Radiohead or Coldplay?

[Arazmire]

I haven't been posting on this forum long, but I've been wanting know what the majority holds here.
Please vote. I believe it will be close, but I'm not sure... Which is why I made this poll:D

I'll start by voting for Coldplay...

[the_gloaming09]

Radiohead

[yamfox]

In Rainbows was OK, but most of the time they're stuff is just too weird for me.

+1 for Coldplay

[Space Cadet]

Both equally.

[Open, Politik]

Got sooooo bored of Radiohead, Coldplay all the fukin way!!!!

[Arazmire]

Both equally.

Which one would you prefer. Like, if they both resealed an album today and they both cost the same, and you had just enough money to buy one... Which one would you pick?

[voodoo_geisha]

Coldplay
just because there's some stuff by Radiohead that i don't like
In Rainbows was a beautiful album...doesn't beat anything by coldplay though

[Space Cadet]

Which one would you prefer. Like, if they both resealed an album today and they both cost the same, and you had just enough money to buy one... Which one would you pick? I'd borrow it. Or more likely, because I'm that obsessive about both of them, I would have been saving up for weeks if not months ahead of time.

[Ahlem]

coldplay coldplay coldplay coldplay coldplay

[Arazmire]

A lot of people say that there would be no coldplay if it weren't for radiohead, which is true but I do believe coldplay outdid them.

[rudy_o]

Absolutely Coldplay.

[Karol]

Coldplay without hesitations.. =)

[Ms Magpie]

Radiohead 100%

[thinker]

Radiohead. No doubt.

[Arazmire]

:o tied

[mattypclaret]

kind of a biased place to put this question, heh. :)

[Arazmire]

kind of a biased place to put this question, heh. :)

dosent seem like it so far :P

[Lore]

Muse

[MrMagpie]

Radiohead >>>>> Coldplay

And I'm not going to be immature and say I hate coldplay because I got bored with them or don't understand all their stuff.

[Leche]

radiohead has way too many songs that I don't like.

[Lore]

I don't like radiohead.. I find it boring... I tried to listen the last record but I just couldn't

[Arazmire]

I don't like radiohead.. I find it boring... I tried to listen the last record but I just couldn't

I know... but I think OK computer was good.
Dosent come close to anything by coldplay though

[MrMagpie]

Coldplay has too many songs that sound the same.

[Arazmire]

Coldplay has too many songs that sound the same.

I actually think that radioheads music all sounds the same... Its like one REALLY good song thats continued on into every album.

And the only songs that even come close to sounding the same are speed of sound and clocks... and thats just in the intro :D

[MrMagpie]

I actually think that radioheads music all sounds the same... Its like one REALLY good song thats continued on into every album.

And the only songs that even come close to sounding the same are speed of sound and clocks... and thats just in the intro :D

You really think so? Have you listened to all their albums?

[Stefan-C8]

Coldplay.

I really like Radioheads music - but I like everything about Coldplay.

Coldplay's music also attracts me more.

[Arazmire]

You really think so? Have you listened to all their albums?


I've listened to all of radiohead and coldplay's albums. and yes i think radiohead's music is less exciting then coldplay's, I can pretty much expect whats coming up next on a new radiohead album. but thats just my opinion...

[elena20]

coldplay always and forever

[bedofroses]

Radiohead without a doubt. Anyone who says radiohead's stuff all sounds the same needs to listen to the different albums, the full picture. And if you cant see it then...well *shrugs*.

[DreamOutLoud]

RADIOHEAD
RADIOHEAD
RADIOHEAD
RADIOHEAD
RADIOHEAD

[hihi]

radiohead

[MrMagpie]

Radiohead without a doubt. Anyone who says radiohead's stuff all sounds the same needs to listen to the different albums, the full picture. And if you cant see it then...well *shrugs*.

Agreed.

Listen to You, then listen to Street Spirit, then listen to Paranoid Android, then listen to Idioteque, then listen to Life In A Glass House, then listen to The Gloaming, then listen to Jigsaw Falling Into Place....all the same? I think not!

[Corey07]

I think Radiohead as whole is a more talented, interesting band than Coldplay
However
-I relate to Coldplay music more and listen to it more often, and I can listen to it no matter what mood
-I can't listen to Radiohead all the time I have to be in a certain mood
Its equal for me a hard decision. Yet I'm going to a Radiohead concert before a Coldplay one.

[Cold_Huntress]

Coldplay! :dance: I'm not really into Radiohead.

[bedofroses]

Agreed.

Listen to You, then listen to Street Spirit, then listen to Paranoid Android, then listen to Idioteque, then listen to Life In A Glass House, then listen to The Gloaming, then listen to Jigsaw Falling Into Place....all the same? I think not!

Yea i agree.

Fair enough if a band is liked more based on the emotional connection, the instinct, though, as that is what matters ultimetely, not to choose based on what is considered more clever or more popular or whatnot. thats silly.

