RazorEye Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Roadie #42 - Blog #142 The four weeks off it seems, haven’t just breathed new life into the crew - the band roll up for the first day of rehearsals positively beaming. It’s all hugs, smiles and “So, what’ve you been up to?”. Everyone looks fresh, relaxed and ready to take on the world. Pretty good thing too, as that’s what’s on the agenda for the next year or so… If any more evidence were needed that summer is finally in the rear view mirror, the weather on the first morning is absolutely miserable. Perfect weather, then, for spending the day in a dark windowless room… Order of the day, is the three new tunes to be added to the setlist. First up is Paradise. They’ve played it enough times during recording to be on top of it from the word go - almost. It sounds confident, assured and classy right from the off. Also, with me being set up directly opposite Jonny’s amps here, it sounds even more exhilarating than the recorded version. The first run through ends and Chris pronounces, “That slide at the start of the guitar solo was amazing - why isn’t that on the record?” Jonny looks a little sheepish and grins, “I couldn’t remember which note I start on, so I was looking around for it…” I believe one of Brian Eno’s “oblique strategies” is to “Honour thy mistake as an intention” - the boy Buckland plainly far too honest to go along with this one. DLIBYH comes next. Will points out that they’ve never actually played it all together at the same time. It’s not uncommon for bands to record songs part by part these days in the studio, carefully overdubbing each instrument to a metronomic "click track". But this is very unusual for Coldplay. Songs are hammered down through an extensive rehearsal process and the overdubs generally only come much later after a great band take has been captured. DLIBYH though, arrived almost at the end of recording - and by all accounts came together very quickly indeed. This means that the days (or in some cases, months) of rehearsal and playing together just didn’t happen. Yet it explodes into life pretty convincingly. Rough edges abound, but that’s why we’re in a rehearsal room, after all… Up In Flames, being the simplest of the three, is ready to go pretty much right away. As well as its simplicity, it’s also the most emotionally raw of the three songs we’ve heard today. Perhaps this is why Chris comes out with a slightly apologetic comment about making us listen to these songs over and over today. As a tension-breaker, the band launch into a gag-tune about the crew called It’s A Paycheque. Soundman / co-producer Dan Green doesn’t escape either. He enters from his room across the hall and a tune called He’s Got White Gloves is born, in celebration of Dan’s somewhat reluctant approach to the heavier end of roadie duties. With the first day returned to the way it began - laughter and smiles all around - the band head off. They’re in for a second day, but blink and you coulda missed them. Heads down and all business, they run through each tune once and then Paradise again, before disappearing as fast as they’d arrived, leaving a whole day free for all that tidying and organising I talked about. We get halfway through some editing work when the skies open and there is rain the like of which I’ve never seen outside the door. Then, out of nowhere, it’s raining *inside*. There is a flat roof above us and the drains can’t take it. It’s literally pouring in above my rack full of gear. It all gets a bit Laurel and Hardy for a while as plastic sheets are scrambled over things and then finally everything gets wheeled out from under the leak. I’m only glad that it didn’t happen in the middle of the night when we weren’t there to rescue the gear… So, we’re back in the saddle. Some busy weeks ahead, judging by the iCal, but despite missing the lazy days of summer, I have to say that it does feel good to be back. R42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanma Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 just :dance: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Leo Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Will you guys/girls be tuning in and listen to the new tracks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SprayCanSoul Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Will you guys/girls be tuning in and listen to the new tracks? Yeah am gonna listen to the new tracks but most of the forum seem to be holding off until the release of Mylo Xyloto!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Love Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Will you guys/girls be tuning in and listen to the new tracks? Definitely not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Yes,definitely. It doesn't matter that I'll have only a couple of new songs to listen to when Mylo comes out, all of them will feel new to me for at least an entire year anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotrobsessed101 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Will you guys/girls be tuning in and listen to the new tracks? I will because I'll be attending the festival. I'm not going to listen to Up in Flames or DLIBYH again until the album, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SprayCanSoul Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 The fact that there adding 3 new songs to the setlist could mean replacing new songs we have already heard from the previous festivals!! This could give us a better indication of whats been kept for the album if we dont get the tracklist before then!! I think which ever of the new songs are performed will have made it on Mylo Xyloto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Will you guys/girls be tuning in and listen to the new tracks? no