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3/10 KidA B-side at best - and I don't like KidA Mark Knopfler - What It Is

All setlists are quite similar, the only two songs I missed were AROBTTH and What If: 1. Square One 2. Politik 3. Yellow 4. GPASUYF 5. Speed Of Sound 6. Low 7. Warning Sign/A Rush Of Blood To The Head 8. Everything's Not Lost 9. White Shadows 10. The Scientist 11. 'Til Kingdom Come (Acoustic) 12. Don't Panic (Acoustic) 13. Clocks 14. Swallowed In The Sea/Talk -Encore- 15. What If/Swallowed In The Sea 16. In My Place 17. Fix You I think that's reasonably accurate

of course - have you heard any of Knopfler's solo stuff too? I usually avoid side-projects and solo albums but Sailing To Philidelphia is actually pretty good (well, the first half anyway - What It Is is classic DS)

Nada Surf (I've just found..........) no annoying/original quirkiness, just good old fashioned acoustic-indie-pop-rock but done so well. I found the album Let Go by accident, was just clicking aound bored, heard a few mp3s and didn't find a bad one so went and bought the album and it's great - I haven't listened for long enough to have a stand-out yet, assuming I don't start hating it next week, I'll investigate their latest release. I'd never heard of them before, are they any more known Stateside or elsewhere?

yes - i find it difficult to listen to music without lyrics, and difficult when I don't really like the voice of the vocalist - which makes my tastes very selective

and you didn't even have to pay that

4/10 Radiohead - Go To Sleep

talk about cashing in. I thought the box-set itself was a terrible thing, fit only for bootleg collectors, but this is beyond that - how ms love has the audacity to keep flogging Kurt's name is beyond me.................... :angry:

did you not read the warning - you were supposed to leave

I think the two are both derivations of different aspects of Radiohead, hence why there are many common fans. (I'm not one of the "Everyone copies Radiohead" people BTW, I prefer both Coldplay & Muse)

were all those out this year? Surely at least 2 of those were 2004 releases, no? ermm ... lol i had to do a bit of research cause i wasn't so sure but - Coldplay - X&Y was released 7th June 05 - Thirteen Senses - The Invitation was released 17th January 05 - Athlete - Tourist was released 10th May 05 - Kasabian - Kasabian was released 8th March 05 so no all in 2005, probably just thought that because time goes so quickly! mm, Kasabian was last year, although both Thirteen Senses and Athlete were January 05. Thanks for reminding me, I was asking mainly because I would have had The Invitation on my list if I'd known.

oh good, a follow up - i really thought that that was it at the end of the last tour, I was especially convinced after reading the back of the God Save...EP (which I didn't get a copy of :-( ) I don't think I'll be buying Nicky's solo works though, not for the life of me if he's singing it...............

Zoooooropa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (dammit an_cat, you beat me to it)

have any of you seen this, it was of some amusement value to yours truly and haven't seen it posted here before. Apologies if it has been. Disclaimer: If you are easily offended by Coldplay-mocking, leave this site now and never return. http://www.maximmag.co.uk/?truth/relief/relief.php?id=17945

Thirteen Senses are quite a good one Keane have no guitars but are still quite feasable I'm going to suggest some early Radiohead, although be aware that Coldplay are like Radiohead rather than the other way round (my disclaimer) that's all for now

Parachutes - 8/10 AROBTTH - 10 X & Y - 7 To make sure I don't hand out too many tens, by the way, I only have six 10/10 albums in my mind, Achtung Baby, Joshua Tree, Led Zep IV, Houses of the Holy and the Manics' Everything Must Go being the other five.

were all those out this year? Surely at least 2 of those were 2004 releases, no?

yeah, you click on the free thing, scroll to the bottom and hunt in the text for a countdown timer, when it reaches 0 it gives you a link

Male: Bono James Dean Bradfield Female (far harder to choose): Sarah McLachlain

22-20s - S/T The Magic Numbers - S/T Feeder - Pushing The Senses Coldplay - X&Y I'm none too impressed about this year's crop's long-term future though ooh, can I have Origin Of Symmetry as they're releasing it in the US this year?

Manic Street Preachers suggestions: Design For Life 1985 Motorcycle Emptiness I'd say that's a fair, 3 song cross-section also: No Surface All Feeling Faster (personal favourites)

iTunes list too: Manic Street Preachers - Of Walking Abortion Muse - Thoughts Of A Dying Athiest Manic Street Preachers - Faster Muse - Hysteria Muse - Time Is Running Out Radiohead - Just U2 - Xanax & Wine U2 - Native Son U2 - City Of Blinding Lights Manic Street Preachers - IfWhiteAmericaToldTheTruth..... Muse - Hyperchondriac Music Thirteen Senses - Into The Fire U2 - Miracle Drug Coldplay - Crests Of Waves Radiohead - 2+2=5 (Live @ Earl's Court 2003) Feeder - Feeling A Moment Radiohead - The Bends Travis - U16 Girls The White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl Manic Street Preachers - Motown Junk Muse - Bliss U2 - Love & Peace Or Else Manic Street Preachers - Mr Carbohydrate U2 - Zoo Station (Live @ Dublin 1993) U2 - If You Wear That Velvet Dress (Live @ Mexico City 1997)

difficult, but at a guess 1) U2 2) Manic Street Preachers 3) Coldplay 4) Led Zeppelin 5) Muse (or Radiohead, I'm stuck there)

that's probably one of the fairest reviews i've seen yet

its on the WarChild album, the one that Coldplay stuck a b-side on