Coldplay Gets It

Yesterday I expressed my personal opinions about music, dynamics and letting a song build. I said that the quickest way to spot an amateur player is to see him playing the whole song. A real musician knows when to not play.

One of my favorite bands is Coldplay. Today I thought I’d show you Coldplay playing “Fix You” (one of my favorite songs) Live from Tokyo. In this video, notice the bass comes in at 0:51, the guitar comes in very lightly at around 1:20 and drums come in with a driving electric guitar at about 2:44 (like yesterday almost 3 minutes into the song!) . You’ll notice the drummer often has his arms crossed or his hands in his lap – again a sign of a pro. Like yesterday, both bands also know when to drop out at the end. Enjoy!

I can’t embed it, but also check out the same song (“Fix You”) Live from Austin City Limits HERE.

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Josh Says:
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:35 am
Great post, Greg. I love this song, and I also love your attention to detail seeing the things that go into a quality production. The smallest things often go unnoticed – but the best, those who "get it" as you say, DESIGN for excellence. As it relates to worship, obviously, you can't design in the work of the Holy Spirit, but you can design for excellence. Excellence is God-honoring, and He will work through it.

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gregatkinson Says:
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:28 pm
I agree. Thanks Josh.

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Michael Colaw Says:
February 3rd, 2010 at 7:10 pm
Another great song to prove your point. Allow me to throw out one of my all time favorites. In one word… TRANSATLANTICISM. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1gLQ7ae8zk)

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