Piano on Exogenesis

[CarrieB]

Originally Posted by jessychickin

its so stunning

Indeed, I love it! I love this video.

Maybe they would consider doing just the piano at a more intimate gig, if they have another one. Hopefully. They did say they were considering performing all three parts with an orchestra at Glastonbury and had practice sessions. It's got to happen one day, surely!

Though I do totally understand the apprehension. Maybe if everyone in the audience promises on entry to block their ears and whistle to themselves if Matt makes a mistake, while he gets back on course! Or he could always have a sledge hammer under the piano and undertake a bit of instrument destruction to cover the awkward moment.

[halo eighteen]

He used to do mindblowing crap like Butterflies, Space Dementia, Sunburn, etc. - there's no way Exo is outside of the realm of live performance...

[CarrieB]

Originally Posted by halo eighteen

He used to do mindblowing crap like Butterflies, Space Dementia, Sunburn, etc. - there's no way Exo is outside of the realm of live performance...

Well I'm not a pianist so can't compare the difficulty of the various pieces, but I suspect Matt may have lost his confidence a bit since he forgot Collateral Damage at Teignmouth. Matt has said himself, words to the effect that, it gets a bit heavy out there.

Saying that I'm sure he's perfectly capable.

[roarsirroar]

he forgot collateral damage in teignmouth? i thought he just wanted to stop playing...

[L.]

Originally Posted by roarsirroar

he forgot collateral damage in teignmouth? i thought he just wanted to stop playing...

[Babylonia]

Nope, he forgot it. There's a vid somewhere on Youtube where he just suddenly stops playing and says "can't remember how it goes". poor chap.

As someone who also plays the piano and composes music, I can say that it makes a huge difference whether you play your own pieces or someone else's, not least in terms of memorizing the music (in this case Chopins). You will always write your own pieces to suit your technique; e. g. Matt has always been great at playing double octaves (he used to play around with them live for years), so he shouldn't have a big problem with the intro to part II. Chopin is a different story altogether...

Still, Cross-pollination is definitely more difficult to play than the piano solo on B&H. The arpeggios in B&H are technically quite generic and repetitive, whereas you have to employ several techniques to play Cross-pollination.

EDIT: L., beat me to it!

[CarrieB]

Originally Posted by Babylonia

Still, Cross-pollination is definitely more difficult to play than the piano solo on B&H. The arpeggios in B&H are technically quite generic and repetitive, whereas you have to employ several techniques to play Cross-pollination.

It's obviously not beyond him though, as he plays it on the video, so it appears to be just a confidence issue that prevents him from doing it live, something I totally understand, but hopefully he will be able to conquer that apprehension at some point.

[haze015]

Originally Posted by CarrieB

It's obviously not beyond him though, as he plays it on the video, so it appears to be just a confidence issue that prevents him from doing it live, something I totally understand, but hopefully he will be able to conquer that apprehension at some point.

I think it highlights how "un"-live Muse have become. Playing live is all about making mistakes and how you deal with them.

[jbyun04]

Originally Posted by spark_

At full speed, double octaves on both hands with the correct chromatic scale?

That's not easy stuff. Generally you're expected to have played fairly diligently for 6-10 years before you can do it.

Yes at full speed, yes double octaves on both hands and yes in the correct chromatic scale.. it's not as hard as you think... then again I've been playing piano on and off for 10 years. Any fool with decent reach can do it with enough practice, you're not expected to have played anything before you can play the intro to Exo 2.

Originally Posted by halo eighteen

He used to do mindblowing crap like Butterflies, Space Dementia, Sunburn, etc. - there's no way Exo is outside of the realm of live performance...

Butterflies Solo is relatively easy. It's just octaves and arpeggios like most of his stuff. Space Dementia is a little bit trickier and Sunburn is not difficult at all. All of Muse piano songs are moderate at best.. except maybe Apocalypse Please, that is one tricky mofo for me.

[jbyun04]

Originally Posted by halo eighteen

He used to do mindblowing crap like Butterflies, Space Dementia, Sunburn, etc. - there's no way Exo is outside of the realm of live performance...

Butterflies Solo is relatively easy. It's just octaves and arpeggios like most of his stuff. Space Dementia is a little bit trickier and Sunburn is not difficult at all. All of Muse piano songs are moderate at best.. except maybe Apocalypse Please, that is one tricky mofo for me.

[spark_]

Originally Posted by jbyun04

Butterflies Solo is relatively easy. It's just octaves and arpeggios like most of his stuff. Space Dementia is a little bit trickier and Sunburn is not difficult at all. All of Muse piano songs are moderate at best.. except maybe Apocalypse Please, that is one tricky mofo for me.

Would agree with all of that. Once you realise what Butterflies actually is... you only actually need to know a handful of notes and some chords. End of AP is a bit... annoying.

I've tried the intro to CP a few times. The first part is fine, although it is easy to mishit a note, but the second part of the intro is tricky.

[Scott Morrison]

I definitely think Matt could do it.

I actually found the music for it somewhere here, and have been playing it ever since. It's so lovely.

Although I must say the all the chromaticism in the intro makes for some sore arms.

...and massive guns.


(But mainly sore arms.)