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[Cleggy]

Except they have much better lyrics.

 

True that.

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

i agree. :wacko:

i mean, i can understand people not liking their new music, but i think the boys have every right to wear whatever they want, no matter how ridiculous some people might think it is. :P

 

I agree, they're completely within their rights to wear/do whatever. I guess the reason I'm just not so hot on their coordinated clothing (even with the all-black with X&Y) is that it smacks of this heavily-orchestrated campaign to me. We know they dress pretty normally in their free time, even when they're out at public events yet not with the other band members, and I don't know, the idea of them wearing carefully pre-planned and coordinated clothes to me helps move them towards the superficial pop side of the music spectrum. They're perfectly within their rights to be there too, but as someone who doesn't usually go for that type of music and marketing, it's a shame to me personally, especially when I think they have more to give and more to go on than gimmicky things like that.

[lndnsky]

I agree, they're completely within their rights to wear/do whatever. I guess the reason I'm just not so hot on their coordinated clothing (even with the all-black with X&Y) is that it smacks of this heavily-orchestrated campaign to me. We know they dress pretty normally in their free time, even when they're out at public events yet not with the other band members, and I don't know, the idea of them wearing carefully pre-planned and coordinated clothes to me helps move them towards the superficial pop side of the music spectrum. They're perfectly within their rights to be there too, but as someone who doesn't usually go for that type of music and marketing, it's a shame to me personally, especially when I think they have more to give and more to go on than gimmicky things like that.

 

Couldn't agree more!

[RuneZore]

http://twitter.com/#!/beckodotcom

 

well, he bloody love it!:D

[juanif94]

http://twitter.com/#!/beckodotcom[/url]

 

well, he bloody love it!:D

 

that's a good sign :smug: :D

[the_escapist]

maybe it will leak before Friday

[Iqra94]

maybe it will leak before Friday

 

Highly doubt that.

[coldplayisawesome]

I agree, they're completely within their rights to wear/do whatever. I guess the reason I'm just not so hot on their coordinated clothing (even with the all-black with X&Y) is that it smacks of this heavily-orchestrated campaign to me. We know they dress pretty normally in their free time, even when they're out at public events yet not with the other band members, and I don't know, the idea of them wearing carefully pre-planned and coordinated clothes to me helps move them towards the superficial pop side of the music spectrum. They're perfectly within their rights to be there too, but as someone who doesn't usually go for that type of music and marketing, it's a shame to me personally, especially when I think they have more to give and more to go on than gimmicky things like that.

 

i see what you mean.

although something tells me that Chris would totally wear something like that in public. :P

[juanif94]

maybe it will leak before Friday

 

I really hope so! I can't wait anymore :lol:

[carkids]

yhh i dont like leaks but i cant never resist D:, remember Christmas lights? a lot of people listened to it b4 the release

(apart from the people who went to the boat thing) :dozey:

[dry_pretzels]

We know they dress pretty normally in their free time, even when they're out at public events yet not with the other band members, and I don't know, the idea of them wearing carefully pre-planned and coordinated clothes to me helps move them towards the superficial pop side of the music spectrum. They're perfectly within their rights to be there too, but as someone who doesn't usually go for that type of music and marketing, it's a shame to me personally, especially when I think they have more to give and more to go on than gimmicky things like that.

 

That's what bothers me the most. :\ It's like they try a little too hard, so I find it to be, like you said, gimmicky.

 

But I guess I can give the band credit for their effort in making a theme in every aspect of their music and image.

[ediskrad73]

maybe it will leak before Friday

 

i doubt it. usually leaks will stem from some sort of physical release which can fall into the wrong hands. with a digital release, that is much more difficult to get a hold of as only a few people have access to the file.

[Guest howyousawtheworld]

The whole co ordinated clothes looks pretty effortless to me. Trying to hard? Sorry that is complete and utter rubbish. Their job is to create sounds and present them in an appropriate manner.

 

With the themes they're working on, it'd be pretty cheap for them to make no distinction between the themes of the album and transmit them on stage. You may not like it but they're doing the right thing. It's not superficial if the themes are present in the music. What Lady Gaga and the rest do is perform on stage in costume that has no relevance what so ever to the "music" she is singing to. That is superficial. She would perform dressed up as a birthday cake while singing a song about chasing after men. What that has to do with dressing up as a birthday cake I don't know but that's the sort of thing she would do. And judging by the stupid costumes that complete fad has worn I wouldn't be surprised if she has done that.

[the_escapist]

I mean, not all Radio DJ's and people who work at radio stations are very honest. Maybe one of them will upload the file to the Internet before time.

