October 17, 201114 yr I really enjoyed all the album!!! Coldplay surprised me again, exceeded my expectations!!! Congrats. :D
October 17, 201114 yr Disappointment: Up In Flames (sad to say :(), Chris' vocals on HLH Surprise: Princess of China, DLIBYH (where did THAT song come from?!), UFO, the ending of Charlie Brown overall, loved at first listen!!!!!!!! can't believe it's here :wacky:
October 17, 201114 yr I loved Up In Flames........that bass is awesome in my opinion though i can see why people may not like it
October 17, 201114 yr DLIBYH (where did THAT song come from?!) I thought the same! I think Don Quixote evolved into it :)
October 17, 201114 yr Disappointment: It's produced horribly, and there's something about the songwriting in itself that annoys me (I'm gonna guess that's Eno). Surprise: UATW is brilliant and DLIBYH and UWTB sound great too. and no, ETIAW and Paradise don't sound any better as part of a "concept".
October 17, 201114 yr Surprises: the short interludes are great and really segue well into their songs. POC is really good despite the poor live recorded version we/ve been working off of, love the duet, do agree there should more Chris on it though, feels like a Rhianna and coldplay as a backing band. CB is amazing recorded - going to be a massive hit, that piano outro is so beautiful (thought it was too simple from the live version, but man great recorded. UATW is even better recorded (one of my favorites). U.F.O - what a great song, so beautiful, definitely a little Wedding bells-esque at the beginning. UIF - absolutely love it, when i wasn't impressed with the live one we heard, love the synth bass drum or whatever that is with strings, chris' falsetto - man I understand what will is talking about now. UpWith Birds - what a great ending, especially from 1:35 on, synth birds? love it. AHT is so beautiful - wish it were longer, as well MX. Dissapointments: Moving to Mars should have been on the album. the mix on both MX and HLH is off in my initial listen of HLH - love the robotic effects of his voice, but feel like the mix was just poorly done on it, and it's too loud on certain instruments in HLH whereas it is subdued on MX. MX should be a full song - god, what a sublime melody. Not won over by DLIBYH yet - feel like it's a love child of X&Y's Things you don't understand with some xylos from Low married to Glass of Water. Kind of avg for me so far, but i'm sure it will grow like some of Coldplay's songs have done to me in the past, love it from 3:00 on though.
October 17, 201114 yr Biggest Disappointment: Princess of China. Absolute crap. Biggest Surprise: Up With the Birds and Up in Flames are gorgeous, as is UFO
October 17, 201114 yr It's just curious how the people that says that one thing is a disappointment for that person, is a surprise for other one! :D Anyways, I can't say one thing or other, because I'm one of these ones that will wait to the 24th until it's official released. I just have listened the 2 singles and Major Minus!
October 17, 201114 yr Listen to U.F.O. again, that song is based on Mylo Xyloto insturmental. A Hopeful Transmission too, but that's obvious.
October 17, 201114 yr Biggest Disappointment: Princess of China. I tried to get into it, but I just can't. And it's not just cause Rihanna is in it, I just don't think the song is good. Also, the effects on Hurts Like Heaven. Biggest Surprises: Up With the Birds, Up in Flames, and Don't Let It Break Your Heart are amazing. Love the interludes, especially UFO. And I really love the album versions of Charlie Brown and Us Against the World.
October 17, 201114 yr Biggest Disappointment: Princess of China. I tried to get into it, but I just can't. And it's not just cause Rihanna is in it, I just don't think the song is good. Also, the effects on Hurts Like Heaven. Biggest Surprises: Up With the Birds, Up in Flames, and Don't Let It Break Your Heart are amazing. Love the interludes, especially UFO. And I really love the album versions of Charlie Brown and Us Against the World. U.F.O. is not an interlude!
October 17, 201114 yr u.f.o is not an interlude - it's an actual song with words and longer length. POC is really good, wasn't a fan when i heard it at rock am ring, but man it's going to be huge. Not loving the first 3 mins of DLIBYH, reminds me too much of x & y era (which I loved) but just have gotten into it yet. I'm sure it will though.
October 17, 201114 yr Disappointment: How the album lacks cohesion SO MUCH!! And it's way overproduced. And Rhianna sucks so hard. I'm prepared to slaughter this album. Surprise: Us Against The World is better than the live version, really impressed. +1 Absolutely no directing line...
October 17, 201114 yr Listen to U.F.O. again, that song is based on Mylo Xyloto insturmental. A Hopeful Transmission too, but that's obvious. Wow, you're right! That's awesome! Didn't notice because it's kind of subtle but wow. Biggest Disappointment: Even though I love ETIAW and MM and the sheer change of pace between the two songs...I feel like it would have been better to use M.M.I.X. in the beginning of ETIAW as part of the song and then have some creepy intro in between that song and MM to ease the listener into the second half of the album. Kind of like the spacey riff Jonny does during the bridge of MM...But that's kind of a minor complaint and it doesn't bother me personally. Biggest Surprises: PoC, DLIBYH and UwtB. Wow. I knew DLIBYH would be ETIAW-ish but it sounded completely different while being similar and threw me off guard in a good way. UwtB is so beautiful it makes me heart ache. In PoC, Rihanna did great and I love the song.
October 17, 201114 yr Biggest disappointment (even though I was expecting it) Hurts Like Heaven. :( Hate what they've done to it. Biggest Surprise: DLIBYH. The reviews (and admittedly awful name) put me off it, but it's was a lovely surprise. Especially followed by UWTB. The final four tracks make this album.
October 17, 201114 yr Disappointment: Overproduced,some sounds way too swallowed by the others... Too much happening at the time. Up in flames is boring to death. Pretty short album. The interludes except for MX are ... pointless. A hopeful transmission annoys the hell out of me. Paradise and ETIAW here, and MTM not. Surprise: Princess of China. I mean, woah. Never thought I'd like it with Rihanna. But, she delivers indeed. Respect. UFO is brilliant. DLIBYH is pretty cool. UWTB is really brave. All in all, very different from Viva La Vida. Respect for that too.
October 17, 201114 yr Disappointments: A hopeful transmission (pictured something way different), UFO Surprises: hurts like heaven (done perfectly), MMIX!, UATW
October 17, 201114 yr Surprises: A Hopeful Transmission, Don't Let It Break Your Heart, ETIAW in the context of the album. Disappointments: Princess of China (needs more Chris vocals), U.F.O (too short)
October 17, 201114 yr Disappointment: Chris's alien voice :dozey: Surprises: Up With the Birds is fantastic :vuvuzela: I give it 7/10 And POC is better than I expected but I sill don't like it. If they cut out POC, I'll give 2nd half of the album 9/10.
October 17, 201114 yr Disappointment: Princess of China, I don't like it at all! Surprise: Don't Let It Break Your Heart and Up With The Birds, The two best songs!!
October 17, 201114 yr Disappointment: Production of this album.. Surprise: The biggest surprise is the variation of songs, there are some different styles on this album wich surprises me!
October 17, 201114 yr Disappointment: Overproduction, Synths Surprise: Up in Flames --> Up with the Birds. Best part of the album, let you totally forget songs like Charlie Brown and Hurts Like Heaven. What a great way to end an album. Probz Coldplay, probz
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