Rant: I hate that Coldplay stole from Joe Satriani

Coldplay has been on a downward spiral since the release of X&Y, their disastrous third album that dissapointed fans and critics. Yet, the charge that they stole parts of Joe Satriani’s work is especially stinging.

Why does it break whatever shred of respect we still had for Coldplay? Why should it tell us that they truly are among the fallen? And why does it make me really, really, really hate them?

Because it’s not just the fact that you stole that matters. It’s who you stole the riff from that makes all the difference.