn't want them to keep doing the same thing and become bored and stop touring. I for one am curious to see what else lurks in Mathew's fertile imagination! And I think he will truly keep his head screwed on straight and resist the Big Record Company's efforts to make him sell out and produce a "Successful" CD.

[Sam]

I found myself in a most unusual condition after Wednesday night's concert in LA: at a loss for words. The euphoria persists but sadly has faded a bit; but I will hold that feeling deep within and let it live on. What superlatives can describe that performance? Passion, energy, power; awesome, searing, intense. Some things just must be experienced to be understood. For the concert experience of a lifetime, I sincerely thank you.

On behalf of Kirk and Monique, thank you, Muse, for sharing your night on stage with their special moment. Many of us die-hard Muse fans, who had spent the better part of the day getting to know each other as we waited in line on Wilshire Blvd, learned of Kirk's plan and hoped you would allow him to propose to her on stage. But as the encores came to a close and we saw no sign of an opportunity for Kirk's big moment, a pang of disappointment began to taint the otherwise superlative evening. So thank you for Kirk and Monique, and for all of us in the audience who shared their elation. Kirk and Monique, may you share a lifetime of happiness together.

Chris, Dom, Matt--thank you also for being so approachable, so genuine with your fans, both before and after the concert. I imagine at times it must feel that each of us is trying to take away a little piece of you and there soon will be nothing left. But that's not why your fans are so dedicated, standing outside for and hour or two in the cold just to talk to you for a moment, take a photo, get an autograph. I think most of us just need to connect on a more personal human level with the men who have created the music which has affected us so profoundly. Dom, thank you for staying a couple of extra minutes to ensure that my son Brian had his photo taken with you to commemorate his first Muse concert. Chris, thank you for your sincere concern and interest in my son Colin's soccer injury. Matthew, thank you for your priceless expression, in reaction to my, shall we say, unconventional description of the concert. You are all genuine and human and kind and understanding of our needs as fans. Don't ever lose that, and we will always be here for you.

After your concerts in London next week, I hope you can all take a little time off, rest awhile and nourish the body and spirit, and share time with friends and family, the people you love and who love you.

Thank you.

Always, your "Aunt Mary" in Tacoma, WA (aka The Lady of the Lake)
Bloody Americans.
Was i the only one cringing at that "we will always be here for you" stuff?

[Sam]

We will all be thankful (in keeping with the theme of his thread) to hear ANY new material from Muse. Different is OK; wouldn't want them to keep doing the same thing and become bored and stop touring. I for one am curious to see what else lurks in Mathew's fertile imagination! And I think he will truly keep his head screwed on straight and resist the Big Record Company's efforts to make him sell out and produce a "Successful" CD.
Absolution went to No.1 here, that's sucessful enough.
Pleas stop posting things that sound like prayers.
"We truly hope that all our talented students do their best in their GCSE's, and go on to stay true to who they are and not miss out T's in Matthew. Amen."

[satan]

Bloody Americans.
Was i the only one cringing at that "we will always be here for you" stuff?


Apparently yes since everyone else who has responded to this thread quite liked her comments.

[satan]

Absolution went to No.1 here, that's sucessful enough.
Pleas stop posting things that sound like prayers.
"We truly hope that all our talented students do their best in their GCSE's, and go on to stay true to who they are and not miss out T's in Matthew. Amen."

WHo put a stick up your butt?

I truly hope that all those that have sticks up their butt find a way to carefully, and safely remove such a vile instrument of discomfort from their rectum, and then all will be well again. Amen.

[gocanux]

Bloody Americans.


Why do some of you Brits think you own Muse? They belong to the world now, as it should be, so you'd better get used to it. How you can be upset that Americans love Muse is beyond me.

(BTW, Sam, consider changing your sig to "Muse and Rage Against the Machine", or grammatically speaking, you are advocating rage against Muse!)

[greatbigsquirrel]

WHo put a stick up your butt?

I truly hope that all those that have sticks up their butt find a way to carefully, and safely remove such a vile instrument of discomfort from their rectum, and then all will be well again. Amen.

indeed.

you know, i can kind of agree with the moving all the time thing. i think the longest i've been in one place was 6 years or so.
at least no one asks me why i always keep most of my stuff in boxes.
the only time my stuff makes it out into laying around in the general arrangement is stuff i hang on the walls or stuff i use everyday, like dishes.
i'm seriously used to moving.
that's kind of sad. lol
but i don't miund. i have some constants, like music.

sorry. just my opinion.
uhhhhh... whoo, go muse... :cool:

[satan]

indeed.

you know, i can kind of agree with the moving all the time thing. i think the longest i've been in one place was 6 years or so.
at least no one asks me why i always keep most of my stuff in boxes.
the only time my stuff makes it out into laying around in the general arrangement is stuff i hang on the walls or stuff i use everyday, like dishes.
i'm seriously used to moving.
that's kind of sad. lol
but i don't miund. i have some constants, like music.

sorry. just my opinion.
uhhhhh... whoo, go muse... :cool:

After I lived in London for a couple of years I have moved fairly constantly. I travelled a lot between London and San Francisco so I got used to the idea of travelling light, and not having many belongings. And even now, even though I live in San DIego, I move every six months to a year. In fact I'm moving Monday to a new apartment with a friend...

I don't think it's so bad really. I think you can learn valuable things from moving so often...I learned to place value in things that aren't material...you know, like everything I care about is really interalized, and I focus a lot on trying to remember things as clearly and as much as possible. I have a good memory cuz of it. Also teaches you how useless things liek furniture can be....

Moving is kind of a good thing for me at times too....it's like a new beginning, an excuse for a new beginning. Yeah...it can be a good thing.

[ocean5]

I have to agree too that moving around is certainly good and builds character as well as allows people to "accept" others and embrace different cultures.
Anyway will you be listening to xfm tomorrow?

[satan]

I have to agree too that moving around is certainly good and builds character as well as allows people to "accept" others and embrace different cultures.
Anyway will you be listening to xfm tomorrow?

well, I hope so. Muse probably won't go on till around 9PM GMT, so tha'd be, 1PM PST...should be able to do that.

[gocanux]

Holy crap... how handy, I just happen to have a HUGE screen TV and QUITE a hefty sound system at home, as well as a ton of friends who basically live at my house anyway. MUUUUSE PARTAAAAY! :cool:

Yes, Brian is home for the holidays, and the Muse vids are playing on the 64" TV with the surround sound shaking the walls. Life is good!

[ocean5]

It must be nice to be home, Brian!
Do you know if there a way of recording the broadcast?

