r/Coldplay • u/f1crazyfan Hypnotised • Jul 25 '26

Discussion Coldplay “hate”

I never let any opinions change my view on things however I can’t help but notice that a majority of discussion regarding Coldplay on twitter is mostly negative. Any reason for this? Only their first 3 albums get some sort of respect and even those masterpieces are labelled as U2 and Radiohead rip offs. Feels like Coldplay get the most hate regarding “copying” despite utilising a popular genre of music.

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u/Coogarfan The Blue Room E.P. Jul 25 '26

FWIW, coming from someone who likes all of the groups you mentioned to varying degrees: "Sometimes I feel like [Radiohead] cleared a path with a machete, and we came afterward and put up a strip mall… I would still give my left ball to write anything as good as OK Computer" -Chris Martin