I'm an open-minded kind of guy.
I didn't walk out of the Disney version of Tarzan, even though it was rotten with Phil Collins songs. I stuck around at David Bowie's 50th anniversary party at Madison Square Gardens even though Robert Smith got up on stage. I once sat in the same room as Clint from Pop Will Eat Itself. But I think I'm going to have to draw the line at this.
"...There’s something laudable and, contrary to belief, original about Coldplay’s desire to not only express their creativity and their oft-mocked bleeding hearts, but to improve the process and revel in the music...."
No, there fucking isn't.
Still you have to give the guy kudos for trying.
"Music criticism has become a filthy, disgusting monster that tells you what is art and when it’s art and eats your face if you disagree."
ReplyDeleteHe says that like it's a *bad* thing.
EATS YOUR FACE!
ReplyDeletei'm obviously not reading the right magazines. this sort must come wrapped in steel cages.
[...] a moment, I thought I was having a Coldplay moment, covertly appreciating the bombastic production and lack of lyrical subtlety that [...]
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ReplyDeleteI've often puzzled over Coldplay ... I can't quite fathom where they come from in terms of musical heritage. I like to think their lineage is prog rock, which I can easily dissociate myself from completely, but I was listening to Joy Division a while back and began to wonder if Coldplay could have existed without them ... I think what sums them up for me is their very conservative music and lyrics combined with a veneer of being young (okay, the youth isn't a veneer compared to me!), trendy and politically sound. And I hate the way Chris Martin moves about on stage.
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