TwistedPolitik Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 14 tracks. Maybe this will be about 60 minutes long? The last time Coldplay made an album that long was X&Y and I don't know about you guys but I and many other people consider it their weakest album by quite some distance. I'm worried this album will be too bloated or not have enough going on to hold my interest for the full 14 tracks. Anyone else feel this way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I kind of am. But they know what they're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedPolitik Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 I hope they do know what they're doing, but they aren't perfect. Like I said, X&Y.... :/ One of the reasons I like Parachutes and VLV so much is because they were concise and never felt bloated, it looks like they've gone back to cramming as much as possible on there though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggy Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Yes, I'm a little worried about it, especially since it's designed to be listened to in one go. What some people don't understand is that cramming an album full of songs makes it more likely for the album to fall apart. It's almost always better to keep the album concise and focused. It's a shame they didn't release the track times along with the tracklisting but I think some of those songs are short songs with lyrics or short instrumentals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Minus_42 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I think the guys knew X&Y was too long and wouldn't do anything to jeopardise this album by making it unnecessarily long... I hope! Like a lot have said, it's likely that a couple of the songs may be short/instrumentals. I'm sure they do know what they're doing :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Love Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Not really. It will be like Viva...not longer than 50 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Osaka Sun Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I'm not really worried. It's been 6 years and I'm sure they've learned from what happened with X&Y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 possible poll for this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 possible poll for this thread? Ooooh yes please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceOfChina Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Also remember- we don't know how long some of these songs are- judging by the live shows Mylo Xyloto could only be a 45 second intro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Also remember- we don't know how long some of these songs are- judging by the live shows Mylo Xyloto could only be a 45 second intro :facepalm: 1. It's registered on PRS as 3:30. 2. The oracle doesn't count MX as a song when it's played as an intro. This leads me to believe it's not :45. SCIENCE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Nah, I can imagine MX and MMIX are shorter tracks, so 12 tracks. Around 50 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggy Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 :facepalm: It's registered on PRS as 3:30. The oracle doesn't count MX as a song when it's played as an intro. This leads me to believe it's not :45. SCIENCE. Actually it was Major Minus that was registered to have a length of 3:30. Mylo Xyloto doesn't have a registered length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Leo Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I must admit I often find myself popping Prospekt´s March in the cd player, just after Viva as when Viva is over, I just want MORE! :) So I guess length is not always a bad thing: it all depends how everything is strung together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom8 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Worried about the length? That's what she said! I'll get my coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open-Politik Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 :facepalm: 1. It's registered on PRS as 3:30. 2. The oracle doesn't count MX as a song when it's played as an intro. This leads me to believe it's not :45. SCIENCE. It's really Maths more than Science:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 It's really Maths more than Science:P Mathematical science is a thing. :P We'll compromise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Worried about the length? That's what she said! I'll get my coat.:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitamin Z Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 X&Y is my absolutely favourite Coldplay album. So the more it's like that the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Worried about the length? That's what she said! I'll get my coat. HAHA brill! :lol: back to the topic: The longer the better :charming: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggy Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 HAHA brill! :lol: back to the topic: The longer the better :charming: It's not just about the length, the thickness matters too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfredB Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 X&Y was awesome. Viva was too short. Looking forward to a better, longer follow-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open-Politik Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 It has been 3 years though, maybe that played a part. Even though they released PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriiz Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 HAHA brill! :lol: back to the topic: The longer the better :charming: I agree with you! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corkus Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Remember that X&Y's tracks were all standard length or longer (seriously, "Low" went on at least 2 minutes too long), whereas we'll likely have a couple brief interlude pieces here. We already know MX is a brief opener, anyway. VLVODAAHF also wasn't quite as short as it seemed, as 3 of the tracks were multi-part songs. Really, I have many more things I'm worried about with this album than length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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