Matt Bellamy and his bandmates take the view that more is more – and the vast crowd appears to agree with themMuses headlining set on the Pyramid stage opens with a grand Brotherish figure shouting menacingly at the audience from the screens at either side of the stage. But it’s not always as subtle and nuanced as that. They are a band for whom everything is,metaphorically speaking, turned up to 11: the bass is invariably grinding and distorted, or Matt Bellamy’s vocals tend to the mock-operatic,there are are a noteworthy deal of guitar solos that fade widdly-woo, and a lot of complex, or fiddly riffs that sound not unlike Bach’s Toccata and Fugue. Their desire for grandiosity leads them to finish things bands haven’t done in decades. At one juncture,the audience is favoured with what sounds suspiciously like a lengthy bass solo something unseen in polite society since the pre-punk 70s – at another, a guitar with two necks makes an appearance. The visuals match the musical bombast: the screen at the back of the stage shows vast hands with strings attached to them, and as if the band playing in front of them are puppets being manipulated; inflatable balls,streamers and confetti rain down on the audience, fireworks shoot into the sky. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com