Miha Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Arabesque is from a jam session the band did when Brian Eno had Chris leave the studio for 2 weeks. This is what we know so far, but probably other song parts are coming from there as well. I actually submitted that question to the bandfor the fan Q&A, I hope it gets picked ! Bani Adam is from that era, it was performed live in December 2010! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Old Painter Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 I have a strange feeling after 2 or 3 listenings ... I think this is by far their darkest album. Maybe i was used to hear more joyful sounds after 10 years but this one is really heavy. Great but heavy. Yeah, wasn't expecting that at all. I assumed Ghost Stories was about as dark as Newplay were ever going to get. I was very wrong. This album might be even darker than AROBTTH, which is crazy considering they just came off the heels of AHFOD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Crieff Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Do you guys know of any other songs similar to Guns? I like that it's fast and raw, with minimal instrumentation. Turtleneck by The National. A bit more instruments, but also raw and angry vocals 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 I feel like this album is something Chris has wanted to do for a long time and the band finally relented after 20 years. :joy: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Old Painter Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 I feel like this album is something Chris has wanted to do for a long time and the band finally relented after 20 years. :joy: I mean, that's exactly what happened when it came to swearing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Crieff Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 I mean, that's exactly what happened when it came to swearing this is very offtopic but omg is that an Editors lyric in your miniprofile or what's it called? (I mean it definitely is, but maybe that phrase is used more widely than I'm aware of haha) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Old Painter Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 this is very offtopic but omg is that an Editors lyric in your miniprofile or what's it called? (I mean it definitely is, but maybe that phrase is used more widely than I'm aware of haha) [spoiler=I'm Richard. Hey!] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thegrosben2 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 To me, Cry Cry Cry is love at first listen, love the jazzy vibes, my favorite so far I feel that only Orphans is radio-friendly, and im so happy the acoustic is back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42Escapist Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Alright, so I just finished listening to the album... Wow. Wow. This is the return to form I've been hoping for. There isn't really a single weak moment... instead there are so many highlights, so many cool little moments and so much experimentation throughout. Who would have thought we'd get a gospel song (BrokEn), a really old fashioned track that sounds like something my great grandparents would have loved (Cry Cry Cry), something that sounds like a Catholic hymn or Gregorian chant (When I Need a Friend), something that sounds like Chris busking on a beach in Costa Rica (WOTW/POTP), something so downright angry and political (Trouble In Town, Arabesque, and Guns), a classical-sounding piano piece that doesn't end as quickly as Postcards From Far Away and then turns into this piece with vibes that remind me of A Spell A Rebel Yell (Bani Adam), a Stargate-produced song that isn't cheesy and horribly mixed (Church), a song that sounds like it could have been on Parachutes (Old Friends), voice memos throughout that don't detract from the flow of the album... Well done. This is something truly special. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technicolour TX Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Haven't posted in awhile, it's great to be back! I listened to the album last night, heard it 3 times already through today. Dark, gritty, organic, progressive, atmospheric....it's like VLV and Ghost Stories with more social commentary, but not overly political which is great in my book. Favorites: Church, Arabesque, Broken, Everyday Life I'm sure that list will change soon, as I'm slowly getting used to the other songs too. Quite experimental and unusual, which I love. Hopefully the band will pick a few from this album to play live when the next "proper" one comes out next year, there are some great gems on this record. However, I can understand not touring this album as it's quite dark and I'm unsure how some songs would translate to a live show, at least in the usual "party" atmospheres that are usually live. Brilliant stuff ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Crieff Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 I'm Richard. Hey! hahaha no way! what a small world (there's a typo btw it says TWICH) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getithom Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Alright, so I just finished listening to the album... Wow. Wow. This is the return to form I've been hoping for. There isn't really a single weak moment... instead there are so many highlights, so many cool little moments and so much experimentation throughout. Who would have thought we'd get a gospel song (BrokEn), a really old fashioned track that sounds like something my great grandparents would have loved (Cry Cry Cry), something that sounds like a Catholic hymn or Gregorian chant (When I Need a Friend), something that sounds like Chris busking on a beach in Costa Rica (WOTW/POTP), something so downright angry and political (Trouble In Town, Arabesque, and Guns), a classical-sounding piano piece that doesn't end as quickly as Postcards From Far Away and then turns into this piece with vibes that remind me of A Spell A Rebel Yell (Bani Adam), a Stargate-produced song that isn't cheesy and horribly mixed (Church), a song that sounds like it could have been on Parachutes (Old Friends), voice memos throughout that don't detract from the flow of the album... Well done. This is something truly special. Great review! How would you rank the albums after your first listen? