Best Coldplay Album

[VIVALAMATT]

Current discussion with my friends and I: What do you think is the best Coldplay album?

[lonelysuperstar]

Close call between Viva La Vida and Parachutes, but I went with Viva.

[Theher3tic]

Never got into Viva, really liked Parachutes though.

[jwicklun]

went with vida. only cd by them I have ever bought.

[WhoSaidThat?]

Viva la Vida by country miles.

[blue_bedlight]

Parachutes.


/poll

[Ryzenfall]

Viva Duh Vida.

[SLoT]

A Rush...

[inthemidst]

A Rush of Blood to the Head. My favorite song is on X & Y, though (Fix You).

[JordanBuell]

tough poll. had to go with parachutes though

[jbaseball44]

A Rush of Blood to the Head, easily

[Deadbolt23]

Parachutes.

[VIVALAMATT]

Viva la Vida by country miles.

Viva Duh Vida.

Viva La Vida is really thaaaat obviously better than an album with both The Scientist, In My Place, and Clocks on it?

[MADSTA]

Parachutes x 239763203
Just listen to the opening track...winner right there.

[Ryzenfall]

Viva La Vida is really thaaaat obviously better than an album with both The Scientist, In My Place, and Clocks on it?

Well see, you are mentioning songs. Viva is the only album where I feel like I consistently come back to the entire thing, every song all the way through. There are other songs on other albums that are great, but sometimes I only visit them for a few tracks.

[MilesToGo]

Yellow is the only Coldplay song I enjoy. I think they are really good, just not my thing.

[drawndead]

a rush of blood is pretty much one of my favorite albums ever

[cuzimlefthanded]

A Rush of Blood to the Head. My favorite song is on X & Y, though (Fix You).

This. The ending to that song is just so epic/amazing

[liveloud4life]

I've never listened to Coldplay much because the of the little I have heard, it always followed the formula of 4 measures = 4 chords for 4 min. And they were never even good chords to begin with. I mean I could understand if you were going for some sort of minimalism approach...but they're not.

[inthemidst]

I've never listened to Coldplay much because the of the little I have heard, it always followed the formula of 4 measures = 4 chords for 4 min. And they were never even good chords to begin with. I mean I could understand if you were going for some sort of minimalism approach...but they're not.

Sometimes simple is good my friend.

[abandonship]

eh don't really like coldplay from what i've heard, but i haven't sat down and tried to give them a fair chance really.

[liveloud4life]

Sometimes simple is good my friend.

Sometimes. But not in this case.

And personally, I feel like there are limits to how simple something can become before it loses all creative merit.

[inthemidst]

Sometimes. But not in this case.

And personally, I feel like there are limits to how simple something can become before it loses all creative merit.

That's a very subjective viewpoint of creative merit. It's difficult to discuss ambiguous subjects like creativity because what's beautiful to one person, may not be beautiful someone else. I personally love Coldplay. Just because it lacks much musical complexity/technicality, it still comforts my soul.

[liveloud4life]

That's a very subjective viewpoint of creative merit. It's difficult to discuss ambiguous subjects like creativity because what's beautiful to one person, may not be beautiful someone else. I personally love Coldplay. Just because it lacks much musical complexity/technicality, it still comforts my soul.

It is subjective. It's just my opinion. I said that. And to be fair, I don't think something has to be complex to be creative. It just has to be interesting. And to me, Coldplay is unbelievably boring.

[inthemidst]

It is subjective. It's just my opinion. I said that. And to be fair, I don't think something has to be complex to be creative. It just has to be interesting. And to me, Coldplay is unbelievably boring.

Fair enough.

[allisonnnnn]

is that even a question
a rush of blood to the head, easily

[seraph1214]

is that even a question
a rush of blood to the head, easily

So much this.

[hf57]

rush of blood by far

[frozenphoenix32]

Viva for sure.

[klawansie7]

ugh i seriously can't stand coldplay.
i think they are seriously one of most boring bands ever.

[Indoor Living]

Sometimes. But not in this case.

And personally, I feel like there are limits to how simple something can become before it loses all creative merit.
What is a case then, when simple is good? I understand both viewpoints here, but I personally don't see them as that simple, where creative merit is lost. I'm just curious as to how much simple is enough, in your eyes.

[Ryanshred]

Coldplay rocks my face

[liveloud4life]

What is a case then, when simple is good? I understand both viewpoints here, but I personally don't see them as that simple, where creative merit is lost. I'm just curious as to how much simple is enough, in your eyes.

To be honest, I've never listened to that much Coldplay. Although I do vehemently despise Viva la Vida and Clocks. I'm sure that someone could plausibly suggest several songs of their's that I would enjoy.

And I guess if I were to clarify, my qualifications for simplcity/quality depend less on the overall simplicity and more on the ability to employ other factors of interest. My interest can be held by things other than the complexity of the music. In general mewithoutYou is pretty simple, esp., their most recent release, but they're always lyrically interesting enough to hold my attention. I love the Eagles and particularly their older stuff is very simple, but man can they ever craft a melody. The whole idea behind minimalism is to shift the focus from harmonic complexity and rapid progression of the piece in order to place the emphasis elsewhere: gradual rhythmic varition, phasing, etc. (go listen to some Steve Reich). I think that pretty well defines my expectations. It doesn't have to be complex, but if it's not it should be doing something to stay creative.

