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@Essam Hypnotized was only in 2017, even though its lyrics are worse than Everyday Life's, I think they've always made at least one beautiful touching song every era. Don't forget O, UWTB, etc.

Thanks for the videos. Don't have time to watch them right now but I will keep them for reference. Expecting to be very surprised, more than I thought I would. It's surprising to see that so many people are already acclaiming this heavily. Although Everyday Life isn't getting the same praise, which is baffling because it's supposed to be the melancholic Coldplay we all know so well. It's personally my favorite track yet, even if the second verse and the outro was cut short. Isn't arabesque from viva? I've heard (and seen) that older bands usually do that a lot, they repurpose stuff for later albums (in an interview posted on this thread Chris outright mentioned that they're making songs for when they're older lol). It makes it a lot more interesting to revisit stuff you created in your younger years and is an interesting way to experiment I think rather than just making music all the time, you can modify what you did previously which is something cool in it's own right. We've seen it with Aliens, Paradise being reworked from the original Fun, and the Fun off of AHFOD shares a lyric from the original Fun (might be a coincidence). Radiohead also did this with their latest album. So It'll be interesting to see what Coldplay delivers for us this time around, as many other people have already said in this thread! Hm, I wonder why it's cheaper to import to specifically Japan. I know they have a large population so maybe that's a part of the reason and also combined with that. I'd rather a country have access to these than none otherwise we'd never hear these tracks lol Can you or somebody else link that promo vid? Interested to hear what this potential part of this sounds like. Meh, I ain't so sure. Certainly that would be a part of it, and if you're talking about the early '10s you're certainly right (along with electro/dance pop) but 2013-2015 was more subtle indie pop, then came the hyper lame thinly produced pop-rap. This was recorded way back in 2017 but it might have been an early idea reused for this album. I guess we'll have to wait and see, it didn't make it to either Kaleidoscope EP or any of the Los Unidades material to my knowledge (or it was an old song that somebody on here claims exists already somewhere else, although I can't recall this song and if anybody can tell me what this song is that'd be great). It does sound really nice though, so I hope you're right. On one hand that's great because that hints this is a more experimental album unfit for stadiums which we all have been wishing for so long, on the other hand I was getting a little hyped for the tour, moreso because of the people around me talking about it. Here's hoping they release something a little more stadium friendly soon so that happens (but retain some of the experimentality to keep those of us including me who want to see some originality from the band happy. They've done it before, I'm sure they can pull it off again) Sounds nothing like it :/ Well woah, hold on a second. Maybe not as soon as 2020 (then again I didn't expect a release as soon as 2019 so you might be right, but that would be a whole nother album in just over a year or even less which would be crazy. I'd place my bets on 2021 or early 2022 myself.) I don't think any of us wants a repeat of AHFOD, but it's definitely possible, as they've shown us, to make upbeat songs without totally selling out. (Although they have on some songs......) Arabesque is likely to retain that title. Another example of what I was talking about: I've never listened to any Jacob Collier work myself so I wouldn't be able to agree, but if this guy is right it's definitely possible to make experimental music that's still accessible, which is what I hope happens for this album and for the next album as well in more of an upbeat stadium format. sameeeeeeee..... geez this is taking a long time to write out with all these quotes lol..... Quality over quantity definitely. I definitely like a lot of music though, both would be ideal but that would be asking too much :joy: Meh that's nothing, there are amazing double albums far longer than that..... I was gonna say that this is one of Coldplay's longest albums and I didn't know what you were talking about, but if each song is shorter than you might be right. Personally I think a lot of potential in Viva was lost because of the "42 minute rule" (even though it was cool because they had a track named that) but if some songs were longer and more fleshed out I think Viva would be even better (as ingenious as some of the ideas on there were). Source? That's quite interesting. These people can see into the future :joy: You know, I never thought about it like that. I was too busy being excited about all the other music. But you're definitely right! I really wonder what a live rendition will sound like. Too bad that most of us won't get to hear it in person though, since apparently a big tour is not happening for this album :/ It's very possible it'll end up being a sort of..... darn where was that they performed Everglow live with no audience again? And it ended up sounding spectacular because they weren't feeling pressured or putting on a massive show for everybody therefore hindering the musical performance itself?..... anyway it's very possible it'll just be a deal like that. Don't forget the fact that Coldplay threw a total curveball at us by turning around completely from their AHFOD and Los Unidades sound :eek: That is a fantastic idea and something I can totally see them doing considering the themes they've been going on about lately. I would really like to see this actually and would prefer it over a tour for the time being! It would be nice to have another world tour within the next couple years though. Sadly they didn't, but that would have been awesome. Too bad SNL isn't creative enough these days to come up with jokes that are actually funny...... maybe they should hire you lol That's funny though because I never knew that until somebody I know just told me that a few days ago :joy: You expected something more from the title?!? It's only "Everyday Life" you know. :p In all seriousness I do disagree though, I think it's just the kind of melodic melancholic track every Coldplay album needs. It's complete with field recordings in the beginning and ambience throughout, the strings are a nice touch that reminds me of a more subdued version of the Viva era, as it both sounds like single strings are playing and more in the background which isn't something they've done before, not even in the Viva era. It's unique production that I think sounds great, and then of course you have the classic Coldplay melodies and harmonic changes throughout with touching lyrics that complete the track's melancholic vibe. To each their own of course. but I'm not liking the overall flack this track is getting, because I think it's my favorite so far from this era! Definitely think the second verse should be longer and there should be another outro, although as another user here said maybe it's not a bad thing they managed to make a point in a bit more of a subtle way this time, because they've done grand endings many times before and to show restraint is a unique artistic choice that might grow on me. I do think for the time being it's cut short and missing something though, but for what's there it's still my favorite track so far. Another disagree, sorry bud. It missed the strings and other interesting production qualities, and missed the intro. I would say that it felt like they wanted to continue playing but it was very uncertain until they just stopped and it almost felt like they decided not to, you know? But I guess if they rehearsed it that wouldn't have been the case, then again they could of (and did) shorten the song so there's that. I might have felt the same way upon listening to the studio track first though, I'd never know. What I do like better about the live is that Jonny's guitar shines a little more. In your original post you were saying how the track doesn't go anywhere, I think it could have been taken in a more uppity direction and I can certainly see the criticism that it just kind of lays there and does nothing, but IMO I think the song evolves and moves around enough, and has enough definition between its sections to have a good melancholic impact nonetheless. It's not a massive stadium anthem, but hey it doesn't need to be. I do agree, that I am puzzled as to why they'd release this as another single. Just for us fans I guess? I can't see this becoming the massive hit even though it's the second single. Perhaps that's supposed to be Orphans as it could technically be considered the "second" single of the double single they released, and that sounds like a much more radio friendly track with a higher potential to become a massive hit, that it hasn't yet however. Considering the current state of pop radio though I highly doubt this will go anywhere. And there's nothing wrong with that, it's rare songs like these get popular anyway even back in the day. Besides Coldplay aren't concerned about success anymore, which is great and they shouldn't be because they've experienced an enormous amount of success in the past 2 decades! We're not worried about success anymore, we just want for them to deliver to us something legitimately great and original for a change. And what they've done so far in this era is definitely welcome. :)

