Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (a.k.a. VLVODAAHF) vs. Mylo Xyloto (a.k.a. M.X.)

 

Round 1:

Life In Technicolor vs. Mylo Xyloto

 

Round 2:

Lovers In Japan vs. Hurts Like Heaven

 

Round 3:

Cemeteries Of London vs. Paradise

 

Round 4:

Viollet Hill vs. Major Minus

 

Round 5:

Viva La Vida vs. Charlie Brown

 

Round 6:

Strawberry Swing vs. Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

 

Round 7:

Lost! vs. Princess Of China

 

Round 8:

42 vs. Up In Flames

 

Round 9:

Yes vs. Us Against The World

 

Round 10:

Reign Of Love vs. U.F.O.

 

Round 11:

Chinesse Sleep Chant vs. Don't Let It Break Your Heart

 

Round 12:

The Escapist vs. A Hopeful Transmission

 

Final Round:

Death And All His Friends vs. Up With The Birds

 

What do you guys think?

Round 1:

Life In Technicolor

 

Round 2:

Lovers In Japan

 

Round 3:

Paradise

 

Round 4:

Viollet Hill

 

Round 5:

Charlie Brown

 

Round 6:

Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

 

Round 7:

Princess Of China

 

Round 8:

Up In Flames

 

Round 9:

Us Against The World

 

Round 10:

U.F.O.

 

Round 11:

Don't Let It Break Your Heart

 

Round 12:

The Escapist

 

Final Round:

Death And All His Friends

You just can't compare DLIBYH to Chinese Sleep Chant.

 

And A Hopeful Transmission is what 30 seconds long?

 

Anyway..

 

Life in Technicolour

Lovers in Japan (but HLH live)

Paradise

Violet Hill

Viva la Vida

Strawberry Swing

Lost!

42

Us Against The World

UFO

DLIBYH

Escapist

Death and all His Friends

 

So that's 9-4 to Viva and I don't even particularly like VLV much as a whole album

Round 1:

Life In Technicolor

 

Round 2: Lovers In Japan

 

Round 3: Paradise

 

Round 4: Viollet Hill

 

Round 5: Charlie Brown

 

Round 6: Strawberry Swing

 

Round 7: Lost

 

Round 8: Up In Flames

 

Round 9: Us Against The World

 

Round 10: U.F.O

 

Round 11: Don't Let It Break Your Heart

 

Round 12: A Hopeful Transmission

 

Round 13: Death And All His Friends

 

7-6 MX !

There isn't a single song on MX that's better than any song on Viva. Okay, maybe the three best songs of MX (for me that's Us Against The World, Up With The Birds and UFO) are better than the worst song of Viva (Lost!). But that's it.

Round 1:

Life In Technicolor

 

Round 2:

Lovers In Japan (HLH Live)

 

Round 3:

Paradise

 

Round 4:

Viollet Hill

 

Round 5:

Charlie Brown

 

Round 6:

Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

 

Round 7:

Princess Of China

 

Round 8:

42

 

Round 9:

Us Against The World

 

Round 10:

U.F.O.

 

Round 11:

Don't Let It Break Your Heart

 

Round 12:

The Escapist

 

Final Round:

Death And All His Friends

 

Viva: 6

MX: 7

Viva La Vida >>>> MX by much. Only a few MX songs tips VLV. The atmosphere on VLV i so amazing. And VLV has only lost, a weeker track.

 

MX has PAradise and Princess of China.

Not comparable.

 

Mylo Xyloto is an album that is basically supposed to be like a book.

 

Each song is a chapter....they all come together to tell a story that is the book.

 

Viva la Vida is like a collection of short stories. The songs where related but only in theme, not in story. Good album, but MX is meant to be heard all the way through. I feel that to take one song and compare it to Viva would be like taking one chapter of Lord of the Rings and comparing it to a story in a collection of short stories.

 

My opinion.

Round 1:

Life In Technicolor

 

Round 2:

Lovers In Japan

 

Round 3:

Cemeteries Of London

 

Round 4:

Viollet Hill

 

Round 5:

Viva La Vida

 

Round 6:

Strawberry Swing

 

Round 7:

Lost!

 

Round 8:

Up In Flames

 

Round 9:

Us Against The World

 

Round 10:

U.F.O.

