November 22, 201411 yr Live 2014 review I think the extras on Live 2014 are particularly good. I watched the film for the first time yesterday and although I'm sure a lot of us have seen the film before, having the unseen extras makes it feel really worth buying. The extended Magic video is absolutely superb. I can see how the band obviously wanted to make it a short film, rather than a music video, and the song itself really benefits from having that extra few minutes on either side of what we'd already seen. That extra time has allowed us to see that the story is being told by Chris' character in the future. Basically he's a master of magic and he's telling us how that came to be. At the end he asks which one he is - as in, is the character we see in the future the good guy or bad guy? It sort of made me think a little deeper about Magic itself, it's taken on quite a different meaning for me now: I feel like the end (which I won't give away) might even be symbolic of Chris' prediction of his own future. That only makes me love Magic even more! It was also wonderful to see the music video in colour. Everyone is going to love it! Probably my favourite part on the dvd was the inclusion of Ink live from RAH. The effects and lights look absolutely stunning, and I feel this live version is actually better than the studio recording. As soon as it started my heart jumped into my throat. It's so, *so* achingly beautiful. It will be especially wonderful for the fans who were lucky enough to be there that night! It would be great if we could get a full film of just the RAH show, I think many will agree. From the looks of Ink, it would translate absolutely incredibly to film. Live 2014 rounds off the Ghost Stories era. It's been so different to any era that's passed. I mean, we've basically had an era start and end in the same year, and the emotion that has come with it has been so much more raw - and obvious - than anything we've had before. It seems fitting to have ended such a different time with a different type of film, more arty than Live 2003 or 2012. It's almost like they wanted to throw in a few extras to make the fans know they haven't forgotten how much we love those live clips! I love how unique it is and the inclusion of so many great extras. I can't wait to see how this takes them into LP7.
November 22, 201411 yr Thanks a lot for the preview/review :P ^ To my surprise, I received the Blu-ray through the post this morning! Didn't expect it as I usually get a dispatch message from Livenation beforehand. Dunno if putting Coldplaying in the company area helped! Or i'm guessing other Brits who ordered it from there got it too? :)
November 23, 201411 yr I think the extras on Live 2014 are particularly good. I watched the film for the first time yesterday and although I'm sure a lot of us have seen the film before, having the unseen extras makes it feel really worth buying. The extended Magic video is absolutely superb. I can see how the band obviously wanted to make it a short film, rather than a music video, and the song itself really benefits from having that extra few minutes on either side of what we'd already seen. That extra time has allowed us to see that the story is being told by Chris' character in the future. Basically he's a master of magic and he's telling us how that came to be. At the end he asks which one he is - as in, is the character we see in the future the good guy or bad guy? It sort of made me think a little deeper about Magic itself, it's taken on quite a different meaning for me now: I feel like the end (which I won't give away) might even be symbolic of Chris' prediction of his own future. That only makes me love Magic even more! It was also wonderful to see the music video in colour. Everyone is going to love it! Probably my favourite part on the dvd was the inclusion of Ink live from RAH. The effects and lights look absolutely stunning, and I feel this live version is actually better than the studio recording. As soon as it started my heart jumped into my throat. It's so, *so* achingly beautiful. It will be especially wonderful for the fans who were lucky enough to be there that night! It would be great if we could get a full film of just the RAH show, I think many will agree. From the looks of Ink, it would translate absolutely incredibly to film. Live 2014 rounds off the Ghost Stories era. It's been so different to any era that's passed. I mean, we've basically had an era start and end in the same year, and the emotion that has come with it has been so much more raw - and obvious - than anything we've had before. It seems fitting to have ended such a different time with a different type of film, more arty than Live 2003 or 2012. It's almost like they wanted to throw in a few extras to make the fans know they haven't forgotten how much we love those live clips! I love how unique it is and the inclusion of so many great extras. I can't wait to see how this takes them into LP7. I couldn't agree more. The extended magic video is really beautiful and the ending gives it that extra touch it needed.
November 23, 201411 yr Oh - I agree with Viva la Coldplay... it would be great to have a dvd of just the Albert Hall concert. I listen to the radio recording of it all the time and it never ceases to take me back there and re-live it all over again - wonderful.
November 23, 201411 yr Okay I didn't post on here, but the supplier I ordered from on ebay received stock early so I got mine on Thursday! :D :D :D I saw myself on the Ink Music Video and, yeah just an awesome DVD in general, the ending if the DVD is so beautiful! The reason I didn't post is because I hate gloating and I didn't want to upset anyone, but it seems quite a few peeps have got it now so I figured it would be okay :)
November 23, 201411 yr The DVD picture is very blocky, it doesn't seem like DVD quality to me. If you're buying the DVD, you'll have to watch it from a distance. As if they want to encourage people to buy the Blu-Ray instead. An interesting detail though: the film is an endless loop!
