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Excellent remix! I agree about the spoken parts (I am not very fond of them). Now, if only you could add the "wedding bells" part at the end of Neon Forest and just before Angelsong, that would be the perfect one for me... Can't complain, though!!

You made it?!? Surely you are joking! If not, then congratulations, the editing is totally seamless and the end result is a masterpiece! To be honest I was wondering why they used the "Wedding Bells" melody (the MOTS tour intro to "Yellow") at the end of the "leaked" Neon Forest but it fits so nicely there that I just assumed that they chose to use it in Neon Forest (in this scenario they would probably never officially release Wedding Bells). So your explanation that the leaked NF is fan-made certainly makes sense now. Thank you! P.S. Even knowing now that it is fan-made, I STILL prefer the "leaked" NF to the released one...

Isn't the leaked Neon Forest (the almost three-and-a-half minute one) the full song? I am talking about the one where the chorus (basically the lyrics part) is sang twice (and not only once) and the ending is that beautiful "bells" part (the melody which they use in the concerts as the intro to "Yellow"). I really loved that version and honestly I feel that the album version ends rather abruptly... I so hope they release the "leaked" version officially at some time.. But do you think there is another, longer version? I highly doubt it.

Well there are two versions on that site, as far as I know. One with "Angel-Moony" voice and one with the normal Chris's voice (which I very much prefer). The one with Chris's normal voice is a bit lengthier, too. By the way, is the version of "Fun" with Chris & Natalie Imbruglia real or AI? I know the original song back in 2009 had only Natalie's voice. This version with both Chris and Natalie singing is lovely, but I am wondering if it is an actual recording or if it's computer generated... Any thoughts? (And yes, I know that the melody bears a striking resemblance to Paradise at some parts).

Hmmm good question... To be honest I can't remember if the guitar sound is clearly audible... It's there all right, but don't expect X&Y era clarity... The guitar kind of blends in with all the other sounds (some of which are a bit "synthetic"?). If you heard the FLIFIL snippet, the rest of the song isn't much different as far as the sound is concerned. On a side note, I guess everyone has now seen on YouTybe the new song played in the 2nd Athens concert called "All My Love". Is it just me or does the last part of the chorus sound EXACTLY like the chorus of "True Love"? I am talking about the part where in "True Love" the lyrics say "if you don't then liiieeee, oh liiiieeeee to me...". Although it's by no means a bad song, the resemblance to "True Love" kind of annoyed me when I heard it in the stadium.

God I didn't mean to make it sound so bad... (Although I love Higher Power... OK I admit I am not very fond of My Universe...). When I wrote "the sound" I meant more the style of music, the rhythm etc, and not the sound from a production point of view. FLIFIL is a very catchy song (OK we heard the full song like 6 times and snippets of it another 20 times or so last night, everything would be catchy if you heard it so many time in a row). However, I genuinely liked it. The whole Odeon of Herodes was humming the song as we were leaving. It is a surefire hit. So is our picture about the tracklist of MM any clearer now? I would love it if "The Only One" made it to the album (its lyrics would definitely match the whole moon-sun-stars concept), but at this point I am not sure The Only One will be included in MM.

Hi guys, These past 4 days have been an absolute blast! I was at the fans meetup in Athens on Friday, indeed Phil Harvey and the official photographer (Anna Lee) were there. We were lucky to listen (through headphones of course) to FLIFIL for the first time. Phil said it's gonna come out in a few weeks. I also heard him say that he believes Moon Music is the band's best album to date "with every song being as good as the last" and that in this album the band explores the full spectrum of their capabilities etc Went to both concerts at the Olympic stadium (seated on Saturday, early entry on Sunday). No surprises on the setlists. The only new song played was a song called All My Love, played yesterday as a moron, almost a minute before the end of Biutyful (and of the show), tried to climb onto the a-stage and fell (taking with him a few lights). Of course Chris acted like a professional, immediately stopped the show, asked if that guy was fine, and then made a few jokes ("that was impressive", "he's not dead, is he?"). Then they played All My Love (not bad, I expect to hear the final version when ready. It reminded me of "True Love" a bit (the chord progression was the same I think in a couple of parts of the song). Oh, they also played Politik yesterday (it had been a while since they played that on MOTS tour) and Don't Panic on c-stage. Just returned from the Herodion Theatre in Athens where the video for the song Feels Like I'm Falling In Love was filmed a couple of hours ago... I agree with all the things you mention above. The song has a Mylo Xyloto vibe combined with MOTS vibes... I would say its sound is something between Higher Power and My Universe. The audience participated with enthusiasm, Chris said the video (and therefore the song) will come out in about two weeks (so most probably on June 21st). Hmm I wonder what the tracklist of Moon Music will be. Assuming "All My Love" is also in the album, I guess there are not many spots left... Is it possible that "The Only One" will not be included in the album?

So isn't Robots going to be included in the track list? I think Chris had said that there would be a song in the album with a "heavier" sound than POTP.

Hi guys. Although there are many great songs among the leaks, and I personally like "Tomorrow" very much, I doubt that it could be released unless it is massively altered. The verses and the chorus is great, the song is catchy, but (unless you are talking about a version which I haven't heard) the riff is exactly the same as the one contained in the song "Fun" (feat. Tove Lo). It would be absurd for the band to release a song with the exact same riff. Given that, I have a feeling that the first single of the new album could be "The Only One" (also very catchy song, not to mention that it is not a collab song, therefore the rule of the first single of each album not being a collab would be followed). If the finished result of "The Only One" is a bit lengthier and with more enriched production, it would be a great single. Plus it's a perfect song for stadiums and for the present tour (with the universe/moon theme, given that the words universe/sun/moon are contained in the song's lyrics). However, it is very hard to find a better song to open the concert than "Higher Power"... The feeling when the xylobands first start glowing with the bass at the beginning of that song is hard to beat. Other than these two, I agree that Earthling is very melodic (could this be the song that Chris mentioned that will have high-pitched Will's vocals?). And of course there are many other gems in there (Broken, Famous Old Painters, Forever Whatever, Good Feelings, Olive Tree, Spanish Rain, The Race, Lethal Drug, Weirdo, U.F.O. II etc), but out of these I think only Good Feelings and (maybe) Lethal Drug will released with the new album. Just my two cents.

I e-mailed them today... Let's hope they will reply, or else I am gonna call them on Monday. This is getting beyond stressful!

I read that the tickets for all 6 shows can now be downloaded through the ticketmaster site. However I have still not received my tickets (booked them through the official Wembley site last October). The site keeps saying that they will be "e-mailed at a later date". Is anyone else on the same boat with me? Starting to get a bit stressed.

I read somewhere that they are ready for downloading now!

Mine have not arrived either. I believe I read somewhere that they are usually e-mailed to us around 2 weeks before the concert, which means they should be e-mailed sometime within the next few days.

Biutiful, Human Heart, Sparks and (maybe) In My Place.

Hey guys, Does anyone have any idea when the concert tickets will be e-mailed to us? At "delivery info" at the Wembley Stadium site it keeps saying "E-Ticket (Tickets emailed at a later date)". Thanks in advance.