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Post by Elie De Beaufour š“ on Nov 13, 2022 17:25:45 GMT -5
Moz being Moz:
I've been in rain for a gig so STFU about cold Moz.
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Post by Day Tripper on Nov 15, 2022 2:17:36 GMT -5
Oh wait sorry, I meant the electric trilogy! For some reason I remembered they all came out in 1966. Bringing it all back home is my favourite Dylan album so I was wondering how does it rank for you  Blonde on Blonde is 2nd favourite. Whatever order, that's peak Dylan for me. Out of the three, my ranking would be: 1. Blonde on Blonde 2. Highway 61 Revisited 3. Bringing it All Back Home Of course, all three are fantastic. Bringing it All Back Home has the heavy-weight classics from top to bottom, Highway 61Ā is the dense masterpiece, but Blonde on Blonde just has a romantic swirl to it, a kind of golden surrealist perfection that I can't get over; swap "Pledging My Time" for "Positively 4th Street" and it might just be my favourite album of the 1960's. And that's a big statement, considering that there was a set of scousers at the time who were known to write a good tune or two. If you're interested, here's my overall Dylan ranking from a while ago:  (I might swap Infidels and Nashville Skyline around, these days. I think I'm resolute in being being a big fan of his post-2000 work, but still finding Time Out of Mind to be a little over-wrought to really worm into my rotation, though - aside from the beautiful "Not Dark Yet", which is one of my very favourite Dylan songs.) Interesting, thanks! I've been thinking of trying to get familiar with Dylan's other works so your list definitely helps since he's got so many albums and I haven't been sure where to go next really. I recently bought Blonde on Blonde on vinyl and been loving it now more than I used to. I've had songs playing in my head on a regular basis from that album. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Nov 15, 2022 13:35:56 GMT -5
Iāve never been a Grammys guy but Coldplay being nominated for album of the year is hysterical. That album fucking sucks.
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Post by The Escapist on Nov 15, 2022 14:58:21 GMT -5
Iāve never been a Grammys guy but Coldplay being nominated for album of the year is hysterical. That album fucking sucks. It's a decent record when taken track-by-track: Humankind, Higher Power, Human Heart, My Universe, Coloratura, etc. Doesn't come together for a strong experience (it's less than the sum of it's parts, for sure) but considering that the Grammys is a meaningless, American award that focuses on the mainstream, then it's not too surprising. Obviously shouldn't be in there, but nor should basically 90% of the nominations every year, anyway. Takeaway for me is how impressive that Coldplay are still considered mainstream/relevant enough for the soulless screeching lizards of the Grammy PR machine to give half a shit about in 2022. I wonder if any of the people behind it even know who Travis/Star Sailor/Athlete are. I wonder if they've ever even listened to Parachutes. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Nov 15, 2022 15:49:07 GMT -5
Iāve never been a Grammys guy but Coldplay being nominated for album of the year is hysterical. That album fucking sucks. It's a decent record when taken track-by-track: Humankind, Higher Power, Human Heart, My Universe, Coloratura, etc. Doesn't come together for a strong experience (it's less than the sum of it's parts, for sure) but considering that the Grammys is a meaningless, American award that focuses on the mainstream, then it's not too surprising. Obviously shouldn't be in there, but nor should basically 90% of the nominations every year, anyway. Takeaway for me is how impressive that Coldplay are still considered mainstream/relevant enough for the soulless screeching lizards of the Grammy PR machine to give half a shit about in 2022. I wonder if any of the people behind it even know who Travis/Star Sailor/Athlete are. I wonder if they've ever even listened to Parachutes. Parachutes did win best alt rock album 20 years ago. Grammy voting body is always on the older side so those people are still around I suppose. |
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Post by The Crimson Rambler on Nov 16, 2022 8:26:50 GMT -5
Hugely impressed with the 3 singles Billy Nomates has released for her upcoming second LP (to be released in early 2023). I loved 'No' from her last album and thought 'Hippy Elite' was pretty good but she's outdone herself here. Exceeded expectations for sure.
