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Rate Mansfield review 2: Coldplay's ballads lift up spirits of the masses

Original at topix.net external link    Mon, Aug 10

For the casual fan seeing Coldplay live for the first time since the band performed at the Paradise in Boston many years ago, last night's triumphant two-hour performance at the Comcast Center was like seeing your younger family members for the first time in years.

Rate Opinion: ...in which McNutt recaps the 2009 Osheaga Festival with Coldplay, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more

Original at mcnutt (WordPress) external link    Fri, Aug 7

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By McNutt Coldplay I don’t think Chris Martin ever saw a Bono stage move he didn’t like. That’s not a bad thing, actually – Coldplay’s most endearing attribute, in my books, is their almost shameless desire to be a big, important band and to push their sound – and their show – into the stratosphere. Whil...

Rate Opinion: Nashville, it's been a while. Did you miss me?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at onthecurb (WordPress) external link    Tue, Jun 9

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By onthecurb The piece de resistance, Coldplay.  Totally worth the pricey covertible those tickets will become while waiting to be paid off on my credit card.  Minor snag – I bought floor seats without considering Gav’s less than giant stature.  We spent the first five or so songs swapping places back an...

Rate Opinion: Coldplay's hot on a chilly night in Alabama - The Birmingham News

Original at The Huntsville Times external link    Tue, May 19

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The Birmingham News - al.com, AL SpecialThe members of Coldplay, from left, are Will Champion, Guy Berryman, Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland. Coldplay, Monday night at the Verizon Wireless Music Center in Pelham, Alabama. Review rating: Four out of five stars. ...

Rate Opinion: Starsailor

Original at liveon35mm (WordPress) external link    Fri, Apr 17

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By Valerio Hopefully tonight’s set list saved us from The Thames a new songs that on the CD contains at the same time an embarrassing “kind of western” guitar part by Rolling Stone’s Ron Wood and one of the most ridiculous opening of rock history:

Rate Hong Kong Review: Coldplay comes to AsiaWorld-Expo Center

Original at topix.net external link    Thu, Mar 26

Posted on: Mar 26, 2009 - 12:36 PM by busybeeburns Reviews of yesterday's Coldplay concert in Hong Kong are online; here's one from a Seatleite: Last night we had a real treat when we attended a Coldplay concert - part of the group's Viva La Vida tour - at the AsiaWorld-Expo Center in Hong ...

Rate Review: Coldplay in concert

Original at TVNZ external link    Wed, Mar 18

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With blasts from the past including Holes from their greatest album Deserter's Songs, the band set the right tone for the night ahead. But clearly the entire audience was there to see Coldplay grace us with hits from their past albums and from their ... Close Up catches up with Coldplay TVNZ

Rate Opinion: Coldplay gave away 'best song'

Original at Straits Times external link    Fri, Mar 6

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MELBOURNE - COLDPLAY singer Chris Martin said on Friday he regrets giving his 'best song' to Australian singer, and former girlfriend, Natalie Imbruglia. "A bit annoyingly we've given her the best Coldplay song of all time," Martin told The Daily ...

Rate Opinion: Have Coldplay confounded critics?

Original at Melbourne Herald Sun external link    Wed, Mar 4

DO Coldplay deserve their label of the world's most popular band? BLOG LIVE WITH MUSIC WRITER CAMERON ADAMS FROM NOON. Here's Cameron Adams' review for Coldplay in concert this week at the Rod Laver Arena. Do you agree? It's easy to see why Coldplay ...

Rate Opinion: U2 echoes, outdoes Coldplay

Original at Penn State Digital Collegian external link    Fri, Feb 27

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Coldplay's Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends was the highest selling album of 2008, and Chris Martin and company have been called the "biggest band in the world" a number of times in the past few years. If true, that would place U2 at No. 2. ...

Rate Opinion: American Idol Top 36, Group 2

Original at Groundlings Review external link    Thu, Feb 26

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Express from The Washington Post I really love the song “Viva la Vida” by Coldplay, but for Matt Giraud to have an arrangement that is basically the same one that Coldplay recorded but to try to sing it in a jazzier way, really didn’t seem to work. He also sounded a little nervous too ...

