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Post by durk on Nov 25, 2019 18:41:43 GMT -5
the production is outstanding My only gripe is that the guitar parts on Orphans aren't louder. Jonny does some good stuff on that song, in a style that isn't seen on a lot of the album, and it gets relegated to the back of the mix, minus some parts of the outro. i'm still miffed that the guitar in Strawberry Swing - Jonny's noodling toward the end- was never boosted. So criminally low in the mix. |
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Post by matt on Nov 25, 2019 19:06:35 GMT -5
Pretty shocking that MX is still their best rated album in P4K Tbf, MX is a really good album, very underrated too. I wish Moving to Mars was on there, instead of Princess of China, because I'd regard it as an electronic art-pop masterpiece, but it's still a really good album. It's the last time the band really felt like a whole band all the way through the album. Princess of China’s a good song. The duet with Rihanna works well but the ‘woahs’ typically ruin it as ever, drowning out that distorted guitar riff. Which is one thing good about Everyday Life - he’s finally binned the irritating and lazy ‘woaaahs’. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Nov 25, 2019 21:20:40 GMT -5
Tbf, MX is a really good album, very underrated too. I wish Moving to Mars was on there, instead of Princess of China, because I'd regard it as an electronic art-pop masterpiece, but it's still a really good album. It's the last time the band really felt like a whole band all the way through the album. Princess of China’s a good song. The duet with Rihanna works well but the ‘woahs’ typically ruin it as ever, drowning out that distorted guitar riff. Which is one thing good about Everyday Life - he’s finally binned the irritating and lazy ‘woaaahs’. I’m not sure the theme of “Moving To Mars” fits with that while Mylo and Xyloto relationship narratively or whatever the band was going for concept wise. Maybe Chris soured on it when Bowie declines to sing on it. I could totally see that wounding Chris’ soul in 2011. And we know how easily they can move on and disregard music we all think is fabulous. |
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Post by The Escapist on Nov 25, 2019 21:31:30 GMT -5
Princess of China’s a good song. The duet with Rihanna works well but the ‘woahs’ typically ruin it as ever, drowning out that distorted guitar riff. Which is one thing good about Everyday Life - he’s finally binned the irritating and lazy ‘woaaahs’. or whatever the band was going for concept wise. Maybe Chris soured on it when Bowie declines to sing on it. I could totally see that wounding Chris’ soul in 2011. And we know how easily they can move on and disregard music we all think is fabulous. I think it fits if you put it after Princess of China in place of Up in Flames. It's the forced break-up point where the two lovers are torn apart and which makes them look back at what they had together more fondly, setting up the optimism of A Hopeful Transmission / Don't Let it Break Your Heart. Also them being physically forced apart fits the "float all over the world, just to see her again" from Up With the Birds. My MX playlist: MYLO XYLOTO1. Mylo Xyloto 2. Hurts Like Heaven 3. Paradise 4. Charlie Brown 5. Us Against the World 6. M.M.I.X. 7. Every Teardrop is a Waterfall 8. Major Minus 9. A L I E N S 10. U F O 11. Princess of China 12. Moving to Mars 13. A Hopeful Transmission 14. Don't Let it Break Your Heart 15. Up With the Birds |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Nov 25, 2019 22:00:01 GMT -5
I’m not sure the theme of “Moving To Mars” fits with that while Mylo and Xyloto relationship narratively or whatever the band was going for concept wise. Maybe Chris soured on it when Bowie declines to sing on it. I could totally see that wounding Chris’ soul in 2011. And we know how easily they can move on and disregard music we all think is fabulous. I think it fits if you put it after Princess of China in place of Up in Flames. It's the forced break-up point where the two lovers are torn apart and which makes them look back at what they had together more fondly, setting up the optimism of A Hopeful Transmission / Don't Let it Break Your Heart. Also them being physically forced apart fits the "float all over the world, just to see her again" from Up With the Birds. My MX playlist: MYLO XYLOTO1. Mylo Xyloto 2. Hurts Like Heaven 3. Paradise 4. Charlie Brown 5. Us Against the World 6. M.M.I.X. 7. Every Teardrop is a Waterfall 8. Major Minus 9. A L I E N S 10. U F O 11. Princess of China 12. Moving to Mars 13. A Hopeful Transmission 14. Don't Let it Break Your Heart 15. Up With the Birds I never dug how Coldplay split up Mylo Xyloto and Hurts Like Heaven into two separate tracks. I love it as the intro when I saw them live do it. Plus Hurts Like Heaven just begins so suddenly without the intro. Sounds almost like being up cut vocally. I also feel the same about Hopeful transmission and Dont Let It Break Your Heart but to a lesser degree. |