 

Round 11:

Don't Let It Break Your Heart

 

Round 12:

The Escapist

 

Final Round:

Death And All His Friends

 

 

VLV 9

MX 4

Round 1:

Life In Technicolor

 

Round 2:

Lovers In Japan

 

Round 3:

Cemeteries Of London

 

Round 4:

Major Minus

 

Round 5:

Charlie Brown

 

Round 6:

Strawberry Swing

 

Round 7:

Lost!

 

Round 8:

42

 

Round 9:

Us Against The World

 

Round 10:

U.F.O.

 

Round 11:

Don't Let It Break Your Heart

 

Round 12:

The Escapist

 

Final Round:

Up With The Birds

Round 1: Life In Technicolor

Round 2: Hurts Like Heaven

Round 3: Paradise

Round 4: Violet Hill

Round 5: Charlie Brown (JUST.)

Round 6: Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

Round 7: Princess Of China

Round 8: Up In Flames

Round 9: Us Against The World

Round 10: Reign Of Love (though I'm not massively keen on either)

Round 11: DLIBYH

Round 12: A Hopeful Transmission

Round 13: Death And All His Friends

 

So 9-4 to MX. Although I'd only place it overall at a fraction above VLV, but some of those choices are quite hard to pick from. Asking me to pick between Viva and Charlie Brown is like asking me to pick my favourite child! (If I had any... :D )

Round 1: Life In Technicolor

 

Round 2: Hurts Like Heaven

 

Round 3: Tied

 

Round 4: Violet Hill

 

Round 5: Charlie Brown

 

Round 6: Every Teardrop

 

Round 7: Lost!

 

Round 8: 42

 

Round 9: Us Against The World

 

Round 10: UFO

 

Round 11: Chinese Sleep Chant

 

Round 12: The Escapist

 

Final Round: Tied

Round 1:

Mylo Xyloto

 

Round 2:

Lovers In Japan

 

Round 3:

Cemeteries Of London

 

Round 4:

Major Minus

 

Round 5:

Charlie Brown

 

Round 6:

Strawberry Swing

 

Round 7:

Lost!

 

Round 8:

Up In Flames

 

Round 9:

Us Against The World

 

Round 10:

U.F.O.

 

Round 11:

Don't Let It Break Your Heart

 

Round 12:

The Escapist

 

Final Round:

Up With The Birds

they are not comparable, they're so different and VLV is a real masterpiece (it wins of course) but let's try this game anyway :D

 

 

Round 1:

Life In Technicolor

 

Round 2:

Hurts Like Heaven

 

Round 3:

Cemeteries Of London

 

Round 4:

Violet Hill

 

Round 5:

Viva La Vida

 

Round 6:

Strawbery Swing

 

Round 7:

Lost!

 

Round 8:

42

 

Round 9:

Yes

 

Round 10:

UFO

 

Round 11:

Don't Let It Break Your Heart

 

Round 12:

A Hopeful Transmission

 

Final Round:

Up With The Birds

 

5 - 8 VIVA (of course!)

DP

Although its to early to call a winner, here are my momentary winners:

 

Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (a.k.a. VLVODAAHF) vs. Mylo Xyloto (a.k.a. M.X.)

 

Round 1:

Life In Technicolor

 

Round 2:

Lovers in Japan vs. Hurts Like Heaven (not sure yet)

 

Round 3:

Cemeteries Of London vs. Paradise

 

Round 4:

Violet Hill

 

Round 5:

Viva La Vida

 

Round 6:

Strawberry Swing

 

Round 7:

Lost! vs. Princess Of China (not sure yet)

 

Round 8:

42 vs. Up In Flames (not sure yet)

 

Round 9:

Us Against The World

 

Round 10:

Reign Of Love vs. U.F.O. (not sure yet)

 

Round 11:

Don't Let It Break Your Heart

 

Round 12:

The Escapist

 

Final Round:

Death And All His Friends

 

VIVA wins BY FAR! But I guess it's normal. I have only heard Mylo Xyloto 2 times...

Round 1:

Life In Technicolor

 

Round 2:

Lovers In Japan

 

Round 3:

Cemeteries Of London

 

Round 4:

Can't pick

 

Round 5:

Viva La Vida

 

Round 6:

Strawberry Swing

 

Round 7:

Lost!

 

Round 8:

Up In Flames

 

Round 9:

Us Against The World

 

Round 10:

U.F.O.

 

Round 11:

Don't Let It Break Your Heart

 

Round 12:

A Hopeful Transmission

 

Final Round:

Death And All His Friends

I like the matchups!

