AUBURN HILLS - The winter version of Coldplay's "Twisted Logic" tour, which played The Palace on Wednesday, was a lot like the outdoor version that came to DTE Energy Music Theatre last summer, with one notable exception: They've grown a lot more comfortable being one of rock's biggest bands.
It was a new role, one to which they had long aspired, when Coldplay mapped out the followup to its 2002 blockbuster - and best - album, "A Rush of Blood to the Head." Coldplay has never made a secret of its aspirations, but it took the success of that album to make it possible. Last year's "X&Y" was designed to make an ever bigger statement - and play on bigger stages.
"X&Y" didn't quite measure up to its predecessor. It's still an ambitiously soulful, if uneven, record that's on target more often than not.
Read the full review here
Recommended Comments