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Post by matt on Feb 25, 2014 12:01:22 GMT -5
Wow, this is different. I was very recently having a discussion with Lennon2217 that Coldplay were too safe, too poppy and too much 'sell outs' these days. This is a massive surprise - can't think that such a strange tune will be the lead single, but it's very exciting, very mellow atmospheric, subtle and dark, no stadium chorus. Will please Old Coldplay fans but not the fans from recent years. This IS what Coldplay are capable of I think, if you hear some of their old b-sides they have dabbled in this. I for one am delighted after the sell out Rihanna debut and 'Para-Para-Para-Para-Paradise'. |
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Post by matt on Feb 25, 2014 12:22:13 GMT -5
P.S. If anyone's heard the bass player Guy Berryman's side project, Apparatchik, then there is a similar feel to this.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 25, 2014 12:25:06 GMT -5
Wow, this is different. I was very recently having a discussion with Lennon2217 that Coldplay were too safe, too poppy and too much 'sell outs' these days. This is a massive surprise - can't think that such a strange tune will be the lead single, but it's very exciting, very mellow atmospheric, subtle and dark, no stadium chorus. Will please Old Coldplay fans but not the fans from recent years. This IS what Coldplay are capable of I think, if you hear some of their old b-sides they have dabbled in this. I for one am delighted after the sell out Rihanna debut and 'Para-Para-Para-Para-Paradise'. Chris is singing with that Bon Iver style vocal. James Blake vibe too.  |
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Post by Manualex on Feb 25, 2014 12:25:40 GMT -5
Liked the song, but what's with the video? It's like Stockholm Syndrome video on black and white only
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 25, 2014 12:29:14 GMT -5
I wonder if this is just an album teaser. I can't see it being a proper radio/tv single. It'll get no airplay.
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Post by Cast on Feb 25, 2014 12:36:30 GMT -5
Its a step in the right direction for sure. Restraint and space has always suited Coldplay well.
They are kinda behind the times with the Bon Iver influence, but I'm glad they've adapted it. Their "sophisticated" glitch art video is probably the worst video I've seen in a while. Really bad.
This song is a grower and it would be a good album intro. Still, I don't think the song is strong enough to crack my rotation at the moment. I'm more optimistic about the album though.
Don't get why people bash on Coldplay as much as they do. They are musical definition of harmless and they are overall solid band (write good/great tunes and expand upon their sounds with decent success)
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 25, 2014 12:38:11 GMT -5
Its a step in the right direction for sure. Restraint and space has always suited Coldplay well. They are kinda behind the times with the Bon Iver influence, but I'm glad they've adapted it. Their "sophisticated" glitch art video is probably the worst video I've seen in a while. Really bad. This song is a grower and it would be a good album intro. Still, I don't think the song is strong enough to crack my rotation at the moment. I'm more optimistic about the album though. Don't get why people bash on Coldplay as much as they do. They are musical definition of harmless and they are overall solid band (write good/great tunes and expand upon their sounds with decent success) People always go after those at the top. Seems to be human nature. First they want to "make" you. Then "break" you. Vicious cycle. |
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Post by matt on Feb 25, 2014 12:43:09 GMT -5
Its a step in the right direction for sure. Restraint and space has always suited Coldplay well. They are kinda behind the times with the Bon Iver influence, but I'm glad they've adapted it. Their "sophisticated" glitch art video is probably the worst video I've seen in a while. Really bad. This song is a grower and it would be a good album intro. Still, I don't think the song is strong enough to crack my rotation at the moment. I'm more optimistic about the album though. Don't get why people bash on Coldplay as much as they do. They are musical definition of harmless and they are overall solid band (write good/great tunes and expand upon their sounds with decent success) Think it's one of those tunes that will fit seamlessly into the album tracklist. I was gutted with their sell out album last time around and trying to appease teenage girls, so to go back to being influenced by their peers is a great thing once again. |
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Post by nadiascrat on Feb 25, 2014 13:23:15 GMT -5
I loved every album thus far, but I hate this song : so BORING...
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 25, 2014 13:29:07 GMT -5
Coldplay are playing a US festival in Austin come March. I wonder if we will have more album news and another single by then? Seems like this album will be out early summer.
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Post by eva on Feb 25, 2014 17:55:02 GMT -5
Jesus Christ this song is awful! WTF are they thinking? They keep evolving into pure shitness.  |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 25, 2014 18:08:39 GMT -5
Midnight really is a complete 180 from their previous single Atlas. I know some people thought Coldplay was going to return to that Rush Of Blood style of sound like the song Atlas suggested. I guess we were wrong. This is a totally new journey.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 25, 2014 18:33:33 GMT -5
In the darkness
Before the dawn
In the swelling
Of this storm
Running round and with apologies
And hope is gone
Leave a light, a light on
Millions are
Lost from home
In the swelling
Swelling on
Running round and with a thunder
To bleed from thorns
Leave a light, a light on
Leave a light, a light on
Leave a light, a light on
Leave a light, a light on
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Post by Headmaster on Feb 25, 2014 19:28:01 GMT -5
Good sound, boring song.
