10 Reasons Coldplay Should Be More Respected Than They Are

2. They Treat Pop Music With As Much Respect As Rock

Chris Martin has probably said a lot of things to anger hipsters, but none more so than stating 'Karma Police' to be on par with Katy Perry's 'California Girls'. Seriously Chris, I'm trying to help you here? But the fact that the band show equal respect between rock and pop is admirable; they're a rock band by nature of their set-up (I'm sorry, but they are) and yet they celebrate all that's good with popular music that will reach people. That might not be your thing, but this is a band that are trying to give pop a better name than just "manufactured rubbish". No one ever gets into alternative music without starting with pop, and Coldplay are a good band to start with; as I touched on earlier, they're influenced by a lot of respected artists. And if you're one of those people who "hate" pop music, ask yourself what the first song you ever fell in love with was. I own four Radiohead vinyls, I think mine was by Kylie Minogue.