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The British band Coldplay's third album "X&Y" (EMI)Coldplay: Greatest or Most Insufferable Band?
The British band Coldplay has gone straight to the top of the Billboard 200 chart with its third album "X&Y" (EMI). Some are already calling them the World's Biggest Rock Band but others disagree, arguing that their music is middle of the road, and they are mere pretenders to U2's throne. Today: a face-off over Coldplay with New York Times music critic Jon Pareles and Newsday music critic Glenn Gamboa. We also take listener calls. Also on the show: The husband and wife Newman & Oltman guitar duo join us to share a new work by Augusta Read Thomas, titled "memory: SWELLS." The inspiration for Thomas' 10-minute work is a snippet of poetry by A.R. Ammons.
» Glenn Gamboa on Coldplay
» The Case Against Coldplay by Jon Pareles
» The Pareles Effect, Courtesy of the ‘NYT’ and Coldplay
» Augusta Read Thomas's Web site
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