goodmusiclover Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Oh man... that never occurred to me, but it makes so much sense. And is quite scary. We don't need a greatest hits album! No no nooo... I don't think it'll be a greatest hits album. Remember Gwyneth saying that one of her favourite songs is from the new album? Also Will said they were working on new songs. So at least we know they'll definitely release new stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedofnashville Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 No worries, not a greatest hits album.Someone met Chris a few months ago at the Bakery and asked what his favorite Coldplay song was.. He told them it was the one they just recorded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWLover Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Well, it is pretty normal nowadays to release 2-3 new songs on a Greatest Hits album, so it wouldn't be entirely impossible... I doubt it though, I think they'll wait at least 1-2 more albums until they release one (because no matter how hard they say it won't, there definitely will, at some point, be a Greatest Hits album). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I feel that each of their Live album sort of is some sort of updated Greatest Hits album, so I really don't see it happening. But yeah the record company, in, like, 10 years (or maybe even less), they might just say "ENOUGH NEW MUSIC! WHO CARES! WE WANT SOME MORE $£$£$" and go ahead with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Man Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 The boys should create their own label :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorepalma Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Bono said that U2's new album will be released in June, and I read that Coldplay doesn't want to coincide with them on the same date, so they'll postpone LP6 for September (i don't know if this is true...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom043 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I hope LP6 will be more rhythm based songs like Lost. Would be great if coldplay would actually go abroad to blend in with new music and instruments (vlvodaahf) like Paul simon did with Graceland in South Afrika for example. Turned out ok for him ;) Coldplay doing a song like this... would be epic [ame= ] [/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tash Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 5 Directions Coldplay Could Go With Their Next Album Word around the campfire is that Coldplay have been spending some time in an LA recording studio recording their long awaited follow up to 2011′s Mylo Xyloto. That should be great news for the band’s fanbase whose appetites have been stirred up by “Atlas,” their Grammy-nominated track from the The Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack. While there has been no indication about a release date for the LP, when it does finally see the light of day, there will likely be a lot of questions about how it will perform both artistically and sales-wise. Mylo Xyloto evenrtual at No. 1 on the charts in many countries, but its sales paled in comparison to the band’s peak, 2002′s A Rush of Blood to the Head. That disc sold a combined 6.7 million copies in the UK and U.S., whereas Mylo sold about 4 million less. Granted, that could simply be a reflection of an overall decline in record sales (down 8.4% according to SoundScan), but it seems like even the band’s most ardent supporters had a hard time making sense of Mylo Xyloto‘s knotty concept, much less its tongue-twisting title. Critics, too, looked askance at this effort to combine sky-scraping rock with a 1984-like “art saves mankind” storyline. This is a surprisingly similar story for artists at this point in their careers. Many of Coldplay’s peers and influencers have met similar crossroads, wondering how to either bounce back commercially or at least make a stronger artistic statement with their sixth album. With those in mind, we offer up the five most interesting directions for Coldplay to follow for their hopefully soon-to-be arriving next LP. 1. Go Achtung Baby Another quartet of stadium-filling, socially-conscious rock stars, U2 were at their lowest ebb after their highest of heights via The Joshua Tree. Try as they did to avoid it, the band were on the verge of becoming the rock star buffoons that they attempted to provide the alternative to. So, how did they respond? They retreated to Berlin and made a weird, glammy, and funky LP layered with weird synthesizer and guitar textures and roundabout rhythms. Coldplay could use a little of that same spirit; an embrace of the fact that being in rock band is a fairly ridiculous career choice. It could be fun to hear them up that campy aspect of it and strip away as much of the celebrity ego that surrounds bands like theirs. And if they accidentally skip over Achtung and land instead in Pop territory, it should at least make for a fascinating failure. 2. Go Hail To The Thief One of Coldplay’s biggest influences, Radiohead already proved their artistic bona fides via the amazing triple play of OK Computer, Kid A, and Amnesiac, albums that were layered with incident and sound. So when the band went into the studio to track Hail to the Thief, their m.o. was to work quickly and track as much of it as possible live. It’s an attitude that Coldplay could certainly use with their next full-length. As fine as their last few albums were, they were very audibly Pro-Tools aided constructions that have been polished to a blinding sheen. Bring some live-in-the-studio grit to the next album, and take a “first thought, best thought” approach to the songwriting. It’s doubtful any Coldplay fans will go running for the hills if it’s a little (or a lot) rough around the edges. 