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Post by World71R on Oct 31, 2016 15:49:52 GMT -5
Still a lackluster and totally uninspired song, but it's nice to see that Hymn for the Weekend almost becomes listenable if you strip away all the shit (and Beyoncé). It keeps reminding me of some subpar X-Factor auditions though. I hate that he changed up the chord progression when the one used for the album version is actually kind of good but yea, it still sounds uninspired and bleh. One argument I have for the album version is that the piano, percussion with cups, and brass section mix things up. That chorus, however, is a case of a turd that can't be polished.  |
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Post by glider on Oct 31, 2016 16:20:04 GMT -5
Still a lackluster and totally uninspired song, but it's nice to see that Hymn for the Weekend almost becomes listenable if you strip away all the shit (and Beyoncé). It keeps reminding me of some subpar X-Factor auditions though. It's like scraping sprinkles off a pile of crap. What remains is just a pile of crap. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Oct 31, 2016 16:27:53 GMT -5
Somebody give Coldplay their balls back.
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Post by glider on Oct 31, 2016 16:31:10 GMT -5
Somebody give Coldplay their balls back. Jonny and Guy need to ditch asap. They seem like the two that still haven't lost their minds and just playing a role like Gem and Andy. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Oct 31, 2016 16:44:15 GMT -5
Somebody give Coldplay their balls back. Jonny and Guy need to ditch asap. They seem like the two that still haven't lost their minds and just playing a role like Gem and Andy. Idk. I'd give whoever walked away first huuuuge credit and big ball status. I'd be down for a Will album. Good singer. |
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Post by World71R on Oct 31, 2016 22:10:17 GMT -5
Jonny and Guy need to ditch asap. They seem like the two that still haven't lost their minds and just playing a role like Gem and Andy. Idk. I'd give whoever walked away first huuuuge credit and big ball status. I'd be down for a Will album. Good singer. Yep and he is nowhere near properly used these days on the albums. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Nov 8, 2016 13:26:45 GMT -5
This guy has completely lost the plot. On Zane Lowe today................
"We’re comfortable with being who we are at the moment,” Martin told Lowe. “I think when we let go of the idea we had to try and win everyone over I think that was really liberating.”
New flash Christopher. You DO CARE what people think of the band and you. Coldplay's music has been so watered down since 2008. It's generic pop wallpaper at this point.
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Nov 8, 2016 15:07:21 GMT -5
Still a lackluster and totally uninspired song, but it's nice to see that Hymn for the Weekend almost becomes listenable if you strip away all the shit (and Beyoncé). It keeps reminding me of some subpar X-Factor auditions though. I hate this song, but it was awesome live. |
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Post by mystoryisgory on Nov 8, 2016 16:09:46 GMT -5
Let's hope this thread can take home Best Thread of the Year for the second time at the 2016 Forum Awards.
Thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2016 16:52:59 GMT -5
This guy has completely lost the plot. On Zane Lowe today................ "We’re comfortable with being who we are at the moment,” Martin told Lowe. “I think when we let go of the idea we had to try and win everyone over I think that was really liberating.” this literally makes no sense, the generic pop shit they have and are pedaling IS the attempt to win everyone over, not the material they used to release which some people labelled "depressing". letting go of the idea they had to win everyone over wouldve been to carry on doing exactly what they doing and accept that your music isnt going to be for everyone which is perfectly ok, you are never going to win everyone over but saying this now after changing coldplay into a different thing that has wider appeal because of its shallow nature and filling your stage with pretty colours to change peoples opinions is only confusing. if anything they have let go of the idea of doing their own thing in favour of trying to appeal to everyone, talking shit man. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Nov 8, 2016 21:42:47 GMT -5
This guy has completely lost the plot. On Zane Lowe today................ "We’re comfortable with being who we are at the moment,” Martin told Lowe. “I think when we let go of the idea we had to try and win everyone over I think that was really liberating.” this literally makes no sense, the generic pop shit they have and are pedaling IS the attempt to win everyone over, not the material they used to release which some people labelled "depressing". letting go of the idea they had to win everyone over wouldve been to carry on doing exactly what they doing and accept that your music isnt going to be for everyone which is perfectly ok, you are never going to win everyone over but saying this now after changing coldplay into a different thing that has wider appeal because of its shallow nature and filling your stage with pretty colours to change peoples opinions is only confusing. if anything they have let go of the idea of doing their own thing in favour of trying to appeal to everyone, talking shit man. You nailed it. They have fallen into the same trap as U2 did between 2000 and 2016. That band is trying to be loved by literally everyone and get critical accolades. It doesn't work that way and desperately chasing it down in your 50s is pathetic. All bands have peaks and falls. Unless you are like the Beatles or Zeppelin. |
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Post by carlober on Nov 11, 2016 9:15:16 GMT -5
Coldplay have released a new stripped-back single mix of Everglow, basically just Chris+piano.
