purpleblackeye
War Child
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- Sep 23, 2004
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On first listen, it sounds intriguing: the Edge-like guitars, the soaring choruses, etc. but repeated listens reveals the huge cracks: the extremely banal and cliche ridden lyrics (as deep and original as 5th grade poetry - how can they be this bad?), the repetitive nature of the arrangements (every song with heavy synths, falsetto, and guitar ripped off from The Edge).
It's basically soft-core indie rock drained of any color or personality. perfect for washing dishes to....and soon to be heard in every department store and soccer-mom SUV in the country. everything sounds so pristine and stylish, but it just left me cold and bored.
Coldplay might sell more albums than this U2 this year, and be the critics' darlings, but, from an artistic standpoint, they will never reach U2.
By the third album, U2 were writing songs like Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Year's Day, etc.
Martin is writing songs like "Fix You," with shit lyrics as follows
this is not even the worst of it actually):
when you try your best but you don't succeed
when you get what you want but not what you need
when you feel so tired but you can't sleep
stuck in reverse
and the tears come streaming down your face
when you lose something you can't replace
when you love someone but it goes to waste
could it be worse?
lights will guide you home
and ignite your bones
and i will try to fix you
high up above or down below
when you're too in love to let it go
but if you'll never try, you'll never know
just what you're worth
lights will guide you home
and ignite your bones
and i will try to fix you
So, Bono, don't worry....your band's crown will not be taken away by the likes of Martin. Not with the crap he is writing.
It's basically soft-core indie rock drained of any color or personality. perfect for washing dishes to....and soon to be heard in every department store and soccer-mom SUV in the country. everything sounds so pristine and stylish, but it just left me cold and bored.
Coldplay might sell more albums than this U2 this year, and be the critics' darlings, but, from an artistic standpoint, they will never reach U2.
By the third album, U2 were writing songs like Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Year's Day, etc.
Martin is writing songs like "Fix You," with shit lyrics as follows
this is not even the worst of it actually):when you try your best but you don't succeed
when you get what you want but not what you need
when you feel so tired but you can't sleep
stuck in reverse
and the tears come streaming down your face
when you lose something you can't replace
when you love someone but it goes to waste
could it be worse?
lights will guide you home
and ignite your bones
and i will try to fix you
high up above or down below
when you're too in love to let it go
but if you'll never try, you'll never know
just what you're worth
lights will guide you home
and ignite your bones
and i will try to fix you
So, Bono, don't worry....your band's crown will not be taken away by the likes of Martin. Not with the crap he is writing.
I'm sick and tired of seeing bucket loads of people either getting fangirly over Coldplay or pissing all over them. And I'm bloody tired of all the U2/Coldplay comparisons! We all know that, despite being an okay band, Coldplay are following the "How To Be U2" manual closely and are trying very hard to attain the same kind star power, but ultimately won't. And if you don't know that, just hope on over to Bang & Clatter. 