[ocean5]

Thought I would share the good news - I was listening to New York's KROCK
radio and Muse's Hysteria is placed at no.29 and mentioned as the this year's DJs best album's choice. Just keep playing their songs NY!!!

[gocanux]

I may have already posted this, but the morning DJ at the main Seattle station put Absolution 2nd on his list of top CD's from 2004----and it would have been first if it had actually been released in 2004. He put a Seattle band in 1st (Modest Mouse); guess you have to promote the locals.


Where are all the thank-you's from you Earls Court people???

[The Priest God Never Paid]

Now that they've finally decided to play Hysteria at Kroq is has been number one on their daily countdown. Also everytime Tiro or Hysteria are played the DJ's always mention how awesome and how they stole the show at Almost Acoustic night one. After a years of bugging and bragging to them about Muse I can't help but think " I told you so" when I listen to them talk about their performance.

[satan]

As much as Id love to be in the pit at Earl's Court...I don't envy the concert goers...

[greatbigsquirrel]

I have to agree too that moving around is certainly good and builds character as well as allows people to "accept" others and embrace different cultures.
Anyway will you be listening to xfm tomorrow?

character...
yes. i think that's what i have...
i don't really like moving because of all the work,
but i've learned to make myself comfortable in just about any environment.
when you go on a trip with me, you will commonly find me calling the hotel "home".

i wanted to listen to the xfm thing, but i don't believe i have the software and my family won't let me use the internet during the day! :'(

[gocanux]

I think I know what you mean----it would have been great to see them live again, but the venue sounds a bit too big. My experience was so much more intense and amazing at the LA Wiltern show than at the EndFest at a huge outdoor amphitheater. But given the chance, I'd repeat either one in a heartbeat! How about a concert at the Gorge in central Washington? What a setting for Muse that would be.....

[satan]

I think I know what you mean----it would have been great to see them live again, but the venue sounds a bit too big. My experience was so much more intense and amazing at the LA Wiltern show than at the EndFest at a huge outdoor amphitheater. But given the chance, I'd repeat either one in a heartbeat! How about a concert at the Gorge in central Washington? What a setting for Muse that would be.....

Yeah, I think a venue of 2-3k people is good enough. Maybe 5k at most. 20k would...make it hard to get that personal feel, though I"m sure I"d still enjoy it.

I want them to come back to Brick by Brick. ;) LOL, that palce is too tiny for them now....I think the Spreckles Theater would do them all right...and then there's COX for when they get really big. That sounds wrong...

[ocean5]

Do you know how to log on? I have gone to the xfm site and can't get any address to long on to.

[gocanux]

No idea---I'm at work, it's 11:15 AM here, and the opening act is probably just starting half a world away. Wish I could hear; wish I were there!

[Plug in baby doll]

Do you know how to log on? I have gone to the xfm site and can't get any address to long on to.

To listen to the radio you just go to www.xfm.co.uk and you just click on listen now its music response at the moment, i think feeder is playing. If thats not what you are talking about sorry but i just saw Xfm and thought thats what you were talking about :)

[ocean5]

To listen to the radio you just go to www.xfm.co.uk and you just click on listen now its music response at the moment, i think feeder is playing. If thats not what you are talking about sorry but i just saw Xfm and thought thats what you were talking about :)

Thanks so much...I finally got the broadcast going. Just wish I was there...

[gocanux]

I sure hope someone on the site posts a link to the recording, for those of us who had to work. As I write this, I can see fropm my office window the late afternoon sun creating an eerie wintry glow on the glaciers of Mt Rainier, our local 14,500 ft volcano. Odd to think that it is nearly midnight in England, and the lads are probably either exhausted from touring and ready to pack it in, or energized for one last great post-concert party. Thanks, Muse, for the best concerts ever, and we are all looking forward to the next tour and CD!

[gocanux]

(Personally, I'm betting on the party option!)

[ocean5]

I did manage to listen to the broadcast and it was AWESOME as expected.
They did play a couple of new songs (I think) and they sounded quite good.

[gocanux]

Someone will have recorded it, for those of us in distant time zones who have to work to support our out-of-state trips to go to Muse concerts!

[sarine777]

And I'm wishing for a San Diego stop. ;)

Come on guys you knooooooow you luuuuuv San Diego. Not sure what the Spreckle's theater capacity is, but I'm sure it would be a good place for you guys to have a show. :) It's like the Wiltern in that it's an old theater.

I do have family in Seattle though, so if I can round up the airfare maybe I'll swing by your neck of the woods if they're in town. :)
Hey I just wanted to let "Satan" know that it was really cool that I got to see Muse in concert in LA, as well as, know who you are because I remember your drawings that you were showing to the band. They were awesome drawings! I was waiting out there too in the cold but it was sooo worth it! I can't believe you fly out to places to see them. I think you should be the next person to go up stage and do something to entertain the crowd

[satan]

Hey I just wanted to let "Satan" know that it was really cool that I got to see Muse in concert in LA, as well as, know who you are because I remember your drawings that you were showing to the band. They were awesome drawings! I was waiting out there too in the cold but it was sooo worth it! I can't believe you fly out to places to see them. I think you should be the next person to go up stage and do something to entertain the crowd

Like OMG, who are you??? Lol!! There were so many people I waited out in the cold with, which one are you?? I can't tell by your screen name. You're not candice are you?

[The dying atheist]

I have been reading all this thread and I can't believe my eyes: Muse...approachable to the fans??? :eek: It only must happen in the States, that's not fair :'(
Otherwise, I'm very moved with your comments, very nice :happy:

[satan]

I have been reading all this thred and I can't believe my eyes: Muse...approachable to the fans??? :eek: It only must happen in the States, that's not fair :'(
Otherwise, I'm very moved with your comments, very nice :happy:

Hehehe, I got the evidence to proove it. :)

[ocean5]

For those of you who were at work and couldn't listen to the broadcast
if you go to invictus.softmeg.com and into the media downloads you will be able to hear most of the songs played at Earls. If you go into the videos you can see and hear their new song "A crying shame". I think that "Des" (under the Ottawa video) is a superior song, but I am so happy to hear anything new. It was a fabulous concert and once again Muse did it wth style and took their fans into their last transe of 2004.

[gocanux]

I have been reading all this thread and I can't believe my eyes: Muse...approachable to the fans??? :eek: It only must happen in the States, that's not fair :'(
Otherwise, I'm very moved with your comments, very nice :happy:

Like my new friend "Satan", I too have the evidence to prove that Muse are very approachable and genuine to their fans. Of all the signed items, my favorite must be the shirt they signed while I was wearing it! ("They signed my wife's rack!" my husband said when he saw it!)

