Jump to content
✨ STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE WORLD TOUR ✨

===The ultimate Oldplaying Thread===S, BS, TBR, P, AROBTTH, X&Y, VLV, PM===

I ran away

By I ran away
in Coldplay

 Share

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 3.3k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

Famous Old Painter
Famous Old Painter

Songs like Coloratura and Arabesque frustrate me because they prove Coldplay can still make powerful, boundary-pushing and highly creative music, but they actively choose not to 90% of the time. 

42Escapist
42Escapist

I'm just hoping there's some sort of resemblance to the X&Y sound in LP9. Moving To Mars is a great example of a non-Oldplay song that's like that. It reminds me of What If. But I also want someth

Captain Crieff
Captain Crieff

Yeah it's so weird My Universe and Coloratura are going to be on the same album, I feel like track track 10-12 is going to be very this:

Posted Images

The Adversary

The Adversary

Posted
Posted

 

 

From approx. 09:00 to 13:45, it might be interesting to Oldplayers

I've been listening to Coldplay interviews for years now and the question was finally put to him straight. While she sugarcoated it a bit it's essentially the thing I would ask him about if I ever had the good fortune of meeting him. His response seems a bit misguided ("It only changed in certain ways") and mentioning R.E.M and U2 in the same breath as Arianna Grande is just really disingenuous in my opinion.

 

I would love if an interviewer would really press him on the fact that some older fans are so disillusioned with the newer material they are forsaking Coldplay altogether.

 

The new version of Everglow has a more Viva vibe to it in terms of production but to me sums up everything that is wrong with the current Coldplay. You can tell that was the way the song was originally meant to be, but the album version we got had to be "popped up" to make it more viable for the easy listening market. The last 3 Coldplay albums just emanate corporate meddling.

 

I look forward to the upcoming E.P as I find Coldplay put all their best material on E.P's and "Extended Editions" these days (Which is a rant for another day)

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites
I ran away

I ran away

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Yeah, I have bleak outlooks for the future as well (see my recently posted rant in the Kaleidoscope EP thread). Today, after a while, I listened to the entire AHFOD album again, and throughout I was like "what am I actually listening to ?". An album full of unoriginal synthpop. Only Fun and Amazing Day are noteworthy songs (although they could have been a million times better if they had a rock production and drumkit instead of these generic drumbeats).

 

By the way, it has been oddly quiet in here for a while, I wish more people would post here but looks like most Oldplayers don't frequent the forum that often any more :(

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites
beastwars

beastwars

Posted
Posted
Yeah, I have bleak outlooks for the future as well (see my recently posted rant in the Kaleidoscope EP thread). Today, after a while, I listened to the entire AHFOD album again, and throughout I was like "what am I actually listening to ?". An album full of unoriginal synthpop. Only Fun and Amazing Day are noteworthy songs (although they could have been a million times better if they had a rock production and drumkit instead of these generic drumbeats).

 

By the way, it has been oddly quiet in here for a while, I wish more people would post here but looks like most Oldplayers don't frequent the forum that often any more :(

I'm still here, but honestly we've already said everything we should've said about disliking the last 5 years of CP music (except a few songs)

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
I ran away

I ran away

Posted
  • Author
Posted
I'm still here, but honestly we've already said everything we should've said about disliking the last 5 years of CP music (except a few songs)

Yeah, maybe. But this thread originally also wanted to celebrate the old Coldplay, not just to talk about the current state ! :)

So here are some old gems worth watching and a throwback to the good times:

 

 

 

 

 

  • Like 5
Link to comment
Share on other sites
cp3176

cp3176

Posted
Posted
Yeah, I have bleak outlooks for the future as well (see my recently posted rant in the Kaleidoscope EP thread). Today, after a while, I listened to the entire AHFOD album again, and throughout I was like "what am I actually listening to ?". An album full of unoriginal synthpop. Only Fun and Amazing Day are noteworthy songs (although they could have been a million times better if they had a rock production and drumkit instead of these generic drumbeats).

