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I think it could happen, though I think they'll stay pretty grounded. They've done well thus far.
If you can make it through 2 sold out gigs at Wembly, I think you've passed the "big head" test.
And I'm sure they have a couple of people taking the..
"Thou art mortal" role for them too.
Cheers
-DR
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This is always hard to let the feet on the ground when things come that big. The Difference is, that it took a long time for them to get their feet on the U.S. ground and break through there. And they arenīt tweens who canīt deal with all that.
If they want to raise their fanbase in the U.S. they really need to be there for a couple of months like U2 did in the 80ies. And I donīt think that Muse wanna do this.
Look at Coldplay. Chris Martin live in the U.S. with his Actor Wife. So he is available, famous but still on the ground. So I think that MUSE will deal with a possible U.S. breakthrough in a same way. The only fear I have, is how the effect on their music will be.
Hmm... but the thing with Coldplay is that living in the US is generally the first step towards the "we're too big for the UK" precipice of doom. Even when Coldplay's new album Viva La Vida was released I barely heard anything from them over here - sure their songs got airtime but nothing else. No idea what the coverage was like in the US, but I suspect much more than here. They are a good example of that disconnection with British roots. Thankfully I don't think you will see any of the band moving there permanently... maybe Dom? Though I doubt it... so yeah, I have niggling concerns but probably unfounded.
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You really thought this was fantastic? I thought it was a convoluted explanation for a mundane event.
Why isn't a British band as famous in America as in Britain?
A) America is a huge and insular country with it's own very successful entertainment industry that has always been considered tough for foreign acts to "break".
B) Their second album wasn't even released there and they didn't tour there for a large chunk of their career.
C) Blog cultureindependent, localized, eccentricis, broadly speaking, suspicious off (sic) bands like Muse, and blah blah blah blah etc whatever
Has this guy never heard of Occam's Razor?
Besides, his theory that the music press in this country conspired to make Muse famous because they liked their Rockstar antics would make more sense if Muse were regular tabloid fodder or had shot to fame overnight (like Oasis or The Darkness) but it took them ten years to get this big. I doubt many people over 40 know who they are and the music press are hardly universally fond of them.
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Oh yeah, Coldplay was huge over here. I can say LA was mad for them...
I dont see the same thing happening to Muse though, but that's just me.
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I see muse trying to make it in america as the same way beckham is trying to make football big there. Some americans get it and will stick with it even when the hype has died down while the rest will go back to rnb, rap etc just like they went back to american football, basketball etc. Its not a criticism just what it seems people in america prefer or i could be wrong seen as i only see this portrayed in the media, and we know how spot on they are *rolls eyes*
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Forgive me if you are an american....All I can say to those American who dislike Muse is that they are Bollocks!!
I love American rock up till early 90s after that their rock music is simply going down the hill. No amazing bands appeared from that country anymore and all of them sound the same.
The idea of asking Matt reduce his falsetto was already a proof of how they can't handle changes.
I'm not British nor American...so my judgement is pure out my music taste.
American were creative before 90s but not they are avertaken by RnB, Hiphop and Rap....I haven't watched MTV VMA in while coz there's no point of watching all that worthless Music...Tho I will watch it this year due to Muse appearance
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Anyone else get from this article that they treat England and the UK like it's some kind of quaint fishing village and that America is the center of the world? Some things never change. Became quite patronising at times.
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Call me crazy, but I don't think this album will blow Muse up in the States like everyone is thinking it will. Their music is way too out there for the mainstream to enjoy.
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It's not about being BIG, Tom Hanks tried that & look what happened.
It's about being Important & sadly on this LP coming it won't make Muse any more popular important or bigger.
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Tom Hanks hooked up with a successful business woman, had tons of toys, and a sweet crib. Sounds like awesomeness to me?
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i have to believe that many U2 fans at these concerts will start looking into muse. i'm not a U2 fan, but from popular opinion i've heard, they make some pretty good music (not too educated on their music myself, and vertigo pisses me off.. but who knows, starlight or even smbh might piss off some americans who don't know muse?).. so maybe U2 fans will recognize the good music vibes from muse? ps this post can be reworded sooooooo much better but i'll let you decipher. huzzah!
They are, on U2 forums it has been widly said that Muse will be one of the most liked support bands of the tour, (the most hated being black eyed peas), Muse will gain atleast a few more fans at each gig
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i stil dont now why MUSE have not been announced the best band in the world already, there is no competition
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Anyone else get from this article that they treat England and the UK like it's some kind of quaint fishing village and that America is the center of the world? Some things never change. Became quite patronising at times.
yeah, with you there.
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The article is saying that Absolution and BHaR sold 5 million times. They sold both 5 million times, or those two together?
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The article is saying that Absolution and BHaR sold 5 million times. They sold both 5 million times, or those two together?
I was wondering the same question.
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i have to believe that many U2 fans at these concerts will start looking into muse. i'm not a U2 fan, but from popular opinion i've heard, they make some pretty good music (not too educated on their music myself, and vertigo pisses me off.. but who knows, starlight or even smbh might piss off some americans who don't know muse?).. so maybe U2 fans will recognize the good music vibes from muse? ps this post can be reworded sooooooo much better but i'll let you decipher. huzzah!
They are, on U2 forums it has been widly said that Muse will be one of the most liked support bands of the tour, (the most hated being black eyed peas), Muse will gain atleast a few more fans at each gig
okay, relatively off-topic, but seriously.. WTF is up with black eyed peas supporting U2? what were they thinking?
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I would of thought they were the most logical support act. "Where Is The Love?" is exactly the kind of thing I expect Bono to like. It's so vainglorious he could have written it.
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