Coldplay,
 

I really, really loathe Coldplay and their depressive, tiresome music....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7452341.stm

What a miserable, sulky twat!

Mike

Re: Coldplay,
 

I've find myself cringing every time I see the commercial on tv promoting their new album on itunes. It has footage from their newest video I think, and Chris Martin even looks like a pompous ass when he's dancing.

You too can enjoy his jerky assitude here.

Re: Coldplay,
 

really *really* do not enjoy coldplay. I think there should be a rule that you can't incorporate works of art like the painting on their new album cover if you are clearly never going to be as important to history.

Now I'm going to have to think about Chris's mopey ass every time I see that painting and that's just a crime.

I think they can turn out a few decent, albeit disposable, musical moments. They should just match their songs with a mind set similar to their sound. They should be singing about love, heart-ache, the difficulty of finding vegan restaurants on tour. leave the silver-and-gold u2 style social protesting bullshit out.

I just read recently that Stephanie Meyer, that hack mormon, writes her books listening to coldplay.

such concentrated evil....

Re: Coldplay,
 

What, exactly, makes her a hack? And what, exactly, makes her words concentrated evil? Been trying to check out Twilight from the library for months now.

Re: Coldplay,
 

Coldplay isn't that big in the states anymore, luckily. I think Brian Eno produced the new record, I assume a few of you like him at least

Re: Coldplay,
 

She writes in first person and describes her own eyes shining in the moonlight. how the hell do you see your own eyes so as to describe them?
In a forest? without mirrors?

besides she was rude to a nice girl I know working at a bookstore downtown slc.

and how the hell can you write anything good listening to coldplay?

seems like the work of satan, gotta be honest.

Re: Coldplay,
 

Don't mind them, ok but nothing amazingly good with this release.

If your label is pushing this release, you will be sick of interviews but you have to do them and having artwork based on a track title is a perfectly fine question to ask. Hell I'd ask that and probe further as to why they did nothing else and do something better.

Re: Coldplay,
 

yeah and brian eno produced a bunch of U2 albums, and i find them as boring and spectacle as coldplay are.

Re: Coldplay,
 

Mopey mood music, a little bland in spots, but i still find myself enjoying them more than not.

Parachutes and their early EPs were nice, because other than "yellow", they were still fairly unknown and the songs more guitar-reliant.
A Rush of Blood to the Head is actually fairly broad in style, songs like "Daylight", the title cut and "Amsterdam" are very well produced. But the big hits and Martin's piano overusage probably turned the tide.
With "X & Y" and this new one "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends", expectation/hype most certainly exceed the output.

Re: Coldplay,
 

I can handle the music, it's just Chris Martin I can't stand. Also every xylophone player seems to know 'Clocks', but why can't they learn 'Clear' by Cybotron?

Re: Coldplay,
 

Okay, you haters. At the risk of verbal slap-downs, i bought this album yesterday, and on first listen, it reaffirmed my love for Coldplay. It's been on repeat all morning. :o

It really is an enjoyable, short and to the point record. Eno's influence is felt with the odd time signatures and instrumental choices, plus several songs are more like passages; themes repeat, songs change significantly in mood and melody. But the guitars are big and the choruses beautiful, especially the closer (Death and All His Friends).

Seems i'm not alone:
http://www.metacritic.com/music/arti...lay/vivalavida

Of course, a few tracks are likely to make folks cringe, whether by lyrics or just Chris Martin's voice. But it's probably the most immediately catchy record they've made, and one of the best pruchases i've made this year.
Don't care if you disagree...we all have our guilty pleasures:p

Re: Coldplay,
 

THats about it for me too. I dont hate coldplay and seem to be able to ignore the more annoying songs. Not worth the energy really.

Re: Coldplay,
 

you know...

At first, I kinda dug Coldplay - in the sort of "hey, these guys sound a bit like Travis, and I liked a couple of their songs" manner (know what I mean?)

then with each further release, I became more and more disappointed... and there was a definite over usage of piano

but my g/f just bought their most recent album, and ... it's actually not that bad!!!

it was produced by Brian Eno right? b/c there were a lot of elements reminded me of his production style.

she burned me a copy of her iTunes download... and I might actually buy a proper copy for myself!

Re: Coldplay,
 

never have never will like coldplay - dull forgetable nonesense in my mind...

they have done well, granted but ceratinly not my cuppa tea, Chris's wife was good in Iron Man though and she's looking hot, not that that matters to the scheme of things, but i just wanted to mention it....