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Post by World71R on Nov 16, 2022 18:14:14 GMT -5
I'm glad these two things popped up in the memoir. If you dig into U2's history and discography, you quickly realize that Bono's perceived arrogance is just that ā a perception. There's a lot of meaning in U2's music and Bono & co. certainly seem to love the fans, and I think they've also picked up on fans' love for Pop. The old @u2 forum and the U2 subreddit routinely rank that as one of their best. I'm curious what things he had to say about Pop though? In a nutshell, similar to what he discusses at 21 minutes, in that the album is a great concept that he loves but not executed well, which is broadly fair on the album. I had this perception the band overreacted in their dismissal of it, that they were almost embarrassed by its concept - you only have to see how they butchered those songs with new mixes for the 1990-2000 compilation, which took everything that was sonically interesting about those songs and plastered it with bland guitar 'rawk'. But he gives an honest appraisal of it that doesn't shit on the album. Personally, I think it's a brilliant album but I don't think it's a great album. It lacks that killer hit singles that every great U2 album had and is basically an album of deep cuts. And I think it lacks the ethereal and beauty that even their most experimental albums like Zooropa and Unforgettable Fire had. It's very cynical and a bit too heavy. But an underrated gem that rewards with more listens, much like all U2 albums and songs outside of the instantly catchy singles. I think All That You Can't Leave Behind is a better album. It's not heavy or cynical but it's better executed. It does exactly what it intends to do, it has the euphoria of the first half before settling into a more introspective but meditative second half. That's nice to hear. I always felt it was unfair how he and the band seemed to act like it didn't exist for a while but have come back to it more. I hurt a little hearing some of the 1996 Hong Kong demos because The Playboy Mansion sounds epic on there, as does Mofo (which turned out amazing anyways, FWIW), and the theme of ironic commentary on consumerism and dissonance from society through the lens of techno, trip-hop and samples of old films & music and their playing was bursting at the seams with all sorts of color...had it turned out right. I think the biggest thing was Nellee Hooper leaving the production team in May 1996. He seemed to be that third piece the band needed to carry out their vision and once he left it all changed (which is why he doesn't even have a credit). A shame, but still a good album and some of the songs are super interesting to look back on. |
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Post by World71R on Nov 16, 2022 18:25:36 GMT -5
Iāve never been a Grammys guy but Coldplay being nominated for album of the year is hysterical. That album fucking sucks. Over time I defended AHFOD but that's because there were some pretty good songs in there that wasn't apparent by the production that let many of the songs down. MOTS is different. The production is bland and the songs aren't there either. Humankind feels like it lazily checks the boxes of every general idea Coldplay has gone for since MX, My Universe is a copy-paste top-40 song through the lens of Coldplay & BTS, Human Heart is alright for how it mixes Broken and Midnight but it doesn't add anything new and all the other songs are bland or just don't stick, besides the obvious best, Coloratura. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Nov 16, 2022 18:39:51 GMT -5
In a nutshell, similar to what he discusses at 21 minutes, in that the album is a great concept that he loves but not executed well, which is broadly fair on the album. I had this perception the band overreacted in their dismissal of it, that they were almost embarrassed by its concept - you only have to see how they butchered those songs with new mixes for the 1990-2000 compilation, which took everything that was sonically interesting about those songs and plastered it with bland guitar 'rawk'. But he gives an honest appraisal of it that doesn't shit on the album. Personally, I think it's a brilliant album but I don't think it's a great album. It lacks that killer hit singles that every great U2 album had and is basically an album of deep cuts. And I think it lacks the ethereal and beauty that even their most experimental albums like Zooropa and Unforgettable Fire had. It's very cynical and a bit too heavy. But an underrated gem that rewards with more listens, much like all U2 albums and songs outside of the instantly catchy singles. I think All That You Can't Leave Behind is a better album. It's