March 25, 200917 yr i'm not sure if there's an existing thread on this, i couldn't find any. i've been a fan since AROBTTH album came out, so it's been quite a while. when my friend asked me to recommend me some coldplay songs i got totally excited! she haven't heard of their songs (or the band! i thought that wasn't possible at first lol) before... so it's like a totally a new listening ear. just wondering what would YOU recommend? here's my list: life in technicolor ii the hardest part god put a smile upon your face live (i just think they sounded so much nicer live!) how you see the world live fix you the scientist clocks prospekt's march talk strawberry swing death and all his friends
March 25, 200917 yr Don't Panic Everything's Not Lost Gravity Politik Green Eyes Amsterdam Square One Low The Hardest Part Yes Strawberry Swing Prospekts March Rainy Day tell your friend to start with those :)
March 25, 200917 yr Author Don't Panic Everything's Not Lost Gravity Politik Green Eyes Amsterdam i can't believe i forgot these!! thanks ;)
March 25, 200917 yr Yes!!! Gravity!!!!!!!!!, Yellow, of course, just be like, here, here's all 4 albums!!!!
March 25, 200917 yr Some of those songs could be boring to a new listener. I'd recommend Yellow, Fix You, Clocks, Violet Hill, etc. Great songs that are also exhilarating. Everything's Not Lost could be a bit dull.
March 25, 200917 yr I'm actually gonna recommend you start her with some singles. Use variety with them; mix some upbeat Viva la Vida or In My Place with a piano-rich Clocks, a majestic and soothing Fix You, maybe a rocker like Violet Hill, and then top things off with Yellow so that she knows the roots. No harm in throwing in some less-mainstream gems (Politik, Strawberry Swing), but most of those you have to ease into more.
March 25, 200917 yr I'm actually gonna recommend you start her with some singles. Use variety with them; mix some upbeat Viva la Vida or In My Place with a piano-rich Clocks, a majestic and soothing Fix You, maybe a rocker like Violet Hill, and then top things off with Yellow so that she knows the roots. No harm in throwing in some less-mainstream gems (Politik, Strawberry Swing), but most of those you have to ease into more. That's exactly what I did the other day with a friend of mine who was in the same situation.:lol:
March 25, 200917 yr LIT ii was the first one that came in to my head... it's just so postive - how could you not fall in love with that song?
March 25, 200917 yr Whatever you do with new listeners, don't bombard them with a dozen songs at once! Send them one or two at a time... Hold back your enthusiasm; I know it's hard, but you don't want to scare them off! I'm doing this with a friend of mine currently. Every couple days I send her a youtube link, "check THIS song out, now!" :)
March 25, 200917 yr Why not recommend one whole album to start with? If you're going to recommend a whole album, it has to be AROBTTH - it's the most "newbie-friendly" go back to the start - blue room , brothers and sisters and parachutes Even now, I find some of their earliest stuff rather maudlin... I prefer Chris in optimistic, anthemic mode
March 25, 200917 yr Personally I'd get (burn) her anyone of the albums, maybe AROBTTH or VLV or both. If you're looking for a compilation, a lot depends on her tastes. Politik and Bigger Stronger might not be everyone's cup of tea, but are 'must adds' if you're afraid someone may find them too soft. All the singles are safe bets, but I hope you include at least some of the following: Bigger Stronger, Don't Panic, Shiver, Trouble, Politik, The Scientist, Clocks, Green Eyes, Warning Sign, Amsterdam, Talk, SOS, THP, LIT 1, LIJ, Violet Hill, Strawberry Swing. But most of all try to get a well rounded set. Never list two songs off the same album back to back. An example could go: Politik Shiver The Scientist Talk Bros & Sisters (trouble version) Trouble Viva la Vida etc.