3. Go Pin-Ups This idea is a little trickier and could likely be seen as Coldplay just wasting time, but it could also be a lot of fun. At the height of his Ziggy Stardust period, David Bowie knocked out Pin-Ups, a tribute album to the songs that were his “favorites from the ’64-67′ period of London,” according to the album’s liner notes, featuring glammed up covers of artists like Pink Floyd, The Who, and The Kinks. Coldplay has done their fair share of renditions of tracks by influences such as Echo & The Bunnymen and Oasis. Why not knock out a dozen or so in the studio and really show the fans how their signature sound came to be? It could be nice diversion for the band and help get them out of their heads for a little while. Of course, if it ends up being an album full of Radiohead covers, then we’ll have a problem. 4. Go Music For Airports Here’s a direction that will really mess with the heads of the hardcore Coldplay fans. After releasing five albums of warped glam pop and formless soundscapes, Brian Eno (who helped produce Mylo and Viva La Vida) decided to explore the idea of creating “environmental music suited to a wide variety of moods and atmospheres,” according to the liner notes. Hence, a collection of delicate instrumentals intended to be piped into airport lounges and boarding areas. The point is for Coldplay to follow their collective muse and follow whatever particular musical idea fascinates them. Could be a Timbaland-produced hip-hop/pop hybrid (Chris Martin has been vocal about his love of Justin Timberlake’s solo work), could be a bunch of songs created using only drum machines and synths. The band has the cachet and the money to burn. They shouldn’t be afraid to use either. 5. Go Don’t Believe The Truth To hell with everything considered above and do like one of Martin’s other favorite bands Oasis and just stay the course. The Brothers Gallagher were stubborn in their adherence to a meaty rock sound, cut through only slightly with the occasional ballad. Nothing, not even the diminishing critical interest and commercial returns, would stop them. Like Oasis, Coldplay is now a legacy band in the UK music market, and their next album is surely a lock to hit at No. 1 on the charts (as all five of their albums already have). Why mess with a good thing? link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Man Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I like 1,2, and 3 best. 4 is ehh and 5 is :blank: moving backwards really. Thanks for the article Tash. I can't wait to see Chris dye his hair jet black, grow it out and wear all black leather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aschall Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Option 2 is by far the most intriguing to me. And I'm starting to grow tired of how many times music journalists and writers name drop Achtung Baby. If I had a nickel for every time I heard, "this new album is like their own Achtung Baby." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny and the cake Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 ^or ok computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hps Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 About option 2: Chris Martin on Radiohead: "We are not as good musically, but much more attractive." Its true, so, imo - no way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_escapist Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I hated that article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalex1138 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I hated that article. You must be fun at parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 HAHAHAHAHA that article sounds like a good half of the posts in this thread :lol: Seriously when it comes to Coldplay rumors etc, the media need to stop stalking us :mean: As for the ideas in the article, I don't think they'll go for the third option, I'm pretty sure they've been writing and recording their own songs. Also to me that Achtung Baby paragraph sounds like what they already did with MX so I don't really see the point of even imagining it happening :| Option n°4 is out of the question. To me we can expect something between 2 and 5, that is a sound closer to what we're used to hear of Coldplay, and, as they're always keen to make anthems for large arenas, some cool live-or-almost stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicforce Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I like 1,2, and 3 best. 4 is ehh and 5 is :blank: moving backwards really. Thanks for the article Tash. I can't wait to see Chris dye his hair jet black, grow it out and wear all black leather. Uh.. :shocked2: I can LOL.. :laugh3: HAHAHAHAHA that article sounds like a good half of the posts in this thread :lol: Seriously when it comes to Coldplay rumors etc, the media need to stop stalking us :mean: As for the ideas in the article, I don't think they'll go for the third option, I'm pretty sure they've been writing and recording their own songs. Also to me that Achtung Baby paragraph sounds like what they already did with MX so I don't really see the point of even imagining it happening :| Option n°4 is out of the question. To me we can expect something between 2 and 5, that is a sound closer to what we're used to hear of Coldplay, and, as they're always keen to make anthems for large arenas, some cool live-or-almost stuff. This.. and hurry up dammit! