One of the comments from the press conference in response to the question 'why now?' was that they thought people could do with being uplifted at the moment.
Amen to that. Whether you like them or not, their music is full of gusto.
If you're not fully familar with their stuff, here's probably their single most epic track - I am the Ressurection:
http://youtu.be/2BfnXX7EvhMOh and not-remotely-classic-at-all Fools Gold:
http://youtu.be/NSD11dnphg0In fact, looking through the listings on Youtube - they didn't need heaps of hits, because those they did have were so f*cking good you would have struggled to deliver many more of that quality.
If they can compare to The Who live then I'll be impressed.