harrisonrules Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Chris apparently wants 13 songs The rest of the band wants 10 songs Here's my theory though: How do we know the other 3 songs arent the other studio songs? I dont if that's even accurate but id rather just have brand new studio songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafaelchampion Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I bet 13. I mean, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admnistramation Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 ok thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I really like what they did with VLV -- I'd prefer a short album and then a future E.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancakesTheBand Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 How about 13 songs on ten tracks? That's exactly what they did with VLV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2GreenEyes Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I think they're just gonna have an ammount of songs that will give them the desirable length, so if they find 10 to short they'll do more, or if they'll find 13 songs to long they'll have less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I'm gonna bet on 11 + MX if that makes the cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 How about not creating completely unnecesary threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudy_o Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 How about not creating completely unnecesary threads?:nod: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Nails Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I think it's a little strange Chris is the one wanting 13, because he seemed so obsessed with always making short albums... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartroc Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Definitely ten. When it comes to albums, less is more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackZ Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I think it's a little strange Chris is the one wanting 13, because he seemed so obsessed with always making short albums... I'll bet he's just upset thats we've already heard so much if the album that he wants to make it longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 It's gonna be 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayingfromKansas Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Well . . . it depends on their definition of 13 tracks; do they mean Viva era-ish, as in 10 a-sides and 3 hidden tracks, or X&Y era-ish as in 13 a-sides? I hope they have 11 a-side tracks with 2 hidden tracks :nod: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApproximatelyInfinite Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 My thoughts: --10-11 track album with hidden tracks like VLV --13-track album --10-11 track album with 2-3 extra songs saved for single B-sides --10-11 track album with 2-3 songs never heard from again I think it really could go any way for them. Long albums can be unwieldily, but I'm sure most of us want to hear as much as we can from them at some point. I'd prefer it to be a shorter album, but with the leftover songs saved for REAL B-sides, rather than just having remixes and radio edits and live versions on the single releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApproximatelyInfinite Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 My thoughts: --10-11 track album with hidden tracks like VLV --13-track album --10-11 track album with 2-3 extra songs saved for single B-sides --10-11 track album with 2-3 songs never heard from again I think it really could go any way for them. Long albums can be unwieldily, but I'm sure most of us want to hear as much as we can from them at some point. I'd prefer it to be a shorter album, but with the leftover songs saved for REAL B-sides, rather than just having remixes and radio edits and live versions on the single releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duke Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 "Hidden" tracks are just dumb. Songs like Life is for Living and Reign of Love deserved their own track. Through the magic of Audacity, my Coldplay albums do :cool: My Viva is 13 tracks 1. Life in Technicolor 2. Cemeteries of London 3. Lost! 4. 42 5. Lovers in Japan 6. Reign of Love 7. Yes 8. Chinese Sleep Chant 9. Viva La Vida 10. Violet Hill 11. Strawberry Swing 12. Death and All His Friends 13. The Escapist If they do the same convoluted thing with MX, i'll just rip it and remix it to how it should have ben in the first place as soon as I get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I kinda like the hidden track thing. They do it for a reason, because it's a single idea spanning two songs. For example, I can't picture "reign of love" meaning the same thing to me without LiJ right before it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlipBack Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I kinda like the hidden track thing. They do it for a reason, because it's a single idea spanning two songs. For example, I can't picture "reign of love" meaning the same thing to me without LiJ right before it. But they could still be back to back in the tracklisting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 But they could still be back to back in the tracklisting... Not the same :phu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laga Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 With he exception of AROBTTH there has always been some sort of hidden or extra song, so it would not surprise me if they had 11 tracks and a plus somewhere in between. . I'd prefer it to be a shorter album, but with the leftover songs saved for REAL B-sides, rather than just having remixes and radio edits and live versions on the single releases. This! Having real B-sides would be a great way of releasing those songs that don't fit the album. It would make me really happy :P I don't know why but somewhow I don't see them releasing another EP like they did with VLV and Prospekt's March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmuckers Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 The current trend seems to be for a band to release an album and then six months to a year later release a "special edition" or "deluxe" version of that album with bonus tracks. I wonder if this is something that Coldplay would consider doing. Also it should be noted that one of the 13 songs has a good chance of ending up as an itunes bonus track... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApproximatelyInfinite Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I'm not a huge fan of hidden tracks, either...I mean, with Viva it was nice because we got to hear more of their work, and the hidden tracks were usually pretty short, so the album didn't feel hugely long, but I'm not really in love with having two different songs jammed together on one track and being forced to separate them. "Reign of Love" is by far my least favorite thing on Viva, but "Lovers In Japan" is one of my favorites, so that's kind of annoying sometimes. I don't really mind one at the end, though, like "Till Kingdom Come" or "Life is For Living," even if I don't see the point in hiding them, especially when there's a huge gap of silence between the "last" track and the hidden ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I don't know. For me, a new track isn't necessarily a new song. It's a new thought/idea being contributed to the storyline of the album. If two songs work well together in that respect I actually prefer it. Plus, it seems that Reign and CSC are more interludes than stand-alone tracks. That's why they rarely ever played them live. I'm a big proponent of artistic purity: art being enjoyed the way the artist wanted it to be. Which is why I love listening to the album start to finish (I rarely listen to just one track on any Coldplay album). Especially something as cohesive and textured as Viva was. Plus, I love every note played on that freaking album. So it's not annoying to me at all! But if you hate Chinese Sleep Chant or Reign I could certainly understand the frustration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApproximatelyInfinite Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I like that idea, about the paired-up hidden tracks relating to each other, but to me, at least with the Viva hidden tracks, I didn't see strong connections between the two parts of each track from my perspective. And I love CSC so much I think it deserves to be its own track :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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