mmm guess it isn't that long. I actually managed to access a version of this and it doesn't look that long. Gonna listen to it when I can

By a longer gradual outro I think they should have done something like Everything's not Lost where they go back into a more energized version of the chorus and then slowly have some ambient effects at the end then it just slowly stops. Makes me think this song actually sounds like a modern version of that!

@oliviyya wouldn't surprise me if they were forced to shorten it. and I hope that's the case. Sounds like they should just keep saying hallelujah over and over again! Doesn't feel complete without that.

@danirl87 well duh now I know the credits are rolling lol. still a good performance!

@42Escapist that's funny because I think What IF kinda ends abruptly myself, I actually edited the song to make it a little longer. I think there should have been a massive singalong chorus at the end and then it just fades back down gradually with ambient effects.

@TomRiver I totally agree with the rawness of the performance. Really liked that. Glad I'm not the only one who thinks there's something missing or they're withholding something on purpose. At least I wasn't even biased and agreeing with everyone else this time, just turns out my opinion lines up with everyone else's

Yall think they'll do one more? I mean it was the closer so probably not but the person I'm watching with figures one more.

Huh......... Expected the song to be longer. I think there's something missing from the song but what is there is very touching............

YAY THEY'RE ON AGAIN

@kcp yeah they usually use backing tracks for that kind of stuff, I think I heard some other voices in Orphans but it might have been Will or something else because I didn't notice the "kid fullness" of the studio version. When's Jordan? When looking up Everyday Life to try to find the track I found that they announced the livestreams for it (and I think I heard something about that before that too).

Anybody noticed any of the boys in any of the skits yet?

There's still a chance they won't play it but it's highly likely EL will be played

That's what I heard from the person who I'm watching this with, so you're probably right :)

@oliviyya perhaps they'll play Arabesque but according to @I ran away they've rehearsed the title track so that's more likely (and someone else in this thread apparently figures they're playing that too so that's more likely I'd say)

@kcp Coldplay's ben using "more elements than normal singer" for over the past decade, and I haven't watched too many older Coldplay performances but people report they always felt a lot more raw but simultaneously performed nicer. Obviously the requirement of backing tracks on some songs makes the performance less "authentic" which is where the part of the bias comes from IMO, but I can't comment on how Chris Martin's voice sounded back in the days as compared to now. @ParadiseLost I could understand a low quality stream impacting the performance but jokes are funny high or low fidelity. But I'll agree this definitely isn't their best episode. :joy: Also I'm pretty sure we're gonna get another performance, according to @danirl87 anyway (I don't know how they figure that but hey I hope they're right!)

@ColdplayingMama yeah I've heard of more experimental performances including audience participation and what not, getting people up on stage and even playing in the crowd, glad to see Coldplay doing this kinda stuff! Then again it is SNL so...... @42Escapist @TomRiver I do agree Chris didn't sound at his greatest, but I also agree that imperfections make a performance more authentic and raw. That being said he can sound "good" while having a difference from a "carbon copy" of the record, or even improve on his performance from the record (highly unlikely as we all know Chris isn't the best singer live, especially when running around and all) so that's how people manage to sing angelicly but still manage to sound interesting and different from the record. While even managing to screw up occasionally for that raw sound. @ParadiseLost not really surprising since SNL used to be a lot better back in the day, so maybe you watch too many old episodes and this is looking really boring :joy:

Wow this thread suddenly got lit :eek:

Oh darn you must notice everything lol. I'd like to see if anybody has a screenshot! Same lol

Don't watch snl much but that was decent. Apparently they're suppose to go on again. Here's hoping for Everday Life!

oof this chat is dead lol

HERE WE GO!

mmmm I'm too lazy to look it up right now lol and it doesn't appear to be on yt but am excited!

Don't worry @Ze you didn't miss them yet! Grab the stream while you can! @I ran away - really? I don't see it anywhere......