Once again, Muse, thank you for a great concert and personal experience for us lucky US fans, and we're looking forward to more in the near future! But please come to Seattle this time----though I'll be flying to wherever you are playing if need be....

[ocean5]

I have been reading all this thread and I can't believe my eyes: Muse...approachable to the fans??? :eek: It only must happen in the States, that's not fair :'(
Otherwise, I'm very moved with your comments, very nice :happy:

Adding to the previous replies to your comment, in my personal experience, they were extremely caring and genuinely sweet, taking the time to see me backstage. I will always cherish meeting them.

[gocanux]

Thank You MUSE for Earls Court 19/12/04, its was absolutly amazing, far better than I was expecting, and expectations were high as I've got the Hullaballo DVD (its my favourite DVD)! The concert has left me feeling happy for days, this is great just before christmas!


Hard to believe this is the only thank-you post from the throngs who were lucky enough to be at the Earls Court shows. Maybe there are some in all the other EC threads?? You Londoners are being outdone by the LA crowd!

[greatbigsquirrel]

i wish i could have gone.
they need to come back to rochester (NY).
you all are invited to try and squeeze a spot on my floor in my house if you fly around to see them. lol
we will party like it's going out of stlye afterwards.
hell, maybe we can talk them into coming over and partying.

*sigh* what a nice dream that would be... :rolleyes:

[Wink-wink,Nudge-nudge]

i wish i could have gone.
they need to come back to rochester (NY).
you all are invited to try and squeeze a spot on my floor in my house if you fly around to see them. lol
we will party like it's going out of stlye afterwards.
hell, maybe we can talk them into coming over and partying.

*sigh* what a nice dream that would be... :rolleyes:
Maybe they're listening. *Shouts* Oi! Muse come over and party!

Yeah.... maybe the world needs a little shout sometimes at it.

[gocanux]

We may be there, and Manuella (ocean5) lives in NJ---you're practically neighbors! And if any of you come out to Seattle for their 7-day run next summer (wishful thinking!) come on down to our place for a Muse party!

[greatbigsquirrel]

whoo!
*puts on some DANCIN shoes.*
let's all get piss ass drunk in anticipation. lol

[gocanux]

I know we all hope for tour stops in our area! Sounds like we may know fairly soon (see thread re: 2005 gigs in Gigs and Tours). Seattle is lovely in March!!

[isabelyalex]

Finally I'm putting in my humble two cents.

I had originally planned to read all of the replies from this thread but if I wait to do that and THEN post well....

Obviously what ever words I may say will have probably already been said, but here goes:

My husband introduced (more like tortured) me at first. He first heard of Muse back in MEXICO (of all places). We actually met online and over the course of about a year we met in person, fell in love, and got married. During our online chats he would sing to me (not a great voice) but I thought it was cute. When we moved in together he would play Muse non-stop. Hear me out first: when we first moved in I got annoyed, hahaha, but one night I couldn't sleep and he put absolution in and I fell asleep. I think it was all subliminal! After that night I couldn't stop playing Muse. I don't know about the rest of you but Muse is....I'm at a loss for words. THE MUSIC SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. THANK YOU MATT, DOM AND CHRIS!!!!! GRACIAS POR SU MUSICA MARAVILLOSA!
THANKS FOR DECEMBER 9TH AT THE WILTERN!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND COME BACK TO LA SOON!

ISABEL

[Jook]

He first heard of Muse back in MEXICO (of all places). We actually met online and over the course of about a year we met in person, fell in love, and got married.

:eek: :indiff:

[gocanux]

When we moved in together he would play Muse non-stop. Hear me out first: when we first moved in I got annoyed, hahaha, but one night I couldn't sleep and he put absolution in and I fell asleep. I think it was all subliminal! After that night I couldn't stop playing Muse. I don't know about the rest of you but Muse is....I'm at a loss for words.
ISABEL

The truth hides in those words. It's a conspriracy by the unseen controllers of our destinies. We have all become addicted to the music of Muse and now are being subtly manipulated. How many of us wake each morning with one of their songs in our head, carry the songs with us all day, fall asleep with the music playing silently in our heads. It's all a conspiracy, I tell you! Maybe it's the aliens....

[gocanux]

Hey I just wanted to let "Satan" know that it was really cool that I got to see Muse in concert in LA, as well as, know who you are because I remember your drawings that you were showing to the band. They were awesome drawings! I was waiting out there too in the cold but it was sooo worth it! I can't believe you fly out to places to see them.

Sarine, which one were you? I am the blondish mom who was out there (many people describe me as being "out there") in the so-called cold----they call this winter?---waiting for the band with my sons, one of whom was on crutches. We'll try to fly down from Seattle the next time they play LA, since my older son is in college there. Of course we're hoping for shows in Seattle on the next tour...

[ocean5]

QUOTE (gocanux)
How many of us wake each morning with one of their songs in our head, carry the songs with us all day, fall asleep with the music playing silently in our heads.
UNQUOTE

I totally agree with you. Their music is like an addiction... I find myself "needing" it on a daily basis.

[gocanux]

For some of us it has become nearly an obsession. I now feel the need to listen to other music just to clear my head from all the Muse tunes playing constantly in there. I arrived home yesterday afternoon with great intention to write cards and wrap gifts, but Brian had his 2 Muse DVD's (one of music vids from England, one of live gigs he downloaded---and I know I'm getting copies of both for my Christmas gift!) playing, so I became a useless puddle for at least an hour!


BTW, Manuella, to quote a post in your reply, go to that post and click on "quote" in the lower right corner, and it will appear in your reply. You can edit out parts of it if you want.

[ocean5]

Still learning but then again maybe my brain's just too "mused" to think straight!

[gocanux]

See, it is a conspiracy to beMuse our brains. Now even Manuella is befuddled and beMused.

[ocean5]

It's too funny at my house! In one room you hear my son playing muse on his guitar and on another, my daughter playing muse on the piano - they are working on my Christmas gift, I am told. What do I do, you might ask? I just walk around with a grin plastered on my face!!! This is going to be one long winter!

[satan]

I bought a pair of Vic Firth drumsticks today. Now if only I could afford a drumkit.

:)

And my friend has been teaching me how to play the piano. I've only had about five hours of instruction in my life and I'm playing some classic Beethoven, and well, pretty much whatever my friend can teach me. She's got the theme to The Piano down, so she's teaching me that now.