 

By the way, it has been oddly quiet in here for a while, I wish more people would post here but looks like most Oldplayers don't frequent the forum that often any more :(

 

Heyyyyyyy! At least AD grew on ya! :D

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
prospekt46

prospekt46

Posted
Posted
Yeah, I have bleak outlooks for the future as well (see my recently posted rant in the Kaleidoscope EP thread). Today, after a while, I listened to the entire AHFOD album again, and throughout I was like "what am I actually listening to ?". An album full of unoriginal synthpop. Only Fun and Amazing Day are noteworthy songs (although they could have been a million times better if they had a rock production and drumkit instead of these generic drumbeats).

 

By the way, it has been oddly quiet in here for a while, I wish more people would post here but looks like most Oldplayers don't frequent the forum that often any more :(

 

I'm just mad I lost my avatar, I'll have to pop in 2003 on my PC to get it again : (

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
coldplayisawesome

coldplayisawesome

Posted
Posted
Also it's been a while since I've seen GPASUYF but I don't know why they decided to kill it MX onward, this "rocks" way more

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=zSk8M7cqDyI;t=9

Mobile Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSk8M7cqDyI&t=9m

 

(9 minutes in)

 

GPASUYF has and will always be my favorite Coldplay song live :heart:

your avi is great btw

Link to comment
Share on other sites
cp3176

cp3176

Posted
Posted
Also it's been a while since I've seen GPASUYF but I don't know why they decided to kill it MX onward, this "rocks" way more

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=zSk8M7cqDyI;t=9

Mobile Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSk8M7cqDyI&t=9m

 

(9 minutes in)

 

whaaaaat, GPASUYF MX live is amazing, especially the intro and the whole song is so good. Different. It's fun. By no means did they "kill" it

 

(i know this post doesn't truly have a place in this thread but I read it and had to defend it, sorry)

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
I ran away

I ran away

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Also it's been a while since I've seen GPASUYF but I don't know why they decided to kill it MX onward, this "rocks" way more

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=zSk8M7cqDyI;t=9

Mobile Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSk8M7cqDyI&t=9m

 

(9 minutes in)

 

whaaaaat, GPASUYF MX live is amazing, especially the intro and the whole song is so good. Different. It's fun. By no means did they "kill" it

 

(i know this post doesn't truly have a place in this thread but I read it and had to defend it, sorry)

 

While I think GPASUYF MX live is one of the better moments of the MX tour, I agree that i also like the AROBTTH Era version of it better. This "wrecking your guitar" thing at the end just doesn't really fit into Coldplay imho and looks so staged (well, that's what it is).

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Cobalt

Cobalt

Posted
Posted

i popped in and was about to babble about how it was weird actually forgetting coldplay were here for a visit and not being too fussed about not seeing them

 

then i see they played swallowed in the sea and don't panic goddamnit why do i do this to myself.

 

i still am not too fond of a majority of the new stuff so is not too bad. also i would have had to subject myself to in my place, but acoustic might improve it tbh.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
prospekt46

prospekt46

Posted
Posted
whaaaaat, GPASUYF MX live is amazing, especially the intro and the whole song is so good. Different. It's fun. By no means did they "kill" it

 

I feel that the electric guitar in the beginning just prys away one of the best bits of the song. If we had the scope exclusively on Coldplay, that riff is iconic and the electric guitar doesn't really represent it well. The rest of the song pushes Jonny's guitar out of the limelight, it's almost like everyone is trying to compete to be the center of attention on that version.

 

Already done, so let me know if you have trouble to get it

 

As usual I forgot, if I remember I'll get it tonight and let you know if I have an issue.

 

i popped in and was about to babble about how it was weird actually forgetting coldplay were here for a visit and not being too fussed about not seeing them

 

then i see they played swallowed in the sea and don't panic goddamnit why do i do this to myself.

 

i still am not too fond of a majority of the new stuff so is not too bad. also i would have had to subject myself to in my place, but acoustic might improve it tbh.

 

If it makes any difference Chris butchers the lyrics pretty regularly and the tracks get cut short, I don't see any excuse for it. It's disrespectful to us and really anyone who has any type of investment in the performance or band.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
JM-42

JM-42

Posted
Posted

After getting over the initial hype, that Swallowed in the Sea version was kinda embarrasing tbh. At least I got to hear a somewhat decent version of Speed of Sound and a nice redition of In My Place in the concert I went to.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

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 account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


×
×
  • Create New...