Best of '05 Preview: Coldplay

BAND: Coldplay

SONG: "Speed of Sound"

ALBUM: X and Y

DISTINCTION: The Coldplay formula is followed here to the T—driving piano intro; major chord during verse, minor chord during chorus, falsetto here, sturdy bridge there—but it works, and it sounds great.

SOUND: See above.

CUMULATIVE YEAR-END GPA: 3.7...Martinlous!