Battle Of The Bands - Pink Floyd VS Coldplay

[DamoMac]

Just something for fun. Put a classic band up against a current band to see who comes out on top. Will also love to hear some suggestions of potential future competitiors:

Pink Floyd:
250 million albums sold worldwide.
3 Albums included in top '100 all time best selling albums'.
9th highest selling artist of all time.

Coldplay:
55 million albums sold worldwide.
7 time Grammy award winners.
Highest selling artists of 2005

WHO DO YOU PICK????????????????????????

[Empty Spaces]

Even though I like Coldplay, they can't be compared to Pink Floyd. So yeah, i pick Pink Floyd.

[Mortal Coil]

Pink Floyd. Coldplay isn't bad, but it also isn't nearly as iconic as Pink Floyd is.

[Aidan]

Just something for fun. Put a classic band up against a current band to see who comes out on top. Will also love to hear some suggestions of potential future competitiors:

Pink Floyd:
250 million albums sold worldwide.
3 Albums included in top '100 all time best selling albums'.
9th highest selling artist of all time.

Coldplay:
55 million albums sold worldwide.
7 time Grammy award winners.
Highest selling artists of 2005

WHO DO YOU PICK????????????????????????


Has to be Pink Floyd - Im 13 so kinda missed first time around but just awesome.


and Peter Gilmour - what a guy - I met him last year - just by chance - and he made time to say Hi and chat --

Anyways

[DamoMac]

Has to be Pink Floyd - Im 13 so kinda missed first time around but just awesome.


and Peter Gilmour - what a guy - I met him last year - just by chance - and he made time to say Hi and chat --

Anyways


You sure you met him mate, and not just lying to sound cool? I think if you met him you would know his name is actually David, not Peter.

[Aidan]

You sure you met him mate, and not just lying to sound cool? I think if you met him you would know his name is actually David, not Peter.


Peter is David's brother also a guitarist.


Not nice to accuse someone of lying

and I dont lie even to sound cool

[deadpie]

lol is this a joke

coldplay did not make echoes. coldplay did not make the masterpiece ideas for the movie "the wall". Coldplay is alternative rock baby music. Pink Floyd is progressive rock and psychedelic rock. Pink Floyd obviously fuckin' triumphs. Jesus fuckin' Christ, i'm offended like bullets to the chest that people would like coldplay more than PF as if Coldplay was more talented.

[Sugaree]

Just something for fun. Put a classic band up against a current band to see who comes out on top. Will also love to hear some suggestions of potential future competitiors:

Pink Floyd:
250 million albums sold worldwide.
3 Albums included in top '100 all time best selling albums'.
9th highest selling artist of all time.

Coldplay:
55 million albums sold worldwide.
7 time Grammy award winners.
Highest selling artists of 2005

WHO DO YOU PICK????????????????????????

Comparing bands by how successful they are in sales and awards isn't even a valid form of critique.

Pink Floyd. Coldplay isn't bad, but it also isn't nearly as iconic as Pink Floyd is.

Yeah, but that's measuring both bands by their "icon" status. Pink Floyd is iconic because their music was able to stay relevant. Decades from now, when Coldplay reaches the age of the remaining Pink Floyd members, they'll probably be called iconic too.

Pink Floyd wins this without question. Coldplay is basically a very watered down alternative rock band with little to no variation on their albums (though the last two albums with Brian Eno as producer did come out as a light 6/10 for me). When you have a band like Pink Floyd that experiments to the extent they did, you can't compare them to Coldplay. Take a listen to the studio side of "Ummagumma" and find the albums "Meddle", "A Saucerful of Secrets", "Atom Heart Mother", "More", and "Obscured By Clouds". Then come back and tell us if Coldplay can match shit like that. Don't fuck with Floyd.

[Aves]

Not even going into why, just Pink Floyd.

[Magus]

Coldplay sucks. Pink Floyd definitely.

[DamoMac]

" Comparing bands by how successful they are in sales and awards isn't even a valid form of critique. "


Did I say to judge them based on their success? No I did not. The accomplishments of each band are there because I thought it would be useful and interesting to look at each of their respective careers. If I had of said judge them on their success and pick a winner, then it is a no contest and Pink Floyd win by first round knock out. It was there just to be a bit insightful and that's it.

[Amnesiac]

I'll consider this question more deeply when Coldplay writes an album as ridiculously good as Animals, Meddle, The Wall or Wish You Were Here.

I'll be waiting, with a gun and a pack of sandwiches.

