Topic: does anyone actually like coldplay? (Read 17490 times)

Ishotdanieljohnston · « **on:** 02 Aug 2007, 00:04 »

i know i don't

music0mayhem · « **Reply #1 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 00:08 »

I like 'em, but I haven't heard them in forever.

Maui · « **Reply #2 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 00:15 »

That is kind of a silly question.

Yes obviously, due to the numerous albums they have sold.

Perhaps if you had inserted a "here" or "on these here forums" between does and anyone then we could be in business.

You should talk about french toast in I like fish.

Noct · « **Reply #3 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 00:39 »

I used to think Coldplay were terribly boring, but then one day while driving home from a play I realized that they are perfect. Perfect for having on in the background of a car ride while having a conversation about something completely different. In a sense, they are great if you're not actually paying attention to them.

This is as close as I will probably get to liking Coldplay.

Hat · « **Reply #4 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 01:44 »

God what is wrong with the fucking music forums lately.

Kosh · « **Reply #5 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 01:51 »

I didn't mind them when I first heard them, but they released a string of singles soon after (this was around 2003) that sounded so damn samey, and at the same time they were all over the press, so I started hating them. I don't know how good/bad their album tracks are, but I don't care, their singles all sound the same, and are basically what Thom Yorke would write if he had 50% of his current IQ, and a gigantic tree trunk stuck up his arse.

It doesn't help I think Chris Martin is a gynormous douche. The only good things he's ever done is poking at his public image in both Extras and Shaun of the Dead.

Ishotdanieljohnston · « **Reply #6 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 02:19 »

Quote from: Kosh on 02 Aug 2007, 01:51

basically what Thom Yorke would write if he had 50% of his current IQ, and a gigantic tree trunk stuck up his arse.

So true. But even then i think Yorke would be more enjoyable, if not a little more pissed off. man, have you seen Chris Martin interviewed- FUCKIN MORON.

Anyway, I don't really object to anyone liking them, and as stated in a previoius post obviously alot of people do. There could well be SOMETHING i'm missing...

Ishotdanieljohnston · « **Reply #7 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 02:59 »

AGREED... I think he was put off by the fact that they were overhyped... the sound did not match the amount of press they were getting. But to dislike a perfectly good band solely because of hype is what we call snobby

thenosebleedkid · « **Reply #8 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 05:23 »

Well louis loves them!

I can't say they are a favorite, but well, if one is listening to a radio station in the car and some older coldplay comes on one blesses the DJ for choosing one of the more listenable radio bands available.

adara · « **Reply #9 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 06:06 »

I have never been particularly fond of Coldplay. This might be attributed to the fact that at the time they were popular U2 was one of my favorite bands and I felt that Chris Martin was simply ripping off their sound and also trying to be a political activist-hero just like Bono. Now that I think of it, I don't really have a problem with the other guys in the band and they all seem like decent musicians but Chris Martin is someone I find really bothersome.

On a side note, when I was playing in a band my freshman year in college we were discussing Coldplay and it was discovered that all of us except for the bassist shared a high level of contempt for the band. After learning that our bassist loved them, we decided to start looking for a replacement for him.

John Curtin · « **Reply #10 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 06:11 »

Whenever I listen to Coldplay (which thankfully is very rarely) I just can't imagine that it was written and performed by a group of actual people. This is music that would be created by a robotic race of aliens that were attempting to take over the planet by pretending to be human beings. There is no charisma, there is no personality there. It's dull.

But hey if you like that kind of thing more power to you I guess?

Thrillho · « **Reply #11 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 06:33 »

I have the respect for them that I have for any guitar band that sells as many records as they do.

I also appreciate their talent as musicians - their wacky guitar tunings are very interesting and lead to some cool sounds and chords.

I also really like some of their more obscure tracks; 'Til Kingdom Come,' which they wrote for Johnny Cash; 'Warning Sign,' which I love; 'Spies,' one of the many songs on Parachutes that they don't play any more.

I'd certainly see them live, I like them as a live band.

Thunderpants121 · « **Reply #12 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 06:37 »

Eh, they're kind of boring. Of course this doesn't really mean much coming from me, now then, does it?

ScrambledGregs · « **Reply #13 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 06:58 »

I liked Coldplay before they were popular, so there!!

Will · « **Reply #14 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 07:23 »

I enjoyed A Rush Of Blood To The Head when I first heard it. I still have it in my collection, and I listen to it from time to time, but working for a radio station for 5 years now has mostly killed a lot of the enjoyment I might have gotten from listening to it.

I like to pretend that Coldplay only ever released that one album. It's just better that way.

Maui · « **Reply #15 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 07:28 »

They released Parachutes before A Rush of Blood to the Head. You'd probably like it if you didn't hate A Rush of Blood to the Head.

Kosh · « **Reply #16 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 08:35 »

Quote from: Ishotdanieljohnston on 02 Aug 2007, 02:59

AGREED... I think he was put off by the fact that they were overhyped... the sound did not match the amount of press they were getting. But to dislike a perfectly good band solely because of hype is what we call snobby

I don't hate any band because of hype, and I never said that. What a ridiculous assumption to make. I love The Arcade Fire and, for fuck's sake, they were on the cover of Time magazine.