Well done :D

I won't bother writing down what I think of the winners of each round because I don't bother to read what others have written :lol:

Round 1:

Life in Technicolor

 

Round 2:

Lovers in Japan (Toughest choice)

 

Round 3:

Cementeries of London

 

Round 4:

Violet Hill

 

Round 5:

Viva La Vida

 

Round 6:

Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

 

Round 7:

Lost!

 

Round 8:

Up In Flames

 

Round 9:

Us Against The World

 

Round 10:

U.F.O.

 

Round 11:

Don't Let It Break Your Heart

 

Round 12:

The Escapist

 

Final Round:

Up With The Birds

Round 1:

Life In Technicolor

 

Round 2:

Hurts Like Heaven (Now the Osaka Sun Mix may be a different story)

 

Round 3:

Paradise

 

Round 4:

Major Minus

 

Round 5:

Viva La Vida AND Charlie Brown (I declare a tie!)

 

Round 6:

Strawberry Swing (Now I like ETIAW, but against Strawberry Swing, it doesn't stand much of a chance)

 

Round 7:

Princess Of China

 

Round 8:

Up In Flames

 

Round 9:

Us Against The World

 

Round 10:

U.F.O.

 

Round 11:

Don't Let It Break Your Heart

 

Round 12:

The Escapist

 

Final Round:

Up With The Birds

 

Some of the match-ups were bad, but I am leaning very favorably towards MX because it's new and fresh for me. VLV is a great album, but right know I would want to listen to MX more

Round 1:

Life In Technicolor

 

Round 2:

Hurts Like Heaven

 

Round 3:

Paradise

 

Round 4:

Viollet Hill

 

Round 5:

Charlie Brown

 

Round 6:

Strawberry Swing

 

Round 7:

Lost!

 

Round 8:

42

 

Round 9:

Us Against The World

 

Round 10:

U.F.O.

 

Round 11:

Don't Let It Break Your Heart

 

Round 12:

The Escapist

 

Final Round:

Up With The Birds

 

MX wins 7 to 6

Round 1:

Life In Technicolor

 

Round 2:

Hurts Like Heaven

 

Round 3:

Cemeteries Of London

 

Round 4:

Violet Hill

 

Round 5:

Charles

 

Round 6:

Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

 

Round 7:

Lost!

 

Round 8:

Up In Flames

 

Round 9:

Us Against The World

 

Round 10:

U.F.O.

 

Round 11:

Chinesse Sleep Chant<3333

 

Round 12:

The Escapist

 

Final Round:

Death And All His Friends

 

 

VLV wins 7 to 6

First of all, VLV > MX.

 

Life In Technicolor

Lovers In Japan

Cemeteries Of London

Viollet Hill

Charlie Brown

Strawberry Swing

Princess Of China

42

Yes

Reign Of Love

Don't Let It Break Your Heart

The Escapist

Death And All His Friends

 

 

VLV: 10/13

MX: 3/13

 

Well... I even feel quite bad for MX... lol

 

Mmmh... but seriously, it's quite stupid to put into this "vs." Chinese Sleep Chant, A Hopeful Transmission, Reign Of Love apart from Lovers in Japan... It just doesn't make sense and it's not fair to any of the albums :p

Round 1 : Life in Technicolor

Round 2 : :thinking: Lovers in Japan

Round 3 : Paradise

Round 4 : Major Minus

Round 5 : Viva la Vida, no doubt

Round 6 : Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall, no doubt

Round 7 : Princess Of China

Round 8 : Up In Flames

Round 9 : Yes

Round 10 : U.F.O.

Round 11 : Don't Let It Break Your Heart (sorry CSC :cry:)

Round 12 : A Hopeful Transmission

Round 13 : Death And All His Friends

 

For Viva : 5/13

For MX : 8/13

Not bad, I was expecting much more for Viva :thinking:

Round 1:

Mylo Xyloto

 

Round 2:

Hurts Like Heaven

 

Round 3:

Cemeteries Of London

 

Round 4:

Viollet Hill

 

Round 5:

Viva La Vida

 

Round 6:

Strawberry Swing

 

Round 7:

Princess Of China

 

Round 8:

42

 

Round 9:

Us Against The World

 

Round 10:

Reign Of Love

 

Round 11:

Chinesse Sleep Chant

 

Round 12:

The Escapist

 

Final Round:

Death And All His Friends

 

VLV >>> MX