just wondering. I don't think so, but I've heard others grouse about this...it's like my fav track right now, and I don't even like Coldplay...so I'm wonderin' if anyone else hears the similiarities.
I don't think so.
Gideon reminds me of something that could have come from U2's Unforgettable Fire.
When I think of Coldplay, I think P I A N O
i don't think so- but i can see why yo udraw a comparison. i think Gideon sounds like Pearl Jam's "Thunderclap," an instrumental on their DVD Touring Band. they have a similar sound
Me either...don't sense that and by the way, I think Coldplay is highly over rated.
D.
Yes. I thought the first time I heard that song that it resembled Coldplay a bit. Not a bad thing really. I do, however, agree that Coldplay is overrated, not because they're more famous than MMJ and I'm jealous for our guys, but because I think Coldplay is a band (and a good one) that has found their "sound" and stuck with it. It's a formula that works. Granted, they sort of wrote that formula in a way, but they have yet to try anything new, and we've seen three records come from these guys. I personally think they have perfected their sound and have grown in regards to tight musicianship (they're flawless live), but they've left their souls on their first record "Parachutes." The two subsequent records definitely lacked the soulful honesty of the first.
MMJ has a recognizable "sound" too with the heavy use of reverb, but musically and stylistically, they evolve on every record. Coldplay does not do this. They merely repeat and perfect (from a techincal standpoint, not a creative one) their already establish sound. Give me MMJ's approach anyday...But I will admit Coldplay is decent background filler music and they're excellent at what they do. This music fan just needs more envelope pushing from his musicians ;)
not even remotely.
but it sounds a LOT like a spiritualized song. specifically a spot off the royal albert hall live album. the riff is similar in sound and feel.
coldplay is like a more sucky version of u2.
you all are kidding yourself if this song doesn't sound like a damn coldplay track. just listen to the last 30 seconds and you'll hear it. U2 is thrown in there somewhere as well.
Quoteyou all are kidding yourself if this song doesn't sound like a damn coldplay track. just listen to the last 30 seconds and you'll hear it. U2 is thrown in there somewhere as well.
I think realdeal's right on. And it's not a bad thing folks. It's not like this one song (which isn't even one of Z's strongest in my opinion) is an indication of the band's direction. If they come off sounding like someone else on a song or too, who cares? People don't complain about the Neil Young comparisons. Is that because more MMJ fans like Neil Young than they like Coldplay?
No. Also, anyone here who likes Coldplay's lead singer's voice but doesn't really care for the songs they play, check out Blue Merle. My roomate calls them the "working man's coldplay" which--besides being pretty accurate--makes me laugh.
no coldplay, only u2. but if coldplay sounds like u2 then...
if it sounds like coldplay its def because of who coldplay sounds like.
coldplay, though cool nice fellas, are teh suck.
Gideon sounds like The Who.
Coldplay? I guess I can see why people might make the comparison.
I like Coldplay. People pass them off as a poor man's U2 but I think Coldplay's work is far better than anything U2 has done in years.
Chris Martin is a good writer & they have some good songs.
Quoteno coldplay, only u2. but if coldplay sounds like u2 then...
exactly...it sounds like coldplay because coldplay sounds like u2
the piano at the end makes it sound a bit like Coldplay. what, has coldplay cornered the market on piano rock?
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I like Coldplay. People pass them off as a poor man's U2 but I think Coldplay's work is far better than anything U2 has done in years.
Chris Martin is a good writer & they have some good songs.
Agreed. U2 died after Achtung Baby...Then came Coldplay and picked up where they left off. I'd also agree with the Blue Merle comment above. I first heard them and thought is was Coldplay. Other bands that sound like Coldplay: Aqualung, Starsailor, most Britpop that's out now. Even David Gray has faltered since 1998's White Ladder, he's sort of being pigeonholed too...
Coldplay is Coldplay
U2 is U2
MMJ is MMJ
Coldplay can't hold U2's jock....
Compare them after Coldplay puts in 20 years of work
and puts out 10 classic albums...
Oh and 14 Grammy awards....
Oh 7 of those Grammy Awards came from - All That You Can't Leave Behind
which came after they : " died after Actung Baby " ???
Jim James writes music that dwarfs C.Martin....
Coldplay was hoping to be a " Happier Radiohead "
I can't take a lead singer of a rock band seriously
as he play piano on almost every frikin song.....
Piano Rock ? no thanks....
Oh and he named his kid Apple ?
Apple Martin after his wifes favorite drink Apple Martini ?
Please
QuoteColdplay is Coldplay
U2 is U2
MMJ is MMJ
Coldplay can't hold U2's jock....
Compare them after Coldplay puts in 20 years of work
and puts out 10 classic albums...
Oh and 14 Grammy awards....
Oh 7 of those Grammy Awards came from - All That You Can't Leave Behind
which came after they : " died after Actung Baby " ???
Jim James writes music that dwarfs C.Martin....
Coldplay was hoping to be a " Happier Radiohead "
I can't take a lead singer of a rock band seriously
as he play piano on almost every frikin song.....
Piano Rock ? no thanks....
Oh and he named his kid Apple ?
Apple Martin after his wifes favorite drink Apple Martini ?
Please
don't sugar coat it, jay. tell us what you really think about it
Sorry get a little touchy with U2 bashers....
Man I love this message board. You get so many fire charged opinions that it's hilarious! If we all agreed, than life would suck, especially life on this board. It'd be high fives for a while, then we'd all just look at each and say, "now what do we do?"
