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Post by The Escapist on Nov 27, 2018 13:15:42 GMT -5
I'm just glad this isn't under the Coldplay name. Moving on.
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Post by matt on Nov 27, 2018 13:40:52 GMT -5
I just heard that one they done with Pharrell. Do you know what, I don’t mind it with its South African vibes going on. Certainly not embarrassing by any means and is far better than any recent duet with Big Sean or Chainsmokers or whoever. It is for charity afterall so it’s to be expected that you’d release something with mainstream appeal as opposed to diving into the vault and releasing age old songs!
I honestly have no idea where Coldplay go as a band. What Mat Whitecross said last week was interesting, referencing something ‘special’ and ‘surprising’, namedropping Brian Eno and Kid A. That said, I’m probably just looking too much into what I want from them. It would be cool to see them do something quite trend setting sonically rather than latching onto the current hype.
They’re getting over 40 years old now time is against them with regards to Radio 1 playing them, so whether age influences what they do will be interesting.
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Post by The Escapist on Nov 27, 2018 13:58:26 GMT -5
It's clearly a bit of mindless bubblegum pop for what will probably be a forgettable charity EP, but there's some nice features there. Background vocals are good, and is anyone else reminded of Thom Yorke's The Eraser with the main chords?
And, like Thom, Chris seems to indulge his personal tastes (glitchy electronics and chart-pop, respectively) when he's not under the moniker of his main band. It never leads to anything close to their best work, but I suppose if I'm getting songs like All I Can Think About is You or ALIENS I shouldn't be too churlish about him having fun with some cheesy pop. I don't think this is gonna get more than five listens from me, though. Hopefully if we keep getting EPs / loosies from Coldplay in the future then Guy, Jonny, and Will have much more of an influence than they do here.
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Post by World71R on Nov 27, 2018 13:58:58 GMT -5
This is the listed contributors to Up&Up via YouTube.... Geez... all they're missing is "Pip farting on a snare drum"... Engineer: Bill Rahko Masterer: Chris Allgood Engineer: Daniel Green Masterer: Emily Lazar Mixer: Jaime Sickora Mixer: Matt Tuggle Producer, Programmer: Mikkel S. Eriksen (part of Stargate) Engineer: Miles Walker Guitar: Noel Gallagher Engineer: Phil Joly Mixer, Producer: Rik Simpson Engineer: Robin Baynton Mixer: Robin Baynton Mixer: Roxy Pope Engineer: Ryan Walsh Mixer: Tom Bailey All Instruments, Vocals, Composer: Chris Martin All Instruments, Composer: Guy Berryman All Instruments, Composer: Jonny Buckland Producer Programmer, Composer: Mikkel S. Eriksen (part of Stargate) Producer, Programmer, Composer: Tor Erik Hermansen (part of Stargate) All Instruments, Vocals, Composer: Will Champion To be fair to the band, it does make sense since they had a choir in the song and that's where a lot of the credits come from. When you take those out, you get what's above, which is not far off of what they've done with other songs and albums, but it is a bit much for just one song, I'll give you that. I'm just glad this isn't under the Coldplay name. Moving on. I agree. It's underwhelming and kind of an embarrassing attempt at doing something "cultural" or "diverse", like they did well in the Viva la Vida era, and is just another page out of the modern Coldplay, pop-orientated playbook. They really need to go back to the start and do a U2 where they go back and dream it all up again. Either that or break the band up and let Chris go solo so he can carry out his shenanigans.   |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Nov 27, 2018 15:01:27 GMT -5
I'm ready for the Will Champion solo album. Hit me Willy!
