Jedi Leo Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Roadie sheds light on Up In Flames...sounds AMAZING! I remember that this phase of things on X&Y is when I first heard Fix You. Dan Green and I had been up at a studio in west London pulling the multi-tracks apart and I was driving back to the rehearsal room to get to work. It only took a couple of listens for that song to burn itself forever into the brain. Even on a first listen, the degree to which people would take it to their hearts was completely obvious. Up In Flames feels the same to me right now. It’s immense. I first heard it when the guys were sound-checking at the iTunes show. Apparently, Chris had started the song the previous night, so it was less than 24 hours old at that point. It was hypnotic in its simplicity, but devastatingly, achingly gorgeous. The final version has lost none of this and is a masterwork of restraint. It hasn’t been crammed with a million ideas and embellishments. Every part is there simply to enhance the emotional impact. I can only predict floods of tears in every quarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Love Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Interesting. So its a very emotional song but very simple... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Leo Posted September 5, 2011 Author Share Posted September 5, 2011 I think it´s amazing it was written so recently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Love Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 If Up in Flames is so great than Phil eventually tweeted really the order of the next singles... "Paradise, Up in Flames, Princess of China..."?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Love Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 If Up in Flames is so great than Phil eventually tweeted really the order of the next singles... "Paradise, Up in Flames, Princess of China..."?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 It can't be a complex song if it was written "just the other day". Sounds like a See You Soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Love Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 It can't be a complex song if it was written "just the other day". Sounds like a See You Soon. Yeah, thats also the information we get after reading the roadie blog. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I'm fully aware, I've just read it and was commenting! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayingfromKansas Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 'hypnotic in its simplicity, but devastatingly, achingly gorgeous' . . . Can someone just invent a time machine already or something? :dozey: I mean really . . . At this point I'm predicting UIF is going to sound like a cross between Fix You, The Scientist, and See You Soon :nod: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Love Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I'm fully aware, I've just read it and was commenting! ;) Yeah, everything is fine. :) @Coldplayingfromkansas Liked your mix but I still don't have any idea of this song and this makes me feel very very bad! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBellaStrawberry Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 'hypnotic in its simplicity, but devastatingly, achingly gorgeous' . . . Can someone just invent a time machine already or something? :dozey: I mean really . . . At this point I'm predicting UIF is going to sound like a cross between Fix You, The Scientist, and See You Soon :nod: Haha, that is some mix. Maybe it doesn't sound like anything, just UIF, so it has its own sound. Its unique, the best songs are the unique ones. So who knows!?!? :smug2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayingfromKansas Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 :P Yeah, I may have set the bar a little high with that mix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackplay Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 The roadie blog got me SUPER DUPER EXCITED about Up In Flames. I didn't really care for it before but this is exciting. I wish the band release something about Paradise to get us excited about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackplay Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 The roadie blog got me SUPER DUPER EXCITED about Up In Flames. I didn't really care for it before but this is exciting. I wish the band release something about Paradise to get us excited about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42rock89 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Wasn't Up in Flames been described as 'Bass heavy'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanma Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 so it will be on Mylo xyloto?! confirmed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayingfromKansas Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 ^ Yeah, which is why I have a feeling that the instrumental portion of the song may be similar to Clocks (since that song is mainly bass-driven along with the piano). And 'hypnotic in its simplicity, but devastatingly, achingly gorgeous' would definitely describe Clocks also :wacky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanma Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I need a piano song :wacky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Leo Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 I'm so ready for a new Clocks. It feels we are crawling towards release date! Everything is happening too slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Nails Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Oh yes a tear jerker! If there's anything I missed on Viva... :dance: I hope they're keeping quiet about Paradise, because it's really great, and everyone will be blown away on Monday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Swinger Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 If Up in Flames is so great than Phil eventually tweeted really the order of the next singles... "Paradise, Up in Flames, Princess of China..."?! how did you get that exactly? :thinking: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin&Bones Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 If Up in Flames is so great than Phil eventually tweeted really the order of the next singles... "Paradise, Up in Flames, Princess of China..."?! If Princess Of China is a single, Coldplay is set for success! Just my thought. I think POC is the best song from the new era... so far ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie O Sullivan Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 If Princess Of China is a single, Coldplay is set for success! Just my thought. I think POC is the best song from the new era... so far ;) I like your passion for Princess of China,,,because its the same here :laugh3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayingfromKansas Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Oh yes a tear jerker! If there's anything I missed on Viva... :dance: Oh gosh THIS. Viva was perfect in every way except for this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonkeyz232 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I am soooo excited about this song right now! You guys don't know how many times I read that part of the blog and thought about the first time I heard Fix You. I'M READY FOR THE ALBUM, NOW! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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