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Post by World71R on Nov 26, 2019 9:10:17 GMT -5
My only gripe is that the guitar parts on Orphans aren't louder. Jonny does some good stuff on that song, in a style that isn't seen on a lot of the album, and it gets relegated to the back of the mix, minus some parts of the outro. i'm still miffed that the guitar in Strawberry Swing - Jonny's noodling toward the end- was never boosted. So criminally low in the mix.That's a lot of post-MX Coldplay in a nutshell and Strawberry Swing was a preview. MX really felt like the last album where Jonny really shined. Since then, it's been so focused on Chris with a few band-focused songs that really let Jonny shine, and even some of those have shit production (Up&Up for example). |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Nov 26, 2019 9:17:03 GMT -5
i'm still miffed that the guitar in Strawberry Swing - Jonny's noodling toward the end- was never boosted. So criminally low in the mix.That's a lot of post-MX Coldplay in a nutshell and Strawberry Swing was a preview. MX really felt like the last album where Jonny really shined. Since then, it's been so focused on Chris with a few band-focused songs that really let Jonny shine, and even some of those have shit production (Up&Up for example). I'd really like to see them enter a small little room, just the 4 of them. Drums, bass. two electric guitars and bang out a quick album. Its been a long time since we got a band album. I also miss Chris playing electric guitar. |
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Post by The Escapist on Nov 26, 2019 12:04:32 GMT -5
i'm still miffed that the guitar in Strawberry Swing - Jonny's noodling toward the end- was never boosted. So criminally low in the mix.That's a lot of post-MX Coldplay in a nutshell and Strawberry Swing was a preview. MX really felt like the last album where Jonny really shined. Since then, it's been so focused on Chris with a few band-focused songs that really let Jonny shine, and even some of those have shit production (Up&Up for example). If anyone on here can play electric guitar and knows Coldplay songs, I'd love to dub on some more layers to a few of their songs. One of the only flaws I find in Mylo Xyloto (save the few tracklist changes I just talked about) is the verses of Hurts Like Heaven not having that beautiful Jonny riff playing over it. Does anyone know if there's a way to isolate the guitar from videos like this? |
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Post by glider on Nov 26, 2019 12:25:33 GMT -5
That's a lot of post-MX Coldplay in a nutshell and Strawberry Swing was a preview. MX really felt like the last album where Jonny really shined. Since then, it's been so focused on Chris with a few band-focused songs that really let Jonny shine, and even some of those have shit production (Up&Up for example). I'd really like to see them enter a small little room, just the 4 of them. Drums, bass. two electric guitars and bang out a quick album. Its been a long time since we got a band album. I also miss Chris playing electric guitar. Get Back? |
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Post by World71R on Nov 26, 2019 12:37:52 GMT -5
I'd really like to see them enter a small little room, just the 4 of them. Drums, bass. two electric guitars and bang out a quick album. Its been a long time since we got a band album. I also miss Chris playing electric guitar. Get Back? |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Nov 27, 2019 22:50:51 GMT -5
A lot of fair points made........
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Post by The Escapist on Nov 28, 2019 11:40:29 GMT -5
 Chris Martin: The Comeback Kid |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Dec 2, 2019 11:29:00 GMT -5
Coldplay lands at #7 in America. Only like 38,000 real albums sold. Their worst showing since Parachutes 20 years ago. Man the times have changed for musicians selling music.
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Post by World71R on Dec 2, 2019 11:52:20 GMT -5
Coldplay lands at #7 in America. Only like 38,000 real albums sold. Their worst showing since Parachutes 20 years ago. Man the times have changed for musicians selling music. Unsurprising, tbh. The next album will be more of a full-fledged commercial effort and get them back to #1, so long as someone like Rihanna or Adele doesn't drop a highly-anticipated album, like what happened to them in 2015 with Adele's 25. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Dec 3, 2019 10:50:46 GMT -5
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Post by Rolo on Jan 18, 2020 6:19:42 GMT -5
Always loved this little number, beautiful melody.
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Post by The Escapist on Feb 14, 2020 7:14:13 GMT -5
Nice new video for one of my favourite Everyday Life songs.