not heavy or cynical but it's better executed. It does exactly what it intends to do, it has the euphoria of the first half before settling into a more introspective but meditative second half. That's nice to hear. I always felt it was unfair how he and the band seemed to act like it didn't exist for a while but have come back to it more. I hurt a little hearing some of the 1996 Hong Kong demos because The Playboy Mansion sounds epic on there, as does Mofo (which turned out amazing anyways, FWIW), and the theme of ironic commentary on consumerism and dissonance from society through the lens of techno, trip-hop and samples of old films & music and their playing was bursting at the seams with all sorts of color...had it turned out right. I think the biggest thing was Nellee Hooper leaving the production team in May 1996. He seemed to be that third piece the band needed to carry out their vision and once he left it all changed (which is why he doesn't even have a credit). A shame, but still a good album and some of the songs are super interesting to look back on. It sounds like a Max Martin album featuring Coldplay. |
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Post by glider on Nov 16, 2022 19:16:37 GMT -5
That's nice to hear. I always felt it was unfair how he and the band seemed to act like it didn't exist for a while but have come back to it more.Ā I hurt a little hearing some of the 1996 Hong Kong demos because The Playboy Mansion sounds epic on there, as does Mofo (which turned out amazing anyways, FWIW), and the theme of ironic commentary on consumerism and dissonance from society through the lens of techno, trip-hop and samples of old films & music and their playing was bursting at the seams with all sorts of color...had it turned out right. I think the biggest thing was Nellee Hooper leaving the production team in May 1996. He seemed to be that third piece the band needed to carry out their vision and once he left it all changed (which is why he doesn't even have a credit). A shame, but still a good album and some of the songs are super interesting to look back on.Ā It sounds like a Max Martin album featuring Coldplay. Excluding Humankind and Coloratura, it's a Chris Martin album featuring Coldplay. |
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Post by glider on Nov 16, 2022 19:24:12 GMT -5
In a nutshell, similar to what he discusses at 21 minutes, in that the album is a great concept that he loves but not executed well, which is broadly fair on the album. I had this perception the band overreacted in their dismissal of it, that they were almost embarrassed by its concept - you only have to see how they butchered those songs with new mixes for the 1990-2000 compilation, which took everything that was sonically interesting about those songs and plastered it with bland guitar 'rawk'. But he gives an honest appraisal of it that doesn't shit on the album. Personally, I think it's a brilliant album but I don't think it's a great album. It lacks that killer hit singles that every great U2 album had and is basically an album of deep cuts. And I think it lacks the ethereal and beauty that even their most experimental albums like Zooropa and Unforgettable Fire had. It's very cynical and a bit too heavy. But an underrated gem that rewards with more listens, much like all U2 albums and songs outside of the instantly catchy singles. I think All That You Can't Leave Behind is a better album. It's not heavy or cynical but it's better executed. It does exactly what it intends to do, it has the euphoria of the first half before settling into a more introspective but meditative second half. That's nice to hear. I always felt it was unfair how he and the band seemed to act like it didn't exist for a while but have come back to it more.Ā I hurt a little hearing some of the 1996 Hong Kong demos because The Playboy Mansion sounds epic on there, as does Mofo (which turned out amazing anyways, FWIW), and the theme of ironic commentary on consumerism and dissonance from society through the lens of techno, trip-hop and samples of old films & music and their playing was bursting at the seams with all sorts of color...had it turned out right. I think the biggest thing was Nellee Hooper leaving the production team in May 1996. He seemed to be that third piece the band needed to carry out their vision and once he left it all changed (which is why he doesn't even have a credit). A shame, but still a good album and some of the songs are super interesting to look back on.Ā U2's run from 1991-1997 might be in the top 5 greatest runs of any artist, up there with the Beatles post-Rubber Soul, 60s Dylan and 70s Pink Floyd. It's really that good and ridiculously underrated. No one on the planet, maybe the Verve if they hadn't ever given into Richard's overt Gene Clark indulgences, at the time could come close to matching their knack for creative exploration and sonic mastership in such a short six year period. If they hadn't rushed POP I wonder how much more they could've went with it. |
