Coldplay Revisited a/k/a the Wundergoat Rant
So I as most others who attended, with the exception of that dipshit who sat next to the Frat guy and his love-crazed girlfriend, thought the Coldplay concert was outstanding. However, it appears the Dipshit next to the frat guy or DNTFG has a friend in Wundergoat. I understand that the goat likes his jam bands and is interested in hearing different renditions of songs at concerts and I have no problem with that. What I have a problem with is his assesment that Coldplay didn't do this. The version of Clocks I heard was unlike any I have ever heard on any live album, radio station or any Coldplay DVD that currently exists. In My Place sounded completely different than it did on their live DVD from the 03 tour. Yellow, the same way. Scientist and Politik too. Simply, put they did play different renditions of songs, its just that the 119 pound goat was too smashed off his 4 crown shots and 5 bud lights to realize it. Still feeling the effects of having to cut all that weight for the state wrestling tournament last week I imagine.
Now to his argument that a world-class musician shouldn't need to jump around the stage and dance in the crowd. This is where he has just gone completely fucking nuts. First off, I sat next to the little bastard the whole concert, or at least until he left in the middle of the encore, and he hopped around like a fucking rabbit trying to lay cadburry egg(yes, I know a rabbit is a mammal) and he was squeezed into a 24 inch wide area between two people three times his size. If he had a 2000 sq. foot stage to play on like the band did, do you think he may do some running, hopping, and masturbating? I think the answer is an obvious yes. Furthermore, this worldlcass musician comment just has no basis. Ok, so Yanni and Yo Yo Ma don't parade around the stage and jump into the crowd, but they are also playing these big fucking wooden instruments which force them to sit in one place the whole goddamn time. And come on, it is a concert! You want entertainment. You want the performers to perform, jump around, get into to it, let the crowd feed off their energy. Coldplay is a rock band, they rock and to get the crowd energized, they must be active. If this was a Mr. Sunshine on My Goddamn Shoulders John Denver concert it would be different, but its not. Maybe Wundergoat just isn't cut out for high-energy shows and should stick to the theatre and intimate venue settings where fans are encouraged to remain sitting.
So I guess what I am trying to say is: Shut-up Danny. There are other good bands out there besides the DMB.













6 Comments:
Has Yo Yo Ma come to town yet?
Didn't see the concert, but well put my friend.
Great post Jim....
wow....I'm just stepping back into this blogging thing and I'm wondering if I should just turn around. I don't know if I can handle Sindney, IA coming after me like that.
I agree lets pump a little positive into the blog.
"Simply, put they did play different renditions of songs"
--perhaps, but I bet if you would have seen Coldplay any other time in the last year, you would've heard the same "different renditions," and in fact probably the same setlist. It may have been different from what you heard on the cd, but you can tell when a band is taking some extra risks. Coldplay wasn't.
"its just that the 119 pound goat was too smashed off his 4 crown shots and 5 bud lights to realize it"
--Actually I didn't have 4 crown shots. Only 2. I think I should have had more because then I might have enjoyed the show more. And when did level of drunkenness start being taken into consideration? If we would have taken a BAC test, I'm sure we would have all been over the legal limit. That's a bullshit comment. And I'm pushing 140.
"Still feeling the effects of having to cut all that weight for the state wrestling tournament"
--What? I don't even get that. Wrestling?
"world-class musician"
--I retract that comment. Coldplay are not world class musicians.
"If he had a 2000 sq. foot stage to play on like the band did, do you think he may do some running, hopping, and masturbating?"
--No, I would not. I would be PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT and be letting my music speak for itself, knowing that I don't need to shove it down people's throats to make them enjoy it.
"You want entertainment."
--yes
"You want the performers to perform"
--Yes. I want them to perform music. Not the Cirque De Soleil.
"jump around, get into to it, let the crowd feed off their energy"
--Yes. But I prefer that to come naturally. Hearing good music gets me energized. Seeing two bandmates lay down together on stage doesn't.
"Coldplay is a rock band, they rock and to get the crowd energized, they must be active."
--Yes. Actively playing good music that gets the crowd energized simply by the fact that it rocks and is good.
"Maybe Wundergoat just isn't cut out for high-energy shows"
--blow me
"should stick to the theatre and intimate venue settings"
--perhaps I will.
"where fans are encouraged to remain sitting"
--Never been to one. Doesn't sound like fun. As a fan I reserve the right to rock out. But as I have previously stated, I prefer the musicians to be on stage playing music. That is why I pay to see the shows.
"Shut-up Danny"
--Sounds like you're the one ranting. I just replied to a thread with an opinion. As a future lawyer, I would hope you would protect that right.
"There are other good bands out there besides the DMB"
--I agree completely. But Coldplay is not one of them.
What we have here, I believe, is a difference of opinion. You thought the show was great. I didn't. But regardless, I had a great time with friends and that's why I went to the show. So you shut up :)
Oh, and it's "wondergoat"
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