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Post by Lennon2217 on Nov 27, 2018 15:04:22 GMT -5
I just heard that one they done with Pharrell. Do you know what, I don’t mind it with its South African vibes going on. Certainly not embarrassing by any means and is far better than any recent duet with Big Sean or Chainsmokers or whoever. It is for charity afterall so it’s to be expected that you’d release something with mainstream appeal as opposed to diving into the vault and releasing age old songs! I honestly have no idea where Coldplay go as a band. What Mat Whitecross said last week was interesting, referencing something ‘special’ and ‘surprising’, namedropping Brian Eno and Kid A. That said, I’m probably just looking too much into what I want from them. It would be cool to see them do something quite trend setting sonically rather than latching onto the current hype. They’re getting over 40 years old now time is against them with regards to Radio 1 playing them, so whether age influences what they do will be interesting. They've already explored the Eno thing on X&Y and full fledge on Viva. Been there, done that. They will never go full on Kid A. Won't even remotely touch that. Different DNA in those bands. One cares about being popular and revenant (The U2 trap) the other doesn't give a flying fuck and never will. Chris and the band would never jeopardize the extraordinary position they are in. Selling music in a time when no one does and being a global brand. They won't work backwards and shed their newer, younger, poppier fans to gain back the people obsessed with them between 2000-2005. Those days are long gone. Shit, I'm almost 40 and I got into this band when I was 19. Those fans are most likely gone. |
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Post by matt on Nov 27, 2018 15:33:10 GMT -5
I just heard that one they done with Pharrell. Do you know what, I don’t mind it with its South African vibes going on. Certainly not embarrassing by any means and is far better than any recent duet with Big Sean or Chainsmokers or whoever. It is for charity afterall so it’s to be expected that you’d release something with mainstream appeal as opposed to diving into the vault and releasing age old songs! I honestly have no idea where Coldplay go as a band. What Mat Whitecross said last week was interesting, referencing something ‘special’ and ‘surprising’, namedropping Brian Eno and Kid A. That said, I’m probably just looking too much into what I want from them. It would be cool to see them do something quite trend setting sonically rather than latching onto the current hype. They’re getting over 40 years old now time is against them with regards to Radio 1 playing them, so whether age influences what they do will be interesting. They've already explored the Eno thing on X&Y and full fledge on Viva. Been there, done that. They will never go full on Kid A. Won't even remotely touch that. Different DNA in those bands. One cares about being popular and revenant (The U2 trap) the other doesn't give a flying fuck and never will. Chris and the band would never jeopardize the extraordinary position they are in. Selling music in a time when no one does and being a global brand. They won't work backwards and shed their newer, younger, poppier fans to gain back the people obsessed with them between 2000-2005. Those days are long gone. Shit, I'm almost 40 and I got into this band when I was 19. Those fans are most likely gone. I don’t expect another album with Eno or a Kid A by any means, I just think Mat Whitecross namedropped them to indicate something a bit more arty and creative. That’s all I can ask for. They may still appeal to the pop kids but even they must be conscious that there’s a sell by date with regards to themselves to that target market and I can’t see it continuing for much longer. They will after all be approaching their mid-40s by time the next album is released (certainly not before 2020 at the earliest). |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Nov 27, 2018 15:46:59 GMT -5
They've already explored the Eno thing on X&Y and full fledge on Viva. Been there, done that. They will never go full on Kid A. Won't even remotely touch that. Different DNA in those bands. One cares about being popular and revenant (The U2 trap) the other doesn't give a flying fuck and never will. Chris and the band would never jeopardize the extraordinary position they are in. Selling music in a time when no one does and being a global brand. They won't work backwards and shed their newer, younger, poppier fans to gain back the people obsessed with them between 2000-2005. Those days are long gone. Shit, I'm almost 40 and I got into this band when I was 19. Those fans are most likely gone. I don’t expect another album with Eno or a Kid A by any means, I just think Mat Whitecross namedropped them to indicate something a bit more arty and creative. That’s all I can ask for. They may still appeal to the pop kids but even they must be conscious that there’s a sell by date with regards to themselves to that target market and I can’t see it continuing for much longer. They will after all be approaching their mid-40s by time the next album is released (certainly not before 2020 at the earliest). It seems their strategy to stay in the publics mind is to latch onto current mega hit pop stars by any means necessary. It just hasn't let up since 2011 and each year it grows and grows. Imagine the 2002 Coldplay working with Christina Aguilera or Britney or even 50 cent? Its amazing the turn of events the last 15 years. |
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Post by mystoryisgory on Nov 28, 2018 23:26:15 GMT -5
This is exactly how I'd rate it (although X&Y is more consistent than Ghost Stories - the latter too packed with bland tunes - I do think songs like Magic, Midnight and Fly On are preferable to anything on X&Y for me personally). Incidentally, was on a run last week and switched on Mylo Xyloto for the first time in years. Not as disappointing as I remembered it, a good fun album I thought (much of the negative feeling is that it followed Viva La Vida however). I'd rate them out of ten: Viva La Vida - 9/10 Rush of Blood - 9/10 Parachutes - 8.5/10 Mylo Xyloto - 7.5/10 X&Y - 7/10 Ghost Stories - 6.5/10 A Head Full of Dream - 5/10 I feel bad disrupting our shared rankings, but I think recently I'd be more inclined to put Parachutes at number two...it's just such a fucking gorgeous album, and one that I come back to an awful lot. In a haze, a stormy haze...
