1. Chris Martin Is Actually Quite Good With A Melody
I'm fairly sure this article will be about as popular as a murderer at a child's tea party, but I've not actually said that Coldplay are a good band, so far. I've just asked you to compare them to other bands, and see if they deserve to be more respected. For my last point though, I'll look to Chris Martin's way with melody. 'Yellow', 'Clocks', 'Violet Hill', 'Viva La Vida' and 'Paradise' wouldn't have been hits if they hadn't have had infectious riffs or melodies, and that's thanks to the musicianship of the band. Yes, all music is subjective, but there's a reason that some bands make it and some bands don't: Coldplay have made it big time, and it's because an awful lot of people like the melodies that they've written. Consistently, too; they're five albums in, and they're as popular as they always have been. Coldplay are clearly good at what they do. That's why they're seven-time Grammy winners, eight-time Brit award winners and voted fourth-best band of the decade by Rolling Stone magazine. It's okay not to like them, but they deserve a little bit of respect.
