Well now that it's out, let's discuss it!

 

I think it's awesome, the double tracked vocals and spacey and distorted guitars are awesome! I'd give it a 9/10, on only one listen! What does everyone else think?

one of their best album openers.

Not feeling it right away, think it'll take a few listens :)

It's ok, but live is much better.

It sounds a lot different to the live version. I think I prefer the live version, although it'll grow on me.

LOVE IT, that raw guitar riff!!

Absolutely love the live versions but this seems way too overproduced. Hopefully it'll grow and I'll get used to it but not really liking the opening to this album too much so far :(

Love it!!!!! i absolutely love the studio effects! Chris' voice is so good!

REALLY but REALLY overproduced. With a simpler production it would have been 10/10, seriously, but I think there are so much noises and zero space to breath in it... Shame. :(

 

(Is it me or the drums sound way too much?)

Beautiful!

Perfect!

 

Of course we can't compare live and studio versions. Such rock songs works always better with a crowd and on a big stage...nothing new. Still a masterpiece.

I love the effects, I never thought I'd say that some months ago. But I love this song, they couldn't ruin it if they tried.

REALLY but REALLY overproduced. With a simpler production it would have been 10/10, seriously, but I think there are so much noises and zero space to breath in it... Shame. :(

 

(Is it me or the drums sound way too much?)

 

I totally agree, I was really looking forward to HLH too :(

I absolutely love HLH album version. After the epic MX opening (which is even better than live) it really kicks the album in the right direction!

It's ok, but live is much better.

 

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btw MX made me lose myself its such a beautiful song brilliant

blown away. that's all i've listened to so far off the album.

 

i didn't expect it to be mixed so weird and awesome.

 

eno really did a good job. he's making coldplay sound edgier yet without sacrificing feeling.

It sounds too clean but other than that, love it

It does sound too clean. I prefer the raw sound the live versions had. The robot Chris voice will probably take some getting used to, but this song is still one of the best off the album, in my opinion!

 

ETA: MX sounds soooo good.

Finally a song from the new album that I like VERY much, yay! :wacky:

 

 

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This song is amazing on the album. One of the best coldplay tunes ever IMO.

This studio version hurts like heaven :D

They ruined the studio version of that song w/ those stupid auto-tune/synth vocals.

I like it, and it will probably grow on me more, but it just doesn't "sit" right with me yet. I think it lacks some of the urgency and punch of the live version. I quite like how it seems to build towards a climax, but the first half is just slightly "hollow" for me at the moment.

Definitely too many effects in it. If it was as stripped and raw as the live versions, as a single it'd have gone Number 1 without too much effort, but as it is I don't think it would fare too well.

Had they just left the vocals alone it would have been great, I don't like what they did with those all that much, still a great song though.

 

I love what they did with MX