I dont think they are out of focus, I think they just are not yet sure of what they really want to do. If the whole rumor of it being a more stripped down album is true, it would be a huge change and they probably are questioning it over and over again.

What sucks for me is just the fact that they said they wanted to release a new LP5 before 2010, and now it's not even gonna be ready by the end of 2010. It's like when you were a kid and your father/mother broke their promises :(

Woohoo I like the new blog! :dance: It's not that much to read but still there are some very interesting information in it that are more than enough to satisfy the fangirl in me :awesome:

What sucks for me is just the fact that they said they wanted to release a new LP5 before 2010, and now it's not even gonna be ready by the end of 2010. It's like when you were a kid and your father/mother broke their promises :(

It was pretty obvious it wouldn't be ready for 2010....With all the touring and knowing their 'creativ speed', I had no illusions whatsoever...! Plus Chris is always speaking ahead of himself, so I prefer them taking their time than rushing it.

 

And I truly think this album will be their masterpiece. Dunno why, but that's what my guts are telling me :laugh3: *please let it be true*

Ive always been a pessimist so i think it will be shit if they are changing their direction so many times. just hoping it would be better then X&Y:dozey:

It was pretty obvious it wouldn't be ready for 2010....With all the touring and knowing their 'creativ speed', I had no illusions whatsoever...! Plus Chris is always speaking ahead of himself, so I prefer them taking their time than rushing it.

 

And I truly think this album will be their masterpiece. Dunno why, but that's what my guts are telling me :laugh3: *please let it be true*

 

 

 

Well I like your feeling more than mine so I hope you're right :D

Well I like your feeling more than mine so I hope you're right :D

If it turns out to be a total shit, you're allowed to slap me :lol:

I just want them to take their time and be happy with the finished product.

Whatever they end with, we know for a fact they do put a lot of work/thinking to it... Personally, as long as it's not a lot of songs like "Kingdom Come" and "Death Will Never Conquer" I'll be happy

I'm going to miss the Viva era, it was just so epic. But at the same time, I'm excited to see what direction they finally end up going with. I have faith in the guys. They haven't let me down yet, and I don't think they have the capacity to do so.

Roadie #42 - Blog #123

September 28, 2010 4:27 pm

 

#42 goes for smiles and smiles

 

I guess it's inevitable that after a couple months away from the recording process, the first couple of weeks back would feel a little like being thrown into a wind tunnel. When the fellas get the bit between their teeth, things start to move very quickly.

 

And then they accelerate.

 

As detailed previously, "the plan" has again been shaken up like a fizzy drink can. Once they decide to bend back the ring pull, you'd better be on your toes...

 

The immediate plan has shifted to one very specific thing, to the exclusion of all else. Brian has often claimed that limitations are very useful in the creative process and in this case it's like a huge shot in the arm. The past week has been like watching one of those time lapse movies of a tree growing. Rather than a tree of course, we have a song. One song in particular.

 

 

 

The extreme focus and the speed with which things start to come together results in an unmistakable giddiness within the studio. Despite there being nothing stronger than a decent espresso in evidence here, you'd be forgiven for thinking that there was something chemical at work.

 

 

The excitement elevates the mood to the point where everyone is completely on form. Jokes crackle back and forth between takes - and the takes themselves are quite clearly keepers...

 

 

Davide Rossi joins us for a while. He's the immensely talented young man who put down all of the strings on Viva. He brings with him equal parts breathtaking virtuosity and supreme stand-up comedy. Pretty soon, he and Andy Rugg are in the Bakery laying down his army-of-one string section.

 

 

Upstairs, Jon Hopkins is sitting with Dan Green weaving laptop magic that will swell and glow throughout the track. From the bottom of the stairs, you can make out an acoustic guitar and Chris singing at the top of his lungs from through Phil's office door.

 

The ring pull has clearly been pulled - and the tune is exploding all over the place. What a lovely mess to witness. Moments like this come out of nowhere and a huge amount of progress is made very quickly. Sustaining this rate inevitably becomes the goal, which means the poor old Pro-Tools trackball is slowly melting under co-producer Rik Simpson's fingers.

 

I've escaped upstairs to my office. I've been given a backup task. Every hard disk involved in the recording process is backed up religiously on a daily basis. There's other media involved though. Chris has gone back to pen and paper recently and has been stuffing a notebook with lyrics, doodles and random thoughts.

 

Obviously, losing this would be disastrous, so I've been scanning every page, every scrap and every sellotaped addition. "The next record" exists in several forms within the Beehive walls. This, in many ways, is as pure a representation of what's coming than the stack of firewire drives sat on the Pro Tools rig.

 

So, ladies and gents, I give you the next Coldplay record:

 

 

R#42

:dance: :dance: :dance:

 

Now that's more like it!! Awesome blog!

:bomb: Now I'm excited :lol:

Squeee :dance:

I'm soooo excited!!! :dance: :dance: things seem to be going great!

 

R#42

^ Ha! It looks like Roadie #44 wasn't joking in regard to the plants. They are still spreading over the instruments. I wonder if this one has made it to the full lenth of the piano yet...

 

 

 

Wonderful :D

^ Ha! It looks like Roadie #44 wasn't joking in regard to the plants. They are still spreading over the instruments. I wonder if this one has made it to the full lenth of the piano yet...

 

 

 

:laugh3::laugh3: they seem to be getting everywhere! we'll have to wait for a new R#44 update to find out more then... :whistle:

;)

:awesome:

:dance::dance::dance:

:laugh3::laugh3: they seem to be getting everywhere! we'll have to wait for a new R#44 update to find out more then... :whistle:

;)

That likely won't happen anytime soon, since she was only hired as a temporary janitor while they were away from the studio during July and August. However, she did inform them that she would be happy to take over janitorial duties again during the holidays. If they decide to hire her again, I'm sure she'll have a little spare time for another non-update update. :wacko:

:bomb: :awesome: :dance:

 

It SO good to see them all smile...can't wait!!

:dance::dance::dance::dance:

this makes me hopeful abt the new album

Ive always been a pessimist so i think it will be shit if they are changing their direction so many times. just hoping it would be better then X&Y:dozey:

X&Y is a great album no matter what critics said.

 

Probably I'm the one who is sceptical about new album cause it looks like the same team (Davide Rossi, Eno, Hoskins) are working on this one. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy Viva a lot but for me it less memorable album out of four. So I really would be glad if they would return to minimalistic style of the Parachutes or completely changed direction rather kind of copying previous successful collaboration.

 

But hell, I would enjoy next album anyway, just give us some date!

ROADIE 42 DANCE :dance:

NEWS WOOO & Guy :wink2:

:laugh3::laugh3: they seem to be getting everywhere! we'll have to wait for a new R#44 update to find out more then... :whistle:

;)

 

R#44? Have I missed something? :laugh3:

Can someone please explain! :)