Where Did It Go Wrong?!
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- Опубліковано 17 сер 2022
- Where did it go wrong? You may think that I don't like Coldplay as I often tease them (I'm clearly punching up when I do, I know where I stand success wise). However, I did actually appreciate some of their early music, so today I'm going to look at Yellow. A classic. Where it went wrong for me, to be so crude, is when the guitars started to disappear. Now, I can barely hear any in their music. What do you think? Am I being too generous or too harsh?
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I like what Paul seller said when the jam split up “ what do you want us to do , make the same album for 20 years “
You actually have to detune the high E by half a step I think. Always liked this album. The songwriting is still there but the production is bad now. Miss the guitars.
The X&Y album is well worth checking out Justin. Plenty of guitars on that one. Love your content by the way.
Naturally this song reminds me of a girl.....another good one I let go. Sorry Kath hope you're doing well.
Oi Justin - more Mick Jagger lol
Eeyah! Does your Mick impersonation lean towards Stella Street, or the actual source material?
Another cool thing about this song and the reason you looked so confused trying to work out the chords, it's because the acoustic guitar Chris plays is tuned to a weird tuning where the D string is dropped to a B, and the top e is dropped to D#, and then instead of playing a normal 7th fret B bar chord, you play a B7 shape bar chord but lift off the bar to let all the other strings ring openly, including the D string dropped to a B string, and you will get the exact sound you hear on the record. If anyone has been playing the song in the normal tuning, try this and it'll blow your mind if you're like me because I was playing it with standard tuning the whole time but was never satisfied, it never carried the same vibe as the original song but could never work out why
Quality comment. 👍
Great work!
@@BWater-yq3jx Thankyou much appreciated 🙏🏻 (1 year later as I didn’t realise anyone had replied into someone replied recently haha)
@@peanutbutterdijonnaisesandwich Thank you! Although I didn’t work it out myself, I think I remember watching an old Chris Martin interview from like 2001 where Chris explains it, and also shows how he used this tuning on a few songs on parachutes I think
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I think Travis is one band that deserved more recognition. I always saw some similarities with early Coldplay…
Indeed, and then they went into completely different directions. Travis is still a great band!
loved Travis! They were totally in the same vein, great songs
they were massive at the time then it seems they stopped for abit and coldplay filled the void
They were really boring live, Travis.
@@reqeffect seen them a few times live and I disagree
A fantastic album, Parachutes really took you somewhere else and evoked a wide range of emotions in you. The album included a fantastic mix of mellow songs, acoustic songs, and tunes that made you shout the lyrics. It's an incredible album, and it's a shame they've shifted to pop.
completely agreed!
What I love about the album Parachutes that it have an intimate quality. The stripped back instrumentals. Simple drumming, and bass lines. Simplistic but delayed and reverberated guitars. The soft and falsetto voice. The honest and deep lyrics. It’s just cozy music. That’s a record what you listen in the autumn when it rains all day. You make a hot coffee for yourself and just listen to the album.
Cozy is the perfect description of Parachutes :)
I loved Parachutes - there's exuberance in the vocals - Shiver's vocal is magnificent. All the songs understand space and use it well. The guitarist set out his identity with some clever use of altered tunings and capos. And the songs are good to genuinely great. A Rush of Blood I was originally disappointed for the guitar being dialled back but there really are good songs and great moments. The "nothing else compares" refrain is truly euphoric for me - uplifting and never fails to put a smile on my face (ahem). By the 3rd album they were samey, after that, shit ... and then shit squared.
A real disappointment to probably my favourite first two albums from a group. I couldn't agree more with the guitar comments, gave me so many ideas on how to long at chord shapes and songwriting on acoustics
Great point about the 'space'.
@@benjamindavis4974 I probably am and I am glad you get so much pleasure out of something that resembles "on hold" music to me :)
@@goport Not gonna defend their post-Viva albums right now but you really think Viva is 'hold music?' Did you even listen to anything outside the title track?
Parachutes was a wonderful little indie record. Then it all started to unravel.
I wish they’d kept with the more “real” sound of the guitars Chris Martin’s unique vocals. I don’t feel anything when I listen to Coldplay’s new stuff
@@benjamindavis4974 I know he sounds the same, they’ve just hidden his voice and the guitars by lots of unnecessary production
Not so much about whether it's real or synthetic. It's just shite.
