Yellow

[strike wolf]

I must admit I'm almost a music illiterate, but hasn't Yellow by Coldplay become an all-time top song?

Right along wish you were here, one, etc.

I'm a fan of Coldplay though, I might be biased.

What you guys think?

Yellow as an all time top song? Don't make me laugh.

[strike wolf]

Coldplay have grown on me over the years, but Yellow is still a fucking shit song.

Mostly the exact opposite. the only two songs I think are even decent for Coldplay Yellow and that newer one that I've grown sick of and can't think of the name of...everything else by them legitimately sucks.

[nietzsche]

I must admit I'm almost a music illiterate, but hasn't Yellow by Coldplay become an all-time top song?

Right along wish you were here, one, etc.

I'm a fan of Coldplay though, I might be biased.

What you guys think?

Yellow as an all time top song? Don't make me laugh.

Laughing is good for you.

Alright stop fucking insulting me I accepted I fucked up. But what do you say about "Oops I did it again"?

[strike wolf]

Don't hold it in Tim, tell us how you feel.

Sorry to disappoint you, 20 Cent. I can't fully explain it, but Yellow is one of the few song that just grate my nerves. Like nails on a chalkboard, or James Blunt.

James Blunt is the only artist I know who I want to rip his vocal chords out so I don't have to hear him sing every again. I'm also thinking of breaking all his fingers so he can't play music as well.

[strike wolf]

Wtf... it was just a guy walking on a beach and the lyrics were generic as hell... if this is considered a modern classic then I was born in the wrong decade...

I think they said on vh1 storytellers that they don't care much about the lyrics, they care about the chords. I'm an atheist and they mention Jesus, God, Heaven, etc in a lot of their songs, and I don't care much, because I like their sound and it relaxes me and energizes me. You gotta go to a concert. Nobody will call you gay for that. Invite a girl if you're insecure about your sexuality.

But like I said, I'm almost a music illiterate ..

That may be part of why I don't like Coldplay. Lyrics to me in music is very important, if the song doesn't have a well-formed meaning behind it I don't tend to like the song. That's not to say there aren't some songs I listen to that don't have good lyrics or maybe just have lyrics where I don't understand the meaning of I just lean more towards music that has good lyrics. I'll also admit that sometimes music doesn't need good lyrics to send that message that I am referring to the sound of the song is often enough.

[strike wolf]

I must admit I'm almost a music illiterate, but hasn't Yellow by Coldplay become an all-time top song?

Right along wish you were here, one, etc.

I'm a fan of Coldplay though, I might be biased.

What you guys think?

Yellow as an all time top song? Don't make me laugh.

Laughing is good for you.

Alright stop fucking insulting me I accepted I fucked up. But what do you say about "Oops I did it again"?

The song by Britney Speares? I hope you're joking.

[john9blue]

I really don't give two shits about lyrics... I prefer my music without lyrics... but the song has to be GOOD on its own merit. I enjoy hard rock even with lyrics because the instrumentation and solos are usually good. Yellow is just a guy crooning about love over eighth notes and a basic drum beat. What is so amazing about that music?

[nietzsche]

I really don't give two shits about lyrics... I prefer my music without lyrics... but the song has to be GOOD on its own merit. I enjoy hard rock even with lyrics because the instrumentation and solos are usually good. Yellow is just a guy crooning about love over eighth notes and a basic drum beat. What is so amazing about that music?

Can't explain it. I don't know how many notes, I don't know about the drums.

I like it, I apologized for having offended you all you're established taste in music.

Maybe is one of the worst songs of all time.

You know, Coldplay is qualified as rock pop, but by your opinions I guess is pop. If you get a chance go to a concert. I have a friend who was dragged to a concert by his wife and after that he said "the guy really knows his business and can really put up quit a spectacle. If you have to go to a concert nowadays it has to be Coldplay's." The same guy listens to metallica, gorillaz, the cure, and who knows what more.

[nietzsche]

Is there a mod around? Please lock this thread, I've learned my lesson.

[Timminz]

And what's this craziness about people in the US not having heard of them? I generally just listen to heavier music and I've still been oversaturated by Coldplay. How did you guys and girls miss it?

Coldplay are pretty well-known over here. Perhaps you're thinking of Muse, or Placebo.

[nietzsche]

And what's this craziness about people in the US not having heard of them? I generally just listen to heavier music and I've still been oversaturated by Coldplay. How did you guys and girls miss it?