Can't say it's awful because it's not, but it's got a super-cheesy Muhammad Ali quote about god and peace at the end which not only sounds totally out of place, but also makes the whole track sound like if it was especially crafted to make an average housewife cry (no offense to housewives of course).
It feels so fake and forced, as is too often the case with Coldplay nowadays.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2016 10:29:30 GMT -5
Coldplay have released a new stripped-back single mix of Everglow, basically just Chris+piano. Can't say it's awful because it's not, but it's got a super-cheesy Muhammad Ali quote about god and peace at the end which not only sounds totally out of place, but also makes the whole track sound like if it was especially crafted to make an average housewife cry (no offense to housewives of course). It feels so fake and forced, as is too often the case with Coldplay nowadays. its basically a studio version of the glastonbury festival version, Im not sure whether they use that quote on every live performance but it was there at glastonbury because he had just passed away. Least his vocals are better on this version. |
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Post by glider on Nov 11, 2016 12:16:54 GMT -5
Still incredibly sappy and contains uninspired lyrics. The Ali snippet at the end reminded me of the Lennon quote slap on from I'm Outta Time. Pointless.
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Post by mystoryisgory on Nov 11, 2016 13:19:09 GMT -5
If this was an attempt by Chris to show his once-fans that when you take away Stargate's sickly sweet polish, you still have a good song, he's failed.
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Post by carlober on Nov 11, 2016 13:36:26 GMT -5
The album version of Everglow is IMO one of the very few tracks where the candypop StarGate production kinda works, only to a certain extent of course. Its main problem is that it's not a very good song, and the stripped-back arrangement clearly shows it. It's sickly sweet and completely unoriginal. " This particular diamond was extra special..." oh for fuck's sake Chris!  |
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Post by glider on Nov 11, 2016 14:37:29 GMT -5
Chris Martin is the geek who for years kept to himself until he finally got noticed for his accomplishments and started trying to hard to fit in, in which he began to lose the very thing that made him get noticed.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2016 15:11:41 GMT -5
two things I dont like about everglow is chris' vocals on the album version, just very weak and unpolished and the lyric
"and though you might be gone, and the world may not know
still I see you, celestial"
it just doesnt flow that well, everytime I hear it Im expecting him to say "still I see your celestial glow" least it kind of fits better and rhymes, plus it would be a good pre lyric to the whole "everglow" stuff.
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Post by The Escapist on Nov 11, 2016 15:14:36 GMT -5
two things I dont like about everglow is chris' vocals on the album version, just very weak and unpolished and the lyric "and though you might be gone, and the world may not know still I see you, celestial" it just doesnt flow that well, everytime I hear it Im expecting him to say "and still I see your celestial glow" least it kind of fits better and rhymes. That really annoys me too. It was so obviously the ryhme he wanted but for some reason he couldn't make it fit. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2016 18:35:16 GMT -5
I will say though that everglow is the best song on a head full of dreams for me, I first heard the live version last year on the same day I stopped seeing someone I really cared about, I felt like his description of the song summed it up for me.
"to me, it's about – whether it's a loved one or a situation or a friend or a relationship that's finished or someone's passed away, after you've been through the sadness of something, you eventually also get this everglow. That's what it's about."
the song means more to me for my own reasons and what it reminds me of rather than the song being a perfected piece of writing.
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Post by The Escapist on Nov 21, 2016 17:06:16 GMT -5
New EP coming next year (Kaleidoscope EP) - but Chris said its "unlikely" they'll release another conventional album. Looks like Coldplay might be coming to an end.
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Post by Manualex on Nov 21, 2016 17:24:05 GMT -5
New EP coming next year (Kaleidoscope EP) - but Chris said its "unlikely" they'll release another conventional album. Looks like Coldplay might be coming to an end. A Boy(Chris) cries wolf since 2009 |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Nov 21, 2016 19:43:43 GMT -5
Chris Martin is the geek who for years kept to himself until he finally got noticed for his accomplishments and started trying to hard to fit in, in which he began to lose the very thing that made him get noticed.  |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Nov 21, 2016 19:50:01 GMT -5
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Post by Lennon2217 on Nov 21, 2016 21:18:16 GMT -5
New EP coming next year (Kaleidoscope EP) - but Chris said its "unlikely" they'll release another conventional album. Looks like Coldplay might be coming to an end. Who gives a shit. |
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