And yeah, if you put Moving to Mars and ALIENS (which I believe was demoed at the time) on Mylo in place of Up in Flames (sorry mystoryisgory ), it shows what a wonderfully rich and vibrant pop-rock album it is. Ghost Stories requires an even more drastic rethink (All Your Friends, Ghost Story, and Atlas should have been on there in place of the blander cuts). I'd rate them: 1) Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends = 10/10 2) Parachutes = 10/10 3) A Rush of Blood to the Head = 9/10 4) Mylo Xyloto = 7/10 5) X&Y = 6/10 6) Ghost Stories = 6/10 7) A Head Full of Dreams = 5/10 Wow, I'm amazed you still remember my affection for that little tune. Just gave it a listen for the first time in years, and I must say that now it sounds a touch too saccharine? But it's so gorgeous that you can't help but listen intently, and I love its vibe of gentle acquiescence. A lovely interlude in a good-almost-great album. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Nov 28, 2018 23:49:13 GMT -5
I feel bad disrupting our shared rankings, but I think recently I'd be more inclined to put Parachutes at number two...it's just such a fucking gorgeous album, and one that I come back to an awful lot. In a haze, a stormy haze...
And yeah, if you put Moving to Mars and ALIENS (which I believe was demoed at the time) on Mylo in place of Up in Flames (sorry mystoryisgory ), it shows what a wonderfully rich and vibrant pop-rock album it is. Ghost Stories requires an even more drastic rethink (All Your Friends, Ghost Story, and Atlas should have been on there in place of the blander cuts). I'd rate them: 1) Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends = 10/10 2) Parachutes = 10/10 3) A Rush of Blood to the Head = 9/10 4) Mylo Xyloto = 7/10 5) X&Y = 6/10 6) Ghost Stories = 6/10 7) A Head Full of Dreams = 5/10 Wow, I'm amazed you still remember my affection for that little tune. Just gave it a listen for the first time in years, and I must say that now it sounds a touch too saccharine? But it's so gorgeous that you can't help but listen intently, and I love its vibe of gentle acquiescence. A lovely interlude in a good-almost-great album. They ditched so much material during this period while working on two albums at the same time. Later just combined into what we now know as Mylo. Fuck this bands has a complete other side to them buried deep beneath the surface. I hope we get to hear it all one day. |
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Post by The Escapist on Dec 1, 2018 7:17:19 GMT -5
Ranking the lead singles:
1. Violet Hill
2. Speed of Sound
3. Every Teardrop is a Waterfall
4. In My Place
5. Adventure of a Lifetime
6. Shiver
7. Magic
Thanks.
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Post by matt on Dec 1, 2018 7:51:05 GMT -5
Ranking the lead singles: 1. Violet Hill 2. Speed of Sound 3. Every Teardrop is a Waterfall 4. In My Place 5. Adventure of a Lifetime 6. Shiver 7. Magic Thanks. Swap around Speed of Sound and Magic. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Dec 1, 2018 10:47:39 GMT -5
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Post by andybellwillring on Dec 1, 2018 15:00:21 GMT -5
Ranking the lead singles: 1. Violet Hill 2. Speed of Sound 3. Every Teardrop is a Waterfall 4. In My Place 5. Adventure of a Lifetime 6. Shiver 7. Magic Thanks. 1. Violet Hill 2. In My Place 3. Every Teardrop is a Waterfall 4. Speed of Sound 5. Magic 6. Adventure of a Lifetime 7. Shiver |
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Post by Headmaster on Dec 1, 2018 18:57:26 GMT -5
I ask myself if they still can pull off another great album?
