April 14, 200818 yr So what, the single's begin released on CD May/early June, meaning we should be able to hear the song very soon. My fingers are crossed for sometime next week.
April 14, 200818 yr i knew that something was going to happen in Italy, because prospekt was in Italy:)
April 14, 200818 yr what about "42" being the first single? we've never been sure about that :) it seems that Coldplay decided not to use it as the first single
April 14, 200818 yr Could anyone translate it? Looks really interesting I could try... but it could turn out to be a long work
April 14, 200818 yr Author This is a translation made by Google Translator. Sorry for mistakes but it's not my guilt. Coldplay in Taormina unveil 'Viva La Vida' TAORMINA. They returned for a week in the Sicily who first welcomed them with great warmth. It was the summer of 2000, when Coldplay did resound on stage to Sonica in Misterbianco notes Yellow, the song that would later made them famous throughout the world. Chris Martin and associates were little more than twenties and happy to be on tour in a place such "exotic". "In Catania - still recalls today - I made the best dinner of my life, the board was prepared to many dishes served at once, not ever forget." Eight years have passed. Meanwhile became men, married, and are especially global star. With assets of more than 40 million discs sold throughout the world and the strength to be able to affect stock market quotes of their label to each of their decision. Suffice it to recall that the titles of Emi collapsed a couple of years ago under the heading, then denied, the dissolution of the band. Now, like a journey back in their past, the English band is desired return to relive and riassaporare places, flavors and fragrances its infancy. Complice Jim Kerr - the leader of Simple Minds that he hosted in his hotel Villa Angela -, Martin & company did in Taormina basis for a week then going around Sicily looking for location for September photographic and video of the individual the new album. Syracuse, Catania and Enna (the dam on the lake Nicoletti) between the stages of the Tour Sicilian. Shaded dell'Etna Coldplay have defined the outline of their new disc, the successor of fortunatissimo X & Y, 2005 (more than 20 million copies sold throughout the world and the first place in the hit parade of 32 countries). The tracklist appeared yesterday on the site of the band with the headline "Thursday 10 April, Taormina, Sicily. And since title, the disc seems to be inspired in our land: Viva La Vida. Come next June 17 and include ten songs: Life in Technicolor, Cemeteries Of London, Lost!, 42, Lovers In Japan / Reign Of Love, Yes, Viva La Vida, Violet Hill, Strawberry Swing, Death And All His Friends. The editors of Billboard, which has had the opportunity to listen to the preview disc, speaks of "sumptuous arrangements as never heard before in a disc of Coldplay, with special disgressions instrumental electro-acoustic and a ghost track entitled The Escapist." Moreover, according to the American magazine, the band would partially abandoned the scheme verse-chorus-verse, in favor of less symmetrical structures and more complex. Chris Martin said "always be haunted by write and produce songs that can be sung on the roofs ... I wanted only to present something considerably different." The echoes drummer Will Champion: "Brian (Eno, the album producer, editor's note) has an incredible ability to demystify the brilliant insights, by the great music seem always at your fingertips." Viva La Vida, recorded between Spain and Great Britain, will become the basis for a new world tour of Coldplay. Last Twisted Logic Tour, between 2005 and 2006, was followed by more than 1.2 million viewers for a cash total of 51.4 million dollars. "We would like to return to play in this wonderful theatre," commented watching the world who admires cavea of Taormina from the first to share the day before yesterday at a time in London.
April 14, 200818 yr in the third paragraph, I think they're talking about a possible photoshoot and a video for the new single.. but they dont mention Violet hill :confused: Oh well, I still believe it was filmed there !!