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Post by The Escapist on Nov 16, 2022 19:49:29 GMT -5
Iāve never been a Grammys guy but Coldplay being nominated for album of the year is hysterical. That album fucking sucks. Over time I defended AHFOD but that's because there were some pretty good songs in there that wasn't apparent by the production that let many of the songs down. MOTS is different. The production is bland and the songs aren't there either. Humankind feels like it lazily checks the boxes of every general idea Coldplay has gone for since MX, My Universe is a copy-paste top-40 song through the lens of Coldplay & BTS, Human Heart is alright for how it mixes Broken and Midnight but it doesn't add anything new and all the other songs are bland or just don't stick, besides the obvious best, Coloratura. I don't know if I'd agree with all that, I think the album is decent enough, song-for-song: Humankind: Fun, vibrant, melodic, well-produced. Nothing new but a good tune. Higher Power: Banger, suffers from weak middle-eight/bridge but the verses/chorus/production are sticky fun. Human Heart: Pretty and engaging. Thin in sound/songwriting but a nice listen for what it is. People of the Pride: Awful. Worst track by a mile. The all-new Ford!Let Somebody Go: Meh. It's okay. A nice melody. Selena sounds nice. Meh. Biutyful: I'm in minority here, but this is my favourite song here. I think it's utterly gorgeous. My Universe: Fun pop, some questionable production choices but I think the song-writing is strong enough. Coloratura: A classic of their catalogue. Problem is, we only have eight songs here, and one of those sounds like an interlude. No album emerges from the collection of enjoyable tunes. The only two tracks that feel album-defining are Humankind and Coloratura, and like has been said, no coincidence that they're the most band-focused ones. Well, Biutyful is perfect too, but the world isn't ready for that yet, it seems... Still, too much pleasant Chris Martin, not enough memorable Coldplay. The record needed much longer in the oven, to me. The organs of a strong pop record are there, but there's not a skeleton of defining tracks to hang it together. Should've focused on Everyday Life, then gave themselves a few years to develop the space-themed follow-up. Bin off People of the Pride and write another four/five band-focused tracks to let the others be the enjoyable shading parts of a strong album like they should be. But I don't think it's a disaster: it's a lightweight, undercooked collection of mostly passable, enjoyable, but inessential tunes. I'd say a 6/10. Nice while it's on, but then when it finishes you take the few stand-outs and forget about the rest for most of your life from then on. |
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Post by oasisserbia on Nov 17, 2022 17:30:49 GMT -5
I didn't know that Paolo Nutini is good actually.
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Post by Manualex on Nov 17, 2022 20:24:13 GMT -5
I hope Taylor ends Ticketmaster like Pearl Jam was supposed to do at the 90's
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Post by Lennon2217 on Nov 17, 2022 22:30:43 GMT -5
I hope Taylor ends Ticketmaster like Pearl Jam was supposed to do at the 90's No one rallied behind Pearl Jam. Everyone was too scared to join the cause. |
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Post by oasisserbia on Nov 19, 2022 3:58:00 GMT -5
I didn't know that Paolo Nutini is good actually. I spent years thinking that he is some indie guy like The Enemy and that kind of music š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£ |
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Post by World71R on Nov 21, 2022 23:28:02 GMT -5
