Choldplayer Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Rank:- Parachutes AROBTTH GS X&Y VLV MX Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafaelchampion Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Overbearing electronic beats + not enough guitars. Bringing in Avicii and replacing lead guitar with synths wherever possible (with the notable exception of True Love's solo) is less like innovation and more like jumping on the pop bandwagon when all the other "pop" guitar bands are doing the same thing. Also, no b-sides. Why? What do they gain by not releasing more material? Chris hailing One Direction, Bieber and all that lot as impossible to criticise because they're "fun" gets on my pip, too. It's a similar situation to the movie industry, when people go and see big, brainless blockbusters and you can't say it's poor quality because people are enjoying it. Viva era got the balance right between pop, rock and experimentalism, and was fun as well as clever. ~ Also Midnight being composed pretty much entirely by Jon Hopkins, and the bookending synth noises (arguably one of the best moments on the album) by the producer dude. The collaborative spirit is fine but they should have at least advertised it a bit more openly that yeah, Midnight is basically Amphora with vocals. And True love is Timbaland's Apologize part 2. Also, I don't know if someone realized but the entire killer guitar sliding on Oceans Live was TOTALLY replaced by Synths. I want to get this world rid of SYNTHS. I can't hold them anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny and the cake Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 i don't like the lyrics that mushc but who cares, the music is great the production is perfect and i don't have any problems with electronic drums, and i am the only who actually ears the guitar?? just chill out it's an album not your life and the synths are being used in an inteligent way, not like in ETIAW i don't actually care about what other people say, most of the time the thing that ruins an album for you its not the album itself but people complaing about it like it's the end of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam94 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Im really struggling to like true love... I just don't get it. On the contrast though before the album midnight really didn't make much sense to me but in the album context I think it fits much better. Everybody has different views, not everybody was ever going to like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choldplayer Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Im really struggling to like true love... I just don't get it. On the contrast though before the album midnight really didn't make much sense to me but in the album context I think it fits much better. Everybody has different views, not everybody was ever going to like it. Strange, I think along with O its one of the best songs I've heard from them since AROBTTH. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam94 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Strange, I think along with O its one of the best songs I've heard from them since AROBTTH. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk I'm loving O but for some reason true love just isnt doing anything for me right now, im sure it will do at some point though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 i don't actually care about what other people say, most of the time the thing that ruins an album for you its not the album itself but people complaing about it like it's the end of the world I'd like to shove 38923749 thumbsup in your face but I only have two :wacky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom043 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I have none actually, only thing is that I understand that most of it would not make for a thrilling show maybe if you'd play all the ghost stories tracks, that would be rather mellow. But it's becoming one of my favorite albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldplayfan1294 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I actually quite like the album in its entirety, except for Ink. I don't really mind the synths or the electric drums, although I'd prefer a regular set of drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Swinger Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Chris hailing One Direction, Bieber and all that lot as impossible to criticise because they're "fun" gets on my pip, too. It's a similar situation to the movie industry, when people go and see big, brainless blockbusters and you can't say it's poor quality because people are enjoying it. Viva era got the balance right between pop, rock and experimentalism, and was fun as well as clever. This irritates the shit out of me, too! Makes him look like such a suckup sometimes. I don't think he needs that, that and his at times fake humbleness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny and the cake Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Who cares about who he talks about, there are singers that talk about rape being a normal thing, and one direction gets more than they should, they did nothing wrong and from what I hear they are nice people. I can't say the same thing about bieber, but at least Chris said that he needs good people around and didn't defend him for what he had done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospector Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 At first listen A Sky Full Of Stars seems really out of place, other than that the whole thing is pretty solid, there aren't really catchy songs but looking at thw whole picture it's damn good. Althought it really feels almost like a Chris solo album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest howyousawtheworld Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Overbearing electronic beats + not enough guitars. Bringing in Avicii and replacing lead guitar with synths wherever possible (with the notable exception of True Love's solo) is less like innovation and more like jumping on the pop bandwagon when all the other "pop" guitar bands are doing the same thing. Also, no b-sides. Why? What