Rate Opinion: Lost - Coldplay - Piano Cover - Chad DoucetteVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Jan 29

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By rss@youtube.com (Rafem) Author: Rafem Keywords: Coldplay Lost Chris Martin Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends British Alternative Rock Band Music Lyrics Singing Piano Keyboard Roland Jonny Buckland Guy Berryman Will Champion Added: January 29, 2009

Rate 2008 Music In Review

Original at MOG external link    Wed, Dec 24

By Lozlo Pronowski By looking at the Grammy nominations, somebody can probably see that this wasn't a huge year for music. With the biggest nods going to In Rainbows by the somewhat finished Radiohead, Viva La Vida by the Radiohead-copycats Coldplay and the biggest nods going to Tha Carter III by Lil Wayne, i...

Rate Review: Flawless Coldplay prove their classVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at thelondonpaper.typepad.com external link    Mon, Dec 15

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By thelondonpaper.com Watched by Gwyneth Paltrow in the front row, Chris Martin could barely stand still as he constantly shot across the stage or jigged on the spot like a medieval minstrel. But otherwise it was a flawless performance, with old songs like Talk getting a New Order-style makeover and recent song...

Rate Opinion: Hey Joe! Where you goin' with that gun in your hand?

Original at philspector (WordPress) external link    Sat, Dec 6

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By philspector And only a couple of years ago, Chris Martin was a poodle-haired rock God who’d even managed to snare his own Hollywood wife. In more recent snaps, it looks like he’s heading down the same extra-from-The-Matrix road as Satriani. Bonus track. Here’s the bleepy, slightly ambient wahp remix o...

Rate Coldplay @ Sheffield Arena 29/11/2008 [Reviews/Setlist/Pictures/Video]

Original at mycoldplay.com external link    Mon, Dec 1

By Nettie REVIEW: Coldplay, Sheffield Arena - PICTURES FIRST night of their first UK tour in two years and Chris Martin had one thing on his mind. Well, it was actually more on his face. More pictures in the gallery here. “I’ve got a spot the size of the Isle Of Wight,” chirped the amiable singer at his pian...

Rate Opinion: Obstacles greet plan to see Coldplay show

Original at mycoldplay.com external link    Sat, Nov 29

By Nettie The plan was simple: go to Phoenix on Wednesday to visit friends and go to the Coldplay concert that night. Insert joke from “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” here. The plan quickly unraveled. I’d received approval from Coldplay’s people to get a photo pass to shoot a few songs and review the show that...

Rate Opinion: Coldplay

Original at crediblemusicreviews.com external link    Tue, Nov 25

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By orangekarmarecords Review: “Prospekt’s March” is the latest EP offering from English rock band Coldplay, which features six new recordings, the version of Lost featuring Jay-Z and the Osaka Sun Mix of Lovers In Japan. While some of these songs retain the Coldplay splendor that fans have grown to love and...

Rate Review: Coldplay rocks but show is 'anticlimactic'

Original at Salt Lake Tribune external link    Mon, Nov 24    3 related articles

 United States - The show aspired to be one of the biggest spectacles Utah had ever seen, as frontman Chris Martin said himself during the show. While it ultimately fell ... Chris Martin worries about legacy of Coldplay Melbourne Herald Sun all 2 news articles

Rate Salt Lake City Review: Coldplay rocks but show is ‘anticlimactic’

Original at mycoldplay.com external link    Sun, Nov 23    3 related articles

By Nettie For one of the largest crowds at EnergySolutions Arena in recent memory, the British rock quartet Coldplay packed as much punch as they could in a surprisingly short set Saturday night. The show aspired to be one of the biggest spectacles Utah had ever seen, as frontman Chris Martin said hi...

