Muse’s “Uprising,” the single from its 2009 album The Resistance, is one of rock’s greatest anthems, and the band delivered it with plenty of energy last night during a nearly two-hour show at Quicken Loans Arena. Singer-guitarist Matthew Bellamy emphatically thrust his fist into the air as the methodical, almost-tribal drumbeat commenced. “They will not force us,” he crooned. “They will not control us/We will be victorious.” Mixing together Freddie Mercury-like vocals with proggy synths and a few fierce guitar riffs, the song instantly brought the audience to its feet and put a punctuation mark on a very solid, often thrilling performance.
This article appears in Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2013.
