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Coldplay: Viva La Vida
Posted: Tue 17 Jun 2008, 9:59 pm
by LoveComesQuickly
Er, well [donning fire-proof outift], anyone bought this, got any views etc?
The
Independent critic trashed it
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enter ... 44190.html.
Personally, I'm enjoying several tracks. However, as Coldplay fully enter into their "Imperial" phase, so-to-speak, the essence of the best blues/rock stuff they did in AROBTTH and X&Y did is IMHO getting lost under the massive (over-)production values they can now afford to buy in.
I think there may be echoes of "Fundamental" here, Trevor Horn = Brian Eno?
All opinons welcome!
Posted: Tue 17 Jun 2008, 11:07 pm
by Patrick Bateman
Do Coldplay have a new album out? I'd never have noticed. I have always loathed them ever since I saw him singing Yellow at Glastonbury - nursery rhyme lyrics set to a whiney dirge. I can't quite believe how massive they've become yet it all seems coldly precalculated and learnt by rote from the Bono book of portentous pomposity, replete with his trademarked multi-millionaire anti-capitalism sophistry (to the best of my knowledge, Karl Marx never did i-Tunes adverts) and the 'mission' to write the perfect stadium rock cliche, like Gwyneth shagging Harvey Weinstein to get her career going. Even the title track of the new album where you can see him trying to write something vaguely interesting doesn't work because despots don't end up sweeping the streets of the places they used to own musing upon their fall, they end up swinging from the nearest tree. And he looks more like he should be singing Any dream will do every time I see him.
Posted: Tue 17 Jun 2008, 11:28 pm
by Blogo
Do Coldplay have a new album out? I'd never have noticed. I have always loathed them ever since I saw him singing Yellow at Glastonbury - nursery rhyme lyrics set to a whiney dirge. I can't quite believe how massive they've become yet it all seems coldly precalculated and learnt by rote from the Bono book of portentous pomposity, replete with his trademarked multi-millionaire anti-capitalism sophistry (to the best of my knowledge, Karl Marx never did i-Tunes adverts) and the 'mission' to write the perfect stadium rock cliche, like Gwyneth shagging Harvey Weinstein to get her career going. Even the title track of the new album where you can see him trying to write something vaguely interesting doesn't work because despots don't end up sweeping the streets of the places they used to own musing upon their fall, they end up swinging from the nearest tree. And he looks more like he should be singing Any dream will do every time I see him.
I hate them too.
Posted: Wed 18 Jun 2008, 2:34 am
by Fugitive1979
Patrick Bateman wrote:Do Coldplay have a new album out? I'd never have noticed. I have always loathed them ever since I saw him singing Yellow at Glastonbury - nursery rhyme lyrics set to a whiney dirge. I can't quite believe how massive they've become yet it all seems coldly precalculated and learnt by rote from the Bono book of portentous pomposity, replete with his trademarked multi-millionaire anti-capitalism sophistry (to the best of my knowledge, Karl Marx never did i-Tunes adverts) and the 'mission' to write the perfect stadium rock cliche, like Gwyneth shagging Harvey Weinstein to get her career going. Even the title track of the new album where you can see him trying to write something vaguely interesting doesn't work because despots don't end up sweeping the streets of the places they used to own musing upon their fall, they end up swinging from the nearest tree. And he looks more like he should be singing Any dream will do every time I see him.
Coldplay suck.
Posted: Wed 18 Jun 2008, 2:36 am
by Northernerrj
I do like Coldplay, but I can't stand their new album. One of the worst albums I've ever listened.
Posted: Wed 18 Jun 2008, 10:24 am
by Corina
Patrick Bateman wrote:Do Coldplay have a new album out? I'd never have noticed. I have always loathed them ever since I saw him singing Yellow at Glastonbury - nursery rhyme lyrics set to a whiney dirge. I can't quite believe how massive they've become yet it all seems coldly precalculated and learnt by rote from the Bono book of portentous pomposity, replete with his trademarked multi-millionaire anti-capitalism sophistry (to the best of my knowledge, Karl Marx never did i-Tunes adverts) and the 'mission' to write the perfect stadium rock cliche, like Gwyneth shagging Harvey Weinstein to get her career going. Even the title track of the new album where you can see him trying to write something vaguely interesting doesn't work because despots don't end up sweeping the streets of the places they used to own musing upon their fall, they end up swinging from the nearest tree. And he looks more like he should be singing Any dream will do every time I see him.
Chapeau for this comment, Mr. Bateman!
(I finally found the explanation for Gwyneth`s Oscar!)
Posted: Wed 18 Jun 2008, 6:47 pm
by Shopper
Coldplay stole Alizee's J'en ai marre melody for Viva la Vida
Viva La Vida
J'en ai marre
Posted: Fri 20 Jun 2008, 10:17 pm
by Deschanel
Yeah, because sharp stacatto strings are signs of a ripoff. I kind of see similarity, but not that much.
There's also an obscure Brooklyn band getting their name in the papers claiming the same thing.
Dude, the song was produced by Brian ENO. I don't think Eno needs to rip off Alizee.
For what it's worth, I quite like the Coldplay song, and claims of a ripoff are overblown. Besides, only PSB are truly original.
Posted: Sat 21 Jun 2008, 3:58 pm
by Patrick Bateman
Posted: Sat 21 Jun 2008, 5:34 pm
by sneakythesnake
That article was interesting to read.The best bit was reading the comments.Some people take everything so seriously!!
Posted: Sat 21 Jun 2008, 10:56 pm
by glennjridge
seems another band is accusing them of stealing,scroll to the bottom.the singer of the band in question "creaky boards" or somethin himself posted a somewhat sarcastic youtube video to address it. the songs are similiar and I would even go so far to say, if chris martin was actually at their show, it would seem true, but its just not close enough for my taste. he might have been inspired by their song though.
http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/thatsr ... ehousewest
Posted: Mon 23 Jun 2008, 9:58 am
by Shopper
I was kidding
Anyways coldplay have scored a double #1 in the album/single chart too. The album will surely be the best seller of 2008
speaking of the songs, chinese sleep chant sounds so similar to many of U2's catalog.
Posted: Mon 23 Jun 2008, 10:45 am
by Patrick Bateman
Shopper wrote:speaking of the songs, chinese sleep chant sounds so similar to many of U2's catalog.
But that's the problem with them. Their whole career is constructed around being U2 and it's all so obvious and uninspiring. What's so great about playing to a stadium full of accountants?
Posted: Mon 23 Jun 2008, 8:06 pm
by Flaffer
Patrick Bateman wrote:But that's the problem with them. Their whole career is constructed around being U2 and it's all so obvious and uninspiring. What's so great about playing to a stadium full of accountants?
they've got high disposable incomes to spend on merchandise
Posted: Mon 23 Jun 2008, 8:49 pm
by Patrick Bateman
Flaffer wrote:they've got high disposable incomes to spend on merchandise
And they can tell you how to avoid paying tax so you have more to spend on (free trade) whores and cocaine.