The media has been full of Coldplay in the last few weeks, as they release their album ‘Viva La Vida’ – and it’s not a bad album, well produced, excellently performed and pretty well written.
So, I watched the ‘Coldplay live at the BBC’ concert this week and listened to the concert from Brixton academy. I also bought the album - despite the fact it isn’t a bad album, I’m beginning to find Coldplay really, bloody, irritating, and particularly the unbearably smug Chris Martin.
I’ve seen interviews recently where Chris Martin walks out, essentially because he’s bored, I watched the BBC coverage last night where he just talks rubbish whilst the other members of the band try to answer questions, and watching him bounce around on stage like an orang-utan on speed is frankly a bit embarrassing. And what is it with the playing the piano out of tune business – he did it at both of the BBC gigs – I’m not sure if it was the bouncing around or whether it was intentional – either way, no-one in the band looked impressed – and it sounded rubbish.
Fortunately – the band are talented enough. The music kind of makes up for his shenanigans (despite the accusations of plagiarism), but as they carpet bomb the press for the new album – I wonder if they could just take a leaf out of Sigur Ros’ book, who are releasing their new album with a few choice performances and less of crazy showbusiness antics.
You can download the Coldplay Live at the BBC video (or watch it online) at the BBC iPlayer page by clicking this link. You can also listen to the Coldplay concert from Brixton Academy at the Radio 1 site here.
3 responses so far ↓
1 sheebehan // Jun 21, 2008 at 17:37
ah come on, you’ve SEEN Chris Martin WALK out of interviews, what BULL! Chris Martin took a moment out of a RADIO 4 INTERVIEW to gather his thoughts and went back to finish said interview - GET your facts correct please.
The accusations of plagiarism are obviously just a sad bunch of unknowns jumping on the back of a successful band but hey, you know good publicity work on the part of those sad unknowns, You Tube is there for you man!
Everybody is entitled to an opinion dearie, but please write as if you know what you’re actually talking about.
2 mattr // Jun 21, 2008 at 21:24
Thanks for your input - but it was interviews in the plural…although you are right to point out that I only HEARD the Radio 4 interview…however I did READ (or see) the interview in the Guardian last week where Chris Martin walked off the interview after something became ‘too personal’ - feel free to read it yourself, maybe to ‘check I know what I’m talking about’
http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/story/0,,2282735,00.html
Now, evidently boiling, he’s climbing back in through the Bakery window. ‘You’re not off are you?’ I say.
‘No, I just …’ But he is off. I look at Buckland. He seems bemused rather than alarmed (which is what I am). I ask the guitarist if he thinks he’s coming back. ‘Uh … I dunno.’
And the ‘accusation of plagiarism’ - not mine of course, I know enough about music to know it wasn’t much of a case.
3 sheebehan // Jun 22, 2008 at 12:43
I think journalists and interviewers just needle Martin, he doesn’t want to talk about his marriage, that’s his right - to remove himself from the equation is also his right - I don’t believe he ‘walked out’ ..just went off to get a cup of tea or something! He finished the interview - no problem! Seems to have been set in casual surroundings anyway and Buckland was there so interviewer didn’t have to be all alone….!!!
Anyway thanks for link , enjoyed the article.
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