yeah, but think about it Eisbar, this is COLDPLAY emulating berlin-era bowie, and the Wu.
i KNOW! that's exactly WHY i wanna hear it ... and NOT in a snarky way.
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 14 January 2005 05:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― Star Cauliflower (Star Cauliflower), Friday, 14 January 2005 05:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― Star Cauliflower (Star Cauliflower), Friday, 14 January 2005 05:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 14 January 2005 06:00 (nineteen years ago) link
post of the year
― Mike O. (Mike Ouderkirk), Friday, 14 January 2005 06:19 (nineteen years ago) link
NO KRAFTWERK FOR ANY NEW COLDPLAY DAMNIT!!!!! I CAN'T BEAR IT. OUCH.
― Bimble... (Bimble...), Friday, 14 January 2005 06:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Friday, 14 January 2005 06:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― deej., Friday, 14 January 2005 06:40 (nineteen years ago) link
HA HA HAHAH AHA!
― Bimble... (Bimble...), Friday, 14 January 2005 06:50 (nineteen years ago) link
-former Radiohead fan
Seriously though, I do think a book should be written entitled The Fallacy of Radiohead.
― The Fallacy of Radiohead (Bimble...), Friday, 14 January 2005 06:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― mottdeterre (mottdeterre), Friday, 14 January 2005 07:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― Bimble... (Bimble...), Friday, 14 January 2005 07:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― titchyschneider (titchyschneider), Friday, 14 January 2005 11:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― piscesboy, Friday, 14 January 2005 15:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― David Allen (David Allen), Friday, 14 January 2005 16:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Friday, 14 January 2005 17:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Maria D. (Maria D.), Friday, 14 January 2005 18:24 (nineteen years ago) link
To be fair though, I suppose he should use headphones regardless of what he's playing :)
― sleep (sleep), Friday, 14 January 2005 19:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― Allyzay Highlights The Fallacy of Radiohead (allyzay), Friday, 14 January 2005 19:23 (nineteen years ago) link
Fabulous.
― Palomino (Palomino), Friday, 14 January 2005 19:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― thee music mole, Friday, 14 January 2005 20:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― Bimble... (Bimble...), Saturday, 15 January 2005 09:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Saturday, 15 January 2005 18:02 (nineteen years ago) link
"Must we expose the youth of Britain to this shit?", said Peter Tatchell of gay rights movement Outrage! "Sorry, new album? What new album?"
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 7 February 2005 12:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Hari A$hur$t (Toaster), Monday, 7 February 2005 13:30 (nineteen years ago) link
Does anyone on ILM actually like Coldplay? I'm growing more and more sick of them.
― Nick H (Nick H), Monday, 7 February 2005 15:11 (nineteen years ago) link
"More recently, Coldplay began dropping a series of fascinating reference points - electronica, Brian Eno and Kraftwerk - none of which seemed to fit in with their reputation as purveyors of elegiac, mid-tempo, stadium-friendly ballads. At the very least, an intriguing listen was on the cards."
that blinding light you can see on the horizon is 1978.
― N_RQ, Friday, 27 May 2005 08:01 (nineteen years ago) link
"The Fir Trees" is also the least fascinating pseudonym you could get in 2005.
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 27 May 2005 08:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― joan vich (joan vich), Friday, 27 May 2005 11:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― Cool Hand Luuke (ex machina), Friday, 27 May 2005 11:36 (nineteen years ago) link
are they anything like DMB fans?
― AaronK (AaronK), Friday, 27 May 2005 12:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 27 May 2005 12:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― Cool Hand Luuke (ex machina), Friday, 27 May 2005 12:33 (nineteen years ago) link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/03/uk_t_in_the_park/img/7.jpg
― AaronK (AaronK), Friday, 27 May 2005 12:35 (nineteen years ago) link
Frontman Chris, 28, believes performing with the ’80s TV comedy couple would be the perfect Christmas gift for music fans.
He said: “I’d sound great singing with Wee Jimmy, both of us dressed as elves.”
Chris also fancies recording a duet with Celine Dion.
Chris said: “We shouldn’t restrict our options. To me, the most bizarre things at the moment are the most exciting. I’d even be up for making a didgeridoo album in Alice Springs.”
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005470078,00.html
― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Monday, 10 October 2005 08:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― piscesboy, Monday, 10 October 2005 10:28 (eighteen years ago) link
LOL @ "Viva la Vida" being used as a pro-life anthem (get it?) at rally in Spain.
