Ponderous blog entry to hit the interweb recently:
Dear Chris,
You’ve had me waiting months for a sign that Coldplay’s 4th Album was on the horizon. And now I sit and wonder how you’ll back up your words, stating the album “is going to be the greatest piece of music ever made.”
Really, Chris? Don’t you think that might be just a tad premature? You hadn’t even started recording when you made those claims. You finished recording around the first of this year, and did not speak about the album. Now, you’ve been mastering it for six months… still nothing. I’m tentative now, because there have been no signs of what you are doing. Nothing in the press, message boards, or blogs. Shouldn’t there be something out there? Like, an article from some shitty entertainment website saying, “We caught up with Martin at his local bakery where he was purchasing a cinnamon roll. He said the album sounded great, and they were still working hard to compile – The Greatest Piece of Music Ever Made.”
Can it be done?
Parachutes, A Rush of Blood to the Head, X & Y. Honestly, I consider these to be three of the best initial albums in history. Catchy lyrics, influential music, a flow to the album. They had it all. But I don’t think a fourth is in your cards… I don’t think you’ve got the material to back it up, and that’s why you’ve been in the studio for so long.
There is another factor weighing against you. Is it really possible to have the “Greatest Piece of Music Ever Made” when fewer people buy music as an album? With today’s digital society music is now purchased on a song by song basis, thus making albums almost obsolete. Not to mention how CD’s have influenced society, with the ability to skip to your favorite song. To many listeners in today’s society, there are about 3 tracks that matter – all of which will be released as singles. Instant gratification is the name of the game.
Well, that’s all I’ve got for now Chris. Truthfully, I want to be wrong. I want you do deliver. I also want to shit Rolexes.
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