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Post by Lennon2217 on Mar 16, 2020 15:33:53 GMT -5
I made a new "Best Of Coldplay" playlist today, including Everyday Life. This is the albums ranked on how many songs got in: 1. Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (8) 2. Mylo Xyloto (5) 3. A Rush of Blood to the Head (4) 4. Everyday Life (4) 5. Ghost Stories (3) 6. Parachutes (3) 7. X&Y (3) 8. A Head Full of Dreams (2) Honestly pretty identical to my usual rankings. Could have added another twenty, to be honest, already feel bad about songs like Square One, Amsterdam, Don't Let it Break You Heart, and O (Fly On) not being on there. Chris just did a live stream on Instagram. Played a couple tunes on piano. Things of note. - Coldplay have a brand new song he’s not allowed to talk about that they hope to release soon. - He said they finally completed “Us Against The World” and will one day get it out. - Someone asked him to play “UFO”. He said he has two songs titled that. The unreleased one is much much better. - His favorite song to play is “O”. |
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Post by The Escapist on Mar 16, 2020 16:39:07 GMT -5
Their Tiny Desk performance dropped today, too. Tracklist:
1. Cry Cry Cry
2. Viva la Vida
3. BrokEn
4. 1999 (Cover)
5. Champion of the World
Viva sounds great with the gospel choir, and there's a real emotional heart to this version of Champion of the World.
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Post by durk on Mar 16, 2020 17:11:30 GMT -5
this is so damn good! ^^
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Post by Manualex on Mar 16, 2020 23:38:44 GMT -5
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Post by The Escapist on Apr 12, 2020 4:57:44 GMT -5
Nice Dylan cover from Chris last night.
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Post by The Escapist on Apr 18, 2020 17:40:43 GMT -5
Alright, it's been weeks of lockdown. Time for the real deal.
Every Coldplay song, ranked. Colour-coded by album. Here we go:
1. Violet Hill
2. Reign of Love
3. Charlie Brown
4. The Scientist
5. Lovers in Japan
6. Hurts Like Heaven
7. Arabesque
8. Chinese Sleep Chant
9. A Sky Full of Stars
10. 42
11. Yellow
12. Viva la Vida
13. Don't Panic
14. Strawberry Swing
15. Magic
16. Up&Up
17. Major Minus
18. Cemeteries of London
19. Death and All His Friends
20. Speed of Sound
21. Every Teardrop is a Waterfall
22. Cry Cry Cry
23. O (Fly On)
24. Til Kingdom Come
25. Adventure of a Lifetime
26. BrokEn
27. Yes
28. Politik
29. Church
30. Birds
31. Up With the Birds
32. True Love
33. Life in Technicolour
34. Postcards From Far Away
35. Clocks
36. Square One
37. Fix You
38. Midnight
39. White Shadows
40. Amsterdam
41. A Spell A Rebel Yell
42. In My Place
43. Us Against the World
44. Lost!
45. Ghost Story
46. Orphans
47. Trouble in Town
48. Spies
49. Always in my Head
50. A L I E N S
51. Christmas Lights
52. Don’t Let it Break Your Heart
53. Green Eyes
54. Ink
55. Paradise
56. A Rush of Blood to the Head
57. Oceans
58. Hymn for the Weekend
59. Everglow
60. When I Need a Friend
61. Glass of Water
62. Talk
63. A Head Full of Dreams
64. Low
65. Princess of China
66. Rainy Day
67. The Hardest Part
68. Champion of the World
69. Daylight
70. A Message
71. Warning Sign
72. Trouble
73. God Put a Smile Upon Your Face
74. Parachutes
75. See You Soon
76. I Ran Away
77. Atlas
78. Hypnotised
79. Daddy
80. Everyday Life
81. Another’s Arms
82. Life in Technicolour ii
83. All I Can Think About is You
84. Miracles
85. The Goldrush
86. Now My Feet Won’t Touch the Ground
87. Crests of Waves
88. Swallowed in the Sea
89. Everything's Not Lost / Life is For Living
90. Moving to Mars
91. Death Will Never Conquer
92. U F O
93. Twisted Logic
94. All Your Friends
95. Shiver
96. We Never Change
97. Gravity
98. Proskpekt's March / Poppyfields
99. Sparks
100. Flags
101. One I Love
101. I Bloom Blaum
102. Sleeping Sun
103. Old Friends
104. Army of One
105. Something Just Like This
106. Up in Flames
107. High Speed
108. Bigger Stronger
109. X&Y
110. Things I Don't Understand
111. Animals
112. A Whisper
113. 1:36
114. Amazing Day
115. Such a Rush
116. Brothers & Sisters
117. Eko
118. Murder
119. Only Superstition
120. Easy to Please
121. No More Keeping my Feet on the Ground
122. Help is Around the Corner
123. Careful Where You Stand
124. For You
125. How You See the World
126. The World Turned Upside Down
127. Proof
128. Guns
129. What If
130. WOTW / POTP
131. Miracles (Someone Special)
132. Fun
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Post by The Crimson Rambler on Jul 18, 2020 16:42:09 GMT -5