[A7XXX]

Coldplay is one of those bands has been consistent in everyone of their records. I chose A Rush of Blood to the Head simply just because I had it for the longest time out of all of those. I feel like Prospekt's March should be up there as well even though it's only an EP

[SuNDaYSTaR]

A Rush of Blood to the Head for me. Parachutes is classic, and X&Y almost got my vote for Fix You alone. Geez, they're good.

[Spewk]

Fuck Coldplay.

[Alex1410]

I am definitely not a coldplay fan

[Oh_Snap!:O]

not a big fan,but imo parachutes is their best album.

[Toothache]

the fact that "coldplay sucks" is winning is refreshing. thank you.

[BozzBlonde]

I could never get into them except for the track, "Yellow."

[Lirr168]

I despise Coldplay. Glad to see 74 other people feel like I do on this.

[Debut_Fin]

Fuck Coldplay.

cool guy right here

[Debut_Fin]

i don't understand why people hate coldplay so much

[jwicklun]

Fuck Coldplay.
you totally told those pussys bro.

[tonighttonight0]

Viva la Vida is the only album that Coldplay has made that I can actually listen to without being bored.

[galacticfates]

I despise Coldplay. Glad to see 74 other people feel like I do on this.

Your vote doesn't count.. you listen to The All American Rejects.

[galacticfates]

the fact that "coldplay sucks" is winning is refreshing. thank you.

How is that refreshing? People are ALWAYS hating on Coldplay. Especially the countless amount of 15 year old "hardcore" kids on this website.

[Toothache]

How is that refreshing? People are ALWAYS hating on Coldplay. Especially the countless amount of 15 year old "hardcore" kids on this website.
its refreshing because im glad that people like me (of the coldplay hating group) are the majority somewhere.

[11:11]

The only album I couldn't understand someone picking is X & Y. The other three are fantastic. I chose Parachutes though.

[Colinreturn]

so hard to choose

[Colinreturn]

How is that refreshing? People are ALWAYS hating on Coldplay. Especially the countless amount of 15 year old "hardcore" kids on this website.

ignorance is bliss

[galacticfates]

ignorance is bliss

Yeah seriously, his response was even more ignorant. But I agree with you, it's almost impossible to choose.

[MILFCORE]

Only Coldplay CD I ever got was X&Y and that one kinda sucked...
I voted for Viva.

[Jamos4184]

Had to go with Parachutes. Sparks and Trouble are 2 of my all-time favorite Coldplay songs.

[IceAge/HeatWave]

the only one i particularly like by them is parachutes. so parachutes, closely followed by coldplay sucks

[IceAge/HeatWave]

its refreshing because im glad that people like me (of the coldplay hating group) are the majority somewhere.

you aren't in the majority here.

[fran.182]

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends.

[aoftbsten]

You know how I know you're gay...

[jwicklun]

must be the cool thing to hate on coldplay.

[roughroads]

You know how I know you're gay...

... You beat me :-(

[Bruised26]

I would like to hear a musically intelligent response as to why "Coldplay sucks." I guarantee you ninety percent of the voters that chose that option picked it because Coldplay has gone mainstream, without even giving their music a fair shot. All 4 members of coldplay are highly intellectual musicians, and it shows.

For me, A Rush of Blood hands down. It's what inspired me to become a pianist when I was ten years old, and I still listen to it pretty frequently. Amsterdam is a beyond amazing song.

[liveloud4life]

I would like to hear a musically intelligent response as to why "Coldplay sucks." I guarantee you ninety percent of the voters that chose that option picked it because Coldplay has gone mainstream, without even giving their music a fair shot. All 4 members of coldplay are highly intellectual musicians, and it shows.

For me, A Rush of Blood hands down. It's what inspired me to become a pianist when I was ten years old, and I still listen to it pretty frequently. Amsterdam is a beyond amazing song.

I personally chose Coldplay sucks because I've yet to hear anything of their's that didn't bore the pants of me. They write one short phrase that's "pretty" and then repeat it for the entire song. There's no development to the songs; there's never anything new or unexpected to hold my attention.

That's my opnion. You don't necessarily have to agree with me, but it is a musically intelligent response.

[Bruised26]

I personally chose Coldplay sucks because I've yet to hear anything of their's that didn't bore the pants of me. They write one short phrase that's "pretty" and then repeat it for the entire song. There's no development to the songs; there's never anything new or unexpected to hold my attention.

That's my opnion. You don't necessarily have to agree with me, but it is a musically intelligent response.

Sure, Clocks is just a repeated phrase, but seriously... they really dont do much 'repeating' of one motif or hook much at all. And about the development, I would say they are one of the most developed bands of the decade. They went from basic acoustic rock to a diverse orchestral masterpiece.

[liveloud4life]

Sure, Clocks is just a repeated phrase, but seriously... they really dont do much 'repeating' of one motif or hook much at all. And about the development, I would say they are one of the most developed bands of the decade. They went from basic acoustic rock to a diverse orchestral masterpiece.

Viva la Vida?

And that's not really what I meant when I said development. The songs don't develop. They don't go anywhere. They start with one idea and just ride it through the whole duration. I just keep waiting for something more but that's all there is to it.

Also, I wouldn't call using a string quartet to make the same chords you were making on a guitar an orchestral masterpiece. I get really tired of people throwing in strings just to vary their instrumentation in the same tired formula. Rarely do people actually take advantage of the true depth and variety that can be achieved with the plethora of other instruments out there. Go listen to King Beetle on a Coconut Estate off mewithoutYou's newest release. That demonstrates a true grasp of what you can really do when you venture outside the guitar/bass/keyboard/drums box.