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My opinion....BIGTIME U2 ripoffs.

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.

Haven't listened long enough to find out.

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

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.

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

coldplay = One Hit Wonders

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

they suck IMO.

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

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

Me too. Franz Ferdinand comes close at times.

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

Coldplay has NOTHING on u2.... NOTHING!

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 ...

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.