Yeah...
I'm not very sure what I feel about this song... It's a funky combination that seems foreign to me, it's like it has nothing Coldplayish anymore! I know I can't expect them to get back to the AROBTTH beat that changed my life and I'm actually totally pro change but I can't get over this. Where is the piano, where is the instrument I live for?
And what is going on with all these creepy, electronic sounds? I personally fell in love with Coldplay because they made music, real, human music, not commercial, groovy, disco stuff. I fell in love with the instruments, not the computers. And yes, I'm aware of the fact that no album is similar to the other but that's my first impression. I'm very glad they are not afraid to try new styles but change is indeed something that scares people because of the annoying unknown-issue we have.
I know this will grow on me, 'cause eventually that's what happened to Mylo and GS. I remember how sad I was when Midnight came out... It felt commercial, but my problem was with the syntesizer that changed Chris's melodious voice. In the end though I got used to it and I like it now. Really. It's about the past I have with GS. It's about the story, and I think that's the most important thing about music. It's not necessarily about the lyrics, but about the feelings it gives you, about the way it makes you happy or nostalgic, thoughtful or creative.
I'm sure I'll have a story to tell after I will be able to listen to AOAL without making wry faces. AHFOD seems to be holding more than that.
Or maybe that's just me being desperate :))
I must say though that I like the artwork of the album. It's colourful and it has a lot of astronomical content, with Saturn, Earth, the Moon, a space rocket and an observatory. I like that a lot. I love everything that's related to the Universe so two big thumbs up for that ;)
Btw it's the third time I'm listening to it and it still feels strange but it's getting better and probably I'm gonna start dancing pretty soon, I hope not lol :))