Rate Opinion: New Coldplay CD Coming Early

Original at antiMUSIC.com external link    Sat, Nov 22    3 related articles

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was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (PR) Capitol Records will release Coldplay's Viva La Vida - Prospekt's March ... Coldplay's Chris Martin Quits Band to Rule the World The Spoof (satire) Concert Review: Coldplay lives up to its billing as one of pop ... Dallas Morning News

Rate Review: Sigor Rós

Original at thelondonpaper.typepad.com external link    Fri, Nov 21

By Kirsty Ross Alexandra Palace ICELANDIC post-rock kings Sigur Rós brought their icy beauty to the heights of Ally Pally but didn't quite captivate as they once did. Having had the likes of Radiohead and Coldplay swooning over their epic soundscapes for... Alexandra Palace

Rate Concert Review: Coldplay lives up to its billing as one of pop ...

Original at Dallas Morning News external link    Thu, Nov 20    3 related articles

The air at the sold-out show was charged with anticipation as fans of Coldplay, perhaps the biggest British band currently touring, milled about and texted ... Could Coldplay Call It Quits After 2009? KBS Radio smudailycampus.com - MTV UK

Rate Concert Review: Coldplay at Toyota Center

Original at Houstonist external link    Wed, Nov 19

By Jason Bargas Martin and guitarist Jonny Buckland mugged for the photographers on the stage right set extension early in the show. Later, the pair were joined by drummer Will Champion and bassist Guy Berryman on the stage left extension for God Put a Smile on Your Face that evoked images of the group play...

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Rate Jay-Z x Coldplay x Mick Boogie x Terry Urban - Viva La Hova (Review)

Original at Hip external link    Mon, Nov 17

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By Carsten “Beach Chair” seems to be the inspiration for the new Mick Boogie (Commissioner!) and Terry Urban mixtape, Viva La Hova. To carry on the grand tradition of putting Jay-Z’s lyrics to someone else’s beats, Viva puts Jay’s hot lines over Coldplay’s drums, guitars and vocals. Now, if you’re like me and don’t know a damn thing about Coldplay and prefer Chris E. Martin over Chris Martin, please check your apprehension at the door, because this is quite the worthy effort. Boogie and Urban gather up-and-comers (Remot, nVMe) and established vets (9th Wonder, and Cookin’ Soul) to hit the boards and merge Jay-Z and Coldplay into one cohesive sound. The result is one of the best Jay-Z remixes to hit our iPods since The Grey Album.   [read the full post]

Rate Opinion: Coldplay entrances Oklahoma City audience

Original at NewsOK.com external link    Mon, Nov 17

 OK - Nov 17, 2008 Singer Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at the Ford Center in downtown Oklahoma City on Sunday. Photo by John Clanton Coldplay’s debut concert at the Ford ... Concert Review: Coldplay energizes audience Sunday night at the ... NewsOK.com all 2 news articles

Rate Review: Coldplay hits highs, lows in Sunrise concert

Original at Palm Beach Post external link    Mon, Nov 10

First came U2 to argue that profundity is not a cardinal sin or character flaw in rock music-making: It's cool to be grandiose if you write good hooks. Enter Coldplay, who have worked even harder than U2 at building up a musical language to express ambition of design and largeness of feeling.

Rate Opinion: Idol Headlines for 10/30/08

Original at mjsbigblog external link    Thu, Oct 30

By mj Coldplay, Leona Lewis Join AMA Lineup Idolator New Tell-All Book Hopes to Expose American Idol The traveling production of the musical begins an 11-day run in Sacramento on Wednesday. Wednesday Video Spotlight: Carrie Underwood goes Christmas caroling on CDs RTE.ie Access Hollywood

Rate Concert Review: Coldplay Disappoints, Duffy Exhilarates

Original at Cleveland Leader external link    Tue, Oct 21

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 OH - Oct 21, 2008 The problem that I see in Coldplay is too much show and not enough actual talent to back up their big act.. The band has some songs to thrill a crowd but ... Ticket Giveaway: Coldplay & Duffy Tonight at Q Arena! Cleveland Leader all 2 news articles

Rate Coldplay @ Palacio de Deportes, Madrid, Spain 07/09/2008 [Reviews/Setlist/Pictures/Videos]

Original at mycoldplay.com external link    Sun, Sep 7

By Nettie First review is up of tonight’s show at the Palacio de Deportes in Madrid. Pictures will be posted here and videos to follow… Coldplay in Madrid Tonight, at the Palacio de Deportes in central Madrid, Chris Martin and the gang came to play. The previous night (Saturday) the band had also playe...

