Strawberry Swinger Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Oooh My God... all your friends and ghost story are amazing!! How is this possible. They did it again. Like with moving to mars. Out with sky and true love. I will create my own ghost stories. Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9505 met Tapatalk Ummm...? EDIT: Yeah, OK! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightSpies Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Ummm...? EDIT: Yeah, OK! :D Oh did I post this in the wrong thread?.. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Swinger Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Does anyone else feel like All Your Friends reminds of High Speed a bit? I think it's a cool track. Ghost Story is nice , too. Loving the guitars. I wouldn't mind them being on the album instead of some songs or just added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafaelchampion Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 The real Ghost Stories is the Target Version. Normal version is bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiokopf Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I think the album would be so much better with guitars and normal drums in it. Especially Ink would sound much better with a usual e-guitar in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diego_camargo Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I loved this album (Coldplay's top 3 for sure) and my only minor critic would be about the transition from True Love to Midnight. Midnight is incredible, and the lyrics just fit the context after you heard True Love, but for me feels out of place melodically and it is the only transition in the album that for me feels awkward. Maybe if they done one little long interlude from True Love to Midnight as they done with Oceans to Sky Full Of Stars it would be worked better. But aside this, Ghost Stories is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dvid Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 1 - the clicks in aimh 2- the outro of oceans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheresmypenis Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 idk since it leaked i've listened to it almost all day :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choldplayer Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 The piano change in O kills me, I want to cry everytime I hear it. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Written In Graffiti Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 My biggest criticism with GS: "Ghost Story" isn't on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gai Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 GS is a good album on the first listen, but it will take some time to actually sink in and to hear all the nuances. i feel like this is more of a can't-really-get-it-right-away sort of album. but, the thing that falls short right away are the lyrics. the simplicity and directness i can appreciate for several songs, but for most of the songs makes it look like the album lacks depth. to me it is clear this was intentional looking at the lyrics of all your friends and ghost story. the thing is, including simplistic lyrics in the album may backfire and miss the whole point of it for quite a few listeners. like i said though, this is a very satisfying album, just need to digest it a little bit more to form opinions on where it stands in their discography, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choldplayer Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I completely agree on your point about Johnny's guitar on True Love. It's an infectious hook that's still in my head. I also agree on Sky Full of Stars. I want to like it because it's there anthemic arena song (what they do best), but in the end it just sounds like someone else's song with Chris' vocals. And the standout for me is also Oceans. Loved it since the first live performance. And I think Ink does need some stronger lyrics to push it that one step further. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Its a really great hook, possibly one of the best he'd written in a song (assuming he wrote it) quite an intelligent hook. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kmm1482 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Its a really great hook, possibly one of the best he'd written in a song (assuming he wrote it) quite an intelligent hook. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk The way it goes in and out and waves really fits the song. I hope there's more like it on the extra 3 songs Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choldplayer Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 The way it goes in and out and waves really fits the song. I hope there's more like it on the extra 3 songs Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The Target songs? No there's not, its leaked. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kmm1482 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 The Target songs? No there's not, its leaked. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Awww! Sucks. I'm going to leave some surprise for Monday. Are they any good? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choldplayer Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Awww! Sucks. I'm going to leave some surprise for Monday. Are they any good? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk GS is quite good, more upbeat and guitary. I'm not getting All Your Friends. O2 is an instrumental which sounds nothing like O. They're bsides and you can tell why they're not on the album although Ghost Stories perhaps could have been. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kmm1482 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 GS is quite good, more upbeat and guitary. I'm not getting All Your Friends. O2 is an instrumental which sounds nothing like O. They're bsides and you can tell why they're not on the album although Ghost Stories perhaps could have been. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Can't wait to hear them! Coldplay have been pretty lite on bsides since Viva, so any extra music is welcomed Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lonely Martian Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 The only criticism I have for the album, after listening to it about 5 billion times already, is how much "A Sky Full of Stars" sticks out. Even after the Pink Floyd-esque church bells and noise after "Oceans", I'm still not sure why there's a big-boom EDM track after literally 30 minutes of slow, melodic sounds. It's place in the loose narrative also sticks out. After "Oceans", where the singer talks about missing the one she loves and fantasizing about meeting her again one day, where does the singer suddenly get this burst of happiness from? How does he suddenly, out of nowhere, come to some point where he realizes he doesn't need her anymore? "A Sky Full of Stars" is a great track on it's own, don't get me wrong, but it just sticks out like a sore thumb in the context of the album, both in it's sound and it's place in the narrative of the album. Other than that, GHOST STORIES IS THE BEST ALBUM EVA OMG!!1!!!11!!1!!1111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brotherbeck Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I've listened to the album several times now. My main criticism is that "A Sky Full of Stars" is on it and "All Your Friends" and "Ghost Story" are not. ASFOS sticks out like a sore thumb from the rest of the songs. I honestly believe the record company wouldn't let the band release an album without at least one upbeat, radio-friendly hit on it. The part that kills me is that it is *almost* a great song. The production by Aviici completely kills it. As it stands now it sounds like an