Did Coldplay gain or lose fans with Mylo Xyloto? - Page 3

A Coldplay fan · 10-12-2012, 08:17 PM

I think they gain fans because many people only really know paradise

Phoebeo · 10-12-2012, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by vanessarrent;5483222
They did gain and lost fans. Some of the new fans are ''false'' fans and others have come to know Coldplay through the new songs. They lost fans because their songs became to be too mainstream, too artificiel. When I heard ETIAW for the first time, I was not convinced at all. Today, I like MX era, but It's definitely not their best era.

There's only one thing that I don't like in this era; the VIP tickets (It was too expensive!!!).

They probably gained a lot for Pardise and POC. At Copenhagen I was talking with some girls who clearly only were there because they were hoping Rihanna would come.

But I don't think they're gonna keep that kind of fans.

vanessarrent · 10-12-2012, 09:33 PM

^A friend who listen R&B and Hip Hop music, start to listen to Coldplay, just because Rihanna sang on POC.

Mollyxyloto · 10-12-2012, 10:12 PM

When I say "do you like Coldplay?"
I get
"I only like one song, think its called paradise"

nvdmm · 10-12-2012, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoebeo;5483940

At Copenhagen I was talking with some girls who clearly only were there because they were hoping Rihanna would come.

But I don't think they're gonna keep that kind of fans.

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Originally Posted by vanessarrent;5483988
^A friend who listen R&B and Hip Hop music, start to listen to Coldplay, just because Rihanna sang on POC.

and theres the problem you see. currently in the music industry "mainstream" is pretty vague. i agree you could always label their singles from the very beginning "mainstream" but their albums as a whole?! definitely not. and thats the difference between parachutes or a rush with MX.

back then all the teenagers who were there just for yellow or in my place or generally to just jump up and down and have a good time (nothing wrong with that) was far less than people similar to what you two describe above. i swear probably most of the people who turn up now for their live shows don't even know their pre-VLV stuff in its entirety. sure they've heard their singles but the rest...

i dont think they lost a great number of fans with MX. certainly not as many as they did with X&Y and VLV. they gained a HUGE following though. i mean gigantically huge! but i personally wouldn't call them fans. and if they carry on in the same direction as MX, which is pretty meretricious and lacks the musical depth some people look for, then trust me they'll be even bigger.

but if you've been a fan since the beginning and you're STILL following them after MX, you're faithful enough to stay a fan even after a collaboration with nicki minaj and her enormous bottom

nvdmm · 10-12-2012, 10:28 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mollyxyloto;5484023
When I say "do you like Coldplay?"
I get
"I only like one song, think its called paradise"

James. · 10-12-2012, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by nvdmm;5484031

but if you've been a fan since the beginning and you're STILL following them after MX, you're faithful enough to stay a fan even after a collaboration with nicki minaj and her enormous bottom

Jayden · 10-12-2012, 11:38 PM

I think we for sure gained lots of fans.

I think Coldplay lost some as well. Some people we're like "This sucks, I like the old music way better! I'm not listening to you anymore Coldplay!"

But if they said things like that then they obviously we're not true fans to start off with.

I love all the songs on MX. But I love all the older ones too.

Guilherme · 10-12-2012, 11:45 PM

of course they gain fans in my opinion,coldplay never gain more fans if they didnt be mainstream,if they were the same band they were in the past,they never grow in music popularity,like radiohead is,and i love MX era, if you dont like, respect,WHO thinks Paradise is a bad song?In my opinion this song is fantastic i love the symphony of this song,and others like Charlie Brown and DLBYH .That album shows how coldplay evolves musically.

aschall · 11-12-2012, 11:35 PM

Of course they gained fans. MX is the most approachable and pop-friendly album they've made. A casual listener can't tell the difference between any of the first four albums. Take it from my sister who said, "All their songs sound the same." But MX is the most different and the most mainstream, which is why it gained fans.

Witfang_7 · 12-12-2012, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by aschall;5484586
Of course they gained fans. MX is the most approachable and pop-friendly album they've made. A casual listener can't tell the difference between any of the first four albums. Take it from my sister who said, "All their songs sound the same." But MX is the most different and the most mainstream, which is why it gained fans.

aschall · 12-12-2012, 04:42 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by nvdmm;5484031
and theres the problem you see. currently in the music industry "mainstream" is pretty vague. i agree you could always label their singles from the very beginning "mainstream" but their albums as a whole?! definitely not. and thats the difference between parachutes or a rush with MX.

back then all the teenagers who were there just for yellow or in my place or generally to just jump up and down and have a good time (nothing wrong with that) was far less than people similar to what you two describe above. i swear probably most of the people who turn up now for their live shows don't even know their pre-VLV stuff in its entirety. sure they've heard their singles but the rest...

i dont think they lost a great number of fans with MX. certainly not as many as they did with X&Y and VLV. they gained a HUGE following though. i mean gigantically huge! but i personally wouldn't call them fans. and if they carry on in the same direction as MX, which is pretty meretricious and lacks the musical depth some people look for, then trust me they'll be even bigger.

but if you've been a fan since the beginning and you're STILL following them after MX, you're faithful enough to stay a fan even after a collaboration with nicki minaj and her enormous bottom

let's hope it doesn't come to this... oh gawd...

