Coldplay

Originally posted by fanatos
Love all their songs. My faves are Politik, Clocks, Trouble, God Put A Smile Upon Your Face, A Rush Of Blood To The Head and The Scientist. 🙂

sounds like you like the a rush of blood to the head album. well they are all good songs, I can agree with that... I like the songs om X&Y also. many of them are darker and faster then the old ones, such as low and square one.

Don't Panic is the epitome of the ultimate coldplay song. 🙂 Tho it becomes hard for me to pick just one...I usually pretty much have a soft spot for anything they make...The Scientist will always be the song that makes me swoon. 😊

"you don't know how lovely you are. "
😍

is it the "all sinking like stones" song?
haven't heard all the songs on parachutes.

they r ok but my sis luvs them

Originally posted by vanice
is it the "all sinking like stones" song?
haven't heard all the songs on parachutes.

Yes.

"Bones, sinking like stones,
all that we fought for.

Homes, places we've grown,
all of us are done for.

We live in a beautiful world."

Simplicity has never been so beautiful.
😊

I have been listening to "Clocks "the better part of this morning and have been reveling in the greatness of this song. it encapsulates the phenomenon that is life oh so well.

"you are...and nothing else compares." in the end. thats all that can be said about existence no?

poignant.
😊

i like a few of there Songs but the lead singer makes me cry, hes soooo depressing!

Originally posted by Punkyhermy
Yes.

"Bones, sinking like stones,
all that we fought for.

Homes, places we've grown,
all of us are done for.

We live in a beautiful world."

Simplicity has never been so beautiful.
😊

Simple but beautiful.

Coldplay is a great band. Until now I haven't heard one bad song from them, and even the not-so-great songs are still good enough.

They make intelligent easy listening music. And that's harder to do than one would think !

Originally posted by Kid Kurdy
Oh I love that song. When I first heard it on the radio, I was like "shut up, what's that ?"

Simple but beautiful.

Coldplay is a great band. Until now I haven't heard one bad song from them, and even the not-so-great songs are still good enough.

They make intelligent easy listening music. And that's harder to do than one would think !

Intelligent? Coldplay? The music is nothing intelligent. It's simple.

Whether or not it's "nice" or "good" is entirely subjective. Chris Martin even calls himself shit.

-AC

Originally posted by Punkyhermy
Yes.

"Bones, sinking like stones,
all that we fought for.

Homes, places we've grown,
all of us are done for.

We live in a beautiful world."

Simplicity has never been so beautiful.
😊

The lyrics aren't bad, but the idea is a Devo rip-off.

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Intelligent? Coldplay? The music is nothing intelligent. It's simple.

Honest music is what I prefer.

Not talking about Coldplay, talking in general.

Originally posted by Kid Kurdy
Some of the best music is simple. Beauty of simplicity. No hiding behind fancy chords or overproduced arrangements.

Honest music is what I prefer.

Not talking about Coldplay, talking in general.

I wasn't arguing against that idea.

-AC

I must join you here. The lyrics are simple in one way but very smart and difficult in another. The message is kinda clear. And that sure can be hard to make. I know a Swedish rapper called Timbuktu who often says that it's the "simple" things that are the hardest. What Bob Marley could say in a few sentences would take several verses for some to say, and yet they would still have said the same thing.

and AC you say that it's subjective to say if the music is bad or good. Well in one way yes. But then everything is subjective. I guess you like the fightclub movie (your sig is very very nice indeed), but that's just your opinion right. Then Kid Kurdy has his opinion about Coldplays music and you have yours. None of you are wrong. I love the way politics are slipping trough the songs in a 'intelligent' way. Instead of the usual "I love you" crap, or the punk verson "it's this ****ing governments fault".. they are done in a smart way. (my opinion)

Originally posted by vanice
I must join you here. The lyrics are simple in one way but very smart and difficult in another. The message is kinda clear. And that sure can be hard to make. I know a Swedish rapper called Timbuktu who often says that it's the "simple" things that are the hardest. What Bob Marley could say in a few sentences would take several verses for some to say, and yet they would still have said the same thing.

You are putting forth the argument that it's hard to achieve great simplicity. That doesn't mean that said simplicity is hard to understand. No Coldplay lyrics are "difficult" to grasp if you have half a brain cell.

Originally posted by vanice
and AC you say that it's subjective to say if the music is bad or good. Well in one way yes. But then everything is subjective. I guess you like the fightclub movie (your sig is very very nice indeed), but that's just your opinion right. Then Kid Kurdy has his opinion about Coldplays music and you have yours. None of you are wrong. I love the way politics are slipping trough the songs in a 'intelligent' way. Instead of the usual "I love you" crap, or the punk verson "it's this ****ing governments fault".. they are done in a smart way. (my opinion)

So all you just said is "Music taste is subjective", which was my point regarding whether their music is good or bad. You just reiterated my point.

What you have to understand is "intelligent" is different to different people. Coldplay are really intelligent to people who are easily impressed, because there's nothing there that a million other bands haven't done easily, and they're not saying anything new.

Chris Martin himself says that the band's songs are nothing more than a boyband in disguise. It's simply because he's playing slow music at a piano that people like it.

-AC

Simple? That song 'The Scientist' doesn't even mention a scientist at all! Figure that one out...

(I blah Coldplay, by the way.)

Uh.. it does.

Almost the entire second verse is about it!

From the moment Coldplay became popular, there has always been a lot of animosity towards the band.

I never understood that. There are hundreds of bands that are much worse than Coldplay, but for some reason, lots of people just can't stand them (or just hate Chris Martin).

Why oh why ?

For me, its because Coldplay are one of those bands that are constantly filling the radio, to the point where I find them to be literally annoying.

Ehhh. They're nothing special. My dad likes them a lot so I always have to listen to them.

Originally posted by Kid Kurdy
Oh I love that song. When I first heard it on the radio, I was like "shut up, what's that ?"

Simple but beautiful.

Coldplay is a great band. Until now I haven't heard one bad song from them, and even the not-so-great songs are still good enough.

They make intelligent easy listening music. And that's harder to do than one would think !

Yep.Very simple, but I love the universal great themes that their songs usually relove around. 😊