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YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,655
edited July 2009 in Other Music
I see that Coldplay is covering Michael Jackson's Billie Jean and that's pretty cool. I'm seeing them in Mansfield this August and can't wait.

Question: How come they don't play Speed of Sound much live and for those who have heard it, is the acoustic version they sometimes do any good?

Cheers!
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  • ArcticangelArcticangel Posts: 1,443
    I'm going to their show at Alpine Valley next weekend... so I'll let you know after that. :)
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  • jammerfalljammerfall Posts: 908
    I saw CP on July 10th at the Amphitheater in Ridgefield, Washington. Don't know the answer to the "Speed Of Sound" question, since they didn't play it. They did do a loose cover of Billie Jean during one of their two "platform in the audience" sessions. It was actually pretty cool.

    As a side note, I've never been more than a slightly casual fan of the group, but their live show this year is absolutely incredible! The band has more substance than I ever gave them credit for. Highly recommended, and my apologies to the CP haters on the board for speaking such treason! ;)
    "Hello Oregonians. Hello Washingtonians. Hello Portland..where the fuck are we? We're in Ridgefield!"
  • Sheets Of ClaySheets Of Clay Posts: 278
    When the tour started last summer, their were several songs in the setlist that got moved around some. Speed Of Sound was electric, then they tried it acoustic, then it disappeared for good.

    And I agree, I'm not the biggest fan of their albums but their live show is amazing.
  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,655
    edited July 2009
    thank you all for the responses.

    I was not a big fan of CP until Vida came out and then the Grammys show. Lost and Vida were incredible on the Grammys. I'm hearing more and more that their original live shows 5 years ago were just okay but the past 2 years have been off the hook. That special on 60 minutes was really cool too. I guess my top 10 CP songs right now are:

    1) Vida
    2) In My Place
    3) Speed of Sound
    4) Life in Technicolor
    5) Clocks
    6) Lost
    7) Yellow
    8) Scientist
    9) Lovers in Japan
    10) Talk
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  • tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
    YourDirtisMyfood wrote:
    thank you all for the responses.

    I was not a big fan of CP until Vida came out and then the Grammys show. Lost and Vida was incredible on the Grammys. I'm hearing more and more that their original live shows 5 years ago were just okay but the past 2 years have been off the hook. That special on 60 minutes was really cool too. I guess my top 10 CP songs right now are:

    1) Vida
    2) In My Place
    3) Speed of Sound
    4) Life in Technicolor
    5) Clocks
    6) Lost
    7) Yellow
    8) Scientist
    9) Lovers in Japan
    10) Talk
    That's cool, mine is like this:

    1. Don't Panic
    2. Violet Hill
    3. Clocks
    4. Square One
    5. High Speed
    6. God Put a Smile Upon Your Face
    7. Death and All His Friends
    8. Amsterdam
    9. Sparks
    10. 'Til Kingdom Come
    11. 42
    12. Cemeteries of London
    13. A Rush of Blood to the Head
    14. Rainy Day
    15. Yes
  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,874
    Arcticangel wrote:
    I'm going to their show at Alpine Valley next weekend... so I'll let you know after that. :)

    I'll be there too. So pumped for this show. I love Alpine!!!!!!!
  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,655
    Indifference71 wrote:
    Arcticangel wrote:
    I'm going to their show at Alpine Valley next weekend... so I'll let you know after that. :)

    I'll be there too. So pumped for this show. I love Alpine!!!!!!!


    that's cool. Have a good time guys. Wonder is Martin will bust out the white glove for Billie Jean?
  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,655
    tcaporale wrote:
    YourDirtisMyfood wrote:
    thank you all for the responses.

    I was not a big fan of CP until Vida came out and then the Grammys show. Lost and Vida was incredible on the Grammys. I'm hearing more and more that their original live shows 5 years ago were just okay but the past 2 years have been off the hook. That special on 60 minutes was really cool too. I guess my top 10 CP songs right now are:

    1) Vida
    2) In My Place
    3) Speed of Sound
    4) Life in Technicolor
    5) Clocks
    6) Lost
    7) Yellow
    8) Scientist
    9) Lovers in Japan
    10) Talk
    That's cool, mine is like this:

    1. Don't Panic
    2. Violet Hill
    3. Clocks
    4. Square One
    5. High Speed
    6. God Put a Smile Upon Your Face
    7. Death and All His Friends
    8. Amsterdam
    9. Sparks
    10. 'Til Kingdom Come
    11. 42
    12. Cemeteries of London
    13. A Rush of Blood to the Head
    14. Rainy Day
    15. Yes