(watch video)
― ^has piles and piles of black friends. They use my bathroom (Whitey on the Moon), Saturday, 17 October 2009 21:01 (fourteen years ago) link
oh god
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Saturday, 17 October 2009 21:17 (fourteen years ago) link
The lyrics to their new single are just... wow.
― Chris, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 16:33 (twelve years ago) link
"make sweet love to me gwynnie, let your golden locks caress my taint."
― Bert Macklin, F.B.I. (thebingo), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
Of all the bands that should not be teasing a new single by releasing the lyrics first, it's this one.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 17:22 (twelve years ago) link
I WORK 4 U
I TURN THE MUSIC UP, I GOT MY RECORDS ONI SHUT THE WORLD OUTSIDE UNTIL THE LIGHTS COME ONMAYBE THE STREETS ALIGHT, MAYBE THE TREES ARE GONEI FEEL MY HEART START BEATING TO MY FAVOURITE SONGAND ALL THE KIDS THEY DANCE, ALL THE KIDS ALL NIGHTUNTIL MONDAY MORNING FEELS ANOTHER LIFEI TURN THE MUSIC UPI'M ON A ROLL THIS TIMEAND HEAVEN IS IN SIGHTI TURN THE MUSIC UP, I GOT MY RECORDS ONFROM UNDERNEATH THE RUBBLE SING A REBEL SONGDON'T WANT TO SEE ANOTHER GENERATION DROPI'D RATHER BE A COMMA THAN A FULL STOPMAYBE I'M IN THE BLACK, MAYBE I'M ON MY KNEESMAYBE I'M IN THE GAP BETWEEN THE TWO TRAPEZESBUT MY HEART IS BEATING AND MY PULSES STARTCATHEDRALS IN MY HEARTAND WE SAW OH THIS LIGHT I SWEAR YOU, EMERGE BLINKING INTOTO TELL ME IT'S ALRIGHTAS WE SOAR WALLS, EVERY SIREN IS A SYMPHONYAND EVERY TEAR'S A WATERFALLIS A WATERFALL OHIS A WATERFALL OH OH OHIS A IS A WATERFALLEVERY TEARIS A WATERFALLOH OH OHSO YOU CAN HURT, HURT ME BADBUT STILL I'LL RAISE THE FLAGOHIT WAS A WA WA WA WA WA-ATERFALLA WA WA WA WA WA-ATERFALL EVERY TEAREVERY TEAREVERY TEARDROP IS A WATERFALL EVERY TEAREVERY TEAREVERY TEARDROP IS A WATERFALL
AND ALL THE KIDS THEY DANCE, ALL THE KIDS ALL NIGHTUNTIL MONDAY MORNING FEELS ANOTHER LIFEI TURN THE MUSIC UPI'M ON A ROLL THIS TIMEAND HEAVEN IS IN SIGHT
I TURN THE MUSIC UP, I GOT MY RECORDS ONFROM UNDERNEATH THE RUBBLE SING A REBEL SONGDON'T WANT TO SEE ANOTHER GENERATION DROPI'D RATHER BE A COMMA THAN A FULL STOP
MAYBE I'M IN THE BLACK, MAYBE I'M ON MY KNEESMAYBE I'M IN THE GAP BETWEEN THE TWO TRAPEZESBUT MY HEART IS BEATING AND MY PULSES STARTCATHEDRALS IN MY HEART
AND WE SAW OH THIS LIGHT I SWEAR YOU, EMERGE BLINKING INTOTO TELL ME IT'S ALRIGHTAS WE SOAR WALLS, EVERY SIREN IS A SYMPHONYAND EVERY TEAR'S A WATERFALLIS A WATERFALL OHIS A WATERFALL OH OH OHIS A IS A WATERFALLEVERY TEARIS A WATERFALLOH OH OH
SO YOU CAN HURT, HURT ME BADBUT STILL I'LL RAISE THE FLAG
OHIT WAS A WA WA WA WA WA-ATERFALLA WA WA WA WA WA-ATERFALL
EVERY TEAREVERY TEAREVERY TEARDROP IS A WATERFALL EVERY TEAREVERY TEAREVERY TEARDROP IS A WATERFALL
― brodieopolari.... oh fuck it (kelpolaris), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 17:22 (twelve years ago) link
jesus
― just sayin, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 17:25 (twelve years ago) link
http://i55.tinypic.com/afjx9h.jpg
― gtforia estfufan (unregistered), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 17:28 (twelve years ago) link
Love how each "wa" syllable of "waterfall" is spelled out. These lyrics are BA-BA-BA-BA-BAD.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 17:34 (twelve years ago) link
"In a variation on Radiohead's 'pay what you want' scheme, Coldplay has set up a 'donate' button for those interested in paying them not release this single now."
