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Post by atlantaboy on Jun 18, 2011 22:14:03 GMT -5
Do you guys know there are two different lawsuits out right now against them? Apparently, they ripped off both Peter Allen "I Go To Rio" and some Spanish pop song - which means the two songs must have ripped off each other...
When I googled it, I also found out they got sued for plaguarism back in 2008 for Viva La Vida - WTF?
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Post by Ron57 on Jun 18, 2011 22:24:31 GMT -5
Do you guys know there are two different lawsuits out right now against them? Apparently, they ripped off both Peter Allen "I Go To Rio" and some Spanish pop song - which means the two songs must have ripped off each other... When I googled it, I also found out they got sued for plaguarism back in 2008 for Viva La Vida - WTF? I doubt this is true, because they actually DO credit the original artist (I Go to Rio is the one they mention). Viva La Vida is true obviously. I think it was Joe Satriani that sued for that, though. Edit: www.coldplay.com/recordings.phpClick on Every Teardrop is a Waterfall, and then Lyrics. It's at the bottom.
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Post by Sir Benji on Jun 19, 2011 12:52:31 GMT -5
This band can do no wrong in my eyes and i think it's stupid that some rock fans don't listen to them on principle.
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Jun 19, 2011 13:57:11 GMT -5
I agree that disliking based on "lol mainstream" is stupid. It's much easier to dislike them because they make bad music
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Jun 19, 2011 14:57:41 GMT -5
This song has grown on me a little. At least it's better than hearing "Viva La Vida" for the eleventy billionth time.
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Post by atlantaboy on Jun 19, 2011 14:59:23 GMT -5
This band can do no wrong in my eyes and i think it's stupid that some rock fans don't listen to them on principle. Those are mostly rock fans that only listen to Active (which doesn't play them anyway)
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Jun 19, 2011 15:00:41 GMT -5
Or diehard indie rock fans who think they're too hip for Coldplay.
(and this is coming from someone whose tastes lean more towards the "indie" side these days)
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Post by The Party Captain on Jun 20, 2011 12:25:14 GMT -5
I remember Chris Martin tweeting that he heard the chords in a movie and got permission to use them.
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Post by atlantaboy on Jun 20, 2011 13:31:59 GMT -5
^I don't even think the chords are the same as the ones in I Go To Rio - just the rhythm of the chords, and the way they're played
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Post by Rumors on Jun 22, 2011 18:57:24 GMT -5
I've heard this song on the radio a few times now and I stand by my initial reaction to the song...it's pleasant. I don't look at the alt chart though but I'm sure its a smash. I'm just not feeling it. Definitely not something that I would have on repeat.
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Post by The Party Captain on Jun 22, 2011 20:02:50 GMT -5
Coldplay was tweeting earlier today that this is part of a EP.
Doesn't look like it's on the new album.
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Post by Ron57 on Jun 22, 2011 22:05:06 GMT -5
I still think It'll be on the album - they were saying that most of the songs on the new album have this sort of style to it, and to take this song as an example of what the new songs will sound like. www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=743It's just a digital EP for iTunes. I still think the tracks will be on the new album.
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Post by pen on Jun 22, 2011 23:51:37 GMT -5
Yeah, it's like a digital single.