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Post by Lennon2217 on Dec 1, 2018 19:16:26 GMT -5
I ask myself if they still can pull off another great album? It’s been a solid 10 years since that happened. The signs point towards no chance another masterpiece is coming. They are now a different band than the one that made those initial records. |
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Post by The Escapist on Dec 1, 2018 19:49:47 GMT -5
I ask myself if they still can pull off another great album? I still think it's in them, if buried a little deeper with each release. Chris remains a natural melodist, even if his compositions aren't as iconic as they were a decade ago, and my faith in the talent of the other three members has never diminished. A lot of things things need to happen in my eyes, though: - Chris needs to get out of this chart-pop phase. He's good at pure pop, and a lot of their stuff in the genre is fun (Adventure of a Lifetime, Birds, Paradise, etc...), but when he incorporates more challenging influences into his work the quality soars, both in terms of lyrics and pure songwriting. Any Coldplay track that you can slap the lable "art-pop" onto is still a winner (shout-out Moving to Mars). - They need a good producer. Sorry, but Stargate just don't cut the mustard - a David Holmes, a(nother) Brian Eno, a person in the studio who will push and challenge them while also doing the job of making sure everything sounds good will get far more out of them than Katy Perry's producer.
- They have to re-focus on organic sounds. I'm all for electronics and experimentation, but it's been a decade since we got a Coldplay album that wasn't lavished in synths and electronic drums. It worked on Mylo, but now it's just boring and predictable. The glimpses we get of totally organic Coldplay (Ghost Story, O, All I Can Think About is You) are still very promising, so I think there's a lot of good music to be made there, we just need more songs that sound like four musicians in a room. - Let Jonny, Will, and Guy take back the glory. One of my favourite things Brian Eno did with the band is make Chris leave the studio for two weeks while the others wrote - you can hear that on tracks such as Hurts Like Heaven, where Jonny just goes all-in and has, I think, about fifty-six totally different and beautiful guitar solos. There's not a single track on Viva that doesn't have the brimming creativity of all four members spray-painted all over it like the album cover, and even now tracks like Up&Up, ALIENS, and Birds show that when the band show off their skills, good music is to be made. We want less solo-Martin sounding tracks, and more COLDPLAY. - They have to want it again. And this is the tricky one. Coldplay are beyond massive now, and in 2018 the battle is over - those who love them, love them (waves) and those who hate them, hate them. There's no-one to fight for anymore, no undecided votes, no swing states, no-one still unsure what they think of Yellow - and you can hear it in the music. The last two Coldplay albums, pleasant as they are, are just so...comfortable. Don't get me wrong, it's good that Chris is happy now and doesn't care what people think about him, but the Chris who wrote Viva la Vida after the reception to X&Y did care - he knew he had to write with new chords, new instruments, new lyrical themes to put things right, and it resulted in their best album. He wanted to push himself, and so did the band - unfortunately, unless they obtain some new creative muse, I can easily see them making good-but-forgettable pop music for the remainder of their career. That's pretty sad, but the first five are still great, so don't let it break your heart. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Dec 1, 2018 21:46:15 GMT -5
I ask myself if they still can pull off another great album? I still think it's in them, if buried a little deeper with each release. Chris remains a natural melodist, even if his compositions aren't as iconic as they were a decade ago, and my faith in the talent of the other three members has never diminished. A lot of things things need to happen in my eyes, though: - Chris needs to get out of this chart-pop phase. He's good at pure pop, and a lot of their stuff in the genre is fun (Adventure of a Lifetime, Birds, Paradise, etc...), but when he incorporates more challenging influences into his work the quality soars, both in terms of lyrics and pure songwriting. Any Coldplay track that you can slap the lable "art-pop" onto is still a winner (shout-out Moving to Mars). - They need a good producer. Sorry, but Stargate just don't cut the mustard - a David Holmes, a(nother) Brian Eno, a person in the studio who will push and challenge them while also doing the job of making sure everything sounds good will get far more out of them than Katy Perry's producer.
- They have to re-focus on organic sounds. I'm all for electronics and experimentation, but it's been a decade since we got a Coldplay album that wasn't lavished in synths and electronic drums. It worked on Mylo, but now it's just boring and predictable. The glimpses we get of totally organic Coldplay (Ghost Story, O, All I Can Think About is You) are still very promising, so I think there's a lot of good music to be made there, we just need more songs that sound like four musicians in a room. - Let Jonny, Will, and Guy take back the glory. One of my favourite things Brian Eno did with the band is make Chris leave the studio for two weeks while the others wrote - you can hear that on tracks such as Hurts Like Heaven, where Jonny just goes all-in and has, I think, about fifty-six totally different and beautiful guitar solos. There's not a single track on Viva that doesn't have the brimming creativity of all four members spray-painted all over it like the album cover, and even now tracks like Up&Up, ALIENS, and Birds show that when the band show off their skills, good music is to be made. We want less solo-Martin sounding tracks, and more COLDPLAY. - They have to want it again. And this is the tricky one. Coldplay are beyond massive now, and in 2018 the battle is over - those who love them, love them (waves) and those who hate them, hate them. There's no-one to fight for anymore, no undecided votes, no swing states, no-one still unsure what they think of Yellow - and you can hear it in the music. The last two Coldplay albums, pleasant as they are, are just so...comfortable. Don't get me wrong, it's good that Chris is happy now and doesn't care what people think about him, but the Chris who wrote Viva la Vida after the reception to X&Y did care - he knew he had to write with new chords, new instruments, new lyrical themes to put things right, and it resulted in their best album. He wanted to push himself, and so did the band - unfortunately, unless they obtain some new creative muse, I can easily see them making good-but-forgettable pop music for the remainder of their career. That's pretty sad, but the first five are still great, so don't let it break your heart. |
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Post by matt on Dec 1, 2018 22:42:49 GMT -5
Stuck in that rut of making safe predictable pop after a very promising first clutch of albums.