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42Escapist Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Great review! How would you rank the albums after your first listen? Right now, I'd have to say... X&YViva La Vida Or Death And All His FriendsA Rush of Blood to the HeadEveryday LifeParachutesGhost StoriesMylo XylotoA Head Full of Dreams I certainly never expected to enjoy LP8 enough that I'd rank it higher than an "Oldplay" album. It's possible that with more listens, Everyday Life could creep into that top 3. Time will tell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Oh man, Church is really really REALLY growing on me. Haha! :D It flows so well with Sunrise. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdckcom Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Arabesque is from a jam session the band did when Brian Eno had Chris leave the studio for 2 weeks. This is what we know so far, but probably other song parts are coming from there as well. I actually submitted that question to the bandfor the fan Q&A, I hope it gets picked ! I hear bits of the "Viva La Vida" era all over this new record. "Old Friends" reminds me of one the demo songs that got leaked back then ("Goodbye And Goodnight") and the second half of "Bani Adam" has a guitar arrangement reminiscent of "A Spell A Rebel Yell". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I ran away Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 The languages count is now at 4, decent. (I'm a translator and languages freak in case that wasn't clear lol) Actually, the language count is at 6 by the end of the album: English Arabic (Church) unknown African (?) language (Trouble in Town) French (Arabesque) Spanish (When I Need A Friend) Persian (Bani Adam) unknown language (Bani Adam/Champion of the World) - can anyone figure out what that language is ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Crieff Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 [spoiler=I'm Richard. Hey!] Actually, the language count is at 5 by the end of the album: English Arabic (Church) French (Arabesque) Spanish (When I Need A Friend) Persian (Bani Adam) unknown language (Bani Adam/Champion of the World) - can anyone figure out what that language is ? oohhh I missed the Arabic! Excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I ran away Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Alright, so I just finished listening to the album... Wow. Wow. This is the return to form I've been hoping for. There isn't really a single weak moment... instead there are so many highlights, so many cool little moments and so much experimentation throughout. Who would have thought we'd get a gospel song (BrokEn), a really old fashioned track that sounds like something my great grandparents would have loved (Cry Cry Cry), something that sounds like a Catholic hymn or Gregorian chant (When I Need a Friend), something that sounds like Chris busking on a beach in Costa Rica (WOTW/POTP), something so downright angry and political (Trouble In Town, Arabesque, and Guns), a classical-sounding piano piece that doesn't end as quickly as Postcards From Far Away and then turns into this piece with vibes that remind me of A Spell A Rebel Yell (Bani Adam), a Stargate-produced song that isn't cheesy and horribly mixed (Church), a song that sounds like it could have been on Parachutes (Old Friends), voice memos throughout that don't detract from the flow of the album... Well done. This is something truly special. And please do not forget the baby that AROBTTH and X&Y made together...Champion of the World ! :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I ran away Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 oohhh I missed the Arabic! Excellent I edited my post because I think it's 6 actually :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
United Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 What irritates me the most about the Church is its bubble gummy AHFOD production. And they placed it right after the serious and classical Sunrise instrumental. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowCouldIForget Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Sunrise- 9.5 Church- 9.0 Trouble in Town- 9.5 BrokEn- 7.0 Daddy- 10 WOTW/POTP- NA (Can't understand the lyrics) Arabesque- 10 When I Need a Friend- 8.5 Guns- 9.5 Orphans- 6.5 Eko- 10 Cry Cry Cry- 7.5 Old Friends- 9.0 Bani Adam- 8.5 Champion of the World- 9.0 Everyday Life 8.0 I definitely prefer the first half Albums VlVoDaAHF (98) ARoBttH (96) Parachutes (93) Mylo Xyloto (91) Everyday Life (88-90) X&Y (83) A Head Full of Dreams (73) Ghost Stories (61) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanww73 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Curve ball opinion: anyone think the band actually wanted this album to leak so early like this? The last couple of years has, I've been told ;) seen very little leaks of major albums outside a couple of days of the official release, so coupling this with the old-school promo methods we've seen for EL, what's to say that this is their way of adding to the hype? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I ran away Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 What irritates me the most about the Church is its bubble gummy AHFOD production. And they placed it right after the serious and classical Sunrise instrumental. Yeah same...and guess which Producer duo is responsible for this again :rolleyes: Somehow I feel like this was an AHFOD Era leftover. cause I'm Pretty sure they didn't call Stargate up again to work with them on precisely one song. It also doesn't fit lyrically with the rest of the album. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I ran away Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Curve ball opinion: anyone think the band actually wanted this album to leak so early like this? The last couple of years has, I've been told ;) seen very little leaks of major albums outside a couple of days of the official release, so coupling this with the old-school promo methods we've seen for EL, what's to say that this is their way of adding to the hype? I'd be with you there if it weren't for that fact that Coldplay HQ has, from what I heard, specifically asked Coldplaying to enforce a policy of zero leak tolerance. That's what makes me doubt it was intentional. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Crieff Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 I edited my post because I think it's 6 actually :D you're right, I can't make out what language it is but it clearly isn't any of the other ones. we love a multilingual band! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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