Coldplay

sweet_nothing · 05-26-2008, 12:50 AM

i'm really loving their new song 'Viva la Vida' right now.......and i'm buying tickets to see them

Rainard Jalen · 05-26-2008, 03:09 AM

Coldplay doesn't sound like the Bends. They are however influenced by Radiohead's general amalgamation of guitar pop elements with electronic and synthesized effects, and the idea of trying to create a luscious soundscape aesthetic rather than keeping a raw britpop sound. Other than that, it is idiotic to say that Coldplay rips off Radiohead. They do not. At any rate the Bends was an awful album with 3 good songs on it, and at least 2 out of 3 Coldplay albums are better than it.

Piss Me Off · 05-26-2008, 04:33 AM

Parachutes in particular does sound a lot like they've been listening to Fake Plastic Trees and High and Dry on repeat.
Rips off, no. Similar, yes.

adidasss · 05-26-2008, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ProggyMan

I haven't heard their debut but most of the songs on their next two albums.

What songs. I want examples and parallels.

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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen

Coldplay doesn't sound like the Bends. They are however influenced by Radiohead's general amalgamation of guitar pop elements with electronic and synthesized effects, and the idea of trying to create a luscious soundscape aesthetic rather than keeping a raw britpop sound. Other than that, it is idiotic to say that Coldplay rips off Radiohead. They do not. At any rate the Bends was an awful album with 3 good songs on it, and at least 2 out of 3 Coldplay albums are better than it.

Then why not compare them to U2, Pink Floyd or countless other bands that came before Radiohead. I'm sure someone could compare Radiohead to something too. I'm a little sick of people treating them as if they invented music itself. Everything and everyone can be compared to something else and it's a waste of fucking time, especially when its intent is denigration.

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

Parachutes in particular does sound a lot like they've been listening to Fake Plastic Trees and High and Dry on repeat.
Rips off, no. Similar, yes.

Was Radiohead the band that invented soft-rock? Really now...the only song that can compare to those two on Parachutes is Yellow, and it's not exactly indicative of Parachutes or anything else they've done since...:\

Radiohead have always been much more experimental and edgy than Coldplay have ever attempted to be. Coldplay are soft-pop-rock, to me, they have immensely different sensibilities. I mean look at their fucking lyrics, would Thome Yorke ever have written Yellow, Trouble, Spies etc? Parachutes is permeated by an overwhelming sense of melancholy, completely absent from The bends.

Incidentally those two songs sound much more like Oasis than Coldplay. :\

Piss Me Off · 05-26-2008, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Was Radiohead the band that invented soft-rock? Really now...the only song that can compare to those two on Parachutes is Yellow, and it's not exactly indicative of Parachutes or anything else they've done since...:\

Radiohead have always been much more experimental and edgy than Coldplay have ever attempted to be. Coldplay are soft-pop-rock, to me, they have immensely different sensibilities. I mean look at their fucking lyrics, would Thome Yorke ever have written Yellow, Trouble, Spies etc? Parachutes is permeated by an overwhelming sense of melancholy, completely absent from The bends.

Incidentally those two songs sound much more like Oasis than Coldplay. :\

Lyrics wise yeah they're not that similar, music and vocal-wise they're pretty similar.
No Radiohead weren't the band to invent soft-rock, but i'm not massively sure why you're bringing that up. Both the songs i mentioned, and a couple of others of The Bends and some others in their back catalouge, are characterised by the same acoustic/driven ballads that gain more and more momentum as the song progresses. I don't see why its such a fair strech to say they're similar.
About their sensiblities, i read somewhere that Chris Martin said X&Y was going to reinvent pop music, or something to that effect. Whether he was successful or not, its safe to say that if he meant that he's at least trying to look experimental.

Rainard Jalen · 05-27-2008, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Then why not compare them to U2, Pink Floyd or countless other bands that came before Radiohead. I'm sure someone could compare Radiohead to something too. I'm a little sick of people treating them as if they invented music itself. Everything and everyone can be compared to something else and it's a waste of fucking time, especially when its intent is denigration.

The comparison of Coldplay to Radiohead is a little off, though comparisons in general are not a waste of time at all. They help cite influences and may even be a reason for somebody to start listening to a new band, on the basis of possible similarities to something already liked.

Whatsitoosit · 05-27-2008, 10:53 AM

I like (some) Cold Play... guess I'm (sorta) g a y.

Rainard Jalen · 05-27-2008, 05:24 PM

So is their new single anything worth listening to?

sweet_nothing · 05-27-2008, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen

So is their new single anything worth listening to?

Violet Hill is their new single. Viva La Vida is just a track that itunes has realesed. I like Violet Hill, but i enjoy Viva La Vida more.

Violet Hill (i like the music video)

ProggyMan · 05-27-2008, 10:37 PM

I'd like it a lot better without Chris Martin.

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Rainard Jalen Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,221	Coldplay doesn't sound like the Bends. They are however influenced by Radiohead's general amalgamation of guitar pop elements with electronic and synthesized effects, and the idea of trying to create a luscious soundscape aesthetic rather than keeping a raw britpop sound. Other than that, it is idiotic to say that Coldplay rips off Radiohead. They do not. At any rate the Bends was an awful album with 3 good songs on it, and at least 2 out of 3 Coldplay albums are better than it.

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ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	I'd like it a lot better without Chris Martin.