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Valentino Rossi at a party in his honour in Tavullia, Italy. Circa August 2002 (Picture by Morena Brengola) // Rihanna surrounded by fans in Old Havana, Cuba, for the November 2015 issue of Vanity Fair (Picture by Annie Leibovitz, Styled by Jessica Diehl)

Big thanks to @vr46ridersacademyofficial for finding this Vale picture, I adore it.

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STYLE Series #004 - Muse (August 2010)

Matthew at the San Siro concert in Milan on June 8, 2010. The guitar he is holding up is the Manson “Red Glitter” that he has been using since 2007. pic: Morena Brengola/Getty Images

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Roger Taylor of Queen performs at O2 arena in London, UK

October 13th, 2008

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STYLE Series #004 - Muse (August 2010)

This shot was taken during a live performance on June 8, 2010 at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, also known as San Siro, the soccer stadium in Milan, Italy, which has close ties to Muse. pic: Morena Brengola / Getty Images

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MUSE X LIVE [STYLE Series #004 - Muse (August 2010)]

MUSE X LIVE

The overwhelmingly powerful shows that continue to attract fans from all over the world.

What is the attraction of Muse's live performances, which grow in scale each time they visit Japan?

Pic: The enthusiasm is captivating. "The Resistance" tour's superlative set. Muse auditioned with a dazzling show that was as voluminous as the 1984-esque world of this set.

pic: Morena Brengola/Getty Images

A spectacular and cathartic show supported by the band's growth.

Text: Yoshihiro Hoshina

Japan must be as important to Muse as their home country of the UK, as they attracted attention as soon as they made their debut and made their big breakthrough with three visits to Japan in 2000 alone, including showcase shows. As proof of this, not only have Muse become an indispensable part of the festival circuit, touring with every album release and participating in the summer festival circuit for the fifth time this year, but they have also become the most successful band to debut around the 1990s, and are now unquestionably the most successful headliners of all time. The band's success has been so far outstanding that Muse have become a household name.

There are many reasons for Muse's outstanding success, but it goes without saying that the biggest factor is the appeal of their live shows, which maximise the appeal of their songs. When they first debuted, their melancholic melodies and emotional sound earned them the nickname "emotional", citing the likes of Radiohead, Suede and Placebo, but since then, only Muse have changed their name to "passionate". Muse's pursuit of the "passionate" line to the extreme has undoubtedly resulted in the band's unshakeable popularity today.

Having seen them live many times, I think that Matthew Bellamy's performances have gradually developed into a distinctive and established style since their early shows, when he was sometimes so self-absorbed that his expressive ability could not keep up with his emotional intensity and seemed to be spinning out of control, which was even comical. The band's growth is what has enabled them to support their over-expression.

Looking back, I think that the exceptional, fully-invited show at ZEPP TOKYO in July 2001, which coincided with the release of their second album "Origin of Symmetry", was a major turning point for the band. The band's first song, "Micro Cuts", with its impressive, passionate, full-set performance, lured the audience into an extraordinary space, and the tension and relaxation dynamism created by the amplitude of the vocals and dramatic performance, which exploded with straight emotion one after another, and the arrangements filled with delicate poetic sentiment, created a catharsis of the highest level. This may be an element closer to musicals and theatre than to rock bands, but I thought this expressive power was a characteristic of Muse. Since then, Muse's sometimes over-the-top sound has become even more spectacular, not only as a guitar band but also with the use of synths and samplers, and their live shows are loved by their fans because of the great catharsis they provide by reproducing it perfectly at a high volume.