Coldplay - Live 2003 (DVD & CD)
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Movie Reviews of Coldplay - Live 2003 (DVD & CD)
Movie Review: Wow!
Summary: 5 Stars
This DVD is next best to having attended the 2003 concert in person. The concert shown was played in Sydney, Australia, including 2 sets of encores (the playlist was identical to what I saw during a concert in North America on the same tour). I felt like I was experiencing the concert all over again. During the concert, there are lots of close ups, meaning you'll even see the beads of sweat on the bandmembers' faces. There are several seemingly 'private moments' caught on tape, when the members of the band look particularly thoughtful or serene during songs. The audio is 100% authentic to the point that a few minor musical/sound glitches remain. (You want to feel like you were really at the concert, right?!)
Visually, I found the film really well done, artistic even. Some parts of the concert are shown in black & white, others in color. There are some scenes that are shown in a kind of hybrid, with most of the shot appearing in black and white and highlights brought out in colour. It's quite stunning to the eye.
Another feature of the DVD that I really enjoyed was the tour diary which is a behind the scenes look at the band's travels. This gave me a chance to see a side of Coldplay I didn't know at all. The bandmembers seem to still be really close friends in spite of their rapid rise to fame. Some of the candid moments caught in the tour diary include a super-fast impromptu version of Trouble (it's funny!), the guys doing radio interviews, rescuing a kitten from the ceiling of their backstage dressing room (!) and much more. I had a smile plastered on my face for the entire tour diary. I enjoyed it at least as much as the concert portion of the DVD itself.
All together, the DVD (which includes a live concert CD) is a wise investment for any Coldplay fan. You'll be enjoying this one for years to come.
Movie Review: Coldplay is the GREATEST band around!
Summary: 5 Stars
This DVD is just confirmation that Coldplay are among the most talented musicians in pop culture today. With this live performance, we see Chris Martin really involving the audience, he further proves his vocal prowess and stage presence is as great as anyone else out there. Coldplay is the first band I have encountered that actually sounds ten times better live than they do on their CD's (which are also excellent). I found myself drawn to songs that I was never too fond of on the CD's, but are so incredibly moving live, such as "A Rush of Blood to the Head," "Everything's Not Lost" (that is one that NEEDS to be heard live). Also, the fan favorites such as "Yellow," "Clocks," and "Trouble" have never sounded better. There's also great exclusive songs in this concert, including the B-sides "One I Love," which is a very up-tempo and catchy song, and the very sweet acoustic song "See You Soon" that almost makes me cry, and the new song "Moses" which is just excellent. Also, this performance features the classic "Shiver," a song that Coldplay has not performed in ages and a live version of which is very hard to come by. The directing is top-notch on this DVD, as is the sound quality. On top of this wonderful DVD, you get a VERY good quality CD of the performance, which is now my favorite Coldplay CD. When you hear thousands singing the lyrics to "Trouble," you can't help but get goosebumps, and you realize that this band is not a "flash in the pan," that they will be around for a very long time, and their music will be around for longer. If you are not a huge Coldplay fan, you will be after viewing this DVD, and if you already are, then needless to say, this DVD is a must.Movie Review: Confirms their status as the new kings of pop/rock
Summary: 5 Stars
Although vastly overplayed and overly-worshipped in the past year or so--to the point of nausea--there's no denying this band's ability. I have been a fan from their debut on, and have collected just about every obscure b-side and live cut there is, which are all superb, but there comes a point (maybe this happened with The Beatles at one time, I don't know), where the amount of airplay the band receives (radio, television, etc.) simply begins to reach a certain saturation point. The only thing a band can do at this juncture of success is to keep releasing quality product, to keep themselves constantly fresh, but release it at slightly longer intervals to give audiences time to adjust.
By that strategy, this live DVD may seem to be coming a little to soon in their career (after only two albums?), but it's quality is such that it still renews my faith in the group. Coldplay are trying very hard to project the same sense of wide-eyed idealism, musical and political, that invested U2 in their early years, and although not quite at their mentor band's level, they're getting there. The concert film is superb, all of the songs are terrific, and the three new songs are equally as strong as the standards. The editing is stylized enough to keep Chris Martin's sometimes gangly on-stage dancing from being a distraction, and his vocals have hit a peak. My only complaint is that many of the songs sound virtually identical to their studio counterparts, although a few are changed around a little (ie the harmonica on "Don't Panic"). Although I do not wish the band to keep recycling their early sound on future efforts, for the moment "Live 2003" serves its purpose and reminds one of their new crown in the pop heirarchy.
Movie Review: Coldplay Live Will 'Open Up Your Eyes'
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw Coldplay live this August at the Verizon Wireless Ampetheatre in Irvine, California. An avid concert-goer, I was eager to see how the definitive band for my generation would stand up to the hype live. Of course now with the bands' most recent CD, X&Y, there were new songs and changes to the concerts' line-up, but the pure musical genius I witnessed live was almost identical to that of the DVD.
Some anal retentive types may find flaw in this interpretation of live performance. There are numerous camera angles, focus changes, and photography elements used to capture the raw energy and essence of Coldplays' live show. I for one thoroughly enjoy the non-linear approach taken by the director. Coldplay is such a creative and talented band, always paving the way and becoming innovators for the industry, why not mirror that in the approach to their DVD? With such a plethora of color and sound, it's truely artistic and beautiful.
The chosen playlist includes without a doubt some of the best tracks from their prior CDs, some of my personal favorites being 'In my place', 'clocks', 'shiver' and 'yellow'.
The best concert dvd in my collection.
Maybe before you rip apart the editing and direction you should listen to the music and take a hint from the band, and "open up your eyes."
Sometimes one straight shot, isn't all that interesting.
Movie Review: Wasn't a fan until I saw this DVD concert
Summary: 5 Stars
I didn't know any of Coldplay's music until I watched this DVD, which a friend recommended. I am very grateful to him for making me aware of this band that I thought was just another bunch of young guys churning out 21st century formulaic pop. How wrong I was!!!
You know, I appreciate people's criticisms of this DVD--it does jump around in the editing a lot, but in my opinion it underscores the pace of the music throughout the performance. And what a performance--what a frontman. Such charisma. Contrary to what many people have commented about Coldplay lacking talent--they may not be vertuosic on thier instruments, but they play within themselves. Other bands that do this: U2 and Pink Floyd. Enough said.
Certain songs made me well up--Trouble is achingly beautiful, and Moses is one of the best songs on the DVD. It's such a wonderful song, with great chord progressions and very Edge-like lead guitar work. Many of the songs are indeed formulaic brit-pop (I think of other "Manchester-sound" bands like Oasis and The Verve) but they are crafted so brilliantly as to make you forget that they have the verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus-end structure. They write such clever songs that stay with you long after you've heard them. They get under your skin and you're happy they bounce around your head instead of some other crap that makes you crazy. 5 stars easily.