einsteinstoe
(edge of the idaho batholith~salmon river mtns.) | | Posted: May 11, 2013 - 09:19 | |
I dig this song. Bass and lead guitar. I enjoy Chris's falsetto. Great band. These guys slowly grew on me. Seeing them live in 2012 sealed the deal for me. Best live show production since I saw Pink Floyd in 1996. One of my favorite bands that happen to have 25 million+ fans on facebook, and are in elevators and the such now...IE "over played" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1rV3eNcVlQ |
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sajitjacob
(Christchurch NZ) | | Posted: Apr 25, 2013 - 17:37 | |
Nail.. head.. hit... I can still listen to the early stuff like this, but can't bear anything else from them now.
Stingray wrote:They can do what they want, I am simply DONE with them! And they are not even a bad band. I just dunno why I cannot hear them any longer! |
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DaidyBoy
(Bristol, UK) | | Posted: Apr 10, 2013 - 04:43 | |
Sorry, but I feel that Martin's singing gets between me and the musicianship or the message in the song. I find I can hear neither when he starts his pretentious warbling. Sing in key, for God's sake. |
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pomalley
(Land of Lincoln) | | Posted: Apr 05, 2013 - 07:27 | |
kilroyjoe3 wrote:I've always been so conflicted about this song. My first thought is that it has a terrific dark mood and sound. Like the guy said below, tight production, unique sound. At the same time, if I had written a 5th grade English paper using the lyrics in this song I would get an F. Its such a cool song, why can't Chris elaborate on what actually makes spies mysterious and dangerous. Why can't I touch spies? Because they're just spies, duh! Why are apples delicious? Because they're apples. Tell me why RP is so cool. Because its just RP, FOOL! I guess I need to stop over-thinking this one, but I just can't. So irked... Exactly. They're just spies. |
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Stingray
| | Posted: Mar 25, 2013 - 05:40 | |
Why this, if my suggestion "WAS - NOT WAS" was rejected with songs from their classic "What's up, dog!" album - one of the best albums of the decade. When this was rejected by RP, I did not know what to think any longer about RP's taste and musicology! WEIRD REFUSAL! |
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Stingray
| | Posted: Mar 25, 2013 - 05:38 | |
They can do what they want, I am simply DONE with them! And they are not even a bad band. I just dunno why I cannot hear them any longer! |
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agkagk
(Ontario, Canada) | | Posted: Mar 04, 2013 - 19:56 | |
Just cranked it up for Talk Talk.
Then Coldplay came on, and I was forced to dial it WAY back.
What a letdown. |
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Proclivities
(Paris of the Piedmont) | | Posted: Jan 21, 2013 - 11:36 | |
kilroyjoe3 wrote:I've always been so conflicted about this song. My first thought is that it has a terrific dark mood and sound. Like the guy said below, tight production, unique sound. At the same time, if I had written a 5th grade English paper using the lyrics in this song I would get an F. Its such a cool song, why can't Chris elaborate on what actually makes spies mysterious and dangerous. Why can't I touch spies? Because they're just spies, duh! Why are apples delicious? Because they're apples. Tell me why RP is so cool. Because its just RP, FOOL! I guess I need to stop over-thinking this one, but I just can't. So irked... You may get an "F" for using these lyrics in a 5th-grade English paper because you would have plagiarized them. I think you are over-thinking it. The term "spies" is used as a metaphor, and requires no more elaboration; just about anyone can imagine why spies seem mysterious and dangerous. I'm not saying that these are great lyrics, but they are song lyrics, not a dissertation or a user's manual. |
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atom_box
| | Posted: Jan 21, 2013 - 11:30 | |
I still play this album sometimes but not this song! If you changed the timbre of the vocal from falsetto to a more low Bono/McCoullough sound you would have a B-side from Simple Minds, circa 1984. Not a song for the ages. For true fans only.
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kilroyjoe3
(Farmington, NM) | | Posted: Nov 30, 2012 - 19:27 | |
I've always been so conflicted about this song. My first thought is that it has a terrific dark mood and sound. Like the guy said below, tight production, unique sound. At the same time, if I had written a 5th grade English paper using the lyrics in this song I would get an F. Its such a cool song, why can't Chris elaborate on what actually makes spies mysterious and dangerous. Why can't I touch spies? Because they're just spies, duh! Why are apples delicious? Because they're apples. Tell me why RP is so cool. Because its just RP, FOOL! I guess I need to stop over-thinking this one, but I just can't. So irked...
