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Title: I had no message and the message was...
Review: The comparisons some make between Coldplay and U2 are unwarranted. Six years into U2's career, Bono & Co. had already made four LPs with lasting songs like Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Year's Day and Pride (In The Name of Love). Whereas these songs have an immediate and unambiguous message, the only message I can derive from Coldplay is that the world is messed up but let's make the best of it.The music on X&Y; tries too hard to be anthemic, stadium filler. I guess they figured now that they're big, they have to write "the big song". Despite this, these songs still sound like easy listening muzak. There is hardly a trace of the charm Coldplay used to have.If you want easy listening, buy some Gordon Lightfoot or Celine Dion.[DW]
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