“When she was just a girl. She expected the world, but it flew away from her reach. So she ran away in her sleep” (AZ lyrics 1). This is the lyrics to a Coldplay song that many people enjoy, but not many people know. So what is it that makes Coldplay unique from other bands? In my opinion I will say their music. Not only is it different, but when listening to their music you can almost picture yourself living it. Coldplay in my opinion is one of the best bands. Their music is truly amazing, melodious, soothing and unique. Every time I listen to Coldplay my sole seems to leave my body and goes into another dimension. The lyrics, the beat, it is different from all this music that people tend to hear now in days. The lyrics are simple and relatable. …show more content…
Therefore, just because I like Coldplay it does not mean that someone else will. I get that. I honestly cannot find a reason to consider their music boring. Their music is admirable to me for different reasons. One of the reasons is because Coldplay’s music does not talk about sex, drugs, and girls. Instead, they talk about life experiences and motivate you to do better. That is not boring to me, but everyone is entitled to their own opinions. Today’s music makes no sense to me. For example, Rihanna’s song “Work”. I find nothing admirable about her song. Yes the beat is nice, but the lyrics are not so good. In the song Work the lyrics, “Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi” (AZ Lyrics). First of all what is “haffi”? Second, what message am I supposed to comprehend from this song? The only message I get is to work. Now let us look at one of Coldplay’s songs. In their song “Fix you” the lyrics, “And high up above or down below. When you're too in love to let it go, but if you never try you'll never know. Just what you're worth” (AZ Lyrics). We can obviously see proper English, and it also shows you a message. The message that I comprehend from this lyrics is that no matter how much you love a person sometimes it is better just to let go. Let us compare Rihanna’s song and Coldplay’s. Which one makes more sense? I choose Coldplay’s, and I am not stating that I do not like Rihanna’s …show more content…
They recently performed at the super bowl half-time, and were horribly criticized. One of the comments was, “Worst halftime show of all time. And let me make this clear up front, the fault lays with the people that staged and produced the show, NOT the artists. Coldplay was an awful choice. I could not understand why the NFL would select them to perform. They are not a high energy band that should be playing stadiums” (FOX Sports 1). Everyone has different opinions to what a “high energy band” is defined as. In my opinion a “high energy band” is when there is jumping around, dancing, singing/no lip synching and playing real music. I strongly believe that Coldplay did all of that, but it is okay to disagree. Beyoncé and Bruno Mars joined Coldplay in the halftime show, which brought many more negative comments. Some people agree that Beyoncé and Bruno Mars stole Coldplay’s show. Which obviously I disagree with. In my opinion, I believe that it is up to the persons taste in music. Some people tend to not like slow, sentimental music. Instead they prefer loud, motivational music. Beyoncé and Bruno Mars music genre is very different from Coldplay’s. In a way I agree, but also I disagree with peoples opinions. I agree in the fact that maybe the halftime show was not the right place for Coldplay to perform in. People were expecting loud known music and instead they brought out a band that plays different music that some people might
Carter landed a job on pianist Ramsey Lewis's BET Jazz show, "Bet on Jazz.” In January
Stone Temple Pilots were able to turn alternative rock into stadium rock; naturally, they became the most critically despised band of their era. Accused by many critics of being nothing more than ripoff artists who pilfered from Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains, the bandmates nevertheless became major stars in 1993. And the influence of those bands was apparent in their music, although Stone Temple Pilots did manage to change things around a bit. STP were more concerned with tight song structure and riffs than punk rage. Their closest antecedents were not the Sex Pistols or Hüsker Dü; instead the band resembled arena rock acts from the '70s -- they made popular hard rock that sounded good on the radio and in concert. No matter what
There are many phenomenal musicians in the world, but very few as diverse and cultured as Dave Matthews. Matthews was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1967. Matthews and his family then moved two years later to Westchester County, New York, where his dad went to work for IBM. Then, in the early `70s, Matthews and his family moved to Cambridge, England, before returning to New York. It was in Cambridge where Matthews' dad died in 1977 from Hodgkin's disease. After his father's death, the family moved back to South Africa in 1980. It was here that Matthews went to a few different schools and learned more about the evils of government, there and in general.
Yesterday, Pearl Jam were (rightfully) nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next year, in their first year of eligibility.