do they gain by not releasing more material? Chris hailing One Direction, Bieber and all that lot as impossible to criticise because they're "fun" gets on my pip, too. It's a similar situation to the movie industry, when people go and see big, brainless blockbusters and you can't say it's poor quality because people are enjoying it. Viva era got the balance right between pop, rock and experimentalism, and was fun as well as clever. ~ Also Midnight being composed pretty much entirely by Jon Hopkins, and the bookending synth noises (arguably one of the best moments on the album) by the producer dude. The collaborative spirit is fine but they should have at least advertised it a bit more openly that yeah, Midnight is basically Amphora with vocals. Amphora is NOT the title of the Midnight track, Jon Hopkins said so. What's clear is that Hopkins is listed as a writer on the track (so it's not as if he's not getting credit from the band) and that he layed down this old composition of his alongside Chris's vocal melody. The base track that was bizarrely called 'Amorpha' by some internet hack was not supposed to be released. I really don't see the problem with this track which was known pretty early on that it was a collaborative effort between Coldplay and Hopkins. Is that such a crime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minarets Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Parachutes AROBTTH GS MX Viva X&Y Fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafaelchampion Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Parachutes AROBTTH GS MX Viva MX You have 2 MX. And no X&Y Cooooooooooool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyrott2 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 A lot of people are saying there isn't enough Will in this album. I disagree. This whole album lacks a lot of the band, it definitely feels like they kind of let Chris take it, though that is total speculation. But Will is there in almost every song. One thing I am loving about this album is the drumbeats. It may not sound like live drumming, but some songs like Another's Arms, Magic, AIMH all have some really quality beats that you can tell have Will behind them. Okay, so he isn't really there during True Love, ASFOS, Oceans, O, but neither is the rest of the band really. I know Guy produced and that each song has layers, but there are few distinct bass lines on this album, and literally only a couple noticeable Jonny guitar moments. That is why live I think these tracks sound so much better, because you can hear the instrumentation more clearly. Oceans and ASFOS being the leading example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minarets Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 You have 2 MX. And no X&Y Cooooooooooool Fixed. I don't care for X&Y much at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choldplayer Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Fixed. I don't care for X&Y much at all. There's some great songs on it, White Shadows, Fix You, The Original Talk(not the album version), Swallowed in The Sea, A Message. I forgot to add this to my rankings. Parachutes AROBTTH Parachutes & AROBTTH B-Sides GS X&Y Viva MX Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gus Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Viva la vida GS AROBTTH MX X&y Parachutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaisin Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Now that the initial excitement has cooled down a bit and also now that i've listened to the whole album like 12,673 times i can honestly say that there are only two songs which i don't see myself listening to in 3 years and those two songs are Ink and Another's Arms, i just didn't connect with Ink and i haven't liked Another's Arms ever since the iTunes show, the other 7 songs are really great with my standouts being Always In My Head, True Love, ASFOS, Midnight and O. I didn't like the fact that Jonny's riffs are sort of muted but, besides that, i really liked all of the production choices. Overall, i loved the album and now my album ranking stands as follows: Parachutes AROBTTH Ghost Stories X&Y Viva La Vida MX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevil89 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 GS/Viva/MX (really love this trilogy - they're all great in my opinion - the evolution and progress of their sound is astounding). AROBTH/X&Y (tie - X&Y really had increased the experimentation from AROBTTH with Square One, X&Y, Low but they have some absolute classics, especially Swallowed in the Sea for me, Fix You, Til Kingdom Come, A Message...) Parachutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulwanmokhtar Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 If they replaced all the synthy background noise with piano/electric/acoutic guitar and put Will on an acoustic drumkit the album would be beyond perfection Can someone confirm: are the background string noises actual violins etc or just keyboard noises? :'( DON'T BREAK MY HEART As if them boys can't do it. They could. They chose not to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiarashYAY Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 My album order would go something like this: VLV GS AROB/Parachutes Every Coldplay b-side Alternative versions of tracks Unreleased tracks Interviews with the band Cover versions of the band's songs MX. I feel as though VLV to GS would've bee a much more natural progression rather than VLV to MX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinch Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 just chill out it's an album not your life ^^^^completely agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Old Painter Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I'm torn on this one. Four songs are fucking incredible (which is more than I can say for MX), four songs I'm indifferent towards and one I don't like at all. It's certainly an improvement over MX but it doesn't come close to the brilliance of the first two records or Viva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.jpg.28f6dfef0fe08bf9d6e4caa55d014e7d.jpg)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now