Posted on 10/05/2009 12:01:05 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Band asks Fox News talking head to retract endorsement.
British prog rockers Muse have made no secret of their desire to conquer America with their bombastic fifth album, The Resistance. From their over-the-top VMA performance to multiple magazine covers and countless interviews, the band has put the full-court press on to woo U.S. fans.
But that doesn't mean they're willing to accept all comers. Take, for example, frequently weepy, left-wing-conspiracy-touting Fox News talking head Glenn Beck. It seems the man who earlier this year referred to President Obama as a "racist" is a huge Muse fan. Beck tweeted his love a few weeks ago, when he gushed, "New Muse CD. Amazing. These guys are right on the money. Lyrics on target, talent off the charts. They 'get it.' Libertarian!"
According to Media Matters, Beck went even further in expressing his fanboy appreciation for the group on his daily radio show, "The Glenn Beck Program," on September 16, calling the CD "fantastic" and "brilliant," and said "they know the time we live in." After emphatically proclaiming that the group is made up of "libertarians from England," a co-worker asked Beck if that was true, to which the host replied, "I'm pretty sure it is, according to my 20-year-old daughter ... yeah, no, they are."
Beck said his sound guy Darryl, who used to run sound for the unabashedly lefty Muse, has compared Beck's rants to the political leanings of the band. "I said, 'You gotta be kidding me; I love those guys!' " Beck responded, going on to compare the Resistance song "United States of Eurasia" to George Orwell's famous dystopian novel "1984." In a recent interview, the band did say "1984" was a big influence on the album, though Beck credited them with being "very into one world government of here it comes guys, better wake up."
Before playing some of "Eurasia," which he called "a little fascistic"-sounding, Beck said, "all of the lyrics are just dead-on on what's coming our way," further praising the lyrics, music and production as "brilliant" and prescient about the impending one world government he is fond of warning about.
Normally, an English act that's been trying to crack the American nut for more than a decade would gratefully accept that kind of praise from a popular talking head. But Muse were apparently not amused by Beck's plugs. Later on in that same show, Beck announced, "Uh, just got an e-mail from the representation of Muse. They would like me to retract my endorsement. [Laughter ensues.] My apologies to Muse for saying that I like them. I didn't mean to destroy all their credibility and all their coolness."
Beck actually began hyping the band a month earlier, when he showcased the lyrics to the first single, "Uprising," on his show in August, but does not appear to have discussed them at length since getting the clamp-down order.
A spokesperson for Muse could not be reached for comment at press time.
I heard him talk about it this morning. It was a joke, and all these gullible media outlets reported it as fact.
Been a Muse fan for a long time. One of my favorite songs is “Thoughts of a Dying Atheist” :
“I know the moment’s near
and there’s nothing we can do
look through a faithless eye
are you afraid to die?
It scares the hell out of me,
and the end is all I can see”
Even failed journalists working at MTV are taking potshots at Glenn Beck? Oh yes, Glen Beck is hitting some nerves with his commentary and it’s right on!
These failed journalists working at places like MTV and ESPN (yes Espn is populated by lefty journalists, they just happened to score so low at J-School that only sports jobs were avail to them) are getting their talking points from someone up high in the world of journalism.
Im a huge fan of muse and to hear they are libertarians makes me like even more :D
“they just happened to score so low at J-School that only sports jobs were avail to them) “
ummm well....no comment.
I'll have to check out the new Muse... I wasn't impressed with their previous stuff. A little heavy on the Radiohead homage for me, but I'll give them another shot.
They have no sense of humor obviously.
And if he did do thi so what?? Is he not allowed to express an opinion of someones music?
how much of it did you read?
/sarc
This is a fight for our country. Are there any conservative lawyers who want to take on the likes of ARALifestyle.com and others like PAY MY BILLS, who place ads on internet homepages with false claims such as “Obama wants to pay you $2,500 a year to go to school.”
http://news.aol.com/health/article/more-kids-have-autism-than-previously/702394
Thousands of false “Obama” adverstisements like this are funding the internet daily while indoctrinating the masses, and NO ONE is doing anything about it! Glenn is crazy enough to protect us. He is the abstract army of one. Now we all need to join him in this fight. They are gaining ground quickly!
J-School is an abbreviation for Journalism School, i.e., Univ. of Missouri School of Jounalism.
Maureen Dowd got her start as a sportswriter.
Same with Keith Olbermann.
See, Keith? You DO have something in common with Sarah Palin.
Just saw Muse open for U2 a few weeks ago. Phenomenal band. After they played, I was kind of disappointed that the rest of my night would be spent listening to old U2 songs. (Ok, U2 was great as well) I don’t agree with their politics, but they are probably the most musically talented band to come along in a VERY long time.
Muse sucks. Matt Bellamy the lead singer is a huge 9/11 Truth nutburger.
yes but so did Sarah Palin
A spokesperson for Muse could not be reached for comment at press time.
Well, if they didn't comment then, other than disinformation, what was the point of the article in the first place other than to indicate the Beck liked the band?
Viacommie owned MTV quoting George Soros’ Media Matters. Nuff said.
The Left misunderstood 1984, Animal Farm, and Fahrenheit 451.
They took them as indictments of Right Wing Fascism. The Orwell books were about Stalinists in the West. And Bradbury's book was NOT a condemnation of America.
Media Matters often selectively redacts quotes. Lies by omission.
Poor Glenn don’t get no respect. :-(
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