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For their Paradise performance I give them 7 - they did fine, especially considering all the extra "circumstances" they were dealing with. CB would have been better.
I thought Chris sounded ever so nice at the start of PoC, but acoustic Chris + Rihanna just didn't work. Wish they could have managed to do the album version of PoC, but I guess that would have taken more time to get right than they had. |
Grammys
Ok, so this wasn't CP's best performance live. But let's face it. The deck was stacked. As soon as they were put in a category with Tony Bennett and the late Amy Winehouse, you knew that was a losing cause.
Every year, the Academy has a love affair with someone-this year it was the Foos. No offense to the Foos. When X&Y came out, it was up against the monster known as U2 and How to Dismantle... For VLV, 7 nominations, but Robert Plant and Allison Krauss were the hot acts. Worldwide CP fans know how the boys perform live and what a treat it is to be there. Someone else has mentioned that Paradise was the hit up for the award and that's more than likely why it was chosen. One wonders what the sequence of acts would have been if Ms. Houston hadn't passed away the night before. If CP is playing early, then I'll bet Charlie Brown and the Xylobands would have rocked the house. Instead, it got buried in the middle. The Grammys just aren't what they used to be. It rewards long time acts for staying power-the Foos, the Chilis, Bob Plant, etc. It's all about getting the almighty ratings and putting the hottest acts on. And as a final comment-Dave Grohl hit a home run with his comments. i don't think it was aimed at CP, but maybe the other "Pop" categories. Gaga, Brown, Kanye, Jay-Z. I'm just sayin'.... Looking forward to seeing CP in Chicago in August, and hoping the Xylobands will still be around! |
"This is a great honor because this record was a special record for our band. Rather than going to the best studio in the world down the street in Hollywood and rather than using all the fanciest computers that you can buy, we made this one in my garage with some microphones and a tape machine. And we couldn't have done it without... (names)... To me this award means a lot because it shows that the human element of making music is what is most important. Singing in to a microphone and learning how to play an instrument and learning to do your craft, that's the most important thing for people to do. It's not about being perfect. It's not about sounding absolutely correct. It's not about what goes on in a computer. It's about what goes around in here (*points to heart*) and what goes around up here (*points to brain*). "
This man is 100% right! I absolutely agree with him...and I'm also 100% sure he's not addressing this speech to coldplay! The arena was full of artists who abuse of auto-tune, who are not able to play and instrument...remember that Grohl is a multi-instrumentalist, he sings very well, his career has begun years ago with Nirvana, he is not a greenhorn, so he knew what he was saying! The problem is the one who have written the article...I really think he hates Chris Martin! |
^ If there's someone who can say something like this, it is Dave Grohl.
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I love the paradise performance. The POC performance was okay. Chris and Rihanna just didn't have much chemistry. But the acoustic version was a nice surprise. Knowing a lot of Coldplay fans aren't fond of Rihanna, cutting POC short and moved onto Paradise was a smart move. The guys looked great .
