Mrk Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 ^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: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayingfromKansas Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aschall Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crests Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Yeah, but IMP is kinda overrated in my opinion You're a horrible person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aschall Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 but yeah, first 5 songs of RUSH is fantastic *are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Man Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destrokk Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Its generic. But wait, wasnt this album being praised by artists and critics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayFanatic16 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 ^^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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom. Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 really? i love it a lot:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospector Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 ^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 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Swinger Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 because it is downright average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessarrent Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Y u rate MX over Parachutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessarrent Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayingfromKansas Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonkeyz232 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aschall Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 MX met my expectations, which were quite high. So I'm happy! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Man Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 MX met my expectations, which were quite high. So I'm happy! :D ^ This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aschall Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 though I will say DLIBYH was disappointing when you consider all the hype it got when it leaked. but whatever, its a solid *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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