Coldplay

@AngelsWithSilverWings i saw them in 2003 and they played with a backing track then.

considering how much his singing annoys me so deeply I’m always rather irritated to hear Chris Martin interviewed because he seems like a nice bloke. 😬

Lol!!!! Haven't seen that in a long time 😍

Modern Family clip

He was v funny when he appeared in Modern Family as himself, really took the piss out of himself!

But what harm is it doing anyone? None! The place is full of nutters and that's part of the charm. It should be welcoming to everyone (naff as they may be) but the vibe is just about going to see the acts, do what interests you etc.

Shiver is literally this:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A3adFWKE9JE

I did buy it, but it’s a bit of plagiarism really.

I cringe when i see people my age done up like teenagers at Glastonbury. There's something desperate about it. They seem to have no self awareness. Of course i will get pelters for saying that on mn. I imagine most of the 50 something ravers at Glastonbury are middle class mn users. With kids with ridiculous names.

Yeh I may be wrong but Glastonbury doesn't exactly prioritise the popular 80s pop bands.
I love 80s music

I know next to nothing about Coldplay and always thought CM was probably up himself from the press coverage, but Game of Thrones:The Musical for Comic Relief is bloody hilarious and I can't believe he takes himself too seriously after that.

That's part of the beauty of it though, all ages.

2004/ 2005 was loads for pop indie also
Oasis were 90s obv but again not huge as coldplay.

Never knew why they became soooo huge 100 million each huge.
Compared to other very popular pop/ indie 2000s bands.
Maybe if Coldplay s first album was in 2005 rather than 2000 they might not have been as mega mega big.
Cos loads of others were massive in UK then just not crazy worldwide big.
People mentioning Travis. Stereophonics, Keane, Killers, etc etc so many pop indie back then and huge CD sales.

If he isn't a scientologist, I reckon he will be in the next couple of years. There's something oddly fake about him.
All the preaching about the environment then wasting resources on giving everyone a daft flashing bracelet.
I think the man has a God complex.

Glastonbury is the epitome of bland now, this year is awful. Music that doesn’t carry well at all in a massive outdoor space. I went in lat 90s and 00 and I got in for next to nothing and the people there were young like me. It is so corporate and bland, people bringing all the gear for cooking elaborate food when camping. I think the music sadly reflects the ticket prices. My eldest teenager wouldn’t even contemplate it as completely unaffordable and full of people the same age as his Parents!

But they were always pop - what else? Soft rock?

They’re utterly awful anyway and always have been. Utter cringe, toe curling self serving awfulness. Chris Martin is an absolute pretentious douche bag.

In the early days they were pop in the sense of Rolling Stones, Beatles were pop/rock but they weren’t pop as in Madonna.

I actually think he has a good when he sings, ‘Shiver’, I wouldn’t label that pop but they are poppy now and for most of his subsequent career.

Blandness is in the ear of the beholder though isn't it. If music makes you feel good, there should be no shame in it.

They were obviously always a pop band.

@Sussexbythesewage I saw them with about 20 other people in 2000 when they released their first EP, supporting a band called Terris. They were pop then, they’re pop now. I couldn’t have predicted how massive they’d become, I thought they sounded like they’d listened to too much Grace by Jeff Buckley.

They've always been quite boring, so I don't think they've really sold out. It's music for people who like something safe and familiar. t depresses me that so many teenagers like them. Come on kids, there's so many current bands for you to like. You're not supposed to like your parents' music.

I don't get the hate. I saw them live after the first album and then a few times since. They have always been an excellent live band but they've taken their shows up to a whole other level in recent years.

I went to one of the Wembley stadium shows a few years ago and they somehow made it feel like an intimate gig. I described it at the time as the most fun party I've ever been to. They have a wide appeal too - my two DC age 16 and 18 love them.

We took DS with us to the Wembley stadium gig and he says it's the best gig he's ever been to. He is usually into rappers I've never heard of and grime artists.

DD16 actually sat with us to watch Coldplay at Glasto last night - she never ever sits and watches TV or anything with us so for that alone I'm grateful as she's been struggling mental health wise lately and we sometimes struggle to get her to join in with family life.

I consciously uncoupled myself from listening to them years ago. I suppose the positives you can say about them is that they appear to treat women with some level of respect, there is not homophobia in their music, and none of them have been drug dealers.

I understand why in a world of conflict, hate and given all that has happened in the UK over recent years, blandness is an understandable reaction, an escape from the horrors in the music you listen to. There are limits though.

I don’t think that is the case personally - DH and I were watching a documentary on Camden last night (Glastonbury is so boring this year) and Coldplay in the early days played the pubs that the likes of the Libertines, Amy Winehouse, Blur played in starting out, they didn’t get signed though at that point.

It was very spectacular it has to be said!

I stoped listening to Coldplay after X and Y … however Rush of Blood to the head is a fantastic album and still holds very special memories for me
Amsterdam is a fantastic song .
We put last nights gig on and actually really enjoyed it (after I had said we were absolutely not watching it )

Why oh why does Chris Martin continually write songs that are far too high for his whiney nasally irritating voice to cope with. God it’s like fingers down a blackboard. And , often flat to boot.

I agree op, they used to be good. Now they are just tripe.