M Marks The Spot

Life In Technicolor [18] Cemeteries Of London [31] Lost! [20] (+1) Lovers In Japan/Reign Of Love [15] Viva La Vida [25] Violet Hill [16] Strawberry Swing [14] Death and All His Friends [12] (-2) Life In Technicolor ii [24] Postcards From Far Away [7] Glass of Water [19] Prospekt's March/Poppyfields [25]

Mylo Xyloto [18] Hurts Like Heaven [13] Paradise [17] Charlie Brown [16] Us Against The World [14] Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall [13] (-2) Major Minus [14] Princess of China [14] Don't Let It Break Your Heart [15] (+1) Up With The Birds [19] BONUS: Christmas Lights [12]

Well, yesterday I turned the Kaleidoscope EP on to give it another listen. It was then when I realized how magnificent A L I E N S and Hypnotised are in fact. However, I have to thank and credit you with low-key motivating me to find out how underrated A L I E N S is and how beautiful Hypnotised is. :joy: All I Can Think About Is You is undoubtedly one of the most important songs by the Coldplay in my life but the others are way more splendid and received much better and more elaborated production overall. :D All I Can Think About Is You [18] (-2) A L I E N S [26] Hypnotised [17] (+1)

Life In Technicolor [18] (+1) Cemeteries Of London [31] Lost! [19] Lovers In Japan/Reign Of Love [15] Viva La Vida [25] Violet Hill [18] Strawberry Swing [14] Death and All His Friends [14] (-2) Life In Technicolor ii [24] Postcards From Far Away [7] Glass of Water [19] Prospekt's March/Poppyfields [25]

Amazing Day [28] (-2) Up&Up [22] (+1)

Hm... I agree with you. I'd better judge a song by its quality and not be biased because it did something for me. I'm changing my mind. :D All I Can Think About Is You [28] (-2) A L I E N S [24] Hypnotised [15] (+1)

I actually like every single song on Kaleidoscope EP, some more, the others less but all of them are worth listening again over and over. As all the rest of Coldplay records they'll never begin to pall me. :) All I Can Think About Is You [30] (+1) A L I E N S [23] Hypnotised [16] (-2)

Life In Technicolor [17] Cemeteries Of London [31] Lost! [19] Lovers In Japan/Reign Of Love [15] Viva La Vida [25] Violet Hill [18] Strawberry Swing [16] Death and All His Friends [16] (-2) Life In Technicolor ii [24] Postcards From Far Away [7] Glass of Water [18] Prospekt's March/Poppyfields [25] (+1)

Amazing Day [29] (-2) Up&Up [23] (+1)

Life In Technicolor [17] Cemeteries Of London [31] Lost! [19] Lovers In Japan/Reign Of Love [15] Viva La Vida [24] (-2) Violet Hill [20] Strawberry Swing [16] Death and All His Friends [18] Life In Technicolor ii [24] Postcards From Far Away [7] Glass of Water [18] Prospekt's March/Poppyfields [24] (+1)

It's getting more intense. :joy: Amazing Day [30] (-2) Up&Up [24] (+1)

I can relate to you. Sometimes I do feel the same way too. :D All I Can Think About Is You [31] (+1) A L I E N S [21] (-2) Hypnotised [20]

