Coldplay

ikvat · 01-02-2009, 01:54 PM

They are for music what flip-flap shoes are for Eskimos.

Sneer · 01-02-2009, 02:09 PM

Quite the analogy.

Parachutes and ROBTTH are both excellent, really good post-Britpop with strong songwriting throughout. They lost my interest with X&Y, Im all for mainstream, hell their first two albums arent exactly obscure, but i take exception to bands that get far too full of themselves. Coldplay went all epic in an attempt to fill out stadiums, Viva La Vida is a continuation of this, its worked for them but definately not for me.

Akira · 01-02-2009, 02:12 PM

I'd hardly say 'epic' could be used to describe anything that Coldplay do, and 'too full of themselves'? hardly.

Sneer · 01-02-2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ToeAndno

I'd hardly say 'epic' could be used to describe anything that Coldplay do, and 'too full of themselves'? hardly.

Coldplay are so full of themselves these days its unreal?!?!

Akira · 01-02-2009, 02:25 PM

They really aren't. I've got no problem with people not liking their music, or them as people, whatever. But to say a band are too full of themselves when they don't take themselves seriously, when they joke about being a bunch of librarians, when they even joke to their fans and apologise for the slack they get as Coldplay fans...it's just not true.

Sneer · 01-02-2009, 02:45 PM

Fair enough, if they are calling themselves librarians then i have to hand it them, theyre funny guys, but why is being a Coldplay fan a bad thing? Im making my judgements based on the music. Viva La Vida at times sounds like a collection of national anthems. Its overly epic and to me, in my opinion, the band are trying too hard to be the biggest band in the world.

Akira · 01-02-2009, 02:47 PM

Coldplay fans always get stick so Chris Martin likes to apologise to his fans and thank them for putting up with being a Coldplay fan. So he knows they're not cool, or great.

I see them, especially Chris, as a bunch of guys enjoying what they're doing, not quite believing how big everything has become and making the most of it.

Sneer · 01-02-2009, 03:01 PM

I, for the life of me, fail to see it in that way at all but lets agree to disagree. Incidently, are you a Coldplay fan?

Akira · 01-02-2009, 03:04 PM

I do enjoy their music, and they are fun to see live. I wouldn't say a fan but I don't have a bad word to say about them.

scottsy · 01-02-2009, 09:02 PM

I just like their stuff, especially Viva La Vida, which I felt was a solid work, more complex and varied than anything else they'd done before and as accomplished as the works of many other bands with greater reputations...
I just felt it was a HUGE step forward for a band that could easily get away with big time mediocrity and recyclings of "Fix You". I think they should have some kudos for changing their sound and at least trying to do something different.

I hope they become even more complex and interesting. I might, then, become an actual hard core fan if they did...

01-02-2009, 01:54 PM	#431 (permalink)
ikvat Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 625	They are for music what flip-flap shoes are for Eskimos. __________________ But who cares ?

01-02-2009, 09:02 PM	#440 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	I just like their stuff, especially Viva La Vida, which I felt was a solid work, more complex and varied than anything else they'd done before and as accomplished as the works of many other bands with greater reputations... I just felt it was a HUGE step forward for a band that could easily get away with big time mediocrity and recyclings of "Fix You". I think they should have some kudos for changing their sound and at least trying to do something different. I hope they become even more complex and interesting. I might, then, become an actual hard core fan if they did... __________________ "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.

01-02-2009, 02:09 PM	#432 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Quite the analogy. Parachutes and ROBTTH are both excellent, really good post-Britpop with strong songwriting throughout. They lost my interest with X&Y, Im all for mainstream, hell their first two albums arent exactly obscure, but i take exception to bands that get far too full of themselves. Coldplay went all epic in an attempt to fill out stadiums, Viva La Vida is a continuation of this, its worked for them but definately not for me.

01-02-2009, 02:45 PM	#436 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Fair enough, if they are calling themselves librarians then i have to hand it them, theyre funny guys, but why is being a Coldplay fan a bad thing? Im making my judgements based on the music. Viva La Vida at times sounds like a collection of national anthems. Its overly epic and to me, in my opinion, the band are trying too hard to be the biggest band in the world.

01-02-2009, 03:01 PM	#438 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	I, for the life of me, fail to see it in that way at all but lets agree to disagree. Incidently, are you a Coldplay fan?