*runs to toilet and vomits*

Alien Radio · 12-12-2012, 08:43 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mollyxyloto;5484023
When I say "do you like Coldplay?"
I get
"I only like one song, think its called paradise"

When I ask that I usually get "Coldplay? Who the hell is Coldplay?"
And what's sad about that is that they know for songs like Paradise or Viva or Clocks but they don't know that they're Coldplay songs.

Witfang_7 · 12-12-2012, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Alien Radio;5484701
When I ask that I usually get "Coldplay? Who the hell is Coldplay?"
And what's sad about that is that they know for songs like Paradise or Viva or Clocks but they don't know that they're Coldplay songs.

I pity them

Troxley · 12-12-2012, 12:16 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Alien Radio;5484701
When I ask that I usually get "Coldplay? Who the hell is Coldplay?"
And what's sad about that is that they know for songs like Paradise or Viva or Clocks but they don't know that they're Coldplay songs.

When I talk to people like that I usually have to sing part of a song for them to figure out who I'm talking about.

10-12-2012, 08:17 PM	#31
A Coldplay fan Coldplayer Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 536 My Mood: Location: In My Place On Violet Hill Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 31 Thanked 44 Times in 28 Posts	I think they gain fans because many people only really know paradise __________________ Saw Coldplay 9/9/2012

10-12-2012, 08:38 PM	#32
Phoebeo Hi. I'm Louise. Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 6,589 Location: Where they don't know my name. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 409 Thanked 146 Times in 112 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by vanessarrent;5483222 They did gain and lost fans. Some of the new fans are ''false'' fans and others have come to know Coldplay through the new songs. They lost fans because their songs became to be too mainstream, too artificiel. When I heard ETIAW for the first time, I was not convinced at all. Today, I like MX era, but It's definitely not their best era. There's only one thing that I don't like in this era; the VIP tickets (It was too expensive!!!). They probably gained a lot for Pardise and POC. At Copenhagen I was talking with some girls who clearly only were there because they were hoping Rihanna would come. But I don't think they're gonna keep that kind of fans. __________________ ♥ 16/8 09 + 23/11/11 + 28/8 12♥ 5/6 12~ The day I phone chatted with Chris.♥ : Quote: You are so young. Aren't you? And you know, right now everything's ahead of you. You could be anything. You could walk among the stars. You know when I was little like you I dreamt of the stars. I think it's fair to say, in the language of your age, that I lived my dream. I owned the stage. Gave it a hundred and ten percent. I hope you have as much fun as I did. - Sig by The Doctor.

10-12-2012, 09:33 PM	#33
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10-12-2012, 10:12 PM	#34
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10-12-2012, 10:25 PM	#35
nvdmm Coldplayer Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 398 Location: Beyond the horizon... Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 55 Thanked 31 Times in 25 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Phoebeo;5483940 At Copenhagen I was talking with some girls who clearly only were there because they were hoping Rihanna would come. But I don't think they're gonna keep that kind of fans. Quote: Originally Posted by vanessarrent;5483988 ^A friend who listen R&B and Hip Hop music, start to listen to Coldplay, just because Rihanna sang on POC. and theres the problem you see. currently in the music industry "mainstream" is pretty vague. i agree you could always label their singles from the very beginning "mainstream" but their albums as a whole?! definitely not. and thats the difference between parachutes or a rush with MX. back then all the teenagers who were there just for yellow or in my place or generally to just jump up and down and have a good time (nothing wrong with that) was far less than people similar to what you two describe above. i swear probably most of the people who turn up now for their live shows don't even know their pre-VLV stuff in its entirety. sure they've heard their singles but the rest... i dont think they lost a great number of fans with MX. certainly not as many as they did with X&Y and VLV. they gained a HUGE following though. i mean gigantically huge! but i personally wouldn't call them fans. and if they carry on in the same direction as MX, which is pretty meretricious and lacks the musical depth some people look for, then trust me they'll be even bigger. but if you've been a fan since the beginning and you're STILL following them after MX, you're faithful enough to stay a fan even after a collaboration with nicki minaj and her enormous bottom __________________ Give me love over, love over, love over this.....

