Taz1853 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Anyone else find MX, well all Coldplay albums, to be journeys? I was listening to MX in the gym yesterday and when it stopped playing I realised I was completely disconnected from the room, well, until... ...when Up In Flames was playing. Someone compared it to Fix You once and I was like, wahh?. No where near as good! It's positioned in the wrong place, between 2 fast paced-ish songs and I just got annoyed that DLIBYH wasn't playing, the great song it is. Up In Flames isn't right for this album, well and truely. Bound to get people disagreeing that someone can dislike a Coldplay song but I think I do. Boring and repetitive song. Sorry guys, but it's better than lying to myself :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafaelchampion Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 UiF is my least favorite... I love the Major Minus>UFO>PoC sequence... if UIF wasn't among it it would be epic MM>UFO>POC>AHT>DLIBYH>UWTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnspieler1012 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb9g0ksXEgo]U2 - Rattle And Hum (a short band interview) part 2 - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1853 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 UiF is my least favorite... I love the Major Minus>UFO>PoC sequence... if UIF wasn't among it it would be epic MM>UFO>POC>AHT>DLIBYH>UWTB Exactly my opinion too. Wrong place at the wrong time I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Swinger Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 UIF is incredibly boring...and on top of it all, it is followed by the horrendous AHT... if the two songs were just erased and Moving to Mars put after UWTB, it would have made so much more sense (all this IMO). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpWithTheBirds Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Up in Flames is one of my favorites. It makes my heart hurt; I think it's very emotional and doesn't fit well in its placement sandwiched between two very electronic songs. I agree that the placement in the album is less than perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footyfan10 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I love Up in Flames. Absolutely love it. It's passionate in a way that seems absolutely genuine. And its also very different in that it takes some influences from the dubstep movement. Which is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wintergreen Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I too love "Up In Flames". I love how the heartbreak of the lyrics is set against a really seductive musical backing. It doesn't interrupt the flow for me at all-given that "Princess Of China" is about a relationship that's ending, I think thematically "Up In Flames" fits well right next to it. Shows different sides/feelings towards the same situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel_94 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I really like UiF and i think it is important that the album has slow and intimate songs to contrast the faster ones. I always thought it was positioned very well on the album. However, as it was the last song written and recorded i can see why it seems different to the others and therefore out of place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel_94 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Princess of China is my least favourite. I loved it when i first heard the recording from Rock Im Park but if i had to be a duet i dont think Rihanna was the best choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1853 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 There was meant to be 2 albums originally and I think UiF was maybe from the acoustic album and they slipped it in the MX album. Maybe it'll grow on me but seen as I've listened to the album many, many times, and I'm beginning to hate UiF now, I don't think my opinion is going to change again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiame Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 There was meant to be 2 albums originally and I think UiF was maybe from the acoustic album and they slipped it in the MX album No, Up in Flames was written just before the album was released. It came very late along. The band recorded it in Australia when they were doing the Splendour in the Grass concert last year. I am one of the few who loves Up in Flames. I think people miss the point slightly with it. The simplicity of the song is the whole point. It's about that sickening realisation you get in your stomach when you know that it's all over and you aren't going to get back together again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1853 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 No, Up in Flames was written just before the album was released. It came very late along. The band recorded it in Australia when they were doing the Splendour in the Grass concert last year. I am one of the few who loves Up in Flames. I think people miss the point slightly with it. The simplicity of the song is the whole point. It's about that sickening realisation you get in your stomach when you know that it's all over and you aren't going to get back together again. I don't miss the point, I just find it boring. Also, writing a song about losing someone from a relationship seems like a stupid idea in my opinion. It's best to just forget them than to prolong the pain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiame Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I don't miss the point, I just find it boring. Also, writing a song about losing someone from a relationship seems like a stupid idea in my opinion. It's best to just forget them than to prolong the pain! 0_o But if he just forgot about the break up, we wouldn't know that the two characters broke up - therefore the entire concept and narrative of the record would be lost on us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolverwin Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Again. these opinions are just opinions. Some loves it while others are not amazed by it. you know, its just a personal thing. Coldplay presents different kinds of flavor. It's our choice to pick what we like and what we didn't love that much. Nevertheless, All the songs are good in their essence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I don't miss the point, I just find it boring. Also, writing a song about losing someone from a relationship seems like a stupid idea in my opinion. It's best to just forget them than to prolong the pain! Sooo I guess you're not a fan of Adele :lol: Seriously, saying that is ruling out A LOT of songs, and I think of a lot of Coldplay songs that are about that! So I have to say that post is a bit weird to me :confused: Anyway, I love UiF, I think it's beautiful (and essential to the narrative aspect of the album). Sometimes I get a bit bored by it, so I don't listen to it for a while and then I realize again how beautiful I find it :wacky: But of course you have every right not to like it :nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoebeo Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I don't like UIF very much. But I love it live. The Studio version is boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1853 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 The live version was even worse for me :( & Coeurli, I like some of the songs just don't agree with writing about relationships that've ended. I just try to forget them forever than making a song to make it better because in the long run I'll be happier that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Nip 2 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Up in flames is one of my favorites. It's sparse, which I guess is why people think it is boring, but it's simplicity makes me love it all the more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Man Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Up in flames is one of my favorites. It's sparse, which I guess is why people think it is boring, but it's simplicity makes me love it all the more. :nod: :smug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car Kids Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I don't love UIF but I don't think that it ruins the album or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getithom Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 No, Up in Flames was written just before the album was released. It came very late along. The band recorded it in Australia when they were doing the Splendour in the Grass concert last year. I am one of the few who loves Up in Flames. I think people miss the point slightly with it. The simplicity of the song is the whole point. It's about that sickening realisation you get in your stomach when you know that it's all over and you aren't going to get back together again. Exactly this. It's one of the best off of MX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teco Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 UiF is a complete mistake. the synth beat makes no sense, the song is purely boring and it ruins the final sequence of mx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitamin Z Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I used to dislike it, but it's grew on me - I think it fits very well into the album. What I do think is that there should be another track between it and AHT - AHT would be fantastic after a song that starts of slow, and ends with a huge crescendo (e.g. Fix You) imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpWithTheBirds Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 What I do think is that there should be another track between it and AHT - AHT would be fantastic after a song that starts of slow, and ends with a huge crescendo (e.g. Fix You) imo. :nod: Like a seamless merger? One that just flows right into AHT. That would be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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