busybeeburns Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 From charlotte.com: Coldplay soars with the bombast of U2, but its live show reveals a band still discovering itself. England-based Coldplay turned somber songs about insecurity and relationships into a full rock concert, but lead singer Chris Martin carried all the weight Saturday at a sold-out Grady Cole Center. His furious eruption of energy on piano and guitar filled the stage, making the other band members nearly invisible in a sea of swirling lights and noise. Martin sang about introspection, failed relationships and fear, as he bounced on his piano stool like a Pogo stick. His aggressive style made the piano look cool. On "Shiver" and "Spies," Martin slung his guitar as he danced around the stage. He seamlessly switched between piano, acoustic and electric guitars between songs. Every so often, he mumbled to the audience -- kids with their parents, young adults and middle-age Coldplay fans. About an hour into the set, four giant video screens showed each band member. Finally, it felt like a Coldplay concert, not the Chris Martin Show. Turning the group's ballads into an energetic concert was a welcome surprise, but some songs, such as "Politik," need to simmer. Instead, Coldplay sprinted through material from "Parachutes" and "A Rush of Blood to the Head." Coldplay is good, but it's going to get even better. Fans could see the potential when Martin yielded the spotlight so guitarist Jonny Buckland could play a harmonica solo on "Everything's Not Lost." I think they meant 'Don't Panic' at the end :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailormaxx Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 Thanks for posting the review. :) I was there and the concert was just amazing... The band and crowd really got into the show...and the venue was really tiny(looked like a high school gym)...Chris joked that he felt weird being in the venue because it seemed like they were in school and at the end, he said that they wanted to play one more song before the principal came...LOL sorry for my rambling...there's so much more to say... :) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedy_gonzalez Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 oh what else did he say sailor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted January 27, 2003 Author Share Posted January 27, 2003 Thanks for posting the review. :) I was there and the concert was just amazing... The band and crowd really got into the show...and the venue was really tiny(looked like a high school gym)...Chris joked that he felt weird being in the venue because it seemed like they were in school and at the end, he said that they wanted to play one more song before the principal came...LOL sorry for my rambling...there's so much more to say... :) :) Well I'm doing a push for loads of reviews for this US tour, so please write a review and I'll put it in the site ;) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailormaxx Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 Thanks for posting the review. :) I was there and the concert was just amazing... The band and crowd really got into the show...and the venue was really tiny(looked like a high school gym)...Chris joked that he felt weird being in the venue because it seemed like they were in school and at the end, he said that they wanted to play one more song before the principal came...LOL sorry for my rambling...there's so much more to say... :) :) Well I'm doing a push for loads of reviews for this US tour, so please write a review and I'll put it in the site ;) :) oh okay. :) i'm not the best at writing reviews...but I'll give it a try. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailormaxx Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 oh what else did he say sailor? well, before they played 'Moses', he said the song is supposed to be about falling in love with the most beautiful girl or guy or whoever... and during 'in my place' he sang a lyric from a justin timberlake song...lol..."I just wanna love ya baby!" lol... :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy'sChick Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 hehehe cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedy_gonzalez Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 falling in love with the most beautiful girl or guy or whoever... lmfao did he really say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedy_gonzalez Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedy_gonzalez Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 that smilie wasn`t supposed to be posted here. and during 'in my place' he sang a lyric from a justin timberlake song...lol..."I just wanna love ya baby!" lol... lmfao! thx sailor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailormaxx Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 falling in love with the most beautiful girl or guy or whoever... lmfao did he really say that? I think he was just saying it like that for the crowd... :) :shrug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailormaxx Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 that smilie wasn`t supposed to be posted here. and during 'in my place' he sang a lyric from a justin timberlake song...lol..."I just wanna love ya baby!" lol... lmfao! thx sailor! your welcome... 8) :) i'm still not over the concert... :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy'sChick Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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