monkeymanmoi

Enjoyed the show last night. Took my wife and it was great to be able to finally get out to a rock concert after spending months and months confined to a home with a toddler! That should inform you that I'm not a young one. In my early 40's, but I'll always be into current rock music with an alt-vibe. "A Rush" and "Viva" are incredible albums, "X&Y" okay (too much filler) and the debut album is good. Believe it or not, I don't like the song "Yellow"! The first time I heard it I thought it was Dave Mathews Band. Not a compliment. I'm also fairly jaded in that I've been to a million concert performances going back over the past 25 years. From that perspective, I'd say Coldplay puts on a good show. Chris is taller and goofier than I expected. I thought it was charming how he screwed up a couple of times. Hey, that's live. Don't care for perfection. I saw Depeche Mode completely stop a song one time and start over. Funny. I know Bono recently said that he thought Coldplay was a band that could give them a run for the money. Hmmm, maybe not. U2 is still slightly a bit more interesting live than what I saw last night. But there are very few bands that can touch what U2 does. Anyway, Coldplay fulfilled my expectations with an energetic, crowd-engaging and pleasing show. You can't miss with those songs from "Viva", possibly my favorite album this past year. And, geez, I had been wanting to see "Politik" live for a long time. Just a phenomenal live tune... followed two songs later by the sleep enducing "Yellow". This band has grown for the better over the years. Anyway, definitely an enjoyable experience and I'd go see them again. Props for the techno-mixup on the side stage and for running to the back of the arean for a couple of other songs. Nice touch.