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[joethelion]

well.... to me, their (Coldplay's) recent album is actually pretty good.

I say this b/c there's not as much as an emphasis on piano as on their previous efforts... not that I don't like the piano, I just think that they have the habit of overuse

also - b/c you can't deny that Brian Eno did a TON of work on the album. It has a definite "Zooropa" / second half of "Achtung Baby" vibe

it actually reaffirmed my confidence in Brian's work, as I really really really was disappointed in how he produced U2's "All That You Can't Leave Behind" ... and although I don't think he did "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" - I do remember that he worked on the track "Peace or Else" (or something to that effect) which basically sounded like a Depeche Mode ripoff

and btw - Achtung Baby -> Pop (including Passengers) were all great albums

I just think that the singles off of Achtung suffer from over-exposure (save 'the Fly' & 'Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses')... if you strip the album of those singles - it's still really solid.