meedge

wow, right on grabo-son!!! although i think you were a little too harsh (i do like studio coldplay), but what you said about u2 was "ohhhh ohhhhhh ohhhh, right on!!!....right ooooooooonnn!!" i like how you appreciate u2's music...you understand that the new album is a cerebral adventure, targeting all the senses, and leaving your nervous system not wanting more, but begging for more!! u2's voyage through the years is like that of jason and the argonauts; setting sail into the unknown void that is humanity to find the golden fleece, only to find what is right in this cynical world.... coldplay's voyage into the mythological world finds them playing the role of eros, the greek god of love who eventually sucumbed to the noble king of mycenae, and his band of jabsters... we're all trying to play the balancing act like some french dude walking accross the twin towers on a rope tighter than mother teresa's vagine....and i'm fine with that... meedge

yeah i check out metacritic all the time....coldplay has straight 72's, one 80 for rush of blood (which is their best album imo), and a 67 for prospekt's march... i really do believe coldplay is a good studio band, and i've said that all along...but u2's scores on metacritic are 79 and 80 for their last 2 albums (not including no line on the horizon yet)....and u2 in the studio isn't even their number one strength!!

rollingstone isn't neutral? you think they like u2 more than coldplay? imagine that, the best music critics in the world favouring u2 and not really liking coldplay....i wonder why...i know why, because coldplay isn't as good!!!

well, i came back here to see what went down over the last little while, and was pleasantly suprised to see 4 pages of posts!! i think you guys will all be pleased to here this....i watched coldplays performance at the grammy's and at the brits, and it's really nice to see chris martin acting more like himself instead of bono...if he sticks with that style, not only am i fine with it, i also enjoy it... to those who think bono wishes to be as good as chris martin...really? thats a joke...bono is bono....and bono loves bono.. and to those who say u2 are granpa's and there time to is over, well, the new album has been reviewed by many, and the reviews are damn good...for example, rollingstone gave it a 5 star review, calling it "U2's five star masterpiece". last time i checked, coldplay's last 2 albums got 3 stars and 3 1/2 stars respectively...obviously you guys are biased towards coldplay, and me biased to u2... but when a neutral third party decides which is better, they choose u2.. and to all the bono haters out there, you can call bono arrogant (agreed), call him old (he's getting there), but don't call him washed up...bono has charisma and presence on stage, or on an album that is second to none....bono also has something very important....it's something you can't be taught, or figure out on your own.....bono has "it"....you're either born with "it", or you're not... i know me saying this stuff won't convert you over to the darkside, but go listen to u2's new album and tell me it's not incredible... meedge p.s. a big shout out to the u2 defenders on this thread...until the end of the world/new years day combo = amazing...no band will ever be able to touch the zoo tv days...

ok heres the thing, i think coldplay is a really good studio band. rush of blood to the head had some amazing songs, warning sign and amsterdam were the best in my opinion. what made those songs so good is that it was coldplay being coldplay. i just wish chris martin stayed in the ``yellow`` mode, where he was being himself. the reason why i posted this was because a lot of people here went out of their way to take a swipe at u2. one guy even wrote in his signature since he couldnt find the u2 vs. coldplay thread, he wanted to say how shit u2 were, yadda yadda... does anyone here at least agree chris martin is very awkward on stage and when singing live has the voice of an animal caged up with a bad case of rabies

As a U2 fan, I came on here to see whats up in the Coldplay world. I was shocked to see so many U2 disses. Especially since Coldplay tries so very hard to be as good as U2 (Chris Martin putting a picture of U2 up in the studio, and his reason ``to be the best, you have to beat the best``). Even worse is when Coldplay tries to BE U2. It`s pathetic how much your guitarist rips off The Edge, and how Chris Martin tries to get his Bono on. Chris Martin makes me cringe with embarrassment every time he tries to act like Bono live. It`s so bad I have to change the channel. Whether he`s singing ``come on love`` at the beginning of Yellow, or wandering into the crowd live, it`s all him trying to be like Bono. You guys have to admit that when singing live he sounds like a dying racoon, and he is not comfortable in his own skin. I could name a million other rip offs, but I don`t have that much time... what do you guys think about this