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Post by singingsparrow on Jun 23, 2011 0:41:05 GMT -5
I still think It'll be on the album - they were saying that most of the songs on the new album have this sort of style to it, and to take this song as an example of what the new songs will sound like. www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=743It's just a digital EP for iTunes. I still think the tracks will be on the new album. There's still a reasonable argument why many feel it won't make the album, and that is they confirmed from the onset of its release: "No Video." Also, I was under the impression, at least originally, that this album would be a more acoustic-driven affair, though maintaining their experimental adventurism. Under that description, I do feel as though "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" was written more specifically to rouse the crowds at their festival shows (not that they really needed another one, they already have plenty of material in their catalog to accomplish that) Of course, if the band is still adhering to the acoustic-driven formula, then "Charlie Brown" wouldn't fit the mold of the upcoming album either, despite being enormously popular among their fans in a way "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" is not. Neither would "Hurts Like Heaven" arguably. Only "Princess of China", "Major Minus" and "Us Against The World" would appeal very much to that. Namaste, lisping HIBISCUS
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Post by The Party Captain on Jun 23, 2011 17:01:53 GMT -5
I only ever heard of the acoustic-formula back over a year ago. Having written songs for my band, I think it's a bit tough to pinpoint the style before you write the song. That's why so many concept albums suck. It's hard to manufacture inspiration.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jun 23, 2011 19:28:32 GMT -5
That's why so many concept albums suck. It's hard to manufacture inspiration. Yeah, though when you have been a band for 10 years and you've been writing songs for 20 years, sometimes the well runs dry and you need to find a new way to generate creative ideas, either to come up with anything remotely interesting or anything that's somewhat different from everything else you've done in the past. But that is also often a sign of diminished quality that means until that raw inspiration comes back (if it ever does), it's going to sound forced.
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Post by singingsparrow on Jun 24, 2011 1:37:20 GMT -5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YS88j7qWI0The B-side to the physical "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" single release, "Major Minus", is now available. This is both oddly consistent with the soundscape of "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends", as well as their earlier claims that their new album would rely heavily on acoustic instrumentation. I'd have to say I like this, but I don't see this having much staying power all the same in relation to the rest of their catalog. This is also all but certainly what Martin alluded to when he suggested several months ago that the title of their fifth album would probably start with the letter "M" and be two words long. But now that we know "Major Minus" has been relegated to B-side status, I'm doubting it will remain the album's title. * I have to say that I actually hope "Major Minus" is ultimately not the title of the album, for the following reason. Should this happen, it will be the third consecutive full-length studio album title of theirs which is predicated on a contrast, or juxtaposition. First we had "X &Y", and then we had "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends". Going for a hat trick of binaries would just be pushing it. Moreover, though........it seems to suggest limited artistic growth, arguably. Perhaps not from a musical standpoint..........but from a lyrical standpoint it suggests Martin is falling into a deep rut. He very well could be. But I'd like to think just that the band collectively continues to try to expand the scope of their sound and its palette of hues and textures..........that Martin is also doing so lyrically.............and a title like "Major Minor" offers little assurance of that. It reads like "X&Y" with a fresh new coat of paint. Namaste, lisping HIBISCUS
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Post by The Party Captain on Jun 24, 2011 17:00:33 GMT -5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YS88j7qWI0The B-side to the physical "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" single release, "Major Minus", is now available. This is both oddly consistent with the soundscape of "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends", as well as their earlier claims that their new album would rely heavily on acoustic instrumentation. I'd have to say I like this, but I don't see this having much staying power all the same in relation to the rest of their catalog. This is also all but certainly what Martin alluded to when he suggested several months ago that the title of their fifth album would probably start with the letter "M" and be two words long. But now that we know "Major Minus" has been relegated to B-side status, I'm doubting it will remain the album's title. * I have to say that I actually hope "Major Minus" is ultimately not the title of the album, for the following reason. Should this happen, it will be the third consecutive full-length studio album title of theirs which is predicated on a contrast, or juxtaposition. First we had "X &Y", and then we had "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends". Going for a hat trick of binaries would just be pushing it. Moreover, though........it seems to suggest limited artistic growth, arguably. Perhaps not from a musical standpoint..........but from a lyrical standpoint it suggests Martin is falling into a deep rut. He very well could be. But I'd like to think just that the band collectively continues to try to expand the scope of their sound and its palette of hues and textures..........that Martin is also doing so lyrically.............and a title like "Major Minor" offers little assurance of that. It reads like "X&Y" with a fresh new coat of paint. Namaste, lisping HIBISCUS Starts with M and two words. Hmmm...Modest Mouse. Marky Mark...... I dunno, man, I think you might be reading a bit too much into the album titles. As long as they aren't putting out "Friday" after "Friday," I don't care if the title is a juxtaposition. All of their titles come from songs on the albums anyway.