I haven't learned how to read music. Well, I know how to read it from back in the day when I played the violin, but it's been years really so it takes me a while when I see a note...and piano sheet music is funky. There a lot of things I don' tunderstand. So I pretty much learn by mimicing what my friend does, and by ear. Tis interesting. I love playing actually. I wish I had my own upright piano, but I don't. So I have to go over to her place, or to the Foundary...the art gallery where her mom works.

Hopefully I'll get good enough to figure out the piano bits to muse songs.

[ocean5]

My daughter has been learning piano for 4 years and we have a hard time reading some of the sheets. I end up having to help her with "hand" extensions. Maybe you could try that with your friend and find it a bit easier until you get the hang of it. If you played the violin, which is perhaps one of the hardest instruments to play, you can certainly tackle the piano. Good luck! And when you hear yourself play these wonderful pieces, it's all worth it.

[isabelyalex]

My husband has asked me a few times now...."why are you now so obsessed?" Like he doesn't already know the answer.

Basically...seeing them live is what ancored the obsession

[satan]

My daughter has been learning piano for 4 years and we have a hard time reading some of the sheets. I end up having to help her with "hand" extensions. Maybe you could try that with your friend and find it a bit easier until you get the hang of it. If you played the violin, which is perhaps one of the hardest instruments to play, you can certainly tackle the piano. Good luck! And when you hear yourself play these wonderful pieces, it's all worth it.

What are hand extensions?

My friend doesn't read music all that well either, and she has been playing for six years, hehehe.

I read music well as a violinist, I've just lost it from not using it. I really don't think the violin is that hard actually. I had loads of trouble learning the guitar. I play the violin mounds better than the guitar. I really think the guitar is probably one of the hardest instruments to learn.

[greatbigsquirrel]

yeah, violin IS hard.
i'd love to learn piano, but the only pianos around the place are 2 (maybe 1, my parents might have burned the other one by now during cookouts in the summer :unsure: ) and the one i know for sure is out there is in such bad shape it's not even worth fixing.
i might steal my brother's keyboard he never uses and see about gettin me some lessons though. :D

BTW, i wanted to learn piano since i was little, but it hink it'd be nifty to play some muse music on it.

steadily working up to a muse cover band. :LOL:

(god i love the color tool)

[greatbigsquirrel]

read satan's reply...
guitar can't be THAT hard... i taught myself to play the damn thing.
i had a few lessons to pick up chords last winter and that's about it. :stunned:

but that's me.

[satan]

read satan's reply...
guitar can't be THAT hard... i taught myself to play the damn thing.
i had a few lessons to pick up chords last winter and that's about it. :stunned:

but that's me.

I know chords and stuff, but I can't transition well, and my fingers always end up overlapping other strings so the chord doesn't sound as it should, etc.
Can't play solos or anything...except minimum, I can play minimum...that one muse song....and bits of dead star and the intro to plug in baby. Beyond that I can't od much.

I played the violin for six years, I don't ever remember it being difficult. That and the trumpet. I played the trumpet for a while too. So yeah..

[gocanux]

Squirrely, your sig changed! Where did the plums go? Did you do the Cobain drawing?

The most outrageously intense blue eyes belong to our friend Matthew Bellamy. When I first saw him at the Meet and Greet here in Seattle I was astonished by the intensity behind them; there's a very old soul in there.





(Hi Chanel!)

[satan]

Squirrely, your sig changed! Where did the plums go? Did you do the Cobain drawing?

The most outrageously intense blue eyes belong to our friend Matthew Bellamy. When I first saw him at the Meet and Greet here in Seattle I was astonished by the intensity behind them; there's a very old soul in there.





(Hi Chanel!)


Matt has awesome eyes.

[greatbigsquirrel]

well, if you really want the plums back, i can put hem back. not that hard.
yes, i drew the pic of kurt cobain.

i am completely honest when i will admit one strange fact to you.
i would have liked to draw matt bellamy for that picture.
but while i can draw just about anything/anyone under the face of the sun I CANNOT DRAW HIM. it just WILL NOT come out right. :$
besides, i like drawing kurt cobain. i'm good at it, and it's comfortable.

i don't know what the problem is (drawing our dear lord and master Matt), but i gave up trying after a few miserably failed attempts.
so now you know my deep dark secret. :LOL:

[satan]

well, if you really want the plums back, i can put hem back. not that hard.
yes, i drew the pic of kurt cobain.

i am completely honest when i will admit one strange fact to you.
i would have liked to draw matt bellamy for that picture.
but while i can draw just about anything/anyone under the face of the sun I CANNOT DRAW HIM. it just WILL NOT come out right. :$
besides, i like drawing kurt cobain. i'm good at it, and it's comfortable.

i don't know what the problem is (drawing our dear lord and master Matt), but i gave up trying after a few miserably failed attempts.
so now you know my deep dark secret. :LOL:

Matt's nose makes it difficult to draw him, seriously.

[greatbigsquirrel]

Matt's nose makes it difficult to draw him, seriously.

i don't think it's the nose.
he hasn't got that odd a nose.
looks a lot like kurt cobain's. lol
i just can't draw him.
i've accepted it and moved on with my life. :)
i took it as a sign from fate that it wasn't a good idea for one reason or another.
or maybe it's just got something to do with the fact that most of my drawings are so eerily realistic as to be extremely creepy and i don't need a matt drawing like that.
who the fuck knows.

*takes a bow*

[satan]

Naw, it's the nose for me. It's weird. It's thin then kinda bubbles out at the end, and is proportionately larger than other features on his face. His chin is kinda weird too cuz of the muscles attached to it...when he sings or smiles the feature is kinda raised...and then there's the cleft. I love drawing his eyes though hehehe. Actually noses are the hardest part of a face for me.

I did a drawing of Kurt when I was 13/14 or so. Don't know what happened to it as it was part of a school project. I wasn't in the habit of keeping my drawings then either. I just kinda threw them away. Did some of Speilberg too...and the Jurassic Park peeps cuz I loved that move at the time....I was about 12. I stopped drawing when was around 13 or so....and only recently got back into it, like within the last six months. It's taken me a bit, but I am more comfortable drawing now, and the quality is starting to get back to where it was 10 years ago when I quit. I was really good at drawing back then...far beter than I am now. Probably due to constnatly being in practice. Now, I'm just a bit rusty.