X&Y still stands as my favourite Coldplay record. Maybe it's just a familiarity thing as it was played a lot in my home growing up but the heavier instrumentation and spacey synths do a lot for me. I don't there's a bad track on there personally however my least favourite stuff all appears on the second half. Some of the tracks are overly long as is the record as a whole (62 minutes is a bit much for my taste) but with a little rethink I think it could've been excellent. Regardless here's how I rank the tracks:
13. Twisted Logic
12. Swallowed In the Sea
11. Til Kingdom Come
10. Low
9. The Hardest Part
8. A Message
7. What If
6. X&Y
5. Fix You
4. White Shadows
3. Speed of Sound
2. Talk
1. Square One
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jul 18, 2020 22:18:51 GMT -5
X&Y still stands as my favourite Coldplay record. Maybe it's just a familiarity thing as it was played a lot in my home growing up but the heavier instrumentation and spacey synths do a lot for me. I don't there's a bad track on there personally however my least favourite stuff all appears on the second half. Some of the tracks are overly long as is the record as a whole (62 minutes is a bit much for my taste) but with a little rethink I think it could've been excellent. Regardless here's how I rank the tracks: 13. Twisted Logic 12. Swallowed In the Sea 11. Til Kingdom Come 10. Low 9. The Hardest Part 8. A Message 7. What If 6. X&Y 5. Fix You 4. White Shadows 3. Speed of Sound 2. Talk 1. Square One X&Y contains many fine tunes despite the backlash. Reminds me so much of Be Here Now. Square One White Shadow Fix You Speed of Sound Talk A Message Low Til Kingdom Come I’d have liked songs like “Things I Don’t Understand” and “Sleeping Sun” to have made the proper album over the songs I omitted from my favs. While waiting 3 years for X&Y I totally thought songs like “Ladder To The Sun”, “Pour Me”, “Marianne” and “Solid Ground” were gonna make up the core of the next LP. As of today, 17 years later only “Pour Me” has surfaced as a live b-side. #JusticeForLadder |
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Post by The Escapist on Jul 18, 2020 22:23:06 GMT -5
The biggest problem with X&Y, apart from the bloated tracklist, are Chris' smug, messianic lyrics. Almost every song seems to follow the concept of "I, Chris(t) Martin, the relatable rock-star, shall heal you, the troubled listener". Which is a problem when your insight into overcoming depression only goes as deep as lines like "You see no meaning to your life. You should try.".
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Post by World71R on Jul 20, 2020 15:37:19 GMT -5
X&Y still stands as my favourite Coldplay record. Maybe it's just a familiarity thing as it was played a lot in my home growing up but the heavier instrumentation and spacey synths do a lot for me. I don't there's a bad track on there personally however my least favourite stuff all appears on the second half. Some of the tracks are overly long as is the record as a whole (62 minutes is a bit much for my taste) but with a little rethink I think it could've been excellent. Regardless here's how I rank the tracks: 13. Twisted Logic 12. Swallowed In the Sea 11. Til Kingdom Come 10. Low 9. The Hardest Part 8. A Message 7. What If 6. X&Y 5. Fix You 4. White Shadows 3. Speed of Sound 2. Talk 1. Square One X&Y contains many fine tunes despite the backlash. Reminds me so much of Be Here Now. Square One White Shadow Fix You Speed of Sound Talk A Message Low Til Kingdom Come I’d have liked songs like “Things I Don’t Understand” and “Sleeping Sun” to have made the proper album over the songs I omitted from my favs. While waiting 3 years for X&Y I totally thought songs like “Ladder To The Sun”, “Pour Me”, “Marianne” and “Solid Ground” were gonna make up the core of the next LP. As of today, 17 years later only “Pour Me” has surfaced as a live b-side. #JusticeForLadder I'm glad you mentioned White Shadows. That song is one of my favorite Coldplay tracks. The rock sound, how it eases into the chorus and hangs in the air until the chorus hits, the organ at the end and Chris's soaring vocals. It all progresses & opens up beautifully as it goes along. I think that might be their best execution of the "space rock" sound that defined this era and it's a shame that it doesn't get more recognition from the band. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jul 20, 2020 16:07:15 GMT -5