Coldplay are pretty well-known over here. Perhaps you're thinking of Muse, or Placebo.

I remember when I was in Canada about 5 years ago, a lot of Canadians talked about them. Maybe because they are happier than Americans??

[nietzsche]

And what's this craziness about people in the US not having heard of them? I generally just listen to heavier music and I've still been oversaturated by Coldplay. How did you guys and girls miss it?

Coldplay are pretty well-known over here. Perhaps you're thinking of Muse, or Placebo.

BTW, I downloaded the Toronto concert in 2005, it's very good.

[Neoteny]

And what's this craziness about people in the US not having heard of them? I generally just listen to heavier music and I've still been oversaturated by Coldplay. How did you guys and girls miss it?

Coldplay are pretty well-known over here. Perhaps you're thinking of Muse, or Placebo.

No, I'm not. Because I live over here. I think it was MTG who had never heard it.

Also, who the f*ck hasn't heard of Muse? Placebo is one thing, but if you haven't heard of Muse you should git out of mah countrah!

[nietzsche]

I keep waiting for someone to say he likes Britney Spears' music so you could forget about Yellow.

[Neoteny]

Stop backpedaling. Musical tastes are, for the most part, completely subjective. Don't listen to the self-righteous assholes who don't even bother with a genre of music outside of their pet favorites. Listen to what you like. You shouldn't give a f*ck about what we think of your musical tastes.

[Army of GOD]

I agree with Neoteny, you should listen to what you like.


However, there are songs that have achieved a certain greatness, and I feel like that while you might not LIKE a certain "great" song, you can't deny how great it is.

Like, Smells Like Teen Spirit. I personally have a hard-on for that song, but I've heard some people say it's Nirvana's worst song (or like how this one kid said "Bohemian Rhapsody" was Queen's worst song. Jesus Christ I wanted to kill him). Ok, so maybe you personally don't like the song, but there is no denying that Smells Like Teen Spirit was one of the GREATEST songs of the 90s, possibly of the last 50 years. Well, the greatness of it is defined by me, and everyone probably has their own definition of great.

I've heard Yellow before and haven't heard much OF it, so to me, it's not a GREAT song (compared to other all-time GREAT songs [Stairway to Heaven, Bohemian Rhapsody, etc.]), but that in no way means that it's not GOOD (individuals like different songs).


Oh, and if you don't think Bohemian Rhapsody is a GREAT song, go f*** yourself! =P

[MeDeFe]

Is there a mod around? Please lock this thread, I've learned my lesson.

Hell no! We don't go around locking threads just like that.

I listened to the song again on Youtube and would say that Yellow is lounge music, there are no twists, no surprises, it's the auditory equivalent of alcohol-free beer with "extra mild taste": Absolutely disgusting and good for nothing.
But whatever floats your boat, if you like it, listen to it. It certainly isn't a modern classic, great or all-time top song, though.

I also think it's objectively possible to say that Travis is a better poprock group than Coldplay.

[Timminz]

And what's this craziness about people in the US not having heard of them? I generally just listen to heavier music and I've still been oversaturated by Coldplay. How did you guys and girls miss it?

Coldplay are pretty well-known over here. Perhaps you're thinking of Muse, or Placebo.

No, I'm not. Because I live over here. I think it was MTG who had never heard it.

Also, who the f*ck hasn't heard of Muse? Placebo is one thing, but if you haven't heard of Muse you should git out of mah countrah!

Believe me, I feel the same way, but, to this day, occasionally I'll mention Muse, and someone will say "Who?", and then I show them, and they say, "Holy fucking hell, this is good! Why the fuck have I never heard of these guys before?!", similar to the way I reacted when some random Spanish dudes introduced me to Muse, in Brugges 2005. They actually laughed when I said I didn't know who Muse were. They thought I was joking, and could not fathom that someone had never heard of Muse. I traded an unmastered copy of my band's first album with them in exchange for their Muse cassette. Then we all got drunk (those Belgians sure know how to make beer), and stoned (we had all just left Amsterdam), while playing cards, and listening to Absolution.

[Timminz]

I also think it's objectively possible to say that Travis is a better poprock group than Coldplay.

ding ding ding.

When I first heard Yellow, I said, "Oh fuck! Not another bullshit song like Why Does It Always Rain On Me." I hate that whiny bullshit.

