Austinist: New Release Tuesday: Coldplay & Dennis Wilson

oh steph

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:18:58 -0600

I can't help it; I still love Rush of Blood to the Head, and therefore, Coldplay. I can't remember when everyone started hating them so much, but I can say that they were the most electric headliner that ACL fest has seen, making up for the irreparable damage done to my lungs by Dust Bowl 2005. I acknowledge that I am a cheesy optimist, much like Martin. The first step is acceptance...

tomt

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:14:25 -0600

From The Guardian's hilarious and on-point review of the Coldplay record: "You might say that the results are more subtle only in the same way that being slapped across the face is more subtle than being smashed over the head with a breezeblock." "The messages are weighty and inarguable (42, for example, has sussed out that when people die, their loved ones remember them), but the fear that Martin could let fly with a line about tomorrow being the first day of the rest of your life looms ever-present." "Perhaps it's hard to think outside the box when the box is the size of the Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena." http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2284016,00.html

jrheat

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:56:10 -0600

You couldn't be more right on about the absolute awesomeness of Pacific Ocean Blue. I just hope there's a copy left when I run to pick up my own this evening.