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"How can a newspaper so banal be so powerful" :p

The perfect cover!

Gotta love the Youtube comments!!

Merry Christmas everyone :D :D

I believe we weren't able to ask that question originally because it couldn't be answered objectively. It's very similar to the desert island question, so we wouldn't of got an answer for that anyhow.

Awesome detail Thalia. Really enjoyed this :D

I Ran Away is popping up the most it seems :P

This video is one of the best summaries of mindfulness out there:

Exciting :D #CAC #BIB

Yeah, same here. It can be very difficult! That's what I thought of too when I heard that lyric! Being objective and understanding it will solve the problem, rather than being averted to it. In the case of pain, practicing mindfulness and being with it instead of popping a headache pill :)

Good idea to check the members tab (most likes & points) if you can't think of nominations for certain categories. A lot of active members listed there if you're not great with remembering names :P

You make a good case ;O

If anything, there's less moaning than there was before! Well, on the Coldplay official forums during X&Y era, it was constant moaning and there were probably more Radiohead fans than Coldplay fans! haha. In 10 years, so much has changed but one thing that never changes is very high expectations and moaning. Every forum that has passionate fans, whether it be music or sports related has this all the time. Can't say I've ever used a forum where everyone universally agrees with everything!

Yeah, it's a gradual practice. Thinking can be a difficult experience to note and the greatest distraction for some. Are you noting thinking when you're thinking about whether your being mindful or the progress your making? Mindfulness is moment to moment so you can't 'keep it'. You're either mindful in one moment or not. You're trying to create a habit of you're mind noting and being aware of every experience. Hope that helps :)

That would be my second choice, along with I Ran Away. First choice is Twisted Logic but will go with the consensus around here, after a bit more discussion :)

If you've listened to Chris and Jonny's interview with Jo Wiley, you would of heard Chris talk about letting fans suggest tracks for the AHFOD tour. Someone from Bolton requesting Spies because their dad was a spy (example Chris actually said :p) Now, as we are all fans with different opinions, if we were all given a choice, we'd probably come up with at least 20 different songs between us. What I suggest is choosing one song between us all! Might take a long while and it's not gonna be easy but that's ok, we have plenty of time! We will probably have to wait some time in order to know how we communicate this (Maybe they'll have something at each venue, on an app or on Twitter, who knows) but we will have our plan ready ;) The plan you might ask? The plan is to make a certain song the most requested, so even if it's a never played before B-side, it has a good chance of debuting. Many of their old regulars are awesome but wouldn't it be perfect if the song had never been played before? Coldplay history right there! The band might be reluctant to play it straight off the bat, without practicing it first but that's where persistence is important, as it may take a certain length of time to succeed. With the size of these forums and CPing's following on FB/Twitter/Insta, we can get thousands of fans involved with this project and make it happen!!! So, more specific details for how you can get involved in the future but to start off this thread, please post your preferred song choice. We'll do something like an elimination game over time to narrow down the choices. Early days still. Here are some points you may want to consider: Picking a song that's never been played at a live concert before (or not for a very long time). You can choose anything you like though, it's all up to whatever is most popular. I would say it's a missed opportunity going for a song like Green Eyes (just as an example), when it was played last year. Risk factor. We may automatically go for a rare, never played before B-side but there's also a chance they'll never play it, even if there's loads of requests. High risk also comes with a high reward. Too unpopular. You know Bucket For A Crown / their 'least popular' B-sides are never gonna be agreed on as a top choice! You can't choose Talk - A certain Mr Berryman doesn't like that one :P Coldplay Tracks Never Performed Live: Can someone pull this from an older thread please (or list them if you know them by heart). I can think of a few obvious ones straight away. Soundchecked: Crests Of Waves, Prospekts March and Twisted Logic Never heard: I Ran Away, Things I Don't Understand, A Spell A Rebel Yell

Ok, it's up to my joint 2nd favourite with Birds now :) I do really like the slightly influence from Back To The Future!

Not gonna happen :P They're at the Zooropa / Pop phase!

Just the one song, otherwise they would of done another one straight after :( Awesome performance of AOAL :D Didn't expect Monkey's in the judges chairs haha

I love when they play an album track like they did on XFactor Italy. Hope AHFOD appears tonight too :) It reminds me of them playing Square One at the BRITS ^.^

It is live but I have always thought the start of the studio version lacks a bit of 'oomph'.

Meh, a big MEH

Wembley Arena, as opposed to the stadium :p Same venue as when they performed Paradise & Charlie Brown in 2011. Not as big as it sounds!

Parachutes? :eek: I'm assuming you highly rate Stargate's production of AHFOD too, more so than Brian Eno's on VLV. Would be interesting to know your thoughts as to why.

The production stops this from being right up there with the best Coldplay songs imo. Saying that, the song really comes into it's own from the 03:00 mark. Stargate were probably too terrified to tone Noel's guitar down.