Littlewhiteshadows

WTF where is this?!

Mah, Lost! is better.

When we went to see them in 2005, I don't even remember being searched...have things changed? My sister was taking pics all through the show, as were most of the people around me!

lolollolll I see how that would fit, figuring the 'beer belly = shit songs' comments he's been making! But yeah, Chris def said about needing a song that was a number, but I can't think where....

I haven't even heard the acoustic version. I'm going to find it because Lost! is my second fave on VLV and if Lost? is better then it must be incredible. Edit - Ahhh crap I can't find it, gayness.

Hmm a post I made informing the Youtube masseeve that not only was VLV demoed before Chris alledgedly stole it at that gig and that Chris was in London at the time of the gig was removed. What an attention seeker! Ps. forlackofabettertitle, I didn't post in this thread or say the guy's music was shit on his video because he made a mistake, I did these things because it actually is a steaming pile...fo sho, mate.

Because every big band had a song that was a number, apparently. And Coldplay like Douglas Adams, so their choice of number musta been obvious...

I don't think so TBH but nice theory. The only thing I think fits is the bit in your sig, the rest...witches, victorian ghosts , God in my garden and the whole "ghost towns in the ocean" situation just don't say bombings to me! You've given me a giggle though!

Ahhaa I hope EMI sue his arse off.

Nope, no problem as far as I'm concerned, you ought to take the CD back and get it swapped if it doesn't work on other players ie. A CD player etc...if it doesn't it's a disc fault and you shouldn't have to buy a new one as long as you have a receipt.

They were going for a Radiohead-type song, actually. I've no idea where I read it or heard it, but I know Chris was on about how they wanted to do a Radiohead style song and usually Will will say no but apparently for once he said yes...I think it was on Jo Whiley but could be wrong.

Ahhh man, I want to hear this song so much I actually had a dream about it the other night. Simon Pegg came to my house in a sweet van and sang me the song very quietly, then he poured grass over my Dad's head so he had to leave.

DAAHF is more 'Coldplay'. I've gone off VLV since seeing it live.

See, I disagree, I love Lost! It's probably 2nd favourite behind Yes, which didn't even get a mention. And third would be 42, which I would say is good, but far from the masterpiece that it's described as by the interviewer :)

Coldplay: 'Viva La Vida' Released on Thursday, June 12 2008 By Alex Fletcher, Entertainment Reporter Coldplay: 'Viva La Vida' It's been a while since being a Coldplay fan was considered "cool". Chris Martin admitted as much earlier this year, telling the world he wanted the band's fourth album to make it "OK for a 16-year-old to say they like Coldplay in the playground". What is it about the band that provokes sneers from school bullies and music critics alike? Inverted snobbery prompted by their university educations? Chris's all-too-perfect marriage to Gwynnie? Or could it be their openness about wanting to be The Next U2? To be honest, it's probably a sum of all those things, but the band's messy, overblown third album, X&Y, didn't help matters. After turning themselves into major league stars with their majestic sophomore effort, A Rush Of Blood To The Head, Coldplay seemed to start believing their own hype. Many tracks on X&Y tried too hard to tug at the world's heartstrings, resulting in a band that sounded cold and vacuous. Thankfully, somebody's whispered some wise words in their ears since then because their follow-up, Viva La Vida, is their most accomplished work to date. It's out the window with verse-chorus-verse predictability and dreary lighter-waving ballads and in with, well, all sorts! The kitchen sink stadium rock of X&Y has been replaced by something far more colourful, subtle and, dare we say it, occasionally rather fun. A prime example is 'Strawberry Swing', whose gorgeous, breezy melody sounds like it's been baked for hours in the African sun. The title track, meanwhile, with its jerky synth-string hook and triumphant vocals, should conquer radio playlists with the same ease as 'Yellow' and 'The Scientist'. When Coldplay do crank things up a notch, they do so with restraint and a newfound lightness of touch - presumably learned from Eno. The final track, 'Death And All His Friends', is a case in point. What could easily have been a soppy piano-driven whimper blossoms into a funky, clattering, fist-pumping finale that's a million miles from the unconvincing rock bluster of old. Of course, there are a few moments where Coldplay veer towards their drizzly, yawn-inducing worst. 'Lost' is too obviously designed for a Wembley sing-a-long to be enjoyed fully, while 'Lovers In Japan' finds Martin scraping the lyrical barrel ("Runners, until the race is run, soldiers you've got to soldier on"). However, it's easy to forgive these mishaps when they're surrounded by dalliances into more intriguing waters, such as the screeching guitars and muffled falsetto of hidden track 'Chinese Sleep Chant'. The album's centre-piece and most thrilling moment comes on '42', a song in four parts. It begins with Martin, sat at his piano, warbling about dead people in his head, before jerking into life with some Radiohead-style zigzagging guitars. Then, as if by magic, it morphs into a melodic pop gem, before finally returning to the haunting tremble of the intro. The result is an astounding tour de force that shows off Coldplay's best skill: the ability to merge chest-beating anthemic indie with a leftfield musical template. Coldplay may never recover the innocence of their early EPs and debut album Parachutes, or outdo the commercial successes of X&Y and Rush of Blood, but if you like your stadium rock with a bit of fire in its belly, Viva probably tops the lot. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a99652/coldplay-viva-la-vida.html So, do you agree? Is Lost! a loser? And is it their best album to date? (Apologies if already posted, I did search but can't find it).

Am I mad or is the first part of 42 where it goes "there must be something morrrree" and the piano bit there SO similar to How You See the World?!

It would. But I'm going with my Dad so I'll have to behave myself. Unless the temptation of being so close to them leads me to shout "Play it noooowww or Apple's going in a pie!".

I hope so, my fingers are obviously crossed for White Shadows. It wasn't a single, so it damnwell better be on the setlist for Sheffield or I'll be having words. With myself :( Whilst the people around me look quizzically at each other and wonder if I should be sectioned :(

Lol at "Viva Et Cetera". I'm adopting that one!

NEW SONGGGG. Maybe the songs that weren't on the album (Glass of Water, Famous Old Painters) will be played at gigs now. WHY ISN'T IT DECEMBER YET?! Seriously though, this is exactly why I love Coldplay, a free gig won't have been free to them and yet they did something really nice for their family and friends, you won't catch many acts doing that. It's so nice :) Would like to know if they've done anything different with Viva though, will be disappointed if they haven't. And if they play Yes on tour, I will die of joy. If they were only going to play one song from X&Y though, I'd never have thought it'd be Fix You :S

Either strings or adapt it to guitar and piano, a la Youtubers...I would be happier with the latter tbh, I don't think a string section would be something I'd want at a Coldplay gig...

It was? I'm not worried that he's not there with VLV yet because they DEFINITELY perfected Violet Hill, I want someone to put it up on Youtube now so I can see that again because it was ace.

Violet Hill was far superior to VLV imho, which is sad because I prefer the studio version of VLV to Violet Hill...It just seemed a bit...lacking in effort? Like Jonny clearly isn't singing the "Woooaaaaahs" at one point, so it's obv they weren't singing live (only Chris was).

OOO BBC Gig ad after with LIT in it. I recognised it before it even got going, I've been listening to VLVODAAHF too much.

Ps. is that them on the little TV pretending to play string instruments?!