[icecoldplay]

Honestly, the way I see it:

Coldplay is my personal favorite band
Radiohead is probably the best band.

[the_gloaming09]

personally i liked Coldplay first and for some time, but then I just got into Radiohead and since then I don't like coldplay as much. I mean they have some really good songs. x&y used to be my favorite album by them and i listened to the album so much, but now listening to it i can only listen to a few songs (square one, talk and x&y). I find that their songs are very similar.

What i like about radiohead is that alot of their albums and songs are different from one another (with the exception of pablo honey). I also think that musicially they are superior in how they compose songs taking them to the next level by adding many parts to them.

don't get me wrong i still really like coldplay, just not as much as Radiohead

[Arazmire]

I actually knew about radiohead first... then learned about coldplay. I liked the two equally until I went to a coldplay concert and actually started to listen two the two bands alot. Then coldplay became my all-time favorite.

[MrMagpie]

personally i liked Coldplay first and for some time, but then I just got into Radiohead and since then I don't like coldplay as much. I mean they have some really good songs. x&y used to be my favorite album by them and i listened to the album so much, but now listening to it i can only listen to a few songs (square one, talk and x&y). I find that their songs are very similar.

What i like about radiohead is that alot of their albums and songs are different from one another (with the exception of pablo honey). I also think that musicially they are superior in how they compose songs taking them to the next level by adding many parts to them.

don't get me wrong i still really like coldplay, just not as much as Radiohead

what he said!
Exactly pretty much. Well except I don't "still really like coldplay". I listen, not love or like.

[talkingonsquareone89]

i have a hard time comparing them! they're so different to me. :\

but as of my feelings now, i <3 Radiohead a bit more than Coldplay.

[StephenG]

Radiohead, their just a more intresting band. They both do what they do really well but Thom Yorke is way more intresting than Coldplay in an interview.

[Ayre]

Radiohead sometimes - I love their 'The Bends' stuff and a few things from their other albums, but generally they're a bit too weird for me. Still, what I do like I really like. Coldplay are easier to listen to imo, and I've liked them for much longer, so for me it's Coldplay.

[tom043]

Coldplay .. !!! no doubt

[Arazmire]

wow.
I wonder what the results would turn out to be if this were on a radiohead forum:\?

[MrMagpie]

^ You wouldn't want to know haha.
Coldplay would be destroyed.

[Arazmire]

^ lol
I wouldn't doubt it ;p

[bluexylophone]

Radiohead

[tom043]

Fuck radiohead btw :P Coldplay rules

[shipoffools]

Radiohead, no doubt.

[Mojo Pin]

Radiohead! hands down!
However ,coldplay is gonna win cos you're asking this question on a coldplay board haha :wacko:

I'd love to see this thread on atease :wacky:

[Space Cadet]

^Would anyone answer beyond a couple of grumpy emotionally stunted teenagers on that one? :dozey:

[Mojo Pin]

Good point :disappointed:

[airieslady]

Radiohead is a much more intricate and seasoned in their technique and writing and well, they are not even comparable in the instrumental talents they have. I cannot compare the two... not even close after seeing them live twice this past month and am traveling for another date on their second leg. Their stage production was the best I have ever seen or heard!

Coldplay on the otherhand, I like their stuff also, but they are still trying to stretch their musical talents and maybe they will become as talented as Radiohead one day, in a different style definitely. And as far as stage production... well, as of this day, they seem like they can't it right for this upcoming tour.

When Radiohead went out on tour, they were ready. Thom's voice is the best in the studio or live, it is strong...while Chris's voice seems to be weaker these days...straining or trying to hard, I don't know what it is exactly.

The two Jonny's... Greenwood... so talented in many ways, in many directions, and classical work is outstanding... if haven't heard, the soundtrack from "There Will Be Blood"
Buckland... sorry, good guitarist, like to listen to him, is stretching abilities outside lately...but can't touch Greenwood.

Yes, this is a Coldplay site, you asked the question here. I like them both, but in different levels.

[MrMagpie]

Radiohead is a much more intricate and seasoned in their technique and writing and well, they are not even comparable in the instrumental talents they have. I cannot compare the two... not even close after seeing them live twice this past month and am traveling for another date on their second leg. Their stage production was the best I have ever seen or heard!

Coldplay on the otherhand, I like their stuff also, but they are still trying to stretch their musical talents and maybe they will become as talented as Radiohead one day, in a different style definitely. And as far as stage production... well, as of this day, they seem like they can't it right for this upcoming tour.

When Radiohead went out on tour, they were ready. Thom's voice is the best in the studio or live, it is strong...while Chris's voice seems to be weaker these days...straining or trying to hard, I don't know what it is exactly.

