I came across the Newsweek MSNBC review of X&Y here:

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7935073/site/newsweek/

 

Many of you may have already read it, but I found that amongst all the critical comments the author had about Coldplay, there were some interesting things they had to say as well.

 

In particular "The only thing missing from "X&Y" is a teensy bit of daring. With the exception of the operatic title track, there's nothing here to match the structural originality of "Politik" from their last CD. Bands like U2 have been able to shed their skin once they've explored a sound for all it could offer; Coldplay is early in its career, but it hasn't hinted at a similar capacity for reinvention. If the band still sounds like this in five years, it won't have the same impact. At the moment, though, Coldplay may be the only rock band on the planet, U2 excepted, capable of galvanizing a broad, multigenerational audience. Evolution can wait."

 

This comment is interesting to me, mainly because, of the material that I've heard, it does in fact seem that Coldplay has not been able to math the structural originality of past songs like Clocks and Politik. I feel that the creativity of both those tracks off the last album may only be matched by X&Y (the title track) and/or Twisted Logic.

 

However, I still know that it's going to be a fukin great record, and that all the songs will kick ass. But I guess I agree with the statement that there will probably not be much that is "mind-blowingly different".

 

any thoughts?

They're all much of a muchness. Compare X&Y to Parachutes, well that's a whole different story

The Beatles did this. They created the whole expectation that bands have to explode their style every album. I just don't think it's realistic to expect that from every band. I think they have progressed, even evolved from Rush of Blood. Not in huge Kid A/Sgt. Pepper's style, but they have mastered their own style and manhandled it into X&Y. This is a more of a Rubber Soul to Revolver transition. Or at least that's what I see thus far. :confused:

I'll have to judge for myself once the album drops.. but from what I have heard thus far.. sounds like its still the familiar Coldplay sound.. turned up a notch..

this album is filled with greatness :)

you havent even heard it... :dozey: how do you know?

you havent even heard it... :dozey: how do you know?

 

FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD

 

IT'S GONNA BE GREAT :angry:

 

 

:angry: :angry:

:rolleyes:

I never usually quote myself.. but I had to on this one! lol after I had initially posted this..

 

I'll have to judge for myself once the album drops.. but from what I have heard thus far.. sounds like its still the familiar Coldplay sound.. turned up a notch..

 

I went to the site (http://www.coldplaying.com) to read up on some news... and found this article...

 

http://www.coldplaying.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=629

 

in which Guy says: "We set out to push ourselves forward in every direction — and we ended up with an album that sounded like we'd gone backwards rather than forwards," Berryman said. "So we had to step it up a few notches and work hard at it to get it right."

 

 

ohh Guy!! great minds think alike!:laugh3: :kiss: