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Hahaha! Post of the day goes to Zerodude.
GibsonGirl said:A day or so ago, I was going on a trip to the Memorial University of Newfoundland with some of my fellow graduates. "Speed of Sound" came on the radio while we were on the bus, and a couple people turned to me and asked what the song's name was. So I told them what it was and who it was by and some of them looked surprised. I asked them why they automatically turned to me, and one guy said, "Because it sounded a lot like U2." The others agreed with him.
That says it all. Don't get me wrong, I really like Coldplay, but there are times when I feel like they're nothing more than a watered down imitation of U2. And, judging by the episode on the bus, people who aren't even fans of both bands feel the same way too.
Seeking Adam said:I have not heard Coldplay much & was just about to watch Coldplay 2003 DVD............ is it going to sound like yodeling Dave Mathews??
ImOuttaControl said:
That's interesting that your friends said "Speed of Sound" sounds like U2. I'm listening to it right now to try to hear any similarities, but I really can't. I guess I just can't hear it when people tend to say Coldplay sounds like U2 in general.
Yeah, Johnny Buckland does come up with some very Edge like guitar riffs; In My Place, Moses and on the new album White Shadows--but as long as it's not a ripoff of U2 song I don't really care. The only coldplay song I thought was a complete ripoff of U2 though was "Moses." Great song but very unoriginal.
Some people claim that Martin tries to sound like Bono, and that I'm totally deaf to I guess. I think Martin sounds like a yodeling Dave Mathews.
GibsonGirl said:
Chris Martin doesn't sound like Bono at all. But from a musical perspective, the band does seem to emulate U2 quite a bit. Particularly Johnny, as you said. As for my friends...well, my only guess is that they were referring to the rhythm section, which does sound a bit U2-ish. As well as the guitars at the end and in the chorus.
I don't think SoS is Coldplay's most U2-like song either, but there have been some pretty blatant rip-offs in the past, in my opinion. The guitar riffs from "In My Place" and "Moses" come to mind, for instance.
AtomicBono said:I don't think another U2 is possible now, frankly. The music industry has changed so much... U2 became big after years of building up, getting 'street cred,' a loyal fanbase, ect.
datatyme said:Last I heard, it's okay to enjoy music from more than one band. I think that's still true.
datatyme said:In fact, I was willing to risk hell to listen to U2 back then. The southern Baptist church I went to taught that listening to music which didn't glorify Jesus in every song was a sin -- U2 was my escape route from organized religion.
datatyme said:Don't forget, 20 years ago, some said that U2 copied The Police, and that Bono sounded like Sting. Has anyone said that in 15 years?
Lancemc said:I'd actually say they sound more like current Radiohead than Bends era Radiohead, minue the electronica stuff of course. Johnny Greenwood was an absolute animal with his guitar on the Bends.
elevateandy said:What was the magazine that just had Chris Martin quoted in saying something like:
"We want to write the best songs and take out U2"? What a jackass thing to say.
joyfulgirl said:I watched the live thing on MTV2 last night and I liked it. I don't think Coldplay has the power to ever induce a rabid level of fanship in me, maybe because Chris Martin just isn't edgy enough or his voice and stage presence don't excite me or whatever, but those were good songs I heard last night.
dipster said:
I watched this last night too and I thought it was pretty good. I liked the songs better played live than the album versions I heard. They played "What if" and then later when they played "Fix You" I thought they were playing the same song again , the two songs are very similar.
purpleblackeye said: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 followsthis 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.