I always find it funny how music works between America and England. Kings of Leon are from America and have been huge in England for years, but they just are making waves on their fourth album over here. Whereas a band like Muse has been doing very well in their home country of England and just now are doing well over here pending the release of their fifth album. It is a shame that America doesn’t just jump on the wagon with some of these bands earlier on. If England digs it, then it must be great.
As I mentioned earlier, Muse will be releasing their fifth album The Resistance in a few weeks, and there is plenty of anticipation. A friend of mine has been a Muse fan since he saw them open for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters tour in 2000, and I’ve been paying attention to them since 2004. Matter of fact the stub with the NEXT logo is from a gig in Boston in 2004 at the Axis Ballroom, and we only paid $15 to see them.
Interviews with the band might show a cocky side, as they get ready to play at larger venues and use crazy lighting gear. These boys have every right to be cocky because they really can rock any venue they are booked to play. This fall they will open for U2 on a few dates, as did Kings of Leon a few years back, and once you open for a band like U2 you’re on the up and up. Muse also have managed to play sold out shows at Madison Square Garden and Wembley Stadium, which is no easy task for a band with such a small catalogue. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
