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Title: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: ScaryTooth on Sunday, February 25, 2007, 12:43:37 PM
Is it so wrong? Megan loves them, and she plays "Parachutes" a lot, and I find myself enjoying it. I mean, I used to think it was lame crap, but it's starting to grow on me. I really like the song "Sparks".
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: Quemaqua on Sunday, February 25, 2007, 01:00:37 PM
I've never disliked them.  They've got some cool songs, even if their sound is a bit too repetitive at times.  I have Parachutes.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: MysterD on Sunday, February 25, 2007, 01:45:30 PM
Is it so wrong?
No.

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Megan loves them, and she plays "Parachutes" a lot, and I find myself enjoying it. I mean, I used to think it was lame crap, but it's starting to grow on me. I really like the song "Sparks".
Coldplay's okay, but I'd rather listen to U2, myself.
They sounds a lot like U2, if you ask me.

Coldplay should do a U2 cover album.
It'd be interesting.
Probably wouldn't even notice the difference b/t the two bands. :P

Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: Quemaqua on Sunday, February 25, 2007, 01:55:11 PM
Odd.  I don't entirely make that association.  I never liked U2 much at all.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: MysterD on Sunday, February 25, 2007, 02:39:14 PM
Odd.  I don't entirely make that association.  I never liked U2 much at all.

Am I the only one that thinks Coldplay's sound sounds likes U2...?
 >:(
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: poomcgoo on Sunday, February 25, 2007, 03:51:42 PM
Am I the only one that thinks Coldplay's sound sounds likes U2...?
 >:(

Yeah.  I originally typed "Yeah, U2 sucks," but I deleted the line because it doesn't do justice to just how much U2 sucks.

I like Coldplay.  It might be pussy music, but it's good pussy music.  X&Y is a crappy album, but Parachutes and Rush of Blood to the Head have some great tracks.  I love piano, though, and I don't think I'd like coldplay at all if it weren't for their piano.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: Pugnate on Sunday, February 25, 2007, 04:01:12 PM
I was a massive U2 fan. If you get a hold of their greatest hits that is till the early 90s, it is their best work.

Their last three albums or so make me want to hurt them.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: beo on Sunday, February 25, 2007, 04:39:02 PM
just for the record, i think coldplay sucks.

u2 have a high degree of suctitude, but they can not hope to plummet to the depths that coldplay have achieved.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: gpw11 on Sunday, February 25, 2007, 04:40:39 PM
I used to like U2.  I don't know what I was thinking.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: ren on Sunday, February 25, 2007, 05:14:35 PM
*U2 fan*

I got into Coldplay a few months ago. A Rush of Blood to the Head is an amazing cd, as is Parachutes. X&Y is good but doesn't hold up to the other two.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: gpw11 on Sunday, February 25, 2007, 08:48:54 PM
*U2 fan*


You'll realize the errors of your ways when you're a bit older.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: ren on Sunday, February 25, 2007, 08:56:36 PM
maybe. right now I just like everything. and it's making me broke.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: angrykeebler on Sunday, February 25, 2007, 09:32:12 PM
I am a huge Travis fan. You guys should give them a listen if you like Coldplay. Their album "The Man Who" is fantastic
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: Ghandi on Monday, February 26, 2007, 12:58:27 AM
Meh. Coldplay is ok. And Bono is an idiot.

That's all I've got.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: Quemaqua on Monday, February 26, 2007, 01:03:35 AM
And Bono is an idiot.

Agreed.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: gpw11 on Monday, February 26, 2007, 02:23:12 AM
maybe. right now I just like everything. and it's making me broke.

There are ways around that you know.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: NatchDan on Monday, February 26, 2007, 11:10:16 AM
Now, I'll admit when a band I don't really like does a good song - God Put A Smile Upon Your Face, Don't Panic and Talk are all songs Coldplay did right. However...

Let's start with Talk, shall we? The main riff of the song sounds like this (http://www.natchdan.com/filedump/talkriff.mp3). And the main riff to Computer Love by Kraftwerk sounds like... This (http://www.natchdan.com/filedump/clriff.mp3).

Clocks? Sounds like this (http://www.natchdan.com/filedump/clocksriff.mp3), and Speed Of Sound sounds like this (http://www.natchdan.com/filedump/sosriff.mp3).

