Cold play at the Grammys
 

I think their performance was HORRIBLE!

Are these guys kidding me? That was just terrible! Do these guys actually sell CDS??

Did someone sit at rehersals and actually say "This is great!"
I mean christ..people make fun of me for liking Poison and Motley crue ...but atleast their music is listenable and isnt just noise..

I missed their performance at the Grammys, but then again, I never watch the Grammys because they are usually so out of touch with the real talent in the music industry it is kind of sad. I do think Coldplay are very overrated though, they are a decent band, but nothing great.

I was disappointed by it [especially since they had an orchestra backing them]...

As for last night's Grammys, it wasn't nearly as bad as it's been in the past. Perhaps due to Greene not being in charge anymore..?

I love Coldplay. I thought the overall music of it was great, it has a nice energetic chorus and the orchestra helped during the quieter parts. The actual lyrics are a bit repetitive though and probably detracted from the rest of the performance a bit.

I like them okay, but I have to admit, Chris what's his face freaked out at the piano. THAT was funny! The guy was playing mere chords, and he was losing it. ha. :lol:

They are probably one of the only ones on the Grammys who actually put out Good music this past year.

And I loved the performance. It seemed like it came from the heart and he was showing a lot of emotion.

Excuse me for disliking Poison and Motley Crue.

If you would rather see a performance of long haired men in skin tight leather then have at it...I'll stick to the real music that shows emotion.

EASY! guys..

It IS possible to like both ya know..

Don't make me layeth the smackdown on ya'll after I get done with Penny..:D

Not on this forum :)

Like both? Not this boy. There truly is no form of music I detest more than hair bands. Nada.

Liked the Coldplay song. He was sort of freaking out... I was just thinking maybe it's because he's not normally in that type of situation.

Jeez...this is almost as bad as an Otter politial thread...:lol:

what song did they do?

They performed Politik and it was awesome.

Weren't as energetic as when I saw them in OKC three weeks ago, but Coldplay on a bad night is still better than most of the rest of the crap they had on last night, on a good night. (Still can't figure out if the highlight was Coldplay, or Avril getting shut out). :)

Chris Martin on the piano is quite a sight, to be sure. . .

Last night was not emotion..it was someone making NOISE, plain and simple.
The first thing my parents said to me this morning was asking me who that awful guy at the piano was.
The music was noise and his signing or whatever he was doing was noise.

Tommy Lee has more talent in his pinky that that guy from Coldplay..

If last night was a demonstration of Coldplays music, than thats not music..

Id rather listen to guys with big hair in tight pants singing songs you can understand, has some structure and you can sing along too....

I'm glad someone who enjoys Motley Crue and Warrant doesn't like Coldplay.

KevinSmithisGod, so your parents like Motley Crue?

I listen to a crap load of othe things besides Crue and Warrant..
Im very open minded when it comes to MUSIC..
but last nights performance was an embarrasment..it wasnt music, plain and simple.
There was nothing artisitic, inspiring or thought provoking about it.
It was some guy just pounding on a piano while screaming..

Why dont they let a band like Dream Theater perform with an orchestra at the Grammys...now THAT would be something to see...
Not some talentless band like Coldplay..
HELL, Corey Feldman with an orchestra would have been better

Im glad someone who likes Coldplay doesnt like hair bands..

Don't worry, my mom and brother both hate coldplay, my brother thinks their music is dull (when he listens to collective soul, and Dunckin Sheik), and my mom thinks the music is very wierd.

Amen to that.

I decided to give up my Jani Lane posters and AquaNet back in '91.

Duncan sheik I only know that one song from years back ...
Collective Soul I like alot..

The talk today at work was mainly all Coldplay and how bad they were and Norah Jones...

Its ashame..Jani Lane just put out a great solo album of very modern sounding, upbeat, fun rock tunes..
Very much in the vein of LIT and bands of that nature..

Can a thread begin as a threadcrap??

This thread certainly aims to answer that age old question.


;)

This thread is great. Gettin' a good chuckle.

But whats funner, this thread or Coldplays performance?

Zing!

I know someone named KevinSmithIsCrap who likes Coldplay. :)

Coldplay and the tribute to Joe Strummer were the two best performances last night. Looked to me like Chris was channeling Thom Yorke, with the facial expressions.

:eek: Oh my god. Then we better get rid of artists like Billy Joel, Elton John, Ray Charles, Little Richard, and Jerry Lee Lewis too, I guess?

Thankfully Nirvana (and other alternative bands in the late 80s early 90s) came and kicked the hair bands out on their leathered asses.

give me one because one is best

First of all, dont you EVER compare Coldplay to those artists you mentioned above..thats just blasphemy. Those artists were/are amazing and wrote great songs...they brought something to music....coldplay hasnt brought a thing..
Comparing them to coldplay is like comparing Eddie Van Halen to Billy Corgan just because they both play guitar..


2nd..where are all these "alternative" bands now?

I don't seem to recall comparing their musical talents. They all are completely different from one another. That is why I quoted your "pounding on a piano while screaming".

All you seem to be arguing is the pounding on the piano.


A pitiful agruement it is, btw.

So then what does your point have to do with ANYTHING?
They didnt pound crap out of their piano and make noise...they all play it beautifully ..I never heard any of them scream or whatever he did ...

Im arguing that the guy has no talent..that wasnt music.

So Im listening to "Coldplay radio" right now..just to see if maybe Im wrong...well, so far Im not..I just got done listening to some 7 minute dance song that kept repeating something about a robot..terrible..

Having their records in my collection.

two words: pearl jam

And that is a hellofa lot better than being a laughing stock to the music industry.

Hmmmm....alternative, modern rock, . You get the idea. And I know the idea. Hair bands are over with. Get with the times.

The hair band era was just a break in concentration from artists like The Beatles, The Stones, Pink Floyd, The Who, Lou Reed and his Velvet Underground cronies to Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, early Red Hot Chili Peppers, and yes, The Smashing Pumpkins among others.


<i>I guess I should answer you actual question...so I edited.</i>

Please. Go grab your spare hairspray and pop in a Poison cassette.

Hey, man, them's fightin' words! Winger's "Seventeen" is music for the ages. No English ponce banging on a piano in that one, man.

Pearl Jam? Again, WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
They are noones..they are in the same place as many hairbands and didnt last nearly as long as most of the hairbands.

Get with the times? Hard to say when you mention The beatles, Stones, Pink Floyd,Who and Lou Reed...all of whom I like(except for Floyd)..but their haydays are over with...

You have a party or go to a bar and put on "Talk dirty to me" and see the everyone sing along and have a good time...

Put on some old "alternative" band and see everyone stand around lookin at each other...

I use to work for an all 80s radio show and the show had HUGE ratings...it still does..in fact its syndicated on over 50 stations across the U.S.....I dont see any all "alternative" radio shows..

The Times = Respecting great music while delving into what today has to offer.

The hair bands, are not great music. Nowhere near that.

This isn't about ratings on a two-bit 80s radio station. This is about great music.

Coldplay or Motley Crue?

Hmmmmmmm.