Going to a Muse gig is predictable, you know what the performance is going to be like… on the 4th of September, at Muse’s Seaside Rendezvous in Teignmouth, nothing was a surprise. The old favorites were crowd pleasers and the new stuff from ‘The Resistance’ were, interesting, in a pretentious, over complicated, unoriginal way – I’m sure they will get better on the ear after a few more listens (if I could be bothered). The live versions, however, sound better than the ‘Queenesque’ preview snippets I have heard on the web.

Muse are still one of my favorite live bands and trekking to Teignmouth was a fantastic surreal experience – this sedate Devon seaside, port side town came alive, I hope it recovers. (Teignmouth is a historic port on the mouth of the Teign estuary, having all the attractions of a seaside town, including a Victorian pier and is the birthplace of Muse.)

I’m really glad we went!