The two Jonny's... Greenwood... so talented in many ways, in many directions, and classical work is outstanding... if haven't heard, the soundtrack from "There Will Be Blood"
Buckland... sorry, good guitarist, like to listen to him, is stretching abilities outside lately...but can't touch Greenwood.

Yes, this is a Coldplay site, you asked the question here. I like them both, but in different levels.

Once again, a well written response and good arguments. Not just slagging off on a band.

What you said about Jonny Greenwood is absolutely correct. To be honest I don't see any members of Coldplay ever putting out a solo album and have them being near the calibre of There Will Be Blood and the Eraser.

Different strokes for different folks, but musically I think Radiohead is much more talented.

[RICK8]

We have had millions of polls just like this one,rather pointless if you ask me.

[the_gloaming09]

Radiohead is a much more intricate and seasoned in their technique and writing and well, they are not even comparable in the instrumental talents they have. I cannot compare the two... not even close after seeing them live twice this past month and am traveling for another date on their second leg. Their stage production was the best I have ever seen or heard!

Coldplay on the otherhand, I like their stuff also, but they are still trying to stretch their musical talents and maybe they will become as talented as Radiohead one day, in a different style definitely. And as far as stage production... well, as of this day, they seem like they can't it right for this upcoming tour.

When Radiohead went out on tour, they were ready. Thom's voice is the best in the studio or live, it is strong...while Chris's voice seems to be weaker these days...straining or trying to hard, I don't know what it is exactly.

The two Jonny's... Greenwood... so talented in many ways, in many directions, and classical work is outstanding... if haven't heard, the soundtrack from "There Will Be Blood"
Buckland... sorry, good guitarist, like to listen to him, is stretching abilities outside lately...but can't touch Greenwood.

Yes, this is a Coldplay site, you asked the question here. I like them both, but in different levels.
well said. particuarly with the jonny part. I mean Jonny Greenwood is a genius with his various musical playing abilities and also his composing (composing for Bodysong and There Will Be Blood are great). I think that Jonny Buckland is good for the band but I don't think he's really that great. I mean I remember hailing him as the Greatest guitarist in the world, but when you hear his solo's I find that they are more riffs than a solo because they tend to repeat themselves. that's why I find Jonny to be my least favorite member of coldplay.

After listening to this new album I think that Coldplay are heading towards a better direction. I really like how the songs are very different from one another and that they incorporate different instruments within the album.

For me I think the reason why I like bands like The Beatles (Help! and on), Radiohead, and Beck so much is that each album is different than the other one, which gives more of a variety, so if you aren't in the mood to hear one album another album can compinsate. I'm glad of the direction Coldplay is going and I think that they are heading in the right direction.

[Nash]

coldplay of course.

[Rad-Cold]

Radiohead for sure

[winigwl]

imagine if this thread was in the coldplay section where all the crazy noobs were hanging out! it wouldn't even be close! this is a fairer assesment because i trust most people who post here

[iboware]

Coldplay Rules! ;)

[winigwl]

Different strokes for different folks, but musically I think Radiohead is much more talented.
thats completely accurate....
but i still like coldplay better:D
btw briggins what do you think of the new album? back on coldplay?

[guyy]

Coldplay, for sure, without the slightest doubt.

But I'd rather not say why, because it would become a rant, then a flamewar.

[clarplay]

I think we are two different bands, with some similarities.

But I vote for Coldplay, but Radiohead Music also makes good.

[Magnus]

Coldplay!

[CP-RB2H]

Radiohead.

When i first listen to OK Computer or any other radiohead album, coldplay seem so superficial and easy. Coldplay are genious in what they do, making ejoyable music for a very large market. But they can't compare Radiohead.

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Go and make this on atease and Radiohead will have 100%

[MrMagpie]

thats completely accurate....
but i still like coldplay better:D
btw briggins what do you think of the new album? back on coldplay?


Haven't listened to it yet. I'm waiting until later on in the month when it is released.

[zeoir]

Radiohead.

When i first listen to OK Computer or any other radiohead album, coldplay seem so superficial and easy. Coldplay are genious in what they do, making ejoyable music for a very large market. But they can't compare Radiohead.

I think i agree with you.

I like both bands though BUT radiohead wins this time

[Arazmire]

after 100 votes only a 10% difference
wow.

[thescientist06]

I love Coldplay because of a personal history, and I love their songs.

But Radiohead makes such excellent music.

They made The Bends, then went even further with OK Computer and Kid A.

Coldplay are still stuck on The Bends.

But I love them equally.

[thescientist06]

SO I CAN'T VOTE.

[Comfis]

sorry Radiohead here, hehe :p

[MrMagpie]

I love Coldplay because of a personal history, and I love their songs.

But Radiohead makes such excellent music.

They made The Bends, then went even further with OK Computer and Kid A.

Coldplay are still stuck on The Bends.

But I love them equally.

:smug:

[thescientist06]

Quote:
Originally Posted by thescientist06;2385497
I love Coldplay because of a personal history, and I love their songs.

