Coldplay were good during the first years of their life.
Now I dont like their music.

I saw Coldplay at Wembley Arena, on their U.K. tour of 2002, promoting second album, A Rush Of Blood To The Head. It was the first run of shows where they progressed from theatre-size venues to larger arenas. The lead-single from that album, In My Place, is rather good, and it was the set-opener. However, after that initial excitement, I began to slouch-back in my seat. Sure enough, I nodded-off. It is the sole time I have slept during a concert without the intoxication of alcohol.

if only.

Coldplay.....what a joke...

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If you read the text it's not about whether Coldplay is a good band or not. It's about the fact that there is not much to add to the format of rock music anymore.
Pretty much everything is already done. Chris Martin says rock music has run its course and people should move on. That's what it's about. Nothing else.

Move on to what? Soft rock?

"In My Place" was trans formative for them....I can still remember vividly where I was on a business trip in Europe having breakfast at the Michelangelo Hotel in Forli Italy the first time I heard it.

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"In My Place" was trans formative for them....I can still remember vividly where I was on a business trip in Europe having breakfast at the Michelangelo Hotel in Forli Italy the first time I heard it.

oh dear...the internet is forever you know.

CaptainNacho, you lost me with all the smooches and you lost me with not understanding your own redundancy. But, honestly, you know, like... whatever.

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In 1980 Mick said rock music is a very limited form of entertainment and "its all been done".
So I guess, in some respects he would also agree with Martin.

Yet for about 20-25 more years the rock format was a heavy/steady seller and a top genre among the mainstream audiences, steadily it went downhill and right now rock/alternative is probably sadly at its popularity nadir.

Mumford And Sons followed up two triple platinum albums with an album that has struggled to reach gold. Black Keys followed up two platinum sellers with a 400k seller. Foo Fighters saw their sales drop by 50% just between 2011-2014. AC/DC followed up a triple platinum album with an album that has struggled to reach gold even with a tour and a Grammy performance. Even a "smash" in the genre like Arctic Monkey's AM still managed to sell about 700k in two years when pop/rap/country superstars sell that in two weeks. "Superstars" in the genre like Jack White and Arcade Fire can't even reach gold in 2015. Beck's album got near gold but only because of all the Grammy hype. And let's not talk about all the old acts, they can't even reach 100k.

Admittedly, it isn't a genre that lives and dies by sales and chart positions like pop and others, but it is practically non-existent on the pop radar. There's not even a Creed/Nickelback type of "purist disdain" act who is catching on with non-rock audiences.

Rock right now it's out.

You say the old acts can't reach 100k and yet Keith has topped 200k....

Never knew about this guy that got kicked out of Coldplay

[www.youtube.com]

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Never knew about this guy that got kicked out of Coldplay

[www.youtube.com]

Hahaha "whiney bullcrap"...they should have kept him in the band

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In 1980 Mick said rock music is a very limited form of entertainment and "its all been done".
So I guess, in some respects he would also agree with Martin.

Yet for about 20-25 more years the rock format was a heavy/steady seller and a top genre among the mainstream audiences, steadily it went downhill and right now rock/alternative is probably sadly at its popularity nadir.

Mumford And Sons followed up two triple platinum albums with an album that has struggled to reach gold. Black Keys followed up two platinum sellers with a 400k seller. Foo Fighters saw their sales drop by 50% just between 2011-2014. AC/DC followed up a triple platinum album with an album that has struggled to reach gold even with a tour and a Grammy performance. Even a "smash" in the genre like Arctic Monkey's AM still managed to sell about 700k in two years when pop/rap/country superstars sell that in two weeks. "Superstars" in the genre like Jack White and Arcade Fire can't even reach gold in 2015. Beck's album got near gold but only because of all the Grammy hype. And let's not talk about all the old acts, they can't even reach 100k.

Admittedly, it isn't a genre that lives and dies by sales and chart positions like pop and others, but it is practically non-existent on the pop radar. There's not even a Creed/Nickelback type of "purist disdain" act who is catching on with non-rock audiences.

Rock right now it's out.

wouldn't mind that a bit, except i like none of the alternatives. i don't mind so much if rock goes the way of blues or jazz, and becomes more of an esoteric choice, but now I'm liking zero mainstream music, and that makes it difficult to enjoy anywhere but home and my car.

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You say the old acts can't reach 100k and yet Keith has topped 200k....

It has sold about 260k worldwide, 70k in the U.S

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You say the old acts can't reach 100k and yet Keith has topped 200k....

It has sold about 260k worldwide, 70k in the U.S

Isn't that about what Main Offender sold initially? It didn't go gold, did it?

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Shall we consciously uncouple?

What would HE know about ROCK???!!

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Coldplay is done.

Never started.



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You say the old acts can't reach 100k and yet Keith has topped 200k....

It has sold about 260k worldwide, 70k in the U.S

Isn't that about what Main Offender sold initially? It didn't go gold, did it?

Main Offender has sold 400-450k worldwide, around 230k in the US.

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If you read the text it's not about whether Coldplay is a good band or not. It's about the fact that there is not much to add to the format of rock music anymore.
Pretty much everything is already done. Chris Martin says rock music has run its course and people should move on. That's what it's about. Nothing else.

you're missing the point of the entire interwebs.

Sure it's all been done

There's only one song after all

So it's all about taste

I like guitars...I think it's the most emotive instrument out there

And, if played with balls, the most exciting sound by far..


Trust me, it's not done..it just started

Chris is living proof of that..I mean, someone's gonna rebel against that attitude sooner or later, thank god

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Rock and roll can never die

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You say the old acts can't reach 100k and yet Keith has topped 200k....

It has sold about 260k worldwide, 70k in the U.S

Isn't that about what Main Offender sold initially? It didn't go gold, did it?

Main Offender has sold 400-450k worldwide, around 230k in the US.

OK, so didn't even go gold either. Given all the advanced hype, fairly lukewarm sales.