    I'm going to Youtube some of these as I'm not familiar with a few of them. Thanks for the list.
  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,874
    YourDirtisMyfood wrote:
    tcaporale wrote:

    I was not a big fan of CP until Vida came out and then the Grammys show. Lost and Vida was incredible on the Grammys. I'm hearing more and more that their original live shows 5 years ago were just okay but the past 2 years have been off the hook. That special on 60 minutes was really cool too. I guess my top 10 CP songs
    That's cool, mine is like this:

    1. Don't Panic
    2. Violet Hill
    3. Clocks
    4. Square One
    5. High Speed
    6. God Put a Smile Upon Your Face
    7. Death and All His Friends
    8. Amsterdam
    9. Sparks
    10. 'Til Kingdom Come
    11. 42
    12. Cemeteries of London
    13. A Rush of Blood to the Head
    14. Rainy Day
    15. Yes

    I'm going to Youtube some of these as I'm not familiar with a few of them. Thanks for the list.


    Check out "Green Eyes" too. Definitely one of my fav. Coldplay songs.
  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,655
    Indifference71 wrote:
    YourDirtisMyfood wrote:
    tcaporale wrote:

    I was not a big fan of CP until Vida came out and then the Grammys show. Lost and Vida was incredible on the Grammys. I'm hearing more and more that their original live shows 5 years ago were just okay but the past 2 years have been off the hook. That special on 60 minutes was really cool too. I guess my top 10 CP songs
    That's cool, mine is like this:

    1. Don't Panic
    2. Violet Hill
    3. Clocks
    4. Square One
    5. High Speed
    6. God Put a Smile Upon Your Face
    7. Death and All His Friends
    8. Amsterdam
    9. Sparks
    10. 'Til Kingdom Come
    11. 42
    12. Cemeteries of London
    13. A Rush of Blood to the Head
    14. Rainy Day
    15. Yes




    Check out "Green Eyes" too. Definitely one of my fav. Coldplay songs.

    will do. have you seen them in concert? I saw the piece on 60 Minutes and wonder if the stadium goes all yellow with balloons and lights when the song "Yellow" is played?
  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,655
    tcaporale wrote:
    YourDirtisMyfood wrote:
    thank you all for the responses.

    I was not a big fan of CP until Vida came out and then the Grammys show. Lost and Vida was incredible on the Grammys. I'm hearing more and more that their original live shows 5 years ago were just okay but the past 2 years have been off the hook. That special on 60 minutes was really cool too. I guess my top 10 CP songs right now are:

    1) Vida
    2) In My Place
    3) Speed of Sound
    4) Life in Technicolor
    5) Clocks
    6) Lost
    7) Yellow
    8) Scientist
    9) Lovers in Japan
    10) Talk
    That's cool, mine is like this:

    1. Don't Panic
    2. Violet Hill
    3. Clocks
    4. Square One
    5. High Speed
    6. God Put a Smile Upon Your Face
    7. Death and All His Friends
    8. Amsterdam
    9. Sparks
    10. 'Til Kingdom Come
    11. 42
    12. Cemeteries of London
    13. A Rush of Blood to the Head
    14. Rainy Day
    15. Yes


    TC - I never heard Rainy Day before. That's the sh*t. Check out this video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpbSQFJ4EEc
  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    Coldplay are the anti-Pearl Jam!!

    They are such a terrible band...and Chris Martin is a terrible singer and a total arse with it.

    F**k Coldplay!
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  • tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
    Don't be an elitist asshole, please.
  • ArcticangelArcticangel Posts: 1,443
    YourDirtisMyfood wrote:
    Indifference71 wrote:
    Arcticangel wrote:
    I'm going to their show at Alpine Valley next weekend... so I'll let you know after that. :)

    I'll be there too. So pumped for this show. I love Alpine!!!!!!!


    that's cool. Have a good time guys. Wonder is Martin will bust out the white glove for Billie Jean?

    Indifference71: You rocking the lawn?

    I'd love to see the glove. :) Well...if I can see from way back there. One Dave show it was too windy so they didn't put the screens up...couldn't see a thing. I don't remember much of that show..but that didn't have much to do with the view.

    I've got a bunch of friends going down for Dave this weekend...always an adventure..
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  • anothercloneanotherclone Posts: 1,688
    YourDirtisMyfood wrote:
    will do. have you seen them in concert? I saw the piece on 60 Minutes and wonder if the stadium goes all yellow with balloons and lights when the song "Yellow" is played?

