Guest howyousawtheworld Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto [Album] -93% Coldplay’s last offering back in 2008, titled Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends took the bands fan base to new levels and saw the band reach new heights in their musical atmosphere. Their latest offering, Mylo Xyloto leads on from this and takes the listener to further levels that Viva la Vida could never offer. From the start, you are introduced to Coldplay’s new atmospheric sound leading into 'Hurts Like Heaven'; a fast paced blend of piano, distorted guitars and electronic soundscapes with clear and compelling vocals from Chris Martin. 'Paradise', Coldplay’s latest single from Mylo Xyloto, continues the pace with an exciting introduction and euphoric explosion of synthesizers, cinematic strings and soaring vocal lines. The standard chord progression throughout is completely masked by Coldplay’s ability to add layers upon layers of texture to finally end up with an impressive and beautiful sounding composition. What is also impressive about the latest offering from Coldplay is the clear ability of their musicianship and how they gel as a band: Charlie Brown features an ever-so catchy uplifting guitar line with a thumping drumbeat. 'Major Minus' is Coldplay at their most original with stripped-down strummed guitars and distorted vocals. 'Us Against The World' is the band at their most personal, with Chris Martin’s voice reverberating with church-like textures with plucked guitars and a rising string section, lyrically brilliant, it invites you into a more intimate atmosphere. "Oh morning come bursting, the clouds, they move, lift of this blindfold, let me see again, and bring back the water, that your ships rode in, in my heart you left a hole.’" The distinctive, new direction of Coldplay’s music is continued with their first release of the album, 'Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall', which is a fast paced and emphatic dance track featuring strong vocal melody from Chris Martin with a soaring chorus that explodes like a firework in the sky. 'Princess Of China' is Coldplay pushing the commercial boundaries with apache-like melody backed with a dubstep beat. The guest appearance of Rihanna is clear indication of how popular the band have grown; yet the track does not sound like a future single, and more like one of the albums well-kept secrets – this adds appeal to the song; Rihanna and Martin’s combined harmonisation works perfectly. Within Mylo Xyloto’s cacophony of soaring soundscapes and atmospheric textures, lies a few minimalistic treats that shows Coldplay’s talent for writing simplistic, yet beautiful melodies. 'U.F.O' is an intimate heart-warmer that is short but very sweet. 'Up In Flames' is a soft-sounding, yet empowering statement, featuring a slow-tempo electronic beat alongside vanishing piano chords and an uplifting high-pitched vocal line in the chorus. Mylo Xyloto is not just an album, it is an impressive piece of work that sends your mind to soaring heights; the cinematic feel to the album is the perfect soundtrack for the end of 2011, and is a great competitor for album of the year. http://hangout.altsounds.com/reviews/137077-coldplay-mylo-xyloto-album.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevil89 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Yep, that's what she said... this album is amazing, despite the naysayers and critics - keep it up boys (that incl. PH too). Album of the Year for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephRengifo Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Great review, thanks for sharing it! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephRengifo Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Wait... "'Hurts Like Heaven'; a fast paced blend of piano, distorted guitars and electronic soundscapes with clear and compelling vocals from Chris Martin." ...Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioMad Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Agreed, Princess Of China does not sound like a single. But radio stations all over the world will keep playing it nonetheless, cos it's a collaboration between the hottest band in the world and the hottest female vocalist in the world. I'm sure EMI will somehow be forced to release it either way. But that is just my guess. Either Charlie Brown or Princess Of China will become the next single. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niki_m14 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Great review!!! :D I'm so happy for them! They are gonna win all the awards this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeddingDom Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Thanks! Now I'm just waiting for the review from Pitchfork... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brent Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Why can't any of these reviews get the lyrics right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaisin Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 It's such a good album that it even makes 'Paradise' sound decent :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor!42! Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Why can't any of these reviews get the lyrics right? Yeah. It annoys me because i know non-massive coldplay fans will think they are right without thinking twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fix42YellowClocks Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Thanks! Now I'm just waiting for the review from Pitchfork... THIS. Pitchfork always has something really interesting to say. Whether or not you agree with them, they're always scathing and critical- makes for the most original music reviewer out there. If it's bad, they'll say so. Plus they get added cred. from me for naming Radiohead's Kid A album of the last decade. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Love Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Another brilliant review. At the moment I'm very proud of the band. Not only because they created such a masterpiece but also for all the haters in the forum who said that Mylo would be a shame for all Coldplay fans and it will be the worst record of the band. I enjoy every single review on Mylo Xyloto because nearly everyone was highly positive. Great, because naturally big bands like Coldplay have to face critisicm along the way just because they are big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para-para-parrotdies Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Thanks! Now I'm just waiting for the review from Pitchfork... P4K is easily going to hate on this album... like with all Coldplay albums :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest howyousawtheworld Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 THIS. Pitchfork always has something really interesting to say. Whether or not you agree with them, they're always scathing and critical- makes for the most original music reviewer out there. If it's bad, they'll say so. Plus they get added cred. from me for naming Radiohead's Kid A album of the last decade. :P Should have been Funeral by Arcade Fire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleggy Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 As much as I think the people at Pitchfork are nothing more than a bunch of elitists who think they're a lot more important than they really are, their reviews never fail to entertain me. Their review of The King of Limbs was particularly hilarious. If a band other than Radiohead had released that album, it would have got about a 4/10 from them. There's some artists they like and some they don't like. No matter how good an album is, it's score will always be heavily skewed depending on whether or not they like who've released it. They've hated on Coldplay before, and I seriously doubt anything will change with the Mylo Xyloto review. However, they do seem to have a massive hard-on for electronic music so maybe it'll get a few bonus points due to the use of synths. I'm looking forward to the review even though it will probably contain nothing but bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest howyousawtheworld Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 As much as I think the people at Pitchfork are nothing more than a bunch of elitists who think they're a lot more important than they really are, their reviews never fail to entertain me. Their review of The King of Limbs was particularly hilarious. If a band other than Radiohead had released that album, it would have got about a 4/10 from them. There's some artists they like and some they don't like. No matter how good an album is, it's score will always be heavily skewed depending on whether or not they like who've released it. They've hated on Coldplay before, and I seriously doubt anything will change with the Mylo Xyloto review. However, they do seem to have a massive hard-on for electronic music so maybe it'll get a few bonus points due to the use of synths. I'm looking forward to the review even though it will probably contain nothing but bullshit. They were a bit more honest on this recent Radiohead record. Granted it still didn't deserve the score it got (like the previous 3 Radiohead albums) but I think everyone knew they were becoming a bit of a joke in regards to their obsession of that band. Hipsters will use pitchfork as a bible. You'd think because they are so cool they could formulate their own opinion and choice of music instead of clicking on pitchfork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alienbob Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 As much as I think the people at Pitchfork are nothing more than a bunch of elitists who think they're a lot more important than they really are, their reviews never fail to entertain me. Their review of The King of Limbs was particularly hilarious. If a band other than Radiohead had released that album, it would have got about a 4/10 from them. There's some artists they like and some they don't like. No matter how good an album is, it's score will always be heavily skewed depending on whether or not they like who've released it. They've hated on Coldplay before, and I seriously doubt anything will change with the Mylo Xyloto review. However, they do seem to have a massive hard-on for electronic music so maybe it'll get a few bonus points due to the use of synths. I'm looking forward to the review even though it will probably contain nothing but bullshit. Actually, that review for TKoL was crap. I love that album, and I disagree with your statement. It's the first Radiohead album they hated on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alienbob Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Compared to most people I though TKoL was a 10/10. And anyone who thinks In Rainbows is average or bad is a complete idiot, imo. :P That album was emotionally and lyrically astounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para-para-parrotdies Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Hipsters will use pitchfork as a bible. You'd think because they are so cool they could formulate their own opinion and choice of music instead of clicking on pitchfork. True hipsters actually hate Pitchfork now because it's too mainstream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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