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Post by matt on Feb 14, 2020 15:29:23 GMT -5
It's still a good album, nothing bad on it by any means.
I still have reservations over the tunes that are not really Coldplay - they're all good but I'd like to hear all members. Too much of it is a Chris Martin solo effort and the best efforts are the full band tunes. It's something that desperately needs to be rectified for the next album because too many times it just strays into a one man show.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 14, 2020 17:44:37 GMT -5
It's still a good album, nothing bad on it by any means. I still have reservations over the tunes that are not really Coldplay - they're all good but I'd like to hear all members. Too much of it is a Chris Martin solo effort and the best efforts are the full band tunes. It's something that desperately needs to be rectified for the next album because too many times it just strays into a one man show. I think there is only 6 full on band tracks out of 18. Obviously that is a low low figure. It also happens that the albums best moments are when all 4 members appear. |
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Post by durk on Feb 14, 2020 17:54:17 GMT -5
what a brilliant video treatment for one of my fav songs on the album.
so simple- and yet so good.
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Post by The Escapist on Feb 20, 2020 4:49:19 GMT -5
How would you arrange Everyday Life as a more traditional album? My attempt:
EVERYDAY LIFE
1. Sunrise
2. Church
3. Trouble in Town
4. Daddy
5. BrokEn
6. Arabesque
7. Orphans
8. Cry Cry Cry
9. Old Friends
10. When I Need a Friend
11. Bani Adam
12. Champion of the World
13. Everyday Life
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 22, 2020 11:23:26 GMT -5
How would you arrange Everyday Life as a more traditional album? My attempt: EVERYDAY LIFE1. Sunrise 2. Church 3. Trouble in Town 4. Daddy 5. BrokEn 6. Arabesque 7. Orphans 8. Cry Cry Cry 9. Old Friends 10. When I Need a Friend 11. Bani Adam 12. Champion of the World 13. Everyday Life I’d go.................................................... Sunrise Church Trouble In Town (Delete police altercation) Daddy Arabesque Guns Orphans Eko Flags Bani Adam Champion of The World Everyday Life |
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Post by The Escapist on Feb 22, 2020 11:52:20 GMT -5
How would you arrange Everyday Life as a more traditional album? My attempt: EVERYDAY LIFE1. Sunrise 2. Church 3. Trouble in Town 4. Daddy 5. BrokEn 6. Arabesque 7. Orphans 8. Cry Cry Cry 9. Old Friends 10. When I Need a Friend 11. Bani Adam 12. Champion of the World 13. Everyday Life I’d go.................................................... Sunrise Church Trouble In Town (Delete police altercation) Daddy Arabesque Guns Orphans Eko Flags Bani Adam Champion of The World Everyday Life Taking out Cry Cry Cry is mental. Possibly my favourite song on the album, after Arabesque, and it's already one of my most-played tracks of 2019. I also don't particularly like Guns, it doesn't fit with the more mysterious and emotional feel of the rest of the record, so I'd swap Old Friends in ahead of it. Still, though, this little beauty definitely deserves a place: |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Feb 22, 2020 12:41:32 GMT -5
I’d go.................................................... Sunrise Church Trouble In Town (Delete police altercation) Daddy Arabesque Guns Orphans Eko Flags Bani Adam Champion of The World Everyday Life Taking out Cry Cry Cry is mental. Possibly my favourite song on the album, after Arabesque, and it's already one of my most-played tracks of 2019. I also don't particularly like Guns, it doesn't fit with the more mysterious and emotional feel of the rest of the record, so I'd swap Old Friends in ahead of it. Still, though, this little beauty definitely deserves a place: I’m leaving out tracks I feel are less Coldplay and more like Chris Martin solo material. More than half this record sounds like something Chris might further explore on a solo project. It’s not one of my top tracks from the album at all. It’s ok. Nothing special. |
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Post by The Escapist on Feb 22, 2020 14:47:36 GMT -5
Ranking the Everyday Life era tracks!
1. Arabesque
2. Cry Cry Cry
3. Church
4. Trouble in Town
5. Orphans
6. Sunrise
7. BrokEn
8. Bani Adam
9. When I Need a Friend
10. Old Friends
11. Daddy
12. Champion of the World
13. Everyday Life
14. WOTW / POTP
15. Flags
16. Eko
17. Guns
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