[Prospector]

I agree, they're completely within their rights to wear/do whatever. I guess the reason I'm just not so hot on their coordinated clothing (even with the all-black with X&Y) is that it smacks of this heavily-orchestrated campaign to me. We know they dress pretty normally in their free time, even when they're out at public events yet not with the other band members, and I don't know, the idea of them wearing carefully pre-planned and coordinated clothes to me helps move them towards the superficial pop side of the music spectrum. They're perfectly within their rights to be there too, but as someone who doesn't usually go for that type of music and marketing, it's a shame to me personally, especially when I think they have more to give and more to go on than gimmicky things like that.

 

I understand what you say but I like the clothes thing. For me it's like they're saying that on that moment whether on the videos or concerts they are not Chris, Guy , Jonny and Will, they are Coldplay. Also, the clothes are part of the visual journey that the concerts are.

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

The whole co ordinated clothes looks pretty effortless to me. Trying to hard? Sorry that is complete and utter rubbish. Their job is to create sounds and present them in an appropriate manner.

 

With the themes they're working on, it'd be pretty cheap for them to make no distinction between the themes of the album and transmit them on stage. You may not like it but they're doing the right thing. It's not superficial if the themes are present in the music. What Lady Gaga and the rest do is perform on stage in costume that has no relevance what so ever to the "music" she is singing to. That is superficial. She would perform dressed up as a birthday cake while singing a song about chasing after men. What that has to do with dressing up as a birthday cake I don't know but that's the sort of thing she would do. And judging by the stupid costumes that complete fad has worn I wouldn't be surprised if she has done that.

 

As much as they're pushing this graffiti motif, I highly doubt they're going to be singing ABOUT graffiti and spray paint. It's the same thing with VLV: they told us to expect a Latin flavor sort of thing (or the media did), and really it was present only in the undertones.

 

Like I say, I'm all for everyone doing what they want and what they think is best. It just doesn't gel well with my ideas about what I'd like the band to be focusing on. I think they'd benefit from everything being a bit more stripped down. The Crisis gigs were like that, and I thought that might have been the best I've ever seen them perform, and the most refreshing show from them I've ever seen.

[JM-42]

I guess they just "want to take over the world" again. Everything has to be bigger and spectacular. Sad it just doesn't get along with what I think a rock band should do. Still, their music has been pretty decent since they became that big act (VLV era) imo and that's what keeps me expecting with some exciment for the new song.

[Tonsu]

I agree, they're completely within their rights to wear/do whatever. I guess the reason I'm just not so hot on their coordinated clothing (even with the all-black with X&Y) is that it smacks of this heavily-orchestrated campaign to me. We know they dress pretty normally in their free time, even when they're out at public events yet not with the other band members, and I don't know, the idea of them wearing carefully pre-planned and coordinated clothes to me helps move them towards the superficial pop side of the music spectrum. They're perfectly within their rights to be there too, but as someone who doesn't usually go for that type of music and marketing, it's a shame to me personally, especially when I think they have more to give and more to go on than gimmicky things like that.

 

I completely understand this type of point of view :)

 

But for me, we know the band has had a hard time keeping together over the years. They've only managed it by almost breaking up on a number of occasions, and then at last coming together stronger and more united than before.

 

A large part of that seems to have been because they found a way to bond more strongly. In the Viva era it's so obvious how they did it - the costumes, the theme, the vision, the 'the whole world is against us let's show them what we can do!' spirit.

 

And how did that turn out? Incredibly, if you ask me! It's not my favourite album of theirs, or my favourite tour in some senses. I preferred the vibe and setlists during ARoBtTH and even Twisted Logic slightly (I wasn't lucky enough to see them on Parachutes).

 

Did it do some things better than previous tours? You betcha - it did a lot! It was more theatrical (in a good way), more cohesive, more varied, and much more consistent in quality. The boys looked like they were having the most fun ever since I first saw them in 2003. As far as I'm concerned they were enjoying it, for the first time, just as much as the crowd.

 

I pretty much hated Violet Hill the first twenty or thirty times I listened to it. It was too short, too different, too 'un-Coldplay'. Finally it broke through and I began to love it. Once I 'got' it I've loved it every single time I've heard it more and more, each time, and that never stops.

 

The Viva costumes? They made me sick at first - what nonsense was this? It was only seeing them live for the first couple of times - with the theme, their vision, their entourages' vision, their attitude, and their love for the music from everything they played all the way down to the clothes they wore - that everything fell into place.

 

And I absolutely loved it! The biggest band in my life just became an awful lot bigger in my eyes, even if some of the old songs were better than some of the new album.