I thought they might get one Grammy last night but Foo Fighter got them all. Oh well! MX is like X&Y, popular but not for Grammy. |
Quote: What a bummer that they are wasting the light and that Coldplay does the exact opposite. They embrace light in all itīs forms with MX. Sorry, first thing that came to my mind reading this. Anyways, my review: After 3,5 hrs of sleep my phone woke me up: 2 am, Coldplay time. Start my laptop, find the right link to a good stream and sit around and wait for the boys to appear on my screen. And then finally it started. First I had to sit through 'We Found Love' from Rihanna. Nice song, but performance is too much slut-like (sorry). Then the camera focused on Chris. Lovely clothes, looks good. He starts strumming his guitar and starts to sing. You could clearly hear he was nervous. Nervous about the first performance of PoC live with Rihanna, nervous for his voice when he's sick? On the other hand, Rihanna wasn't in tune at all. She was pretty much gasping for air and trying to deliver anything out of her that would tune with Chris. I was quite surprised by the acoustic version. I expected it to be like on the album: more dancable and probably favoured by younger audience. But thinking of Paradise following, this acoustic version was a nice transition from 'We Found Love' to the second part of their performance. I can't choose which one would have been more appropriate in this setting and which one would have been better to promote. The choice for Paradise was somewhat interesting too. It sounded and looked ok, but again Chris' voice was a little shaky and he had to squeek some tones out of his throat. Maybe they had to do Paradise because it's on the Grammy-album, but I would've prefered to hear 'Charlie Brown'. They could have put CB into the picture more than it is now and realy promote the single. But maybe his voice couldn't handle this song at the moment. It would've been great though if on the screen behind Coldplay they would show the CB music video and also the video for 'We Found Love' when Rihanna performed her song. Hmmm, Deja Vu? After all, I enjoyed watching it (as I do with every single Coldplay-related thing that isn't hatefull to Coldplay). I stuck around till 4 am and went of to bed for 2 more hours of sleep. Energy-wise this nightbreak wasn't such a great idea: I had a tough day at work, but watching and reading about Coldplay when back home cheered me up (accompanied with a piece of chocolate;)) |
Huffington Post
Adele's comeback performance of Rolling In The Deep stole the Grammy Awards show last night. However, things weren't so great for fellow Brit Chris Martin, who struggled to create such a stir as he sang Coldplay's hit Paradise. Sounding off-key and croaky, frontman Martin battled through the song, fighting the bad cold that has prompted the band to scrap upcoming Australian tour dates. |
It is clear : POC doesn't work live, acoustic or not... I don't think we'll hear it again !
It's good on the album that's all. Paradise performance was ok but it's true that now, Coldplay should play other songs, like Charlie Brown, some new and fresh stuff. |
Quote: Or 3.18 :D |
Dave Grohl ruffled some feathers didn't he? I honestly, don't think he was calling out Coldplay or the EDM people. He was calling out acts like Katy Perry who use autotune to hide their voice. Also, Wasting Light is a damn good album and deserved to win.
As for Coldplay's performance, it was rough. Chris Martin is obviously sick and I hope he gets some rest because his voice needs it. I was at the show Wednesday and he sounded fine. I too would have preferred Charlie Brown, but it seems bands were performing their nominated songs, Bruce excepting, so there you go. |
Why didn't CP get back to their seats after their performance? I saw Guy behind paul mccartney in one pic after the adele performance! But where was rest of the band? I dont think they left early!
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So I recorded the Grammy Awards and watched Coldplay's performance. Paradise was very good :) It wasn't perfect, but I loved their performance. I loved PoC until Rihanna came to sing :S Chris' guitar playing and singing was perfect, but Rihanna didn't sing very well... That's my opinion
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I love Coldplay, hands down. I've noticed from years ago, they never do their best in the artificial environment of televised performances. Chris almost always seems nervous and hyper and somehow his voice is off. Last night was the same. (I didn't know he was ill until reading some comments above). The music itself was good, the vocals weak, even in the chorus when the other guys sing...they sounded soft and almost non-existent. It makes me sad, b/c I know what they're capable of, yet they never seem to express that on TV in front of mainstream America. I guess that's a good thing. The POC duet was not good either. Rhi was out of breath from her previous performance, and the two voices never meddled well. There were awkward transitions from her song to POC then into Paradise. Good idea in theory, but just didn't work well on stage.
I will say, that in the category of best rock song (or whichever award was televised), Foo Fighters were the weakest band in that category; up against Mumford and Sons, Radiohead, CP and Decemberists, they were the least interesting to me...I do not understand how they swept all those awards. I haven't read everything everyone else has written here. But I wanted to put my two cents in on the Adele conversation. She is a different performer; beautiful voice, with the ability to convey emotion, so much so, that I get chills and choke up every time she starts a song. She chooses not to be glitzy, glammy and over-produced like Rhi-Rhi and Gaga and Katy Perry and Nicky and on and on... I AM SO GLAD TO SEE THAT! She does her own thing, her own way. She was gorgeous and stunning, and I rather look at her standing on stage in a simple black dress singing, than seeing Rhianna half naked and dancing like a stripper. Boring some say, but that is RAW talent. Go Adele. She deserved every Grammy she won! |
I did not enjoy the performance... at all. Gave it a 3.
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