[Sugaree]

" Comparing bands by how successful they are in sales and awards isn't even a valid form of critique. "


Did I say to judge them based on their success? No I did not. The accomplishments of each band are there because I thought it would be useful and interesting to look at each of their respective careers. If I had of said judge them on their success and pick a winner, then it is a no contest and Pink Floyd win by first round knock out. It was there just to be a bit insightful and that's it.

You didn't even offer your own opinion. Giving us the accomplishments of both bands over their careers will lead most of this forum's users to judge based on those accomplishments.

I'll consider this question more deeply when Coldplay writes an album as ridiculously good as Animals, Meddle, The Wall or Wish You Were Here.

I'll be waiting, with a gun and a pack of sandwiches.

I enjoyed the reference.

[Professional Russian]

lol is this a joke

coldplay did not make echoes. coldplay did not make the masterpiece ideas for the movie "the wall". Coldplay is alternative rock baby music. Pink Floyd is progressive rock and psychedelic rock. Pink Floyd obviously fuckin' triumphs. Jesus fuckin' Christ, i'm offended like bullets to the chest that people would like coldplay more than PF as if Coldplay was more talented.

this. Cold play did not make anything what pink floyd made. Pink Floyd is one of if not the most influential band to progresive rock. Pink floyd wins hands down. YOu can not beat pink floyd when it comes to progresive rock

[Magus]

I'll be waiting, with a gun and a pack of sandwiches.
I'll be waiting, with a gun and a pack of sandwiches.
I'll be waiting, with a gun and a pack of sandwiches.
I'll be waiting, with a gun and a pack of sandwiches.

Dafuq, man?! Okay. Okay. If that's how you want it. Okay. *sniff*.

[Sugaree]

this. Cold play did not make anything what pink floyd made. Pink Floyd is one of if not the most influential band to progresive rock. Pink floyd wins hands down. YOu can not beat pink floyd when it comes to progresive rock

Except you can. King Crimson, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Jethro Tull, Genesis, Yes, Popol Vuh, and many others.

[Magus]

Except you can. King Crimson, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Jethro Tull, Genesis, Yes, Popol Vuh, and many others.

Did I mention that Tarkus by ELP is my Boss Battle Theme?

[Professional Russian]

Except you can. King Crimson, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Jethro Tull, Genesis, Yes, Popol Vuh, and many others.

ELP and Jethro Tull Progresive rock? I did not know that

[Sugaree]

Did I mention that Tarkus by ELP is my Boss Battle Theme?

Get some Brain Salad Surgery up in this bitch and we can have a serious discussion.

ELP and Jethro Tull Progresive rock? I did not know that

>ELP
>Jethro Tull
>not progressive

Yeah, not sure who you heard that from. Jethro Tull and ELP were basically at the start of the progressive movement with King Crimson.

[BlokeMan]

Hey Damo my brother, good for you for trying to have a bit of fun by making this thread and creating a bit of a talking point. It's a shame people decide to take it as seriously as they do. I am as big if not a bigger music fan on here than anyone else, but I don't feel the need to shoot down this thread. You clearly made it to be a bit of fun so taking it so insanely serious is a little pathetic.

Good for you for making an effort Damo, and I hope you do more of these threads soon, hopefully the next few will be with the exception of the serious police.

Pink Floyd for me mate, my all time favourite band.

[Professional Russian]

>ELP
>Jethro Tull
>not progressive

Yeah, not sure who you heard that from. Jethro Tull and ELP were basically at the start of the progressive movement with King Crimson.

i didnt hear anywhere i was just never aware of it. i never thought about. now that i actually do think about they were different from other rock bands so they would fit in progresive rock. i just never thought about it at all

[CryWolf]

Pink Floyd wins this contest as far as I'm concerned. They are one of my all time favorite bands man.

[LiamC]

I personally don't like Pink Floyd, but I do like Coldplay. However, Pink Floyd are infinitely more iconic I admit.

[azorne]

I'd take Coldplay, I'm not a rock person anyway.

[Syvelocin]

Pink Floyd
Coldplay
....

Pink Floyd
Coldplay

Umm... huh? What? O.O What kind of question...? It's like asking Queen or My Chemical Romance. Ah, forget it. Coldplay bashing is old even if I like to do it.

[LuciferSam]

Pink Floyd ftw!

[OregonStateDude]

I don't think it's really fair to compare bands from two different generations. My dad likes Floyd, but I doubt he could even name more than 4 Coldplay tunes.

For me, it's Coldplay all the way. A Rush of Blood to the Head is epic beyond epic. :)

[All The Small Things]

Coldplay 4 the win

[Professional Russian]

Coldplay 4 the win

and how did you come up with this answer? I just want to know what your logic behind it was.

