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I have to say, for me, MX is not a welcomed direction. I don't like how over produced each song is, and too "pop" sounding. I understand that bands need to evolve their sound, but they have lost what makes their definitive sound, and that's a shame. But then again, every great band has their "zooropa" phase. The only song that has any musical merit for me is Major Minus (the riff is incredible). Charlie Brown is good, but not great. Us Against the World has some great melodies, so I do like as well. All others just don't do it for me, so this album rates my least favorite by a landslide. Again, just my opinion, so don't slam me for the sake that I've pissed you off because this is your favorite of "all time". Mylo Xyloto translated to English means "Everything is Lost" :(

Just discovered this band. They are AMAZING, and the new album blew me away. Check out "Caught by the Light" and "Both Sides are Even" on The Cold Still.

1. Stars of Track and Field - A Time for Lions :) 2. Metric - Fantasies 3. Say Hi (To Your Mom) - Oohs & Aahs 4. Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You 5. Pearl Jam - Backspacer

Agreed. That list should also include: Chris Wolstenholme (Muse) Justin Chancellor (Tool) Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) Jack Bruce (Cream) Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead)

This is most definitely the best song on this album, and possibly one of the top 3 CP songs ever IMO. Amazing guitar solo and drum beat and chorus, and the lyrics are awesome. Doesn't get any better than COL.

LP4 - Release date June 16/17 1. Life in Technicolor 2. Cemeteries of London 3. Lost! 4. 42 5. Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love 6. Yes 7. Viva la Vida 8. Violet Hill 9. Strawberry Swing 10. Death and All His Friends Have to admit, I'm disappointed that 'prospeckt's march' and 'famous old painters' are not on the list, as they sound most interesting from the title alone. Hopefully B-sides. :D Your thoughts?

So sad to think there are so many uncultured people on this board. Maybe this will show them the light? :rolleyes:

This will definitely reveal some of my American music taste, but how about: Foo Fighters Incubus Dave Matthews Band and I noticed nobody mentioned U2 or Led Zeppelin (of which I think would be most interesting)?

Shocking that you have 3 of my all time favorites in there (5, 2, 1). Just goes to show how diverse CP fans are, and some hear pure brilliance in the songs while others are just deaf.

^ maybe they should consider a name change to another body part....I can't think of a worse name for a band other than "vulva":rolleyes:

Don't know who is going to be "massive" (and that varies with both countries and genre) but here is ONE list of the most anticipated CDs of 2008: "With just a month under our belt, I must say 2008 has been awfully good, sonically speaking: Cat Power made her sultry and long-overdue return to covers; Vampire Weekend's so-called "Upper West Side Soweto" style has everyone in the tri-state area doing the rhumba; not to mention the cow-punk of Drive-By Truckers and garage-rock foot stomps of the Whigs continuing the Athens, Ga., legacy. But what about the next 11 months? Who's making a valiant return? And what brand-spankin'-new artists are going to rise up out of obscurity? In order of anxiousness, here are 10 albums I can't hardly wait to tear the packaging off of — or click the download button for, as the case may be. My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges, June 10 It's been almost three solid years since we've heard anything new from the echo-y vox of Jim James & Co. He teased us with Calexico, singing that sublime rendition of Dylan's "Goin' to Acapulco" for the I'm Not There soundtrack in 2007. (I was lucky enough to see him perform it live at the Beacon Theater back in November, my only disappointment being that the shaggy hair was no more.) For Evil Urges, just the band's second major studio release on ATO, MMJ promises more Kentucky two-step and some calypso. James has even been reported as saying a little of that old-time gospel has caught hold of him — which might actually get me up for church on Sunday morning. Wolf Parade, As yet untitled, spring 2008 Spencer Krug is a machine. No, really. Somehow he of the manic vox found the time to release two debut albums with two different bands in 2005 (Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade); follow up with two more in 2006 (with Sunset and second side project Swan Lake); and deliver one of my top-10 albums of last year in Sunset's Random Spirit Lover. Krug's sidekick (and Wolf Parade's Adderall, if you will) Dan Boeckner even tinkered around with the drum-kit during his spare time in '07, resulting in Handsome Furs. The two reunite and try and match the critical acclaim of their debut, if that's possible. You'll likely hear more soaring guitars, more strobing synths, and, apparently, a 12-minute song that evokes, er, Slayer? If anyone can pull it off, it's these Canadians. Black Keys, Attack & Release, April 1 Just forget the White Stripes' comparisons. Without prefix, suffix, or apology, Black Keys play the blues. And it's damn good, too. A year and a half removed from the gritty rawk of Magic Potion, the Keys were flipping the script, enlisting Danger Mouse and Ike Turner for what was to be the band's fifth album and first proper studio record. Even though Ike's passing put a damper on things, Danger Mouse's stamp is still on Release — although it's nothing "Crazy." Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple, April 2008 Speaking of Danger Mouse, the mulit-tasking producer has put together another mashup of uncoventional beats to go with Cee-Lo Green's uber-tenor. The duo said it won't be too far removed from 2006's St. Elsewhere. Which begs the adage, if it ain't broke, well, you know... Fleet Foxes, Self-titled, summer 2008 Already referenced as "one to watch" in last week's EW, this recent Sub Pop signee is releasing a tour EP as it treks from Seattle to NYC with Blitzen Trapper. A little less freak folky than their tourmates, Fleet Foxes has enough of a reverb-laden sound to draw quick comparisons to MMJ and labelmates Band of Horses — only I detect more of a Rocky Mountain spring aesthetic, than a backwoods creek. Sun Kil Moon, April, April 1 A minimalist title for a minimalist frontman. From Red House Painters to Sun Kil Moon, Mark Kozelek's folk-tinged songs have aged like a whiskey in oak, much more defined and poignant with each passing year. 2003's boxer-tragedy piece Ghosts of the Great Highway was a debut that you didn't want to end, while 2005's Modest Mouse-inspired Tiny Cities was less so. Here's hoping Kozelek's return to the ring will pack as much punch as Highway. Weezer, The Pure Sound of Weezer, April 22 Besides being released on Earth Day (and yours truly's b-day), it'll be interesting to see if the 15-year-old West Coast rock group returns to the organic days of The Blue Album for its sixth release. Margot & the Nuclear So & So's, Animal!, 2008 After much critical acclaim for its 2005 debut, Dust of Retreat, the Indianoplis-based indie-pop octet has been touring relentlessly, and we'll see what two-year's worth of buzz has done for their wry yet sugary sound. Los Campesinos!, Hold on Now, Youngster, February 28 With what will probably be the freshest breath of twee-pop air this year, the debut LP from this seven-member Wales group already has the Internet abuzz. Just listen: "You? Me? Dancing!" Santogold, As yet untitled, 2008 Look out M.I.A. This Brooklyn-based bombshell and her breakneck dubstep are going to match your hustle." http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/01/best-albums-of.html