I have two portraits I've done of Matt, one of chris, one of dom. I like them...I'm actually really proud of them since they seem to have got the band's approval. I want to do a full piece with all three of them on one sheet, and hopefully get that autographed someday, maybe. We shall see.



i don't think it's the nose.
he hasn't got that odd a nose.
looks a lot like kurt cobain's. lol
i just can't draw him.
i've accepted it and moved on with my life. :)
i took it as a sign from fate that it wasn't a good idea for one reason or another.
or maybe it's just got something to do with the fact that most of my drawings are so eerily realistic as to be extremely creepy and i don't need a matt drawing like that.
who the fuck knows.

*takes a bow*

[greatbigsquirrel]

i've been drawing all my life.
it gets worse when i'm in class because i doodle incessantly...
but i've gotten some pretty good poems and drawing ideas out of it.
can you tell when i get bored i get creative?
day before yesterday i was freaking out my friend and this other person that was over by going on a completely random anything that popped into my head jag for 20 minutes or so.
but people had been smoking pot, so that might have added to it.

i basically taught myself everything i know about drawing, since i haven't been in that many art classes, at least not where they taught you anything other than how to emulate other artists boooooooooooooring... (i was one of the only ones to ever use the school's free project thing, so i got out of THAT crap)

i went to a figure drawing class in college for about 1/3 of a semester, and that helped me out a lot in some ways, but didn't really change my drawingstyle.
it would piss off my teacher that i draw things out so fast, no base drawing, no measuring, no nothing. all by eye baby.

the only reason i managed to get into that class was she looked at some of the crap i'd been doing at home, cause i didn't technically have the pre-req's to get in the class. lol
funny i had to drop out after workign so hard to get in. i didn't have the time to keep up on the homework drawings... :$

okay, now that you know way more about me than you care too.... ummmm.... yay, go muse! *waves little muse flag around in a little circle*

[The Priest God Never Paid]

Guitar can be seen in two different ways, it can be easy if you just want to cover other people's music( Well covering simple chords from basic songs), it gets harder when its your turn to create something. Piano is pretty hard but at the same time it's a lot of fun. I can't deal with the drums ( except fo the basic stuff) I leave that to my couz ;) ...as for drawing ....well, I can't even make stick figures look decent.

[gocanux]

My husband has asked me a few times now...."why are you now so obsessed?" Like he doesn't already know the answer.

Basically...seeing them live is what ancored the obsession


You're right, Isabel, Muse does beccome an obsession. And the live experience is so far beyond even their recorded works. Your husband should know beter than to ask!

[isabelyalex]

Well when the first song at the wiltern started my husband and I looked at each other....are they really playing? are they really singing? WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE THAT GOOD!!!!!!!! They sound better live than on their records. How many bands can you say that of?
BTW

MTV2 Rock countdown yesturday:

#7 Franz Ferdinand
#6 My Chemical Romance (cool video)
#5 MUSE!!!!!!!!!!
#4 Jimmy Eat World
#3 Modest Mouse
#2 The Killers
#1 Green Day

GO AND VOTE ON MTV2's webpage!

[gocanux]

All these talented and creative people make me feel inadequate. I was born utterly without talent in those areas, but I'm thankful that Muse more than make up for my lack. I'm quite good at what I CAN do (like performing major surgery!) but when I sing somethimes I hit notes that scare me and definitely alarm Muldoon, the cat. My grandmother from Cork, Ireland, was an opera singer, but no one seems to have inherited her talent. Can't draw or play an istrument either; oh well.

[The Priest God Never Paid]

All these talented and creative people make me feel inadequate. I was born utterly without talent in those areas, but I'm thankful that Muse more than make up for my lack. I'm quite good at what I CAN do (like performing major surgery!) but when I sing somethimes I hit notes that scare me and definitely alarm Muldoon, the cat. My grandmother from Cork, Ireland, was an opera singer, but no one seems to have inherited her talent. Can't draw or play an istrument either; oh well.
Not too late to learn ;) though I doubt drawing can be learned , playing an instrument can be.

[satan]

Not too late to learn ;) though I doubt drawing can be learned , playing an instrument can be.

Drawing can be learned, you just have to want to learn it. Granted many artists have learned the basiscs of shadow, perspective, etc, long before adulthood, these are simple concepts that can be taught to adults.

A lot of people say they'll never be able to do calculus or whatever, but I was a physics major for a long time and while it was hard for me, I still worked through it.

People can do just about anything if they put their mind to it. At least that's my belief.

[ocean5]

What are hand extensions?

My friend doesn't read music all that well either, and she has been playing for six years, hehehe.

I read music well as a violinist, I've just lost it from not using it. I really don't think the violin is that hard actually. I had loads of trouble learning the guitar. I play the violin mounds better than the guitar. I really think the guitar is probably one of the hardest instruments to learn.

Hand extensions is a little code my daughter and I made up when we play together on the piano - I play the left hand and she plays the right.

It seems you're a very gifted person. As for myself, I couldn't draw portraits if my life depended on it, but I can paint watercolors. I think everybody has an artistic bone in them, and we just have to find it and explore it.

[gocanux]

Drawing can be learned, you just have to want to learn it. Granted many artists have learned the basiscs of shadow, perspective, etc, long before adulthood, these are simple concepts that can be taught to adults.

A lot of people say they'll never be able to do calculus or whatever, but I was a physics major for a long time and while it was hard for me, I still worked through it.

People can do just about anything if they put their mind to it. At least that's my belief.


Being able to learn the mechanics of drawing or music may enable anyone to do these things, at least to a degree, but many of us will never learn to do them WELL. I have managed some nice pastel still-lifes, but for me it was a very frustrating experience and involved way too much effort for the result produced. That's where natural talent comes in, so the activity (drawing, playing an instrument) becomes natural and fluid, and the results reflect it. Some of us are right-brain dominant and some left (for the life of me, I can never remember which is which). I have become comfortable with the fact that I may never produce anything artistic, but I can still appreciate those things. On the other hand, for me calculus was a fun class, like doing mathematical crossword puzzles. It's our innate differences which make it all so interesting! As a parent this becomes even more facinating, as you see the differences develop between kids who share the same genetic and environmental influences.

[Mr._Enlightened]

Being able to learn the mechanics of drawing or music may enable anyone to do these things, at least to a degree, but many of us will never learn to do them WELL. I have managed some nice pastel still-lifes, but for me it was a very frustrating experience and involved way too much effort for the result produced. That's where natural talent comes in, so the activity (drawing, playing an instrument) becomes natural and fluid, and the results reflect it. Some of us are right-brain dominant and some left (for the life of me, I can never remember which is which). I have become comfortable with the fact that I may never produce anything artistic, but I can still appreciate those things. On the other hand, for me calculus was a fun class, like doing mathematical crossword puzzles. It's our innate differences which make it all so interesting! As a parent this becomes even more facinating, as you see the differences develop between kids who share the same genetic and environmental influences.


