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Coldplay - MYLO XYLOTO - October 24
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I've been listening to the album all week, and it's better than I thought it would be. Charlie Brown and Up with the Birds are my favorites, but Every Teardrop is a Waterfall and Paradise are horrible, horrible, songs and I skip them every time. Overall though, this is by far the worst Coldplay album but it's certainly worth listening to.
Franklinator said:
Wtf? lol Every Teardrop is at the very least passable (I like it, but can see that it wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea), and Paradise is VERY good.
Hurts like Heaven is good too now that I listened to it a few times. At this rate, I may have to buy the album as opposed to the singles I keep buying lol.
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Loki said:
I dunno what it is about it but I hate Every Teardrop so much. I think it may because of the synthesizers, but I'm not quite sure. And I would like Paradise a lot more if it weren't for the chorus, which annoys me every time because it's so repetitive. But aside from that the rest of the song is good. So I don't actually skip Paradise that much now that I think about it lol.
And you might as well buy the whole album, I think it's still $10 on Amazon for a physical copy
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Cynosure said:
Rush of Blood at the bottom? Whoa
Edit: Might as well make my own order
X&Y>Parachutes>Viva la Vida>Rish of Blood>Prospekt's March*>Mylo Xyloto
*I count it because it was long enough to be an album plus it was awesome
inthezone said:
Are you talking about the part where Rihanna and Martin are singing "you stole my star, la la la la la la la"? Best part of the song, and yeah, not sure why they made it die right after that. Def should've repeated that hook - very catchy and melodious. Great, actually. The rest of the song is good outside of the bland beeps and bops that follow the aforementioned segment. This one could've been big if they repeated that part.
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Sai-kun said:
The only answer.
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has anyone seen the paradise video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G4isv_Fylg&ob=av2e
I think this is my favorite video of the year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G4isv_Fylg&ob=av2e
I think this is my favorite video of the year.
I haven't had a chance to listen to this yet. Coldplay are one of those bands that I wish would recapture their early sound. Parachutes was incredible when it first came out and Rush of Blood was great as well, but x&y is perhaps the biggest letdown I've had when I've been excited for an album.
I haven't really paid too much attention since then but their festival performances have seemed great when watching them on the tv, so I have been thinking about buying this.
I haven't really paid too much attention since then but their festival performances have seemed great when watching them on the tv, so I have been thinking about buying this.
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My rankings so far would probably go like this:
Viva La Vida > Mylo Xyloto > X&Y > Rush of Blood > Parachutes
lol. I obviously prefer newer Coldplay. I feel like if Mylo had cleaner compositions (like Viva) without so much heavy synth that saturates Martin's vocals then I would like the album as much. Songs like Hurts Like Heaven are some of the best songs they ever recorded but it's a shame that most people who listen to it have no idea what Martin is saying coz he's drowned out by the roaring instrumentals. Production-wise it's a strange beast.
Viva La Vida > Mylo Xyloto > X&Y > Rush of Blood > Parachutes
lol. I obviously prefer newer Coldplay. I feel like if Mylo had cleaner compositions (like Viva) without so much heavy synth that saturates Martin's vocals then I would like the album as much. Songs like Hurts Like Heaven are some of the best songs they ever recorded but it's a shame that most people who listen to it have no idea what Martin is saying coz he's drowned out by the roaring instrumentals. Production-wise it's a strange beast.
Listened again.. and came to the realization that Chris just can't write an effective piano ballad any more. The three worst tracks on the album fall into this category and border on almost unlistenable.
Even on VLV, Death and All His Friends starts out fairly terribly during the softer piano bit. I'm not sure how a band that was essentially formed around the piano could have fallen off so far in that regard. Kind of odd that Keane has strayed a bit from the piano as well although all 3 of their albums have been excellent even while changing their sound up.
Even on VLV, Death and All His Friends starts out fairly terribly during the softer piano bit. I'm not sure how a band that was essentially formed around the piano could have fallen off so far in that regard. Kind of odd that Keane has strayed a bit from the piano as well although all 3 of their albums have been excellent even while changing their sound up.
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BigBlackGamer said:
elephants.
Hurts like Heaven is amazing. Such a driving beat and rhythm. The second verse and bridge is awesome when the tempo picks up. Hope this gets released as a single - I think it could be very popular. The only thing that could possibly hurt it pop-wise is the opening, which is a little odd and high-pitched. Still, terrific song imo.
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Finally gave this a listen the other day. Enjoyable nonetheless but not as good as some of their old stuff.
RatskyWatsky
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<---Is jealous. Damn. They're not touring anywhere near me.
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;_;
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Charlie Brown is the best song on MX, and it's getting a music video to boot!
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