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What a great sentence :) Can only quote it :)

Right ! It's Maria birthday !!! :) :) :) Happy Birthday, Maria. Have a great day and a great partying, tonight :) Best wishes :)

thanx for the lyrics :)

I knew it ! I knew it ! Coldplay are there, too !!! :) :) :) You can always rely on them :) And I have another release to add to my list :) The album will hit the shops on Sept 26 !!! :cool: :cool: :cool:

This is from GigWise Chris Martin: 'X & Y' Was Inspired By Porn by Scott Colothan on 9/9/2005 More News Articles... Coldplay’s Christ Martin has revealed that inspiration for some of the tracks on ‘X & Y’ were inspired by pornography. The genial frontman hinted that tracks such as ‘The Hardest Part’ and ‘Till Kingdom Come’ may well have dodgy double meanings. With his tongue firmly wedged in his cheek, as The Sun reports, he said: "I'd been drained of ideas but then I started getting inspiration and it was mainly from porn. "Maybe now you'll understand 'Hardest Part' or even ''Till Kingdom Come' quite differently." Coldplay are set to storm into the top ten this week with their new single ‘Fix You’. Tickets for their only remaining UK and Ireland show, at Belfast Odessy went on sale at 9am this morning. I think it's quite embarassing ! :blush: :embarrased:

this is from Emi Music Australian website anyone has it ?

According to Emi Australia website: Fix You (Australian Version) 1. FIX YOU (VIDEO EDIT) 4:34 2. THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN 4:29 3. POUR ME (LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL) 5:01 what about European edition ? Is Fix You edited or not ? are the timings the same?

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20838 :)