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IneedYou23 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I've been waiting for them to make a rock album. With a lot of loud crunchy guitars and loud drums. I really liked during the Viva era how they were messing around with different time signatures, especially on Will's drumming. I've always thought that they have it in them to make an album like that. If you look at a lot of their live performances, they really have a lot of crunch to them. The early performances of Hurts Like Heaven during the festival runs are some of my favorite. The album version is a bit less rockier than it is live. Jonny's guitar is loud and crunchy! God Put A Smile On Your Face is crazy live! The guitar solo at the end!! While I loved Mylo Xyloto a lot, it was by far their poppiest album. I know Chris seems to be heavily influenced by pop artist these days. Jonny seems to be stepping his game up a bit and I feel like they should just unleash him! Im just afraid we'll get an album full of pop songs again. I hope they do songs more along the lines of Glass Of Water, Hurts Like Heaven(live),The middle section of 42, Death And All His Friends, etc. Something along those lines. Oh and they seemed to have steered away from the ballad. I've always thought they wrote amazing ballads. I think another classic ballad surely won't hurt. Im nervous and excited to see what LP6 brings though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedofnashville Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I like the way you're going with that. They're a great live band. I don't listen to MX much anymore, just the live versions from Live 2012. When I first heard the rumors that it may be something like AROBTTH I was neutral, but I think I'd be pretty happy with that. Basically they've never done anything that I haven't really liked. Not to say they wont.. but I think whatever it is, I'll love it. There's just something about them. I'm just ready for some news! They can definitely rock. Violet Hill live compared to the CD version is almost like a different song for me, can't listen to it without headbanging. I'd be cool with more of that. These are my ramblings, thank you for humoring me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IneedYou23 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Oh Yes! Violet Hill live is amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmuckers Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 So in all reality... where do we think they are at with lp6? Are they still in the "we have been in the studio for the last year playing around with ideas" stage or are they actually recording the album at this point... Anyone who has followed past album productions knows they can change direction two or three times before they decide on a tone / theme and move forward. Things have been very quiet this time around... makes me wonder if things still are in the experiment demo stage or if they are laying low this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprospekt Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 So in all reality... where do we think they are at with lp6? Are they still in the "we have been in the studio for the last year playing around with ideas" stage or are they actually recording the album at this point... Anyone who has followed past album productions knows they can change direction two or three times before they decide on a tone / theme and move forward. Things have been very quiet this time around... makes me wonder if things still are in the experiment demo stage or if they are laying low this time around. Don't want to get false hopes up, but my impression is that they're well into the stage of recording and that the overall idea of the album is decided. Based on what the band members have been saying, and well, intuition. Maybe the reason they're more quiet is that they felt MX was over-promoted, and want to go a different route this time. Perhaps releasing without prior singles and announce the album relatively late as some have speculated. Pretty much everybody seems to agree that the album will be released mid-2014 ( it's close! \o/ ) and that we'll have a late-2014 tour. I really hope these rumors turn out to be true. Planning to go see my first CP concert with my family, and I just. can't. wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabbit Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 has this been posted before? Don't think Chris was in Sweden, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tash Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 has this been posted before? Don't think Chris was in Sweden, though! Doesn't have to be LP6 related, he might be working on some project (like the Avicii thing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_escapist Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 The march edition of NME will feature a full report on LP6. Is there any way we can obtain such report ASAP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 The march edition of NME will feature a full report on LP6. Is there any way we can obtain such report ASAP?It is Q Magazine and it actually doesn't contain anything about LP6, despite our (legit) excitement last night. Subscribers of Q got their copy today and it's a review of the U1R concert, as you can see here: http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/threads/98754-19-Dec-2013-Coldplay-Eventim-Apollo-London-UK?p=5621111&viewfull=1#post5621111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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