Coldplay

[JoeP]

They are a decent band that for whatever reason gets hated on a level that doesn't match any level of anyone "overrating" them. Can I see why many wouldn't like them yeah, I don't get the hate.

[rab2591]

@Cabinessenceking

"Coldplay songs are about nothing. they hardly have songs about a topic even."

What topics did Beethoven or Vivaldi bring up in their music?

Music is about emotion (good or bad)....for me Coldplay's music gives me a good emotional response...even if the song Yellow is about nothing - it sounds beautiful. Music is about making people happy - who says to get to this point the artist has the write lyrics about a specific ideal or place?

Vivaldi's most recognised piece of music is 'the four seasons'...

Yellow is by all means musically a very good song. But the directionless lyrics and C.Martin's unflattering voice strips it of beauty for me. I like lots of other cuts from Parachutes though! 

My point being that YOU think of them as directionless lyrics - yet they have the ability to convey meaning/emotion to millions of people - Vivaldi has hundreds of other pieces that aren't named (a lot of which I prefer over The Four Seasons) - and they speak on a multitude of levels. I know a lot of poets that, through the use of nonsense imagery paint quite an emotional picture. Art doesn't need to be spoon-fed in order to make an impact.

With that being said: I do see how the latest Coldplay offerings have been crap. MX is horrible compared to their early work (mostly because the lyrics are cliche and the instrumentals cater to 2012 top-40 charts). X&Y was an album that went on about 30 minutes too long haha.

Have you listened to Viva La Vida all the way through? Personally I found it to be quite a beautiful album.

[Landlocked]

@Cabinessenceking

"Coldplay songs are about nothing. they hardly have songs about a topic even."

What topics did Beethoven or Vivaldi bring up in their music?

Music is about emotion (good or bad)....for me Coldplay's music gives me a good emotional response...even if the song Yellow is about nothing - it sounds beautiful. Music is about making people happy - who says to get to this point the artist has the write lyrics about a specific ideal or place?

Vivaldi's most recognised piece of music is 'the four seasons'...

Yellow is by all means musically a very good song. But the directionless lyrics and C.Martin's unflattering voice strips it of beauty for me. I like lots of other cuts from Parachutes though! 

Have you listened to Viva La Vida all the way through? Personally I found it to be quite a beautiful album.

I agree. I listened to that album a bunch of times and was impressed. I really dug it.

[Cabinessenceking]

Ye I've heard viva la vida many many times, the entire album. a few nice cuts here and there, but again the lyrics have no meaning. I cannot connect with the songs.. Strawberry is good, lost is good, 42 is good, there are many good songs, but they dont mean anythign to me, they pass the grey whistle test, but they are not classic material by any means. Had they been about something rather than nothing i would grant them greater status.

[Alex]

Ye I've heard viva la vida many many times, the entire album. a few nice cuts here and there, but again the lyrics have no meaning.

Neither do the lyrics to Surfin' Bird, but that song is a stone-cold classic!

[cablegeddon]

Ye I've heard viva la vida many many times, the entire album. a few nice cuts here and there, but again the lyrics have no meaning.

Neither do the lyrics to Surfin' Bird, but that song is a stone-cold classic!

Ye I've heard viva la vida many many times, the entire album. a few nice cuts here and there, but again the lyrics have no meaning. I cannot connect with the songs.. Strawberry is good, lost is good, 42 is good, there are many good songs, but they dont mean anythign to me, they pass the grey whistle test, but they are not classic material by any means. Had they been about something rather than nothing i would grant them greater status.