Until two nights ago I thought something very similar, attempting to draw was frustrating then I sat down and started doodling the finished product was something loosely based on the Absolution angel silhouettes and for the first time ever I had produced exactly what I had set out to produce.


I am wondering if this officially qualifies as a miracle and thus helps Muse on their way to St. Hood. INFACT. Let’s have a list of Muse Miracles and get them sainthoods!!!

[gocanux]

And another reason I have to thank you, Chris, Dom and Matthew: you have cured my son! He was on crutches at the concert just last week, and now he walks. HE WALKS! Thank you for this miracle; now he doesn't have to play Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol this year.

Of course, the MRI showed a massive bone bruise and severe MCL sprain, but no major cartilage damage or dreaded ACL tear, but I'm convinced it was Muse who made him well! And you're absolutely right, Chris, soccer is a brutal sport.


This post of mine was several pages back, Blissfully_Enlightened, so you might have missed it. But this certainly should qualify as a miracle!

[Mr._Enlightened]

I did see that, i have been following this thread and that was one of the comments that got me thinking about them. Can u formally arrange them into a new thread?? i wanna see a list of all the Muse Miracles

[gocanux]

B_E,
I don't know how to quote old posts in a new thread, but maybe one of the mods can help create a Muse Miracles thread.

Happy Birthday!

[The Priest God Never Paid]

Being able to learn the mechanics of drawing or music may enable anyone to do these things, at least to a degree, but many of us will never learn to do them WELL. I have managed some nice pastel still-lifes, but for me it was a very frustrating experience and involved way too much effort for the result produced. That's where natural talent comes in, so the activity (drawing, playing an instrument) becomes natural and fluid, and the results reflect it. Some of us are right-brain dominant and some left (for the life of me, I can never remember which is which). I have become comfortable with the fact that I may never produce anything artistic, but I can still appreciate those things. On the other hand, for me calculus was a fun class, like doing mathematical crossword puzzles. It's our innate differences which make it all so interesting! As a parent this becomes even more facinating, as you see the differences develop between kids who share the same genetic and environmental influences.

Ugh, I absolutely despise Math. Anyways, gocanux, I'm sure you can create something very artistic. I know several people that think they're not artistic, the problem is they think something needs to be "pretty" looking or sound very "pretty" to be beautiful or artisitc which is not the case. John Cage is a musical genius according to some people yet his work is very VERY unconventional. So our talent and our tools are out there we just need to be more aware of them. :) Happy Holidays.

[greatbigsquirrel]

Muse Miracles?
have you been smoking CRACK?
i know that sounds really mean, but you guys are taking this a bit to far.
please don't make a thread like that.
please.
*offers the hypernut of good sense*

[gocanux]

Hopefully, squirrelly, you can tell from the tone of my posts that I'm not at all serious. Can't speak for Blissfully_Enlightened, though; I mean, with a name like that, maybe he or she is going to start a new cult based on the teachings of Muse!

[greatbigsquirrel]

*sigh*
*shakes head in pity*
we need to find something to do other than hang out on here. lol

[satan]

Until two nights ago I thought something very similar, attempting to draw was frustrating then I sat down and started doodling the finished product was something loosely based on the Absolution angel silhouettes and for the first time ever I had produced exactly what I had set out to produce.


I am wondering if this officially qualifies as a miracle and thus helps Muse on their way to St. Hood. INFACT. Let’s have a list of Muse Miracles and get them sainthoods!!!

I think the sainthood thing, and miracle thing might be going a little too far, but uh...

Otherwise I think it's great you accomplished something you are pleased with. :)

[ocean5]

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas filled with peace love and Muse !!!!!

[gocanux]

Just adding my wishes for you all, to enjoy a holiday season and new year filled with love, good health, happiness, and Muse!

[Simno]

I guess this is the best thread to say, thanks so much for putting on the Earls Court gig's, best advanced Christmas present ever!
Cheers Muse!
Si

[greatbigsquirrel]

whoo!
merry chrismahannakwanzica! lol
extending my squirrelly wishes to everyone, no matter what you worship.. be it some god or pot, ants or acorns.

[gocanux]

And a Happy Boxing Day to those of you who recognize this "holiday"! (Does it have anything to do with Fight Club?)

[greatbigsquirrel]

i wish.
a day for beating people's asses?
i would be all over that like the white on the rice i had for dinner! :LOL:

[gocanux]

Thank you, Muse gods, for showing me the way to a genuine copy of Origin of Symmetry! It's an import from Australia on the Mushroom label---is that the label all Aussie copies were sold under? Not Maverick? I don't really care; it's a miracle (oh, no, don't tell blissfully_enlightened, he or she will be lobbying for Muse sainthood again). It's especially miraculous, as I have been looking at every store that sells CD's in this area, and where did I find it??? Borders! (If they don't have Borders where you are, it's a big corporate chain book/music store) Happy happy Christmas for me!

[ocean5]

Looked all over even Borders and couldn't find OOS - ended up ordering it off Ebay (Australian label too). Found Showbiz locally, though.

[gocanux]

I had looked at at least 25-30 stores in Tacoma and Seattle, and there it was at Borders! Showbiz is easier to find here. And now there are virtually no copies of Absolution to be found, as my sons' friends gave copies to everyone they knew for Christmas! Musevangelists!

[ocean5]

It's amazing how Matt's voice has evolved and how much stronger and reaching it has become, don't you think?

[Mikky]

I'd just like to add to this thread to show my appreciation for everything Muse have ever done.

Thank you for all of the amazing songs, all of the incredible shows, for bringing the kind of 'grandiose' to modern music that I've always dreamed about whilst being able to keep that soft spot for classical music at the same time, for giving me something to truly idolise. Music is such an important part of my life, and certain Muse songs in particular have been extremely promenant in helping me through numerous rough patches.

Thank you, Matt, Chris and Dom, from the bottom of my heart, for being the wonderful, inspiring people that you are. :$

[Mr._Enlightened]

Hopefully, squirrelly, you can tell from the tone of my posts that I'm not at all serious. Can't speak for Blissfully_Enlightened, though; I mean, with a name like that, maybe he or she is going to start a new cult based on the teachings of Muse!

