you're something beautiful
two things are true about me. one, i attend a lot of concerts. two, i am prone to hyperbole. so, you won't be at all surprised to hear that i attended one of the most incredible concerts i've seen in my entire life on saturday evening.
the band is called MUSE. it's three members hail from a small town on the English seaside. it's lead singer/songwriter, matthew bellamy, is classically trained in piano and guitar and possesses one of the most powerful and unique voices in rock music today. they've won critical acclaim for a number of reasons, not the least of which being their breathtaking live performances.
it would be impossible for me to even begin to describe this concert experience, even with all the words in the English language at my disposal. (a gift i had taken for granted until i started writing radio programs for WOH) the light show alone was worth the price of admission. the sound these three men were able to produce with only two guitars and a drum kit defies even the wildest imagination. for most of the performance i sort of stood in awe, my mouth agape, wondering if what i was witnessing was really happening or if i'd been suddenly and momentarily transported into some kind of alternate universe where men routinely play electric guitar solos while balancing precariously on their knees and the tops of their heads. (yes, that really happened)
if you'd like a taste of what i'm describing here, go to the MUSE website and watch the video for "butterflies and hurricanes." note matthew's solo at about the three minute mark. the guy is up there on this keyboard with a coordinating light panel on the front of it playing frickin piano concertos like that scene in bill and ted's excellent adventure where beethoven composes a symphony at the music store and gets kicked out of the mall.
the whole evening culminated when, during their encore, they released these huge balloons into the audience which would pop on impact and shower the arena with red confetti. so. unbelievably. awesome.
i'm afraid i'm out of words now. if you're lucky, you'll get to see what i'm talking about someday. if i'm lucky, i'll never forget it.
the band is called MUSE. it's three members hail from a small town on the English seaside. it's lead singer/songwriter, matthew bellamy, is classically trained in piano and guitar and possesses one of the most powerful and unique voices in rock music today. they've won critical acclaim for a number of reasons, not the least of which being their breathtaking live performances.
it would be impossible for me to even begin to describe this concert experience, even with all the words in the English language at my disposal. (a gift i had taken for granted until i started writing radio programs for WOH) the light show alone was worth the price of admission. the sound these three men were able to produce with only two guitars and a drum kit defies even the wildest imagination. for most of the performance i sort of stood in awe, my mouth agape, wondering if what i was witnessing was really happening or if i'd been suddenly and momentarily transported into some kind of alternate universe where men routinely play electric guitar solos while balancing precariously on their knees and the tops of their heads. (yes, that really happened)
if you'd like a taste of what i'm describing here, go to the MUSE website and watch the video for "butterflies and hurricanes." note matthew's solo at about the three minute mark. the guy is up there on this keyboard with a coordinating light panel on the front of it playing frickin piano concertos like that scene in bill and ted's excellent adventure where beethoven composes a symphony at the music store and gets kicked out of the mall.
the whole evening culminated when, during their encore, they released these huge balloons into the audience which would pop on impact and shower the arena with red confetti. so. unbelievably. awesome.
i'm afraid i'm out of words now. if you're lucky, you'll get to see what i'm talking about someday. if i'm lucky, i'll never forget it.
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