@@brianrossiter2547 And yet one of the biggest bands 😂 shite must work
@@LoneWolf-cv6pl Of course it does. Look at One Direction.
@@benjamindavis4974 I like Viva La Vida quite a bit. It is very unrestrained with unusual almost proggy structure and timing changes. The title track is the only song on that one that feels formulaic as it Foo Fighters the chorus, i.e. repeat it nine trillion times and it doesn't say anything. Still, solid record.
You mentioned Brian Eno. Eno's first dabble with Coldplay, Viva la Vida, was close to brilliance. You could tell they were really trying to push some boundaries and create something timeless instead of just seeking widespread appeal. I had such high hopes for the next album after that, but they clearly gave up the pursuit for critical acclaim and instead went full-blown, middle of the road mainstream, "Coldplay Feat (insert current pop artist): ever since.
Funny you say that cus they still worked with Eno in some parts of Mylo Xyloto and then the ALIENS track.
Wow. An actual analysis from an actual musician. Well played
Not a Coldplay fan but I certainly was when the only album they had was Parachutes. Tremendous album. Everything’s Not Lost-what a tune.
Same, not a Coldplay fan but I liked that album. There's that track Beautiful World which is incredible. I remember it didn't get much MTV airplay but every now and then.
@@misterpink808 Dont Panic is the name of the tune. Good tune.
@@paulmallon9292 Thanks for the correction 👍
Completely agree, just some great songs on that album.
You nailed it, ENL is the hidden gem of Parachutes.
I think Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head are great albums while X&Y and Viva la Vida are good. After that they just went very, very bland and featureless and the lack of distinguishable instruments are a massive part of that. I wonder if the other guys in the band look forward to the early songs when they play live because they get to perform more distinctive parts?
I wonder if they find themselves inadvertently re enacting the scene in Walk Hard when Dewey Cox (in his Brian Wilson period) is trying to capture a sound and tells the bass player to learn to play the theramin... ua-cam.com/video/f_1mxNtLCK0/v-deo.html
Spot on. I’ve been holding on for a decent album from them since VLV.. but just been so disappointed every time .. songs are ok now but radio friendly bland.. Bring back the drums piano bass and guitar again..
You'd be surprised at how well some post-Viva songs are adapted live, such as Midnight and Magic. But yeah I get what you mean
Rush was the beginning of the end. The word iconic is overused but some of the songs on that album are iconic, but it is a kind of the iPhone of indie albums and gave rise to an era of shallow arena indie (think Athlete - Wires). I don't think Coldplay are an album band, they have flashes of brilliance and unfortunately, too few of them to be taken seriously.
I thought after hearing Everyday Life they were heading back in the right direction, personally I think Arabesque and Champion of the World are among the best tracks they’ve made. Alas, then arrived a turgid album 2 years later 🫤
They still have that ability to write stunning melodies here and there but their first 2 albums have such an ethereal, spine chilling quality to them because of the guitarwork. I still go back to them time and time again.
Congratulations on the 200k subscribers. Good to see this channel grow fast and looking forward to seeing you tour down under
Thanks for watching! See you there!
I like how at 11:42 you say this type is more for enthusiasts for the electric guitar and you immediately start the video back and Chris agrees with you by singing It's true. Perfect timing. I almost think it could have been intentional ;)
Parachutes, Viva la Vida, and Rush of Blood to the Head are three absolutely incredible albums.
Viva la Vida is when they started with Brian Eno, if I recally correctly. Lots of really nice soundscapes and unconventional instrumentation on that album.
Viva la Vida sucks hard lol. Other 2 are decent
@@pierer91 oh okay.
@@pierer91 Viva la Vida 🤮
@@pierer91 music is subjective. Whether you have a heightened knowledge in music or sound and you can depict exactly why the music sucks, it’s completely subjective and it’s open for personal interpretation. It’s ok if you think it sucks, but it’s hard to say it objectively sucks. There are some good tracks on their later albums, maybe even if it doesn’t sound like their early stuff.
@@pierer91 No it doesn’t dickhead, credit where it’s due
"he's getting rained on and it's all yellow" the expression after that was priceless .Had to rewind.Cracked me up twice. Thanks.
Honestly there is no bad song on Parachutes.
Totally agree. When it came out it rarely left the CD selection in my then boyfriend’s car for a couple of years. Such an atmospheric album.
