I saw Muse on a Christmas special on TotP a few years back, and they were terrible. Their song was a cynically produced, tongue-in-cheek incitement for teenagers to rise up against some non-specific 'the Man', that was particularly offensive as they sell stadiums out and pretty much are a money-making machine for 'the Man' of whom they speak.
I'm not saying all the music I listen to is boss and everyone else should listen to my particular tastes, (not this time
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) but I really have a strong hatred for a band trying to pretend they have a political point to make when they really just want their hand in the pockets of 'the kids' oversized black Muse hooded tops, and the kids swallow this false insurrection lark, before forgetting it and going on to work and get their hair cut. At least other baggily-attired bands such as RatM could point to specifics in their lyrics, there was at least a 6th form history class essay feel to them, Muse always seem to hide behind bland generalities for me.
Apologies for derailing this thread, I just can't contain my contempt for them.
RE: Later...I used to really like it back in the day, the classic At The Drive In performance where Robbie Williams shat himself live was hilarious and is an example of the good things that come from the format, not that I'm a fan of either. I just came to really dislike Holland himself, his relentless boogie-woogying along really grating on occasion. My Mum also bought me his autobiography for Christmas a year or two back, which not only seemed to highlight just how much I am jealous of his life experience when I read it, but just how much my Mum and I perhaps seem to know each other so well any more
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