It's basically what Ishotdanieljohnston said: they sounded bland and were hailed by all and sundry (even the indie press, who ought to know better), which made me go from yawning to actively hating them.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #17 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 09:22 »

Coldplay is alright. They're not spectacular. But I listen to them every now and then. One of their songs was on the Garden State soundtrack, and it's a pretty entertaining song.

Ernest · « **Reply #18 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 12:40 »

Coldplay are fucking awful. Seriously, could you do a more terrible job of shamelessly ripping off Radiohead?

SensoryOssuary · « **Reply #19 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 12:52 »

coldplay is the best band since the beatles

Thrillho · « **Reply #20 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 14:29 »

Quote from: Flaming Ostrich on 02 Aug 2007, 12:40

Coldplay are fucking awful. Seriously, could you do a more terrible job of shamelessly ripping off Radiohead?

I'm so sick of this argument. It's so much bullshit. Could Radiohead be any more shamelessly ripping off Jeff Buckley?

jimbunny · « **Reply #21 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 14:31 »

Quote from: Flaming Ostrich on 02 Aug 2007, 12:40

Coldplay are fucking awful. Seriously, could you do a more terrible job of shamelessly ripping off Radiohead?

just sayin'

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #22 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 14:36 »

Good point! When I first saw the trailer for that movie '28 Weeks Later' and listened to the song in the background I thought to myself, 'Did Radiohead really write a song for this movie??!' Only to seconds later conclude, "No, wait, this is just some bad impersonation. Must be Muse."
True story.

Ernest · « **Reply #23 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 14:38 »

Quote from: DynamiteKid on 02 Aug 2007, 14:29

Quote from: Flaming Ostrich on 02 Aug 2007, 12:40
Coldplay are fucking awful. Seriously, could you do a more terrible job of shamelessly ripping off Radiohead?

I'm so sick of this argument. It's so much bullshit. Could Radiohead be any more shamelessly ripping off Jeff Buckley?

Could Coldplay more shamelessly suck balls?

Good one by jimbunny.

Thrillho · « **Reply #24 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 14:50 »

Those comparisons are lazy as fuck, and barely applicable.

Ernest · « **Reply #25 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 16:43 »

Barely applicable my ass. Honestly, I dunno about "ripping off" Radiohead, but Coldplay do sound like a terrible version of them.

Kai · « **Reply #26 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 16:46 »

Guys all british music sounds the same

why not just listen to Rubber Soul instead

amok · « **Reply #27 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 18:07 »

Quote from: Flaming Ostrich on 02 Aug 2007, 16:43

Barely applicable my ass. Honestly, I dunno about "ripping off" Radiohead, but Coldplay do sound like a terrible version of them.

Which Coldplay songs sound like which Radiohead songs because they sound pretty different to me.

tomselleck69 · « **Reply #28 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 18:19 »

Quote from: Flaming Ostrich on 02 Aug 2007, 16:43

Barely applicable my ass. Honestly, I dunno about "ripping off" Radiohead, but Coldplay do sound like a terrible version of them.

they are what radiohead would sound like if thom yorke hadn't been bullied and called "salamander" in school.

BURN! you hear that coldplay, that is the sound of BURN.

Hat · « **Reply #29 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 18:52 »

Quote from: Kai on 02 Aug 2007, 16:46

Guys all british music sounds the same

why not just listen to Revolver instead

Kai · « **Reply #30 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 20:20 »

Quote from: tommydski on 02 Aug 2007, 17:48

RINGO RAMA

Ernest · « **Reply #31 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 20:34 »

Quote from: amok on 02 Aug 2007, 18:07

Quote from: Flaming Ostrich on 02 Aug 2007, 16:43
Barely applicable my ass. Honestly, I dunno about "ripping off" Radiohead, but Coldplay do sound like a terrible version of them.

Which Coldplay songs sound like which Radiohead songs because they sound pretty different to me.

Just as Metallica sound different than Black Sabbath. Same shit. Almost. Well, Metallica's early stuff is thrash and. . . dammit. . . shutup.

Johnny C · « **Reply #32 on:** 02 Aug 2007, 21:49 »

I'VE HEARD THAT ALBUM

Kosh · « **Reply #33 on:** 03 Aug 2007, 00:52 »

Quote from: DynamiteKid on 02 Aug 2007, 14:50

Those comparisons are lazy as fuck, and barely applicable.

Okay, how about this, then. No comparisons:

Coldplay simply sound completely bland and uninteresting, and I really, REALLY fail to care about the extended falsettos whining about NOTHING AT ALL sung by a man married to a Hollywood celebrity.

At least Thom Yorke has something relevant to say.

jeph · « **Reply #34 on:** 03 Aug 2007, 01:02 »

"Yellow" is the best song Thom Yorke didn't write 15 years ago.

Beyond that they're a bunch of useless fucks, just like every other British pop band since U2.