Sounds very similar to Simple Minds.
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Post by clueso on Dec 2, 2018 5:46:46 GMT -5
Violet Hill.
One of their very, very best songs. Fantastic lyrics, haunting atmosphere and a perfect length. Live that one is massive.
Anyone else agree?
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Post by funhouse on Dec 2, 2018 6:14:57 GMT -5
Violet Hill. One of their very, very best songs. Fantastic lyrics, haunting atmosphere and a perfect length. Live that one is massive. Anyone else agree? As someone who's not a Coldplay fan, I think Violet Hill is fucking great, everything about it sounds so alive and unlike them. That one and Amsterdam are my favorites. |
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Post by Headmaster on Dec 2, 2018 9:35:02 GMT -5
I ask myself if they still can pull off another great album? I still think it's in them, if buried a little deeper with each release. Chris remains a natural melodist, even if his compositions aren't as iconic as they were a decade ago, and my faith in the talent of the other three members has never diminished. A lot of things things need to happen in my eyes, though: - Chris needs to get out of this chart-pop phase. He's good at pure pop, and a lot of their stuff in the genre is fun (Adventure of a Lifetime, Birds, Paradise, etc...), but when he incorporates more challenging influences into his work the quality soars, both in terms of lyrics and pure songwriting. Any Coldplay track that you can slap the lable "art-pop" onto is still a winner (shout-out Moving to Mars). - They need a good producer. Sorry, but Stargate just don't cut the mustard - a David Holmes, a(nother) Brian Eno, a person in the studio who will push and challenge them while also doing the job of making sure everything sounds good will get far more out of them than Katy Perry's producer.
- They have to re-focus on organic sounds. I'm all for electronics and experimentation, but it's been a decade since we got a Coldplay album that wasn't lavished in synths and electronic drums. It worked on Mylo, but now it's just boring and predictable. The glimpses we get of totally organic Coldplay (Ghost Story, O, All I Can Think About is You) are still very promising, so I think there's a lot of good music to be made there, we just need more songs that sound like four musicians in a room. - Let Jonny, Will, and Guy take back the glory. One of my favourite things Brian Eno did with the band is make Chris leave the studio for two weeks while the others wrote - you can hear that on tracks such as Hurts Like Heaven, where Jonny just goes all-in and has, I think, about fifty-six totally different and beautiful guitar solos. There's not a single track on Viva that doesn't have the brimming creativity of all four members spray-painted all over it like the album cover, and even now tracks like Up&Up, ALIENS, and Birds show that when the band show off their skills, good music is to be made. We want less solo-Martin sounding tracks, and more COLDPLAY. - They have to want it again. And this is the tricky one. Coldplay are beyond massive now, and in 2018 the battle is over - those who love them, love them (waves) and those who hate them, hate them. There's no-one to fight for anymore, no undecided votes, no swing states, no-one still unsure what they think of Yellow - and you can hear it in the music. The last two Coldplay albums, pleasant as they are, are just so...comfortable. Don't get me wrong, it's good that Chris is happy now and doesn't care what people think about him, but the Chris who wrote Viva la Vida after the reception to X&Y did care - he knew he had to write with new chords, new instruments, new lyrical themes to put things right, and it resulted in their best album. He wanted to push himself, and so did the band - unfortunately, unless they obtain some new creative muse, I can easily see them making good-but-forgettable pop music for the remainder of their career. That's pretty sad, but the first five are still great, so don't let it break your heart. I would add another: A 180º turn in soundThey need to abandon that poppy sappy music that they've been doing for the past decade, they need to do a rock album, a bit like their debut but a bit more heavy, imagine a Coldplay comeback single like U2's The Fly, a heavy, distorted but still melodic sound, they can do it. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Dec 2, 2018 10:10:32 GMT -5
I still think it's in them, if buried a little deeper with each release. Chris remains a natural melodist, even if his compositions aren't as iconic as they were a decade ago, and my faith in the talent of the other three members has never diminished. A lot of things things need to happen in my eyes, though: - Chris needs to get out of this chart-pop phase. He's good at pure pop, and a lot of their stuff in the genre is fun (Adventure of a Lifetime, Birds, Paradise, etc...), but when he incorporates more challenging influences into his work the quality soars, both in terms of lyrics and pure songwriting. Any Coldplay track that you can slap the lable "art-pop" onto is still a winner (shout-out Moving to Mars). - They need a good producer. Sorry, but Stargate just don't cut the mustard - a David Holmes, a(nother) Brian Eno, a person in the studio who will push and challenge them while also doing the job of making sure everything sounds good will get far more out of them than Katy Perry's producer.