[Sugaree]

and how did you come up with this answer? I just want to know what your logic behind it was.

If he points at the last two albums, which had pretty decent production, then I could sort of see that.

[chezhans]

Coldplay any day of the week!!! Coldplay ftw!

[TinyDancer]

Pink Floyd is on the server in our house so I get a dose of it at least twice a week. Yup I downloaded lots of them to my ipod. I can see why my dad likes them so much. And he wasn't even and acid head back in the day!!

[Abyssal Echo]

Floyd

[TinyDancer]

Yeah, them too lol!!

[CharlieHorse]

Floyd will always be the most interesting music i've ever heard.

Coldplay sounds so dry and repetitive to me :/ but there are a few songs I like by them. viva is great! Especially on cello :P

[PinkFloyd]

This is like comparing a Toyota Camry to a Rolls Royce Phantom!
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YcO0l7HB3iw/TZy9-30A9XI/AAAAAAAAAD8/2uzSXI-gqWA/s1600/pink%2Bfloyd%2BDark%2BSide%2Bof%2Bthe%2BMoon_dark_side.jpg
EDIT: I do like Paradise by Coldplay...

[acan1997]

Comparing bands by how successful they are in sales and awards isn't even a valid form of critique.



Yeah, but that's measuring both bands by their "icon" status. Pink Floyd is iconic because their music was able to stay relevant. Decades from now, when Coldplay reaches the age of the remaining Pink Floyd members, they'll probably be called iconic too.

Pink Floyd wins this without question. Coldplay is basically a very watered down alternative rock band with little to no variation on their albums (though the last two albums with Brian Eno as producer did come out as a light 6/10 for me). When you have a band like Pink Floyd that experiments to the extent they did, you can't compare them to Coldplay. Take a listen to the studio side of "Ummagumma" and find the albums "Meddle", "A Saucerful of Secrets", "Atom Heart Mother", "More", and "Obscured By Clouds". Then come back and tell us if Coldplay can match shit like that. Don't fuck with Floyd.

All of tht is crap. Coldplay is way better

[Croconaw]

Coldplay FTW

[teen.jpg]

Coldplay. Never listened to Pink Floyd, and Coldplay is one of those bands that gets me through those tough times.

I'm a fan :)

[Aajj333]

I for one dont need education or thought control or dark sarcasm so that is why I am going with pink floyd. Shine on you crazy diamond

[The LOLer]

Can't really say since wasnt alive for both. I like both though.

[HockeyLovesMe]

not rly to sure who pink floyd is so i will say cold play i love their songs

[deadpie]

http://characternine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Steven+Wilson+coldplay+are+wankers.jpg

if you think cheep cheesy pop rock for top 40 alternative rock stations is better than a monolithic progressive rock band then there's something wrong with how you process sound

[Finn_]

Pink Floyd!
They're amazing and such nice guys

[PinkFloyd]

:lol3: the amount of people that voted for Pink Floyd is 3 times greater than those that voted for Coldplay! I must say that I really like their song, Paradice though!

[Lost in the Echo]

How the hell can Coldplay even be compared to Pink Floyd?
Pink Floyd is way better, without a doubt.

[Luke257]

Pink Floyd is legendary while Coldplay is pretty good, some of their songs are great while some are just okay. So Pink Floyd is defintely my pick.

[Ethan]

Coldplay Live at the BBC. Check it out on YouTube. Great concert.

[Toogley Schmurp]

Just something for fun. Put a classic band up against a current band to see who comes out on top. Will also love to hear some suggestions of potential future competitiors:

Pink Floyd:
250 million albums sold worldwide.
3 Albums included in top '100 all time best selling albums'.
9th highest selling artist of all time.

Coldplay:
55 million albums sold worldwide.
7 time Grammy award winners.
Highest selling artists of 2005

WHO DO YOU PICK????????????????????????

Nothing can compare to Pink Floyd, not even The Beatles.

[sjdflsfdj]

Pink Floyd has created some of the most complex, provocative, and ground-breaking sounds in rock ever. Coldplay is a very good band and A Rush of Blood to the Head is a great album, but in comparison to Pink Floyd... There just isn't a comparison lol. Many of Pink Floyd's songs, especially the lengthy instrumentals, are the kinds of songs that make you stop everything that you are doing and melt into some kind of psychedelic hypnosis. I may be a little biased, but hey, who isn't?

I do love Coldplay though. Politik, In My Place, Strawberry Swing, and some others I can't remember right now are really great songs. They're a good band.

[Miserabilia]

I like colplday but Pink Floyd is just music of a whole higher level.