okay dance remix of a really good Coldplay song. I wish the guys just produced and recorded the song by themselves. I'll hold out hope that an alternate mix exists and may someday see the light of day, otherwise I think the album works much better without it. As others have pointed out, even if you like the song, it really seems out of place on the album and absolutely obliterates the flow. "Ghost Story" is such a great mix of the old and the new Coldplay sound, and it is just such a great song, that I cannot believe it's not on the album proper and is instead relegated to a mere bonus track. This to me is the standout track out of all of these songs so far, hands down. That same idea of a great mix of the old and new sound goes for "All Your Friends". It works in all of the newer electronic sounds that the band is working with, but I can still hear the band themselves in the song, something I can't say for a song like "Another's Arms". AA to me is the song most let down by the production / recording techniques of this era. I could see it being pretty great if it was recorded as the band actually playing their instruments so they could inject some life into it and maybe bring some emotion, even if it's negative emotion and heartbreak. I'm sure it was completely intentional to have it sound so cold and dead, but it's also less than stellar lyrically and just a pretty boring song overall. It needed to be more compelling and interesting. If you swap out ASFOS for GS I think you get the same uplifting release at the same point in the album but in a much more organic way. Before listening to the album in it's entirety I really thought I was going to absolutely hate the more electronic sound, but with the exception of ASFOS and AA they won me over. It's a pretty great album chronicling a very emotional and difficult time in someone's life. If ASFOS and AA were a little more acoustic or 'human-beings-playing-instruments' sounding I would be declaring Ghost Stories an absolute classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldTurnedDownsideUp Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I've listened to the album twice now and would probably rate it 7/10 at best. It may be a grower? I'm not a fan of either True Love or Ink and prefer the live versions of Oceans I've heard recently. Before release there was talk about the album being sonically similar to parachutes, i have to disagree, this has all the production of MX without any of the energy (apart from ASFOS). On the plus side though O is beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvdmm Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I've listened to the album several times now. My main criticism is that "A Sky Full of Stars" is on it and "All Your Friends" and "Ghost Story" are not. ASFOS sticks out like a sore thumb from the rest of the songs. I honestly believe the record company wouldn't let the band release an album without at least one upbeat, radio-friendly hit on it. The part that kills me is that it is *almost* a great song. The production by Aviici completely kills it. As it stands now it sounds like an okay dance remix of a really good Coldplay song. I wish the guys just produced and recorded the song by themselves. I'll hold out hope that an alternate mix exists and may someday see the light of day, otherwise I think the album works much better without it. As others have pointed out, even if you like the song, it really seems out of place on the album and absolutely obliterates the flow. "Ghost Story" is such a great mix of the old and the new Coldplay sound, and it is just such a great song, that I cannot believe it's not on the album proper and is instead relegated to a mere bonus track. This to me is the standout track out of all of these songs so far, hands down. That same idea of a great mix of the old and new sound goes for "All Your Friends". It works in all of the newer electronic sounds that the band is working with, but I can still hear the band themselves in the song, something I can't say for a song like "Another's Arms". AA to me is the song most let down by the production / recording techniques of this era. I could see it being pretty great if it was recorded as the band actually playing their instruments so they could inject some life into it and maybe bring some emotion, even if it's negative emotion and heartbreak. I'm sure it was completely intentional to have it sound so cold and dead, but it's also less than stellar lyrically and just a pretty boring song overall. It needed to be more compelling and interesting. If you swap out ASFOS for GS I think you get the same uplifting release at the same point in the album but in a much more organic way. Before listening to the album in it's entirety I really thought I was going to absolutely hate the more electronic sound, but with the exception of ASFOS and AA they won me over. It's a pretty great album chronicling a very emotional and difficult time in someone's life. If ASFOS and AA were a little more acoustic or 'human-beings-playing-instruments' sounding I would be declaring Ghost Stories an absolute classic. Took the words out of my mouth. "All Your Friends" and "Ghost Story" not included in the album is madness. And the rest of your post is also accurately true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaytheblue Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I really do enjoy this album, I don't mind the lyrics much, as the music seems to make up for them, ASFoS is a good song, I just don't think it fits in the album. I really like Oceans and O (am I the only one who was basically in tears while listening to it?). The electronic instruments are good and really fit in with the whole theme. I would say that it would be better if the album was more up-beat, but I think in the end it wouldn't give the same effect. This album isn't supposed to be one to jam out to, or sing at the top of your lungs for as long as you live. It is a sad album, with a sad theme, and a sad story behind it , and I think it is one of the most brilliant pieces of mellow music (or even music in general when compared to many mainstream artists) I've heard. My ratings are very close and I could interchange all of them in a heartbeat but they are... VLV AROBTH GS Parachutes X&Y/MX (I really don't want to put one in last) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc90 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I really do enjoy this album, I don't mind the lyrics much, as the music seems to make up for them, ASFoS is a good song, I just don't think it fits in the album. I really like Oceans and O (am I the only one who was basically in tears while listening to it?). lol no, you are not http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/threads/99849-The-quot-I-Cried-When-I-Listened-To-O-quot-Thread join the club, we meet every Monday, Wednesday, Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskapist Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I think that ASFOS deserves to be in the album , it breaks the dark and melancholic atmosphere to put something different and Ghost Stories needs it ! However , i still don't understand why they made a Deluxe version instead of putting all the 12 songs together in the album , and combine O and O part 2 in the same song ... Would have been much better and it would have made Ghost Stories more complete in a certain way , even if it still a great record ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Philosopher Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 As I imagined, there's no a guitar driven song like Chinese Sleep Chant or Major Minus. The closest thing is Ghost Story, which for me is the best thing on the album. And the strangest one (And I like it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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