Thursday, November 13, 2008

FBO: 'The Coldplay Bass Player (Pt 1 of 3)


The Failed Bands of Oklahoma holds a special affection for the overplaying bass player -- those who put a bit too much energy into the act of performing mere quarter notes normally used as the backbone for harmless mid-range pop songs, such as the entire Smithereens catalog. It's even better, in our view, when no one knows they exist.

On recent cultural symposia tours overseas, the FBO noticed something surprising: Coldplay actually has band members, including the Coldplay Bass Player (Guy Berryman). In a tender track, 'The Hardest Part,' with a video made that you're invited to laugh at -- it shows a 75-year-old woman dancing for a third-tier cable network -- Berryman's excess energy at the 2:45 mark stood out.

--> See it here:



The first couple Coldplay videos -- you remember 'Yellow' don't you?, 'The Scientist'? -- were distinctive for showing only the nice-but-you-still-kind-of-want-to-punch-him leader singer Christian Martin. No band members. So when they started making an appearance -- as if they really were party of the 'band' -- it felt strange.

The FBO bans Christian Martin from using this site for three weeks. And we urge all bands to show a more fair, representative breakdown of band members in their videos. Though a key player can break away to 'act' a part of the video -- as occurs in Quarterflash's 'Harden My Heart' or in Tommy Shaw songs from Styx's 'Kilroy Was Here' vehicle.

--> If you know of other bands who've made videos that need to be banned, please let us know.

FBO Admin
Mobile/Semi-Permanent HQ -- Brooklyn, NY

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

You do realise, he's doing it on purpose...

Robert Reid said...

Mr Anonymous, of Commonwealth nations, whether Mr Berryman is or isn't doing that on purpose has no bearing on our support of his exaggerated energy. Thanks for your interest.

In other news, Mr Berryman and Coldplay will be in Oklahoma City this Sunday. And Mr Berryman, per a story in the Daily Oklahoman, will be flying on a trapeze in Coldplay's next video.

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Biggest Coldplay Fan said...

Guy is obviously doing it to get laughs. The whole video is funny.

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