November 23, 201411 yr I only listened the cd's content and I think the best track is Always in my head. The instrumental part is amazing and Guy with his bass fascinated Me.
November 23, 201411 yr So if I preordered from iTunes it supposed to be available in like 4 hours from now? :wacko:
November 23, 201411 yr Im out of money and I wanna download all of this stuff somewhere! 1 someone help me :/
November 24, 201411 yr I can't describe how frustrated I am. I was planning to get my blu ray copy in stores because of the outrageously priced coldplay official store but not a single retailer in Ontario shows the blu ray version on their website. I guess i'll have to chance a trip to target or HMV tomorrow and be sad when they don't have it. Do any canadian coldplayers have insight to this problem? [he asks desperately]
November 24, 201411 yr You can stream on Spotify!! From COS Link: http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/11/stream-coldplays-new-album-ghost-stories-live/ Stream: Coldplay’s new album Ghost Stories Live by CoS Staff on November 24, 2014, 10:01am 0 comments This week, Coldplay releases its new live album and concert film, Ghost Stories Live, via Parlophone/Atlantic. Spotify users can also stream the album in full using the widget below. The two-disc set documents the brief string of shows the band performed in support of their latest album, Ghost Stories. In addition to audio recordings, there’s a new documentary film by friend/collaborator Paul Dugdale chronicling the band’s Los Angeles concert, which took place in a custom-built amphitheatre at Sony Studios. The package is completed by a collection of music videos from Ghost Stories, including unreleased clips for the B-Sides “All Your Friends” and “Ghost Story” and the director’s cut of “Magic”. Ghost Stories Live 2014 Tracklist: CD: 01. Always In My Head (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London) 02. Magic (Live at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney) 03. Ink (Live at Le Casino de Paris, Paris) 04. True Love (Live at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney) 05. Midnight (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London) 06. Another’s Arms (Live at the Beacon Theatre, New York) 07. Oceans (Live at E-Werk, Cologne) 08. A Sky Full Of Stars (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London) 09. O (Live at Royce Hall, Los Angeles) DVD/Blu-ray: 01. Always In My Head 02. Magic 03. Ink 04. True Love 05. Midnight 06. Another’s Arms 07. Oceans 08. A Sky Full Of Stars 09. O Music videos: 01. Midnight 02. Magic (Extended Director’s Cut) 03. A Sky Full Of Stars 04. True Love 05. Ink (Live at the Royal Albert Hall) 06. All Your Friends 07. Ghost Story 08. Always In My Head (Artwork Animation) 09. Always In My Head (Alternate Live Take) 10. Oceans (Alternate Live Take) <iframe src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:album:1hNS0RsxPTFjmKXCgmjSLS" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" width="300" height="380"></iframe>
November 24, 201411 yr ^thanks for this I'll just listen GS live 2014 on spotify till I get my dvd :cry:
November 24, 201411 yr I'm waiting too for my cd to arrive. I normally wait for it physically for me to listen but I could not take it anymore :gs::ghoststories::bomb::bomb::bomb: I'm all alone at work, had no one to stop me and it's glorious!!!
November 24, 201411 yr I'm waiting too for my cd to arrive. I normally wait for it physically for me to listen but I could not take it anymore :gs::ghoststories::bomb::bomb::bomb: I'm all alone at work, had no one to stop me and it's glorious!!! ugh same!! I got an email that there was a problem with my credit card, and I had to order it again!!!!!! Ghost Stories -The Film (behind-the-scenes) [video=vimeo;106474555] The making of Ghost Stories- The Film. Directed by Dugdale Prod Co: JA Digital 'Making of' Director: Pete Ohs
November 24, 201411 yr Anyone having trouble syncing the album on their iPhone? I imported the cd,first track 4 wouldn't sync & tried again, track 4 synced and now 5 won't,plus the artwork won't sync although it's there in iTunes? Wonder if there is a fault with the disc?
November 24, 201411 yr How come nobody has uploaded the videos yet? I'm still waiting for my DVD to come, but I haven't seen the extended Magic film or the Ghost Story video.
November 24, 201411 yr Can someone from Australia help me please find a store that supplies the DVD/CD pack? Everywhere I see it seems to be either CD/DVD or Bluray but I was hoping for the DVD one. Can anyone help please? Thanks
November 24, 201411 yr Can someone from Australia help me please find a store that supplies the DVD/CD pack? Everywhere I see it seems to be either CD/DVD or Bluray but I was hoping for the DVD one. Can anyone help please? Thanks Sainty have the DVD/CD set. They just come in the normal CD case thing (not in a DVD case). Hope that helps. Good luck! :smile:
November 24, 201411 yr Argh I'm hating on iTunes now! Everytime I click on ordering it says preordered then I go back to the same page again then it says click to order. I thought I have already clicked on it for more than 3 times urgh I just hope my bank account wont get affected because of this crappy thang.
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