Any Coldplay fans?

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    • August 29, 2008 at 8:50 pm
    Rick Graham
    Rick Graham
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    I have two of their albums: AROBTTH and X & Y.
    There are some great tracks there.

    In fact I’m playing along to FIX YOU as I write this, well listening to the intro and then I’ll be playing.

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    • August 29, 2008 at 9:22 pm
    Bill
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    @Rick Graham 4457 wrote:

    I have two of their albums: AROBTTH and X & Y.
    There are some great tracks there.

    In fact I’m playing along to FIX YOU as I write this, well listening to the intro and then I’ll be playing.

    Yea Rick have both albums too… really like Coldplay šŸ™‚

    • August 29, 2008 at 11:48 pm
    Sean Conklin
    Sean Conklin
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    LOVE Coldplay. My wife really loves them too. To be honest, I think X & Y has some of the prettiest music I’ve ever heard.

    • August 30, 2008 at 2:14 am
    RoEm
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    I’m not a real fan but I do love them
    they do have some really good tracks..
    I found their music very simple and touching..

    in my opinion I can say that on other bands as well, who writes “better” or if you want more complicate – what sometime mean something to me as a prog fan
    (although complicate isn’t always what I look for or it doesn’t always fits)
    anyway, it is a very good band, and ultimately – the albums deserve the money you pay for them. =]

    • August 30, 2008 at 3:40 am
    tjchep
    Member

    Go get Viva la Vida! Amazing album. šŸ™‚ Still like ROFTHH better though.. šŸ™

    • August 30, 2008 at 12:30 pm
    Rick Graham
    Rick Graham
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    Yeah, that is def on my to get list although I’m not that keen on the title track tho..

    • August 31, 2008 at 5:23 am
    billmeedog
    Member

    Actually, that is just my initial impression of Coldplay. However, I probably should give them some more listens (especially the deeper album/non-radio cuts) before I can give a more fully informed opinion.

    Since I mentioned Radiohead in my Reply Title, everyone do yourselves a favor and
    pick-up/check-out their LP’s The Bends and OK Computer. These albums are both OUTSTANDING on all levels, and since this is a “guitarists” forum, I should add that these records display outstanding “guitar-arranging/orchestration.” Many of the songs that are “guitar-oriented” (like most of The Bends LP) display 2 or 3 interwoven electric and acoustic guitars, and the composite result is PURE GENIUS! I highly reccomend Radiohead! Peace.

    ~Bill Meedog~

    • August 31, 2008 at 11:24 am
    Rick Graham
    Rick Graham
    Member

    Hey Bill,

    I have OK computer which is a great album. Paranoid android being my fav track. I do enjoy listening to Coldplay more tho’.

    • August 31, 2008 at 3:40 pm
    billmeedog
    Member

    Hey Rick Graham,

    That’s cool that you have OK Computer, and I respect your opinions about Coldplay.
    If you haven’t previously checked out the Radiohead LP just prior to OK Computer (The Bends,) Do yourself a favor and check it out! It is WAY more “guitar-oriented” than OK Computer (although I really like OK Computer a lot too!) I should add that when I say “guitar-oriented,” that’s not to say that it has any element of “shred” type guitar! Clearly, Radiohead’s guitar genius lies in their arranging/orchestration and their serving of “the song,” as opposed to any technical execution! Their parts are ALWAYS very complimentary, and maybe that’s a quality that some in the “shred-community” can learn from. Sometimes a bit of restraint really “sets up” those wilder moments ( I believe the musical term here is “pacing,” correct?) In other words, if someone is SCREAMING all the time, eventually their voice becomes very quiet!

    Rick, let me make clear that I’ve found YOUR guitar style to be a very musical and appropriate blend of melody, rhythm, taste, AND impressive chops!

    Peace!

    ~Bill Meedog~

    • September 11, 2008 at 11:24 pm
    BeatleFred
    Member

    Hi. I’ve come to appreciate Coldplay more, especially when I heard their song “Green Eyes”, played on the radio in my car a while ago. That is a BRILLIANT tune! (Wish I wrote it, oh well… šŸ™‚

    Interesting to see some folks doing their own renditions of it on You Tube.

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