Coldplay

TITLE: Coldplay
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DATE: 12/15/2003 01:13:52 PM
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Pitchfork writes <a href="http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/c/coldplay/live-2003.shtml">a surprisingly honest review</a> about Coldplay's status in rock while reviewing their latest live release. My favorite lines?

<i>"Coldplay are arguably the world's biggest rock band, so according to my indie rock guidebook, I should treat them with smugness and derision."

"...But a funny thing happened to Coldplay on the way to their plot in the post-Bends cemetery next to Starsailor and Lowgold: they got wildly popular. What's more, the band sharpened their skills and that weariness Martin felt trying to write A Rush of Blood to the Head translated into a handful of affecting, populist tracks..."

"...It wasn't really a transformation, just an improvement, that made Coldplay one of a handful of artists who bestrode 2003 by slowly winning over their dissenters and the disbelievers..."</i>

Parachutes made Coldplay popular; A Rush of Blood to the Head gave them critical (and musical) credibility.

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