But Radiohead makes such excellent music.

They made The Bends, then went even further with OK Computer and Kid A.

Coldplay are still stuck on The Bends.

But I love them equally.


:smug:

Did I say something smart?

[thescientist06]

Brothers and Sisters=You

[Ms Magpie]

You is an awesome song.

[letdown]

Go and make this on atease and Radiohead will have 100%

and here at coldplay board coldplay only have slight lead..

'nuff said.

i like coldplay but they pale in comparison with radiohead. sorry, but it's true.

[MrMagpie]

Did I say something smart?

I agree with that comment, I've said that many times...that Coldplay are stuck on the bends.

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

i like them in different ways for completely different reasons, but overall, coldplay means more to me. i feel guilty towards radiohead for saying that, but for me it's more of a qualitiative difference than a quantitative one. that said...i do love coldplay ever so slightly more.

[The Mad Hatter]

Radiohead, I guess.

[winigwl]

i have nothing to say except, emily, i haven't spoke to you in a while, how have you been?

[thescientist06]

I agree with that comment, I've said that many times...that Coldplay are stuck on the bends.

whoa, cool. it's true.

[blackchickintheback]

Coldplay.

I'm not a huge Radiohead fan, sorry. I didn't even hear of them before I came to this site, can you imagine that?

[elena20]

COLDPLAY!!!!!

[thescientist06]

Coldplay.

I'm not a huge Radiohead fan, sorry. I didn't even hear of them before I came to this site, can you imagine that?

No. I can't imagine that.

[RICK8]

Radiohead!!

[thescientist06]

Radiohead!!

Aren't you up kind of late?

And didn't you used to be from New Zealand or something?

I'm not crazy....

[thescientist06]

You is an awesome song.

Yeah and it took me a while to realize why I liked it, and that's because I like Brothers and Sisters.

[RICK8]

Aren't you up kind of late?

And didn't you used to be from New Zealand or something?

I'm not crazy....



What is going on here? :lol:

[thescientist06]

What is going on here? :lol:

Uh, i don't know. it says you are in Germany, which means what... It's......

nevermind, I guess it's not late, it's quite early in Germany.

I was thinking it was like... 4 in the morning. But that's just silly. :blush:

[thescientist06]

ignore me.

but don't actually ignore me. that would make me sad.

[Ms Magpie]

Yeah and it took me a while to realize why I liked it, and that's because I like Brothers and Sisters.I don't like it because of Brothers and Sisters. Do they resemble so much?

[thescientist06]

I don't like it because of Brothers and Sisters. Do they resemble so much?

I think so. They have a similar beginning and a similar everything else.



IMO

[RICK8]

ignore me.

but don't actually ignore me. that would make me sad.



Done!

[Arazmire]

lol its been staying at a 10% difference forever

[letdown]

overall, coldplay means more to me. i feel guilty towards radiohead for saying that, but for me it's more of a qualitiative difference than a quantitative one. that said...i do love coldplay ever so slightly more.

qualitative difference?? ...

i would understand if coldplay meant more to you for sentimental reasons, but when you mention "quality" i just find that a bit ironic that you say coldplay means more

[coldplay_is_louve.]

COLDPLAY, BABY.

[Arazmire]

^:D

[MrMagpie]

wadios babay!

[Arazmire]

^Sniggirb
lol o.o i like your name backwards

[MrMagpie]

haha, that used to be my user name on her for a long time.

[BostonSportsTD]

i think that overall, radiohead are much more musically talented and their music is much more 'impressive'. plus they are also the revolutionaries of the music industry. that being said, i like coldplay better just because they mean more to me. but really... there time periods where i listen to radiohead non stop and no coldplay... and it never really happens the other way around. so i dont even know!

[Arazmire]

lol, cool what made you change it?

[MrMagpie]

^ I changed it just because I wanted people to konw my name.


@BostonsportsTD

Good answer. I love intelligent answers. Its okay to like Coldplay better. But its also okay to like Radiohead better.

[anna111]

haha, briggins, when your username was sniggirb i thought you were a girl.
I also thought Rick's avi of Thom Yorke was a picture of himself...


obviously i think Radiohead are 1,000,000x better. I only liked Coldplay more when I didn't know who Radiohead were. As soon as I listened to OK Computer I was changed..

[winigwl]

anna you haven't been around here much and you come back and say this!!!:veryangry:








:P

[ricardo]

I don't know why I just dont like radiohead, and everyone says coldplay and radiohead are similar

[Arazmire]

they are similar

[mykierulz]

Do they sound similar in earlier albums? Cause i've listened to OK Computer, Kid A, and In Rainbows and I really didn't find any similarities.

[RICK8]

haha, briggins, when your username was sniggirb i thought you were a girl.
I also thought Rick's avi of Thom Yorke was a picture of himself...


obviously i think Radiohead are 1,000,000x better. I only liked Coldplay more when I didn't know who Radiohead were. As soon as I listened to OK Computer I was changed..




