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Originally Posted by ArtyHomes
I voted poor. I consider myself a pretty open and unbiased person when it comes to music. Ive never reallly been a fan of Coldplay and what they do. They're pretty unoriginal if you ask me. All of their albums are attempts to capture someone else's sounds.....does anyone else notice this? parachutes sounds uncannily like a Dave Matthews tribute band, with new original music and lyrics. The same applies to Viva la Vida, only the artist they're trying to mimic this time is U2. For what's its worth, they're good at what they do, but what they do is get rich on other people's sound. I go for artists who strive for originality, not for picking up where other bands left off. That's just bad form.
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Most important bands in pop music history have thrived on taking sounds from previous acts and reworking it into something of their own. Coldplay have largely done the same thing. Like them or not, they don't really sound that much like either Matthews or U2 (depending on which album you're referring to).
VlV probably sounds a bit U2-ish because of the production rather than the actual songwriting.
Actually this is a crucial thing to remember. Coldplay are only responsible for the songwriting. It's PARAMOUNT that this is borne in mind, not only in the case of Coldplay but in the case of all other production-heavy products. The sound you get from bands like Coldplay, Keane and so forth, is really the dominion of the producers. Without the heavy production aesthetics, it'd sound a lot different. Perhaps for the better, or for the worse.
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