Crikey the new Coldplay album is bland. We've just sat through the whole thing and I've had to put on something with a bit of bite to cleans my ears afterwards.
It's the production that is most shocking. What on earth was Brian Eno thinking? The record sounds like a U2 off-day played down a very deep dark well.
And what's with all the mumbling Chris?
And the annoying thing is that it'll sell more than the new Whitesnake album - which is ridiculously (and frankly surprisingly) good.
It's boring, morose, badly played, awfully produced, utter bilge.