10-12-2012, 10:28 PM	#36
nvdmm Coldplayer Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 398 Location: Beyond the horizon... Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 55 Thanked 31 Times in 25 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Mollyxyloto;5484023 When I say "do you like Coldplay?" I get "I only like one song, think its called paradise" __________________ Give me love over, love over, love over this.....

10-12-2012, 11:23 PM	#37
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10-12-2012, 11:38 PM	#38
Jayden Coldplayer Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 21 My Mood: Location: Queensland Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I think we for sure gained lots of fans. I think Coldplay lost some as well. Some people we're like "This sucks, I like the old music way better! I'm not listening to you anymore Coldplay!" But if they said things like that then they obviously we're not true fans to start off with. I love all the songs on MX. But I love all the older ones too.

10-12-2012, 11:45 PM	#39
Guilherme Coldplayer Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 80 Location: São Paulo Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	of course they gain fans in my opinion,coldplay never gain more fans if they didnt be mainstream,if they were the same band they were in the past,they never grow in music popularity,like radiohead is,and i love MX era, if you dont like, respect,WHO thinks Paradise is a bad song?In my opinion this song is fantastic i love the symphony of this song,and others like Charlie Brown and DLBYH .That album shows how coldplay evolves musically. __________________ be happy

11-12-2012, 11:35 PM	#40
aschall Eat, Sleep, Coldplay Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,328 My Mood: Location: San Diego, California Gender: Country: Seen CP: 2 times Fav. CP album: VLVODAAHF Fav. CP song: The Scientist Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 49 Thanked 73 Times in 54 Posts	Of course they gained fans. MX is the most approachable and pop-friendly album they've made. A casual listener can't tell the difference between any of the first four albums. Take it from my sister who said, "All their songs sound the same." But MX is the most different and the most mainstream, which is why it gained fans.

12-12-2012, 12:37 AM	#41
Witfang_7 Mylohands and Xylotoes Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 464 My Mood: Location: There There Gender: Country: Fav. CP album: AROBTTH Fav. CP song: Fix You Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 11 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by aschall;5484586 Of course they gained fans. MX is the most approachable and pop-friendly album they've made. A casual listener can't tell the difference between any of the first four albums. Take it from my sister who said, "All their songs sound the same." But MX is the most different and the most mainstream, which is why it gained fans. __________________ I turn "COLDPLAY" music up!!!

12-12-2012, 04:42 AM	#42
aschall Eat, Sleep, Coldplay Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,328 My Mood: Location: San Diego, California Gender: Country: Seen CP: 2 times Fav. CP album: VLVODAAHF Fav. CP song: The Scientist Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 49 Thanked 73 Times in 54 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by nvdmm;5484031 and theres the problem you see. currently in the music industry "mainstream" is pretty vague. i agree you could always label their singles from the very beginning "mainstream" but their albums as a whole?! definitely not. and thats the difference between parachutes or a rush with MX. back then all the teenagers who were there just for yellow or in my place or generally to just jump up and down and have a good time (nothing wrong with that) was far less than people similar to what you two describe above. i swear probably most of the people who turn up now for their live shows don't even know their pre-VLV stuff in its entirety. sure they've heard their singles but the rest... i dont think they lost a great number of fans with MX. certainly not as many as they did with X&Y and VLV. they gained a HUGE following though. i mean gigantically huge! but i personally wouldn't call them fans. and if they carry on in the same direction as MX, which is pretty meretricious and lacks the musical depth some people look for, then trust me they'll be even bigger. but if you've been a fan since the beginning and you're STILL following them after MX, you're faithful enough to stay a fan even after a collaboration with nicki minaj and her enormous bottom let's hope it doesn't come to this... oh gawd... runs to toilet and vomits

12-12-2012, 08:43 AM	#43
Alien Radio Fran Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 10,068 My Mood: Location: Hinnom, TX Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 623 Thanked 437 Times in 303 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Mollyxyloto;5484023 When I say "do you like Coldplay?" I get "I only like one song, think its called paradise" When I ask that I usually get "Coldplay? Who the hell is Coldplay?" And what's sad about that is that they know for songs like Paradise or Viva or Clocks but they don't know that they're Coldplay songs. __________________ Best new member 2011. Southern and Eastern Europe ambassador 2012. Almost sexiest user 2012. Fy Brent. . Quote: Originally Posted by Shredder2 I'd give myself a fan rating of 7.

12-12-2012, 09:07 AM	#44
Witfang_7 Mylohands and Xylotoes Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 464 My Mood: Location: There There Gender: Country: Fav. CP album: AROBTTH Fav. CP song: Fix You Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 11 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Alien Radio;5484701 When I ask that I usually get "Coldplay? Who the hell is Coldplay?" And what's sad about that is that they know for songs like Paradise or Viva or Clocks but they don't know that they're Coldplay songs. I pity them __________________ I turn "COLDPLAY" music up!!!

12-12-2012, 12:16 PM	#45
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