Shallow lyrics that fail to evoke much thought can be detrimental to a listener's intellectual health. Many developed countries have seen declines in reading proficiency and the superficial
This is when they created a new unique tune that has stuck with the band ever since. Their music seems to be addicting, once you start listening you can’t stop. “When we jam we feel as if there is a mutual energy between the fans and our band” (Trey Anastasio). This is the feeling that you get while at a concert, as Trey said the energy is unexplainable you feel totally alive!
Has it ever occurred to you that this generation tries to search for the next best thing? Is it like a business man try to look for the next best thing that everyone is buying? I mean if other people do it and there perfectly fine doing it we assume that we could do it and we think we will be just fine as well. Take those examples and try to use it with music. Do you think that what we listen to can affect us in any way or not? Maybe and maybe not, but some of us tend to get influenced by what they put into their heads. Not everything that we see or do can import negative thought or feelings, but listening is a part of that category as well. Therefore, what these artists are trying to do is trying to use a rhetorical device to tell us that
Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Matt Sharp, and Jason Cropper formed the alternative rock group known as Weezer in 1992 in Los Angeles, California. The band went through several names before lead singer Rivers Cuomo christened the band as Weezer after his childhood nickname due to his asthma.
Kurt Cobain; one of the most famous and influential musicians in the history of rock and roll - more specifically, Grunge. Being a member of Nirvana, the most prominent band in the history of the genre isn’t the only accomplishment of the late, great musician though as he also won many awards. Kurt Cobain had an interesting upbringing, successful musical career, and a life that ended with a sudden death.
I have chosen to write about one of my favorite alternative rock band, Red Hot Chili Peppers from Los Angeles, California. My decision was based upon two things; one being I like the band, while the other was to learn if some of their music is sending the wrong message to our young people. I personally would not consider myself music sappy; never have I really been given a chance to listen to music as I grew up, to find what I like. As of today, I don’t know who sings what song nor really know what the lyric’s mean. With today’s environment young people are given a chance to be inspired by different kinds of media; thus giving them the opportunity to actually find out what the artist is meaning behind the songs. After interviewing four participation;
Of course, the public wants diversity. And musicians do their best to satisfy their audience’s requirements. They offer newer and newer products in an effort to be noticed and loved. However, in their search for the public’s attention, they often forget that their music should not only be diverse, but it should be meaningful. It should reflect the latest tendencies in the culture that they represent. If they are African Americans, they can focus on their ethnic identity which has a lot to boast about. It is not less bright and exciting than the Indian one. The same can be said about Coldplay and their works. They should target, first of all, at their domestic fans and maintain their identity. Then their distinction would be in their cultural singularity. And the other cultures, i.e. the global audience, would be attracted by the things that differ the band from their own
Everyone, Americans and Europeans alike, have heard-of, if not grown off of, a generation and culture started by an ensemble of four shaggy-haired Liverpool musicians that the world went mad over; no one can deny that no greater event impacted today's pop culture than "Beatlemania". But not everyone has heard the story behind the Beatles, who were they? How did they become the band and how did they make it big? What's the story of their struggle?
A Rush of Cash, Love, and 9/11 to the Head Coldplay’s sophomore album “ A Rush of Blood to the Head”, harbors many incredible songs, including the tenth song on the record for which the album is named; therefore, the artists must have wanted to install an emphasis on this particular song. The album was released in 2002 after the September 11th terrorist attacks, and the song, “A Rush of Blood to the Head” in particular has many interesting elements pointing towards that event as inspiration. The lead singer of Coldplay, Chris Martin, has said that the song is an homage to Johnny Cash’s way of singing because Martin wanted to sing a song in a low key like that of Cash.
Many people look at those who are successful and think it is so simple. An example, Slash from Guns N' Roses, he makes shredding on guitar look simple. The thing is though, no one looks at all the hard work that people put in to be successful. Drug addicts, they go through relapses but they still keep moving forward and kick the drugs. Another example would be body builders, it's not like one day they magically decide that they want to have intense muscles. It takes time to be successful. No one really knows how hard it is to be successful until they actually try.
Music is respect. Respect to ones self and to others, whether it is someone that has the same taste in music as you, or someone that has the complete opposite taste as you. That’s something I see happen way to much, people bashing on other people because of what they listen to. Instead of accepting that everyone isn’t going to like what you like. Music is supposed to be something we all have in common, it’s supposed to bring us together and create peace, not turn us against each other. It’s something that we all do, including me at times. Not only in music but in everyday life.