Oddly, the one song I skip is Yellow... It's the only really generic, pop song. The rest are all beautiful, interesting songs. And some of the b-sides are/were their best work IMO.
Yellow is my least favorite on it though still great. Not A Rush of Blood to The Head is flawless to me as well.
You're very wrong.
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Justin! There's something about how you genuinely like the music/video you're talking about (as in this Coldplay segment) that makes me feel good. I really enjoyed Parachutes and this song when it came out and it was much more pop than other music I prefer. I agree with you that Yellow sound more raw and urgent than their later work. Brilliant chat!
Everything's Not Lost has got one of my favourite ever unexpected chord changes. Great song.
Came for the classic Hawkins commentary but always blown away by the rich musical knowledge that makes up the song ie, the vocal harmonies. Top notch sir! Keep riding again.
Agreed, Gregg Alexander is a such great singer/songwriter..really loves his works.
Hi Justin! I’ve been having a tough day and getting the alert that you uploaded a new video gave me the temporary reprieve I needed today. Thank you for doing what you do!
I agree! I look forward to watching his videos every day. His wit and humor always cheer me up. 😊
I hope tomorrow is a better day for you.
@@zeevogel thank you. I hope so too!
The guitars are so nice on this album! classic telecaster fender twin sound.. so well recorded. That riff in shiver absolute beauty!!
I always hear people talk about why they hate Coldplay (not you specifically, just in general), but rarely hear about why someone loves them. I'm happy to do so myself.
I do my best to keep up with a wide variety of genres, and bands that are massive to tiny. To me, Coldplay is the best at capturing music as a force of magic. More than any other band I can think of.
Their songs exude a sense of hope, love, and cheerful melancholy. They make it feel good to feel sad and let it all out. They make it feel good to get caught up in the wonders of life. I think they do this in a way that almost no other rock OR pop artists really do as well as they do. Just look at the powerful sing along of Viva la Vida at Glastonbury, or the catharsis of the release on Fix You, or watching them play Charlie Brown to a stadium lit up with their insane wristband tech. Their songs have gravitas and stick with you.
I almost don't lament the lack of guitars, but they do have a few tracks with them prominent. I highly recommend "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall," with a great lead lick and an excellent buildup. "Adventure of a Lifetime" as well, and "Major Minus" was an album track with a great solo I thought.
I also have to mention that they are top notch live performers. I've seen at least one thousand bads live, and Coldplay is easily top 10, maybe top 5. And I'm basing this on shows I caught in 2012, 2017, and this year 2022, so they have kept that consistency.
I just think they are the best at what they do, and have continued putting out incredible songs throughout their career (yes I like a fair amount of their newer stuff, even if it is their "worst" work admittedly). They have earned every one of those 100k records sold imo
I love these song breakdowns and i agree with justin on almost all of them
Not a big fan but the track Don't Panic is everything I love about music. Simple, melodic, short, memorable and poignant.
Well said, don't panic is an incredible song,one of their best.
@@cbm64rules Yeah, that and 'high speed' were their high water marks for me.
That is the fucking best description of what made the first album so perfect, what happened after that and what and where it went wrong. Absolutely fair and on point.
The parachutes album is undeniably one of the greatest debut albums ever, but they went dramatically downhill after that in my opinion. Amazing songs, but now they seem to have completely sold out and become a novelty pop act.
I really enjoy your breakdown of songs. Your ability is outstanding. I know that you usually do newer songs, but wonder if you would ever do something much older? I'm not a Mamma and Poppers fan but their song Twelve Thirty, I always felt was brilliant. All the best.
May I add that your channel is quite magnificent and you are a genuinely fabulous presenter ole bean keep rocking Justin.
Always loved “Drew a li-i-ne!!” It works- added extras! Just like the last chord ya don’t expect at the end! Nice take Justin! And u saying chris martins smile is adorable, is adorable! Good vibes! Blessings 😎
I love the section about the backing vocals. Just listening to the song again a lot recently and they repeat the backing vocals 3 times in the chorus. Got me thinking that maybe why they started with an "aaaah", so they could end on an "aaaah" and opens it up at the end like you say. Really enjoy the insight you brought to one of my favorite songs ever.
I enjoyed the Eno-produced ‚Viva La Vida‘. That was the last Coldplay album I actually gave a sh!t about, in fact. But I still think it‘s start-to-finish brilliant.
