Foo Fighters can do just rock by numbers and I really don't care for that stuff at all, but when they are edgy and veer more towards indie I really like them loads. The Pretender and Word Forward I think are totally brilliant.
Get you on Coldplay, but Muse? By numbers? I would say they are the total opposite and absolutely rock not by any numbers at all. They astound, frustrate, inspire and surprise you with every song and album and go from classical,p to hard rock, then go completely kitchen sink bonkers and back again.
Have you heard much, Torch? Can understand people not liking them, but I would say they are the very antithesis of a by numbers band.
They are anything but by numbers to my mind and you never ever know what you are going to get from them. They waver from out and out full orchestra classical, to punk, rock, RnB, pop and back again.
You never know what they are going to come out with.