Fear not, I breathe sarcasm.

thanks for the happy birthday btw :D

[greatbigsquirrel]

whew!
*wipes gallon of sweat off brow*

oh, for those who are looking at my sig and wondering...
there are only on or two of them pairs of eyes that belong to matt bellamy or any other members of muse.
you'd be suprised who they all belong to.

[gocanux]

And another thanks to Muse for being the reason I have met some very cool new friends on this board. One new friend, ocean5 aka Manuella, sent me a CD copy of live Muse gigs in Paris and London in 2003. Now I have Muse live to listen to and bring back some of the intensity of the Wiltern show in LA whenever I want!

[ocean5]

The feeling is mutual...thanks!

[DinDins]

...And Thank you for agreeing to speak to my WELSH friend on the phone...haha...I'm sure it was quite a random and awkward request and I'm grateful you agreed (despite the *ahem* circumstances) seeing as he introduced me to your music and has been a fan of your music from the very beginning. It made his day. I'm sure it was day there as he was at work and probably risking getting fired to speak to you. I'm sure it was well worth it for him. Sorry if I acted a bit looney..I'm not normally that weird. hehe. You guys put on a show I'll never forget. -Claudine, City of Angels

[satan]

...And Thank you for agreeing to speak to my WELSH friend on the phone...haha...I'm sure it was quite a random and awkward request and I'm grateful you agreed (despite the *ahem* circumstances) seeing as he introduced me to your music and has been a fan of your music from the very beginning. It made his day. I'm sure it was day there as he was at work and probably risking getting fired to speak to you. I'm sure it was well worth it for him. Sorry if I acted a bit looney..I'm not normally that weird. hehe. You guys put on a show I'll never forget. -Claudine, City of Angels

LOL! That was you with the phone?! Awesome! I thought it was so funny when Matt was like, "Wales?!" lol!

[greatbigsquirrel]

i woudl be like, hey, call my mom and dad and tell them you love me dearly and are going to elope with me...
just to see what they'd say/do. lol

just because i'm an asshole like that.

[DinDins]

Hehehe. Yea...I thought it was funny too. "You have a friend in Wales!?!?" hahaha. I thought it was even funnier after describing Bellamy's reaction to my friend the next day. I love pullin the Welsh angle on him, and irritatin' him about it. So yea...another thanks to the Muse boys for providin' me with another playful way to be an annoyance to my friend.

p.s. Don't get me wrong. Ain't got nothing against Wales and the welsh. Theys be cool peoples.

[gocanux]

LOL! That was you with the phone?! Awesome! I thought it was so funny when Matt was like, "Wales?!" lol!


Was that Wednesday Dec. 8 or Thursday Dec. 9??? I remember several people giving their phones to the band out behind the theater after the show so they could talk to their friends.

When I was at EndFest in Seattle in September, my son Brian had already left for college in SoCal so I took his friend Jordan. As we were talking to the band at the Meet and Greet, Brian (Mr. ESP) called Jordan, who of course handed his phone to Matthew, who had a nice chat with my son. So in LA, Brian handed HIS phone to Matthew so he could chat with Jordan, back home in Seattle. Matt was a riot, kept asking who the "geezer" on the phone was, then realized that the photo he was signing for Brian was of the band with me and Jordan in Seattle. So Matt says something like "Hey, you're the geezer in the picture I'm signing right now." It sounds dumb to retell, but it was pretty funny. And it shows how generous the band are with their time; very indulgent of their crazy fans!
And for this I thank you, Muse! (In keeping with the theme of this thread)

[gocanux]

I suppose this is appropriate for a thank-you thread: I drove to the hospital tonight listening to "Newborn" in the car, and just delivered a healthy 6 lb 14 oz baby boy! Welcome to the world, little Newborn! (But I 'll have to ignore the darker implications of the lyrics at this joyful moment).

[greatbigsquirrel]

Hehehe. Yea...I thought it was funny too. "You have a friend in Wales!?!?" hahaha. I thought it was even funnier after describing Bellamy's reaction to my friend the next day. I love pullin the Welsh angle on him, and irritatin' him about it. So yea...another thanks to the Muse boys for providin' me with another playful way to be an annoyance to my friend.

p.s. Don't get me wrong. Ain't got nothing against Wales and the welsh. Theys be cool peoples.

what's the deal with wales, anyway... :confused:

(8) iiiii yiiiiii said what you wanted to heaaaaar,
and what iiiiiiiyyyyyiiiii wanted to say,
so iiiii will take it back,
it's easy to beeeee
easy and freeeeeee
when it doesn't meeeean anything
to remain selfless
cold and compooooooooooooooosed.
c'mon baby now throw me a right to the chiiiin
just one sign that you give a shiiiiiit
but just smile,
politely
without the wink of an eyyyyyyyye(8)

sorry, needed to have a random ben folds five moment there. lol

*goes back to singing*
(8)it doesn't mean anything, you can take anything, you can take ANYthing...(8)

[gocanux]

whew!
*wipes gallon of sweat off brow*

oh, for those who are looking at my sig and wondering...
there are only on or two of them pairs of eyes that belong to matt bellamy or any other members of muse.
you'd be suprised who they all belong to.


OK, GBS, are you going to tell us whose eyes are whose? I think I have spotted Matthew's but some of the others have me puzzled.

[ocean5]

I think I see Dom's and Chris' and ... are those Travolta's?

[gocanux]

Jack White?

[greatbigsquirrel]

ok ok. lol
i'm sorry you all are so blissfully unaware of the depths of my work. :LOL:

ahem:

from the top, left to right:

drawing of kurt cobain- was in my sig; nick zinner, YYY's;

jack white;singer from keane; jack white; jack white;

the word see; matt bellamy; dom howard; a squirrel; chris w.; craig nicholls from the vines;

craig nicholls; dom (i think); matt bellamy winking; me; some friend of mine; the word you; i don't remember; the sideways one is matt bellamy, i think;

ummm, i think george harrison; dom, maybe?; chris under that; chris; matt bellamy;

matt i think; matt under that; tom kirk maybe, i forget; i think dom; might be dom again, lol; me, i think; and the great big one i'm pretty sure is matt bellamy, but i can't be sure.

i should have made a map when i did it, but i didn't think anyone would ever ask me who was who, and now i've forgotten which eyes were from which pictures. :)
forgive me, for i am an ass.

[Saaz]

That means I was pretty accurate in my guessing when I first saw your sig :D

[ocean5]

Just read about a new Muse cd "Space Odyssey" - the best of Muse on one cd. Some tracks mentioned are muscle museum, unintended, uno, newborn, plug in baby, feeling good, tiro, hysteria, sfa, and blackout. Don't know if there's more songs in it although citizen erased and bliss should've certainly be included in my opinion. This cd is mentioned on the Q Magazine article and probably can only be obtained in the UK.

