February 18, 2008, 11:45 am - settheray2torchy
What a night!
Might I start by saying that I was one of the supposedly "disappointing" seated audience, but I thought it was one of the great events of my life so far.
Despite only being 24 years old, I have many problems with my legs, and find standing at concerts very difficult. I went to see Muse at Wembley last June, stood the whole way through, but then struggled to get down the stairs at the end and the pain was excruciating - not very rock and roll, I know.
So, before judging, please think first. It did seem a bit subdued on the night, but I came to listen to the music, and I got what I paid for, and more to boot. In fact, probably the best bargain ever!
I stayed in my seat throughout, despite being in great need for a wee at the end, I was never going to risk missing even a second!
The set was superb, opening with Porcelina caught me by surprise, but it blew me away. I loved the version of Daydream they played, and again that surprised me, what with the album version being sung by D'arcy, it just never crossed my mind that they would play it.
As for the end, I absolutely loved it. There's nowt wrong with a bit of feedback, distortion and the odd wanky guitar solo here and there. Hendrix did it, Led Zepelin did/do it, Van Halen did it, Alice In Chains did it, Muse do it. Billy is one of the guitar greats, so I'm not arguing. After all, he's about 6 ft 3", and I'm only 5ft 8".
The only disappointment for me was the booing. If you chose to join in, and went home feeling negative about the show, then it's your loss. I had a great night.