"The Speed of Overrated"
Coldplay released a new single last week called "The Speed of Sound," and its popularity has been nothing short of incredible. One article suggested it might even break the all-time iTunes Music Store download record. Now don't get me wrong, I like Coldplay, but this new single is nothing to get excited about. I was just as anxious as everyone else to listen to their "new" material, only to be served up a nice dish of 3-years-ago. There absolutely nothing groundbreaking, new, or interesting in "The Speed of Sound" as compared to Coldplay's other albums. I'll of course keep it in my library and listen to it from time to time, but, if the rest of their upcoming album is just like this single, they wasted precious studio time. In the meantime, I'll listen to the new (and different) Dave Matthews Band material, finally in the iTunes Music Store.
Update (5/18): The Dave Matthews Band album is a letdown.
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well i'm reading this months later, so this is nothing prolific. but yes, the new coldplay album wasn't even worth keeping, i got it as a re-gift from a friend, and i handed it down to another friend. i don't need that stinking up my collection. trite lyrics, over-ambitious music. this coming from the same group that did parachutes? it was a personal insult as a coldplay fan. as for the new dave matthews album? yeesh, they haven't made anything worth listening to since Before These Crowded Streets as fas as I'm concerned. coming from an ex-hard core dave matthews fan, that kind of means a lot. or does it? belle sebastian are where it's at. - Shmalice
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