(I kid, I like Coldplay fine, lyrics aside.)
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 1 June 2011 17:41 (twelve years ago) link
MAYBE THE STREETS ALIGHT
Really clunky to my ear
― For one throb of the (Michael White), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 17:41 (twelve years ago) link
Jesus, those lyrics are real?????
I like Coldplay fine, but hooo leeeeee fuck.
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 2 June 2011 02:03 (twelve years ago) link
Guys, newsflash, you probably have never seen any of the other lyrics printed out like this, but this is in no way worse than their other terrible lyrics.
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 2 June 2011 04:26 (twelve years ago) link
just going for the stadiums
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 12 February 2016 13:10 (eight years ago) link
"Sky Full Of Stars" was a big top 10 hit only a year ago and this album's promo cycle isn't over yet, i wouldn't count them out as far as commercial relevance yet. but i do get the impression that what they're planning to do next is, like, a Greatest Hits album and a breakup/hiatus for a Chris solo album or something.
― some dude, Friday, 12 February 2016 14:39 (eight years ago) link
That's my impression too. A Greatest Hits might be the best Coldplay album.
― impossible raver (Re-Make/Re-Model), Friday, 12 February 2016 14:48 (eight years ago) link
It's a cracking album, the new one. It's not as easy as it looks, touching people's hearts at the same time as making tunes that are ballsy enough to fill a big venue. I think Coldplay are just about the best proper pop band going right now.
― Gaz Is Real, Friday, 12 February 2016 14:48 (eight years ago) link
that lead single really sounds like foals.
― jamiesummerz, Friday, 12 February 2016 15:05 (eight years ago) link
xpost Bah. It's really easy to do that. It just takes a certain kind of robotic soullessness to aim for that all the time (see: KLF, "The Manual," plenty of arena country)
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 12 February 2016 15:08 (eight years ago) link
Idea of Coldplay being any sort of go-to stadium band makes me pine for the worst of late 80s Kerr and Bono
― Master of Treacle, Friday, 12 February 2016 15:18 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, it's like chain fast food. Do people really go because it tastes good, or just because it's fast, easy and a good value for a ton of calories?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 12 February 2016 15:23 (eight years ago) link
Hating somebody because they're popular always sounds a bit bitter to me ;-)
― Gaz Is Real, Friday, 12 February 2016 15:38 (eight years ago) link
I don't hate Coldplay! I think you'll find me upthread saying I like their first four albums, to degrees. But I really, really don't like the last three, because they are so shameless in their triangulation. They're the Clintons of Rock.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 12 February 2016 15:42 (eight years ago) link
They're so inoffensive it becomes an easy target. I don't hate them but their fans are very strange, at least the one I've met. I don't know if they don't listen to that much music or everything they listen falls in the same line but they honestly believe they're such a cool, innovative band. Come on, they're pretty much playing dadrock.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 12 February 2016 15:55 (eight years ago) link
I like dadrock! There's nothing wrong with dadrock. It's the unctuous inoffensiveness that gets under my skin. They're like Maroon 5 with a delay pedal.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 12 February 2016 15:58 (eight years ago) link
I never said there was anything wrong with dadrock. But dadrock is not innovative, cool music. It takes once innovative cool music, digests it and makes it acceptable for everyone to enjoy in the background.
If there concerts are anything similar to what they did on the superbowl, though. The venue owner would do better selling lattes than beers.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 12 February 2016 16:03 (eight years ago) link
Their*
The venue owners would do better selling balloon animals.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 12 February 2016 16:17 (eight years ago) link
New album's cack. Where's the fuckin' PIANO?
― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 12 February 2016 19:51 (eight years ago) link
they did a surprisingly great Radiohead impersonation on recent single All I Can Think About Is You:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnLNG0WnGsI
― niels, Sunday, 3 September 2017 19:06 (six years ago) link