^ Yes, agreed to all statements and opinons above! :) But, I'll add that the term "meaningful" is a very personable and relative to each individual....so it's really not up to one person to decide that for everyone else. Don't get me wrong, I love Radiohead since I saw them perform during Pablo Honey tour (probably before most of you ever heard of them), but their lyrics just aren't meaningful to me....it's the music that is brilliant.

Can I play along too? This seems like an interesting discussion to add another opinion (if that is allowed). :rolleyes: 4 words come to mind to dispute this...Hail to the Theif Is this your example of brilliant meaningful lyrics? Last Flowers - 1st verse: "appliances have gone berserk i cannot keep up treading on people's toes snot-nosed little punk" WTF? Brilliant? Yeah..... Well, yeah, CLOCKS and THE SCIENTIST. Radiohead could never write these songs, so do you always like to compare apples to oranges? :P

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Amazing album, terrible art:

^ me likey them too! ummm..........Stars of Track and Field :D

Nobody here wants to admit it, but we all have them. Those CP songs you try to listen to each time they come on, but just leave a bad taste in your mouth. You cannot wait to forward it to the next song. Here is your chance to finally get it out of your system. 5. YELLOW - I know this is 'everyone's fav', but frankly I can't stand this song. I think it is entirely overrated, overplayed, and really annoying. 4. GREEN EYES - never really got this song 3. EASY TO PLEASE - this song is so slow and boring, it puts me to sleep before the second verse 2. GRAVITY - think 'easy to please', except in the first verse :sleeping: 1. THE HARDEST PART - wtf, this song made me cring from the first listen. I know this is a tribute to REM, but it's really worse than any REM song, except "shiny happy people" of course. what is worse, is that this song was chosen for x&y and "how you see the world" was left off. where is the justice?? I feel so much better now that that's off my chest :D

I'll never think of Axel Foley the same way again! This is too good, I can't resist:

Stir this:

^that's just so wrong, but true Tetris anyone?

Oh, come on now, it's easy...just click (You know you want to, no one's watching you!) :P No, there not pretty good, they are f**king amazing!

You have way too much self-control for me.:stunned:

^ don't know if I agree with that Kid A comment, but it's definetly on the OK level and much better than I thought it was going to be. My favs are 15, weird fishes, and jigsaw. The new reckoner is amazing. What studio song are you looking forward to from the second album? Mine is - Down is the new up I hope to hear a longer version of Spooks in a song as well...the live version is awesome.

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