From Times On Line September 07, 2005 Have US critics got it right on Coldplay? British rock band Coldplay have been derided by the US musical press as a cynical machine delivering puffed-up ballads to the masses, and The New York Times has called them "the most insufferable band of the decade". What do you think? Send us your view using the form below Most Americans can't stand British popular music. This is mainly because they are fortunate in enjoying a huge diversity of musical styles. I have not bought a CD by an English band for years. When I want to hear boring, repetitive dirge-like derivative rubbish I will. Coldplay is just an example of this. Hymns set to music, angst-ridden cries and a slow ponderous rhythm section to send you to sleep. There is a host of great guitar players in the younger generation of American bands; very few of the modern sound-alike Brits can play more than three chords. What happened to music in Britain? The main problem is airplay. There are some good young bands out there, I'm sure, but nobody plays them. Radio stations turn out the same old pap. We have gone to sleep; mediocrity reigns. Michael Rigby, Chorley I think the US press comments are deplorable. I would ask them to see one of the finest bands of my generation live. In this age, where reality TV shows are the way to achieve chart success, Coldplay are a breath of fresh air. Chris Martin is one of the finest singer/songwriters of the past 20 years. Does every person here and in America who bought their record-breaking X&Y album have bad taste? Anj Chelvaraj, Egham It takes a cynical machine to spot one. Fair play to the Americans for spotting this. The British music press have been sycophantic to the point of lunacy about Coldplay since day one, so it's nice to see someone get it right for a change. Do their lyrics inspire? Does their music move? No. So what exactly are Coldplay for? John Dillon, London Insufferable? How Dare they! From the country who gave us Meatloaf! Urghhh. Elly Kelly, Waterlooville I can't believe I'm agreeing with The New York Times! I wish Chris Martin would go and preach his holier-than- thou moralistic warblings somewhere else. Name and address withheld The US press are just jealous that a small island such as ours can produce so many great songwriters and musicians. American music over the last decade has pumped out a load of bland over-produced R&B and rap music that sounds the same and lacks originality. While Coldplay may not be everyone's cup of tea, their music is well written, well crafted and has a richness of sound that American artists have failed to achieve, despite the enormous market for music that exists in the US. Peter Wykes, London Finally! For years Coldplay's self-righteous wheedlings about their musical importance and genius have annoyed me no end. I'm pleased that someone else agrees with me, but they cannot be the most insufferable act of the decade. That honour must surely go to Dido. Name and address withheld Hmmm, now let me think ... disapproval from the nation who gave the world Dubbya? Chris Martin must be in despair. Carey Gunn, London I'm sorry - whenever Coldplay come on the radio my fingers have to switch off or else I fall asleep. Totally bland music for an increasingly bland world. Still their fans love 'em. Bring back Zodiac Mindwarp, I say. Carole Tyrrell, London At their best, Coldplay are spine-tingling, at their worst, undeniably bland. But Chris Martin has charm and modesty and I'd rather watch Coldplay than some head-banging American band any day. Suzanne Rabey, Tisbury, Wiltshire Coldplay are, to me, the most overrated band since Dave Matthews. To my ears they sound like an uninspired, watered-down Radiohead cover band. Yellow was a brilliant single, but nothing since has approached that quality. To anyone who persists in believing in Chris Marin's "brilliance", go pick up a copy of the Dove's Last Broadcast and (as Yoda said) "unlearn what you have learnt". David Nicholson, Chicago Would anyone have called Coldplay "bland" after their first album? I doubt it; I think that it showed real talent and promise. But I think the problem here is that Coldplay haven't really developed their sound. The newer albums are just more of the same. Don't get me wrong, I am a Coldplay fan, but I can sympathise with someone who finds their music lacking a certain zing. Georgie Lee, Birmingham If Coldplay are insufferable it is because of their ubiquity, and not because of their music. Personally, I find that their output varies from bland to beautiful but is never poor enough to be deemed "insufferable". They are simply suffering from over-exposure, a common enough problem these days. Hating their music is like hating a comfortable pair of socks. Geoff Noonan, Reading I wonder, were those the same critics who though that Avril Lavigne was one of the best artist to come out of US in the past five years? Avril who doesn't write her own songs, doesn't dance, can't sing, can't play a musical instrument. Nick Philips, Luton Criticism, such as that put forward by the US musical press and cynical readers of The Times, is only in the