Ah yes,good times..:lol:

[thescientist06]

Do they sound similar in earlier albums? Cause i've listened to OK Computer, Kid A, and In Rainbows and I really didn't find any similarities.

Listen to The Bends

[KelKell]

Bah!
Radiohead can shine my shoes,Coldplay is the best!!

[Ms Magpie]

:lol: They're not similar. ;)

[MrMagpie]

haha, briggins, when your username was sniggirb i thought you were a girl.
I also thought Rick's avi of Thom Yorke was a picture of himself...


obviously i think Radiohead are 1,000,000x better. I only liked Coldplay more when I didn't know who Radiohead were. As soon as I listened to OK Computer I was changed..

Yeah that is weird people here used to think i was a girl........:\

[Arazmire]

Yeah that is weird people here used to think i was a girl........:\

wait wait wait...
You're NOT a girl?!





























lol jk :D

[MrMagpie]

:P


Well for the past few weeks/month or so I did have my little symbol as female.

[Arazmire]

haha.
On purpose, or just never noticed it?

[MrMagpie]

Yeah I switched it on purpose...you know just to switch it up haha

[RICK8]

Dude i thought you were a girl until i checked your profile! :lol:

[gertrude]

56 Coldplay fans voted for Radiohead.

That's a lot. If you try that on some Radiohead fan site, you probably get insulated
and put on wall of shame.

I voted for Radiohead. Coldplay had bright moments but not lately.

[MrMagpie]

I made a social group.

http://coldplaying.com/forum/group.php?groupid=1&gmid=1#gmessage1

:P

[winigwl]

groups!? where do you make those?:thinking:

[MrMagpie]

Under your profile.

[thescientist06]

I made a social group.

http://coldplaying.com/forum/group.php?groupid=1&gmid=1#gmessage1

:P

HA Brill.

I joined.

[RICK8]

Groups???

[thescientist06]

Groups???

Yeah. So we can be exclusive and make fun of people.

[MrMagpie]

haha, exactly.

[twin4life]

I don't know! Coldplay or Radiohead.
I guess I'd go with Coldplay. Because there's a lot of stuff I don't like from Radiohead. Not even considering quantity of songs, I think comparably it would be Coldplay. Although I do love Radiohead as well. I'm a way bigger fan of Coldplay anyway. :D

[viva la vida]

Definitely Coldplay. I don't know why, but I dislike radiohead. I used to listen muse, coldplay, u2 and other "soft" bands.. but I cant stand for radiohead sound... maybe I need to listen it more... who knows

[thescientist06]

or you just don't like it. it happens.

although, with Radiohead, that's unlikely :P

[viva la vida]

yeah.. but you know.. i disliked coldplay too XD after few years, i got live 2003 cd and started to like... everything's possible XD

[RICK8]

Ah sounds fun......:thinking:

[Death Hill]

Coldplay. I like Radiohead, but sometimes it takes awhile for me to really get into a lot of their songs, since they're so atypical. I appreciate how forward thinking they are about the industry, though.

[thescientist06]

Coldplay. I like Radiohead, but sometimes it takes awhile for me to really get into a lot of their songs, since they're so atypical. I appreciate how forward thinking they are about the industry, though.

wow, what a cute little comment :)

[thinker]

there shouldn't be any discussion. it obvious. radiohead is the best newer band in the world.
coldplay isn't even close.
radiohead are gods :smug:

[Laney]

I haven't been posting on this forum long, but I've been wanting know what the majority holds here.
Please vote. I believe it will be close, but I'm not sure... Which is why I made this poll:D

I'll start by voting for Coldplay...

Going to see Radiohead this Friday - but has to be Coldplay ;)

[kings&bears]

ehm. Radiohead, of course.

[mandymcnabb]

Radiohead. I don't see how one could like Coldplay over them.

[freckles]

I like Radiohead as well as Coldplay, but when I need to pick one, I vote for Coldplay.

[DreamOutLoud]

jeez...ok, I'll bite..


RADIOHEAD HANDS DOWN... WITHOUT QUESTION... REALLY NO COMPARISON IMO.

[Dapper-Dan-Man]

I'm honestly surprised at how close this vote is. :stunned:

[MrMagpie]

I think the results thus far clearly prove Radiohead is king. Considering this is a coldplay board.

[Dapper-Dan-Man]

I think the results thus far clearly prove Radiohead is king. Considering this is a coldplay board.

I actually think you're right.

I wouldn't have predicted that on this board...

[zeoir]

I actually think you're right.

