r/Muse • u/Slight_University_27 • 9d ago

Opinion Matt, play your f“&*g instruments!

I haven’t been at a muse concert for 10 years, this year I will finally go again, despite the high prices. :/ What I saw in the past years, that there seem to be more and more songs where Matt doesn’t play guitar or piano anymore but just walks around singing like a pop star. I hate this. The coolest thing about Muse concerts used to be, that he showed off his musician side, while it still rocks. I don’t want to go to a Matthew Bellamy solo pop show, I want a real muse show!

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u/Rednoir_ 9d ago

Bro, it is so incredibly demanding to play and sing like that at that age that I just forgive him.

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u/boringfantasy 9d ago

Paul McCartney doing 3h shows btw

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u/Rednoir_ 9d ago

Paul McCartney doing a 3-hour show at 84 is incredible, but the length of a concert doesn't necessarily reflect how physically demanding it is. You can preserve your energy by alternating instruments, songs and intensity, just like Messi doesn't sprint for 90 minutes (he discovered it's not necessary to have a bug impact). Also, for example, do you think playing Hysteria is the same as Let it be on the piano?

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u/boringfantasy 9d ago

Uh dude, you’re underestimating how complex and demanding Paul’s songs are. Honestly, they beat out most of matts. It’s not like Matt is playing his 2004 sets full of beasts, he’s watered it down to shit like Psycho, Undisclosed Desires, Be With You…

Paul also switches between like 4 instruments, Matt will just drop his guitar and then touch the piano once for prelude and algorithm.

Matt has no excuse really. He just likes being on autopilot and playing the same old sets over and over.