29 minutes ago, United said:

Blinding Lights is a generic garbage. People talking about it like it's a decade's defining masterpice of a song like Bohemian Rhapsody or Wind Of Change.

Blinding Lights is not Bohemian Rhapsody but it's still a great song, better than a lot of hits we're hearing. And the production seems a lot better than Stargate with AHFOD. 

ok wow that snippet sounds catchy as fuck!

hopefully the rest of the song is this good too, hopefully Jonny has a solo of some sort because the snippet sounds like that would fit the song

Can't possibly tell if I like it or not from hearing 15 secs.

2 hours ago, Aiko said:

I felt that too!! Love how it sounds ?

Have anyone here pre-ordered the cd single? Did you receive an email confirmation? I did the pre order yesterday but there’s nothing on my mail ?

I did, the confirmation was in my spam folder. Did you check that? 

59 minutes ago, Eskapist said:

Blinding Lights no es Bohemian Rhapsody, pero sigue siendo una gran canción, mejor que muchos de los éxitos que estamos escuchando. Y la producción parece mucho mejor que Stargate con AHFOD. 

Blindint Lights is a cheap copy of take on. Even the riff is very the same.

Federico Vindver is credited in Higher Power. Didn't he post something related to Coldplay on his Instagram story at one point and people were speculating that it was a sign he was continuing to work with them? He previously worked on Everyday Life.

Denise Carite, who appeared in the Love Choir, is also credited.

And obviously the second Martin is Max Martin.

1 hour ago, strawberrytom said:

No me gusta, pero no entiendo por qué alguien esperaba rock para este sencillo principal producido por el prolífico productor de pop Max Martin (especialmente cuando Coldplay siempre ha sido pop de todos modos, la forma en que la gente habla de rock aquí, uno pensaría que Coldplay es el primero en hacerlo. tres álbumes eran realmente pesados o algo así)

Me gusta que tiene un ambiente HLH / Birds, pero con un toque de los 80, espero que haya algunos rif geniales allí y tal vez algunos toques de tipo espacial también.

Coldplay on their first four albums were definitely rock. MX Pop-rock and Ghost Stories is rare. AHFOD POPPPY. Everyday life It is an album I would say mixed. 

2 hours ago, 42JTR said:

I love the vibe. It sounds really catchy 80s pop but with a real Coldplay signature! I bet there will be an awesome solo by JB somewhere near the end. So excited! 

Yessss!!! Jonny is going to shine in this song for sure 

37 minutes ago, Bauk said:

I did, the confirmation was in my spam folder. Did you check that? 

I did! But there’s nothing there ?

By the way, hi everyone! It's so good to see so many Coldplayers around and that the forums are so alive it's a great time to be around for everyone! I was mainly active on Twitter (which has gone mad after the Alien Radio FM project (who is following me on Twitter!!!!) and all the teasers came) so I literally forgot to check on the forums 

And of course I'm really looking forward to the release of their upcoming single on May 7 (of which most of us probably heard the 15 sec long snippet already).....

 

I nominate those symbols as internet rabbit hole of the week.

Someone suggested that each song on the new album may have one symbol assigned to it. The music of the spheres theory explains how the same geometrical concepts apply to both musical and cosmic harmony. Based on that, geometry could indeed be used to express or represent music.

On social media there are five symbols that have been featured more prominently than the others been so far: The 3 stars, spiral, infinity, triangle and the orbit symbol.

I focused on those 5 symbols for now. What I’ve found is that while they all have different meanings, each of them can be related back to astronomy as well as (ancient/sacred) geometry.

Something else that stood out to me was that, looking at their earlier meanings, these symbols have all been used in connection with religion, deity or other higher power.

Higher Power is most commonly thought of as a religion or a deity. However, theoretically it could refer to just about anything. This is where spirituality comes into play - Believing in a power that’s greater than ourselves can help us reach universal consciousness.

