Coldplay

scottsy · 03-08-2009, 12:24 AM

It's funny because I loved Viva La Vida, have Prospekt's March, but have barely listened to it more than twice..... not really a big EP listener type, though.... and then there is the whole time factor lately - ie, I have none...

Whitechapelfan200 · 03-08-2009, 10:51 AM

They aren't a coffe table band.I like a couple of their songs but i am not a big fan.I think they are a talented band.

~~ninaNirvana~~ · 03-08-2009, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by djmicromix

Coldplay = Radiohead's ugly sister.

I am not a huge fan but I would not go there either. :-) I think really the only similarity is that Thom Yorke and Chris Martin turn the art of falsetto singing ( to reach the tenor - soprano notes ) into mainstream art.

sweet_nothing · 03-08-2009, 10:16 PM

Coldplay do try to imitate Radiohead though, for example the atmospheric sounds on High Speed sounds exactly like the ones on Subterranean Homesick Alien

JukeBoxHero · 03-09-2009, 03:06 PM

I'm not a big Coldplay fan, some people I know are completely addicted to them, but I just like them OK, I didn't like Viva La Vida a whole lot, I do like Life in Technicolor though.

gotjuice · 03-09-2009, 07:52 PM

VLV was okay. I didn't mind them trying to change their sound after X&Y, but to me the album just didn't quite do it, especially lyrically.

A Rush of Blood to the Head and the first 7-8 songs on Parachutes are still great though.

Termite · 03-15-2009, 05:07 AM

I like Coldplay quite a lot, and I don't like Radiohead a whole lot. Call me some mouth-breathing ignoramus if you like, but to me Radiohead is like free-verse poetry; It may be more "complex" structurally than something like "Nothing Gold Can Stay" but that doesn't mean it's better.

lieasleep · 03-15-2009, 09:06 PM

you are some mouth-breathing ignoramus

SydMM · 03-16-2009, 08:49 AM

Coldplay is awesome. A Rush Of Blood To The Head is absolutely brilliant and one of my favorite albums.

lieasleep · 03-16-2009, 05:50 PM

ok let me just end this comparison of coldplay and radiohead because they are really not similar.

radiohead has consistently put out new albums, each one being in its own way different and fantastic. coldplay put out aone awesome album and one pretty friggin good album before they began to water down their sound, loose any sense of experimentation, and become (more or less) ****

radiohead's lead thom yorke is humble and genuine. here is a huge list of his quotes. read through a couple and you'll find it impossible to dislike the guy. chris martin on the other hand? he has a history of walking out of interviews not to say that he's a bad guy, but still... here is a great list of annoying musicians. chris martin is at the bottom and you will see many of the same points only articulated far better than i ever could.

radiohead seems to stick to the idea that they are making music because they love to make music, for example, introducing the world to the first major release on a "you pay what you want basis." with In Rainbows in 2007. one might argue that they have the fan base and the money to do that to which I would have to say "yes, and so does coldplay." now coldplay, on the other hand, made Viva la Vida to sell, this is a matter of opinion of course but, to me, one can find their new music to be boring, easily digestible, radio-friendly and overwhelmingly average, all of which are characteristics of music that is designed for the mainstream or made to sell. and, of course, there is still that question of "did coldplay steal viva la vida from joe satriani?" which lingers and puts them in a further negative light whether the allegation is true or not

musically (and i guess what really matters) they WERE similar. they were both British, they both wrote pop, or pop inspired rock, etc. and parachutes is really the only album that applies to. so please, stop comparing the two.

03-08-2009, 12:24 AM	#531 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	It's funny because I loved Viva La Vida, have Prospekt's March, but have barely listened to it more than twice..... not really a big EP listener type, though.... and then there is the whole time factor lately - ie, I have none... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

03-09-2009, 03:06 PM	#535 (permalink)
JukeBoxHero Groupie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 32	I'm not a big Coldplay fan, some people I know are completely addicted to them, but I just like them OK, I didn't like Viva La Vida a whole lot, I do like Life in Technicolor though. __________________ We're sucking the gooey cellulite from modern music. Reductive synthesis. We do it all for you. -Mark Mothersbaugh

03-15-2009, 09:06 PM	#538 (permalink)
lieasleep Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 355	you are some mouth-breathing ignoramus __________________ a song well sung is a sung well song so sing.

03-16-2009, 08:49 AM	#539 (permalink)
SydMM Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 35	Coldplay is awesome. A Rush Of Blood To The Head is absolutely brilliant and one of my favorite albums. __________________

03-16-2009, 05:50 PM	#540 (permalink)
lieasleep Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 355	ok let me just end this comparison of coldplay and radiohead because they are really not similar. radiohead has consistently put out new albums, each one being in its own way different and fantastic. coldplay put out aone awesome album and one pretty friggin good album before they began to water down their sound, loose any sense of experimentation, and become (more or less) **** radiohead's lead thom yorke is humble and genuine. here is a huge list of his quotes. read through a couple and you'll find it impossible to dislike the guy. chris martin on the other hand? he has a history of walking out of interviews not to say that he's a bad guy, but still... here is a great list of annoying musicians. chris martin is at the bottom and you will see many of the same points only articulated far better than i ever could. radiohead seems to stick to the idea that they are making music because they love to make music, for example, introducing the world to the first major release on a "you pay what you want basis." with In Rainbows in 2007. one might argue that they have the fan base and the money to do that to which I would have to say "yes, and so does coldplay." now coldplay, on the other hand, made Viva la Vida to sell, this is a matter of opinion of course but, to me, one can find their new music to be boring, easily digestible, radio-friendly and overwhelmingly average, all of which are characteristics of music that is designed for the mainstream or made to sell. and, of course, there is still that question of "did coldplay steal viva la vida from joe satriani?" which lingers and puts them in a further negative light whether the allegation is true or not musically (and i guess what really matters) they WERE similar. they were both British, they both wrote pop, or pop inspired rock, etc. and parachutes is really the only album that applies to. so please, stop comparing the two. __________________ a song well sung is a sung well song so sing.

03-08-2009, 10:51 AM	#532 (permalink)
Whitechapelfan200 Groupie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: My house,New Jersey Posts: 35	They aren't a coffe table band.I like a couple of their songs but i am not a big fan.I think they are a talented band.

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gotjuice Rose City til I die! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 366	VLV was okay. I didn't mind them trying to change their sound after X&Y, but to me the album just didn't quite do it, especially lyrically. A Rush of Blood to the Head and the first 7-8 songs on Parachutes are still great though.

03-15-2009, 05:07 AM	#537 (permalink)
Termite Groupie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 6	I like Coldplay quite a lot, and I don't like Radiohead a whole lot. Call me some mouth-breathing ignoramus if you like, but to me Radiohead is like free-verse poetry; It may be more "complex" structurally than something like "Nothing Gold Can Stay" but that doesn't mean it's better.