U2' Bono Doesn't Think Coldplay Is A Rock Band. Stans Clocks.

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U2 frontman Bono has said Coldplay should not be "judged by rock rules" as he revealed his favourite song by the British band is Clocks.

Dublin-born singer Bono, real name Paul Hewson, was speaking on new series Music Uncovered, the first instalment of which sees BBC Radio 1’s Greg James attempt to "unravel the phenomenon" of Coldplay.

Music Uncovered: The Genius Of Coldplay features eight episodes with James speaking to people close to the band, including manager Phil Harvey and Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis, as well as musicians who have worked with the band through the years.

Bono said of Clocks, from the band’s second studio album, A Rush Of Blood to the Head: "It just sort of sticks to you, tighter than time itself.

"The clock face of one band sharing a moment in time… I remember when I first heard it, punching the air in a manly but not aggressive way, and then the feeling of, 'oh, this is just better than anyone else’s song at the moment’.

"I should mention Coldplay are not a rock band. I hope that’s obvious. There is something much more interesting going on there like the Isley Brothers or something.

"They should not be judged by rock rules… Rage is the river running under most rock formations. Coldplay’s music has a different source and I think it’s best revealed in this song Clocks."

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0513/1448807-bono-says-coldplay-should-not-be-judged-by-rock-rules/

[bionic 44,442]

wait is this a compliment lmao

screaming at "punching the air in a manly but not aggressive way"

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7 minutes ago, bionic said:

wait is this a compliment lmao

It is 

It's one of those confusing compliments 

[Hyoha 1,610]

Coldplay kind of was a rock band until X&Y came out.

[VOLANTIS 16,337]

Why did I think OP meant that stans clocked his tea? 

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3 minutes ago, VOLANTIS said:

Why did I think OP meant that stans clocked his tea? 

We are too deep in stans vernacular 

[Red 95,147]

Does Coldplay consider itself a rock band? 

[TheMiddleGround 3,021]

Coldplay = a straight people pop boyband

[holy scheisse 21,714]

Coldplay is like Maroon 5 

 

pop bands lol 

and both were better earlier in their careers than later 

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56 minutes ago, Red said:

Does Coldplay consider itself a rock band? 

Wikipedia does

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldplay

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15 minutes ago, VTV said:

Wikipedia does

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldplay

I always considered Coldplay pop rock with varying degrees of pandering to pop or rock among the albums, with the latest ones being the poppiest (? Is that a word?)

 

 

 

Edited May 13, 2024 by Red

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1 hour ago, TMM90 said:

Coldplay = a straight people pop boyband

I feel like it’s pop for people that are ashamed of liking pop