    I'm kind of interrrupting here, but I saw Coldplay last Friday. I just wanted to say that I don't recall the lights being yellow, but they did drop maybe 10 of these HUGE ASS yellow balloons that were probably 3-4 feet in diameter.

    Someone else asked about the Billie Jean cover. It was one of the more stripped-down songs, pretty simple which was neat when the entire crowd was singing along. I didn't notice a glove though, but I had been drinking so I suppose it's possible.
  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,655
    anotherclone wrote:
    YourDirtisMyfood wrote:
    will do. have you seen them in concert? I saw the piece on 60 Minutes and wonder if the stadium goes all yellow with balloons and lights when the song "Yellow" is played?

    I'm kind of interrrupting here, but I saw Coldplay last Friday. I just wanted to say that I don't recall the lights being yellow, but they did drop maybe 10 of these HUGE ASS yellow balloons that were probably 3-4 feet in diameter.

    Someone else asked about the Billie Jean cover. It was one of the more stripped-down songs, pretty simple which was neat when the entire crowd was singing along. I didn't notice a glove though, but I had been drinking so I suppose it's possible.


    that's cool. As a whole, did you enjoy the show?
  • anothercloneanotherclone Posts: 1,688
    YourDirtisMyfood wrote:

    that's cool. As a whole, did you enjoy the show?

    I really did! I would not classify myself as anything more than a casual fan when I bought the tickets. It just seemed like a good price and a fun way to spend a Friday night outside listening to music and my sister-in-law talked me into it. :D I left thinking "WOW These guys put on a show". The sound was great their performance was great. I'd totally see them again when they come through next.

    I'm not sure if this is the case for every show, but it was a really interesting and diverse crowd. I'm talking teenagers to people who I would guess were probably in their 60's or 70's. But people were really in a party mood and everyone was blanket hopping and mixing with their neighbors. I realize this doesn't have much to do with the actual show, but it certainly added to my experience.
  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,655
    anotherclone wrote:
    YourDirtisMyfood wrote:

    that's cool. As a whole, did you enjoy the show?

    I really did! I would not classify myself as anything more than a casual fan when I bought the tickets. It just seemed like a good price and a fun way to spend a Friday night outside listening to music and my sister-in-law talked me into it. :D I left thinking "WOW These guys put on a show". The sound was great their performance was great. I'd totally see them again when they come through next.

    I'm not sure if this is the case for every show, but it was a really interesting and diverse crowd. I'm talking teenagers to people who I would guess were probably in their 60's or 70's. But people were really in a party mood and everyone was blanket hopping and mixing with their neighbors. I realize this doesn't have much to do with the actual show, but it certainly added to my experience.



    thats a good time. I bought the tickets as an xmas present to myself with no expectations whatsoever. Hoping for a good time. I know enough songs by now that it should be kool.
  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    tcaporale wrote:
    Don't be an elitist asshole, please.

    I am not.

    I am pointing out that Coldplay are the worst band the world has ever seen and a Pearl Jam fan liking them is being a hypocrite.

    Coldplay are a bunch of smug, conceited, talentless idiots who rip-off other bands all the time.

    They started out as a boyband called Pektoralz in the 90s and when that didn't work out, they moved on to bland rock music.

    Awful, awful band.
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  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qboe5CebixA

    Trent Reznor has it right.

    And this is about right: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUSY6YuIOVk
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  • jammerfalljammerfall Posts: 908
    Olivavu wrote:
    ...and a Pearl Jam fan liking them is being a hypocrite.

    WTF?!
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  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    jammerfall wrote:
    Olivavu wrote:
    ...and a Pearl Jam fan liking them is being a hypocrite.

    WTF?!

    Because Coldplay are the anti-Pearl Jam!!
    Wembley 2000 • Reading 2006 • Paris 2006 • Wembley 2007 • Shepherds Bush 2009 • Manchester 2009 • O2 Arena 2009 • Hyde Park 2010 • Arras 2010 • Manchester 2012 • Manchester II 2012 • Leeds 2014 • Milton Keynes 2014 • Amsterdam 2018 • Amsterdam II 2018 • London 2018 • London II 2018 • Hyde Park II 2022

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  • tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
    Olivavu wrote:
    jammerfall wrote:
    Olivavu wrote:
    ...and a Pearl Jam fan liking them is being a hypocrite.

    WTF?!

    Because Coldplay are the anti-Pearl Jam!!
    I said it before and I will say it again, stop being an asshole.

