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Re: Viva La Vida: Coldplay Need A Good Lawyer

JackT — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:27:02 -0000

Joe is a modern day Jimi Hendrix. Not many people who follow the Pop music market would know of him. But on an International level he is widely known as a guitar virtuoso/God.

Re: Viva La Vida: Coldplay Need A Good Lawyer

Jess Lee — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:00:46 -0000

There was another guy who accused Coldplay of copying Viva la Vida: http://perezhilton.com/2008...

I think it turned out to be unsubstantiated, but nonetheless...

Re: Viva La Vida: Coldplay Need A Good Lawyer

Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:56:55 -0000

Are you kidding me? You guys hadn't heard of Satriani before? He's super-well-known. He has like twenty or thirty albums and the list of famous and successful bands he's tutored is a mile long (http://en.wikipedia.org/wik....

Re: Viva La Vida: Coldplay Need A Good Lawyer

John — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:41:39 -0000

Maybe Joe S , could get a new gig with Coldplay ,,, Im sure he is capable ,, Im sure Coldplay could use a seasoned musician

Re: Viva La Vida: Coldplay Need A Good Lawyer

Rowan — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:20:43 -0000

Yeah, no. Imagine if the Beatles sued someone every time a song kind of, sort of, sounded similar in parts.

Oh, and someone else has already claimed that Coldplay stole this song from them...

http://www.nme.com/news/col...

Re: Viva La Vida: Coldplay Need A Good Lawyer

Matt B (Thanet Star) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:58:17 -0000

Ouch. It sometimes happens that you pick something up and then later when being creative "come up with" that something. cold comfort to both parties though. sucks to be in that fight.

On the other hand playing both together does sound cool aside from where the notes are discordant with each other.