TheBigBadBono

Trouble in Town vs A Whisper

I feel the same way but at the same time if the band have been out of concerts for how long then treating the audience and those who don't follow the band as much with the usual hits is perfectly fine. Perform the big songs to get people's attention to the fact that you're touring and then play the more interesting songs later on. I do miss In My Place, though - it was played almost every concert until 2017 and never played since. And I have a feeling songs like Everything's Not Lost, COTW, or Trouble in Town might be surprise inclusions in a setlist sometime in the future.

All I Can Think About is You vs Atlas

Human Heart vs Amazing Day

Ink vs Human Heart

Politik vs Clocks

Viva La Vida vs Politik

Violet Hill vs Trouble in Town

Fix You vs Violet Hill

White Shadows vs Swallowed in the Sea

Higher Power vs Don't Let it Break Your Heart

Swallowed in the Sea vs Amsterdam

Death and All His Friends vs Trouble in Town

Death and All His Friends vs Yes

Champion of the World vs Church

For those thinking that the new album was going to be a full-blown pop record with no redeeming songs, I think Human Heart is proof enough that this era will surprise some if not many people. I myself though that the collaborations in this album would be more generic and pandering to the public but I love these little features, which is part of the reason why I loved EL so much. It's also interesting, because no matter your opinion on the song - the lack of other band members being one of it - I don't think anyone can bash them here for being safe or pandering, because this song is somewhat a risk - almost no instrumentals, a cappella (remember what they said 10 years ago with Rescue Street?), and a much slower place in the style of Daddy, O, or When I Need a Friend. Like I said, I'm hugely optimistic about the new album despite how disappointing Higher Power was.

Clocks vs Speed of Sound

Well, time to update this I guess... CONFIRMED SONGS: Higher Power Human Heart POSSIBLE INCLUSIONS: The Race (rumored to be on the album) Untitled (That song played on the clubhouse sessions) Bless (what Chris said to someone in Malibu about new music) Macadamu (Some phrase Guy said) Alien Radio (Maybe, given the frequency of its use) Music of the Spheres (Self titled, might be a Mylo Xyloto/Life in Technicolor based on the Glastonbury intro) UFO (Based on Together at Home)

Ink vs Ghost Story

Cemeteries of London vs Lovers in Japan

Trouble in Town vs A Whisper

Charlie Brown vs Trouble in Town

This is also true. Would love to see their take on bands/artists like David Bowie, R.E.M., Talk Talk, Giorgio Moroder, etc. One of my favorite albums, Random Access Memories, somewhat follows this - electronic experimentation in songs like Motherboard, 80's disco and pop in Get Lucky, whatever songs like Touch and Beyond do as well. It seamlessly meshed intelligent 80s musical styles with modern pop and electronic production.

The Goldrush vs Spanish Rain

ASARY vs The Goldrush