Completely agree. I was a huge fan for the first four albums. X&Y was a little bit underwhelming but Viva La Vida was on point. That was their last great album
Eno worked with James on their best album, Laid. James have improved ever since - they are still releasing great albums - and they still quote Eno as a massive influence.
Agree. Great album. Has an Abbey Road feel to it. After that I never bought a Coldplay record.
No way. That was the beginning of the end.
Love that youve given Greg Alexander multiple shoutout! He really should have much more recognition in the states. Love your channel and The Darkness , Justin. Please keep'em comin :)
Came looking for a comment like this, Gregg Alexander deserves all the recognition, the man is a great songwriter
Gregg Alexander - The Truth
Congrats on 200k Justin! Onwards and upwards!
Thank you!
omg, I can totally connect with your way of feeling and understanding music, and... your music (The Darkness) has inspired me so much... great to see you so well Justin, take care!
Saw this performed live and they had these huge yellow balls bouncing around the audience, and at the absolute high point of the song one of them managed to make it's way towards the guitarist and he popped it with the guitar head's stray strings right at the moment the chord hit. It exploded with yellow stuff. Chris was so happy, giggling like a little kid.
Contrast that with the time I saw Oasis, the singer seemed so grumpy and depressed even cussed out the audience told them to shut up
I remember the big bouncy balls! :-p
I remember not liking Yellow when it first came out.
Now? Damn...what a killer song. Simple sweet and to the point....just a perfect pop rock song.
Also.....anyone seen the movie Boyhood? The one that took like 15 years to shoot? I love how when it starts, sometime around 2000 or so....the song they chose to open that scene....was Yellow. It just PERFECTLY captured that pre-9/11 coming off the 90s exuberant _it's a new millennium you guys!_ energy and vibe of that time.
It was quite a nostalgic scene for me....being 39 now. It just hit hard....like damn, that WAS another era, wasn't it?
I remember having so much optimism going into the new millennium. Everything was going to be better. How wrong I was.
Justin. Your UA-cam channel is my new favourite place. Superb work. The "smoothing off the edges" analogy of Coldplay through time etc is SPOT ON. Bravo. Marvelous. Wonderful work. Keep it coming!
I can't stop giggling when I see your videos. It's good medicine. I learn a tiny bit more about music each time, too.
Yes a cracking album for sure. The slo-mo effect, first perfected by The Police in Wrapped Around Your Finger
The guitars on Yellow are really classic. That bluesy dissonance has such feel and raw energy.
Parachutes was a very accomplished album.
I think Spies is the best track on it.
I still love Sparks. When I fell in love 10 years ago, my (then) lady and I listened to the song on the way to the renaissance faire, and that song will always conjure up that feeling of a love just too good to last.
Bluesy?? BLUESY???
@@robertloader9826 I didn't say that Yellow was a blues tune.
I was commenting on the electric guitar double stops with a bend.
How would you describe that guitar sound? Do tell.
Love Spies - agree best track
Thanks for the video, Justin. I have to find the song now and listen to it. It has an instant painful nostalgia though, i.e., felt nostalgic when it first came out, and not (only) for the harking back the five, few years to Radiohead's squadge-guitar era.
On a related note, I am reminded of my son when he was 7. He got his fingers caught in his shepherd's agal when he was in the school's nativity play (09:17). Beautiful!
Saw them play in a pub in Bristol after buying the Shiver single, just before they exploded at Glastonbury. Have to admit it was an excellent, truly engaging night. If only they stuck to the pub venue scene!
If that was the Florikin & Firkin the very day before Parachutes was released, then we were at the same gig. I was blown away, having been asked to go with a friend. By 2005 I couldn't stand them. Funnily enough I'd also just picked up 'Shiver' from Imperial Music on Park St.
Thought of Travis when I saw that image for some reason.
You should cover Sing or Why Does It Always Rain On Me?
Awesome video Justin, love your neutrality when discussing songs that can be so divisive.
As you said in the video, has there ever been a time for The Darkness where you've been encouraged to become more dance like and lose the guitars and rawness for something more ironed out and mainstream?
Love the videos man. Always look forward to the next.
This freaking channel is epic and this broski is legitimate
Oooh, didn't notice the cowhide full stack in the background... Classy!
I saw them at a festival when Yellow came out and they were great and different from anyone else. Saw them again about 5 years ago at Wembley and they are really good live. I suppose they are not rock and roll enough for most people. They just seemed happy to be there. Their records are probably a bit too similar now that would be my only criticism
For me, the first album was brilliant from start to finish. From the songs to the production, I still listen to it now every now and again.
