Coldplay: Original or U2 ripoffs?

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 3:05 am

Discuss.....

My opinion....BIGTIME U2 ripoffs.

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 3:41 am

i dont think they are that much like u2, i like them a lot.

especially their early stuff. wouldnt say much like u2 at all.. maybe even more dave matthewish.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:49 am

Haven't listened long enough to find out.

p2ii · Post by **p2ii** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 8:28 am

They don't even remind me uf U2. So,

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:17 am

I can definitely hear a resemblence to a U2 sound....I'd say mid to later years of U2. Both in vocals, and often in guitar too.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:24 am

You know what sound I really miss? Early years of The Cure.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:00 am

coldplay = One Hit Wonders

They really only had one good song that I could see..

they suck IMO.

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:21 am

I have every coldplay album and 2 pre 1990 U2 albums. I don't see a resemblance.

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:46 am

WhoNut · Post by **WhoNut** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 11:16 am

YeOldeStonecat wrote:You know what sound I really miss? Early years of The Cure.

Me too. Franz Ferdinand comes close at times.

RoscoPColtrane · Post by **RoscoPColtrane** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 12:41 pm

LOL, i have coldplays first cd. And im a huge fan of u2 (especially the 80's)

Coldplay has NOTHING on u2.... NOTHING!

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 12:59 pm

Sava700 wrote:coldplay = One Hit Wonders

They really only had one good song that I could see..

they suck IMO.

theyve had at least 3 songs that have made billboards top 10.

Illini25 · Post by **Illini25** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 1:11 pm

Yes, they sound very similar to U2...but I still like their music.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 1:26 pm

Meggie wrote:theyve had at least 3 songs that have made billboards top 10.

top 10 ya.. but only "one major hit" which I think scored a #1 spot for a few weeks.. I givem props for that one song but after that they fell way off.

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 1:29 pm

actually, Coldplay to me is quite original...they sound nothing like U2. They are definately not a 1 hit wonder band and will be around for many years to come.

Blisster · Post by **Blisster** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 6:22 pm

Sava700 wrote:top 10 ya.. but only "one major hit" which I think scored a #1 spot for a few weeks.. I givem props for that one song but after that they fell way off.

they've got a song in the top 10 right now I believe

Blisster · Post by **Blisster** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 6:23 pm

mind you, not that I put much creedence into charts and top 100's or anything

jayyy · Post by **jayyy** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 8:27 pm

Lots of bands these days owe a debt to U2..I don't think coldplay is any more a ripoff of U2 than a dozen other new bands I can think of. If anything I'd say they rip off Thom Yorke and Radiohead more as far as the sound goes.

Coldplays new album has tons of great new songs. Their new single "fix you" is gonna be a classic.

btw- coldplay didn't end with yellow. Their last album sold about ten million copies worldwide, and the new one is looking like it could do 15.

hangedman · Post by **hangedman** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 11:44 pm

UOD wrote: My opinion....BIGTIME U2 ripoffs.

The heavy use of keyboards is a clue to the mimicry of U2's stylings.... ahem.

RoscoPColtrane · Post by **RoscoPColtrane** » Sun Aug 21, 2005 1:11 am

Does their new cd sound like their first? I swear those songs were just recylcing of each other. Sounded the same the whole cd....

Jamie_R · Post by **Jamie_R** » Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:08 am

JBKM wrote:Does their new cd sound like their first? I swear those songs were just recylcing of each other. Sounded the same the whole cd....

I agree 100%

Coldplay is just too bland imho ... they have a great career ahead of them with elevator music though ...

jayyy · Post by **jayyy** » Sun Aug 21, 2005 8:04 am

JBKM wrote:Does their new cd sound like their first? I swear those songs were just recylcing of each other. Sounded the same the whole cd....

No, the new cd takes them to a whole new level. I didn't think the first cd was that great either, and I wasn't big on the second (don't even have either of them, even as downloads or bootlegs), but this new album converted me into a coldplay fan.