I wouldn't have predicted that on this board...

well, this is a zingzangzong board after all.
It'll make you love either Muse or Radiohead or both. And that's a fact.
It got me into both :wacky:

[Dapper-Dan-Man]

well, this is a zingzangzong board after all.
It'll make you love either Muse or Radiohead or both. And that's a fact.
It got me into both :wacky:

Well, I like a lot of Muse, especially BHaR. But I need to listen to more Radiohead before I form a valid opinion of them.

[PianoRocker]

Coldplay!

I only like a few songs from OK Computer and some older ones.. But from Coldplay I realy like all songs!

[lndnsky]

Coldplay

[Rad-Cold]

Radiohead, especially after the last cp album..i dont like viva la vida that much..

[RICK8]

Not too much of a difference......:thinking:

[Dr. Norway]

Coldplay

[winigwl]

I think the results thus far clearly prove Radiohead is king. Considering this is a coldplay board.

Not true! if you put this on atease it would be closer than this!!!!

i'm obviously kidding

[Elyria]

Seriously? Is this really in question? Who inspired whom? If you can't "understand" Radiohead, they win. Besides, both bands gave/give us great music...'nough said. :rolleyes:

We plants are happy plants...

[Arazmire]

:D bump

[Corroc]

Coldplay

[larissa CP]

Ummmmmm
Coldplay!!!
:)

[Hotplay007]

i can't decide. both are wonderful but they're so different.

[shesawsparks]

Radiohead have made some amazing material, there's no denying it, and i love In Rainbows and some of their older stuff too. But for me Coldplay are my number 1, i love them to death and they have won my heart and my soul :wacky: :heart:

[busybeeburns]

Radiohead, what have you done for me lately? Oh, right, you released “In Rainbows”- one of the coolest albums of last year. Yet it’s not the coolest.

There was a time when a Radiohead release was a shoo-in for album of the year. But lately the band isn’t as exciting as it once was. Compare anything off “In Rainbows” to “Airbag,” “I Might Be Wrong” or even Coldplay-template “Fake Plastic Trees.”

Radiohead has entered its “Zooropa” phase, while Coldplay’s firmly in its “Unforgettable Fire” growth spurt.

Let’s not go crazy. Creatively, melodically and lyrically, any Radiohead album stomps any Coldplay album. But that may change. Bands in decline rarely rebound - still holding out hope the theme song from “Armageddon” didn’t signal Aerosmith’s artistic Armageddon?

Radiohead became post-grunge’s first, maybe only, epic rock band, then banished the guitar crescendos that made it epic. But they still managed to make amazing, tech-y minor masterpieces.

Now the band’s filling in the spaces between epic and slight, organic and synthetic, guitar-fueled rock and Mac-made sonicscapes. Soon all those spaces will be filled in. Then what?

http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view.bg?articleid=1110260

[busybeeburns]

Coldplay’s success attracts armies of haters. And it doesn’t help that Chris Martin has that wussy falsetto, a superhot wife and a kid named after the world’s most prosaic fruit. But Coldplay hasn’t given up the dream of transcending today’s pop into timeless rock art.

Purportedly the band’s “experimental” album, “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends” doesn’t tinker too much with Coldplay’s established, superpopular, nonthreatening style. But there are amazing moments. “42” begins as a typical Martin piano ballad before crashing into an “Airbag” burst of jagged guitar and angry strings; salvation comes with a bright, upbeat, totally anti-Coldplay (and Radiohead) bridge.

From there the band repeatedly breaks with its Radiohead-lite formula: They pinch from the Beatles’ “Fool on the Hill” and “Lady Madonna” and delve into Eastern European melodies and neo-classical, Chopin-does-Britpop bits.

And let’s not forget. Every time you hear “Violet Hill” on the radio, remember what you’re not hearing: James Blunt. Don’t think there’s a difference? You gotta listen to “Viva la Vida” (or be reminded just how bad “You’re Beautiful” is).

It’s shocking, but Coldplay is one of the most dynamic bands on pop radio. And the band is getting more dynamic. That’s a good thing.

http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view.bg?articleid=1110347

[thinker]

Coldplay is amazing, but not even close to Radiohead.

[Arazmire]

Thanks for those Ian

[*CoLdPlaY.4.EveR*]

Both, but I prefer Coldplay

[Arazmire]

Figured

[Arazmire]

:lol:

[Black Rose]

:rolleyes:

[Ms Magpie]

Radiohead :P

[MrMagpie]

COLDPLAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111































































NOT!!!!!

[Ms Magpie]

Briggins, you're awesome :dance:






I still like Coldplay, but ... I love Radiohead so much.

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

RADIOHEAD





























































































































































































































































DEFINITELY NOT

[Arazmire]

Lol, this was the first thread i ever made on coldplaying :P

[Lyric]

Can't Coldplay and Radiohead fans just live in peace? :bigcry:

(I like both bands for different reasons. :nice:)

[Ms Magpie]

I live in peace with both :)

[marie/pims]

difficult choice but I'd say coldplay

[bertuzzi44]

Coldplay.