 

Not much of VLV is 'classic' Coldplay to me now, though I still love it dearly and always will. 42, Violet Hill, DaAHF (live version), LiJ are standouts. The others all range from 'great' to 'very good'. There are no bum notes at all, for me. Lost was lots of fun live (and great for the mood!) LiT an incredible starter, and led on to the lovely LiTii, and Viva? Not my favourite song ever by them...again it took me many many listens to even accept it as - but when I did - oh boy!! And live? WOW...

 

Now we approach a new album. We have the guys again taking on a band identity with a group clothing theme. What did Viva teach me? Trust them on it! What else do I know? They might even not be together right now even making music if it wasn't for having this kind of band identity!

 

Lyrics? I don't care much. They've always been a mixed bag for me right from the band's start but they always fit the music, and never take away from it. More usually they add to it, greatly, and mostly you anyway would never have one without the other.

 

The artwork? I think it's cool enough, it's different from anything they've done before. Again, I'll trust them on it! Someone posted that street art shouldn't be done by anyone who's not working class. Perhaps that poster should get in touch with privately-educated Banksy and tell him that?! That's one of the most discriminatory things I've read recently, across a number of sites. And judging or even worrying about the music music based on artwork? I'm stunned.

 

I'm not aiming this post at anyone at all, and certainly not Chelsea whose post I quoted - it was just a starting-out point for me for a few thoughts :)

 

Everyone has a right to an opinion, everyone has a right to worry before the new music hits us. I'm just a bit surprised and sad that so many very negative views have been expressed. Perhaps - just a thought - that reflects more about the posters than the band (?)

 

Personally Coldplay have never let me down in the greater sense of things. Every album's brought new favourites. Every tour's been better, bigger, and brighter than the last. Every time I've worried about clothing or other such things they've proved me wrong, and themselves right.

 

And it's all happening soon! Bring it on I say, I'm ready for it all!!

 

:sunny:

[Tash]

Pete, you're back!

[hux90]

So are the past 20 pages disagreements/fights or are there any actual developments in the single/album releases? (I know the single will be out friday :) )

[woohoo37]

I thought the single had leaked as this forum is painfully slow!

[coldplaykb]

So are the past 20 pages disagreements/fights or are there any actual developments in the single/album releases? (I know the single will be out friday :) )

 

They are stupid fights. No worries. You haven't missed anything :)

[taameen**sparks**]

I completely understand this type of point of view :)

 

But for me, we know the band has had a hard time keeping together over the years. They've only managed it by almost breaking up on a number of occasions, and then at last coming together stronger and more united than before.

 

A large part of that seems to have been because they found a way to bond more strongly. In the Viva era it's so obvious how they did it - the costumes, the theme, the vision, the 'the whole world is against us let's show them what we can do!' spirit.

 

And how did that turn out? Incredibly, if you ask me! It's not my favourite album of theirs, or my favourite tour in some senses. I preferred the vibe and setlists during ARoBtTH and even Twisted Logic slightly (I wasn't lucky enough to see them on Parachutes).

 

Did it do some things better than previous tours? You betcha - it did a lot! It was more theatrical (in a good way), more cohesive, more varied, and much more consistent in quality. The boys looked like they were having the most fun ever since I first saw them in 2003. As far as I'm concerned they were enjoying it, for the first time, just as much as the crowd.

 

I pretty much hated Violet Hill the first twenty or thirty times I listened to it. It was too short, too different, too 'un-Coldplay'. Finally it broke through and I began to love it. Once I 'got' it I've loved it every single time I've heard it more and more, each time, and that never stops.

 

The Viva costumes? They made me sick at first - what nonsense was this? It was only seeing them live for the first couple of times - with the theme, their vision, their entourages' vision, their attitude, and their love for the music from everything they played all the way down to the clothes they wore - that everything fell into place.

 

And I absolutely loved it! The biggest band in my life just became an awful lot bigger in my eyes, even if some of the old songs were better than some of the new album.

 

Not much of VLV is 'classic' Coldplay to me now, though I still love it dearly and always will. 42, Violet Hill, DaAHF (live version), LiJ are standouts. The others all range from 'great' to 'very good'. There are no bum notes at all, for me. Lost was lots of fun live (and great for the mood!) LiT an incredible starter, and led on to the lovely LiTii, and Viva? Not my favourite song ever by them...again it took me many many listens to even accept it as - but when I did - oh boy!! And live? WOW...

 

Now we approach a new album. We have the guys again taking on a band identity with a group clothing theme. What did Viva teach me? Trust them on it! What else do I know? They might even not be together right now even making music if it wasn't for having this kind of band identity!

 

Lyrics? I don't care much. They've always been a mixed bag for me right from the band's start but they always fit the music, and never take away from it. More usually they add to it, greatly, and mostly you anyway would never have one without the other.

