Coldplay

[deecay]

"Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends" is out in a month and a half (June 13th), but the new single is on their website now at www.coldplay.com/song.html to download for free. Its called "Violet Hill". Not the best opening single they have ever come out with but its still pretty good. Definatley a different sound from the piano inspired "Speed of Sound".

Anyone else hear it?

[gustavo]

Not a bad song its a grower , i'm a fan however I imagine I will be very much in a minority on this thread

[Sligo Hornet]

Not a bad song its a grower , i'm a fan however I imagine I will be very much in a minority on this thread

I also downloaded it....and agree its different, but I also like it as I am in the "minority club" too;)

[jebus]

I like it, but then again I quite liked their last album

[Block G Raptor]

I liked X&Y I wouldn't consider myself a fan but I like some of their stuff

[deecay]

everyone so far likes it?:eek:

bit surprised by that, but in a surprisingly good way:)

[sligoman]

Really like it, looking forward to new album.

[deecay]

Really like it, looking forward to new album.

Really?:eek:

So ya downloaded then. Good man:D Im impressed with ya

So ya know now what Viva la Vida means;)

[noby]

I feel I am very much in the minority on this thread - but I think it's awful.

(I haven't actually heard it yet, but someone had to interrupt this Coldplay love-in)

[Billsthoughts]

I thought X and Y was a good album.

[Pauro 76]

'A Rush of Blood To The Head' and 'Parachutes' were pretty good, but I really didnt like a lot of 'X&Y'. And what sort of title is the album. Viva La Vida sounds like a Ricky Martin tribute act.

[KevB76]

I've heard it once so far, thought it was ok but nothing more.

[tetsujin1979]

'A Rush of Blood To The Head' and 'Parachutes' were pretty good, but I really didnt like a lot of 'X&Y'. And what sort of title is the album. Viva La Vida sounds like a Ricky Martin tribute act.
X&Y is supposed to be the X and Y chromosomes, it was just after his daughter was born. the cover art was DNA
can't remember where I heard that

[Pike B]

Very hit and miss band in my opinion. They can be great or just plain boring. Have Parachutes and Rush of Blood, but stopped there.

[max power]

Big Coldpaly fan and really like the new single. Can't wait for the full album and all going well a concert.

X & Y is one of my fav albums. Fix you played a big part in my recent wedding and played speed of sound at a recent gig and still sounds good.

Oh and the remix of clocks is top notch !!

[Wolfie]

Coldplay feature prominantly in Q this month. Interview and Album Review.

The new album is apparently not the giant "Kid A" leap forward in their trademark sound - its still recognisably Coldplay - but its a well received review. (4 Stars).

I noticed the interview contains a lot of "X+Y" revisionism as to actually how good it was. The band and the new albums producer, Brian Eno feel it was too long and overblown, too clinical and had "Pro Tools" hand marks all over it.

Eno set about tearing up their established working methods which appears to have revitalised the band and their sound.

Looking forward to hearing it.

[max power]

i've heard 3 tracks and likw them. Anyone get tickets for Belfeat, i got some for Friday night.

[The Optimist]

Just heard the full album and first thoughts are that its nothing special.
Its definetly different from anything they have done in the past.
It will be interesting to see how well it does.

If anyone is interested in listening to it just pm me.

[anto1208]

Cold play !! some of the most simplistic songs with terrible lyric's i dont know how anybody listens to them , take one fingure tap it on the desk once every second there you have the basis to the vast majority of there songs no imagination at all.

[Wolfie]

Cold play !! some of the most simplistic songs with terrible lyric's i dont know how anybody listens to them , take one fingure tap it on the desk once every second there you have the basis to the vast majority of there songs no imagination at all.

Conjures up an image of the band and Brian Eno huddled in a recording studio with Chris Martin sat at a desk, self consciously tapping out a melody with his finger every two seconds. Just to be avant garde.

[gustavo]

Cold play !! some of the most simplistic songs with terrible lyric's i dont know how anybody listens to them , take one fingure tap it on the desk once every second there you have the basis to the vast majority of there songs no imagination at all.
If only they could be as articulate as you

[Sligo Hornet]

If only they could be as articulate as you

:D:D Well said Gus! (I am a fan of Coldplay, and regularly tap my finger )

[Pauro 76]

I've listened to the album twice now. Refreshingly different for them. X&Y was really average, but this one, dare i say it, is pretty damn good.

[rambler14]

I like Coldplay and I have to say that they are potentially the closest thing to a modern day Beatles.

I realised this when watching the Violet Hill video and saw their style of dress and movement. Even outside their music their careers are similar. By that I mean what they campaign for and who their married to.

Violet Hill is defo one of their best work.

[Dodge]

A good band and they're never going to please the cool kids so I wouldn't worry about anyone knocking them. They suffer from the association lazy journos/media types make of them with terrible tribute acts like Slow Patrol etc

Coldplay are at least 500 times better than every band that has tried to be them in the last 6/7 years

[jebus]

A good point who are never going to please the cool kids. They als suffer from the acts of their terrible tribute acts like Slow Patrol etc

Somebody was hanging out with my old friend Jim Beam anyway :)

[Dodge]

Wowser....

