overproduced as most people have said many times before. Want proof?? Listen to the KCRW gig from 2005-03-12. After hearing speed of sound over and over and then listening to the album version, I was shocked to hear how different it was... A Message from the KCRW gig is AMAZING, i love it!! Way better than the album version..Anyone else feel the same way?? Sorry if this was a bit random, I was listening to the gig and cant get over how great the songs are in a stripped down version.

Personally, I like this sound that people refer to as "overproduced." The songs sound...welll...fuller. For example, when I heard the live version of White Shadows, I was quite disappointed. It was just lacking the subtle background sound, the color that brings the soundscape of the album version to life, and makes a perfect song better. :)

 

Just my opinion.

Personally, I like this sound that people refer to as "overproduced." The songs sound...welll...fuller. For example, when I heard the live version of White Shadows, I was quite disappointed. It was just lacking the subtle background sound, the color that brings the soundscape of the album version to life, and makes a perfect song better. :)

 

Just my opinion.

I like your opinion very much :thumbsup:

I like your opinion very much

 

Thank you. :)

I like your opinion very much :thumbsup:

 

I agree

 

 

i think.... coldplay did the raw organic acoustic thing with parachutes.

 

 

How different X and Y was from that is why I think it gets all this neg.

 

Its my FAVORITE album tho...

 

and I think theres a few tracks where you can still sorta hear the parachute-esc stuff

 

the rest of the tracks that you call "overproduced" .... I call EPIC.

i think.... coldplay did the raw organic acoustic thing with parachutes.

 

 

How different X and Y was from that is why I think it gets all this neg.

 

Definitely. That's one thing I absolutely love about Coldplay, each album is different. And that's a good thing! Just because one album is perfection in one person's mind doesn't mean that everyone else necessarily wants to listen to the same style repeated on later albums.

 

Despite claims that all Coldplay music sounds the same, there is absolutely no questioning the different styles represented in Parachutes, A Rush of Blood to the Head, X&Y and Viva la Vida. Each album is its own masterpiece...only painted in different colors.

 

But when they come together...

 

Bliss.

 

I can't wait to see what the guys have in store for LP5!

Me too!

Personally, I like this sound that people refer to as "overproduced." The songs sound...welll...fuller. For example, when I heard the live version of White Shadows, I was quite disappointed. It was just lacking the subtle background sound, the color that brings the soundscape of the album version to life, and makes a perfect song better. :)

 

Just my opinion.

 

this!

 

X&Y was so wonderful :wacky:

still my favourite CP album :)

Anyone have a link for the KCRW gig from 2005-03-12?

still my favourite CP album :)

 

Same for me

Although I can understand what you mean I Love how Parachutes is more simple but still amazingly beautiful .

The best song has to be Swallowed in the sea on there

Well my opinion :P

I think X&Y has some beautiful songs but as a whole is not that good as the previous albums. A Message and Swallowed In The Sea are two of my favorite coldplay songs.

A Message and Swallowed In The Sea are two of my favorite coldplay songs.

:wacky: Me too. Although that was a relatively recent development.

 

I used to think X&Y was the best album. Now I lean more toward AROBTTH. I think the reason why is because after learning of the band's general displeasure with the recording process for X&Y, I almost kind of feel bad/guilty listening to it.

I think X&Y has some beautiful songs but as a whole is not that good as the previous albums. A Message and Swallowed In The Sea are two of my favorite coldplay songs.

 

A Message is my favorite Coldplay song :wacky:

and then In My Place :P

I Think it hard to define a 'best song' ....... For me;

Politik is the best instrumentally

Swallowed in the sea best lyrically etc .

But they have tonnes and atm I Can't stop listening to their Bsides

I Think it hard to define a 'best song' ....... For me;

Politik is the best instrumentally

Swallowed in the sea best lyrically etc .

But they have tonnes and atm I Can't stop listening to their Bsides

While I do agree that the songs from the gig sound a little different to how they sounded on the album, to me it's not because the songs were over produced. The actual sound quality of that gig was not great and it's hard to hear any sort of synths in the background as they are drowned out by the sound of the bass and drums which are overpowering.

I definitely not dogging X&Y. It's an amazing album. To this day, I dont know why or how A Message didn't make it as a single. It's beautiful. Top songs for me are A Message, Swallowed In the Sea, and White Shadows. The HArdest Part is a fun/upbeat song too.

I think X&Y has some beautiful songs but as a whole is not that good as the previous albums. A Message and Swallowed In The Sea are two of my favorite coldplay songs.

 

I agree with you.

A new version of a message was released in March for Haiti right?

Wasn't it earlier?

Wasn't it earlier?

I love X&Y. I get chills every time I hear the last lines of "A Message." Those last few seconds just blow my mind. I wouldn't really call the album "overproduced" though. I understand that argument, but I've always felt that if Coldplay put it out, then they had faith in the sound they were trying to convey. In this case, a very synthy kind of sound :D

 

That said, it's not my favourite album. I like the direction they took with it, but Rush is just too perfect.

I think X&Y has some beautiful songs but as a whole is not that good as the previous albums. A Message and Swallowed In The Sea are two of my favorite coldplay songs.

 

Agree :)

x & y = crap:dozey: I love coldplay but that has to be the worst album out ever