My_Song_Is_Love Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 People who call Coldplay unoriginal really piss me off. I just watched MTV Hits (Top 40) or whatever, and Lovers in Japan came on. How can people not call that ORIGINAL? I mean do they know the deffinition? I can't believe people would say that when every one of those bands on there now sound EXACTLY the same....You know like Secondhand Serenade and Cute is What We Aim For, and like Panic at the Disco. THEY ALL SOUND THE SAME! Don't gemme wrong, i'm a fan of them too, but they sound the same. Sometimes I think people think Coldplay is unoriginal because whenever they come out with a new sound people start to copy it........ I don't know, but people who say Coldplay are unoriginal really make me mad. WHAT COULD BE MORE ORIGINAL THAN COLDPLAY? PUPPETS AND AN OLD WOMAN DANCING IN A MUSIC VIDEO? WHAT COULD BE MORE ORIGINAL THAN THAT?!?!?!? Anyway...post your thoughts....I'm done venting. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My_Song_Is_Love Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 Oh. and all those girls who are comming out now who sound the same...Miley, Miranda Cosgrove....THEY ALL SOUND THE SAMEEEEEEEEEEE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footyfan10 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I'm a huge Coldplay fan, but I would not call them musically the most original band out there. When you exist in the rock/pop spectrum, you're bound to riff off someone's ideas. Without The Beatles there is no Coldplay. Without U2 there is no Coldplay. Possibly without Radiohead there is no Coldplay. I think band's can be artistically creative, which would come off in music videos and production value for album covers and websites. I don't think this is a ditraction. I would not call Coldplay unoriginal, because I think music in it of itself is not something that usually allows for originality. If people who listen to mainstream music call Coldplay unoriginal, well they should be slapped. :laugh3: But if someone who listens to music that seems out of this world calls Coldplay unoriginal, well from their perspective it may be true. Within the pop genre Coldplay may be differentiated, but for those who listen to metal, well maybe it all sounds the same. People tend to call people unoriginal when they don't understand the nuances (assuming they exist) of a certain musical style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open-Politik Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I like Metallica, and I don't think Coldplay sound Unoriginal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My_Song_Is_Love Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 Hmmm....well spoken footyfan10. I agree. I think that's what I was trying to get across, I'm just not very good at voicing ideas. :) I appriciate other types of music, but there're people who say that Coldplay rips off everyone's ideas....but I don't see how that's possible because their songs don't really sound a ton like those other bands.... AND YOU FORGOT A-HA! Without a-ha there is no Coldplay or no Chris falsetto. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footyfan10 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 No no I wasnt saying that everyone into one genre of music will think a band in another is unoriginal. I'm simply saying that it's a lot easier to group a genre together and call them unoriginal if you like another genre. I certainly do it. I think Britany Spears, Rihana and Pussycat Dolls all sound similar. I guess I didn't explain myself too well. Unoriginal simply means they dont come up with their own ideas. Well musicians are constantly influenced. Everytime an album comes out, an interviewer always asks the bandmates what they were listening to while recording the album. So if you really think about it, no one is completely original. Originality comes in nuances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open-Politik Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 ^No, I do agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImLovingGuyBerryman Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 i dont think that coldplay are unoriginal, but they're not that different. though i do think that they have developed their sound well and i really havent found any other bands that i think sound like coldplay. maybe they have a similar genre... but i find it incredibly stupid and ignorant of people to give coldplay such a bad wrap about being "unoriginal" when so many other bands all sound like each other, just with different songs. in those bands, even the singers' voices sound the same. chris martin has a very distinguishable voice. there is definitely not another like it, and i dont think anyone would have trouble knowing when it was him singing. for me, bands like fall out boy, all american rejects, sum 41, my chemical romance...i cant tell the differences between them. i could never just know which band it was if i had to guess. same with a lot of alternative bands these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzybear Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Coldplay is the best band ever!!!!!!!!!!!! Genius's all of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Briliant!!!!!!!!!!!:kiss::kiss::kiss: i LOVE THEM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellieP Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Well that easily sums it up^ but yes they are not unoriginal. They are not copying other people's style, sound etc. They're doing it for their own experimentation and enjoyment. Which gives their music individuality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudy_o Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Those statemets regarding the originality of Coldplay = EPIC FAIL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Coldplay is extremely original Joe Satriani went back in time and copied them.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotcheese2768 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 coldplay is original... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Coldplay totally copied Snow Patrol, Keane, and The Fray. Bunch of thieves, them Coldplay boys!:angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudy_o Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Coldplay totally copied Snow Patrol, Keane, and The Fray. Bunch of thieves, them Coldplay boys!:angry: :lol: you left the word 'by' after 'copied' :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 :lol: you left the word 'by' after 'copied' :p Thank you Captain Obvious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudy_o Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 You're welcome. :dozey: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Well Lovers In Japan does sound like it is straight off of a U2 album..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospekt. Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Well Lovers In Japan does sound like it is straight off of a U2 album..... I dunno. It's no "Get Your Boots On". ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Thats completely irrelevant. The song Lovers In Japan is straight out of U2's books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImLovingGuyBerryman Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Thats completely irrelevant. The song Lovers In Japan is straight out of U2's books. what are you talking about??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospekt. Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Thats completely irrelevant. The song Lovers In Japan is straight out of U2's books. Loosen up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks22 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Ok I agree to Lovers in japan to some extent it sounds very much like U2, but not the whole time. Maybe Coldplay sounds unoriginal to people who just know their biggest hits. Well they've made so many different songs, the new album is also a proof for their originality, I've never heard such a sound from another band. The same with Parachutes, or do you know someone who did something similar to Don't panic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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