BIG NIGHT OUT: MUSE

One post before I go to bed.

Queued at 11am till 6:30pm--> Reason: To get the front row of Pen A.

Reality: I stood at front row for 15 minutes, then went right to the back. But we'll get to that later.

So after finally getting in the gates of Singapore Indoor Stadium, we had to wait another 45 mins or so before the show actually started. Whilst waiting, these bunch of 'sound technicians' were doing well, y'know, sound stuff. Testing, checking etc. Then when the performance started, it was these 'sound technicians' who were actually the band Saosin. I bet almost no one knew that. I hated the performance, honestly. What's up with uber loud drums drowning out all the vocals? Or guitar for that matter.

They finally ended, and we waited another 30 mins or so for somemore 'sound guys' to do sound stuff, in preperation for the next band. Took forever. Anyways, these (not all though) 'sound guys' turned out to be the band Rise Against. I've heard some of their songs before, so I was expecting them to be better. They were. More engaging with the audience, more energetic, to summarise, better performance. Oh before I forget, the reason why I moved to the back after 15 minutes into Saosin. But that deserves a paragraph of its own.

I find pushing and moshing incredibly stupid and retarded. I love music. I pay to hear my favourite bands play music. I queue up so I get a better view of them. I DON'T sacrifice time and money however, to push and get pushed. And not just the a flow with the crowd thing, it's seriously having to continually keep your balance or you'll hit someone real hard. First it was hands up, blocking yourself. Then next it was your whole body in full contact with other people at all sides. And the best part. An angmoh fatass on my left, jumping, shoving his fatass hand in my direction. Oh that's not all. One minute into the concert I could feel his armpit sweat tricking down. W.T.F. So that, coupled with my distaste in music where you can't hear the lyrics, made me move to the back. Ah, peace at last. Enjoying the music 100 percent. The music of Rise Against, by the way.

So Rise Against was good. Then came a 45 minutes wait for Muse's sound technicians to do somemore sound stuff. FINALLY, came Muse. And there's a reason why they have the best live performances ever. Even the opening graphics was full of tension. Then they walked into the stage and everyone became CRAZY, me included. I can think of a few reasons why they stand out. Background graphics and lighting. The set was awesome. Hard to describe in words. Pictures coming up later. Also, they didn't go "Here's the next song, xxx" Instead, they play a riff, and then people are guessing what song's gonna be next. And when you guess correct, you go ecstatic. This angmoh guy hugged his friend when he guessed right. Oh, and you can hear them sing too. Sure, the drums are loud, but the vocals still manage to stand out. That, plus recognisable guitar riffs. And, who doesn't love a singer who plays the guitar, AND piano. That cream coloured piano. Mmmm. Oh, lasers too. And one song after the next, barely any pauses. Total about 18 songs or so. Many from the previous albums (y)

Their final song: My favourite song: Knights of Cydonia. But honestly, when they perform, 'your-favourite-song' goes out the window. Every song becomes your favourite. That good.

So it ended around 11:30pm, and now I'm back home, half deaf. School tmr, I mean later. Sigh.

(And random side note, they were playing this really intense riff? freestyling-thing-before-the-real-song? Then I guessed they were gonna play Hysteria, which first part is really not very intense at all, but very cool. I was right :) Notice they like doing that- some intense sounds, then the real song will be totally different, but the effect is very cool)

And that's it for today. Money well spent, though I was going wtfispentmymoneyonthis? in my mind throughout the first two acts. More of the first act actually. Rise Against was not bad.