- They have to re-focus on organic sounds. I'm all for electronics and experimentation, but it's been a decade since we got a Coldplay album that wasn't lavished in synths and electronic drums. It worked on Mylo, but now it's just boring and predictable. The glimpses we get of totally organic Coldplay (Ghost Story, O, All I Can Think About is You) are still very promising, so I think there's a lot of good music to be made there, we just need more songs that sound like four musicians in a room. - Let Jonny, Will, and Guy take back the glory. One of my favourite things Brian Eno did with the band is make Chris leave the studio for two weeks while the others wrote - you can hear that on tracks such as Hurts Like Heaven, where Jonny just goes all-in and has, I think, about fifty-six totally different and beautiful guitar solos. There's not a single track on Viva that doesn't have the brimming creativity of all four members spray-painted all over it like the album cover, and even now tracks like Up&Up, ALIENS, and Birds show that when the band show off their skills, good music is to be made. We want less solo-Martin sounding tracks, and more COLDPLAY. - They have to want it again. And this is the tricky one. Coldplay are beyond massive now, and in 2018 the battle is over - those who love them, love them (waves) and those who hate them, hate them. There's no-one to fight for anymore, no undecided votes, no swing states, no-one still unsure what they think of Yellow - and you can hear it in the music. The last two Coldplay albums, pleasant as they are, are just so...comfortable. Don't get me wrong, it's good that Chris is happy now and doesn't care what people think about him, but the Chris who wrote Viva la Vida after the reception to X&Y did care - he knew he had to write with new chords, new instruments, new lyrical themes to put things right, and it resulted in their best album. He wanted to push himself, and so did the band - unfortunately, unless they obtain some new creative muse, I can easily see them making good-but-forgettable pop music for the remainder of their career. That's pretty sad, but the first five are still great, so don't let it break your heart. I would add another: A 180º turn in soundThey need to abandon that poppy sappy music that they've been doing for the past decade, they need to do a rock album, a bit like their debut but a bit more heavy, imagine a Coldplay comeback single like U2's The Fly, a heavy, distorted but still melodic sound, they can do it. The difference is when U2 went to Berlin they were 30. Coldplay are now in their early 40s. Time is ticking. I think they are what they are. Chris in that doc sees AHFOD as their crowning achievement. Even though long time fans do not agree at all. He has no incentive to change or alter course. He loves the Hollywood life. |
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Post by The Escapist on Dec 2, 2018 10:58:45 GMT -5
If Up&Up was the last song released under the Coldplay name, I wouldn't mind. What a tune.
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Post by Headmaster on Dec 13, 2018 13:02:09 GMT -5
So today I heard Mylo Xyloto, this album was a blur in my head, I hadn't heard this album since 2012 I guess cos I didn't like it and over the years I forgot about it.
I have to say there are strong songs, Charlie Brown is one of their best and some of the singles are great, Us Against The World stood out imo, but the problem is that overall it's all too saccharine, here they started their Maroon 5 phase, and calling Rihanna wasn't a good move, it's an album ready to take over the world, but not in the best way, VLV pointed many directions they could have followed, but they choose the most comercial one, from that poin on they weren't a band anymore, they became business, a big brand, definitely an album I won't get back too soon.
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