Chicagoist: Viva la Vida con Coldplay

JawsOfJosh

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:54:31 -0600

Albany nailed it on the head. Coldplay is indeed talented, broad-minded and ambitious, but they are simply too polite to join U2 and Pearl Jam in the pantheon of Messiah Rock. You need a bit of spit & swagger to convince the masses that you'll change their life and save the world.

smussy

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:29:15 -0600

gotten? for crying out loud. sorry. i stayed up WAY too late looking behind my hands last night at TDK. i'm mentally wrecked.

smussy

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:27:41 -0600

hate to join on the hater parade, but i've never 'gotten' coldplay. i admit i've never purchased an album, but it's also because nothing i've heard on the radio (what's THAT?) has compelled me to seek them out any farther than the FM frequency. and when it's called for, i can be content with being a MIX listener, so it's not that. can't put my finger on it, really.

hotwater30

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:18:19 -0600

I'm waiting for Bono to sue Chris Martin for stealing his moves.

Dig

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:23:49 -0600

Must agree with Albany. There is a reason to listen to Coldplay, even deliberately, but it has everything to do with their bland study of better bands.

Albanyparkour

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:12:21 -0600

I just can't bring myself to see Coldplay as anything more than "Mix Music" you'd hear Eric and Kathy spinning. I heard a bit of their new album, trying very hard to have the reach of U2, but...there's just no bottom to Coldplay. Even Bono for all his Irish-Jesus act has a growl and a prowl. Chris Martin seems such a lightweight, clutching himself like he's in dire need of a sweater on his twee form. And the rest of the band could be made up of robots or real-dolls for all their standouts. I don't mean to rain snark like sulfur, but Coldplay is Catchy music for commercials and MTV reality shows, at best.