Muse - HAARP (2008)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 501 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 169 MB | Covers - 33 MB
Genre: Alternative Rock, Prog Related | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Warner Helium 3 (HEL3007/25646 9677 9)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 501 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 169 MB | Covers - 33 MB
Genre: Alternative Rock, Prog Related | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Warner Helium 3 (HEL3007/25646 9677 9)
Whether you view them as dynamic rock & roll rulers or overblown Radiohead knock-offs, it's hard to contend with Muse's strength as a live act. H.A.A.R.P. shows the band strutting its stuff in front of a sold-out audience at Wembley Stadium, with a set list that relies heavily on 2006's Black Holes and Revelations but still dips into the band's back catalog. The accompanying DVD gives a flashy, glitzy face to the music, and the refreshing lack of lightning-fast camera editing helps boost it above the band's previous CD/DVD combo, Hullabaloo Soundtrack. Still, the audio disc holds up quite well on its own, both for its crystal clear sound quality as well as the band's confident performance. Muse's intricate, electronics-laced material isn't the easiest thing to replicate in a live setting, but H.A.A.R.P. sounds as sharp as the band's studio albums, with Matthew Bellamy often adding different guitar flourishes…