🪐 Coldplay: Music of the Spheres 🪐 | Out Now! | Discussion

[Alexshep]

Can someone pls pls PM me the link ?

[Tarkovsky2]

This will be, it is evident now after guardian review, their weekest effort as far as critics are concerned. 

For me, it is sad with much of prejudices critics review the album. They see making money in every coldplay move, which i am pretty sure it is not. They do not see Chris being Chris and loving pop music from... Always

Edited October 14, 2021 by Tarkovsky2

[HowCouldIForget]

8 minutes ago, Famous Old Painter said:

It's not their strongest album lyrically, that's for sure

It's not but neither is X&Y and a lot of people adore that album. I'd say this one is stronger than that. Especially with something like Swallowed in the Sea, What If or Low. I know I'm speaking heresy right now. The great music saves X&Y.

[HowCouldIForget]

5 minutes ago, Tarkovsky2 said:

This will be, it is evident now after guardian review, their weekest effort as far as critics are concerned

Did they review Ghost Stories?

In all seriousness, Infinity Sign is something special. It reminds me of the longer tracks on the back half of Daft Punk's album Discovery. Veridis Quo, in particular, comes to mind. But it's more interesting and less drawn out compared to that. I love it even more with each listen!

Edited October 14, 2021 by HowCouldIForget

[Nature]

55 minutes ago, WeddingDom said:

We're kind so they call us humankind... seriously, Chris?

Yeah unbelievable.

[Tarkovsky2]

YES! infinity sign is something really special, and biutyful too has a really strong melody

[Tarkovsky2]

10 minutes ago, Nature said:

Yeah unbelievable.

Maybe you would think i am crazy or acting smart but i like that lyric cause it is funny, the same as.. My shoe is untied. But of course i understand the absurdity of it. To me it has childlike quality. But if Chris was serious than... 

Edited October 14, 2021 by Tarkovsky2

[Famous Old Painter]

12 minutes ago, Tarkovsky2 said:

Maybe you would think i am crazy or acting smart but i like that lyric cause it is funny, the same as.. My shoe is untied. But of course i understand the absurdity of it. To me it has childlike quality. But if Chris was serious than... 

Let's not forget it shares an album with My Universe

[Famous Old Painter]

Brandon Flowers - Gets torn a new one for "are we human or are we dancer?"

Chris Martin - "Hold my sphere" 

Edited October 14, 2021 by Famous Old Painter

[thomasPh]

28 minutes ago, HowCouldIForget said:

Did they review Ghost Stories?

In all seriousness, Infinity Sign is something special. It reminds me of the longer tracks on the back half of Daft Punk's album Discovery. Veridis Quo, in particular, comes to mind. But it's more interesting and less drawn out compared to that. I love it even more with each listen!

They have rated EL 5/5.

I love Coldplay but i quite agree with the Guardian and Pitchfork reviews. They can do better.

This album will exist only across the two featuring, in 2 months it will be forgotten.

I think it's time for the boys to come together and behave like a real group, that they lock themselves in a studio in the depths of UK and produce something together without necessarily surrounding themselves with thousands of people. And without looking Spotify statistics. Like what Brian Eno did for Viva right after X&Y trauma.

I have the impression that for some time John, and Guy are just spares.

[Eskapist]

@thomasPh  I guess that will be the case for MOTS Vol II ? If they keep going with the logic of one experimental record + one album for world tours each time.. ( GS + AHFOD, EL + MOTS )

[ruffsnap]

I cannot stop listening to Biutyful, I don't get it lol. I like it overall as a song, but I don't like crazily love it or anything (I think, maybe that's in the process of changing!). Something about it is just a VIBE. I've literally had it on repeat now for the past 2.5 hours straight!

[johnnymax8652]

1 hour ago, WeddingDom said:

Coloratura is the best, not feeling the rest yet.

 

We're kind so they call us humankind... seriously, Chris?

only english language can afford such puns ?  

apart being funny, it delivers a good message isn't it ? we have to be generous as humans, that's why people had to share the album leak but this will be an old story soon ?

[alexix7]

Jesus, they really fuc*ed up album version of POTP, it is totally soulless

[Nature]

41 minutes ago, ruffsnap said:

I cannot stop listening to Biutyful, I don't get it lol. I like it overall as a song, but I don't like crazily love it or anything (I think, maybe that's in the process of changing!). Something about it is just a VIBE. I've literally had it on repeat now for the past 2.5 hours straight!

Higher Power and Biutiful are the best tracks of the album i think, the rest is nothing special.

[Famous Old Painter]

Biutyful being one of the better tracks is a plot twist I didn’t see coming

[the_escapist]

Yes, Biutyful is definitely a highlight!