X&Y contains many fine tunes despite the backlash. Reminds me so much of Be Here Now. Square One White Shadow Fix You Speed of Sound Talk A Message Low Til Kingdom Come I’d have liked songs like “Things I Don’t Understand” and “Sleeping Sun” to have made the proper album over the songs I omitted from my favs. While waiting 3 years for X&Y I totally thought songs like “Ladder To The Sun”, “Pour Me”, “Marianne” and “Solid Ground” were gonna make up the core of the next LP. As of today, 17 years later only “Pour Me” has surfaced as a live b-side. #JusticeForLadder I'm glad you mentioned White Shadows. That song is one of my favorite Coldplay tracks. The rock sound, how it eases into the chorus and hangs in the air until the chorus hits, the organ at the end and Chris's soaring vocals. It all progresses & opens up beautifully as it goes along. I think that might be their best execution of the "space rock" sound that defined this era and it's a shame that it doesn't get more recognition from the band. Yeah. Totally. They were working a terrific space rock vibe during this period. The album gets shit on plenty but “Speed of Sound” and “Fix You” were pretty massive singles in America that spring and summer. Reminds me of good times. I loved all of 2005. Top to bottom. Left to right. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Aug 30, 2020 23:38:34 GMT -5
Things are cooking again in coldplay land.
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Post by tiger40 on Sept 1, 2020 13:27:18 GMT -5
Sorry but I can't stand Coldplay. They do my head in and the same goes for Keane.
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Post by The Escapist on Sept 1, 2020 13:33:29 GMT -5
Sorry but I can't stand Coldplay. They do my head in and the same goes for Keane. Apology accepted |
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Post by tiger40 on Sept 1, 2020 13:39:16 GMT -5
Sorry but I can't stand Coldplay. They do my head in and the same goes for Keane. Apology accepted Ok thanks. Believe me I've tried with this band but they just do nothing for me and I can't stand Chris Martin's voice. |
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Post by matt on Sept 5, 2020 9:10:46 GMT -5
What's the status on this new album then? Any news, any rumours doing the rounds?
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 5, 2020 11:51:21 GMT -5
What's the status on this new album then? Any news, any rumours doing the rounds? Rumors of a single.................soon........................................ |
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Post by matt on Sept 5, 2020 12:52:24 GMT -5
What's the status on this new album then? Any news, any rumours doing the rounds? Rumors of a single.................soon........................................ Any gigs upcoming? I might have vaguely and incorrectly heard or read something about that? |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 5, 2020 13:10:22 GMT -5
Rumors of a single.................soon........................................ Any gigs upcoming? I might have vaguely and incorrectly heard or read something about that? Yes. Like within 10 days. Tv web type deal. |
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Post by The Escapist on Sept 5, 2020 13:36:12 GMT -5
I want the Silver Bird version of Us Against the World. Make it happen, Chris.
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Post by Manualex on Sept 5, 2020 13:41:42 GMT -5
Any gigs upcoming? I might have vaguely and incorrectly heard or read something about that? Yes. Like within 10 days. Tv web type deal. The race? |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 13, 2020 21:41:52 GMT -5
Well Coldplay have a gig this coming weekend and things are coming to a head quickly. They've heavily teased "Music of The Spheres" on Instagram by posting videos that spell out the title of their next "project" over the last 2 weeks.
Strong bet "The Race" drops this Friday and maybe even album news. Yes I know "The Race" leaked back in July but we aren't sure from what sessions. Could be Ghost or AHFOD.
This guy pretty much sums up what has been happening since November.
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Post by glider on Sept 14, 2020 1:32:01 GMT -5
I was reading over the Head Full of Dreams thread, which might be the best thread on the forum. It is worth the lengthy re-read if anyone has the time.
Alot of time has passed and Everyday Life was a solid return to form that I could've never had fathomed. I'm glad I can say I'm looking forward to LP9, hope it isn't another step backwards!
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Post by The Escapist on Sept 14, 2020 2:33:37 GMT -5
Music of the Spheres is a fantastic title.
Seem to be strong hints that old songs will be getting a new treatment soon, too, I wonder if that is for this or some sort of separate entity.
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Post by Howdo on Sept 14, 2020 3:17:54 GMT -5
Music of the Spheres is a fantastic title. So fantastic, it’s already been done by Ian Brown  |
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