Jaytheblue Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Up&Up The thing is I don't think my parents are even aware of this concert (they aren't really tech savvy honestly I don't think they even know what tidal is or even get the concept of streaming in the first place) I don't know weather to shove this in their face or just wait until December fourth and casually just sing to all the lyrics when they play it for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyrott1 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 On the album..I need that "believe in love" ending. Yes, it is incredibly cheesy, but the tremulous everything feels so soulful and powerful. It actually gave me shivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 btw, saw you didn't like it batty :) give it time. maybe the album version would change your mind. really didn't care for amazing day at the beginning. now it has grown to a pleasant song. That's my hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 On the album..I need that "believe in love" ending. Yes, it is incredibly cheesy, but the tremulous everything feels so soulful and powerful. It actually gave me shivers. I just like the way he sings those words. He could be singing anything else honestly, I just really like what kind of melody he chose to sing these words with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospector Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 God I missed a piano/guitar driven song like this. Feels very Beatles-Oasis like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marchez94 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Bigger Stronger (1998):"I wanna be bigger, stronger, drive a faster car" Up&Up (2015):"Fixing up a car and driving it again". I wonder if these car reference is made on purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayingfromKansas Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 ^ @I Ran Away pointed that out in another thread, I think. I'm 100% convinced it was on purpose. The next question is . . . how well does it segue into Don't Panic? :charming: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaytheblue Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Up&Up ^ honestly... Probably not haha I don't think it was international at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayingfromKansas Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 ^Shh don't ruin this for me :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haruka Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 very traditional '00 pop/rock song. As many said, it's surely influenced by Oasis. First guitar-y tune of AHFOD, it's nice to see Guy's bass lines standing out on the "How can people suffer?..." part. the only bit I don't like is those electronic drums in the beginning... about the lyrics: i'm sure Chris wrote this while getting high and watching Doctor Who :rolleyes5: jk :laugh1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldiefan Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 First listen - yup, it's powerful. Loved Jonny's playing. And - yea - more people should be shouting about LOVE - good grief, the world's a bit short of it right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42Escapist Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 This is the kind of song I was afraid we wouldn't get on AHFOD. It is a beautiful, intricate combination of Oasis, Swallowed In The Sea, Everything's Not Lost, and the live version of Life Is For Living, with a little bit of Miracles sprinkled in. There's such a gorgeous melody and the simple sing-along chorus is so tender and emotional. Jonny sounds amazing, he plays Noel's solo so well that I can only imagine how good it is when the man himself plays it. I'm glad it's a longer song; there aren't enough Coldplay songs that stretch over 5 minutes. Overall, this may be one of the very best post-Viva tracks and my prediction that it will be a top 20 all-time Coldplay song for me might just come true. I will need a proper studio version in order to make that call, but for now I'm proud to say it's my favorite song from AHFOD that I've heard so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xylobryte98 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 very traditional '00 pop/rock song. As many said, it's surely influenced by Oasis. First guitar-y tune of AHFOD, it's nice to see Guy's bass lines standing out on the "How can people suffer?..." part. the only bit I don't like is those electronic drums in the beginning... about the lyrics: i'm sure Chris wrote this while getting high and watching Doctor Who :rolleyes5: jk :laugh1: I didn't like the electric drums at first too. But as the song progresses, they really seem to mix in well. I don't know how the album might be yet? But one thing is for sure Stargate deserve a 10/10 for production, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest howyousawtheworld Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 First listen - yup, it's powerful. Loved Jonny's playing. And - yea - more people should be shouting about LOVE - good grief, the world's a bit short of it right now. In fairness to Chris if he wrote: 'There's nothing you can do that can't be done, nothing you can say that can't be sung, nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game, It's easy' ...he'd get lambasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 The end of is very live Life is for living :awesome: And now I understand why there are so many curious featurings on the album :lol: they're all in the choir :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaytheblue Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 We should give the choir a name haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdplayingfromKansas Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 ^ It would have been so cool if the guys could have somehow gotten a group of fans together and had them contribute to the choir part also. Something like how they had that coordinated meetup for the Christmas Lights video shoot. Not sure how feasible it would have been, but that would be quite the memory to build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaytheblue Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Yeah I have a feeling that wouldn't go down so well hahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nie Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 How to spend 1 hour of your life? Listen Up&Up 4 times in a row... Damn it really is a long song. I was driving home after visiting my parents and had Up&Up on. It's a 10 minutes drive and I even couldn't listen to it twice. :D It was the first time that I heard it without headphones and had the volume really up. Wow, this song is so good. The guitar solo's are just ... The best one on AHFOD so far. It is very early and I haven't heard the album version yet, but I think this one is a possible candidate to be one of my Coldplay favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskapist Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 The last " Believe in love " killed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 ^ It would have been so cool if the guys could have somehow gotten a group of fans together and had them contribute to the choir part also. Something like how they had that coordinated meetup for the Christmas Lights video shoot. Not sure how feasible it would have been, but that would be quite the memory to build! You wouldn't wanna hear me sing, I sound like a rusty iron pipe with randomly wind passing through when I sing :I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMDB9 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 You wouldn't wanna hear me sing, I sound like a rusty iron pipe with randomly wind passing through when I sing :I Oh god, that is one of the funniest things I have ever read lol! Accurately describes my singing when I'm anywhere except the silence of my own home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samerater Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 The last " Believe in love " killed me. :( RIP Eskapist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest howyousawtheworld Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Brian Eno's also one of the backing singers in this. Glittering line up this song has! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I ran away Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I still have mixed feelings about Up&Up. The melody and structure feels very Britpop to me (which I don't like), and while I agree that the end is very good, I wish the chorus had more variation. I don't know how many times I hear "get it together" there, it feels too often. It's indeed very repetitive as a whole. But certainly a better effort than AOAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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