[GarbageOffice]

I have a weird question about Humankind - Am I the only one who feels like something is off? Throughout the song the lyrics are dragged out like "I heard the straaaaangeeessttt sooooooooong", or "we're only huuuuuuuuumaaaaaaan" but in the chorus the "still they call us humankind" irritates me so much because it doesn't sound the same - I always expect it to go "still they call us huuuuuumaaaaankiiiiiind" into the chorus melody. Love the song, but this bugs me so much, I can't help it lol.

I'll post my impressions from the album later.

 

Oh and also, 
 

3 hours ago, WeddingDom said:

Coloratura is the best, not feeling the rest yet.

 

We're kind so they call us humankind... seriously, Chris?

 

Where did you get this from? There is not a single line in the song that says that... I guess you mean  "But we're capable of kindness, so they call us humankind".  If so, then you made it sound more terrible than it actually is.

 

Edited October 14, 2021 by GarbageOffice

[the_escapist]

BTW, what a shame that Infinity Sign is not a proper version of Don Quixote. That song was very good!

But I guess they decided not to release it since it has the same chord progression as Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark.

[ParadiseLost]

Hey all, I know its off topic (would appreciate if someone could guide me to the correct place) -- I bought a ticket to the Seattle Climate Pledge Arena show but got another from a friend as well. So I'm looking to sell (at the price I bought them for) but ticketmaster says they are non-transferable. Does anyone have an idea on how this can work? Please PM me if you do. Thanks ?

[ColdplayingMama]

3 hours ago, MosesTheMarshmallow said:

*pulls out hair* my autographed CD shipped yesterday but UPS says it won’t arrive until Monday. MONDAY

I got the exact same message. ☹️

[pectoralz96]

I just finished listening to the new album and I only have one question:

How does a band manage to produce something as beautiful, meaningful, melodic and special as "Everyday Life" and in less than 2 years release something as empty and forgettable as "Music of the Spheres"? ?

I never thought Coldplay would be able to create a shallower album than A Head full of Dreams, but I was wrong.

Anyway, I'll be here looking forward to the next album!

[CP-EST]

It seems like overall outcome will be quite similar to AHFOD. MOTS will be the album critics like to criticise intensively a little bit more than it actually deserves. It's easier to do that, than see and write about some positives. Criticising big bands feels always great and intriguing.

But in the end Coldplay with the next tour will again deliver one of the best live shows in the world. I can see most of the new songs working great in stadium environment with visual effects.

Anyway I think overall it's big step up from AHFOD, which for me gets quite boring and unimpressing halfway through. In my opinion MOTS feels like quite complete record overall, so it definitely deserves some praise for that, although it could have had more depth to this concept for sure.

My inner music critic would give it overall rating of 7.5 after giving it several listens while driving with car and also sitting down and listening with headphones. It's an amazing work with production and blending different styles into complete feeling album, but the songwriting and lyrics are often too cheesy even by Coldplay standards.

Just some comparison with postX&Y era "tour albums". For me AHFOD is 6.0, Mylo 8.5 and Viva 9.5.

[Miha]

Live show's gonna be great - album feels ready for that! 

[circenzz]

For me the album was okay, and I'm always up for Experimentplay, but definitely one of the weakest albums thus far. I would say that this one sits on the same level as AHFOD. Its fun, though, and makes you happy and smile at times. And it is really, really short. Really feels like an intro for something bigger. I think that the biggest mistake they did concerning the album was to release Coloratura before the album itself was released.

My ratings:

Coloratura 10/10 - one of the best songs Coldplay has ever released. I really feel, like this song should not be on an album like this. It deserves better.

Higher Power, My Universe and Humankind (really growing on me after the first listens and could go up to 8/10) are 7/10 - really fun, catchy and just makes you feel good and happy.

Music of the Spheres is a 7/10 - I do really, really wish it was longer, like an extended version, like this one - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it1hD1zGgDk

Human Heart is also a 7/10 - really beautiful, just wish it was longer.

People of the Pride is a 7/10 - the live version felt more explosive and energetic. Its good though. A hint of glimpse of Oldplay.

Alien Choir - 6/10 - again, again, again, why can't it be longer? Like 2-3 minutes? Just go full on ambient, full on experiment.

Let Somebody Go - 6/10 - it's a fine love ballad, I quite like the exploding ending.

Biutyful - not my cup of tea, does nothing for me, but its cute (?) - 6/10

Infinity Sign - after three listens I can definitely say that this should have been with lyrics. I miss Chris on this, but, nonetheless its quite nice. 6/10

Music of the Spheres II is just i don't know. Why? 1/10.

The album is nowhere near as good as Everyday Life. I would say, that it's at the same level as A Head Full of Dreams.

I would say the album gets from me a 6.5/10.

Still love me some new Coldplay. ?