slightest bit valid if you can do better yourself. Critics may have a talent for opinions, but I've rarely seen them producing million-selling albums. There are as many different musical tastes as there are people. If you claim to know so much about music and don't like it, stop complaining and do something about it. Or just turn the radio off. Chris Royal, Brighton In three albums Coldplay have established themselves as a major force in global popular music. The British music scene has produced a diverse range of highly talented bands and styles over the past couple of years, where the focus is once more on creative music rather than manufactured recording. Coldplay led this wave of change from boy-band domination to the emergence of a rich UK music scene and their popularity is the perfect counter to those cynical critics. Name and address withheld Has anyone listened to American radio recently? Its hardly cutting edge stuff. The Mercury music prize shortlist shows that Brit music is alive and kicking and I think includes Coldplay. The very fact that there is a debate about whether their music is good or bad or indifferent means they get a reaction from a mass audience. Most bands could only dream of this. Scott Kemp, Chorleywood I really couldn't care any less who likes them or who hates them. The only person's opinion I have any time for is my own. Music to me is a personal experience, and personally I like them. Others don't. Would the world be a better place if everybody liked Coldplay? Dan Harris, London In response to Anj Chelvaraj I would say no, not everyone who buys Coldplay's albums have bad taste, nor do they have particularly complex tastes. Coldplay make soothing music which is delicate on the ears, and does not require enormous concentration to be enjoyed. This is a mixed blessing for their audience. One can enjoy Coldplay, but to take it as serious music is absurd. They make music that is safe and middle-of-the-road. Perhaps what the American press find so infuriating is their universal success on the strength of such bland, and at times boring music. Clement Hetherington, Salisbury I think the comments about Coldplay would fit any number of modern bands. If you want holier-than-thou attitudes then the daddy has to be U2 - one of most overrated bands since the demise of the dinosaurs. I mean, "The Edge"? Get a life! Derek Sinclair, Dundee I think that some singles such as speed of sound from this latest album, and Clock from the earlier one, are too similar but the US press comments are a bit cruel. Luis Otero, Madrid I am from the US and I think Coldplay are great. They are clearly talented musicians who deserve more credit then they receive. They are very much the opposite of the plastic puppets the US manufactures. Name and address withheld There is a major point being overlooked in this debate. Everyone has different tastes. What is "insufferable" to one person can be wonderful to the next. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, the problem here is that people are trying to impress their opinion on others. Tim Needle, Colchester Insufferable? I can only surmise that The New York Times are heaping praise on them. James Martin, Worthing, West Sussex I'm sorry, but I can't agree with The New York Times on this one. I happen to think that Coldplay are an excellent band. Joe Dreher, Fargo, USA The 20,000 who watched Coldplay with me in Phoenix would likely disagree with the critics. The show was excellent and the music even better live. Richard Eden, Scottsdale Wow ... until today, I had heard nothing but praise for Chris Martin and the guys. I guess I've been too immersed in my Coldplay CDs to notice. The UK can be proud of its endless stream of fresh and innovative talent; we in the US are lucky it sometimes swims our way. Janice Strong, San Francisco If you look at all of Coldplay's material, you'd be hard pressed to find diversity, but there is an undeniable talent in the lyrics and composition of music that brings some of their better works to life. It certainly isn't insufferable and it certainly was original at the time of Parachutes' release. Popular music in general is of a pretty low quality and Coldplay, along with the likes of Travis and The Darkness have shown that Britain can still produce talent, even if the masses don't appreciate it. At the end of the day critics only offer opinion ... and each of us must have our own. Paul Phillips, Sydney, Australia Coldplay is undoubtedly talented though some of its media celebrity may have to do with the Gwyneth Paltrow factor; not to take anything away from them as artists, but the kerb appeal may have a boost from the tabloids. For my money, Keane is THE band. Steve Anderson, Florida Please complete the form below and your contribution will be considered for publication. It may be necessary to edit your comments. Please include your name, town/county/state of residence and e-mail. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,564-1769202_3,00.html I'm just posting the article, I'm definitely not asking to flood the form saying positive things about the band or dissing the US press.

