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[Sean]

I typically set aside my personal feelings about an artist and focus on what they've created to decide whether or not I like them. But for some reason, Chris Martin's ass-face just annoys the crap out of me and I can't seem to get interested in their music at all. But I guess that might also mean that I never felt like their music was good enough to outweigh the fact that he's an intolerably irritating douche-bag.

That being said, I do actually like the song "Spies" off of Parachutes.

[crank]

Originally Posted by potatobroth

when I saw the iPod commercial with Coldplay in it, I assumed it was U2. I said, "hrm, another U2 song. Sounds alright."

Then a friend had the album playing in his truck and I said, "So what do you think of the new U2 album?" to which he replied, "oh, I didn't get it." After some more "Whose on First" fumbling I realized that it was Coldplay.

For the record, I loved Parachutes but dislike all the rest that they have put out up until now. This new album is /okay/ but one listen was enough.

you have to be joking.

[IsiliRunite]

I don't think Coldplay's guitarist sounds anything like Edge...

[holden]

Originally Posted by IsiliRunite

I don't think Coldplay's guitarist sounds anything like Edge...

Yeah, he's better than the Edge!
Seriously, the Edge has made a career out of the 4 note riff. Catchy, yes, but brilliant? Nope. An effects processor and a plucked scale and you've got it covered.

(probably should steer clear of the U2 comparisons before this turns into another "Bono = c*ck" thread!)

[big screen satellite]

musically i've never liked the Coldplay sound, and as such have been on a vengeful hatefilled despising of them ever since that yellow fucking song - and the whole - 'we are better than you' attitude which has partly been overblown by the press doesn't help...

why do bands have to try and get 'bigger' than they need...

i can appreciate that they make nice tunes that people (mainly mums and dads) like, lets leave it at that - they are good musicians who make music i don't partiularly like, that said, i've not liked anything U2 have done since zooropa...

i'm never gonna be converted to Coldplay - thats not to say the should give up making music that other people like... as long as its not on the radio every fucking 5 minutes....

[matt]

The Tom Middleton remix of Clocks still rocks though

[joethelion]

well.... to me, their (Coldplay's) recent album is actually pretty good.

I say this b/c there's not as much as an emphasis on piano as on their previous efforts... not that I don't like the piano, I just think that they have the habit of overuse

also - b/c you can't deny that Brian Eno did a TON of work on the album. It has a definite "Zooropa" / second half of "Achtung Baby" vibe

it actually reaffirmed my confidence in Brian's work, as I really really really was disappointed in how he produced U2's "All That You Can't Leave Behind" ... and although I don't think he did "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" - I do remember that he worked on the track "Peace or Else" (or something to that effect) which basically sounded like a Depeche Mode ripoff

and btw - Achtung Baby -> Pop (including Passengers) were all great albums

I just think that the singles off of Achtung suffer from over-exposure (save 'the Fly' & 'Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses')... if you strip the album of those singles - it's still really solid.

[potatobroth]

Originally Posted by crank

you have to be joking.

nope, dead serious. Viva La Vida (heard only from the iTunes commercial and having no idea there was a new Coldplay album coming out) sounded, to me, a LOT like Bono singing. It sounds EXACTLY like a new-era U2 song. I hear a lot of similarities to "Beautiful Day" in this song. I'm not saying it ripped it off, but I am saying that if this song was on the next U2 album I wouldn't be the slightest bit surprised.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by machin chouette

The other thread was such a shame and now you did it again and i really dislike it so much so MUCH
what's an ass - face ..........
I don't want to know . because it doesn't exist
The other thread almost turn me on coldplay . I mean i was ready to listen to them . I'm glad I hav'nt

I guess "ass-face" would just be an insult that implies that I find even the sight of his face offensive. Although now that I think about it, that would be an insult to some fine asses that are out there in the world....

Originally Posted by matt

The Tom Middleton remix of Clocks still rocks though

Wow....how'd I miss that? I don't like Coldplay, but Tom Middleton can transform garbage into gold....

[BeautifulBurnout]

Ohhhhh kaaaayyyy.....

Which wiseass changed the title of this thread? I was thinking "that's a good name for a band" and it made me read the start of the thread. And then I realised it was about Coldplay and it really pissed me off.