Different strokes for different members of a given population, I guess.

See, this is the mistake Coldplay keeps making...they never promote their more energetic songs enough. Like this one, which would surely have been one of their most popular ever if they had done anything at all to get people to notice it.

As for me, I really like pretty much all their songs, even the "boring" ones. They're just such a great relief from rap and metal and death-metal and singers who sound like they're trying to sound awful, all of which are really popular these days, and all of which I generally hate. Coldplay just seems to put more effort into actually making good-sounding songs than most bands.

I can understand why some people don't like Coldplay...but I wish I knew where the rampant hatred for them comes from. Some of the "reviews" for their new album were just huge incoherent rant-fests that said absolutely nothing about the music itself. I've never heard of that happening to any other bands. People are just weird sometimes, I guess.

White Shadows was alright, I suppose. Still pretty blase, over all, though.

Also, I would like to point out that one doesn't need to be rap, or metal, or death-metal to not be boring. It's perfectly possible to be melodic and still contain powerful emotions and create music that draws you in as opposed to falling into the background as Coldplay tends to (for me and others at least).

Take Voltaire, Rufus Wainwright, or, hell, even Chopin as examples.

None of them are harsh fast music. They're all melodic, and two of the examples are even melancholy. However they also aren't boring. They catch you, draw you in, and communicate emotion to you. Coldplay lacks this. That's why they're boring.

Not because they're mellow.

Coldplay was voted as the band most likely to put you to sleep, or something along those lines.

I like them, but yeah, I generally listen to them when I'm in a mood to just sorta chill out. They're good for taking naps on the bus, too.

A major problem is, even though there's some pretty good instrumentals going on there, Chris Martin's vocals are most often merely adequate.Yeah, he's singing these songs technically well, but he's not there in the song. He's phoning it in.

I don't hate them, but I don't really like them either. I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to them, and I might turn the radio if they were on, but I can't really hate them. They're not annoying like the songs they play on "Today's number one hit music station" (which plays the worst songs ever), but they just don't hold my attention enough. There's no real focus in the songs I've heard. They're like Radiohead without the hooks that draw me into the song.

Wasoe did a mashup with Coldplay that's not too bad.

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I um...I like that Coldplay is getting sued by Joe Satriani for stealing Viva la Vida's melody.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/160...coldplay.jhtml

I must agree. I've never found them able to hold my attention.

I find them pretty boring. But I don't hate them, I can listen to them but I'd rather listen to something that really grabs my attention, like Boston or Queen.

I can't exactly point out what makes Coldplay boring, but they just seem that way to me.

Coldplay's songs all sound the same to me. The melodys, the messages, the vibe, the singing; it's all the same. I do like to listen to them when I am in need of sleep.

I like Viva la Vida but then I hear they are getting sued over it because they plagiarized the melody from Joe Satriani. Good job, Coldplay. Good job.

I agree with the boring vibe.
It's not that they're bad, they're just kind of there. LIke they just background music. I wouldn't turn them off but I wouldn't go out to get them.

Also I have an irrational dislike of Chris Martin. He just seems like a prat to me. I not basing this off anything, just a vibe.