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True, it does make the music sound more accessible, and as I said the music would after all be incomplete without it but that's because the music is more accessible in the first place :P there is no language barrier which is a really good thing especially now that Coldplay are larger than life.

The first few things are what they've achieved in this album. Then again I agree with more of the later posts. But it's just then having fun! I mean, definitely on a few songs it is at least in part made for a younger population but once again this is their well deserved celebration after they're long years of amazing albums and hard work.. It feels like the perfect closing album to an era, something to round off their discography for now. This is not to say this is their last album, but certainly in this "era" of their life it is. Wonderful in that aspect. It may not be the greatest album and I'd wholeheartedly agree with this view, but I mean they've given us so much. Don't you think it's deserved that they have some fun? (And I know, Mylo did it better and I'd agree with that, but that was more based on a story, AHFOD is their actual celebration even though MX sounds like it should be :P True, it does feel more structured than before, and they don't want to be perfect any more. But once again it's a time for them to celebrate and perfection and depth isn't the focus point in this album. It focuses on celebration and is the sound of a band who worked so hard finally having fun. They didn't intend for this to be an artistic masterpiece. They didn't need it to be, either. Before, they had to be perfect to please people. Times are different today. The Verve have a song called "Judas" that I regard as one of the most brilliant pieces of music ever written. Here is Ashcroft describe how the song came about: "The story of Judas started when Richard Ashcroft engineered a small-scale social experiment at a Big Apple coffee shop. He was visiting a bustling NYC coffeehouse and ordering a drink, when a barista asked him for his name; he said the name “Judas” instead of his own Christian name. In his eyes he was choosing a label that was loaded with negative connotations and dark emotions. “There’s not been many Adolf Hitlers born post the Second World War and there’s also not been many Judases, perhaps none. It’s a name that’s been vilified, so when I was in this coffee shop I decided that I was going to order a latte, double shot and she said, ‘What’s your name?’ I said, ‘Judas,’ because it was packed and I wanted to see the reaction…” By pretending to have such a notorious name, he was out to shock; he wanted to see what would happen. When he told the barista his name was Judas, the coffee shop employee’s response became the second line in the following verse: New York, I was Judas She said ‘A latte, double shot for Judas’ Cry for the things that happen, people need to know And for a dream to happen The people in the coffee shop reacted quite strongly to the name Judas – Ashcroft watched their shocked expressions in amazement – he was baffled that the word “Judas” could still pack such a symbolic punch, thousands of years after biblical times…in his eyes, it was time to let go of ancient labels and meanings and move on: You gotta let it go, gotta let it go Gotta let it go, gotta let it go aha Gotta let it go In the track Ashcroft bemoans the things he doesn’t understand; he fights the status quo: But there must be Some answer I keep seeking, cause I gotta know We are numbered, and we are labeled" To complete the song the band all worked together and simultaneously to create this trippy, subtly-layered atmospheric soundscape that just complements the lyrics and elevates it to another level. As simple as all this sounds, that is often how a masterpiece is born. Sounds interesting, agree. Also glad to see yet another person mention The Verve and bring something up other than their one massive hit, even though that is undoubtedly their best song and a masterpiece. Oh how I miss music like this... Lol Same, wish more songs were like this! Things I don't understand is so good. True, but as I've said a few times before they are making music to make music. They're celebrating and after the years of hard work they've brought us don't you think they deserve that? Still hooked on recording. But in a much happier and more secure position in their life compared to before. What do you think they're going to make now? Music is shaped based on their life experiences.. And they're in a state of celebration and knowing they can do anything they wanted so that's what they did and that's why AHFOD happened. We should at least be glad that they're not in major stress and see life the way they do now! :)

:lol: I died at this. As for CSC, Very unique song especially for Coldplay, not necessarily my fav but I do like it for the shoegaze influences and it still enjoyable. Very nice. This is a very rare case of a song that I don't strongly associate a sight with it even a time of day, potentially sometime in spring on one of those dirt gravel driveway things... Something similar to what I see with a lot of Viva songs. Also sounds a lot like a lot of DIIV's stuff, maybe they liked this one song by Coldplay in particular and made a lot of version of those songs with variation and they're own style of course :P Cemeteries of London

Amazing choice.

I do. I'm not referring to the vocal chops. Refer to the end of the song. I admit I at first didn't notice it either but one day I heard the slight manipulation. On the "one" it goes down to perfectly. Some pop songs turn it a really aggressive setting to get a robot sound (ex: Daft Punk "One More Time") but this one tried to hide it. But failed. Which is why it's lazy and bad.

Heyyy watched a part of that second one last night :)

Right. Sorry, I've got to get on that. :P

Lol it's fine :P

Both types of weather are good for working for me, it's just nice to have a change of scenery as opposed to the usual sunshine here (this past summer though, funny enough the norm was cloudy and rainy which was not the case for quite a few years) That sounded really scary until I heard it was just a branch :lol: can't imagine the sound when an actual tree would fall over on your house! We're in danger of that, we actually also have some really tall trees around our house and if the wind blows the wrong way it could just happen... In fact the first time it almost happened, it took the fence in the backyard along with it (it was still technically our tree even though it was just outside the fence, it fell in the property line) this was sometime in September a couple years back. The fence was left unfixed the entire winter and some of the summer. It was supposed to get done earlier apparently but it just wasn't... Wow that was some time ago, feels just like yesterday but at the same time so far away! How can that be, the time flies so quick nowadays... Lol maybe we should, I'm a big weather enthusiast myself and I'm sure I'm not the only one :P

Y, the second letter of Coldplay's third album :D

True. I don't see any problem with it, sure you could label it as "filler" but the truth is these kinds of songs would simply be incomplete without that stuff in it, it's meant to make you happy lol

Absolutely beautiful. Can't believe people can diss The Fray with songs like these Too focused on something else to think of something. Will be back later!

All you ever have to hope for two

^^^Quote to live by

Well you put in where is my boy so...

Sorry but that's simply not true. That's your opinion, not a fact. Now artistically speaking you could be right, I'm not sure how "I oh I Oh I got me feeling drunk and high so high so high" or "You make my heart ba boom ba boom boom" is any deeper or better than any lyrics from Oldplay era.

I can see it now. Lol yet another batch... Not surprised

Well guess what, yesterday it didn't end up raining. Rather snowing. Knew it. I like all types of rainy and stormy weather, including cold rainy days where I listen to Coldplay and I admit it is sad it really enhances the feeling of sad Coldplay song though! We've had much more of those days the past summer over sunny hot days like the three years before this and for that I am super thankful. However this year I think was the biggest for storms I'd seen in my life. I remember this one day it was so windy and so rainy and the result was quite a few trees getting knocked down including 1 and a part of the 2nd in the back yard, now only 1 big tree is there, the 1st one fell over entirely while only a bit of the 2nd but the storm made it ready to go anyway. I agree with most except I hate hot days lol

Oh wait yeah Where is my boy. A very unique between faultline and Chris Martin :D

I really like Violet Hill and is one of the most rock songs they've done but in terms of that 1.36 easily takes the cake.

Wow even worse than I thought, even me likely one of the youngest here might not be alive by then... 66686

**UPDATE** no more help needed, I found an alternate solution. All is good now! :)

It's fine, all good now, no need to worry! Ooh I like that song by Adele, glad to see someone mention something other than the hits! :) Be the one, be the one and only (Be The One - The Fray)

It's my least favorite because in comparison to the others it looks kinda weird.. Doesn't have anything to do with it being before they knew the theme of the era #SaveAcousticEP #EliminateShiver