[2dimes]

Song seemed ok, I couldn't finish it though.

[nietzsche]

I agree with Neoteny, you should listen to what you like.


However, there are songs that have achieved a certain greatness, and I feel like that while you might not LIKE a certain "great" song, you can't deny how great it is.

Like, Smells Like Teen Spirit. I personally have a hard-on for that song, but I've heard some people say it's Nirvana's worst song (or like how this one kid said "Bohemian Rhapsody" was Queen's worst song. Jesus Christ I wanted to kill him). Ok, so maybe you personally don't like the song, but there is no denying that Smells Like Teen Spirit was one of the GREATEST songs of the 90s, possibly of the last 50 years. Well, the greatness of it is defined by me, and everyone probably has their own definition of great.

I've heard Yellow before and haven't heard much OF it, so to me, it's not a GREAT song (compared to other all-time GREAT songs [Stairway to Heaven, Bohemian Rhapsody, etc.]), but that in no way means that it's not GOOD (individuals like different songs).


Oh, and if you don't think Bohemian Rhapsody is a GREAT song, go f*** yourself! =P

I like Nirvana a lot, but some people here think we shouldn't listen to music released after 1983.

[jay_a2j]

Never heard of it. Then again, I rarely bother with what some people try to pass off as music now a days.

How have you never heard THIS?

Good song.

[nietzsche]

Never heard of it. Then again, I rarely bother with what some people try to pass off as music now a days.

How have you never heard THIS?

Good song.

Or better yet, this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmcPVKuxrMI

[nietzsche]

If someone is interested and don't know how, I can't tell him/her how to illegally obtain the full Toronto 2005 or 2006 full concert in good resolution.

Hey, I'll only teach it for educational purpouses, don't have to go and actually do it, I'd recommend you don't because it's illegal.

[nietzsche]

From Wikipedia:


Musical style

Coldplay's musical style has been defined as alternative rock, being compared to Radiohead and Oasis.[83][84] Lead singer/songwriter Chris Martin once labelled the band's music as "limestone rock".[85] The band's music has been called "meditative" and "blue romantic"; it "[reflects] on their emotions" and Martin "endlessly examine his feelings".[86] Martin's lyrical wordplay has been called feminist, similar to Andrew Montgomery of Geneva.[84]

The tone of the band's first studio album, Parachutes, was described as melodic pop with "distorted guitar riffs and swishing percussion".[84] It was also described as being "exquisitely dark and artistically abrasive".[84] In a review for A Rush of Blood to the Head, the songs were considered to contain "lush melodies and a heartbreak" and that they had a "newfound confidence."[87] The music on X&Y has been considered to be "ruminations on Martin's doubts, fears, hopes, and loves."[86] Coldplay acknowledge the Scottish alternative rock band, Travis, as a major influence on their earlier material.

n October 2006, Coldplay began work on their fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, with producer Brian Eno.[50] Taking a break from recording, the band toured Latin America in early 2007, performing in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.[51] After recording in churches and other venues in Latin America and Spain during their tour, the band said the album would likely reflect Hispanic influence.[52] The group spent the rest of the year recording with Eno.[53]

Martin described Viva la Vida as a new direction for Coldplay: a change from their past three albums, which they have referred to as a "trilogy".[54] He said the album featured less falsetto as he allowed his voice's lower register to take precedence.[54] Some songs, such as "Violet Hill", contain distorted guitar riffs and bluesy undertones.[54] "Violet Hill" was confirmed as the first single, with a radio release date of 29 April 2008.[55] After the first play, it was freely obtainable from Coldplay's website from 12:15 pm (GMT +0) for one week (achieving two million downloads),[56] until it became commercially available to download on 6 May.[57][58] "Violet Hill" entered the UK Top 10, US Top 40 (entering the Top 10 in the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart) and charted well in the rest of the world.[59] The title track, "Viva la Vida", was also released exclusively on iTunes. It became the band's first number one on the Billboard Hot 100,[60] and their first UK number one, based on download sales alone.[61]

On 15 June 2008, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends topped the UK album chart, despite having come on the market only three days previously. In that time, it sold 302,000 copies; the BBC called it "one of the fastest-selling records in UK history".[62] By the end of June, it had set a new record for most-downloaded album ever.[63][64] In October 2008, Coldplay won two Q Awards for Best Album for Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends and Best Act in the World Today