X's and Y's

Here I am, in yet another Starbucks, listening to the new Coldplay album. Had I known how much time I would be spending in this place over the summer, I probably wouldn't have bought the album myself. I must admit, though it's classic Coldplay, it hasn't grabbed me like "Rush of Blood to the Head." I have a hunch that maybe Chris Martin's schizophrentic attitude and relationship with the media may have tainted my opinion of the album before I even heard it. One magazine article quotes him saying things like, "It's gonna be the best album ever made! We're gonna be bigger than U2" and in another article he's whining about all the pressure from the media and saying, "It's no big deal. If the album sells, great. If not, oh well." Okay, Chris. Time to choose between "egotistical rock star" (ala, Liam and Noel Gallagher) or "indifferent musical genius" (ala, Adam Sandler . . . er no, wait . . . Eddie Vedder). I say, keep your mouth shut and let the music speak for itself.