I just bought the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, with Coldplay on the cover ("Coldplay: Are they the next U2"). #821/822 May 27, 2005
Here are a couple U2 snippets from the magazine:
X&Y - Martin won't bristle if you compare Coldplay's latest to U2's anthem-packed The Unforgettable Fire. "I love the idea of lots of people in a big place singing the same thing," he says. "U2 are the best band of all time at that. That's what we're striving for in 50 percent of our songs, and the other 50 percent are more introspective." Don't be surprised in X&Y becomes the all-out blockbuster that U2's newest album was supposed to be, but wasn't quite.
In an article on Billy Corgan and his new solo album due out, he names 4 albums in his record collection that gave him recent inspiration, and mentions U2, in a less-than-complimentary way:
Echo and the Bunnymen, Crocodiles (1980)
"Often overlooked. An incredible album from one of the most underrated bands in rock history. The real deal - and, yes, a band U2 ripped off."
Here are a couple U2 snippets from the magazine:
X&Y - Martin won't bristle if you compare Coldplay's latest to U2's anthem-packed The Unforgettable Fire. "I love the idea of lots of people in a big place singing the same thing," he says. "U2 are the best band of all time at that. That's what we're striving for in 50 percent of our songs, and the other 50 percent are more introspective." Don't be surprised in X&Y becomes the all-out blockbuster that U2's newest album was supposed to be, but wasn't quite.
In an article on Billy Corgan and his new solo album due out, he names 4 albums in his record collection that gave him recent inspiration, and mentions U2, in a less-than-complimentary way:
Echo and the Bunnymen, Crocodiles (1980)
"Often overlooked. An incredible album from one of the most underrated bands in rock history. The real deal - and, yes, a band U2 ripped off."