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Post by HereIsGone on Jun 25, 2011 10:12:31 GMT -5
Starts with M and two words. Hmmm...Modest Mouse. Marky Mark...... Marky Mark would be an excellent Coldplay album title. ;)
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Post by Black Jesus on Jun 25, 2011 10:14:42 GMT -5
Holding nicely at #7!
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Post by Ron57 on Jun 25, 2011 21:49:56 GMT -5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YS88j7qWI0The B-side to the physical "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" single release, "Major Minus", is now available. This is both oddly consistent with the soundscape of "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends", as well as their earlier claims that their new album would rely heavily on acoustic instrumentation. I'd have to say I like this, but I don't see this having much staying power all the same in relation to the rest of their catalog. This is also all but certainly what Martin alluded to when he suggested several months ago that the title of their fifth album would probably start with the letter "M" and be two words long. But now that we know "Major Minus" has been relegated to B-side status, I'm doubting it will remain the album's title. * I have to say that I actually hope "Major Minus" is ultimately not the title of the album, for the following reason. Should this happen, it will be the third consecutive full-length studio album title of theirs which is predicated on a contrast, or juxtaposition. First we had "X &Y", and then we had "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends". Going for a hat trick of binaries would just be pushing it. Moreover, though........it seems to suggest limited artistic growth, arguably. Perhaps not from a musical standpoint..........but from a lyrical standpoint it suggests Martin is falling into a deep rut. He very well could be. But I'd like to think just that the band collectively continues to try to expand the scope of their sound and its palette of hues and textures..........that Martin is also doing so lyrically.............and a title like "Major Minor" offers little assurance of that. It reads like "X&Y" with a fresh new coat of paint. Namaste, lisping HIBISCUS This song is also on the EP that they released...If a song is a B-side to a single does that automatically not make it available to the album? I'm honestly just curious. It would be odd that they played it live if it was just going to be released as a B-side I enjoy Major Minus to the extent that it sounds like a good energy song. I haven't analyzed it lyrically or anything, but overall I enjoyed the track. As for the 3rd track on the EP, I enjoy that one slightly more. I hope that one is on the album actually, I think it would make a good closer actually. Though it does sound eerily similar to "42".
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jun 28, 2011 12:06:30 GMT -5
Top 5 on Alternative:
7 5 COLDPLAY Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall 1268 1166 102 6.871
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Post by singingsparrow on Jun 29, 2011 0:48:03 GMT -5
Apparently they changed their mind about not making a video to accompany the single's promotion.
It has now been freshly released on YouTube. The former half of the video is quite reminiscent of that of Train's "Hey, Soul Sister" with the animation effects and kinetic typography, but feels more like a cross between the band's previous video for "Lovers in Japan" as it goes on.
Namaste, lisping HIBISCUS
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Post by Devin on Jun 29, 2011 9:48:12 GMT -5
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Post by Ron57 on Jun 29, 2011 15:18:31 GMT -5
I always look forward to Coldplay's music videos. Strawberry Swing's is fantastic. I like this one too.
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Post by when the pawn... on Jun 29, 2011 17:11:31 GMT -5
Fantastic video. I hope this can go #1.
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Post by Rumors on Jun 30, 2011 18:25:24 GMT -5
I haven't been on itunes in forever but I was just checking out the singles chart and I specially looked to see where this song was. It's #45. I would think that isn't all that awesome since it is Coldplay.
Just an interesting observation. Doesn't mean a thing in the grand scheme of things.
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Post by lockebox on Jun 30, 2011 18:27:35 GMT -5
Yeah, but it was in the top 5 for a reasonable amount of time.
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Post by atlantaboy on Jun 30, 2011 20:49:01 GMT -5
^Yeah, and as far as Alternative goes, the ITunes chart doesn't really matter that much - I don't think Rope was a huge digital seller, or You Are A Tourist
I think if it's gonna do some damage at pop though it's gotta start selling more
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