Coldplay/YMMV


 * Awesome Music: See their page.
 * Base Breaker: Mylo Xyloto. So far, fans have either fallen in love with the new, poppier direction or lambasted Coldplay for "going mainstream." (Whether or not this will change when the album is actually released remains to be seen.)
 * Viva la Vida before this, to a small extent. While most loved it, there was a sizeable minority who detested the "pretentious" direction and wanted a return to the old simple, poppy style. Oddly, these don't like Mylo Xyloto.
 * Dream Team: worked with both Kylie Minogue and Rihanna
 * Even Better Sequel: A Rush of Blood to the Head.
 * Epic Riff: Quite a few...notably, "Clocks", "Viva La Vida", "Talk", "Yellow", and "Charlie Brown" (the latter even before its album was released!).
 * And "Violet Hill"!
 * "Paradise" is this in Australia due to its use in promotion in relation to the show Revenge
 * Ear Worm:
 * "I used to RULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLE the world.."
 * The opening keyboard bars in "Clocks" qualify too.
 * "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall".
 * "Charlie Brown".
 * PARADISE. It's a Daft Punk level Ear Worm. No, maybe a little bit higher.
 * Face of the Band: Chris Martin, to the extent that people sometimes call him "Coldplay." And it's easy to see why. A lot of people think Coldplay is a pretty cool guy.
 * Ho Yay Shipping: Chris and Jonny, again. I mean, really. Chris is totally checking Jonny out in this pic.
 * Internet Backdraft: "Princess of China". These three words will set off a bitch-fight for pages. It's either too mainstream for Coldplay fans, too weird for Rihanna fans, or it's blasted for not using exclusively Chinese elements in its video. Those who actually like the song and think the video is well-done are quickly drowned out and accused of not knowing "real" music.
 * Magnum Opus: Either A Rush of Blood to the Head or Viva La Vida.
 * Rescued from the Scrappy Heap: Many critics and general music fans only started to like the band after Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, and in particular the release of the single "Violet Hill".
 * Sampled Up: The riff in "Talk" (you know the one) is adapted (with permission) from the riff of "Computer Love" by electronic band Kraftwerk.
 * Chris Martin has admitted that "Fix You" was inspired by the Elbow song "Grace Under Pressure".
 * Sophomore Slump: Averted with A Rush of Blood to the Head... but somewhat played straight with the sucessor to that, X&Y.
 * What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?: Pretty much all the promotional videos for Mylo Xyloto so far.
 * The name "Mylo Xyloto". Seriously, just what the fuck?