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It's really hard to judge music. Everyone that has ever written a song knows what feelings run through you and that you often can't actually so much influence on what your doing until you have a certain pattern. Anyways: I can totally understand Chris situation. As I said in another thread, he is not 20 something anymore. Hence he doesnt write about the same things. His life is pretty much settled, he has kids, has been married. I mean you probably get the thought. Noel Gallagher said "I can't write about being unemployed and poor, because I am not". It's much the same for Chris. And I think that reflects in his music. There are a lot of musicians that randomly do a fun track like "Hymn for the weekend" just to have done something cool with their friend who sings in the song. The difference is that Coldplay are a super known (ex) Rockband :D But from a personal POV: I didn't REALLY like a single track till now. Their harmonies got flatter, Chris voice gets "older" and he constatnly tries to push his chestvoice to new heights. I just do not like that, it sounds like a bad scream sometimes. As much as I hate saying it, I like the "old" Coldplay. I like the classical band concept with those spherical synths in the background. I liked the use of Davide Rossis strings on Viva etc. But that's just my opinion

Soooo, where did you guys listen to it? :D

Weeell, that answers it! Thanks :)

Hey guys, just wanted to know if anyone has any information regarding this clip from quite a while ago: Was this just a random song or was it transformed into some song on AHFOD? Thanks!

So I am standing right in front of the bakery right now. There is a Ford GT parked there but (as expected) non of the members have shown up, since they are in LA at the moment. I walked up to the door an rang the bell :D whoever was there must have seen me and obviously not opened. But no matter what, I dropped my letter into the letterbox and yes, that's it so far. My train departes at 14:40 so I don't have so mich more time left. But I've seen the Bakery!

Oh okay, I was expecting that a bit since I knew that at least Chris would be in LA. So I heard that people dropped letter through the letterbox? Has anyone got any detail on that? and is there sort of security? Thank you so much guys!!

Okay guys, I know people might have asked that a thousand times but: I am in London for only one more day. My flight departes tomorrow at 14:40. I make music myself and can't miss the chance to visit the Bakery and at least try to give them a USB Stick with my music on (no matter if they will listen to it or not). Has anyone got experience at what time to go there? And I read that Chris is apparently in LA today, so is there a chance of meeting anyone else? Thanks guys!

Hey! Bin aus Frankfurt. Wieso ist der Thread nach 1912 Seiten tot? :D

Not sure Basically I think they're going on a hiatus for a couple of years and probably do random life related stuff. BUT: I wanna relate to something in this thread earlier: I am a musician as well and (of course not nearly as successful as they are) and I concerning how good their albums are and what they become I need to say that: You have to imagine them being musicians. When they were in their early 20s and mid 20s after all that sudden success, you will obviously WRITE music about different/certain things you will not write about in your mid 30s when you have a lot of money and basically all settled. We all know that a lot of Coldplay songs relate to personal things of Chris and other members of the band (for example Trouble). After all these years you are in the studio every day and you just wanna try new things. You have to see it more from a bandmember/musician perspective, not from a listeners perspective. Because with all the financial freedom and the size of the band, you do not necessarily need to make a certain kind of music to feed your fanbase and satisfy them completely. Right now, most of them have kids, their lives are settled, no financial worries, a lot of other activities (Chris activism, other bands). It's actually quite easy to understand that Chris especially won't write about being lost in a strange new world, or about the early 20s lovestories etc like on Parachutes. That's just my thoughts on it :)