Remember 2000? It was the first year of the new millennium. We had safely survived the “Y2K bug” unscathed. Al Gore and George Bush faced off for the U.S. Presidency, and Bush won, despite losing the popular vote (and we heard the phrase “hanging chad”…
Coldplay has evolved a lot over the years. The British band started off with an acoustic sound on their debut album, “Parachutes”, while “X&Y” featured more of a symphonic rock sound. In the recent years, the band has experimented with an electronic sound, particularly on…
Earlier this month, Coldplay released a new single titled “Magic.” The track is the first single from the band’s sixth studio album, “Ghost Stories”, which is scheduled for release on May 19th.
Back in 2008, Coldplay was riding the success train after releasing their fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. The album saw a marked change in Coldplay’s musical direction- the twinkly piano ballads and emotive vocals were replaced by more…
I don’t even remember when I first became a Coldplay fan; perhaps it was the first time I saw the beautiful music video for “Yellow”, or maybe it was when I couldn’t get the bridge of “The Scientist” out of my head. Either way, they’ve…
During the past couple of years, Coldplay has gone from being just a blip on my musical radar, to my favorite band (well, third after John Mayer and Jamie Cullum, but technically, they aren’t “bands” anyway). I’ve devoured all of their releases; falling in love…
Coldplay has recently become one of my favorite bands. Though I’ve always been interested in their music (and especially lead singer, Chris Martin) it wasn’t until my purchase of their 2000 debut,Parachutes that I began to call myself an actual fan. It was only natural…
If you remember my last review of a Coldplay album, you’ll note that it wasn’t exactly favorable. While A Rush Of Blood To The Head was an okay album, I found most of it dull and uninspired. I’ll admit the album has grown on me…
I bought A Rush Of Blood To The Head sometime last Spring. I listened to the CD once, got bored halfway through, and stuck it back on my shelf, where it sat untouched for months. Finally, as with Strange & Beautiful, I needed some background music…