They have got to be boisterous and bombastic, with a tune simple enough that you can shout it whether drunk in a stadium, or drunk in front of the TV.
As the lights flooded Sonny Moore's face in front of a crowd measuring in the tens of thousands, there was no doubt from the outset that even the experimental imprimatur of an event like Sónar wasn't enough to tone down Skrillex's bombastic stage show.
The choreography is melodramatic, yet its sense of moral outrage is strong enough to prevent it from seeming merely bombastic.
As a technical feat the game is a triumph, but it seems a slave to its own spectacle, manacling the gameplay to serve its own bombastic vision and ultimately while the excellent combat and stunning visuals are enough to recommend it, they're not enough to earn it a place amongst the series' top rank.
Like many who've played previous Uncharted titles, Straley ostensibly views the franchise as reflecting the tenets of bombastic big-screen entertainment: fantastic set pieces, explosive action, just enough plot to get from titles to credits without completely collapsing with confusion over who is shooting who, and why.
The gentle opposite of that blood soup might be the khao mon gal, a Thai take on Hainanese chicken that was still flavorful enough to hold its own with even the most bombastic Thai fare.
Yes, there is Hell and there are demons that will rip your arm off and beat you to death with it, but we always try to be so bombastic, over-the-top and fun with that stuff that it never feels serious enough to be called horror".
Videos of this performance are enough to make us salivate, as Skrillex and Four Tet one-up each other's rhythms like an increasingly bombastic dance contest.
But, to celebrate the anniversary of "Just Can't Get Enough," which was released 32 years ago this weekend, the band broke out the rarely played classic single and did it in such bombastic fashion, extending drum solos, adding more synth, and of course, Gahan's fancy footwork.
