Jedi Leo Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Have you people never bought vinyls? This just means what will be on the first side, and then the second side of the album if you buy it on vinyl (arguably how albums are meant to be bought). ie. Side A, Side B (where do you think the term 'b-side' comes from?). Yes I do remember buying vinyls hehe But I think the two parts theory really fit with the songs as well and the EP for example was representative of the positive part one (ETIAW) and the "negative" part two (Major Minus), so I think there is enough evidence here to justify the speculation of a two-parts concept story :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tash Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 They messed up the icon for Charlie Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 there's definately something in this - I'm guessing the purple can is a bit too watery! :nod: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartjo Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Side A is exactly what I expected. MX / Hurts Like Heaven opens album, Charlie Brown / Us Against The World in the middle and Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall ends. Because, I don't know I just felt like that make stories.. If this goes 2 Discs, I'm gonna love Disc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locust7 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Has anybody else noticed that the colours in which the names of the songs in the capital letters just posted by Phil just seem to follow a non-random structure? I mean it could seem that one colour represents who is the main character of the story in the song... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Nip 2 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Just putting it out there that there are also 2 covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartjo Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I first thought this was just separation for vinyl, but now I think this says more than that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedPolitik Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 Just putting it out there that there are also 2 covers coincidence imo, but you never know with Coldplay nowadays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Leo Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 coincidence imo, but you never know with Coldplay nowadays Or not...either way, it´s a nice touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionsOfScience Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 No, the idea of two halves comes from Vinyl records, that's what they're referring to, no storyline thing...old fashioned idea of vinyls having side A and B...that's the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplayman232 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 gonna love the B side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBellaStrawberry Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 So there is going to be two albums? Or will it just be split like X&Y? Im so confused :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggy Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 It looks like Side A is the more positive, happy side and Side B is more negative and sinister at the start, but it gets more positive again with Don't Let It Break Your Heart and Up With The Birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Timewarp Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Maybe, there's 3 parts! The album being parts 1&2, and an EP is the 3rd, BACK TO THE FUTURE :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxwatcher Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 If it really will be split into two CD's or two halves, it would be awesome if each had a few hidden songs added to the seven songs to make it long enough to be its own CD. So in all they might have 20 songs , with 3 hidden on side A and 3 hidden on side B. I think it'll be a liitle like Pink Floyd's "The Wall" because that had two parts and two CD's, each with quite a bit of music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiboy527 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Way for them to make more money out of people! :P I fail to see how Coldplay splitting a line between 14 songs is a money making scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyduckette Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I fail to see how Coldplay splitting a line between 14 songs is a money making scheme. I'm just being sarcastic and referring to if they sold the album as two separate CD's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApproximatelyInfinite Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I really don't think that the two halves of the album thing is a huge deal--we already know that the album is something of a story and that the tracklisting is vital to the telling of it. Don't stories always have a middle point? And as several have said before, I think the separation has more to do with the vinyl LP release than anything else. I think a lot of musicians still think of albums in terms of halves, even less ambitious story-telling ones than this :shrug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pictoralz16 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 It is a Concept Album, maybe the second side is a continuation of the story? First half, pause, could be an "intermission." Sounds cool though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayingfromKansas Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 It makes sense to view MX as two separate halves. The first half seems to be very upbeat and positive, while the second half looks as if it will be the darker side. . . . . . Maybe the two halves are told from the PoV of our 'characters'? One character narrating the first half and the other character narrating the second? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnames Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 So there is going to be two albums? Or will it just be split like X&Y? Im so confused :confused: No no, it should be one whole album. Everyone's just discussing what they think the posted picture with Side A and Side B means.. Definitely would be a nice touch, could even be crucial to how we view the album.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartroc Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 It's a cool concept, whether or not it's what Coldplay had in mind. I could see the first half being told just when the protagonist is joining up with the well-meaning gang (the Car Kids?). The second half would be about the governmental backlash against the gang, possibly years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odvan Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 ETIAW is closing the first half. So the first part could be about happiness and joy. The second with major minus could be the opposite. The more depressing, the better, me happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel_94 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 It could be similar to the way they organised VLV. The first part is a happy story that you listen to when your are happy and the second part is dark that you listen to when you are sad. Viva was Viva La Vida when you are happy and Death And All His Friends when you are sad!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Nails Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 ^ Yeah to me the second half also feels darker. Especially when ETIAW is followed by Major Minus, some transition. Someone made a comment about having a sandwich break after ETIAW a few days ago. That doesn't seem weird now. :laugh3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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