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Coldplay's world tour off to solid start LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Coldplay is striving for arena-rock epic greatness, but it's not there yet. Still, the band turned in a solid performance, with only a few misfires, in launching its world tour Monday night at the Forum arena in Inglewood. The quartet is good; it's just not consistently great. There's a lot of heart but little wallop, and that's where the group came up short. Coldplay certainly has all the right elements: a personable frontman in singer Chris Martin, inventive guitar work from Johnny Buckland and a skillful rhythm section in bassist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion. Add a knack for warm-and-fuzzy songs and a social conscience (reps from Oxfam America were on site), and it should all add up. Despite some free concerts in June that served as warm-up shows, the band was in work-out-the-kinks mode Monday. The Forum isn't known for pristine sound -- far from it -- but technology has improved, and yet the mix was surprisingly muddy, even shrill at times. There was some gimmicky staging, with lasers right out of 1978 and dangling video globes and raining confetti that seemed more suited to the Hannah Montana set than Coldplay's adult audience, which also was heavily female. The nearly 90-minute show kicked off with the instrumental "Life in Technicolor," which leads off Coldplay's chart-topping new album "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends" (Capitol). But the song is all buildup with no payoff, music in search of a film soundtrack. The band followed with the McCartneyesque current single "Violet Hill," which gave way to a gliding rendition of the older "Clocks" and head-bobbing "In My Place." Frequently employing backing tracks -- they couldn't just recruit a tour keyboardist? -- allowed Martin to work the crowd with his spastic hopping about, the entire band making good use of catwalks jutting from each side of the stage into the arena floor. The sold-out crowd was pumped up and ready for every ooh-ahh sing-along opportunity, like the new "Viva la Vida," and also went wild for all those Martin piano ballads of romantic introspection. Some of the new material came off as clumsy and didn't click, but just when it looked like things might falter, the band got its act together, scaling down for a bittersweet "Trouble" and a slightly awkward though still crowd-pleasing "Speed of Sound." The ringing "Talk" was missing in action, though, and should be added to the set list. A definite highlight came with one of the simplest moments as the band walked the floor toward the rear of the arena and headed upstairs to the back corner colonnade for a rearranged, gentle acoustic version of the swelling ballad "Yellow" and the folksy "Death Will Never Conquer" -- a free download on the group's Web site right now -- with drummer Champion on lead vocals. The two songs brought the group and audience together more than all the light and video trappings and layered backing tracks earlier in the evening. The night's final numbers included an overdone "Fix You," with a church organ opening, and the galloping, U2-styled "Lovers in Japan," which came close to that epic heroism Coldplay is shooting for and just might achieve as the tour continues. Reuters/Hollywood Reporter http://uk.reuters.com/article/chinaNews/idUKN1536174420080716 Retrieved from "http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/14_July_2008:_The_Forum%2C_Inglewood%2C_CA%2C_USA"

he played it :D

Death Will Never Conquer :D ty ben

I think Roadie #42's rehearsal blog from says alot about it. they've changed a chunk of the setlist last minute because when it came to it, the set didn't work.

I've been looking on & off too but hadn't found any :angry: Good job I've got other Wiki jobs to keep me busy :laugh3:

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I'm a member of goodreads but not been anywhere near in a long time

I'm guessing you need to wait til 2009 :(

My page is waiting :D http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/14_July_2008:_The_Forum%2C_Inglewood%2C_CA%2C_USA Thanks for the setlist & first review :kiss:

I'm gonna go for breakfast. Anyone want a fried egg? Murphy's Law means the minute I leave the computer, someone will post a review, so enjoy :laugh3:

I had a luvverly night's sleep :P :laugh3:

this is no good. I'm sat in work with half an hour til i start and I really need some reviews to post on Wiki :cry: time differences suck :laugh3:

so they couldn't be bothered reviewing the album, but they will take the time to review the myspace page? interesting journalistic choice there :rolleyes:

1. First related Coldplay memory? Mountford Hall, Liverpool 2002. First time I remember realising who they were 7 recognising the odd song 2. Have you ever seen the band live in concert, if so where? 20 June 2002: Mountford Hall, Liverpool University 11 October 2002: M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, 14 April 2003: MEN Arena, Manchester, 4 July 2005: Reebok Stadium, Bolton, 5 July 2005: Reebok Stadium, Bolton, 19 December 2005: MEN Arena, Manchester, 3.a Favorite Coldplay album? Rush Of Blood To The Head b. Favorite Coldplay song? Clocks/Viva La Vida/Reign Of Love/Spies c. Favorite Coldplay video? The Scientist 4. Most treasured Coldplay item in your collection? don't have any really, they all belong to Ian, unless you count my concert tickets 5. What was your craziest fanatic moment regarding Coldplay (ie. did you have to go at great lengths to see them live? did you do something really dramatic to defend Coldplay? etc etc.) updating WikiColdplay. I must be mad!! I am the copy&paste Queen :D

am busy on the Wiki site and stumbled across this http://wiki.coldplaying.com/index.php/Mc_squared_vs._Cristiano_Ronaldo think you might have some company now!! :laugh3:

darn Roadie!! why does he always post his new blog an hour after I just checked for one? :angry: :laugh3:

I love the day one quote. I can kind of see Edward's point in that if ALice know the outcome, why bother? BUT, if he can see what people are thinking, then surely he knows what she's going to do? except as I typed that I remembered the scene from eclipse where Alice translated something into some random language so as not to think about what was going on and alert Edward. arrrggghh its all so complicated :confused:

I've not watched it since Christmas. there's nothing happeneing that has made me want to watch

thias still needs top of the pile status :)

nope, I love it :) X&Y didn't quite do it for me, but having heard Viva, I like it even less now. Up til X&Y, AROBTTH would have been my favourite album as there are so many songs on there that hit different spots for me. Plus I have a soft spot for it because my fav song of all time, Clocks, is on there. maybe that's why I like Viva so much, I always have been a fan of cheesy pop :P having said that, it still doesn't feel that poppy to me that's one of my favourite lyrics on the album. I like the simplicty &sentiment of it, and if I'd have had that at the times my Grandpa and Nan died, I think it would have helped me a little. When my Nan died, I ended up turning to the Tibetan Book of Living & Dying, but it didn't quite help. That one phrase makes so much sense to me and gives me a calmer feeling about the whole thing. can't think of a way to say this without sounding really condescending, but the post comes across as well thought out and I don't think you deserve flaming.

Its a discussion forum where people discuss their opinions. I'd much rather have a post like the opening one where the post comes across as thought out after a few listens, than some of the ones we had the day of the album leak (they were proper trolls!). Its not a generic Coldplay are rubbish post but a post saying that one fan doesn't like Viva as much as some of the others. It's possible to have a sensible debate about it without having to resort to insults, antagonism and bad feeling.

http://www.edwardandbella.net/ the haircolour on the illustration at the top of that site matches more closely the haircolour in my head

In my head, his hair is alot paler than that, but the height seems right.

I saw a movie trailer somewhere. :confused: will see if I can find it again edit: found it the link is in the 7th May blog http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight_movie.html there's also a clip on the official site http://www.twilightthemovie.com/ seems to be the dance school scene from what I can mkae out