Had to turn off Glastonbury

[norrahe]

Muse

What a pile of old tripe.

Whine, whine, whine.

Could someone please expalin why these guys are popular?

At least the Pet Shop Boys were entertaining.

[DeludedAussie]

Muse

What a pile of old tripe.

Whine, whine, whine.

Could someone please expalin why these guys are popular?

At least the Pet Shop Boys were entertaining.

I was there today - It was brilliant !!

[Zippy]

Watched the Pet Shop Boys. I'll watch Muse tomorrow.

[norrahe]

Watched the Pet Shop Boys. I'll watch Muse tomorrow.

Don't bother.

Whinge musak.

[wobbegong]

Muse

What a pile of old tripe.

Whine, whine, whine.

Could someone please expalin why these guys are popular?

At least the Pet Shop Boys were entertaining.

It's interesting that you use the word 'whine', norrahe.

For many years I've categorised bands like this as 'whingey-whiney'.

Bands like Travis, and Radiohead. FFS cheer up!

[norrahe]

It's interesting that you use the word 'whine', norrahe.

For many years I've categorised bands like this as 'whingey-whiney'.

Bands like Travis, and Radiohead. FFS cheer up!

They do sound like a bad version of Radiohead, hence the reason I pressed the red button and went stright to the PSB for some feel good pop tunes

[CheeseSlice]

Watched both of them tonight.
I thought both Muse and PSBs were both on form, good tunes.

Scissor sisters were also good although asked the missus if she thought they were gay, just before the lead singer walked on stage wearing laddered tights and a kinky leotard. We were in fits of laughs!

[minestrone]

Some bands just get too enveloped in their musicianship.

Muse are rock jazz, they know how to hit loads of notes in a short space of time with complicated progressions and clever chords but they cannot make up a melody or a hook.

[shaunbhoy]

Only saw part of the Muse set but thought they were pretty good.
PSBs were okayish..............if you like that sort of thing.

[NickFitz]

Could someone please expalin why these guys are popular?

Having worked for several years in the commercial radio branch of the music industry, I can answer that one. They're popular because:

1. Some record company spent money to promote them through airplay, advertising, and so forth;
   
   
2. The vast majority of people just accept that whatever they're given to listen to is what they like.

This is why the weekly meetings to decide the playlist for mainstream commercial radio stations are largely driven by market research. For example, when I was at one large commercial radio operator with about fifty local stations covering much of England, Charlotte Church's Crazy Chick stayed on the playlist for around four months (although played decreasingly often) because the figures showed that it was popular with the target demographic, which was (and I quote): "25- to 45-year old ABC1 females". (Or, as the guy who interviewed me for the gig put it, "Music for housewives.")

Obviously, Muse (Who they? Ed.) aren't aimed at that demographic, but rest assured that the good people at stations like Xfm ("Indy," as far as I gathered from sharing a kitchen with them at the offices in Leicester Square, and currently promoting Muse as their "Artist of the Week") operate in exactly the same manner. So does Classic FM.

In other words: what the lowest common denominator likes is what you get, because the lowest common denominator is the demographic that maximises the return on advertising spend. The music industry exists primarily for the purpose of selling advertising slots on the radio; the music is almost completely irrelevant.