[gocanux]

Went to Borders again yest. to return a duplicate gift, and what did I find? Not another copy of OOS, like last time----now I found an Aussie copy of a CD/DVD combo, with Absolution and Fury on the CD and a cool DVD about the SFO vid and some other stuff. This wasn't at the store 2 days before, because every time any of us go to any store that sells CD's we check the Muse section (are we the only ones that do this? at Best Buy they had Musiq covering up Muse, so of course I put their display right). Another Muse miracle? I'll have to go to Borders more often!

[ocean5]

My son just informed me he won the bid on the Earls court 2 disc cd from Dec 20 as a gift for my birthday...I just can't believe it! Didn't even know there was anything made from that concert. What a sweetie, always looking out for Mom!! Should be here in about a week. What a fabulous way to start the new year!

[greatbigsquirrel]

naughty naughty. lol
you should make copies for us poor bastards who didn't get to go!

[Sephoraxxx]

naughty naughty. lol
you should make copies for us poor bastards who didn't get to go!


I second this.

[gocanux]

Now look what you've done, ocean5---set off an avalanche of fans who covet your new CD's. Including me!

[ocean5]

When I actually get the cd I'll see what I can do...in the meantime, all my anxious friends should check invictus.softmeg.com. Happy listening!!!

[greatbigsquirrel]

meh. i don't have the room on my computer to be downloading anything.
too bad. lol

[ocean5]

Just read about a new Muse cd "Space Odyssey" - the best of Muse on one cd. Some tracks mentioned are muscle museum, unintended, uno, newborn, plug in baby, feeling good, tiro, hysteria, sfa, and blackout. Don't know if there's more songs in it although citizen erased and bliss should've certainly be included in my opinion. This cd is mentioned on the Q Magazine article and probably can only be obtained in the UK.

Correction: was just informed that Muse's "Space Odyssey" is a virtual album not a real one and Q magazine just picked tracks they thought were Muses' best.

[gocanux]

What's the deal---is this a commercially available CD or just a special thingy put together for the promotion? And of course we expect to hear all about it as soon as it arrives!

[ocean5]

Unless you put together your own "best of..." this one isn't going to happen.
We're all just in agony for some new stuff!

[gocanux]

We have made some "personal best" CD's and included bits like "Piano Thingy" etc. But it's true, some new songs would rock our worlds. But I for one am willing to wait and let them have time to really made the new CD they are capable of. Muse would never just crank out a sub-par album just to keep WB happy, so we'll have to be content to wait a bit. Til then, we can hope for a concert stop near us!

[greatbigsquirrel]

ok
my friend weasle's coming in, but she's afraid you all will blam her.
be extra nice, okay? lol
i had to put this on here special so she'd come on and say something. :cool:

and weasle, just talk about muse and you'll be fine.
don't be an asshole like you are on MSN.
git.
lol

[pink_weasel]

asshole...git... i'm SO glad i married you.

[ocean5]

Du ski? Pas a Montreal mais bien sur a Toronto. Peut-etre Whistler est plus facille pour toi?

[ocean5]

oooops...sorry, I have posted in the wrong place.

[gocanux]

I'm so confused....

[ocean5]

Join the club of the dazed and confused...

[gocanux]

Join it----I founded it!

[gocanux]

Du ski? Pas a Montreal mais bien sur a Toronto. Peut-etre Whistler est plus facille pour toi?

We were to go to Whistler for Thanksgiving but had to cancel due to Colin's knee injury. Bummer! I love it up there. I'm on the volunteer list for the 2010 Olympics; hope they need me!

I should be at work but here I am replying to an errant post. Dazed and confused....

[ocean5]

hahaha...these messageboards are truly addictive. Have a few friends in Vancouver and we have gone to Whistler twice. It really is beautiful up
there. But I am an ocean girl...

[gocanux]

Yes, Vancouver BC is a spectacularly beautiful place. I would live there if I could afford their tax structure.

In the spirit of this thread, Thank You Muse for helping my son through his first dental fillings. He had his orthodontic bands removed and the dentist discovered FOUR cavities, so right now he sounds like Dudley Moore in "10" with a mouth full of novocaine. But the Muse songs on his MP3 took his consciousness to a better place during the procedure. Hopefully he will remember enough of the pain to be motivated to drink less soda and be more vigilant with his toothbrush.

[greatbigsquirrel]

aww, that's sad. lol

and i ADOPTED you weasle.
i am married only to ironlunged.
cause she's my homeboy.

[gocanux]

[QUOTE=gocanux]Went to Borders again yest. to return a duplicate gift, and what did I find? Not another copy of OOS, like last time----now I found an Aussie copy of a CD/DVD combo, with Absolution and Fury on the CD and a cool DVD about the SFO vid and some other stuff. QUOTE]

Unfortunately the DVD is not in US format, but it does play on the computer. Guess i'll have to hook up the laptop to the big-screen TV!

[greatbigsquirrel]

that rocks. lol

[gocanux]

Actually, GBS, it does! And the "Big Day Off" part of the DVD is just freakin hilarious, with Muse on the beach in Australia (Matt menacing seagulls), Dom showing his "prowess" at golf, and all 3 in a hysterical laughter fit at a funhouse or some such. Matthew's laugh is nothing short of infectious!

[canuck]

Just bought that...played fine on my US format DVD player. The big day off is great. And I'd never seen the SFA video(US doesnt play it...i dont think), awesomeness

[gocanux]

Canuck (with a name like that you should be Markus Naslund!), where was your SFA DVD produced? Mine was an Aussie issue and definitely won't play on our DVD player. Any way to reformat it so it's compatible?

[ocean5]

I am definitely going to check Borders for some Muse stuff...Barnes & Nobles has absolutely nothing. I agree about Matt's laugh...it is very contagious!

[The Priest God Never Paid]

Canuck (with a name like that you should be Markus Naslund!), where was your SFA DVD produced? Mine was an Aussie issue and definitely won't play on our DVD player. Any way to reformat it so it's compatible?
You should invest in a multi-region dvd player then you won't have problems with import dvd's.

[gocanux]

I have never seen one for sale---do I have to go to a special video-recording equipment type store? Anyway, it's not that hard ot hook up the old laptop to the TV.

[pink_weasel]

Well on the other site were married :indiff:
I havn't met this other person that i keep forgetting the name of.