January 16, 201214 yr To me, the first 5 songs on AROBTTH will always be the pinnacle of Coldplay's brilliance. Just simple yet powerful songs, all killers, no fillers. And it all culminates with Clocks... Yeah, but IMP is kinda overrated in my opinion
January 16, 201214 yr ^That's what I was beginning to think, but then I've heard an acoustic version of it and OHMY :dazzled: [ame= ] [/ame] (sorry for the off topic post :sweatdrop: )
January 16, 201214 yr It's definitely not their best. There's only two tracks that really jump out at me (Up With the Birds and Major Minus) and the rest is pretty bland (although DLIBYH, UFO, and UAtW are alright). Don't get me wrong, I think it's a decent album, but Viva and ARoBttH are better by far :nod:
January 17, 201214 yr Yeah, but IMP is kinda overrated in my opinion It's the weakest of the 5 songs, but it's still great. 1. It's a good lead single, it's very - hey look at me kind of songs. 2. It's the perfect Track 2 of the album, I don't know how to explain it, I just like the drums solo right after Track 1. 3. The drums and the riff are so simple yet instantly recognizable, it's almost irritating in a way. :D I used to mix up Yellow and In My Place. I don't think it's a coincidence they play them together all the time.
January 17, 201214 yr Yeah, but IMP is kinda overrated in my opinion go die. its simplicity makes it so great. my fav from AROBTTH dont go die, JK. but c'mon bro
January 17, 201214 yr Meh, it just seems mixed to me. I don't like it because although there's a couple of decent songs and fewer that rank 'good' in my mind, it sounded like an incoherent mess. I listened to the whole thing two or three times and felt I didn't get the point... nor did I feel like listening again to get the point because what I did get from it seemed rather dull. Example: Charlie Brown (while I like the melody) ends up being obnoxious teens dancing around going 'OH HAY AREN'T WE SO RIOTING AND GLOWING? AND WE'RE OUT LATE!!!' Also of Princess of China, 'hey look, we can has duet with an R&B singer to further our new music influences. Aren't we cool?' Despite the fact that the song seems to have almost nothing to do with the rest of the album apart from being a duet with Rihanna. Oops, I forgot the point where Rihanna and Chris' singing don't go together very well at all for me. There's more things I could whine about, but they just make me cringe.
January 17, 201214 yr I feel Mylo's story was based off and inspiried by: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnVVqLOEysk]Coldplay - We Found Love (cover) - YouTube[/ame] very good cover imo.
January 17, 201214 yr ^^it is. people love it. Actually, it is getting a lot of praise. maybe its just the bad ones that people know more about? there are lots of us who LOVE the album like crazy. just saying. :) like LOTS.
January 17, 201214 yr Coldplay may have just saved pop music :nod: Somebody had to do it. Mylo Xyloto is one of the best pop albums of the last 10 years. They went pop, and that's not a bad thing, good pop is good music.
January 17, 201214 yr ^THANK YOU :D I'm tired of people saying it's not a great album because it sounds too much like pop. Like pop is always bad :bomb: (oh, and I LOVE MX btw :dazzled: I can't say whether it's their best or not, first because it's always very difficult for me to rank Coldplay songs/albums, and then because well I really feel each album is very different from the other, and this one especially is SO different from VLV, and VLV was already so different...I'm having trouble to compare them and my love for them ! The only thing I can say is that this album is definitely their pop album, if you have to put it in a box, and also very energetic )
January 17, 201214 yr MX is not their best album. Here's my ranking. 1. AROBTTH 2. Viva La Vida 2. X & Y 3. MX 4. Parachutes There are some good songs in MX that I like. (HLH, Major Minus, Charlie Brown, UWTB, MX, Paradise, ETIAW) But, AROBTTH, Viva La Vida and X&Y are wayyyyyy better than MX. Unfortunately, a band has to evolve.
January 17, 201214 yr It's a perfect album in it's category, which is pop/electro-rock with urban back-to-being a kid/teen themes. It's a midlife crisis album. :D And I hope it's just a phase. Though I'm glad it exists, they needed more upbeat songs. Chris Martin and I are still waiting for that Sgt. Pepper/Joshua Tree Coldplay album. Something really innovating and influential... MX is big fish in a little pond. A childish album like that can't be the best when compared to all music. But it is fantastic within it's own boundaries and I love it.
January 17, 201214 yr Y u rate MX over Parachutes? yes, because, I only like few songs in this album. (Don't Panic :dazzled: Trouble, High Speed, ENL, LIFL)
January 17, 201214 yr It's a perfect album in it's category, which is pop/electro-rock with urban back-to-being a kid/teen themes. It's a midlife crisis album. :D And I hope it's just a phase. Though I'm glad it exists, they needed more upbeat songs. Chris Martin and I are still waiting for that Sgt. Pepper/Joshua Tree Coldplay album. Something really innovating and influential... MX is big fish in a little pond. A childish album like that can't be the best when compared to all music. But it is fantastic within it's own boundaries and I love it. :nod::nod:
January 18, 201214 yr It's a perfect album in it's category, which is pop/electro-rock with urban back-to-being a kid/teen themes. It's a midlife crisis album. :D And I hope it's just a phase. Though I'm glad it exists, they needed more upbeat songs. Chris Martin and I are still waiting for that Sgt. Pepper/Joshua Tree Coldplay album. Something really innovating and influential... MX is big fish in a little pond. A childish album like that can't be the best when compared to all music. But it is fantastic within it's own boundaries and I love it. Some would argue that ARoBttH was their Joshua Tree moment :nod: (And it was astronomically good, but something tells me that we have yet to see Coldplay's best album)
January 18, 201214 yr Some would argue that ARoBttH was their Joshua Tree moment :nod: (And it was astronomically good, but something tells me that we have yet to see Coldplay's best album) So far, their Joshua tree was either AROBTTH or Viva. But, I totally agree that something even more awe-inspiring will come out of this band, and it will simply dwarf all of our favorites in it's awesomeness. It's only a matter of time..... :D
January 19, 201214 yr though I will say DLIBYH was disappointing when you consider all the hype it got when it leaked. but whatever, its a solid ***
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