goodmusiclover Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Army of One is together with AHFOD my favourite snippet so far. How in the world does that sound like mainstream pop?? This is probably going to be the Major Minus of the album. I love that there is an organ in the background!! We haven't had that in a long time... I've seen some people hating the distorted voices in the background. I accept that opinion, however it's wrong to think that that automatically makes it pop. That stuff is mainly used by alternative electronic / ambient musicians. Also, Coldplay have been doing this from early on. Listen to Easy To Please to get an idea of what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Colour spectrum will most probably be an instrumental 1-2 minute song with occasional mumbling by chris or any of the guest artists. My guess. Hopefully something really insane but I need a couple of acoustic tracks also (Amazing Day and U&Up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc90 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 3 more songs. Amazing Day, Colour Spectrum and Up&Up. I would guess that X-Marks the Spot will stay hidden. So, 2/3 we've heard before. But i'm still interested to see what the studio versions are like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTheGreat Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Coldplay has been real diverse when it comes to their sound. But this sounds and looks like the cousin to Mylo. I wonder what they are planning for their tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arushofjacktothehead Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Too mainstream. But still good kinda meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseki Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Army of One could finish on the "Chillwave" playlist on Spotify, it seems really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiokopf Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 What I hear from the snippets and live performances: AHFOD= U2 Up&Up= Oasis Army Of One= Radiohead Birds= Arcade Fire HFTW= Beyonce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Adversary Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 But this sounds and looks like the cousin to Mylo Mylo Xylotwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc90 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Too mainstream. But still good kinda meh [insert 'mainstream hipster' meme here] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasySuperstition99 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Wait a minute.. You mean alternative, or alternative rock? Cause there are plenty of alternative artists that use synths, electronic beats etc.. And I'm not sure what to make of, "productiony" ?? P.s based on this 10 second clip, it does not sound like a song that would make its way on to a pop station. At least where I live. Maybe an alternative station though, lol I mean plain alternative, like nowadays. Not alt rock. Also I mean that it is too synth driven and mainstream sounding to be alternative; it's just pop. When I say productiony I mean it's drowned out in layersof sound. I kight like the rest but now i'm feeling a light to decent 3 on this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Mylo Xylotwo No. So far it's managed to differentiate itself from MX quite well even tho I feared it will indeed be MX2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanl Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 So tomorrow we expect a new single? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getithom Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I mean plain alternative, like nowadays. Not alt rock. Also I mean that it is too synth driven and mainstream sounding to be alternative; it's just pop. When I say productiony I mean it's drowned out in layersof sound. I kight like the rest but now i'm feeling a light to decent 3 on this one I respect your opinion of course, but Army of One could totally, 100% fit in a playlist of Radiohead-esque material. I can name plenty of artists who use multiple layers of sound and come out with a very clean, artistic sound like this song seems to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc90 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 So tomorrow we expect a new single? I dont know why I keep seeing this. The MV for the first single isn't even out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMDB9 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 So tomorrow we expect a new single? Hopefully! Maybe all this is a lead-up to the new single! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticking_clocks Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I mean plain alternative, like nowadays. Not alt rock. Also I mean that it is too synth driven and mainstream sounding to be alternative; it's just pop. When I say productiony I mean it's drowned out in layersof sound. I kight like the rest but now i'm feeling a light to decent 3 on this one Ok I got ya.. I mean I understand where you're coming from, although I do not agree, I respect your opinion [emoji6] also in this case, based on this tiny little snippet, I actually like the drowned out layers.. Not like DLIBYH where there is too much going on and way to loud, a.k.a the wall of sound. This is very chill and easy to follow, again based on just this tiny snippet, who knows what the whole song will sound like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticking_clocks Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I respect your opinion of course, but Army of One could totally, 100% fit in a playlist of Radiohead-esque material. I can name plenty of artists who use multiple layers of sound and come out with a very clean, artistic sound like this song seems to have. You said what I wanted to, in a way that made way more sense, lol thanks! [emoji106] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc90 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Amazing Day in 6 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidA Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Colour Spectrum will be a 2-minute slide guitar, Pink Floyd-esque instrumental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMDB9 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Okay...5 minutes....do we get X Marks the Spot or Amazing Day? Guess away, everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Rush of Magic Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 What I hear from the snippets and live performances: AHFOD= U2 Up&Up= Oasis Army Of One= Radiohead Birds= Arcade Fire HFTW= Beyonce I like this assessment of shows that Coldplay isn't afraid to show that they're influenced by other people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diogo_sg Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 ^ Amazing Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayingfromKansas Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I mean plain alternative, like nowadays. Not alt rock. Also I mean that it is too synth driven and mainstream sounding to be alternative; it's just pop. When I say productiony I mean it's drowned out in layersof sound. I kight like the rest but now i'm feeling a light to decent 3 on this one I don't know if you'll agree with this or not, but it seems to me that the snippets we're getting are the bridges of their respective songs. AHFoD and AoaL snippets certainly didn't sound anything like we know them to sound like. Their main melodies aren't being represented. That might give you some hope or something, idk, but if that is what Coldplay is doing, it's rather clever of them. We get a feel for the song, but really have very little of it ruined for ourselves :shrug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMDB9 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 ^ Amazing Day I hope so too! I want XMTS to remain secret until December 4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasySuperstition99 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I respect your opinion of course, but Army of One could totally, 100% fit in a playlist of Radiohead-esque material. I can name plenty of artists who use multiple layers of sound and come out with a very clean, artistic sound like this song seems to have. What you've said is true. Maybe I need to listen with an open mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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