The Strokes/Muse with The Like (REVIEW)

The Strokes/Muse with The Like
UC Davis ARC Pavilion in Davis/Sacramento, CA
28 September 2006

Words cannot describe how incredible Muse was. Not only are they incredible guys, but they put on a performance that is thrilling and mesmerizing (and it's not because those thousands of people behind and next to you are moshing). Absolution is my favorite album from them and I was disappointed with Black Holes and Revelation, but their live performance changed my mind about their latest album. I absolutely love the track "Supermassive Black Hole", and it's so much better live. Of course the best songs they performed live were off of Absolution. Their music sounds so much more hardcore to me than it did before after seeing how their live performances went. The only downside to their performance is that people are too obsessed with trying to get front row. If you fucking want front row, wait in line early lazy ass bitches.

I have always liked The Like, but today they creeped me out, or at least Z Berg did. So I know SOME of the lyrics, so what? She found me interesting and could not stop staring at me. Maybe she remembered what I said to her at Coachella or maybe she just found it interesting that no one knew who they were until they opened for The Strokes/Muse except for this random guy.

The Strokes were so fun to watch live. Their performance definitely doesn't beat Muse though. Muse killed them in that category. I was hoping they'd perform "Fear Of Sleep", but their best song they performed was "Take It Or Leave It". And their cover of Lou Reed's "Walk On The Wild Side" was fantastic. They performed mostly tracks off their latest album, but also performed a few oldies. The only members of the band that really kept me awake and whom I was a fan of from the start has got to be Albert and Fab. Jules was better than expected and he was really exciting to watch. It's pretty cool that Drew Barrymore came to support her man in Davis. She was making out with him throughout The Like's set and she actually came out to the floor to dance with Muse while The Strokes were performing onstage.

Downsides of the event overall: A stupid security guard who doesn't know what the hell a setlist is. He really shouldn't be working front stage security. And he's rude. And the venue's policy on cameras. No cameras? Even non-professional cameras? That's bullshit.

Muse at Meet & Greet

The Strokes

The Strokes' "Ize Of The World"

The Strokes' Cover of "Walk On The Wild Side"