Editted (kinda) now.

[jebus]

Wowser....

Editted (kinda) now.

Good to see you kept the best part regarding their tribute acts though :)

[max power]

A good band and they're never going to please the cool kids so I wouldn't worry about anyone knocking them. They suffer from the association lazy journos/media types make of them with terrible tribute acts like Slow Patrol etc

Coldplay are at least 500 times better than every band that has tried to be them in the last 6/7 years

i liked the unedited version better.

But do love the new album, i can hear the eno influence in it.

fav track is Strawberry Swing

[jebus]

Really liking the new one on it's first play alright. Good to see they've gone from being a singles band to one that is trying to make solid wall to wall albums. Liking the title track Viva La Vida too

[Pauro 76]

Favourite tracks, Viva La Vida, Strawberry Swing, the hidden track at the end of Yes (Chinese Sleep Chant), the songs within songs really add to it.

[max power]

Going back to Eno, parts of the album really really sound like James when Eno worked with them.

[Green_Hoop]

Really liked the album now,a good mix of music and a different sound to some of there previous albums. Saying that I've liked most of what they've brought out so far.

[gustavo]

Liking the 2 singles , Lost! Strawberry Swing , 42 and Chinese Sleep Chant so far , it's definetly a grower

[deecay]

apart from the two singles my favourite would definatley be cemetaries of london and strawberry swigs. a very good album in general

[Sligo Hornet]

apart from the two singles my favourite would definatley be cemetaries of london and strawberry swigs. a very good album in general

deecay......please try to concentrate on something other than Drink!:D

I have to say I am really liking the album now......Lost definitely my favourite

I managed to blag two tickets for their pre-Christmas shows at London's O2 Arena....will be a great show!!

[GavinZac]

Haven't listened to the whole album yet but is it safe to say they've rescued their image as a likable band from the mire their last album left them in, samples from techno songs, et al?

[Wolfie]

Liking the album. It's a cohesive collection songs that lend themselves to listening to the album as a whole. Very few weak moments. Hopefully the start of Coldplay - Mark II.

As someone previously mentioned, among the influences I can identify slight traces of James "Laid" album - in a good way. No coincidence that Eno produced that album also.

"42" is great melting pot of a song in the "Happiness is a Warm Gun", "Paranoid Android" mould.

[SkStu]

got the album last week - think its very good. Wouldnt be a huge fan all the same and didnt get into X&Y really...


X & Y is one of my fav albums. Fix you played a big part in my recent wedding

Fix You is a great song however and this is the best use of it ever. Watch the whole clip if you can...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnRDQlHrEg8&feature=related

[max power]

got the album last week - think its very good. Wouldnt be a huge fan all the same and didnt get into X&Y really...



Fix You is a great song however and this is the best use of it ever. Watch the whole clip if you can...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnRDQlHrEg8&feature=related


hmmmmm, a lots of bohs clips vs my wedding. Eh only one winner there my good man;):D

[SkStu]

hmmmmm, a lots of bohs clips vs my wedding. Eh only one winner there my good man;):D


youre right of course. Highlights of the Big Club is always better than Max and Min Powers wedding... :p

[Risteard]

Fix You is a great song however and this is the best use of it ever. Watch the whole clip if you can...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnRDQlHrEg8&feature=related

2:09 to 2:19 really looks like a skilful referee deciding he wants his fifteen finutes of fame.

[gustavo]

"42" is great melting pot of a song in the "Happiness is a Warm Gun", "Paranoid Android" mould.
This is a brilliant song :cool:

[Pauro 76]

This is a brilliant song :cool:

Why's it called 42? Great song I agree.

[gustavo]

Why's it called 42? Great song I agree.

I think its from the book "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" apparently the number 42 is the meaning of life or something like that ,

[max power]

I think its from the book "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" apparently the number 42 is the meaning of life or something like that ,

Ya i thought that as well, but it wasn't 42 in the end. wasn't it 57 or something ??

[GavinZac]

Ya i thought that as well, but it wasn't 42 in the end. wasn't it 57 or something ??

No. The answer remained 42 but they couldn't figure out the question. However, they located God's message to the universe.

"Sorry for any inconvenience caused"

[max power]

No. The answer remained 42 but they couldn't figure out the question. However, they located God's message to the universe.

"Sorry for any inconvenience caused"


Ok cool, never watched it so its all new to me. Its also one of the numbers from Lost.

[jebus]

Ok cool, never watched it so its all new to me. Its also one of the numbers from Lost.

Movie is good but isn't a patch on the book or it's sebsequent sequels so read them first, well worth a few hours of anyone's time

[Wolfie]

This is a brilliant song :cool:

Yeah, great.

42 has drilled its way into my brain and refuses to leave along with Supergrass's "Ghost of a Friend".