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aelfheld
| | Posted: Oct 30, 2012 - 11:06 | |
coyote620 wrote:Coldplay at their best. Yes, it is. Pity that. |
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kingart
(Brooklyn NY) | | Posted: Oct 30, 2012 - 11:05 | |
Martin and Yorke should have a contest to determine who can sing more off key and with less range.
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ziakut
(Right Here) | | Posted: Oct 30, 2012 - 11:04 | |
rdo wrote:If you like this song, then you are a member of Generation Wuss. Though I don't necessarily agree with your statement...I found it incredibly funny. Thanks for the laughs.  |
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johnjconn
(chicago land) | | Posted: Oct 30, 2012 - 11:02 | |
coyote620 wrote:Coldplay at their best. At their best??? Coldplay doesn't have a best. |
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rdo
(DC) | | Posted: Oct 30, 2012 - 11:00 | |
If you like this song, then you are a member of Generation Wuss.
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MirageRF
(Clemmons, NC, USA) | | Posted: Aug 28, 2012 - 10:50 | |
joempie wrote:tuning out. can't stand this howling... Irritating. Not Coldplay at "their best." I hope.  |
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helgigermany
(Germany) | | Posted: Aug 01, 2012 - 22:49 | |
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jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | | Posted: May 30, 2012 - 14:43 | |
coyote620 wrote:Coldplay at their best.  ..... back when. ( sigh) |
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CoYoT51
(Lima, Perú) | | Posted: May 30, 2012 - 14:40 | |
coyote620 wrote:Coldplay at their best. You know what? I'm a Coyot' too and I DO think you're 100% right! Their 2 first EPs were great, this first album (excluding Yellow) was too. Thanks, Bill! |
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That_SOB
(In at least 2 places at once) | | Posted: May 14, 2012 - 13:44 | |
This song has always evoked a feeling rather than an image for me. "Calm and still."
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coyote620
(Near the river, USA) | | Posted: May 14, 2012 - 13:39 | |
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joempie
(Switzerland) | | Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 03:35 | |
tuning out. can't stand this howling...
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ZiegZeon
(Tulsa, OK) | | Posted: Mar 23, 2012 - 07:06 | |
rdo wrote:Bye Bye Coldplay. No, we do not hear Para Para Paradise! THANK GOD! That was a fun game. |
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Stratocaster
(Bermuda) | | Posted: Feb 25, 2012 - 11:17 | |
Changed my rating from 8 to 9....this is sublime. Love the sound.
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rdo
(DC) | | Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 18:30 | |
Bye Bye Coldplay. No, we do not hear Para Para Paradise! THANK GOD!
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jberko
(Franklin, TN) | | Posted: Jan 19, 2012 - 19:32 | |
I remember dropping off my son at Auburn his freshman year, and hearing this song. It struck an emotional chord with me for some reason, and makes me kind of sad when I hear it. But that was a while ago, and nothing but good came out of that trip.
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oldviolin
(Esse Quam Videri) | | Posted: Jan 19, 2012 - 19:30 | |
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garycha
(Bristol, UK) | | Posted: Dec 19, 2011 - 02:32 | |
It's the Student Bedwetter thing, plus fact that Coldplay have done incredibly well fro themselves, some would say, without that much talent. I disagree with that sentiment and enjoy this as much as I did in 2000 when it was first released and they were unknown.
I would say that Coldplay are also not imho as epic a global band as their sales suggest, and that I could happily get all of my fav tunes on one long player.
There are both more deserving acts out there, and less deserving ones too.
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johnjconn
(chicago land) | | Posted: Nov 17, 2011 - 08:53 | |
Seems all Coldplay songs have one central message: "I'm weak, scared and unsure of myself"
Every song has some part of this message.
Wimps!
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Stratocaster
(Bermuda) | | Posted: Nov 06, 2011 - 04:21 | |
Just don't understand why it is so cool to say "I hate Coldplay".
There is nothing remotely wrong with their songwriting, production is tight, they have a signature sound and they put on a hell of a show.
I personally don't care if I ever hear "Yellow" again in my life...but tunes like "Clocks", "Warning Sign" and "The Scientist" always get my attention when they come on.
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