They're a punching bag for critics and a punch line for comedians. Pick the put-down, and they've been on the receiving end: insufferable, unoriginal, pompous, arrogant and - worst of all - boring, reports Rocky Mountain News.
And yet they've sold 40 million albums, routinely pack arenas and once even affected a company's stock by changing a record's release date. That's the dichotomy of Coldplay, which has a date at the Pepsi Center, Denver tonight.
At best, their critics have slammed the earnest Brits as "Radiohead Lite," featuring all the wistful atmosphere, but none of the musical innovation. At worst, even the band's fans are slagged. "Music for medium-level dull people." That's how the Washington Post's J. Freedom du Lac described Coldplay's catalog earlier this year.
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