March 25, 200917 yr I'm actually gonna recommend you start her with some singles. Use variety with them; mix some upbeat Viva la Vida or In My Place with a piano-rich Clocks, a majestic and soothing Fix You, maybe a rocker like Violet Hill, and then top things off with Yellow so that she knows the roots. No harm in throwing in some less-mainstream gems (Politik, Strawberry Swing), but most of those you have to ease into more. my sentiments exactly............. totally agree here Viva La Vida yellow clocks LITii FIX You any of the above
March 25, 200917 yr :laugh3:Start with the ones that grab instant attention, and are a bit more upbeat.. I think Strawberry Swing is really nice, or Lover's in Japan, or Clocks ;)
March 25, 200917 yr Well, these are the songs I gave to my besties to turn them into fans, and it's definately worked: LiT ii In My Place The Hardest Place Clocks Warning Sign The Scientist Talk GPASUYF Speed of Sound Politik Trouble Green Eyes Don't Panic Shiver Fix You Postcards From Far Away Yellow They both had VLV already.
March 26, 200917 yr Don't Panic, Green Eyes, The Scientist, Fix You, Life in Technicolor ii, A rush of blood to the head.
March 26, 200917 yr One of my friends used to listen to Viva La Vida and it happend that she joined me to go to their show. She didn't know any song exspect of Viva so it was an 'experiment' for her. It took me six months to make her borrow my albums, but it worked. ;) I agree with you, do not give too many songs the same time away. And look carefully to choose some popular ones or ones which are not too experimental for the first round. For example I truly love Lovers In Japan and it's such a perfect song, but I wouldn't give it away to a first time listener. Therefore I think it's a bit too ... maybe you could get a wrong impression of Coldplay. LiT ii and Clocks should be in, Strawberry Swing and Speed Of Sound as well. And, as a tipp, don't put too many X&Y tracks together in a row, because all my friends who listened to the whole X&Y said they can't differ one song from another. (Which I can't understand.)
March 26, 200917 yr Well, these are the songs I gave to my besties to turn them into fans, and it's definately worked: LiT ii In My Place The Hardest Place Clocks Warning Sign The Scientist Talk GPASUYF Speed of Sound Politik Trouble Green Eyes Don't Panic Shiver Fix You Postcards From Far Away Yellow They both had VLV already. ^ yeah, anything like this would be a great mix. It might be better to avoid songs like VLV which everyone on the planet has heard multiple times. They're much more likely to really enjoy great songs they haven't heard before, like shiver and warning sign.
March 26, 200917 yr Lost? !!!!! :nice: My friend got caught up into Coldplay after listening to Lost? ! :D
March 26, 200917 yr Yeah, I would probably start with VLV... I don't understand it, all my friends absolutely don't like Coldplay but they think VLV is a catchy song... I don't get why....
March 26, 200917 yr I actually had this same situation and made a disc. I just added as many singles and my favourite album tracks onto one disc, lol. It turned out nicely I think and has a nice flow to it, although it was still missing a few singles... I just didn't have enough room, ha! Oh, and they liked it enough to go by the albums :smug: Violet Hill God Put A Smile Upon Your Face Speed of Sound Viva La Vida Clocks Talk Life in Technicolor ii The Scientist Yellow White Shadows Lovers In Japan In My Place Fix you Shiver Politik The Hardest Part Trouble
March 26, 200917 yr My two-cents worth :tongue: Not necessarily in any order since I know I'm shite at song sequence :embarassed: LiT ii Yellow Politik GPASUYF Clocks Don't Panic The Scientist Fix You Violet Hill Shiver Talk Trouble Strawberry Swing Lovers in Japan Death and All His Friends It's starting to look like the entire Coldplay discography :lol:
March 26, 200917 yr In My Place will work, that guitar riff sent chills to my spine at the first listen. Viva la Vida would be also a great choice.
March 26, 200917 yr Author thanks guys! my friend is really the happy optimistic kind of person (lol, i dunno how else to describe her!) so i did take some of your list and compile them together for her. eeeps, i'm kinda excited to hear what she thinks of it. so far she said she played yellow twice before moving on to other songs :D
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