it would spoil the release date and my first listen to MX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42rock89 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I will be watching it all, what makes the difference to me and what im looking forward to is hearing the studio versions, how the album flows the only thing that can spoil it would be a leak before release but I will ignore that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harondor Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Guys haven't you thought that "DLIBYH" and "Up in Flames" could be the Paradise B-sides ? If they add these songs to the setlist and play it live before october 24th, I think it's a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Leo Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Guys haven't you thought that "DLIBYH" and "Up in Flames" could be the Paradise B-sides ? If they add these songs to the setlist and play it live before october 24th, I think it's a possibility. Oh I wish it were true! But I don´t think we will be so lucky to have so many new songs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voskhod349 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 What is DLIBYH? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanif94 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Don't Let It Break Your Heart :nod: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanma Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 well.. Dont know if its good now. to know so many songs before MX comes out :sad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayingfromKansas Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Hmm . . . well I won't be listening to them at least. Aside from Paradise, I'm not going to listen to any new songs until the official drop of MX. If I did listen to them beforehand I would feel like I was cheating myself of a great experience (which would be listening to the album and not having heard half of the tracks) :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fix42YellowClocks Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Hmm . . . well I won't be listening to them at least. Aside from Paradise, I'm not going to listen to any new songs until the official drop of MX. If I did listen to them beforehand I would feel like I was cheating myself of a great experience (which would be listening to the album and not having heard half of the tracks) :\ I agree. :nod: It's not the same at all when you've heard most of the songs, live or not. It just takes that special something away of the experience of a new album. Still eight we haven't heard after Paradise tomorrow! And I think the songs we already know will sound better with the rest of the songs as a whole. And we haven't heard studio versions of Hurts Like Heaven, Charlie Brown, or Us Against the World so there's still some newness there too. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotFever Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Look at what I stumbled across, while searching indie pop artists http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_In_Flames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42JTR Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I hope I will be able to contain myself not listening to them until the 24th of October. Because we already know so many songs it would spoil the first listen to the album. It wouldn't be very special anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimixxx Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I wasn't going to listen until MX was released, but I am now cos I'm hoping I'll listen and my spirits will once again be lifted :nice: Looking forward to this one most I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lore Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I wasn't going to listen until MX was released, but I am now cos I'm hoping I'll listen and my spirits will once again be lifted :nice: Looking forward to this one most I think. Same here. This could be like "ok, there's still hope" or "WTF ARE YOU DOING COLDPLAY". I hope it's the 1st one :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I want a decent new song, I've waited too long and then they released Paradise. :blank: If Paradise was any good, it would occupy me until the album was released but this way I am definitely paying attention to that show in Austin. And when MX comes out, I'll have studio versions to listen to. As we've witnessed, they can be quite different than live ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Love Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I'm depressed because they play it at first live. After the studio version there will be another huge disappointment because there is Will in the background singing or there is a lovely string solo added and this leads into great depression of some users here. Hopefully the song is convincing. I won't listen to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Nails Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I wasn't going to listen until MX was released, but I am now cos I'm hoping I'll listen and my spirits will once again be lifted :nice: Looking forward to this one most I think. I'm hoping with you. Even though I really love Paradise, I'm having serious doubts if that's the right direction for them, so I need some reassurance as well. Even more with the Rihanna thing. :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayingfromKansas Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Okay, I've changed my mind now. I'm going to listen to Up In Flames and DLIBYH on Friday, and then stay away from them until MX drops :nod: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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