From The Sun Sex & Y COLDPLAY’S CHRIS MARTIN has revealed the secret inspiration behind new album X&Y — pornography. That’s right, the record of the year owes its brilliance to X-rated blue movies. There's just a snippet on the online edition of the tabloid. If anyone'd buy that and post it... :)

From Village Voice.com Status Ain't Hood by Tom Breihan Coldplay Bashes Mariah Carey Coldplay Madison Square Garden September 6, 2005 Coldplay has the big epic stately tasteful rock band thing down: reassuringly gawky self-effacing frontman, sweepingly vague and heartfelt lyrics, melodies big enough to reverberate around in a cavernous venue like Madison Square Garden without losing much of their soothing punch. People pretended to be surprised a little while ago when Jay-Z said that he liked Coldplay, but chances are Jay sees the same thing in Coldplay as me and Justin Timberlake and the guy standing behind me at last night's show doing the worst white man's overbite I've ever seen: they make big mushy pretty songs that sound wonderful on too-expensive stereo equipment after a long day writing reviews or selling used cars or figuring out how to market the Young Gunz. It's easy to fault a band for keeping us comfortable and lulling us into a nice purring coma, but that doesn't make Coldplay bullshit. If anything, Coldplay is a sort of model for rock music for grown-ups. They write gorgeous, graceful songs that don't lose any beauty or grace when they're played between Rob Thomas and Bowling for Soup on adult-pop radio. They make use of the insanely great production values at their disposal, usually without fetishizing their analog origins (more on that later). They speak up on political causes without haranguing. They enjoy celebrity and mass adulation in a vaguely bemused way, not reveling in it but also not bitching about paparazzi. They're the only rock band that was allowed to play the VMAs without wearing eyeliner, and if it weren't for their mostly-boring new album and the way they focus everyone's attention on their frontman to the complete exclusion of the other three guys in the band, they would be pretty close to great. Coldplay was one of a huge gaggle of post-Radiohead sooth-rock bands to emerge from England at the beginning of the decade, and there are probably a million reasons why they broke through in America while Travis and Turin Brakes and whoever else didn't. But I'll submit just one: they're good, and those other bands aren't. Madison Square Garden was sold out last night, filled with people who probably don't ordinarily go to see rock bands, who videotape the whole show on their cell phones and consider buying $35 T-shirts and maybe even leave before the encores because they don't realize that there are going to be encores. But they knew every word to these songs, and they screamed when the lights went down, and they played right along with every goofy little bit of call-and-response that Chris Martin thought up. An audience like this might not be as animated as the last crowd I saw at Madison Square Garden, but it was still a great crowd to be a part of, the sort of happy mass that turns a rock show into an outsize spectacle, thrilled to be there way more than, say, the crowd at the Wilderness show I saw a little while ago. And the band Martin gave the crowd exactly what it wanted and expected: kneeling and singing with arms outstretched, running up the center aisle, even doing the spinny-lantern thing from the "Fix You" video. The band sounded crisp and overwhelming, even without the sweetening synths and string sections from their records, making the songs as grand as they needed to be. Other than the obligatory "Yellow," they completely avoided first-album material; those songs, after are, are too thin and spindly and Jeff Buckleyish for a venue as big as the Garden. The tracks from their boring new album got nowhere near the response of stuff from A Rush of Blood to the Head, but even those new songs had a certain open majesty, and it made for a touching moment when Martin dedicated "Kingdom Come" to Johnny Cash, for whom, according to Martin, the song was written. (They also covered "Ring of Fire," which was a bad idea.) Martin even got a big cheer doing the U2 topical-lyric-change thing on "Politik," singing, "Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Queens / Spread your love to New Orleans." The only really bad obnoxious of the show came during Martin's false-humility stage-patter bits. It was bad enough when he said self-effacing trash about only having two hits (a blatant lie), but he insufferably thanked the crowd for paying attention to the band even though they didn't have any dancers or explosions, even though "we have to rely on our hands and feet." I don't know if this was a cheap crowd-pandering move or if Martin really thinks his music is more genuine than Mariah Carey's or Nelly's or whoever's just because he knows how to play guitar. Coldplay's best singles ("Clocks" especially) are great in part because they absorb the swooping overblown textures of dance music without locking into the beat, adding all these lovely little understated electronic flourishes to songs that were already pretty gorgeous. So it's not like they're Mississippi Fred McDowell or anything, and Martin shouldn't try to fool himself or anyone else that they are. Besides, the success of Coldplay's show had a lot to do with their lighting crew, who deserve an Oscar or something. The light show was just breathtaking, giving each song its own look: falling bars of color on a screen behind them on "Speed of Sound," blinding lights facing the audience on "In My Place," sci-fi planetarium starscapes on "The Scientist." During "Yellow," someone released giant yellow beach balls into the crowd. I love that stuff.