Nothing they’ve done since has had any near the same amount of impact
The analysis of the ooooh and aaaaah backing vocals really made my day. 😂😂
In around 2001 I think I recall being at college and performing the song yellow as a duet with a girl who was a great singer, but she had a r&b background so it was really different for her.
Loved Coldplay in the early 2000s. When some Coldplay came up on my burned mix CD at a house party around 2008 I had the sudden realization the newer stuff was adult contemporary office music and I ran to skip forward a track. A guy at the party shouted “THANK YOU!!!”
That was me. Thanks again!
Justin, you are spot on here. The first two albums were great and third not bad...Then eventually they decided they wanted to sound like Imagine Dragons and basically have chants for every song with a backbeat. Such a shame. While they thought they were evolving, to me it was just fad chasing. I will say though "A Rush of Blood to the Head" is a brilliant record.
I think it was a "right place right time" for Coldplay, the first two albums are brilliant and evocative and moody as hell. It just seemed to fit in the zeitgeist of the early 2000's. I even like Viva La Vida, with its U2 and Beatles callbacks. It was a good, new age arena album. After that...yikes. They got super commercialized. I'm quite convinced that Chris Martin's divorce from G. Paltrow started a downward creative spiral.
@@whyyoustaring Exactly the opposite. Chris Martin marriage was the cause. G. P. is a "bread without any salt"
ROBTTH is brilliant album. Even X & Y was very good for about the 1st eight tracks.
You're crazy, everything up to Viva was amazing. Even a couple songs off Mylo were great. And some cuts off Ghost Stories.
Actually....would say first 4. Viva La Vida was largely decent, and contains (along with Clocks) their best song '42'. Since then... absolute shite. And people say U2 lost it in the 2nd half of their career!
200k Wooo Hoooo! Well done!! ❤️
Yay!
Wow I loved your analysis - especially the oohs and ahs on the backing vocals. Very entertaining and informative. Many thanks 👍
I'm glad you often come to the defense, when justified, of bands or songs that have merit but are otherwise tossed by many. This song had brightness from the jump through melancholy and the raw jangle build paired with his imperfect vocal range that made you feel something. It's all opinion after all but some bands contribute one beautiful moment and then get absolutely brutalized for the rest of their catalog after finding massive success. You can't win if that is the mindset: more opportunities to try new things with production, pressure, suggestions, money, tours, adoration, only to be turned against by the whims of fickle fans. Or you can play glorious basement gigs and be held in the highest regard by tight circles of devoted audiences. It never seems fair to me. I'm not a Coldplay fan and don't own any of their albums, but this song gently moved me and released at the time it introduced a new sound. Not too shabby. I like what I like and defend artists fiercely without the, 'sell-out' cry. I may curse the ticket prices to see bands I love get big, but I want the best for them when they get opportunities to take chances and grow, explore side projects, etc. I might think an album is shit but I don't throw the baby out with the dishwater. (Comments here are solely the opinions of the poster and may not reflect common culture, bitter curmudgeons, or future disappointing choices made by truly great bands that jump the shark straight into derivative musical voids)
That “Raw” sound is awesome. Sadly nothing like this anymore. I guess a lot is in the production. But the comparison to The Bends is good.
This is fantastic! Thank you Justin Hawkins! 👌🥰
The debut album is undeniable and will always have a special place in my heart..!!
Thanks for trying to make me fall in love with a Coldplay song. Yell!! Oh!!
Many small, special things happening here, like I never thought I'd see the day nor partly agree with you on this positive review. So yeah, brightened my evening, 'and it was all yellow'.🌟💛🌻
Thanks Mylene :)
Hi Justin! I love you and your music, particularly your much underrated former outfit Hot Leg.
I’m really hoping you will reform the group for a one off collaboration with the excellent Wet Leg for a song or two celebrating the lower limb, combining both your signature styles.
If not, at least a cover of ZZTop’s ‘Legs’.
Much love.
I admire your patience with those headphones.
Always a pleasure watching your videos..cheers
Kudos to Justin's style consultant -- a different outfit every video, very creative. Something that most current rock stars have neglected.
“A rush of blood to the head” is a classic album. Massively underrated lyricist in those early days (granted “Yellow” after the Yellow Pages is hardly profound 😂).
