john_crawford44 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I have to admit that when I originally heard that Coldplay were doing a "concept" album of sorts, I was excited. But when I heard it was loosely based on a love story, OCD, and songs where Chris was writing from another person's perspective, I started to worry. Then I got really excited when I saw some of the song titles making their way around the internet. When "Every Teardrop" finally fell in our laps, however, I was disappointed. But then I heard "Charlie Brown", "HLH", "UATW" and a few others and I thought: o.k., ETIW was just a hiccup, a Summer song. Besides, I really dug Moving to Mars. Then, September 12. Like many of you, I got a snippet of "Paradise" before it came out and I thought it was building to something epic. And it is epic... but not a "forced" epic. It has zero feeling to it. I can't relate to the story and the emotion and that was what Coldplay has been able to do better than any band I like: no matter what the lyrics meant, the "feeling" I would get was personal. It's like Christmas morning and I am staring at the gift I didn't expect... and I can't pretend it doesn't hurt anymore than if you accidentally dropped a 25-pound weight on my foot. It hurts. It could be a cool, dark album or an absolute disaster... and so far, what we have is a very feminine few songs that seem way too forced and crafted. Concept albums are hit or miss - but am I the only fan who doesn't care about this story based on what we have heard so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_crawford44 Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Second request: Can someone please convince me that this will not be a dud... I need some cheering up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teco Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Second request: Can someone please convince me that this will not be a dud... I need some cheering up! I'm not this one. I'm equally disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admnistramation Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Teenage angst romance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueDeNimes Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Back then I had hope ETIAW was just a hiccup, too. :disappointed: :bigcry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanif94 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I hear your words man!! I feel exactly the same... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackZ Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 This guy definitely trolled us with his "I heard Paradise and PoC over the phone" thing...unrelated but I'm just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admnistramation Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I was right and he was wrong. Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoryABjerre Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Rhianna is the vocalist of Princess of China, therefore the influence of Paradise, too, is really her R & B sound but by Chris sing : [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6ZWlDks0nQ]Coldplay - Paradise (Official) - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_crawford44 Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 This guy definitely trolled us with his "I heard Paradise and PoC over the phone" thing...unrelated but I'm just saying. Dude, I told you I heard 30 seconds of each song... and I never heard the "para-para-paradise" part. I stand by that... it sounded epic. My friend is a journalist. Get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_crawford44 Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 This guy definitely trolled us with his "I heard Paradise and PoC over the phone" thing...unrelated but I'm just saying. Dude, I told you I heard 30 seconds of each song... and I never heard the "para-para-paradise" part. I stand by that... it sounded epic. My friend is a journalist. Get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_crawford44 Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 FOR THE RECORD: I like the lyrics I made up for the artwork (and my artwork, come to think of it) better than the ones I have heard so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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