I'd like them more if they wrote new music.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: gpw11 on Monday, February 26, 2007, 05:46:04 PM
I've never noticed that before.  You're a genius.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: nickclone on Monday, February 26, 2007, 07:41:34 PM
Do you know how I know you're gay?

C'mon! I'm surprised no one has said it yet. Coldplay sounds nothing like U2, if you love U2 as much as I do I recommend a band called "The Music", any song will do by them. They're a hard band to download, their name brings in about 200k results that have nothing to do with the band itself.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: NatchDan on Monday, February 26, 2007, 07:44:01 PM
As soon as Speed Of Sound came out I began yelling at anyone who said they were geniuses.

Also, the Music sound nothing like U2. Which is good for The Music. Their first album (self-titled) was way better, but the second one got kind of... Eh.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: nickclone on Monday, February 26, 2007, 07:52:23 PM
As soon as Speed Of Sound came out I began yelling at anyone who said they were geniuses.

Also, the Music sound nothing like U2. Which is good for The Music. Their first album (self-titled) was way better, but the second one got kind of... Eh.

You really don't think they sound like U2? They may sound a bit more mainstream pop, but the singer's voice has Bono's resonance.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: NatchDan on Monday, February 26, 2007, 07:56:43 PM
You mean they're both nasal, which is true. The guy from The Music sounds a lot more Scouse, though.

A Scouser, for you non-English types, is a person from Liverpool. His accent shines through pretty clearly sometimes. the Beatles, also, were from Liverpool but too middle-class to be Scousers. It's kind of a derogatory term.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: nickclone on Monday, February 26, 2007, 08:15:13 PM
You mean they're both nasal, which is true. The guy from The Music sounds a lot more Scouse, though.

A Scouser, for you non-English types, is a person from Liverpool. His accent shines through pretty clearly sometimes. the Beatles, also, were from Liverpool but too middle-class to be Scousers. It's kind of a derogatory term.

Wow! You're right, I've never noticed that before. What do you think about Evanescence? I like some of their songs, but I think the lead singer tries to hard to belt it out. Almost like she's on broadway or something, not every note needs to be drawn out lady.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: Quemaqua on Monday, February 26, 2007, 09:27:52 PM
Evanescence is one of the worst bands to come out in recent years.  I can't wait for them to stop making music.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: Pugnate on Monday, February 26, 2007, 10:24:38 PM
I agree... Evanescence are horrible.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: gpw11 on Tuesday, February 27, 2007, 12:54:47 AM
You mean they're both nasal, which is true. The guy from The Music sounds a lot more Scouse, though.

A Scouser, for you non-English types, is a person from Liverpool. His accent shines through pretty clearly sometimes. the Beatles, also, were from Liverpool but too middle-class to be Scousers. It's kind of a derogatory term.

Madchester for the win
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: NatchDan on Tuesday, February 27, 2007, 11:52:19 AM
I can't stand the whole opera-metal scene. Nightwish and the like.

And you're right, Madchester was probably the best period English music ever had. New Order, The Happy Mondays, the Stone Roses. Joyous times!
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: angrykeebler on Tuesday, February 27, 2007, 12:51:14 PM
uhh i like oasis
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: WindAndConfusion on Tuesday, February 27, 2007, 10:48:29 PM
All the people I know who hate Coldplay are fucking morons, so...

And Bono is a fucking genius.

No wait, that's a typo. Bono is a congenital idiot.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: Quemaqua on Tuesday, February 27, 2007, 10:56:23 PM
No wait, that's a typo. Bono is a congenital idiot.

Brilliant.

What exactly *do* you listen to, anyway?  I realize that I can't come up with anything in my head that would seem to suit you at all.  Except for maybe a chorus of groans as you shank old ladies for their retirement savings or something.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: NatchDan on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 12:02:05 AM
Except for maybe a chorus of groans as you shank old ladies for their retirement savings or something.

Aphex Twin?
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 12:06:24 AM
Aphex Twin?

hahahaha
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: Quemaqua on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 12:58:47 AM
Zing!
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: NatchDan on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 01:08:33 AM
Note: I own several AT albums, but come on, you gotta admit.
Title: Re: I'm starting to like Coldplay....
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 03:03:40 AM
haha... I like AT as well. A friend introduced me to them in the late 90s with a music vid and I had a WTF reaction at the time. But I love the music.