That album is a masterpiece.
@@freedompatriot1097 was a great tour as well. Politik live was a fucking beast.
Absolutely loved Parachutes, must have nearly worn that CD out I played it so much 😂 Rush of Blood was alright, but felt a lot more self aware, and organised production-wise, which I think got in the way of the emotional engagement I'd had with their first album. After that I've lost the love for them, as their sound became very homogeneous. That said, they put on an absolutely amazing show when we saw them at Glastonbury
Great video, absolutely subscribed.
This "smoothing of the edges" - happens to so many bands. They get successful, they get money and girls, stability, grow a bit older - what's left to be edgey about? The source of so much of that edge is anger and hurt. What are they angry about anymore? Who'd dare hurt them?
What happened to Coldplay happened to The Kings of Leon (to be fair the process took longer). It eventually happened to U2 as well. [I'm sure the reasons are different but the result is the same - anodyne, electronic car advert music.
Some bands are smart enough to duck out before they lose the edge e.g. The Strokes, Blur. And some bands are permanently lost in a tundra of misery that it never leaves them e.g. Radiohead, The Bad Seeds, and thank God for that!
Glad to have find your channel. Following Darkness since 2004 when I Believe In. A Thing Called Love was everywhere in Brazil because the song was part of a Novela back then 😂😂😂 anyway, question: WHEN are you going to re release HOT LEG's Red Light Fever on cd???????
You cannot find it on the used markets and when you do find sellers ask for one of your livers for it.
Please do not forget it, its just such a great record and I have to rely to my pirated mp3 copy to be able to listen to it, which always leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Love from a Brazilian living in Poland (Diego)
I've got a question please. I know you love Radiohead, Pixies etc - have you ever experimented with the art rock/indie genre or has the metal/rock always been the obvious/natural choice for you? Loving your work!
Great question!
Well there was British whale the sparks/devo influence. I often thought/hoped that project has more art rock potential.
Never really understood the huge success of Coldplay - but Yellow and The Scientist are honestly great
But they do smash up a lovely e28 5 series in the video.
Try Strawberry Swing. There are gems, but by god is it a mediocre slog to find them. Quite possibly the most disappointing popular band ever.
All music is subjective, so any band will have people who love it, hate it, don't get it, etc. In my opinion though, for what it's worth, the first three albums are truly fantastic.
Awesome song analysis and critique!! Well done and entertaining.
Each to their own, that's the beauty of the world! I have to say, they are one of THE best live acts I've ever seen and I've seen 100's of bands over the years.
I’m more of a casual Coldplay fan but I really love Yellow. It’s one of those songs that takes me back to a certain time in my life. A Rush of Blood to the Head is their best album, they’ll never top that.
No, Viva topped it easily.
@@aarondowning5791 bad take.
I didn't snigger the first time you said you 'have something undeniable in your arsenal', but I definitely did the second time 😊
Same! 😂
I did both times because I am a giant man-child
Congrats on 200,000 subscribers Justin!
Thank you!
Beginning to love this channel haha. Always enjoyable reviews.
I loved it when I saw your band The Darkness headline at Leeds Festival years ago, you were the best headliners I ever saw there. You seem really intelligent and your observations are good. I love listening to your channel. Stay strong and respect x100 to you!
Coldplay got signed after supporting my band, Flashman, on our showcase for Parlophone at the Borderline, March 1999. They walked off with what should have been our deal (after recording demos for the label for the best part of two years). My own fault... never get into a JD and coke competition with The Verve's crew (before a gig).
OMG I hope Flashman got a deal later? That’s a cool story!
@@Fxirie_harper08 Nope, you're looking at the bloke who should be in the Guinness Book of Records for 'Most Demoed-Then-Not-Signed Bloke'. starting in 1986 with Go Discs. Seven different bands, hundreds of original recordings, and not one official release among them. The Berlin-based reissuing label 'Firestation' was set to release my 80's stuff after approaching me in Dec2019... just about had the remastering finished, then Covid kicked in and the label went bust after 25 years. Typical. We're still picking up 'fans' around the globe though....
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The rough edges get smoothed out. Perfectly described Justin. Such a shame after Parachutes which was an immense record.
Thats funny Justin you took words right out my mouth when talking about those Neil Young bends - Reminded me, you know they wrote this as a kind of parody of a Young song. Even that wee chord change at the end heavy Crazy horse style ! Cheers for another cool analysis !