In fact you know what, fuck U2 as well. Joshua Tree does not give Bono an excuse to act like the pompous vapid Al Gore of the new milennium.

Hat · « **Reply #35 on:** 03 Aug 2007, 01:55 »

I thought Al Gore was the new Al Gore of the 21st century?

Noct · « **Reply #36 on:** 03 Aug 2007, 02:18 »

No way, Al Gore is such a sellout. I liked him better before he pretended like he could maybe be charismatic. A little bit.

Kosh · « **Reply #37 on:** 03 Aug 2007, 04:33 »

Quote from: jeph on 03 Aug 2007, 01:02

"Yellow" is the best song Thom Yorke didn't write 15 years ago.

Beyond that they're a bunch of useless fucks, just like every other British pop band since U2.

In fact you know what, fuck U2 as well. Joshua Tree does not give Bono an excuse to act like the pompous vapid Al Gore of the new milennium.

Not meaning to be an ass, but U2 are not British jeph :/

God, I've gone native...

Anyhow, yeah, I do agree wholeheartedly about Bono. Making a few good albums doesn't give him a license to be the most pompous twat, misrepresenting Ireland abroad for all and sundry and playing the celebrity game. We don't give a shit bono!

Thrillho · « **Reply #38 on:** 03 Aug 2007, 05:58 »

Quote from: Kosh on 03 Aug 2007, 00:52

Quote from: DynamiteKid on 02 Aug 2007, 14:50
Those comparisons are lazy as fuck, and barely applicable.

Okay, how about this, then. No comparisons:

Coldplay simply sound completely bland and uninteresting, and I really, REALLY fail to care about the extended falsettos whining about NOTHING AT ALL sung by a man married to a Hollywood celebrity.

At least Thom Yorke has something relevant to say.

Hey, I have no problem with you saying they're shit, becuase that's in the eye of the beholder and I don't think they've done a good song in five years. But the Radiohead comparison is lazy and doesn't apply. The first Coldplay album sounds a little bit like The Bends, and the rest of their stuff sounds a bit like 'Karma Police' just becuase it's got fucking pianos and a high voice in it. Aside from that, the comparisons are bollocks. Nothing Coldplay has done sounds anything like, say 'Paranoid Android' or, God forbid, 'Kid A,' 'The National Anthem,' 'There, There.' And I love Radiohead anyway; Coldplay aren't on the same level as them by any stretch, although to be fair they only have half as many albums so it's not really a fair comparison.

Lines · « **Reply #39 on:** 03 Aug 2007, 08:10 »

The Radiohead/Coldplay/Muse comparisons are lazy. Hooray they are from the same country and the vocalists are tenors, woo hoo, but seriously, they don't sound the same. If Coldplay and Muse are both ripoffs of the same band, they'd sound the same. Find a new argument, because that one has seriously been beaten to death already and now you're beating the zombie corpse come to eat your brains.

amok · « **Reply #40 on:** 03 Aug 2007, 08:21 »

Muse might slightly be accused of starting off trying to sound like Radiohead but by the second CD they just sounded like Muse.

Thrillho · « **Reply #41 on:** 03 Aug 2007, 08:23 »

Precisely. The first CD you could suggest it, just about. But by the second one...Radiohead haven't done anything like 'Newborn' or 'Bliss,' or 'Space Dementia.'

amok · « **Reply #42 on:** 03 Aug 2007, 08:39 »

Plus you can kind of forgive the first album because it's still a damn sight better than Pablo Honey.

Thrillho · « **Reply #43 on:** 03 Aug 2007, 08:58 »

Have sex with me.

For that matter, send me your CD hahaha.

Admittedly I've not finished yours yet...I'm still compiling! I had a 76-minute megamix to take up one of the discs but I've decided it doesn't work..

Ernest · « **Reply #44 on:** 03 Aug 2007, 09:49 »

Quote from: jeph on 03 Aug 2007, 01:02

"Yellow" is the best song Thom Yorke didn't write 15 years ago.

WE HAVE BEEN OVER THIS THAT SONG IS WEAK

amok · « **Reply #45 on:** 03 Aug 2007, 10:22 »

Quote from: DynamiteKid on 03 Aug 2007, 08:58

Have sex with me.

For that matter, send me your CD hahaha.

Admittedly I've not finished yours yet...I'm still compiling! I had a 76-minute megamix to take up one of the discs but I've decided it doesn't work..

I'm at a similar stage man, I've got the 'beginning' and 'end' CDs locked down but I can't decide if 'middle' should be cut down to one disc or stretched out to two

got about 120 minutes for it so far. Might be a few more days

Thrillho · « **Reply #46 on:** 03 Aug 2007, 12:00 »

Well you're going to get about four discs, so feel free to send me that many!

SleeperCylon · « **Reply #47 on:** 04 Aug 2007, 12:04 »

I kinda like some of their stuff. I never go out of my way to listen to them anymore, but when I'm at a job, it's one of the most tolerable things that comes up on the radio with any frequency.

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