Rate Opinion: Coldplay flexes its muscle in all-out rock show at Garden

Original at Boston Globe external link    Tue, Aug 5

Whether it was the presence of frontman Chris Martin's famous wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, and mother-in-law, Blythe Danner, with special guests Jerry and Jessica ... Hot-and-Coldplay have few moments Boston Herald CONCERT REVIEW: Coldplay Richmond Times Dispatch

Rate Opinion: Coldplay: Not Much Heat, Plenty Of Warmth

Original at Washington Post external link    Mon, Aug 4

Instead of following in the footsteps of its heroes and trying to pass itself off as the world's most important or biggest band, Coldplay seems content ... Hot-and-Coldplay have few moments Boston Herald CONCERT REVIEW: Coldplay Richmond Times Dispatch

Rate REVIEW: Viva La Coldplay

Original at mycoldplay.com external link    Sun, Jul 27

By Nettie U who? Coldplay, earnestly striving to be the biggest band in the world, might have reached that lofty goal. Only four albums into its career, the band has amassed a cadre of arena-ready sing-alongs and an equally large live show, which made a sold-out stop at the Wachovia Center in Philade...

Rate Opinion: Editors - "An End Has A Start"

Original at The Very Bottom Of Everything external link    Wed, Jul 16

By Frankie(noreply@blogger.com) Nowadays, what with the success of "Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors" and their current status as the world's new Coldplay (at least until the original Coldplay get off their arses, kill Mark Ronson and reclaim "God Put A Smile Upon Your Face"), it's more difficult than ever to deny the...

Rate Record Review: Coldplay: Viva la Vida Or Death and All His Friends

Original at How's the pie? external link    Wed, Jul 16

By Joey (reasonableman616)(noreply@blogger.com) So my eagerness for this record is at once hypocritical and revealing. I listened to Viva La Vida not as the pseudo intellectual critic but as the more open hearted teenager who still thinks "Clocks" is thrilling or "Don't Panic" is romantic. I write this review, having returned to my intell...

Rate Coldplay - Viva La Vida, Album Review

Original at Contactmusic.com external link    Fri, Jul 4

 UK - While there is no doubt that at present Chris Martin and co. can lay serious claim to being the biggest rock band in the world, the number of people who ... Coldplay hang on to US glory musicweek.com all 2 news articles

Rate Only Black Guy Concert Review

Original at justentertainment (WordPress) external link    Wed, Jul 2

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By famouspersonality Anyway when they did a new song they just did it and it seemed to fit right in with the old stuff. I didn't know the names of any of the new songs, but the white people next to me seemed to know every word. If I have any complaints I thought Chris Martin might of mentioned the fact that the concert was f...

Rate Opinion: Coldplay - Viva La Vida

Original at blogs.nzherald.co.nz external link    Fri, Jun 27

BBC News Which isn't to say that Viva La Vida doesn't lack for surprises. Its best songs still show Coldplay attempting not to repeat themselves on songs still ... Album Review: Coldplay—'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends' The Epoch Times Ireland

Rate Opinion: Forget Coldplay!

Original at TheTyee.ca external link    Thu, Jun 26

 Canada - Jun 26, 2008 I guess probably about the same time that the likes of Coldplay's Chris Martin and his friends in the Billionaire Rock Club made the middle of the road so ... Coldplay streams new album on MySpace Screen Weekly Album review: Coldplay Portadown Today

Rate Opinion: Livin' La Vida Coldplay

Original at hoppingintopuddles (WordPress) external link    Sat, Jun 21

By Michael Viva La Vida is what A Rush of Blood to the Head was pointing towards and X&Y was supposed to be, but only gave a glimpse of. This is the Coldplay album we've been waiting for. 42" Viva La Vida" Lovers in Japan (Acoustic)" - Bonus Track

Rate Opinion: Coldplay turns up the heat with 'Viva la Vida'

