4-Sep-2009: Estadi Olimpic, Barcelona - Tickets, Previews, Meetups, Reviews/Previews

nancyk58 · September 6, 2009

The article in an English unedited version

http://www.lavanguardia.es/participacion/noticias/20090905/53778897228/fiasco-de-coldplay-en-barcelona-chris-martin-martin-madonna-u2-florentino-perez-michael-jackson-ciud.html

Coldplay Fiasco in Barcelona

The show orchestrated by the British quartet led by Chris Martin, succumbed to a horrific crash to technical problems that crippled part of the performance

Rating**** = 4*/5*

William Granell| Reader writer | 05/09/2009 | Updated at 19:53 h | Participation

With tickets already sold out for months, and after the apotheosis of macro carousel concerts that have been shaking over the city this summer -AC/DC, U2, Madonna, Coldplay were planted in the Olympic Stadium to countersign his unstoppable new star status what is known as "stadium rock". However, the evening would end far from the alleged triumph that was supposed we would be providing and to make matters worse sonrojante derive an embarrassment for certain strains of the concert. Released with much fanfare by some means the alleged romance between Coldplay and BarcelonaAlso been informed prior to the performance that it would be recorded live and would become part of a DVD for later release ...

Viewed as seen last night, the editing team expect a hellish work in the assembly. Everything seemed to presage the disaster when over 20h in the afternoon, Wayne Coyne, Leader of the unclassifiable The Flaming Lips climbed on stage at the Olympic Stadium, to the utter indifference of much of the public, except those posted in the front that could have grappled with the most vocal fans, who had spent hours huddled in front to have a good site and we can worship subsequently Chris Martin more closely. That a group as The Flaming Lips who stands for everything anti-Coldplay is extremely remote as the wildest mainstream, such that radio-formula seems to venerate more devoutly, has to act as guest artist with over 20 years of career behind him, is so surreal to see themselves as the crazy choreography and props worn by all the concerts of Oklahoma. That issues such as' Do You Realize? " of their fantastic album Fights the Pink Robots Yoshimi with which they parted or jewelry the next long At War With The Mystics as 'The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song' have to be tasted between the whispering and walking hand mobile countless people in search of his companions, it was pathetic and saddening. At times, the unequal power of marketing that surrounds certain bands, you will attend as yesterday's scenes, authentic nonsense comprehensible only in a music industry right now that definitely seems to have become the new circus of century XXI. And as good macro show worth its salt, it should always feed on other precedents which serve to mark a kind of guideline to follow, perhaps because of it and compared to Coldplay with heavy machinery that supports the U2 shows and those just before the concert actually started for most, it would sound 'Magnificent', to the delight of those present, who lived the moment as a clear nod to the above.

Just before Chris Martin and his men appear on stage, sounding the first notes of 'The Blue Danube "by Strauss, a piece that seems to have been lifted up into the category of new anthem of the popular culture of our new century, to the glory of Stanley Kubrick-responsible involuntary globalized its 2001: A Space Odyssey- And the Viennese people. What a novel so surprised, congratulations on the cliché to the appropriate parties. And so began the long-awaited concert by Coldplay, literally within 30 seconds of action began to be plagued with electrical fainting and sudden and momentary leakage of sound, fully operational issues such as 'Violet Hill'. The face of Chris Martin looking at one of the technicians located at the side of the stage during the crash, said it all. Unfortunately, the bursts of Coldplay in Barcelona, With bad sound, are beginning to appear tradition since the penultimate visit of the band last year at the Palau St. Jordi, which sounded deslabazados for some subjects.

Returning on Friday night at the Olympic Stadium, the third theme decided to rescue the excellent 'Clocks' that came too soon and the band still very cold. 'In My Place' would be as follows, with a Chris Martin that stirred fitfully on the stage and offered the very start of depletion or appearance of reluctance. That eagerness to include the public in the phrasing of issues like 'In My Place' or 'Yellow' remaining impact to them and leave one with the feeling that you are stealing the opportunity to enjoy an energetic interpretation, please of a massive karaoke which only serves to feed the ego of the causes. Unlike previous tours as 2003 with 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head' or 2005 with 'X & Y' finished catapult them to stardom, Martin seems to have dropped almost introspective concentration which characterized the interpretation of many issues, to foster greater frontman pose invaded by false modesty and shaken by unpardonable forgetfulness, the result of excessive searches of complicity with the audience. "Glass Of Water" was one of the few subjects that dazzled live instrumental level and demonstrate the power of this muscular musical training at the time of British manufacturing temazos when dispense with the absurd outbursts that seem to seize star Chris in certain times. On issues like this, without a tune destined to be born with a desire to hit since its inception, is that you can identify the footprint of Brian Eno and how right in wanting to strengthen the group's sound without having to always be subject to Martin's falsetto.