Over time I defended AHFOD but that's because there were some pretty good songs in there that wasn't apparent by the production that let many of the songs down. MOTS is different. The production is bland and the songs aren't there either. Humankind feels like it lazily checks the boxes of every general idea Coldplay has gone for since MX, My Universe is a copy-paste top-40 song through the lens of Coldplay & BTS, Human Heart is alright for how it mixes Broken and Midnight but it doesn't add anything new and all the other songs are bland or just don't stick, besides the obvious best, Coloratura. I don't know if I'd agree with all that, I think the album is decent enough, song-for-song: Humankind: Fun, vibrant, melodic, well-produced. Nothing new but a good tune. Higher Power: Banger, suffers from weak middle-eight/bridge but the verses/chorus/production are sticky fun. Human Heart: Pretty and engaging. Thin in sound/songwriting but a nice listen for what it is. People of the Pride: Awful. Worst track by a mile. The all-new Ford!Let Somebody Go: Meh. It's okay. A nice melody. Selena sounds nice. Meh. Biutyful: I'm in minority here, but this is my favourite song here. I think it's utterly gorgeous. My Universe: Fun pop, some questionable production choices but I think the song-writing is strong enough. Coloratura: A classic of their catalogue. Problem is, we only have eight songs here, and one of those sounds like an interlude. No album emerges from the collection of enjoyable tunes. The only two tracks that feel album-defining are Humankind and Coloratura, and like has been said, no coincidence that they're the most band-focused ones. Well, Biutyful is perfect too, but the world isn't ready for that yet, it seems... Still, too much pleasant Chris Martin, not enough memorable Coldplay. The record needed much longer in the oven, to me. The organs of a strong pop record are there, but there's not a skeleton of defining tracks to hang it together. Should've focused on Everyday Life, then gave themselves a few years to develop the space-themed follow-up. Bin off People of the Pride and write another four/five band-focused tracks to let the others be the enjoyable shading parts of a strong album like they should be. But I don't think it's a disaster: it's a lightweight, undercooked collection of mostly passable, enjoyable, but inessential tunes. I'd say a 6/10. Nice while it's on, but then when it finishes you take the few stand-outs and forget about the rest for most of your life from then on. I think the fact that it's a 6/10 lightweight, undercooked collection of passable tunes makes it worse, when we had to wait six years for it with a lot of hype around the Coldplay world for what "Music of the Spheres" could be. Like, knowing what the band has done before, especially Everyday Life, I was expecting something really worth the hype and not just (in the words of Lennon2217) a Max Martin album featuring Coldplay. Like, honestly, I could give a fuck less about a Coldplay release going forward... |
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Post by World71R on Nov 21, 2022 23:32:54 GMT -5
I didn't know that Paolo Nutini is good actually. My friend shared Through the Echoes on his Instagram story one time and absolutely loved it. Paolo Nutini makes some fantastic music. |
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Post by Elie De Beaufour š“ on Nov 22, 2022 8:45:31 GMT -5
Dan Lilker must be the metal Noel Gallagher. I don't think Nuclear Assault have split up.
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Post by The Escapist on Nov 22, 2022 9:29:06 GMT -5
I don't know if I'd agree with all that, I think the album is decent enough, song-for-song: I think the fact that it's a 6/10 lightweight, undercooked collection of passable tunes makes it worse, when we had to wait six years for it with a lot of hype around the Coldplay world for what "Music of the Spheres" could be. Like, knowing what the band has done before, especially Everyday Life, I was expecting something really worth the hype and not just (in the words of Lennon2217 ) a Max Martin album featuring Coldplay. Like, honestly, I could give a fuck less about a Coldplay release going forward... I get that, but then I was quenched enough by Everyday Life to not be overly thirsty for MOTS. For me, the music on Spheres is enjoyable enough, even in that light-weight sense, to merit interest in the band. I enjoy almost all the tracks on it to some degree, so it doesn't change my POV too much. Listening to Dylan's discography recently, I realised that not every album can be definitive and I think time will be kind to Coldplay's career. Even at their weakest, they provide melodic bangers and find time for tracks like Coloratura as well. When people/fans look back in forty years or whatever, I think they'll be pleasantly surprised by the amount of cool stuff even on the more "hated" albums. No-one will think they didn't decline, as all artists do, but that decline will probably not be seen as the disaster it feels like in the moment. I'd take that over anything you can throw at me from Knocked Out Loaded, for instance. I guess the bottom line is that I just kinda like pop music, and I have fun with it even if it doesn't blow me away in the way that a Viva can do. But play me songs like "Humankind", "Higher Power", "Human Heart", "Buityful", "Coloratura", I have fun. I also dig "Army of One" and stuff, from AHFOD. It's not their best stuff, they can and should do better, but I like it still. It would 100% be a shame if they don't finish their career with something that shows off their talent as a band, though, and not just Chris Martin and His Studio Helpers. Let Johnny fly! |