[spoiler=My honest opinion on your arguments!]Um... I'm lost for words. You have written so much and explained your every single thought and directed them into a really deep territory that I have no idea what to answer at all. :D In the first half of your response you have discussed the mainstream music and pop music in general today. I certainly have a few favourite periods in music history but it really depends on what songs musicians and bands release at their time or what they actually make and try to demonstrate and sell. Recording artists can make and find the sound of their own to establish themselves as "genuine musicians doing their own business retaining the drive without giving a damn what's going on around and how their rivals try to beat them up" or "wretched copycats stealing the ideas from the others and practising cultural appropriation without confessing but slamming the accusers of saying constantly blatant lies" or "artists studying art history thoroughly and being inspired by their role models and idols whilst writing their own formulas for commercial and critical success and staying true to themselves, doing their best to appeal to the target audience and leaving the legacy worth acclaim behind". That's my point how all the recording artists might decide where to shift and move on in their career with the input and the output. Therefore there are artists we admire and praise for their artworks and being original and unique, then artists who we give mixed reviews because of the fact they try way too hard to change their style to go with the flow and appeal to the masses or they always stay in their comfort zone without an effort to get out of there and take a risk or lastly artists we trash and criticize so harshly it might seem like we try to do everything to destroy them in every way possible so they'll lose their career and never show up again with their records. Some of recording artists might be revolutionary and give birth to the whole new generation of wannabes and pave the road for them or the ones who are able to launch the career thanks to the predecessors before who have fought for artistic expression and freedom of speech. Some of musicians and bands might be as I've previously mentioned work on their sound and find the one of their own while being influenced by the others or completely do the same as their role models and idols because they totally want to be like them bad. That's not the problem of music itself as a form of art. The roots of everyday endless bashing the so-called mainstream music are the recording artists themselves who take pains to put themselves on the map. However, we cannot blame those musicians and bands for being not creative and groundbreaking enough since everything has its time. They are just human beings after all as everybody else including us. They do their best to get the best of themselves out to satisfy us with their music and actions with the help of their managers, record label workers, producers, composers, lyricists, songwriters, arrangers etc. I believe we should at least acknowledge their efforts to impress and stir us. It's a matter of time when they are successful and powerful enough to reshape or move the music industry to the other heights or even lead it and bring unforeseen changes. The other thing is that how much recording artists are determined to do their job. They can either let the record label or entertainment company control them so they have zero input and virtually destroy themselves inside out or fight for themselves and proof that they are capable of making their own music and they don't need anyone to dictate them what to do. It's all about how committed artists are to the job actually. The end of music theory... :joy: Now it's time for something else! I've read somewhere that the All Saints member Shaznay Lewis was in fact approached to write a theme song for the Beach film that's why no wonder Pure Shores fits it well. I've learnt that the song was totally popular at the time it was released but underperformed in terms of the charts even though it has sold roughly over one million copies. I suppose we all are allowed to blame their then record label for lack of promotion overseas because All Saints are purely the UK thing and were absolutely massive in their native country at that time. Back then there was no YouTube so people watch music channels such as MTV, VH1 or MuchMusic on TV to catch the newest releases and music reports I assume. That was also the time when the physical sales of music records still mattered a lot and absolutely much more than these days. Perhaps all the buyers of Pure Shores still have own a copy on CD somewhere at home and play it out loud instead of turning it on on YouTube. Who knows? :grinning:

All I Can Think About Is You [30] (+1) A L I E N S [25] Hypnotised [19] (-2)

Life In Technicolor [17] (+1) Cemeteries Of London [31] Lost! [19] Lovers In Japan/Reign Of Love [15] (-2) Viva La Vida [26] Violet Hill [20] Strawberry Swing [16] Death and All His Friends [18] Life In Technicolor ii [24] Postcards From Far Away [7] Glass of Water [17] Prospekt's March/Poppyfields [23]

Birds [0] (-2) Amazing Day [31] Up&Up [25] (+1)

That's quite a dilemma indeed though I'm sure you'll be able to solve it. :) I keep upvoting All I Can Think About Is You because this is the song that made me become a real Coldplay fan. :D

Life In Technicolor [16] Cemeteries Of London [31] Lost! [19] (+1) Lovers In Japan/Reign Of Love [17] Viva La Vida [26] Violet Hill [20] Strawberry Swing [18] Death and All His Friends [18] (-2) Life In Technicolor ii [24] Postcards From Far Away [7] Glass of Water [16] Prospekt's March/Poppyfields [23]

Birds [4] (-2) Amazing Day [31] Up&Up [24] (+1)

All I Can Think About Is You [29] (+1) A L I E N S [24] Hypnotised [23] (-2)

All I Can Think About Is You [28] (+1) A L I E N S [23] (-2) Something Just Like This (Tokyo Mix) [1] Hypnotised [25]

Life In Technicolor [16] Cemeteries Of London [31] Lost! [18] (+1) Lovers In Japan/Reign Of Love [19] Viva La Vida [26] Violet Hill [20] Strawberry Swing [18] Death and All His Friends [20] (-2) Life In Technicolor ii [24] Postcards From Far Away [7] Glass of Water [15] Prospekt's March/Poppyfields [23]

Birds [8] (-2) Amazing Day [30] Up&Up [23] (+1)

Birds [12] (-2) Amazing Day [29] Up&Up [22] (+1)