Everything you said about this song was why I was so into the idea of Coldplay being a great new band back in 2000. I was 18 and the world was full of optimism and possibilities.
Saw you struggling with the chords there a bit, Justin. No shame in that. I think the acoustic guitar has the top E tuned down to E flat, and then you play E shaped chords up the neck, that kind of thing, you know what I mean.
Another band that had the same kind of trajectory -straight out of the gate with proper guitar sounds and attitude, then fading away into bland synth noises-was Kings Of Leon. Any chance of having a look at something from their first couple of albums?
While I'm here, please make a video about Warren Zevon!
Love the channel.
You're absolutely bang on about that tuning...took me years to realise that...what an amazing song....it's so good that you hate their shit now even more.
Bland synth noises? What KOL have you been listening to?
Its so weird because you expressed exactly what I've always thought about Coldplay. I was never a big fan of Yellow but I definitely saw why some people liked it and it was a song I heard/video I saw where I was interested to see what the band did next. It did have that boyish charm, a very slight aggression in it (mainly from the guitars, you're right) combined with that loose feel that makes proper indie or punk music sound so good. Yellow has that sound that projects a slight nonchalance and I tend to think that any music that is able to do that often strikes a chord with people. However, they seemed to go from that to the total opposite. Everything I heard from Coldplay afterward projects not nonchalance but pretence to my ear. And Chris Martin totally lost that almost cheeky appeal he appeared to have in the Yellow video and replaced it with an almost smugness and I think a lot of people pick up on that. Maybe I'm wrong though and that's just my issue with Coldplay, lol
You could have just wrote ‘ I don’t really like any of ‘Coldplay’ 😆
Chris Martin is still plenty cheeky. They’ve still got great albums like Ghost Stories and Everyday Life that are much like Parachutes. They also do this huge Stadium pop rock stuff which you can really only appreciate when you go their shows which are amazing. Ghost Stories is well Worth a proper listen
Hey Justin, always loved your band's music and I just stumbled upon your channel and immediately subscribed...I really enjoy your insights and sense of humour. Anyway, my question: can you please do an analysis/critique of Soundgarden, and in particular Chris Cornell's voice? He was my favourite artist and I was crushed when he passed away. Cheers man.
I like how the music video is so dark. The dark blue and frame composition is so somber and cool. It's like you can smell the chilly beach breeze and rain soaking your jacket through the eyeballs
Even Martin's understated performance on camera is great. It's very free form and organic. He gives the impression that he doesn't give AF, he's on a desperate emotional walk or something, he sings to the camera like he walked out there just to tell us something. Totally simple video concept and the colors, subtly changing scenery and Martin's performance make it perfect
The influence of this album on the guitar sound comes from the beautiful music of Jeff Buckley, I think that's what Radiohead sounds like. Your analysis is great and not pretentious. I am very happy to find your videos.
Still love Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head. I don’t really enjoy their new stuff much but I saw them Live a couple of months ago and they still put on an incredible show
Daffodils...thats what yellow makes me think of. Wonderful spring flowers.
Awesome video Justin. and surprisingly cool looking after running a marathon ! ;)
I loved Parachutes when it was first release, but their next album gave the impression that they had understood, rightly, that Radiohead already occupied the entire guitar-led postpunk territory they had originally aimed at, and so they cynically sought out the anthem and cash rich softer ground that the aging U2 were milking.
Yeah , ‘cept u2’s annoyoing but still somewhat original, whereas coldplay…
Parachutes sounds nothing like Radiohead. That's such a lazy take wrapped up in word salad. I wouldn't be their biggest fan but you'd fold under questioning there.
@@benjamindavis4974 yeah sry after 2002 it sort of ended for me. First two albums yes, but after that the earworms messed things up for me, kept hearing things that maybe weren’t there but everything started to sound familiar.
@@benjamindavis4974 like shiver, don't panic, trouble, yellow. Just take the singles. When they came out at the time I don't think anyone said 'Radiohead rip off'. I just think thats that's incredibly lazy take. Whatever you think of the music itself. Not saying you said this btw.
@@benjamindavis4974 sry to me it sounds like a formula, like when r.e.m. went from an amazing green to a soul-less out of time, or when u2 made amazing albums like boy and war and the seemed to go for the herd taste. I will prob. offend lots of ppl and yes i am prob. wrong saying this.
