I’ll admit it, I’ve never really been a fan of Coldplay. I didn’t really understand what everyone was so excited about when their first single (”Yellow”) hit. It just sort of annoyed me. But they’ve been around for a bit of a while now and they’ve put out several successful albums. People seem to like them.
Well, I might have to finally change my opinion. I left out one of my time wasters on my list yesterday. While playing games or working on my blog, I pretty much always have the tv on. I watch shows off my DVR, movies I get through Blockbuster online, and when I have nothing else to watch I turn on the MHD channel. It’s a high def channel that airs MTV, VH1, and CMT shows in HD, as well as videos. There are frequent episodes of Unplugged, Storytellers and Crossroads. I’ve watched episodes on Green Day, Alicia Keyes, and Bon Jovi. It’s pretty great - looks good and sounds good.
Tonight here was a Storytellers on Coldplay. They played mostly songs I’d already heard but for the first time I actually liked them. I don’t know what it is, but for me, seeing the musicians talk about their music and get passionate about it makes me like it more. It doesn’t make much sense, does it? But somehow, seeing the artists as people makes me appreciate their sound more. Strange, huh. Well, I now have something new to add to my shopping list for the next time I go to Amoeba.