Chris Martin seems to be reaching for something else. Coldplay released “Higher Power” on Friday their first glimpse of new material in nearly two years with their ninth album forthcoming. In an interview with BBC2, Martin said the coronavirus lockdown … Continue reading Single Review: Coldplay – Higher Power
It seemed as if Coldplay came out of nowhere. A solid debut album with a radio hit in “Yellow” it wasn’t long before Coldplay ruled the world. Just 20 years have passed since Parachutes was released and seven more albums … Continue reading Top 10 Best* Coldplay Songs
UNPRECEDENTED! Tired of hearing it? So am I. But we do live in unprecedented times and we should probably just make “unprecedented” the title for 2020. Little did we know a year ago, concerts would come to a screeching halt … Continue reading Top 10 Best Coronavirus Songs
I don’t review albums all that much, something I’d like to reverse in the future since it costs far less than attending concerts and theoretically I can post more often. Unfortunately, I don’t have the writing aptitude to regularly review … Continue reading Top 10 Albums Reviewed for 2019
It came as a surprise when Coldplay announced their new double-album Everyday Life because for some reason, I thought the band planned to call it quits after A Head Full of Dreams. Whatever I heard, I didn’t buy it, and … Continue reading Album Review: Coldplay – Everyday Life
Tis the season for a lull in concerts (at least in Portland) so what better way to end the year than the Top 10 Concerts of 2017. Mind you, these concerts reflect those reviewed on Drew’s Reviews so the pool … Continue reading Top 10 Concerts of 2017
On an emotionally charged Monday the day after a mass shooting in Las Vegas at an outdoor country music concert, and on a day America lost a music legend, Coldplay offered a respite from the world to some 20,000 fans who forgot about life for a while. It was a side trip of sorts for the band’s A Head Full of Dreams tour leaving the large confines of 60,000 seat stadiums for the more intimate and welcoming arena venue in Portland, OR at the Moda Center. Boy did it pay off. Coldplay Concert Review The massively popular foursome rock act … Continue reading Concert Review: Coldplay Performs Their Best Show Ever
Coldplay released their seventh album A Head Full of Dreams earlier this month and if it indeed is the band’s last (probably more of extended break) it’s for good reason because the record is far from An Album Full of Songs. Though A Head Full Of Dreams dumps the dreary and melancholy feel, for the most part, that encompassed singer Chris Martin’s postpartum break-up album from last year, Ghost Stories, it definitely keeps the somewhat meandering approach to song writing, seriously lacking the fun hooks and strong harmonies and catchy melodies that made Coldplay musical giants. Perhaps this musical venture … Continue reading Album Review: Coldplay – A Head Full Of Dreams
That didn’t last long. Coldplay’s upbeat almost happy embrace to song writing that defined much of 2011’s anthemic Mylo Xyloto is completely wiped away with Ghost Stories (out today). There is no paradise on this latest effort that is moody, a bit slow and just downright melancholy. What one outlet dubbed the “Divorce Album,” Ghost Stories sounds more like a full length apology from lead singer Chris Martin to his ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow. Martin, shortly after he and Paltrow famously “uncoupled” said he blames himself for the breakup but despite the clear anguish of Ghost Stories, rumors already have him … Continue reading Album Review: Coldplay – Ghost Stories
Everyone needs a second chance…including Coldplay. Three years ago the band played the Clark County Amphitheater and it was clear that large, outdoor amphitheaters are not a fit with this band. It was a lackluster performance, to put it mildly, … Continue reading Concert Review: Coldplay Triumphant in Return to Portland
