This is so great, not like Fix You which is probably a good thing (my favourite song, don't want to hear something similar because it won't be original), its so moving can't wait to hear the studio version :D

Also, this obviously feels that it fits pretty well with the entire concept/narrative.

"So its over....Up in Flames"

This is a decent song. :nod:

:nod:

 

I'm still waiting for the BOOM one on the album though.

Just to get it straight...for my own curiosity. Everyone who is praising Up In Flames because it´s slow and only feature few organic instruments. Would you all like an album exclusively made up of songs like this?

Just to get it straight...for my own curiosity. Everyone who is praising Up In Flames because it´s slow and only feature few organic instruments. Would you all like an album exclusively made up of songs like this?

 

who is praising up in flames because it's a slow tune ? :inquisitive:

who is praising up in flames because it's a slow tune ? :inquisitive:

 

Substitute slow with intimate :) I imagine a lot of people would dislike this song , were it not devoid of synths and such. But I am ready to be proven wrong if I have misunderstood.

Wow... just wow... mediocre at best. Painstakingly predictable.

 

Hear the first chord and you know exactly where it's headed. I swear I could sing the chorus half-way through the first verse. And then over, and over, and over... and over again.

 

It doesn't matter if the sound is stripped down or not, the song needs to be good first. And this, sadly, is not. Sure, production plays a great part, but if you threw a hip-hop beat in the middle part of "Moving To Mars" (when the guitar kicks in) it'd sound good anyway, though maybe not THAT good.

Yep, this IS Coldplay. At their saccharine-coated worst, but you can at least recognize them. Cold comfort, may I say.

 

It's true what what I've read in some posts: it sounds like an average song from X&Y. Even a song like "Fix You", as predictable and crowd-pleasing as it is, has a nice build-up. "Up in flames" has nothing going for it. Flatline.

Maybe expectations were too high...

 

Ok, on to DLIBYH. :fingersx:

Substitute slow with intimate :) I imagine a lot of people would dislike this song , were it not devoid of synths and such. But I am ready to be proven wrong if I have misunderstood.

 

If it's not a good song, there's no difference for me if it's slow/intimate with just a few instruments. This one, at the moment, is kinda boring.

And has nothing to do with Bon iver (like it was mentioned in another thread)

 

A few things

1. I could BARELY make out anything Jonny was playing... The video may be terrible quality, but i don't see how this is something utterly tear-inducing...yet. Hoping to find a better video in the next few days.

 

2. The moment Chris continuously repeated "Up in Flames," I cringed. Too much repetition, on this entire album. Its absolutely no where near Clocks and Fix You. Not a chance. Lyrics made those songs amazing, and they each had a hefty amount of material in them. :\

 

3. It feels short haha. If there was a point where they exploded (a la Fix You) in my opinion it would be freaking amazing.

 

 

Exactamundo.

 

Though I do think it sounds a lot like Fix You, mostly because of the falsetto and the slower tempo... But, the song could be better if there was an explosive climax somewhere near the end... Cuz I feel this one's just a bit... monotonous. :/

 

I dunno, this one's just meh for me.

 

I'll have to listen to the studio version before I make up my mind about how I feel... I have a feeling it'll be more synthy on the record... :shrug:

Just to get it straight...for my own curiosity. Everyone who is praising Up In Flames because it´s slow and only feature few organic instruments. Would you all like an album exclusively made up of songs like this?

 

Actually, it seems to be the same fans who liked Paradise are the ones who enjoy Up in Flames. In fact, a considerable number of posters have said the song is mediocre, kind of boring. And no, I would not like al album full of songs like Up in Flames because it would put me straight to sleep.

Actually, it seems to be the same fans who liked Paradise are the ones who enjoy Up in Flames. In fact, a considerable number of posters have said the song is mediocre, kind of boring. And no, I would not like al album full of songs like Up in Flames because it would put me straight to sleep.

 

Thanks :) A lot posters were saying that finally Up In Flames was a decent song after the disappointment they had with Paradise, hence my question.

Your question made me infer that you think older fans think Coldplay is only about slow and quieter songs and that's why they don't like most of what we've recently had a chance to listen to. That's the most common sterotype about this band. Sorry if I'm wrong though. To answer your question, an album made up exclusively of songs like UIF, UATW would be quite boring, despite the songs being interesting enough per se.

Thanks :) A lot posters were saying that finally Up In Flames was a decent song after the disappointment they had with Paradise, hence my question.

 

To be fair, any song would be considered decent after Paradise :wink3:

up in flames.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0VsvuvKT20]Coldplay--"Swallowed In The Sea" - YouTube[/ame]

 

This song, for me, is better than all the songs from viva la vida and the material that i've heard from MX.

These are the coldplay that i really miss!

Of course we need to hear studio version, but already you can tell UIF is definitely a nice little song to add to the catalogue. I don't think it is by any means a classic though...

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Your question made me infer that you think older fans think Coldplay is only about slow and quieter songs and that's why they don't like most of what we've recently had a chance to listen to.

 

Yeah, I think you're right. It seems a lot of people equate older fans as wanting "slow and quieter songs" when that's not the case. I just want quality songs and unfortunately, every new song I hear from the MX-era is disappointing me.

 

Worse, there's only like 4 or 5 songs that haven't been heard yet so not much to really change my mind :cry:

This is decent...

 

Anyone notice that seems like radiohead- fake plastic trees?

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKd06s1LNik&ob=av2e]Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees - YouTube[/ame]

im in love.. with this song!

This is decent...

 

Anyone notice that seems like radiohead- fake plastic trees?

 

No. If anything it's similar in style to 4 Minute Warning: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLe7-UzjZAA]Radiohead 4 minute warning (live) - YouTube[/ame]

This is decent...

 

Anyone notice that seems like radiohead- fake plastic trees?

 

Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees - YouTube

 

ahhhhh fuck here we go with some idiot who thinks the song sounds like another song..

I love it. But I feel like there's something incomplete, like if they didn't play it all and there's a missing piece at the end.

I think it's alright. Nothing outstanding. Certainly reminds me of new Radiohead... Sail to the Moon/Videotape.

 

As for the ongoing X&Y debate, The Hardest Part over Swallowed In The Sea 100 times out of 100.

Well it's a step in the right direction, 10 x better than Paradise but it certainly is very repetitive. I'll reserve judgement until I've heard a higher quality version though.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q60WdWLAUtU]Up in Flames - YouTube[/ame]

 

another vid!