Because they’re a poor man’s Radiohead…

Their first two albums are alright though.

When I worked at harris teeter stocking shelves they would play a handful of songs over and over. And Coldplay’s paradise was one of them. The song is entirely chorus. Imagine working for a job you fucking hate and theyre also playing

PARAAA PARAAA PARADISE

On loop 500 times in a row.

Also lady gaga’s alejandro

However, I recently saw glass animals live because my wife bought tickets. I was not a fan of their music before this show (sort of disliked “heat waves”) but their live show was really really good, with incredible stage design, vfx, and their songs sound much better live than over some crappy car speakers. And the band, I think, really adores their fans.

So maybe Coldplay is a much better experience live

They, like many other bands, stopped doing what they were good at, to experiment. It’s not as good.

I don’t hate them, but their good albums were a long time ago.

Same reason that some people obsessively hate pineapple on pizza. They heard it before and can’t come up with an original thought of their own.

That or they are having an affair and got caught.

They are a whiny facsimile of rock but they still got played on the rock stations. They are the opportunity cost of bands.

You know how I know you’re gay?

coldplay broke up my family after my dad was caught cheating with one of his subordinates.

I have a space in my heart for their first four albums. They’re perfectly enjoyable slices of indie that somewhat stood above the landfill shit that was otherwise getting airplay (fuck you Razorlight. Fuck you Kasabian).

Its fair to say that they and I grew apart from then on, as Chris Martin became more about the celebrity than the honest music, but even then, I never had any real problem with them.

They headlined Glastonbury last year and were excellent. Made me go back and listen to some of the records I’d ignored, and found that they were still a perfectly fine band. Considerably more poppy than they were, but not cynically so, I didn’t think.

But I guess Martin comes across as a little too earnest, and his marriage to Paltrow a little too right-on, so the press kept digging in to them, as is their wont. That made people think it was popular to shit on them.

The same reason everyone shits on Arby’s. Because everyone else does, which just makes it funny to everyone but the actual fans.

They’re popular because they’re broadly appealing and inoffensive, so for people who are passionate about music they’re likely comparatively boring, whereas people who don’t really care about music aren’t going to go out of their way to support or defend them.

Why do people hate Nickleback?

I don’t wanna talk about it but let’s just say my wife won’t talk to me unless it’s through a divorce lawyer.

Many of my friends really love Coldplay, so I’ve heard several of their albums played at parties. Many times. But I cannot remember a single song from Coldplay and most likely wouldn’t recognize them if one was playing on the radio.

And I have a decent ear for music, I can play a few instruments and can even find the right chords for a song after hearing it once or twice. But not Coldplay. There is nothing wrong with their music, but it doesn’t make me feel anything. It’s just so generic to my taste, I guess.

Mostly because they used to rule the world, but everything they touched wasn’t gold, it was all yellow

They are so completely soft and bland. They are the unflavored yogurt of music.