    Not to mention a complete moron. As if Pearl Jam are like the fucking anti-mainstream messiahs. They just shot a commercial for fucking Target.
  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    Call me what you want...Coldplay are still terrible!
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  • P-Town-P-Jam-FanP-Town-P-Jam-Fan Posts: 930
    I saw Coldplay at the Gorge the other day and they did indeed put on a good show. I thought Chris Martin was an entertaining front man. They would never be a band you would follow during a tour because they play the same show every night, but it was good.
    Gorge
  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,655
    P-Town-P-Jam-Fan wrote:
    I saw Coldplay at the Gorge the other day and they did indeed put on a good show. I thought Chris Martin was an entertaining front man. They would never be a band you would follow during a tour because they play the same show every night, but it was good.

    that's good to hear. I go a week from Monday and am looking forward to tailgating as much as I am the concert. I've checked the setlists and they seem to have some good runs of songs, almost like a DMB concert. There are some songs in the middle that I don't care for and with the exception of Violet Hill, usually the first 6 or so songs are good. I think L.I.T. is a good way to start the show. Question: is it usually w/out vocals (Life in Technicolor) as the opener or is it the version w/lyrics?
  • tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
    YourDirtisMyfood wrote:
    P-Town-P-Jam-Fan wrote:
    I saw Coldplay at the Gorge the other day and they did indeed put on a good show. I thought Chris Martin was an entertaining front man. They would never be a band you would follow during a tour because they play the same show every night, but it was good.

    that's good to hear. I go a week from Monday and am looking forward to tailgating as much as I am the concert. I've checked the setlists and they seem to have some good runs of songs, almost like a DMB concert. There are some songs in the middle that I don't care for and with the exception of Violet Hill, usually the first 6 or so songs are good. I think L.I.T. is a good way to start the show. Question: is it usually w/out vocals (Life in Technicolor) as the opener or is it the version w/lyrics?
    It's usually the version without lyrics, but they sometimes play the version with lyrics as well during one of the encores.

    And I'm sad that you don't like "Violet Hill" as it's one of my favorites! :cry:
  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,655
    tcaporale wrote:
    YourDirtisMyfood wrote:
    P-Town-P-Jam-Fan wrote:
    I saw Coldplay at the Gorge the other day and they did indeed put on a good show. I thought Chris Martin was an entertaining front man. They would never be a band you would follow during a tour because they play the same show every night, but it was good.

    that's good to hear. I go a week from Monday and am looking forward to tailgating as much as I am the concert. I've checked the setlists and they seem to have some good runs of songs, almost like a DMB concert. There are some songs in the middle that I don't care for and with the exception of Violet Hill, usually the first 6 or so songs are good. I think L.I.T. is a good way to start the show. Question: is it usually w/out vocals (Life in Technicolor) as the opener or is it the version w/lyrics?
    It's usually the version without lyrics, but they sometimes play the version with lyrics as well during one of the encores.

    And I'm sad that you don't like "Violet Hill" as it's one of my favorites! :cry:


    It's not my least favorite to say the least, but I would rather it placed elsewhere in the setlist. I'd like a Speed of Sound in the top 5 or 6 but that's me.
  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    Olivavu wrote:
    tcaporale wrote:
    Don't be an elitist asshole, please.

    I am not.

    I am pointing out that Coldplay are the worst band the world has ever seen and a Pearl Jam fan liking them is being a hypocrite.

    Coldplay are a bunch of smug, conceited, talentless idiots who rip-off other bands all the time.

    They started out as a boyband called Pektoralz in the 90s and when that didn't work out, they moved on to bland rock music.

    Awful, awful band.

    Dude...different strokes for different folks. No need to come into a thread and show how cool you are for not liking Coldplay. No need to go all dick on everyone.
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  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,655
    ledvedderman wrote:
    Olivavu wrote:
    tcaporale wrote:
    Don't be an elitist asshole, please.

    I am not.

    I am pointing out that Coldplay are the worst band the world has ever seen and a Pearl Jam fan liking them is being a hypocrite.

    Coldplay are a bunch of smug, conceited, talentless idiots who rip-off other bands all the time.

    They started out as a boyband called Pektoralz in the 90s and when that didn't work out, they moved on to bland rock music.

    Awful, awful band.

    Dude...different strokes for different folks. No need to come into a thread and show how cool you are for not liking Coldplay. No need to go all dick on everyone.


    :lol: BTW I saw your UN and immediately thought "Can't find a Vedder Man." Don't ask why.
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