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I own all of Muse's CDs and Concert DVDs and never get tired of their music or concerts. Live At Rome Olympic Stadium sounds and looks fantastic and is a great addition to their body of work. The sound quality is the best of any Muse DVD. The set and light show is a marvel all its own.
The 2nd Law has not been my favorite Muse CD, but after viewing the concert I want to give some of the songs that I tended to pass up on the CD more play. Follow Me, Guiding Light, Explorers, and Panic Station were more commercial than I tend to like, but I enjoyed them very much as part of this concert. Supremacy, Knights of Cydonia (with it's haunting harmonica intro), Animals, Follow Me, Hysteria, Feeling Good, Madness, Time is Running Out, Supermassive Black Hole, and Uprising were my favorites in the Rome concert. Time is Running Out has to be one of the best concert songs of all time.
I saw Muse perform live at Uncasville, CT this spring with the same pyramid set they used in the Extras songs; having a recording of this set is a particular treat for me. Stockholm Syndrome sounded edgy and raw compared with the Rome concert. The use of the pyramid with the haunting blue eye is visually captivating. Unsustainable opened the US Arena shows and the song and light show exemplifies Muse's creative range. We also get to see Chris sing lead on his song, Liquid State. The final Extra is a short film called The Road, set to the music of Animals, it is a look at the roadie pre- and post-production activities that goes into the concert experience. Don't miss any of the extras.
The editing of the concert is less frantic than for the H.A.A.R.P. concert which gives the viewer a more relaxed experience which fits in better with the playlist and really highlights the artists' musical abilities on their instruments. As a Muse fan, it's great to see how they create some of the effects.
ETA: I've watched the Blu-Ray of the concert now at least 12 times and I'm still not ready to put it on the shelf yet. I've just started listening to the companion CD and it is also awesome. Some of these songs such as Animals and Uprising are becoming new favorites over their studio versions.
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