Original at Los Angeles Times external link    Thu, Jun 19

The result was "X&Y," a 2005 album that sold well but, in the band's view, lacked clarity. To steady themselves, Martin said, Coldplay looked for a place to ... Why I don't hate Coldplay Belfast Telegraph CD review: Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay The Gazette (Montreal)

Rate Opinion: New releases: Coldplay, Bowie, Wolf Parade

Original at St. Louis Post-Dispatch external link    Tue, Jun 17

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  United States - Jun 17, 2008 Driven by the songwriting power of Spencer King and Dan Boeckner, At Mount Zoomer finds the band sounding tighter, more confident and more mature than they ... Music Review: Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue Blogcritics.org all 3 news articles

Rate The Reviews Are In

Original at uberchris (Livejournal) external link    Tue, Jun 17

By uberchris I think the boys of Coldplay have it rough. The Daily News gave the new Coldplay CD a 2 out of 5 stars. And practically every review I've read compares them to U2 (probably cause Eno produced their album). But I wouldn't want to be under that type of pressure. It's like Pixar, we always expect that ...

Rate Coldplay review: the old ones are still the best

Original at Telegraph.co.uk external link    Mon, Jun 16

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By Neil McCormick At the end of a gig heralding the comeback of Coldplay, the anointed heirs of U2 for the title best band in the world - a group on whose ... Coldplay accused of copying 'Violet Hill' melody NME.com Chris Martin admits being fond of sleeping pills entertainment.oneindia.in

Rate Opinion: Coldplay Give Track-By-Track Tour Of Viva La Vida, Explain Handclaps, Tack Pianos And The Number 42Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at mtv.com external link    Mon, Jun 9    9 related articles

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The longer you go on as a band, the harder it is to surprise yourself,' frontman Chris Martin says. By James Montgomery s Chris Martin Photo: MTV News Martin: Detroit. Jonny Buckland: Wait, I did too! Viva la Vida" Violet Hill" Martin: [In a booming Brian Eno voice] "Oh, that's much too fast."

Rate Opinion: Coldplay's Viva La Vida: Everything To Everyone, In Bigger Than The Sound

Original at mtv.com external link    Wed, Jun 4

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On The Record: Coldplay Get Massively Minimal on Viva la Vida In other Coldplay news, read about our reporter's sorta-lunch with Chris Martin before the MTV Movie Awards.) Any more? BTTS@MTVStaff.com. Related Photos 2008 MTV Movie Awards: Coldplay Rehearsal Related Artists Coldplay

Rate The Sun reviews Coldplay's Viva La Vida

Original at ifitsgood (WordPress) external link    Mon, May 26

By maxwellpage London's The Sun, the first major news source to get its grubby little hands on the new Coldplay album, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, has nothing but good things to say about the English band's fourth studio album: Buy Coldplay/MP3: Viva La Vida

Rate Opinion: Videos: New Coldplay, old Vampire Weekend and Death Cab live - HeraldNet

Original at Bothell Herald external link    Thu, May 15

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Boston Globe Videos: New Coldplay, old Vampire Weekend and Death Cab live  WA - Chris Martin plays around with a magnifying glass and the group, dressed in pirate-ish garb, hit drums and bounce their bodies to the music. ... O Death Cab for Cutie, where is thy sting? Calgary Herald

Rate Opinion: Coldplace [Coldplay Tribute Band] at Peel Centenary Centre

Original at mycoldplay.com external link    Thu, Apr 3

By Nettie REVIEW: Coldplace, Peel Centenary Centre REVIEWER: JACKIE TURLEY Tribute bands have a tough job - they have to do justice to the original music and know that, at worst, a poor rendition of someone’s favourite song could ruin it for them forever. Arguably, few have it harder than Coldplace...

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Rate Music Review: Lovedrug - Everything Starts Where It Ends

Original at Blogcritics external link    Fri, Mar 16

By Larry Sakin I'm getting to the age where rock music trends are starting to elude me. It seems like so much of what's popular now swings wildly from bubblegum, to rap, to punk, to emo with some hardcore metal in between. So when I received Lovedrug's Everything Starts Where It End in the mail, I automatical...

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