April 14, 200818 yr I also traslated the article...:( patrizio was faster than me:P ?I'll post it anyway... TAORMINA. They returned for a week in Sicily that warmingly welcomed them before than any other country. It was in summer 2000 when Coldplay played on the stage of the Sonica festival in Misterblanco the notes of Yellow, the song that would make them famous all around the world. Chris Martin and the other guys were only 20 and they were happy to be on tour in such an exotic place. “In Catania – he still remembers today – I had my best dinner in my life, the table was full of very many dishes, dished all at once. I will never forget it”. Eight years have passed. Meanwhile, they’ve become adults and they’ve married and first of all they’re stars all around the world. With more than 40 mllions sold cds and the with power to be important for the Emi’s quotations in stock exchange for every album. It’s worth to remember that its stocks fell down some years ago after the wrong news about a split of the band. Now, like in a journey back in time, the English band wanted to return to live intesely again the places, the flavours and the essences of their beginning. Thanks to Jim Kerr – Simple Minds’s leader who hosted them in his hotel Villa Angela – Martin and friends stayed in Taormina for a week going around Sicily looking for a location for photografic sets and for first single’s video. Siracusa, Catania, Enna, the barrage of Nicoletti lake were some places of the little tour in Sicily. In the shade of Etna Coldplay defined the tracklist of their new disc, the follow-up of the very famous X&Y in 2005 (more than 20 milions copied sold all around the world and first place in charts in 32 countries). The tracklist appeared right yesterday on the band’s site with heading "Thursday 10 April, Taormina, Sicily". And from the title the album seems to be ispired by our land: Viva la vida. It will be out on 17th june and will cointain 10 songs: Life in Technicolor, Cemeteries Of London, Lost!, 42, Lovers In Japan/Reign Of Love, Yes, Viva La Vida, Violet Hill, Strawberry Swing, Death And All His Friends. Billboard’s redaction, that had the opportunity to listen to the album before the release, talks about somptuous arrangements, never heard before in their albums, with special electro-acoustic digressions and a ghost track titled The Escapist”. Also, always according to the american magazine, the band seems to have abandoned a bit the structure verse-chorus-verse, preferring more symmetric and complex structures. Chris Martin explained, he’s always been obsessed by writing and producing songs that can be sung on the roofs...: “I just wanted to offer something completely different.” And Will Champion continues: “Brian Eno is incredibly able to demistify the genial intuitions, making the great music sound always like available to everyone.” Viva la vida, recorded between Spain and Great Britain, will become the premise for the new Coldplay worldwide tour. The last Twisted logic tour between 2005 and 2006 was attended by more than 1.2 milions people with a total encashment as 51.4 milion dollars. “We’d like to playing again in this wonderful theatre”, they commented looking at landscape from the old cavea of Taormina’s theatre before to leave towards London the day before yesterday.
April 14, 200818 yr Sylvia, your avatar is very pretty - where did you take that photo? Thank you! I'm glad you like it! :nice: I made it. :) I posted it now in the "Show us your art!" thread. You can see there a bigger version of the photo. :)
April 14, 200818 yr And who laughed at me when I said that they could have been recording a video right now in Sicily??? hmm?? MWAHAHAHAHA
April 14, 200818 yr And who laughed at me when I said that they could have been recording a video right now in Sicily??? hmm?? MWAHAHAHAHA :uhoh: that might be me.... But I never laughed at you man ! :P
April 14, 200818 yr Everyone laughed at me when I said days before that they album name would be Viva La Vida!
April 14, 200818 yr :uhoh: that might be me.... But I never laughed at you man ! :P haha I'm a lenient guy, I'll forgive you but just this once! :P
April 14, 200818 yr haha I'm a lenient guy, I'll forgive you but just this once! :P :nice: it'll never happen again !
April 14, 200818 yr Sweet news. And now we play the waiting game. Kind of odd. I can't remember the last time a band's first single was the 8th track on the album. Usually it's like between the first and 4th song. Just a stray observation.
April 14, 200818 yr Man, hurry this video I wanna see it. I think there going for the sexy look video. You know theyve never done that. I can imagine them by the Lake with girls in their bikinis and the guys just flexing their muscles and showing off. That would be a great video!
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