You can talk about succesful but that means nothing to me.
I need to hear the need to express something rather than the need to make money. But the fact that i don’t hear it ofc does not mean it’s not there.
Loved Parachutes when it came out and still love it today. SO much emotion in that album. After that, when the second album came out I dropped them like a hot potatoe. That first album still lives in my vinyl collection though. So good.
Brilliant content, if you havnt listened to their debut ep Blue room lots of their early stuff is really good, talking of radiohead you can really hear the glimmers of it in the early songs like you say, there's a vid of Q awards in 2002 which radiohead won when coldplay were nominated and its funny to see Chris fanboying in the audience.
Coldplay obviously really loved the bends and OKC and it had a massive influence on their music, infact you could almost say parachutes is a slightly less angry and angsty the bends.
Apparently part of coldplays early success is in debt to radiohead fans who felt slightly isolated by Kid As more electronic feel and as a result turned to coldplays first album Parachutes which released at a similar time. Also great notes on the "oooos" and "ahhhs" I hadn't realised the backing vocals before, keep up the great content and more reviews on early coldplay would be great also 👌
Hello Justin. I was listening "Love is only a feeling". No particular reason. It have been a long time since I listened that song. And I rediscovered a few minutes ago. Such a great song. And I have to say that the final solo (the one you play) it's one of my favorite guitar solos... ever. Brief but just an awesome composition. Way to go! I play guitar. But I play like Jeff Beck (that means... without a pick... I can't play with a pick... and definitely I can't play like Jeff Beck. That's for SURE) And in order to play with certain speed... you just need a pick. For that reason, that solo it's out of my reach. I would love to learn to play it.
Can't wait for Justin to dissect a Feeder song...👀 (in a good way)
Never been a huge fan but I remember when Yellow came out, thinking it was a fresh twist on the guitar bands that preceded them. Justin is right, it’s the raw, almost sloppiness of the playing and the vocal that tugs at the emotions somehow. The music they produce now has a hook but in a much more cynical, lifeless way imo
Hey Justin, great overview of Yellow.
Check out “the Coldplay tunning” which is standard tuning but the High E string is half step lower to D # . Plus I just read elsewhere the D string tuned down to B too.
I recently was looking at this and it is much more like the record. Has an airier feeling to the guitars.
It's funny that their whole point of difference seems to be "we can play in B".
Or maybe "we use *all* the black keys".
Parachutes is my all time favorite album
With that said the contents keep you locked in that “mode” if your someone who has access to listen to it whenever they want (CD & Streaming era) and “abuse” it. Just as anyone does who often uses music to heal. Problem is, if you “self diagnose” and don’t know when to switch the song, it can keep you there in that somber state. People will throw on Spark just to feel SOMETHING and it keeps them in that low energy state… regularly
The reason why their music has changed drastically, with their regular listeners in mind, is because I feel they are trying to lift spirits in a way most of us are uncomfortable with. Their new message is ab ultimately creating a better world all around, not just heartbreak. Being more conscious of what they give to the world, so it can’t be used abstractly in a negative way.
So artistically, that’s how I could see the dissonance in the guitars phasing out simply since it’s not intended to be felt anymore. Less somber tones, less heart pulling tracks, more spreading joy and providing alternative feelings than what traditional pop music focuses… Sex, money and drugs
For instance, pop has revolved around the 808 in trap for a MINUTE now… super low vibration that has lowered the mass majority of people’s energy… of course everyone is gonna hate on coldplay. Wait for a shift in culture, then ppl will forget why they ever hated a band with pure intentions. Idk, still like the older shit more tho lol just understand the newer shit… will probably grow on me like Incubus’ later music
Never has a band gone from so loved to so cringe inducing in my heart like an ex lover you adored until you realised they need to be loved by everyone not just you
Wow. I love coldplay but thats an absolutely brilliant analogy.
U2 springs to mind
The first two albums are brilliant. But I think they lost something when they went after the hit records. Having said that, Chris Martin comes across as a nice guy, and I really enjoy his segments during their concerts where he gets a youngster from the crowd to accompany him on piano. Also, one of the last huge popular audience stadium bands? Possibly rivalled by Muse for drawing power?
Love your videos. Would love to know what you think about the Manics.
I still listen to this first album regularly. It's a masterpiece. I've not totally gone off them, but their music does not hit these heights anymore