 

The artwork? I think it's cool enough, it's different from anything they've done before. Again, I'll trust them on it! Someone posted that street art shouldn't be done by anyone who's not working class. Perhaps that poster should get in touch with privately-educated Banksy and tell him that?! That's one of the most discriminatory things I've read recently, across a number of sites. And judging or even worrying about the music music based on artwork? I'm stunned.

 

I'm not aiming this post at anyone at all, and certainly not Chelsea whose post I quoted - it was just a starting-out point for me for a few thoughts :)

 

Everyone has a right to an opinion, everyone has a right to worry before the new music hits us. I'm just a bit surprised and sad that so many very negative views have been expressed. Perhaps - just a thought - that reflects more about the posters than the band (?)

 

Personally Coldplay have never let me down in the greater sense of things. Every album's brought new favourites. Every tour's been better, bigger, and brighter than the last. Every time I've worried about clothing or other such things they've proved me wrong, and themselves right.

 

And it's all happening soon! Bring it on I say, I'm ready for it all!!

 

:sunny:

At first I was having some doubts about the era but you've definitely opened my eyes about it! Well said!

[Strawberry Swinger]

I completely understand this type of point of view :)

 

But for me, we know the band has had a hard time keeping together over the years. They've only managed it by almost breaking up on a number of occasions, and then at last coming together stronger and more united than before.

 

A large part of that seems to have been because they found a way to bond more strongly. In the Viva era it's so obvious how they did it - the costumes, the theme, the vision, the 'the whole world is against us let's show them what we can do!' spirit.

 

And how did that turn out? Incredibly, if you ask me! It's not my favourite album of theirs, or my favourite tour in some senses. I preferred the vibe and setlists during ARoBtTH and even Twisted Logic slightly (I wasn't lucky enough to see them on Parachutes).

 

Did it do some things better than previous tours? You betcha - it did a lot! It was more theatrical (in a good way), more cohesive, more varied, and much more consistent in quality. The boys looked like they were having the most fun ever since I first saw them in 2003. As far as I'm concerned they were enjoying it, for the first time, just as much as the crowd.

 

I pretty much hated Violet Hill the first twenty or thirty times I listened to it. It was too short, too different, too 'un-Coldplay'. Finally it broke through and I began to love it. Once I 'got' it I've loved it every single time I've heard it more and more, each time, and that never stops.

 

The Viva costumes? They made me sick at first - what nonsense was this? It was only seeing them live for the first couple of times - with the theme, their vision, their entourages' vision, their attitude, and their love for the music from everything they played all the way down to the clothes they wore - that everything fell into place.

 

And I absolutely loved it! The biggest band in my life just became an awful lot bigger in my eyes, even if some of the old songs were better than some of the new album.

 

Not much of VLV is 'classic' Coldplay to me now, though I still love it dearly and always will. 42, Violet Hill, DaAHF (live version), LiJ are standouts. The others all range from 'great' to 'very good'. There are no bum notes at all, for me. Lost was lots of fun live (and great for the mood!) LiT an incredible starter, and led on to the lovely LiTii, and Viva? Not my favourite song ever by them...again it took me many many listens to even accept it as - but when I did - oh boy!! And live? WOW...

 

Now we approach a new album. We have the guys again taking on a band identity with a group clothing theme. What did Viva teach me? Trust them on it! What else do I know? They might even not be together right now even making music if it wasn't for having this kind of band identity!

 

Lyrics? I don't care much. They've always been a mixed bag for me right from the band's start but they always fit the music, and never take away from it. More usually they add to it, greatly, and mostly you anyway would never have one without the other.

 

The artwork? I think it's cool enough, it's different from anything they've done before. Again, I'll trust them on it! Someone posted that street art shouldn't be done by anyone who's not working class. Perhaps that poster should get in touch with privately-educated Banksy and tell him that?! That's one of the most discriminatory things I've read recently, across a number of sites. And judging or even worrying about the music music based on artwork? I'm stunned.

 

I'm not aiming this post at anyone at all, and certainly not Chelsea whose post I quoted - it was just a starting-out point for me for a few thoughts :)

 

Everyone has a right to an opinion, everyone has a right to worry before the new music hits us. I'm just a bit surprised and sad that so many very negative views have been expressed. Perhaps - just a thought - that reflects more about the posters than the band (?)

 

Personally Coldplay have never let me down in the greater sense of things. Every album's brought new favourites. Every tour's been better, bigger, and brighter than the last. Every time I've worried about clothing or other such things they've proved me wrong, and themselves right.

 

And it's all happening soon! Bring it on I say, I'm ready for it all!!

 

:sunny:

 

 

nice to see a little bit of optimistic thinking around here!

[the_escapist]

loving your signature coldplaykb