This isn't a deep dive but I'll start the bidding that they have written 4 originally likeable songs which since will have been played to death (not necessarily their fault).With respect, that's a massive assumption on your part.
I'm not a Coldplay fanboy, but I can at least acknowledge they have written some great tunes over the years.
Their early stuff was ok I thought. Some good songs. They put on a pretty amazing arena show as well.With respect, that's a massive assumption on your part.
I'm not a Coldplay fanboy, but I can at least acknowledge they have written some great tunes over the years.
I don't think they are at all. In that period, they wrote a huge variety of lyrics - from ethereal to out and out comedy and everything in between. Anyone that can write a killer rock song about Hogweed must have some kudos. History and mythology does feature quite a bit in the earlier stuff but to me its no more pretentious than writing a double album about a puerto rican hoodlum in NYC. If they had made music like the Ramones, i think they would have been similarly dismissed because of their background.To be fair, I think they are but even more so I think they purposely are.
They are grandstanding their education or smartness, as I tried to observe it's their University limerick-ing or whatever I wrote.............
There you go mate. Just for you.This isn't a deep dive but I'll start the bidding that they have written 4 originally likeable songs which since will have been played to death (not necessarily their fault).
And it doesn't help anyone that Chris Martin just happens to have Chris Martin's personality.............. ;-)
To be fair I'm not well versed on their back catalogue but it's how it comes across to me from the album..........Their early stuff was ok I thought. Some good songs. They put on a pretty amazing arena show as well.
I don't think they are at all. In that period, they wrote a huge variety of lyrics - from ethereal to out and out comedy and everything in between. Anyone that can write a killer rock song about Hogweed must have some kudos. History and mythology does feature quite a bit in the earlier stuff but to me its no more pretentious than writing a double album about a puerto rican hoodlum in NYC. If they had made music like the Ramones, i think they would have been similarly dismissed because of their background.
There you go mate. Just for you.
I totally agree……I think Genesis Gabriel era is too English for you yanks, seriously, loads of references and Englishness, even the artwork, yes the lyrics are twee, but artfully so and references to nursey rhymes etc.
Now your comment on Wish You Were Here. I myself prefer Foxtrot a hundred times more due to the musical content, its harmonically brilliant, contains contrapuntal passages, varying time signatures, Jazz chord voicings. Its clever.
Pink Floyds music is flat, nearly all a slow 4/4, The long opening on Gminor is nicked....David relies too heavily on pentatonic scales, its easy listening music really with Prog pretensions, its not harmonically adventurous.
Im not saying everybody should prefer Foxtrot, Im speaking personally.
Roger Waters strength is his lyrics. His music is boring. Like Coldplay. LoL
Music appreciation isn’t a competition though.It is in most lists of the greatest prog rock albums. I think Rolling stone has it at 15 or something round that (and they are Yanks ffs) ;-). Thought it was just me that believe Floyd albums are overrated. Only time I felt myself nodding off was at their debut concert for wish you were here (maybe the alcohol and dry ice had something to do with it).
Nice review mate.
That's fine mate, I wouldn't expect you to agree with me.I totally agree……
About Coldplay being boring.
The rest….
Not so much.
Ahh yes progressive rock lists, I was talking about greatest rock albums of all time lists.It is in most lists of the greatest prog rock albums. I think Rolling stone has it at 15 or something round that (and they are Yanks ffs) ;-). Thought it was just me that believe Floyd albums are overrated. Only time I felt myself nodding off was at their debut concert for wish you were here (maybe the alcohol and dry ice had something to do with it).
Nice review mate.