Monday, May 19, 2014

"The devotional intimacy of Coldplay’s Ghost Stories" by John J Thompson

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John J Thompson has long been one of my favorite music reviewers:


"..Although in the same basic pool, they  {Coldplay] have never been as interesting as Peter Gabriel, as spiritually rousing as U2 or as erudite as Sting. Gently introspective and instinctively melodic, they have become one of the staples of the feeling millennial’s musical diet. With Ghost Stories, however, the band takes a dive toward the deep end of the soul with songs exploring humanity’s universal longing for connection....The band seems anchored to flesh, even as all eyes look heavenward for answers."

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"The devotional intimacy of Coldplay’s Ghost Stories" by John J Thompson

I definitely took this as a worship song:

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