Weezer vs. Coldplay

versus

tue 7/8/2008

name	Weezer.	Coldplay.
hometown	Los Angeles, California.	London, England.
formed in	1992.	1997.
members	Rivers Cuomo, Scott Shriner, Patrick Wilson and Brian Bell.	Chris Martin, Will Champion, Johny Buckland and Guy Berryman.
style	Geeky American alternative rock.	Serious British alternative rock.
sounds like	Pixies, Cheap Trick and Kiss.	Radiohead, Jeff Buckley and The Verve.
previously known as	Avant Garde, Zoom and 60 Wrong Sausages.	Pectoralz.
might be	The modern-day Van Halen.	The modern-day U2.
debut album	Self-titled album referred to as the Blue Album.	Parachutes.
ticket to the bigtime	Undone (The Sweater Song).	Yellow.
extracurricular activities	Rivers Cuomo guested on "I Suck" by Mark Ronson.	Chris Martin guested on "Beach Chair" by Jay-Z and "Homecoming" by Kanye West.
they just wanna save the world	Organizing virtual food-fights with Conscious Alliance.	Supporting fair trade with Oxfam and human rights with Amnesty International.
latest album	Red Album.	Viva La Vida.
U.S. sales	Six albums, 7.5 million sold.	Four albums, 11 million sold.
the critics	Allmusic: "What set the band apart was their geekiness. None of the members of Weezer, especially leader Rivers Cuomo, were conventional rockers – they were kids that holed up in their garage, playing along with their favorite records when they weren't studying or watching TV."	Allmusic: "Coldplay quickly became one of the biggest bands of the new millennium, honing a mix of introspective Brit-pop and anthemic rock that landed the British quartet a near-permanent residence on record charts world-wide."
bet you didn't know	Rivers Cuomo had surgery to lengthen his right leg so it could be even with his left leg.	Actor Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) is the godfather of Chris Martin's daughter, Apple.
webprops	534,482 friends on official MySpace.	444,322 friends on official MySpace.
best video moment	Parading with YouTube stars in Pork and Beans.	Walking backwards in The Scientist.

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39 responses to “versus: Weezer vs. Coldplay”

I THINK IT WILL HAVE 2 B WEEZER....IDK WHO DA HECK THEY R, BUT I JUST GO 4 THEM....LOL :P

princess39

(Chicago,IL)

7/8/2008

honestly, i like them both. but i'm gonna go with Coldplay, cuz i like them just a little bit more.

i go 4 coldplay

COLDPLAY!! they are amazing.

hilovelinds

7/8/2008

**i go 4 coldplay cuz idk who weezer is***

M.A*

7/8/2008

N0NE 0F DEM i HATE R0CK

COLDPLAY!!!

i didn't listen to coldplay's music till viva la vida came out!so i go 4 coldplay!

=vv=

... if u dont like rock why do u even waste your time commenting???
stupidity is a plague...
i ADORE both buuuuuuuut
i can listen to weezer a million times
...coldplay, just a few hundred times

p!NKy <3
xOxO