yeah X & Y is their latest, it's great! I lot of their songs like the scientist, green eyes and fix you make me want to cry too. I love how Chris Martin can write brilliant love songs without making them sound all sappy.

do you have their first album "parachuttes"? its also very nice

Coldplay is shit. Have I said that before? Ah, yes, on the first page. But it's still true, so. There.

come on fee. we've had this before. ignore the thread if ouy dont like em.

No.

resolute lady

yeah

i think u deserve a whip then

hahahhahahah a whip is great.

madam whiplash

I am sad that they lost the music they made on the first two albums. They have lost the vibe...

I really like Coldplay. I've been a fan since the beginning. I wasn't a big fan of X&Y until I saw them live. Now I like the album. Their live gigs are really good. I've seen them twice. They really know how to captivate huge arenas and that's amazing for a band that hasn't been around that long.

Sounds positive. But the concerts are so expensive.

That is true which is why I prefer smaller gigs but I make exceptions for certain bands that are in their element in large arenas (ie, Radiohead, Oasis).

I'd prefer Oasis in a club. But... They are just too good. Yeah, Radiohead.

OK, OK, you are right. But... Clubs are much better.

Wohoo, I actually saw them on their "club tour" hehe.

Congrats.

I remember the first time i heard Coldplay, i thought it was a new song by 'Sting'.
Does anyone think they sorta sound alike?

shit!!! i missed a coldplay concert last week. i wanted to buy tickets but it was soldout.

What a shame. I feel sorry for you. Awww... *hug*

Er, Sting... Well... Nah... I don't think so. Maybe the instruments, but actually no...

Yeah, i figured it was just me then. heh.

I don't think that's bad. I mean... Bands that I compare with each other... Sometimes it is really ridiculous...

::sniff sniff:: i feel better now, thanks

Coldplay... Why do they want to be mainstream. Is it the money? *sniff* Where is the good old brit pop?

No offence to anyone here who likes coldplay but to me they are a very boring and depressing band

come on, it's not like they said "fuck, we want more money so we ll make people buy our records"
most bands want that success, not many achive it

Fuck off.
Just fuck off.

nice reply ihatemusic

did they really do britpop?

In the beginning they were claimed to be the new Radiohead or the new Travis, yes.

Yeah, that's from the time that people didn't know that bands can be different from each other.

I'll take Radiohead and Travis over Coldplay any day.

Well, considering the term "britpop" is very vaguely used anyways...

ah ha

but Raiohead and Travis aren't typical britpop anyway

No.
So what is?
Only Blur and Oasis left (because Pulp weren;'t actually easier, musically). And Suede? They don't sound like "the britpop sound" either. Most good "brit pop" band don't. I mean: come one, Kula Shaker?... Oh, well, actually, they did sound like Oasis on drugs.

Pulp did actually typical Britpop since His n Hers 1994.

Suede no. The Verve not really. (Notice: typical)

but there are

Echobelly, Menswear, Boo Radleys, Ash, etc,

left.

Talk is a very good song, I like it a lot.

Since 1994? How can that be when britpop was only really developed and the term used in the years 94/95?

She doesn't know much about Pulp. She just likes their music. Fair play.

hahaha

Britpop started at the beginning of 90s

Oasis and Blur were the pioneers of Brit Pop. Which started in 94-95.

Pulp were the pioneer of Brit Pop also

Pulp were shit. Oasis and Blur got the spot light, Jarvis and co took the back seat. They were later classed as "Brit Pop" but, at the time, no-one payed attention to them. They were awful.

ohh but why you care, btw? You like to talk to me or what? Even though you know I don't care?

You know I like Pulp. But while they were trying to change and create britpop there were just always on the outside because they did sound different! There was no Brit Pop before Blur and Oasis. Musically of course but not mentally.

so you prefer pre-Pulp or the other?

take His n Hers 1994 as a milestone

I'm not sure. What did pre-Pulp stop? For you with His n Hers?

Britpop is such a loose genre. I mean with "metal" you can at least grasp the kind of music but here it's more used as a term for a period of time and the music that was escaping. Brit Pop was rather England trying to find something so they wouldn't have to stand there with empty hands when facing America's Grunge wave.

you don't see the huge change in HnH?

if you count Intro album, there're some similar songs

Britpop is always around. It still is.

Actually it is a stupid term to use.

I even say britpop to Beat music... Like... I feel that Britpop was around in the 60s, I mean... It was the "British invasion", but... it was Britpop...

Argh, I don't care. I dig britpop.

Britpop comes from damn Great Britain! So what is typical?! I mean... If it is pop with guitars and, well... from GB... and... I can't explain it. But... there is no typical britpop, either it IS britpop or not.

I give up. But for me I am right. I don't really care what other people think what britpop is. I just listen to music and I like it and that's it. I feel like Coldplay's third album cannot be called britpop. Ah, it's too hard to explain.

I don't feel like it is only temporarily. Even if I don't use it in the right way... What would you call Oasis now? Or... Travis? Guitarpop? That's too basic. I mean... Ah, yeah... I remember our long discussions what "Pop" actually is. Anyway... Almost every popular band... Ah, here you go. Well, almost every pop band uses guitars...

So you just HAVE to call it britpop, even though it is not the britpop period anymore.

Coldplay are god awful.