talked about a new album? or next single ? or live dvd ? :)

:o :lol: :D what was the reaction of your teacher ? ;)

I'd see it the other way round: it's a good reason to become a journalist :)

How sad ! I don't like don't cha... not for a #1, at least !

No, Chris interview was quite clear: new material, not a live cd/dvd package... it's in the proper thread :)

Maybe they don't want to be in the Xmas madness. Or maybe they want to take a rest :) If they release it on Jan 23, they have to tape TOTP and so on on January, not December :)

from NYTimes He’s Humble, and Proud of It By KELEFA SANNEH Published: September 7, 2005 Chris Martin was onstage at Madison Square Garden, humbly explaining how honored he was that his little band, Coldplay, had filled up such a big venue. “We can’t rely on fireworks and smoke and mirrors,” he said, although by “can’t” he seemed to mean “don’t need to.” Which undermined the humility more than a little. He boldly -- — although not, perhaps, prudently -- — continued, “If we looked like Mariah Carey, we’d sell 25 times as many records, which would be a lot.” And the crowd was left to puzzle out the details on its own. (Would that mean all four members had to look the same? Or would one become the kinky-haired singer from the “Vision of Love” video, while another wore the cool airbrushed tank -top from the cover of the “Rainbow” album?) Mr. Martin noted, too, that if the band resembled Ms. Carey, “We could date people who looked like Tom Cruise.” As everyone in the arena surely knew, he is married to Gwyneth Paltrow, and it wasn’t quite clear if he considered the hypothetical trade-off a step up or a step down. During Tuesday night’s concert, Mr. Martin showed off all the things he does so well: he can belt out a soaring rock ballad; he can turn piano-playing into a form of aerobic exercise; he can lead a sing-along as if he were born to do it. But the brief, disastrous Carey-Cruise monologue also illustrated the thing he does least well: he’s terrible at feigning humility. That wouldn’t be a problem for a more old-fashioned rock star, or for a more theatrical one; for an unashamed show-off with freaky hair or freaky makeup or freaky clothes. But Mr. Martin aspires to be a newer, smaller character. He wants to take over the world by being humble and unassuming, and Tuesday night’s concert was dominated by the tension between his contradictory ambitions. Not surprisingly, many of the best moments came from the band’s nervy breakthrough album, “A Rush of Blood to the Head” (Capitol), which found playful ways to balance swagger and swoon. There was a thunderous version of “Clocks,” which starts with crashing piano and drums but eventually dies down, as if Mr. Martin were shrinking from his own racket. “Home, home, where I wanted to go,” he murmured, and there’s something lovely about hearing all that sound and fury giving way to such a modest wish. The new Coldplay album is “X&Y” (Capitol), and it’s less graceful than its predecessor: the songs sound more labored, although many of them soar, regardless. The concert began with “Speed of Sound,” the album’s sleek lead single, and the band performed it while silhouetted against a huge, monochromatic video screen; they looked like four refugees from an iPod commercial. “X&Y” has been a commercial success in America, although its songs aren’t yet -- — and may never become -- — as ubiquitous as those from “A Rush of Blood.” And a few hours earlier, the band members had probably received some bad news, although it wasn’t mentioned onstage. The winner of Britain’s Prize for music had been announced in London on Tuesday night, and “X&Y” lost out to a long shot: the new one by Antony and the Johnsons, a brilliant New York-based act with far fewer fans. (Although, come to think of it, the gender-scrambling Antony would make a much more alluring Mariah Carey than Mr. Martin would. So perhaps there’s hope.) While “X&Y” isn’t wholly satisfying, this concert was. With hardly any special