Unfortunately, the sound romance would not last much longer and after vigorous churchyard of London ', which reveals similar rhythmic curious and perhaps some lessons from training as Radiohead, Would the sugar and expendable ballad "42". 'Fix You' was to be the next instant karaoke massive, decorated with an over-dramatization by Chris, very likely through the night to seek interaction with the public. After 'Strawberry Swing', the group makes its first foray into one of the small stages located in the middle track and begin the destruction of two major issues such as 'God Put A Smile Upon Your Face' and 'Talk' which is still flawless execution recalls his 2005 concert at St. Jordi and now, past by this pseudo-techno mixer, the filter until they were without body or soul. While this was happening, began to hear a strong puff from the right-middle section of the stadium, adorned with cries of "Can not hear! Not hear!".

From our position, are also appreciated fluctuations in volume levels over the last three issues. Buckland, Berryman, Martin and Champion they look without really knowing what happens. This time alone and carrying a small piano, Martin pinpoints the lines of another good theme as 'The Hardest Part' sounds weak and lackluster sound in this mode, watered down and without force. At a stroke maim these three issues that could have sounded at its best and we are reduced to sense the murmur. Of course the order of the code and implementation of many issues is proving very disappointing and return to the main stage to do to fire Viva La Vida, You can not ignore the obvious: the show is proving a disaster. With this particular song, the "triplet"-Coldplay-Barça Guardiola phenomenally strong charge and remind me of the danger of falling into the temptation to seize under what terms, works or marks, to end up commodified, a little style Florentino Perez and his obscurantist projects Madrid-Galaxy-Disneyland.

Soon after, it appears that Coldplay return to the attack with another of these forays into another stage located in the middle of the stadium. Such breaks do nothing but break the rhythm of an already uneven concert and extend our sense of tedium to levels exasperating. Both like to see once again returning to destroy another great song like the beautiful 'Green Eyes', the seventh cut from their second album 'A Rush Of' ... and also running in the acoustic mode, as if in the middle of a rehearsal with friends concerned. The height of absurdity to the show would ride the wave with the public phone in hand, while rape and disembowel the classic Michael Jackson, 'Billie Jean'. Serve this as a point, to denounce the hypocrisy of many artists and musical tabloid, who now are struggling to regain the figure of someone before he died, only used as a tool to vilify and no its endless artistic achievement, the chaotic management of his personal life. Strange that this batch of fake testimonials, also signed up several months ago Bono or Madonna. That said, the grotesque and the heat made an appearance again in his second round on the main stage to the sound of a techno medley of infumable Viva La Vida some present appeared to receive with great joy and that would have delighted the versioning of mythical themes and soundtracks to bakalao style of the famous route that ruled Valencia. To those who liked it, will have to discover the mythical reinterpretation made at its day of soundtracks Conan the Barbarian, The Last MohicanThe 'Adagio' by Georges Delerue that appears in the film by Oliver Stone, Platoon or 'Wonderwall' by Oasis, Because they would delights ...

With such an attack of embarrassment, even taking over our person, it exploded-literally-the sound for one second at the beginning of the powerful 'Politik'. 'Lovers In Japan', 'The Scientist' and 'Life In Technicolor II' would be the last batch of outstanding issues, leaving the ink unforgivably anthems like 'Trouble' for inclusion in a global campaign of the Red Cross be allowed known or 'Speed Of Sound'The album single incontestable definitely catapult them into fame, which might see the quality of their last direct, may seem unwarranted. Undoubtedly, this concert was one of the great disappointments of the year, even though Chris Martin be inclined to excuse and prove they can play the 'Gnossienne No. 1' of Erik Satie between songs, while we get bored telling how many yellow balloons and paper butterflies are scattered on the floor and the stands that are impoverished or fireworks as cherry to a concert failed.

I noticed a few Spanish word in the middle of the text. One explanation can be that some of the words used by Lavanguardia cannot be looked up in the online dictionaries. I at least had such problems in the previous Lavanguardia article I translated. After several hours' research I still had several question marks in two paragraphs and had to skip these sentences. But these paragraphs were not essential or that relevant anyhow.

Therefore I am only prepared to go through the article (in English and Danish version produced via Google toolbar with support in the original Spanish text) and then translate the most relevant / interesting parts as it takes a lot of time.

nancyk58 · September 6, 2009