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Post by matt on Feb 25, 2014 19:45:03 GMT -5
Seems to polarise opinion. Jon Hopkins produced, and if you listen to his solo albums, then this sounds familiar.
Though a lot of serious music journals are praising it. And quite rightly. I've listened to it loads and I love the vibe I'm getting from it.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 25, 2014 20:08:52 GMT -5
Seems to polarise opinion. Jon Hopkins produced, and if you listen to his solo albums, then this sounds familiar. Though a lot of serious music journals are praising it. And quite rightly. I've listened to it loads and I love the vibe I'm getting from it. I think it's rather brilliant for Coldplay. |
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Post by eva on Feb 25, 2014 20:11:54 GMT -5
if you like this, you should probably check James Vincent McMorrow new album, also praised by the critics. I was extremely dissappointed with it. Heard it once and deleted it afterwards. Won't listen to it again.
I LOVED his first album, it was folkie, great lyrics, and actual isntruments, not this fake computer generated noise.
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Post by matt on Feb 25, 2014 21:53:54 GMT -5
Seems to polarise opinion. Jon Hopkins produced, and if you listen to his solo albums, then this sounds familiar. Though a lot of serious music journals are praising it. And quite rightly. I've listened to it loads and I love the vibe I'm getting from it. I think it's rather brilliant for Coldplay. Yep, 24 hours ago I was slating Coldplay and wanting them to push boundaries ala Kid A (though nothing beats Kid A for mind bending listening)! I see the NME praising it also. Can't remember when they last praised Coldplay. And eva, it's also very similar to Jon Hopkins work. He's a long term collaborator with Coldplay, but he seems to have been given full control this time around. I've no problem with electronic influences as long as it's done right. I thought Mylo Xyloto's use of electronica was superficial and needless - somewhat forced. But Midnight is a very sparse arrangement, which creates a very moody, chilly and haunting sound - the mood it creates is where I compare it with Kid A, despite Kid A being vastly different. Like said previously, Coldplay work best at restraint and a panoramic style, and I fully agree with that. Most certainly, this is not the lead single from the next album. The lead single will surely be more conventional for those who dig Mylo Xyloto, and I can assure I will probably grumble at it being too poppy. For sure, I'd love their album to go all Kid A but that will surely not happen. But I think they are trying to appease their very wide fan base, and maybe the album will then be an eclectic mix of experimentation and radio friendly tunes. That's no bad thing, in fact, that's probably the best I could hope for from Coldplay. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 25, 2014 21:56:57 GMT -5
I think it's rather brilliant for Coldplay. Yep, 24 hours ago I was slating Coldplay and wanting them to push boundaries ala Kid A (though nothing beats Kid A for mind bending listening)! I see the NME praising it also. Can't remember when they last praised Coldplay. And eva, it's also very similar to Jon Hopkins work. He's a long term collaborator with Coldplay, but he seems to have been given full control this time around. I've no problem with electronic influences as long as it's done right. I thought Mylo Xyloto's use of electronica was superficial and needless - somewhat forced. But Midnight is a very sparse arrangement, which creates a very moody, chilly and haunting sound - the mood it creates is where I compare it with Kid A, despite Kid A being vastly different. Like said previously, Coldplay work best at restraint and a panoramic style, and I fully agree with that. Most certainly, this is not the lead single from the next album. The lead single will surely be more conventional for those who dig Mylo Xyloto, and I can assure I will probably grumble at it being too poppy. For sure, I'd love their album to go all Kid A but that will surely not happen. But I think they are trying to appease their very wide fan base, and maybe the album will then be an eclectic mix of experimentation and radio friendly tunes. That's no bad thing, in fact, that's probably the best I could hope for from Coldplay. I think given how many years Coldplay has been together, 14+, this song is the best case scenario we could have hoped for. We didn't need A Rush of Blood To The Head Part 2 or retreading on past glories. We need something fresh, different, exciting. |
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Post by matt on Feb 25, 2014 22:18:53 GMT -5
Yep, 24 hours ago I was slating Coldplay and wanting them to push boundaries ala Kid A (though nothing beats Kid A for mind bending listening)! I see the NME praising it also. Can't remember when they last praised Coldplay. And eva, it's also very similar to Jon Hopkins work. He's a long term collaborator with Coldplay, but he seems to have been given full control this time around. I've no problem with electronic influences as long as it's done right. I thought Mylo Xyloto's use of electronica was superficial and needless - somewhat forced. But Midnight is a very sparse arrangement, which creates a very moody, chilly and haunting sound - the mood it creates is where I compare it with Kid A, despite Kid A being vastly different. Like said previously, Coldplay work best at restraint and a panoramic style, and I fully agree with that. Most certainly, this is not the lead single from the next album. The lead single will surely be more conventional for those who dig Mylo Xyloto, and I can assure I will probably grumble at it being too poppy. For sure, I'd love their album to go all Kid A but that will surely not happen. But I think