effects (huge yellow balloons appeared during “Yellow,” and at one point a screen asked everyone to take a flash photograph at once), the band barreled through three albums’ worth of hits, with only a few misses; Mr. Martin’s non-stop hopping and stretching turned just about everything into a rousing sing-along. It’s only fair to note that as pop stars go, Mr. Martin is a pretty effective politician. He has chosen one cause (the fair-trade movement) and stuck by it. True fans can’t ignore it: he almost never appears without MTF (for “Make Trade Fair”) on his body or piano, and the lobby was full of canvassers with clipboards. But it’s easy to forget all that when he makes one of his ill-considered speeches. Before the hit “Scientist,” he intoned, “We’ll play this for everyone on the Gulf Coast.” How did he know? It turns out that’s just what they need. The concert ended with “Fix You,” a quiet ballad that’s one of the best songs on the new album and, maybe not coincidentally, one of the grandest. In fact, it’s downright messianic. “Lights will guide you home/And ignite your bones/And I will try to fix you,” he sang, accompanied by just about everyone in the building. Why bother with false humility, when false promises are so much more seductive?

September 07, 2005 Artists of note or the most insufferable of bands? By Adam Sherwin IT SHOULD have been the crowning moment for Britain’s globe-conquering rock band. But last night Coldplay entered Madison Square Garden smarting after being dismissed as “fake” by America’s most influential critics. Their X&Y album is No 1 in 29 countries, including the United States, taking their career record sales to 25 million. EMI has rescinded a profits warning in the light of its success. But every millionaire rocker craves critical approval and Chris Martin, the band’s sensitive singer, exploded after his group were derided as a cynical machine delivering puffed-up ballads to the masses. The New York Times led the assault, calling Coldplay “the most insufferable band of the decade”. Martin’s voice was “a sound somewhere between a yodel and a hiccup”. Rolling Stone magazine, America’s rock bible, weighed in attacking a “blown-up band trying not to deflate”. Spin, an influential alternative rock magazine, was the most cutting. It said: “Coldplay manufacture fake love as frenetically as Ford Motor Company manufactures Mustangs.” The attacks did not prevent Coldplay’s concerts at “The Garden”, selling out in minutes. But, having initially denied that the criticism had affected the band, Martin, 28, rang the New York Post and admitted that the group were devastated. The American press assault “knocked us sideways” he said. “I thought, there is no harm in admitting you are human and that these things bring you down.” The group was “having trouble knowing how to answer” the critics and confidence had been rocked. Martin acknowledged that the band would always have its critics, but he added: “That divide of opinion, it’s healthy, that’s democracy. You can’t quit because one town turns against you.” X&Y divided British critics, too, but Simon Frith, chairman of the Mercury Music Prize judges, said: “Coldplay are still making music that’s interesting. It reminds me of what Pink Floyd managed to do in terms of filling a space.” Industry sources blamed the US reaction on innate musical nationalism. One said: “They don’t like it when one of our groups sells one million albums in a week.” Martin, whose marriage to the actress Gwyneth Paltrow transformed him into an A-list star, has shown that he is vulnerable to pressure. Told that EMI had issued a profits warning after his album was delivered late, he snapped: “I don’t really care about EMI. I think shareholders are the greatest evil of this modern world.” X&Y has sold six million copies in just three months and EMI is expecting it to reach 12 million by the time that the promotional campaign ends next year. From Timesonline Can't imagine Chris devastation, this time :embarrased:

According to the following article from Rolling Stone magazine, the Live8 dvd will feature the whole Coldplay performance in Hyde Park ! Live 8 Gets Four-Part DVD Set features "Sgt. Pepper" duet, Pink Floyd reunion and more A four-disc DVD set of the nine international concerts held on July 2nd as part of Live 8, an initiative organized by Bob Geldof to pressure the G8 to address extreme poverty in Africa, will be released on November 8th. A "generous" royalty from sales of the package -- which features performances from artists ranging from Paul McCartney's duet with U2's Bono on "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" to Pink Floyd's reunion -- will go to the Band Aid Trust for African relief. The first three discs focus on the shows at London's Hyde Park and at Philadelphia's Museum of Art, with highlights from the events in Paris, Rome, Berlin, Tokyo, Moscow, Toronto and Johannesburg. In addition to the McCartney/Bono concert opener, duets include McCartney and George Michael, Stevie Wonder and Maroon 5's Adam Levine, and Coldplay and Richard Ashcroft. The third disc closes with the entire Hyde Park lineup performing the Beatles' "Hey Jude." The final disc features a behind-the-scenes documentary of the London show, Pink Floyd's reunion rehearsal and other extras. "I hope this will be the biggest-selling DVD of all time," says Geldof. "It deserves to be. More importantly, perhaps, it should be, for it will help us achieve our goal of changing the lives of the extreme poor for the better and making our generation the one that helped end the disgrace of poverty." Live 8 DVD track listing: Disc One: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," Paul McCartney and U2 "Beautiful Day," U2 "Vertigo," U2 "One," U2 "In My Place," Coldplay "Bittersweet Symphony," Coldplay with Richard Ashcroft "Fix You," Coldplay "The Bitch Is Back," Elton John "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," Elton John "Children of the Revolution," Elton John with Pete Doherty "7 Seconds," Dido and Youssou N'Dour "Bartender and the Thief," Stereophonics "Everybody Hurts," R.E.M. "Man on the Moon," R.E.M. "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee," Ms Dynamite "Somewhere Only We Know," Keane "Where Is the Love," Black Eyed Peas "Let's Get It Started," Black Eyed Peas "Get Up Stand Up," Black Eyed Peas with Stephen Marley "Wild Boys," Duran Duran (Rome) "I Don't Like Mondays," Bob Geldof "Time Is Running Out," Muse (Paris) "Sing," Travis "I Predict a Riot," Kaiser Chiefs "Everyday I Love You Less and Less," Kaiser Chiefs "Reasons," UB40 with Hunterz and the Dohl Blasters "Red Red Wine," UB40 "American Idiot," Green Day (Berlin) "Signs," Snoop Dogg "Who Am I (What's My Name)?," Snoop Dogg "Livin' on a Prayer," Bon Jovi "Why," Annie Lennox "Sweet Dreams," Annie Lennox Disc Two: "Survivor," Destiny's Child "Girl," Destiny's Child "Somewhere Else," Razorlight "Golden Touch," Razorlight "All for Love," Bryan Adams (Toronto) "Diamonds From Sierra Leone," Kanye West "Like a Prayer," Madonna "Ray of Light," Madonna "Music," Madonna "Getting' Jiggy Wit It," Will Smith "Switch," Will Smith "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air," Will Smith "Good Vibrations," Brian Wilson (Berlin) "Run," Snow Patrol "Stays in Mexico," Toby Keith "All These Things That I've Done," The Killers "American Baby," Dave Matthews Band "Bad Day," Daniel Powter (Berlin) "In the End," Linkin Park "Numb," Linkin Park with Jay-Z "Super Duper Love," Joss Stone "Some Kind of Wonderful," Joss Stone "Show You Love," Jars of Clay "Laura," Scissor Sisters "Take Your Mama," Scissor Sisters "For All We Know," Alicia Keys "Fall to Pieces," Velvet Revolver "Pour Some Sugar on Me," Def Leppard "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?," Jet (Toronto) "Angel," Sarah McLachlan and Josh Groban "Message in a Bottle," Sting "Driven to Tears," Sting "Every Breath You Take," Sting Disc Three: "Make It Happen," Mariah Carey "Hero," Mariah Carey "When You Come Back," Vusi Mahlasela (Johannesburg) "Do the Strand," Roxy Music (Berlin) "This Love," Maroon 5 "She Will Be Loved," Maroon 5 "Four Strong Winds," Neil Young (Toronto) "Go West," Pet Shop Boys (Moscow) "We Will Rock You," Robbie Williams "Let Me Entertain You," Robbie Williams "Feel," Robbie Williams "Angels," Robbie Williams "Somebody Like You," Keith Urban "Twenty Years," Placebo (Paris) "Lonely No More," Rob Thomas "We Come 1," Faithless (Berlin) "Master Blaster (Jammin')," Stevie Wonder "Higher Ground," Stevie Wonder and Rob Thomas "Signed Sealed Delivered," Stevie Wonder and Adam Levine "So What the Fuss," Stevie Wonder "Superstition," Stevie Wonder "Who Are You?," The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again," The Who "Speak to Me," Pink Floyd "Breathe," Pink Floyd "Money," Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here," Pink Floyd "Comfortably Numb," Pink Floyd "Get Back," Paul McCartney "Drive My Car," Paul McCartney and George Michael "Helter Skelter," Paul McCartney "The Long and Winding Road," Paul McCartney "Hey Jude," Finale Disc Four: Extras Highlights from the July 6th Murrayfield concert in Edinburgh "All About You," McFly (Tokyo) "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," Good Charlotte (Tokyo) "Love Love Love," Dreams Come True (Tokyo) "All Is Full of Love," Bjork (Tokyo) "Who Are You?"(film), The Who "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"(film), Travis "Enjoy the Day," Ricky Gervais Behind the Scenes at Hyde Park Pink Floyd rehearsal