1 hour ago, Gideon_Mx said:

And of course I'm really looking forward to the release of their upcoming single on May 7 (of which most of us probably heard the 15 sec long snippet already).....

 

Hmm, snippets are being taken down. I mean, it was through a legit source wasnt it? 

Edited April 30, 20215 yr by jc90

5 minutes ago, jc90 said:

Hmm, snippets are being taken down. I mean, it was through a legit source wasnt it? 

Ooo really!?

I think so yes. The original is still available 

4 minutes ago, Gideon_Mx said:

Ooo really!?

I think so yes. The original is still available 

The orignal was the facebook post? I just see ppl ripping it and hosting on other sites.

The snippet is gone. ?

9 minutes ago, jc90 said:

The orignal was the facebook post? I just see ppl ripping it and hosting on other sites.

Yes, I assumed the Facebook post was the original one and it's still available. The funny thing is that it's pretty damn hard to find! I'm lucky to have found the link to have access to the snippet on Coldplay's Facebook page.

Edited May 1, 20215 yr by Gideon_Mx

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9 hours ago, Dherlax said:

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Thank you! 
I don’t know how I feel about this. Doesn’t fit with the theme of the album. So strange. Lol. 

 

9 hours ago, Dherlax said:

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If it's not officially easily accessible, then probably there is a reason behind it. I have feeling it was a mistake and it shouldn't be available. So, please don't share links in here, especially the unofficial ripped ones.

Then I won't share the official link to the facebook snippet in here, because I think I have it. Altough I believe more people have the link too! It is just there on Facebook, Coldplay didn't delete it.

Edited May 1, 20215 yr by Gideon_Mx

HEAR ME OUT!!!

Guys, I’ve been noticing a lot of disappointment and dissatisfaction from the snippet we got.. and while I understand where this comments come from, I think we have to give our guys the benefit of the doubt. First, we’ve only heard 15 seconds from a -at least- 3 minute song, and yeah, it’s pop, but pop ≠ bad necessarily. Second, I get the felling, as it has been proven many times before, that this single is going to be the poppiest the album gets, it’s a single for a reason, their most comercial sound to catch those casual listeners, and non fans. I also think this song is different or the odd one out from the album, given the fact that they are betting to release it 3-4 months before the album even comes out, they are promoting it almost as a separate thing: in summer, as a radio friendly hook, to catch people and bring awareness of their existence and “relevance”, like a signal saying: “hey, we are back... remember us? We are huge!!! And will be back later this year with more fun! “.  So, let’s just wait, and trust them, we know what they are capable of, and they know what they are doing... besides, they have never, ever, EVER done the same thing twice; it’s just not who they are, and we know they give their all every single time! 

Let’s remain calm, hopeful, and excited,

love you all,

A Coldplay Fan. 

4 hours ago, United said:

Blinding Lights is a generic garbage. People talking about it like it's a decade's defining masterpice of a song like Bohemian Rhapsody or Wind Of Change.

I’m not sure why you think every piece of music has to be revolutionary to be good. 

2 hours ago, Gideon_Mx said:

Yes, I assumed the Facebook post was the original one and it's still available. The funny thing is that it's pretty damn hard to find! I'm lucky to have found the link to have access to the snippet on Coldplay's Facebook page.

for some reason i dont see it, i almost wanna say due to country restriction stuff? 

Edited May 1, 20215 yr by jc90

I think it's crazy that every album everyone says "oh no coldplay is pop", or "I hate the sound". Like I get that people can have opinions, but really the sound has been pop for a gazillion albums, and also overall their pop sound is pretty worked out what it is. 

 

I would imagine they aim for this to be Like Every Tear Drop is. Waterfall in terms of how pivotable it will be for them as a band to reveal. 

The clip is way to small to gage the overall feel of the track. 

haven't even heard the 15 second snipped but it does feel like the Coldplaying of around pre-MX era with this overreaction for such a small part of a 3 minute song ?