Musical recommendations

Name 10 bands that sound like Coldplay.

 

So, does anyone know the name of the band ?

 

I've still not managed to get into that, though I am rather partial
to Safe As Milk.

 

I`ll be the first to admit they`re a bit of an aquired taste. First time I
heard them I was "What the ****?", but after a couple of tries they grew on
me mightity, and the odd tonal scales and fucked up time signatures just fit
perfectly now. They would sound odd done any other way..

Another more acccessable Beefheart album is Bluejeans and Moonbeams. Some
cracking stuff on there that even my friends who dislike Beefheart can
enjoy.

 

They're not very gay are they? Where's the lifestyle statement? Surely
there's just a little room for Gloria Gaynor?

 

...and on Simon's pile of CDs on top of the turntable (it gets messy if I
include next to or near)

Joy Division - Still
The Fall - The War Against Intelligence
The Fall - Hip Priests and Kamerads
Jefferson Airplane - Live 67 - 68 (I have no idea why..)
Interpol - Turn on the Bright lights
The Beatles - Abbey Road

 

I wouldn't describe Coldplay as morose. Unchallenging and, frankly, a
bit dull.

 

Keane,Snowpatrol,Starsailor,Travis,Embrace,Thirteen
Senses,Althlete,Radiohead,U2,Elbow

 

Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead

 

No they fucking don't.

Anyway it could be said that Coldplay sounds like Radiohead. Which they
don't.

 

Well duh.

 

[coldplay]

Why?

 

Yes but I'm 40 so I can't claim to be "trendy".

Who? <runs away>

 

Yes I imagine it would be rather "them" to do that. Their website is
equally bizarre and precise.

Still I can recall happy teenage evenings getting drunk while listening
to trans europe express and other special DJ only 12" tracks of theirs.
Oh how I wish I had inherited that fantastic record collection [1].

[1] belonged to the uncle [2] of my best friend.
[2] who was a part time DJ.

 

I have plenty of records in my collection which more than make a
lifestyle statement, sweetie pie.

 

Paul Corfield says...

I'm 43, I don't see why not.

 

What I meant is Radiohead have been around longer than Coldplay. They
don't sound like Coldplay though.

 

I know. So did I. That was the joke [1]

[1] YMMV.

 

Bear says...

Where do I say I think *I* am?

I'm sure you'll come up with something.

 

Not for long. <G>