Tonsu Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Fabulous theory, and I have absolutely zero doubt that some of these elements will become clear :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmets21 Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Cool responses, i hear you, i could totally be wrong but it's fun to look for why artists do what they do - thanks for the input from the writer above- yeah, i didn't realize that they arranged the two words the way they did until someone wrote it about it, and it got me thinking why did they do that. I feel like there is a reason, and just fits in the the whole subversive art of communication through graffiti and alternative media/art. I think either Mylo Xyloto is the name of originator of the movement, or the philosophy behind it - radical words/art/songs/ideas being heard by the masses. Much like Total Recall had its underground movement (MTM reference, anyone, anyone... lol). I just wrote a whole other piece on the speculated tracklist and y i thought some would make it or not, running with this theme/story/concept that Chris mentioned. It's fun for me, and gets me really thinking about their message with this album. I'm really excited for it, and I think this may be their best album yet as a cohesive whole or a concept - I mentioned like OK Computer meets The Wall. The reason why i say ok computer is bc radiohead dealt with coming new age of technology/electronics that presciently recognized would come to consume our lives - iphone, ipad, facebook, twitter, etc.) and how impersonal it would make us become, and frankly they were right to a degree. Same thing with this album and it's fight to get out real truths or messages that are not told to us by the powers that be (much like the street artist Mylo was doing in london, who i still think is one of the big inspirations for the album to begin with, check out his artwork/graffiti). Anyway, keep the discussion going. I see your point with OK Computer, I thought you were referencing it simply for milestone achievement purposes. I'd love to see Coldplay attempt a "Fitter, Happier" type of song lol. I love their use of classic literature as well. Chris comparing Major Minus as an Orwellian-type of dystopia made me entirely re-think my view of the song...not to mention he drew influence from Cormac McCarthy's The Road, which is the best novel to come out of the western world in the last 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmets21 Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Cool responses, i hear you, i could totally be wrong but it's fun to look for why artists do what they do - thanks for the input from the writer above- yeah, i didn't realize that they arranged the two words the way they did until someone wrote it about it, and it got me thinking why did they do that. I feel like there is a reason, and just fits in the the whole subversive art of communication through graffiti and alternative media/art. I think either Mylo Xyloto is the name of originator of the movement, or the philosophy behind it - radical words/art/songs/ideas being heard by the masses. Much like Total Recall had its underground movement (MTM reference, anyone, anyone... lol). I just wrote a whole other piece on the speculated tracklist and y i thought some would make it or not, running with this theme/story/concept that Chris mentioned. It's fun for me, and gets me really thinking about their message with this album. I'm really excited for it, and I think this may be their best album yet as a cohesive whole or a concept - I mentioned like OK Computer meets The Wall. The reason why i say ok computer is bc radiohead dealt with coming new age of technology/electronics that presciently recognized would come to consume our lives - iphone, ipad, facebook, twitter, etc.) and how impersonal it would make us become, and frankly they were right to a degree. Same thing with this album and it's fight to get out real truths or messages that are not told to us by the powers that be (much like the street artist Mylo was doing in london, who i still think is one of the big inspirations for the album to begin with, check out his artwork/graffiti). Anyway, keep the discussion going. I see your point with OK Computer, I thought you were referencing it simply for milestone achievement purposes. I'd love to see Coldplay attempt a "Fitter, Happier" type of song lol. I love their use of classic literature as well. Chris comparing Major Minus as an Orwellian-type of dystopia made me entirely re-think my view of the song...not to mention he drew influence from Cormac McCarthy's The Road, which is the best novel to come out of the western world in the last 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMissMessy Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 I bet they're laughing their pretty asses off LOL!:laugh3: Have you seen their asses?? :thinking: :sneaky: Are they pretty?? :laugh3: :wink3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maria77 Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 @bdevil89, you did explain step by step the etemology of the words, like a conducting wire. Like one and one sums two. It was all logic about the explanation you gave. Thing is, I have no idea if they were so brilliant to think in all the tiny details you mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotFever Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 I actually think Viva was their OK Computer, the album that changed everything...the course the band would take, conquer, and run with. Mylo will be the Kid A or In Rainbows of their discography. Parachutes: The Bends A Rush Of Blood To The Head: Pablo Honey Pablo Honey: :toilet: A Rush Of Blood To The Head: :dazzled: X&Y: Kid A Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends: OK Computer Mylo Xyloto: Hail To The Thief or In Rainbows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin&Bones Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 ^ You have an awesome avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2GreenEyes Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 I suspect that if Chris ever finds out this theory he'll be like 'damn, that's much better than what we thought of' :P Great theory, and I'd love it to be true, but it might be to farstretched but then again, you never know with coldplay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotFever Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 ^ You have an awesome avatar! Thanks :lol:, but I kinda didn't make anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackZ Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I bet we played right into their hands: Chris: I don't know what to name the album, how about "Mylo Xyloto"? Jonny: What's it mean? Chris: Psh, like I know. The Coldplayers will figure something out and we'll just go along with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck kottke Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I bet we played right into their hands: Chris: I don't know what to name the album, how about "Mylo Xyloto"? Jonny: What's it mean? Chris: Psh, like I know. The Coldplayers will figure something out and we'll just go along with it... :laugh3: My Lord (George Harrison) Xylophone tones! It could be anything, or everything, and therefore it's absolutely perfect. That, or they just put a bunch of scrabble pieces in a bag and pulled them out one at a time, until they had what looked like words. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin&Bones Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 ^LIKE 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainplay Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 X&Y: Kid A uhh, now that's a strange comparison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Nails Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 It's a little far fetched, but I like all the theories. I hope there's something really nice and cryptic and deep and code-like behind this title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I prefer my idea of 'my little axolotl' just because pronounced very quickly it sounds almost exactly the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Leo Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 We know for sure that the title is not random and not in a foreign language....so now we can narrow it down to the remaining 1.345.000 possibilities! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mad Hatter Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 mylo xyloto mylo xylophone mylo marimba mylo asymptote LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mad Hatter Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 that was too dumb to be a double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodlessRevolutioner Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 xyloto it's means something with xylophones. Chris Martin said in the billboard interview that he was listing to Bruce Springsteen. In Bruce Springsteens songs, the are xylophones, maybe Chris is inspired to the xylophones in Bruce's songs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mad Hatter Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 ^this x1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Swinger Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 you can't compare radiohead's music to coldplay's music, come on.. they are two different worlds. x&y and kid a... totally different... mmm,kid a... *goes to listen* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mad Hatter Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 i don't think they were actually comparing the music. i think it was more that the albums are somewhat equal in each band's evolution or some shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel_94 Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Haha i never thought that it might be a person. Oracle implied that we will find out soon. I bet it is something really amazing and all the people who said they hate the name will say they love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mad Hatter Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayingfromKansas Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Well, the Oracle said that the title has a meaning at least . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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