It looks more than a rumor :( :( :(

Talk ! Acording to SirenDisc, the single will be released on Jan 23 ! I can't say I'm happy with the choice, tho'. it's too U2-ish :( there's enough time to change it with Square One ;)

All I can read on the NYTimes website: ARTS AND LEISURE DESK | June 5, 2005, Sunday MUSIC; The Case Against Coldplay By JON PARELES (NYT) 1378 words Late Edition - Final , Section 2 , Page 1 , Column 1 DISPLAYING FIRST 50 OF 1378 WORDS - THERE'S nothing wrong with self-pity. As a spur to songwriting, it's right up there with lust, anger and greed, and probably better than the remaining deadly sins. There's nothing wrong, either, with striving for musical grandeur, using every bit of skill and studio illusion to create a sound large enough... And this is the Rolling Stone one: Coldplay X&Y * * * Originally released: 2005 Capitol Records Inc. Coldplay didn't seem destined for bigness. Their 2000 debut, Parachutes, was full of drizzly but pretty rock ballads that were almost memorable enough to prevent American listeners from confusing the band with Travis. Of course, that album also included a huge, soaring song called "Yellow," which may well be inspiring a drunken singalong in your local bar as you read this. "Yellow" was a smash, but what came next was even smashier. In 2002, Coldplay released A Rush of Blood to the Head, which perfectly captured the heady feeling of a small band acting big. The band's sad-sack frontman, Chris Martin, transformed himself with so much swagger and so many hooks that even 50 Cent had to pay tribute, turning Martin's ambivalent lyric into a greasy boast: "God gave me style, God gave me grace." The rest of the band supplied Martin with propulsive rhythms, giving their newly pushy leader something to pull against, and the songs were even better; the band had mastered the art of writing graceful ballads that were both deceptively simple and fiendishly hard to dislodge from the human brain. Since then, Martin has become a worldwide rock star, for better and for worse. He has a wife named Gwyneth and a baby named Apple, who just turned one, and who probably already knows what "paparazzi" means. On the other hand, Martin's newfound notoriety has meant more exposure for his favorite causes, such as fair trade. Compared to all the hubbub about Chris Martin the celebrity, his band's return to the American pop charts was a bit of a letdown. Coldplay began the campaign for X&Y with "Speed of Sound," an appealing but not thrilling song (it sounds a bit like Rush of Blood's "Clocks" but without the swagger). Whereas Rush of Blood was a nervy bid for bigness, X&Y is something less exciting. It's the serious sound of Martin trying to sing songs that match his stature. It's the sound of a blown-up band trying not to deflate. Like the previous one, this album starts in outer space. Last time, there were those roiling piano chords of "Politik" and an audacious opening: "Look at Earth from outer space/Everyone must find a place." This time there's an atmospheric hum, and Martin murmurs, "The future's for discoverin'/The space in which we're travelin'." Drummer Will Champion enters with a tense rhythm, Guy Berryman adds one of those hurtling- forward bass lines, and Jonny Buckland doubles it with a skinny guitar line -- there's plenty to listen to, but not a lot to love. Luckily, this album contains its share of lovely ballads that sound, well, Coldplay-ish: Thanks to Keane and other imitators, Coldplay's name has become an adjective. One of the best is "Fix You," an unabashedly sentimental song where Martin delivers words of encouragement in a gentle falsetto. "Lights will guide you home/And ignite your bones/And I will try to fix you," he sings, proving once more that no band can deliver a stately rock ballad like this one. And although "Twisted Logic" may be an obvious Radiohead rip-off (with a title that sounds alarmingly Fred Durst-ish), the members find ways to build suspense while progressing toward that inevitable crashing climax. Still, a surprising number of songs here just never take flight, from "The Hardest Part" (which actually gets less catchy as it goes along) to "A Message," which might actually be too Coldplay-ish: "My song is love," Martin announces, and you might find yourself wishing it weren't. Martin has talked about how hard he worked on this album, and it shows: Nothing on it sounds easy -- maybe 50 Cent made off with a little bit of his style and grace. X&Y does find ways to reward persistent listeners, especially those who make it all the way past the end to the bonus track, "Till Kingdom Come," which is the most casual thing on the album (it starts with Martin counting) and maybe the best. "I don't know which way I'm going/I don't know which way I've come," he sings, accompanied by little more than an acoustic guitar, and after what's come before, it's an unexpected delight to hear him sound so small again. KELEFA SANNEH (Posted giu 16, 2005)

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Chris Martin 'devastated' by bad reviews Monday, September 5 2005, 11:12 BST -- by Daniel Saney Chris Martin has admitted that poor reviews of Coldplay's work gets the band down. Although latest album X&Y have generally have had good things to say, there have been several strong detractors including Rolling Stone and the New York Times who have had less than kind words about their efforts. Martin told the New York Post: "The truth is it really does affect us. "And this is the first time that we've responded to it. That's why we're having trouble knowing how to answer. "There's no harm admitting that you're human and these things bring you down. That New York Times thing, yeah, it was f***ing devastating for us.'" From DigitalSpy Chris Martin: 'Bad reviews Are F***ing Devastating For Us' Category: SOFTPEDIA NEWS :: Entertainment :: Music Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin revealed the bad critics about the band's music are devastating for them, decreasing their moral. By: Entertainment News Staff Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin revealed that bad critics about the band's music are devastating for them, decreasing their moral. Chris, 28, married with actress Gwyneth Paltrow, confessed that, although "X&Y" had good reviews and great sales, the bad critics receiver from The Rolling Stones and New York Times really affected them. Martin told the New York Post: "The truth is it really does affect us. And this is the first time that we've responded to it. That's why we're having trouble knowing how to answer. There's no harm admitting that you're human and these things bring you down. That New York Times thing, yeah, it was f***ing devastating for us,'" Chris added. From SoftPedia