Deadline #8 HW#4

The article that Jon Pareles wrote on Coldplay was quite interesting, yet I do not completely agree with him. To me he seemed like an angry critic so his audience should be intended for music buffs. His purpose was to persuade people from listening to Coldplay and what Coldplay stands for. He envisions Coldplay as just another pop culture trend and does not appreciate their seemingly musical rip-off of Radiohead. Jon is clearly disturbed by not only Coldplay's lyrics but how the singer sings them. This is so subjective that he has no basis of where he's coming from. I think this article was not very well written, rather a rant of his dislike of the band. As far as the ethos/pathos/logos goes, the only clear aspect that is addressed besides his disdain for the band, is that instrument wise, they are fairly talented musicians. As much as he hates this band, I hate his article even more, where is his supporting evidence???