Deadline #8 HW #4 Analyze Jon Pareles's Essay

The author if the essay "The Case against Coldplay" is Jon Pareles. He is a music critic. The topic of the essay is dislike of Coldplay. The audience of the essay is Coldplay fans awaiting for the new release of their CD, "X&Y", or the music industry itself, or people who have not of Coldplay before. The purpose of the essay is to inform the audience of Jon Pareles opinion about Coldplay and give an analysis of their music and lyrics. The context of the essay is still very new. It was published on June 5, 2005, before their album release. The argument claim is Coldplays lack of lyric choice and the lead singer's faulty voice. The lyrics are cliche and are about self-pity, which makes it unenjoyable. The lead singer places his melodies to the of his range to sound fragile. The evidence to support those reasons are their are songs from Coldplay that have lines like, "Is there anybody out there who/ Is lost and hurt and lonely too" and the author states that the lead singer's voice is between tenor voice and his falsetto. This evidence proves that Coldplay's lyrics are about the sorrows of the lead singer's life and the lead singer's voice is bad. The author engages in logos. The author gives information on Coldplay's album sales in the United States and worldwide. This information does not back up his claim. It only shows the popularity of Coldplay. The author addresses a common objection. Coldplay is a successful band and listeners can relate to their music. The author tries to refute this by saying their songs are weak and cliche, and everyone should dislike the band like him.