full point wrote:C'mon, mang! You're being duped. Sensitive, frontman-guy sold his song "Yellow" to Ford so they could sell some more cars. Do you really think Ford cares for Sensitor's politics of "anti-war, or anti-poverty, or whatever"? No. Then why use his art to sell their oil-burning engine? They're about as big as big-business gets.

I'd have more respect for someone in his position if he'd admit the fact that he's doing what he's doing for the money. I can understand that. I don't understand (or respect) a hypocrite. Apparently, most people do. Blows me fucking mind.

yushbombn wrote:
Chris Martin the singer is a complete cock because he writes a trendy political message on his hand at every photo opportunity (such as 'stop the war') - it's such a transparent attempt to consolodate his retarded student fanbase, thus selling more of his horrible records. If he was serious about any of his throwaway soundbites he could do a fuck lot more than write stoopid meesages on his hand. ASSHOLE!

Linus Van Pelt wrote:I'm not sure how I'm being "duped". I'm not sure what it is that you think I believe that you know not be true. I don't respect hypocrisy, but I do respect commitment to a good cause. I don't respect shitty music, but I do respect people who are good at their jobs. I don't respect selling your art to Ford to help them make money, but I do respect being a devoted husband and father. So there are some aspects of Chris Martin that I respect, and some I do not. All of the aspects of him that I respect make me respect him more; all the ones I don't respect make me respect him less. But none of the aspects I don't respect make me respect the aspects I do respect any less. If that makes sense.

tmidgett wrote:

Eksvplot wrote:"Everybody Wants To Rule the World" is track i find enjoyable

i think this song is quite good, a lot better than any coldplay i have heard

i listened to it closely on the radio the other day

it has straightforward lyrics, heartfelt but specific, and neither simplistic or fulsomely emotional, which is shocking given some of their other output

and the music is accomplished. you have some 80s production to get past, but even that's not too bad, given what it could have been.

this song, she strikes a chord, figuratively speaking, and i think this is always some kind of accomplishment:

to shape, in a few minutes, a particular, nuanced emotional environment that is common to many people who are not either sops or drama queens

and to do so without totally obvious manipulation of the listener via banal tropes of the heartstrings

even as this manipulation of the listener occurs, it must be at least slightly veiled to work properly. to do this kind of sleight of hand is beyond coldplay thus far!

salut, tears for fears...!!! terrible band name, but great slang term for taking a dump!

Tom wrote:So, uh... ya like yourself some coldplay do ya?