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?

I kind of am.

 

But they know what they're doing.

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

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.

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

Not really. It will be like Viva...not longer than 50 minutes.

I'm not really worried. It's been 6 years and I'm sure they've learned from what happened with X&Y.

possible poll for this thread?

possible poll for this thread?

 

Ooooh yes please!

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

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.

Nah, I can imagine MX and MMIX are shorter tracks, so 12 tracks. Around 50 minutes.

: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.

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

Worried about the length?

That's what she said!

 

 

I'll get my coat.

: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

It's really Maths more than Science:P

 

Mathematical science is a thing. :P

 

We'll compromise.

Worried about the length?

That's what she said!

 

 

I'll get my coat.

:lol:

X&Y is my absolutely favourite Coldplay album. So the more it's like that the better.

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:

HAHA brill! :lol:

 

 

 

back to the topic:

 

The longer the better :charming:

 

It's not just about the length, the thickness matters too.

X&Y was awesome. Viva was too short. Looking forward to a better, longer follow-up.

It has been 3 years though, maybe that played a part.

 

Even though they released PM.

HAHA brill! :lol:

 

 

 

back to the topic:

 

The longer the better :charming:

 

I agree with you! :rolleyes:

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.