That being said, U2 still died after Achtung Baby, Grammy or no Grammy ;D The people that really deserve Grammy's don't win them often and when they actually do, their award is bastardized by putting a little blurb at the bottom of the screen saying who won "in ceremonies held earlier this evening." The Grammy's are no longer about QUALITY music, but rather, QUANTITY of record sales...
Someone go ahead and post a rant about the whole quality vs. popularity debate again. That's a debate that'll never end...
What if this discussion actually mattered or had any actual bearing on anything that's ever happened in the universe? ???
what would that be like...
Just for the record, I wasn't meaning to bash U2. I own every record through Achtung Baby, but nothing after it. I can still love a band's history of music and not like what they do now (or during a certain period as the case may be sometimes). Other bands that I do this with: Elton John post-1976, AC/DC post-Bon Scott, Radiohead pre-Johnny Greenwood and Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash's 1980's output...
this is the internet
i will remind anyone using "they won a grammy" to defend their favorite bands that milli vanilli did too.
zooropa is also a good album. but yes, U2 did die after that. or at least i like to pretend they did.
C'mon man, don't act like you didn't do that scissor leg dance thing every time "Girl You Know It's True" came on the radio. ;)
I think that overcommericialization of any band turns them into something they are not. U2, REM-both became something else after they were suddenly "the biggest bands in the world"...if you recall, liking U2 back in the day was like getting religion-they were immensely talented, and just about conquered the world until they put on fly sunglasses and put huge video screens behind them and started calling the white house from the stage.
REM has been on autopilot since "Monster".
U2 hasn't put out something I'd want to buy since "The Joshua Tree"
It happens. Hell, REM signed some ridiculous 80 million dollar deal a few years back-how does one put out "quality" material at the clip the machine wants you to with that kind of money in your pocket? You surely aren't a tortured artist anymore when you can buy an entire country...where's your inspiration?? Bad service at Starbuck's?
Mr. Conway, with all due respect, I have to say that after Adventures in Hi-Fi was the jumping off point for this REM fan. Actually, Monster does less for me than Adv in Hi Fi.
There are some fantastic songs on Hi Fi; songs that sound great when played LOUD.
I still remember the day in 1983 when I first heard Radio Free Europe on the radio (yes, the radio). I remember the exact underpass, the exact cloud structure, my exact feelings. I haven't heard many things quite that moving in my life. The Jacket does that for me today (and they really did last night in the Natti).
I miss the "old REM". A lot :-[
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Oh 7 of those Grammy Awards came from - All That You Can't Leave Behind
which came after they : " died after Actung Baby " ???
So Grammys are an indication of good music now?
Hmm...
Gideon sounds a lot like Coldplay. Imagine the guitar melody in the intro played on a piano and it sounds exactly like 'Clocks' and 'Speed of sound'. To be more exact, it sounds like Coldplay on X&Y. That big sound, craving for a football stadium... Wich is, indeed, a sound that they stole from U2.
As for R.E.M., I think New adventures in hi-fi is their best album ever and Up has some of their most beautiful songs. Reveal and Around the sun aren't that good, granted, but you could make one good album if you take the best songs of those albums. They still know how to write a song.
But yes, Michael Stipe has become a happy self-satisfied gay, Peter Buck is a grumpy old man who hates big rock machines and Mike Mills spends most of his time and money on his haircut and clothes. And they're insanely rich. The only reason they're still doing what they do, is because it's their job and they wouldn't know what else to do. How the hell do you remain inspired surrounded by luxury, with guys you've known so long you have nothing left to say to them and with a huge record company that's still hoping you'll write another 'Losing my religion'?
R.E.M. should quit and disappear for five years and then Peter Buck and Michael Stipe should make a low-profile acoustic album. Just like Tom Barman and Stef Kamil Carlens, but that's a whole different story...
QuoteMichael Stipe has become a happy self-satisfied gay
O, what exactly do you mean by that statement?
I'll bash U2...i'm not afraid....it's pretentiousness at an all time high.....recycled rock.....grammys are bullshit.....hell, even i've won 3 grammys!!!
The Edge is cool, though.....not for his music, mind you. But because he calls himself the "Edge" when there's nothing edgy about him. and when he talks, he makes absolutely no sense, but he knows that......
screw U2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
QuoteI'll bash U2...i'm not afraid....it's pretentiousness at an all time high.....recycled rock.....grammys are bullshit.....hell, even i've won 3 grammys!!!
The Edge is cool, though.....not for his music, mind you. But because he calls himself the "Edge" when there's nothing edgy about him. and when he talks, he makes absolutely no sense, but he knows that......
screw U2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the more you post Coltrane, the more i like you. neutral milk hotel forever, fuck us!!!!
wheeeee!!!
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O, what exactly do you mean by that statement?
Well, I mean that he's no longer shy, weird and mystical about his sexuality, with that hint of mystery and artiness around him gone, and just open and clear about who he is, satisfied. Wich is good for him, personally, but it makes his art less interesting and less multi-interpretable. Some of the early lyrics were so weird that you could read anything in them and he wrote lyrics like that partly because he was confused about who he was and who he wanted to be. On
Around the sun you hear the visions of a gay man in love with clear political ideas and that makes it somehow less appealing to me. Not because I have anything against gay men in love with clear political ideas, but because it's less open for interpretations and his former shyness and weirdness was more appealing, I think. Plus, somehow whenever Stipe sings a love song these days, I can't help but think it's about his French lover, while with his earlier songs, I could still imagine they could also be applied on my own experiences. Once again, I didn't mean to offend gay people, or anything like that...
wasn't he hooked up with Elijah Wood for a while? Not that there's anything wrong with that...
So...um...I'm going to see U2 next friday. It'll be sweet.