they are trying to appease their very wide fan base, and maybe the album will then be an eclectic mix of experimentation and radio friendly tunes. That's no bad thing, in fact, that's probably the best I could hope for from Coldplay. I think given how many years Coldplay has been together, 14+, this song is the best case scenario we could have hoped for. We didn't need A Rush of Blood To The Head Part 2 or retreading on past glories. We need something fresh, different, exciting. Thing is, they are all talented musicians, all of them multi-instrumentalists. They really can expand on this, and I hope Jon Hopkins provides the means for this to happen. I'm glad they dropped Brian Eno, because that seems like an attempt to be U2 and, by the way, I can't remember the last time Brian Eno produced a great album anyway. And at the same time they also worked with Markus Dravs, again, trying to be not just U2 but Arcade Fire. I think it worked well for one album, but the last album there were teams of producers on Mylo Xyloto - Mark Stent even worked on it, resulting in soulless overproduced nonsense have the time. It's a case of too many cooks spoil the broth. Hopefully, they have only got Jon Hopkins working on this. His solo work is brilliant stuff so I'm hoping he's really pushed them here. I would like to think that he does for Coldplay what producers like Nigel Godrich did for Radiohead. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 25, 2014 22:28:48 GMT -5
I think given how many years Coldplay has been together, 14+, this song is the best case scenario we could have hoped for. We didn't need A Rush of Blood To The Head Part 2 or retreading on past glories. We need something fresh, different, exciting. Thing is, they are all talented musicians, all of them multi-instrumentalists. They really can expand on this, and I hope Jon Hopkins provides the means for this to happen. I'm glad they dropped Brian Eno, because that seems like an attempt to be U2 and, by the way, I can't remember the last time Brian Eno produced a great album anyway. And at the same time they also worked with Markus Dravs, again, trying to be not just U2 but Arcade Fire. I think it worked well for one album, but the last album there were teams of producers on Mylo Xyloto - Mark Stent even worked on it, resulting in soulless overproduced nonsense have the time. It's a case of too many cooks spoil the broth. Hopefully, they have only got Jon Hopkins working on this. His solo work is brilliant stuff so I'm hoping he's really pushed them here. I would like to think that he does for Coldplay what producers like Nigel Godrich did for Radiohead. Yeah.....if Coldplay can dump Brian Eno, Noel can dump Dave Sardy.  This Jon Hopkins song reminds of of "Midnight" in the very beginning. |
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Post by Thomas on Feb 25, 2014 22:36:34 GMT -5
The effect on the vocals screwed it up completely. What an awful choice. The song isn't bad, but if that's a single...
I was listening to Viva La Vida and then to Parachutes and: what a great band Coldplay was. Miss them.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 25, 2014 22:38:43 GMT -5
The effect on the vocals screwed it up completely. What an awful choice. The song isn't bad, but if that's a single... I was listening to Viva La Vida and then to Parachutes and: what a great band Coldplay was. Miss them. I highly doubt it is the lead single. More like a taster of what is to come. I expect the single to be more electronic in nature but with a more direct vocal delivery. There is still a great band here, just a different band. |
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Post by Thomas on Feb 26, 2014 0:01:32 GMT -5
The effect on the vocals screwed it up completely. What an awful choice. The song isn't bad, but if that's a single... I was listening to Viva La Vida and then to Parachutes and: what a great band Coldplay was. Miss them. I highly doubt it is the lead single. More like a taster of what is to come. I expect the single to be more electronic in nature but with a more direct vocal delivery. There is still a great band here, just a different band. It's a great band trying to be different. I really don't like Mylo Xyloto, and this new song has potential but... It's an odd tune. I'm still a fan and I'll keep waiting for news. By the way, the lead single wasn't supposed to be named 'Magic'? I heard that somewhere. |
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Post by matt on Feb 26, 2014 0:05:39 GMT -5
Thing is, they are all talented musicians, all of them multi-instrumentalists. They really can expand on this, and I hope Jon Hopkins provides the means for this to happen. I'm glad they dropped Brian Eno, because that seems like an attempt to be U2 and, by the way, I can't remember the last time Brian Eno produced a great album anyway. And at the same time they also worked with Markus Dravs, again, trying to be not just U2 but Arcade Fire. I think it worked well for one album, but the last album there were teams of producers on Mylo Xyloto - Mark Stent even worked on it, resulting in soulless overproduced nonsense have the time. It's a case of too many cooks spoil the broth. Hopefully, they have only got Jon Hopkins working on this. His solo work is brilliant stuff so I'm hoping he's really pushed them here. I would like to think that he does for Coldplay what producers like Nigel Godrich did for Radiohead. Yeah.....if Coldplay can dump Brian Eno, Noel can dump Dave Sardy. This Jon Hopkins song reminds of of "Midnight" in the very beginning. There is also this one - notice Coldplay sampled the intro for Life In Technicolor in 2008. And Thomas, the first rumour regarding Magic was that a video was filmed in LA by a Swedish director called Jonas somebody and that it features Peter Fonda in it. No joke. |
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