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Post by matt on Nov 22, 2022 10:15:57 GMT -5
I didn't know that Paolo Nutini is good actually. I've only just come to realise Candy is a great song after 13 years. I've also heard that his new album is amazing too so I'm going to check it out. |
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Post by matt on Nov 22, 2022 10:31:37 GMT -5
I think the fact that it's a 6/10 lightweight, undercooked collection of passable tunes makes it worse, when we had to wait six years for it with a lot of hype around the Coldplay world for what "Music of the Spheres" could be. Like, knowing what the band has done before, especially Everyday Life, I was expecting something really worth the hype and not just (in the words of Lennon2217 ) a Max Martin album featuring Coldplay. Like, honestly, I could give a fuck less about a Coldplay release going forward... I get that, but then I was quenched enough by Everyday Life to not be overly thirsty for MOTS. For me, the music on Spheres is enjoyable enough, even in that light-weight sense, to merit interest in the band. I enjoy almost all the tracks on it to some degree, so it doesn't change my POV too much. Listening to Dylan's discography recently, I realised that not every album can be definitive and I think time will be kind to Coldplay's career. Even at their weakest, they provide melodic bangers and find time for tracks like Coloratura as well. When people/fans look back in forty years or whatever, I think they'll be pleasantly surprised by the amount of cool stuff even on the more "hated" albums. No-one will think they didn't decline, as all artists do, but that decline will probably not be seen as the disaster it feels like in the moment. I'd take that over anything you can throw at me from Knocked Out Loaded, for instance. I guess the bottom line is that I just kinda like pop music, and I have fun with it even if it doesn't blow me away in the way that a Viva can do. But play me songs like "Humankind", "Higher Power", "Human Heart", "Buityful", "Coloratura", I have fun. I also dig "Army of One" and stuff, from AHFOD. It's not their best stuff, they can and should do better, but I like it still. It would 100% be a shame if they don't finish their career with something that shows off their talent as a band, though, and not just Chris Martin and His Studio Helpers. Let Johnny fly! I generally accept the pop iteration of Coldplay as I think it more or less works even if I'm not a fan, but that's made easy because Everyday Life, as you also mention, satisfied me enough. I think there comes a time though when I'd like to see them take more artistic and creative choices again though. The admission that they won't be making any more albums and their incessant need to have collaborations with high end superstars suggests that they are too scared to fail. It seems as if they don't want to put themselves out there on their own again and Chris Martin's lost any desire to be seen as an artist. That's the biggest shame as they've still got lots to offer. I was relieved to hear Bono recently admit that the last few U2 albums were a failure because he was trying to chase the pop charts, and that the next album would be a 'fuck off' to the pop charts. Most likely hubris and what we'll get is a watered down Vertigo instead of, I dunno, Passengers Part 2, but it's the stance Chris Martin should take as I'd bank on him having the greater versatility to deliver still. |
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Post by Elie De Beaufour š“ on Nov 22, 2022 13:30:09 GMT -5
Does Dave Mustaine know what burn out is? If he wants another big 4, he's got to find another bassist.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Nov 22, 2022 15:44:40 GMT -5
