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Points: 7113 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 22 2009 at 22:44

Not to keep kicking my old thread to life, but...

Originally posted by Any Colour You Like Any Colour You Like wrote:




Sorry if this has been posted already, but I had too. Embarrassed

I don't actually think they are that bad, bland maybe, uninspiring perhaps... but I can think of worse.

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Points: 19643 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 22 2009 at 23:06
Originally posted by The Whistler The Whistler wrote:

Not to keep kicking my old thread to life, but...


Originally posted by Any Colour You Like Any Colour You Like wrote:

Sorry if this has been posted already, but I had too. EmbarrassedI don't actually think they are that bad, bland maybe, uninspiring perhaps... but I can think of worse.


This picture has inspired me to listen to more Porcupine Tree lately. Thank you. 



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COLDPLAY?
VIVA LA VIDA?
PROGIEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR?
 
Incredible and terrific winds of change are shakinī the progger mind....
 
I think itīll be better for me to stay swimming inside the classic seas.
 
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No, Coldplay are not prog.
No, Viva La Vida is not prog.

But.

It has the beginnings of prog. (eg. recurring riffs, slightly longer songs) Like Rubber Soul/Revolver era Beatles, they are probably bored with the generic pop song form, and they are trying to escape. Sure, right now they are just copying other bands ideas, but no one said progressive was an overnight sensation.

So, I agree that Coldplay should not be on here - none of the stuff they have made yet is progressive. But I think they will make something progressive, and I think it will be soon... And then I think we will look back and see the beginnings in Viva La Vida.
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I totally love Coldplay, Viva la Vida in particular, and I think they have every bit as much ofa place here as, say, David Bowie.
 
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Originally posted by Uncle Spooky Uncle Spooky wrote:

I am aghast.  I come to Prog Archives to take refuge from the annoying affected whining vocals of Chris Martin and "popular" bands like Coldplay.  And what do I find?  Discussions about Coldplay and how they might be proggy!  ARGHH!!  Granted, 2008 has been a slow year for prog releases but even so, this is one desperate slippery slope towards Prog Archives being a useless and pointless site if *any* band can be argued to have prog tendencies.  The definition of prog will become so vague as to be completely pointless...

Shame on you all  Broken%20Heart

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Same here... is disgusting to see so many prog fans talking about Coldplay been prog... no... NO..!!! The guy that start this thread say that he was curious in what you thought about them... nothing to do with if they were prog... chris martin... the worst singer ever... and, as Liam Gallagher said... On Coldplay and Radiohead: “I don't hate them, I don't wish they had accidents. I think their fans are boring and ugly and don't look like they're having a good time.” (The Guardian, August 2008). priceless..!!!
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