Love Radiohead, but Thom's whining gets too much sometimes.

[anna111]

Can't Coldplay and Radiohead fans just live in peace? :bigcry:

Oh yes, of course. Frolicking in the meadow... rainbows and little bunnies... :nice:
























































BAHAHAHA!!!!
NEVER!

[MrMagpie]

Coldplay fans and Radiohead fans in peace?
Sure.

But on the scale of awesomeness with this being the top:

Radiohead





















































































































































Coldplay

[strawberryfields]

Coldplay.

But but but but but they're both brilliant!

And nothing beats this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwpW9oH9taw

[Tnspieler1012]

^ except maybe this...

YouTube - Coldplay

[The Escapist]

Coldplay, all the way!!!

[strawberryfields]

^ except maybe this...

YouTube - Coldplay (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HfcVA2j8_fk)

"We're sorry, but this video is no longer available".

[Cirrus Minor]

Sorry, but Radiohead is obvious to me.

[telecaster]

love them both !!

johnny greenwood and ed do some brilliant sounds than jonny b does i think.

[Ms Magpie]

It's Jonny G! Not JoHnny! :veryangry:

[ricardo]

well tom (:P) and chris have good voice

[Lyric]

Such immaturity in this thread.... :uhoh:

[MrMagpie]

Such immaturity in this thread.... :uhoh:

Yeah, how could anybody like Coldplay more than Radiohead. So immature.

[Lyric]

Yeah, how could anybody like Coldplay more than Radiohead. So immature.

lulz.... :blank:

[winigwl]

i know radioheadis more intstrumentally talented than coldplay. and i am starting to like their lyrics better. but still, the largest factor for me is the music itself, in which area i still heavily favor coldplay.

[the_gloaming09]

i know radioheadis more intstrumentally talented than coldplay. and i am starting to like their lyrics better. but still, the largest factor for me is the music itself, in which area i still heavily favor coldplay.

just wait. for me i favored coldplay, but once Radiohead clicks, there's no escaping it... trust me i've been stuck in this Radiohead blackhole for the past 2 years, and i can't stop listening to them. even if i take a break for a few days with another band i still go back to them

[MrMagpie]

just wait. for me i favored coldplay, but once Radiohead clicks, there's no escaping it... trust me i've been stuck in this Radiohead blackhole for the past 2 years, and i can't stop listening to them. even if i take a break for a few days with another band i still go back to them

exactly. Its kind of like having different things for supper everyday..but you still have that same bowl of cheerios every morning for breakfast.

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

It's Jonny G! Not JoHnny! :veryangry:

this makes me angry too,because he is not even John

[Pseudonym]

I put Coldplay, but it really depends on my mood. If I need a pick-me-up, or I just want lighter music, I go Coldplay. If I need something darker or if I just want music that will make me think and take me on journey, I'll go Radiohead. It depends on the day I guess.

[Kackie]

Coldplay for me all the way... whatever that means about me lol. My indie friend says I'm commercial and boring for liking Coldplay, but it just means more to me lyrically than Radiohead. I respect Radiohead and really like some of their songs, but when I'm feeling bad, coldplay is like chicken soup. And when I'm happy, it's like a party lol

[HorrificAttack]

It's actually ridiculous how much better Radiohead are

[Ahlem]

heyyyyyyyy
coldplay is also good
i prefer coldplay more than radiohead
even if radiohead is one of my BIG favourite band

[Arazmire]

When I made this thread, I actually favored radiohead a wee bit.
But after many listens, I got bored with radiohead.. I still like their stuff and listen to it occasionally but if i listen to it too much:dizzy::sleeping2::sleeping2:

but with coldplay its always :stunned::dance::cool:

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

I just hardly,but agree with you

[HorrificAttack]

Wow.

[Cirrus Minor]

When I made this thread, I actually favored radiohead a wee bit.
But after many listens, I got bored with radiohead.. I still like their stuff and listen to it occasionally but if i listen to it too much:dizzy::sleeping2::sleeping2:

but with coldplay its always :stunned::dance::cool:

Wow this is surprising !!

I really can't imagine how Radiohead can possibly bore you to sleep.

[MrMagpie]

Yeah me neither!

Coldplay on the other hand.......

[swiny]

this question is impossible but i just can say radiohead because their music is more mature,and little more deep even if coldplay is so far one of the best band since ten years

How can you sleep when you listen Radiohead !!!!?

[Ms Magpie]

Um? Radiohead, boring? Download a webcast or something.

[the_gloaming09]

don't see how you can get tired of Radiohead. every single album is different which makes things interesting. so if your in a chill mood you can put on Kid A or IR, and if you want to rock out put on the bends.

boring?!?!... i don't think so.

[MrMagpie]

Exactly. I could see Radiohead being boring if they for example released OK Computer sort of like Coldplay released AROBTH twice....

Parachutes is a great album though.

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Yeah me neither!