I get that, but then I was quenched enough by Everyday Life to not be overly thirsty for MOTS. For me, the music on Spheres is enjoyable enough, even in that light-weight sense, to merit interest in the band. I enjoy almost all the tracks on it to some degree, so it doesn't change my POV too much. Listening to Dylan's discography recently, I realised that not every album can be definitive and I think time will be kind to Coldplay's career. Even at their weakest, they provide melodic bangers and find time for tracks like Coloratura as well. When people/fans look back in forty years or whatever, I think they'll be pleasantly surprised by the amount of cool stuff even on the more "hated" albums. No-one will think they didn't decline, as all artists do, but that decline will probably not be seen as the disaster it feels like in the moment. I'd take that over anything you can throw at me from Knocked Out Loaded, for instance. I guess the bottom line is that I just kinda like pop music, and I have fun with it even if it doesn't blow me away in the way that a Viva can do. But play me songs like "Humankind", "Higher Power", "Human Heart", "Buityful", "Coloratura", I have fun. I also dig "Army of One" and stuff, from AHFOD. It's not their best stuff, they can and should do better, but I like it still. It would 100% be a shame if they don't finish their career with something that shows off their talent as a band, though, and not just Chris Martin and His Studio Helpers. Let Johnny fly! I generally accept the pop iteration of Coldplay as I think it more or less works even if I'm not a fan, but that's made easy because Everyday Life, as you also mention, satisfied me enough. I think there comes a time though when I'd like to see them take more artistic and creative choices again though. The admission that they won't be making any more albums and their incessant need to have collaborations with high end superstars suggests that they are too scared to fail. It seems as if they don't want to put themselves out there on their own again and Chris Martin's lost any desire to be seen as an artist. That's the biggest shame as they've still got lots to offer. I was relieved to hear Bono recently admit that the last few U2 albums were a failure because he was trying to chase the pop charts, and that the next album would be a 'fuck off' to the pop charts. Most likely hubris and what we'll get is a watered down Vertigo instead of, I dunno, Passengers Part 2, but it's the stance Chris Martin should take as I'd bank on him having the greater versatility to deliver still. Looking back on MOTS a year laterā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦.. Music of the Spheres - An interesting sounding intro but nothing more. Needed it to be longer to have more of an impact and give it more substance. Higher Power - They hyped this track and debuted it in space. Itās an ok pop song. A far cry from elite Coldplay. Humankind - This sounds like a band covering Coldplay except this is Coldplay! Coldplay already did this song 10 years prior and it was much better as Hurts Like Heaven. I think this church like organs sound cheesy as hell. Alien Choir - Complete waste of time. Let Somebody Go - A generic ballad that Chris Martin could write in his sleep. Human Heart - Their Bon Iver influenced track. One of the better, more honest sounding tracks on the LP. People of the Pride - On paper I like of the idea of revisiting an older demo from 2007/2008 but this is more generic Muse-esque rock. Biutyful - I just canāt get into that alien voice or whatever you wanna call it. It feels gimmicky and off putting. Id like to hear it with a straight Chris vocal. Music of the Spheres II - Another pointless interlude. My Universe - This was going to be a big big hit song the moment the collaboration with BTS was announced. Not my cup of tea. It feels like the band (Chris) is desperately trying to stay relevant and make a big chart entry. Infinity Sign - When the teaser video dropped and I heard that keyboard loop I thought we were getting the live favorite āLife Is Beautifulā. Turns out that was 100% false. They decided to strip the vocals and much of the instruments thus making it a generic instrumental that could have offered more. Colortura - The best song on the album and itās not even close. I kind of wish we first heard it when the album came out because there was nothing really left on the LP worth any interest or to discover. The album also desperately needed another meaty band song like this earlier on the album to balance out the album. Feels back heavy with this monster at the end. Thatās only really 8 full ābandā tracks so to speak with varying degrees of success. It would be cool to see them make another band record. Think Let It Be. Back to basicās approach. I guess that is what Everyday Life was but even that only has 6 band tracks on it out of like 15-16 tracks or whatever. Coldplay going full late era U2 with about 9-10 producers credited on this album. Very hodge podge. Iād like to see them pick a guy or girl and do it fully. |
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Post by The Escapist on Nov 22, 2022 15:53:46 GMT -5
One day, I'm gonna find another elite-tier human being like myself who recognises the sweet nostalgia of Biutyful.
If Frank Ocean made it, it'd be getting Best New Music. Gorgeous melody, production, arrangement, structure.
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