Music Monday

This song was just world premiered today. It's Muse's new song called "Neutron Star Collision (Love is Forever)" that will be featured on the Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack. While I always feel it is important to state that I loved Muse WAY before the Twilight hype, I still think the songs fit well into the stories and this new one is pretty awesome. Enjoy!

MUSEic Monday

EPIC. It's the only word I have been able to think of to describe the show I saw on Friday night at Key Arena. So much so that I had to recover all weekend and couldn't muster up the energy to write this post until now. The show featured Silversun Pickups and Muse. Two of my favorite bands of all time. (If only Incubus was there too...) But seriously, I think this had to be the best show I've ever seen. So far anyway. While I was a bit bummed out that I missed some of Silversun Pickups, I learned that it might not be too long before I see them again, and from what I saw, they were incredible. I heard mixed reviews about them playing live, but they did not disappoint. When I heard this show was going to be at Key Arena, I was not exactly too excited. I've been going to a lot of smaller venue shows lately and really enjoying them. I think the last band I saw at Key Arena was `Nsync. (I know that wasn't judgement that just went through your mind...) Honestly, I totally forgot that in a big venue, you don't just get a concert, you get a show! A show complete with sets, lights, screens, other visual effects, just the works! It started with these three structures that looked like buildings and before we knew it they were stairways, they were eyeballs, they were people. I mean, these things turned into everything. The bottom halves of the "towers" served as platforms that could rise and lift the performers, which was really nice, especially for the shorter kids in the audience.

They only played a 45 minute set at Deck the Hall Ball back in December, so I was excited to see more of an array of their music in this much longer concert. Of course they started out with their high energy hits such as "Uprising" and "The Resistance" to get the crowd really amped and involved. Towards the middle of the show, they calmed things down and played a few of their more mellow hits. However, even their more mellow hits have some intense, loud guitar parts as well. By loud, I mean LOUD! But we got to see the most badass piano ever that lights up depending on the notes or chords he was playing. People were mesmerized by that thing, no joke. Then at the end of the show, it was time to go out with a bang and they picked things back up again. They even included giant eyeballs that they pushed down from the ceiling into the audience. Totally random and unorthodox, but added character to the show.

The encore was probably my favorite part of the whole show. They finished with three final songs, the first being "Unnatural Selection" (I think? I honestly can't remember. I was too excited.) That particular song is a bit slower, but they followed up with "Stockholm Syndrome" which is one of my all time favorites of theirs and probably the most high energy ever. My friend Sara said, "This is the song that makes me want to be a rockstar." It was absolutely amazing. Note: If you're at a Muse concert and they haven't played "Knights of Cydonia" then you know it ain't over yet. That song is another one of their most powerful and audience entertaining. It's the perfect closer and the one everyone waits to sing along with.

On a scale of 1-10, the show gets a 179. It was absolutely incredible. Muse really is the best band to see live. Even if you're not the biggest fan of their recorded music, they are so much better in the flesh. So if you ever get the chance in your lifetime, DO IT. It is worth every cent.

Music Monday

Ok, I know it probably says Tuesday at the top of the page, but to me it's still Monday. So last week, I wrote in anticipation of Deck the Hall Ball, now I'm writing my review. This concert was truly one of the greatest I have been to. There was not a bad band in the bunch. I really appreciate bands and singers that sound just as good live as they do on their albums, and all of these bands passed the test. Vampire Weekend was super cute and really fun to listen to and Phoenix added more fun and definitely got us dancing. Metric seemed like maybe they started off a little shaky, but as they continued, they definitely proved me wrong. Maybe it just wasn't the best song. Hey, I don't like every song that everyone has written. But when they performed "Help! I'm Alive" I for sure got the goosebumps. 30 Seconds to Mars was really good musically, my only wish was that Jared Leto sang more instead of F-bombing and talking to the audience. I think they played five songs, but he only sang two. However we still had a good time with it.

Finally, Muse takes the cake and definitely earns their title as the #1 performing band in the world. I honestly can't believe that much sound and power can come from only three people. It was insane. After hanging out in the bar area, my friend and I went into the crowd for their performance and had a great time throwing our hands in the air and rocking out. I cannot wait to see them again when they return to Seattle in April. Since this was such a big show, I don't think they played quite a full set, so I look forward to a show that is more focused on them and they can play more songs. Also, the April show is being opened by Silversun Pickups who I have been raving about, so I think it will absolutely blow me away. So excited!

Music Monday

So tomorrow night is 107.7 The End's Deck the Hall Ball concert and I am so psyched to go! I FINALLY, FINALLY get to see one of my most favorite bands of all time, Muse, in concert. And I have a feeling it's going to be so sick. I have been waiting to see them pretty much since I was 16 years old. It just hasn't worked out since then, but it came together for tomorrow! Obviously, they are going to be the highlight of my evening, but let's also look at some of the other bands playing, who I am also looking forward to.

30 Seconds to Mars: Okay, I will admit, I still listen to "The Kill" and still love it. It is a great song to work out to and one that grabs at my core a little. The lyrics speak to me and the harmonies are fantastic. I haven't listened to much of their other stuff, but part of me is kind of excited to see what Jared Leto is like on stage rather than the screen.

Metric: So, their song "Help! I'm Alive" came out while I was in South America, but when I got back, the radio station was playing it over and over and I completely fell in love with it. It's very haunting and I don't normally tend to like bands with girl singers, but this one I'm pretty excited to see more of.

Phoenix: Their song "1901" would be on my current playlist right now if I wasn't broke and had money to purchase their album. I think I am looking forward to seeing them the most after Muse. I feel like they're going to be really fun to watch.

Vampire Weekend: This band has a very eccentric, almost garage band sound to it. Their song "Cousins" is climbing charts and pretty soon they probably wont be an opener. I bet they'll be really fun to see live as well.

Now, we'll see which one(s) of these bands I really fall in love with tomorrow night. I have to say, I am quite the critic when it comes to live music. But I am excited for a really bangin' show and will definitely take lots of pictures and write an extreme review soon after