Coldplay on the other hand.......


.........is much better

[telecaster]

this question is impossible but i just can say radiohead because their music is more mature,and little more deep even if coldplay is so far one of the best band since ten years

How can you sleep when you listen Radiohead !!!!?

i agree with you
well coldplay haven't had any song as great as paranoid android, right?

[Ms Magpie]

True that.

[HorrificAttack]

don't see how you can get tired of Radiohead. every single album is different which makes things interesting. so if your in a chill mood you can put on Kid A or IR, and if you want to rock out put on the bends.

boring?!?!... i don't think so.

Exactly! They are such an innovative band

[MrMagpie]

.........is much better

Way to take things out of context.

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Way to take things out of context.

get life,this is coldplay forum and nothing about Coldplay is out of context

[MrMagpie]

get life,this is coldplay forum and nothing about Coldplay is out of context

having said that i don't like coldplay



.

[Ann_Neil]

Coldplay !

[Twisted mind]

I don't know how you can compare these two bands. It's like if you would compare Death Metal to German Schlager...
Well, I listen to Coldplay songs and love each of them, on the other hand, if I'm in another mood, I listen to Radiohead, but I have to say that I only like a few of their songs.
I'd pick Coldplay, because this is the band I like the most.

Each to their own.

[Ab]

If this poll was posted last year, I'd have voted for Radiohead!
But it's 2008 i.e COLDPLAY'S FUCKIN' YEAR!!!!!! http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/1784/creepxi7.gif

[Twisted mind]

If this poll was posted last year, I'd have voted for Radiohead!
But it's 2008 i.e COLDPLAY'S FUCKIN' YEAR!!!!!! http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/1784/creepxi7.gif

Finally someone used my smiley :laugh3:

[MrMagpie]

that is a crazy smiley.

[Ab]

Finally someone used my smiley :laugh3:

I didn't know it's your smiley :laugh3:

*Hands down*

[Twisted mind]

that is a crazy smiley.

Oh yeah, that was my intention, uhaha http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/1784/creepxi7.gif http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/1784/creepxi7.gif http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/1784/creepxi7.gif

[badlydrawngirl]

Well it's a Coldplay forum so I would be surprised if they didn't get the majority of the vote.

My vote went to Radiohead; there is no way on Earth that Coldplay could record an album like OK Computer, it's too mindblowing. I do like Coldplay too, I just don't think they reach the heights of Radiohead both with lyrics and music.

[winigwl]

.

that was brilliant.

[VERVE]

Radiohead

Coldplay is a great band, but Radiohead is one of the greatest bands ever.

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Radiohead

Coldplay is a great band, but Radiohead is one of the greatest bands ever.

Radiohead is one of the greatest bands ever - I agree! but Coldplay is the greatest band ever

[Open, Politik]

Radiohead is one of the greatest bands ever - I agree! but Coldplay is the greatest band ever


i AGREE:D

[ricardo]

I can find Radiohead boring when I listen to Hail to the thief (by the way the idiot of gallagner said that radiohead sounded the same,wth he thinks he is? He thinks he is avery respected musician, they just got wonderwall and then went down). And I can find coldplay boring sometimes when I listen to parachutes. Nonetheless, both are great bands, but coldplay is my favourite because Thom's voice can make me go mad sometimes. OK computer and In rainbows are excellent albums, but AROBTTH almost reaches perfection.
But I think I am the only person in the world that thinks that coldplay and radiohead are too different. I see resemblance only on parachutes and the bends, but for example clocks vs everything in its right place, they're just different styles you can't compare them
Edit: I meant can, not can't, that way you'll understand what I said :D

[winigwl]

Radiohead is one of the greatest bands ever - I agree! but Coldplay is the greatest band ever

a little ahead of yourself i think. maybe in 5 more albums but for now i give hte beatles the edge.

[MrMagpie]

I wouldn't put Coldplay ahead of U2 at this point either.

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

a little ahead of yourself i think. maybe in 5 more albums but for now i give hte beatles the edge.

beatles suck!

[the_gloaming09]

beatles suck!

how dare you! :veryangry2:

[yes!]

beatles suck!

so what chris martin likes sucks? :dozey:

[strawberryfields]

beatles suck!

You're definitely open to your own opinion... but how could you possibly think that?! :P

[RunForTheHills]

beatles suck!:stunned: :lol:

[ricardo]

I reckon the beatles are one of the greatest bands ever, they made a big change on music history and are quiet influential, but in my opinion they are musicaly overrated, John Lennon's voice was n't good; besides their music was sooooo simple. Yes I like some songs but for me their music is not that greatr

[Cirrus Minor]

^ Well I actually agree with that in a way, but

"beatles suck"

That's lovely...

I have to ask : Marek, would you by chance be deaf ?

[ricardo]

well I guess it's a matter of taste, I don't like them a lot but I would n't say they suck