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well done Stephen for preserving the "oldplaying" community too....I still remember 2007 very vividly, and 2008 will forever be one of the busiest years for new CP music! I appreciate what you do, and thank you for continuing in such sterling fashion!

Man in the Moon would have been a great single and is very Coldplay-esque song, maybe that's why it was cancelled out. Defo goes high on my list of fav songs of this era.

Both The Karate Kid and Man in the Moon are interesting songs and would have been interesting choices for the album but ultimately it's the band's decision however I applaud them to at least release these songs as bonus songs!

Just received it, they sent it as an apology because my merch I ordered is running late

First and foremost, I love that so many fans have stuck with Coldplay for such a long time. When you've been a fan for 15+ years, you have heard some mesmerizing stuff along the way, basically something amazing in every album, so I know everyone will find something for themselves in Moon Music also. For me, it's a very diverse collection of songs, maybe I will get crucified for saying this, but I like MOTS better. Moon Music era feels too pop to me, with not one song really standing out. I like Jupiter, All My Love (which could potentially become a new anthem but not to the level of The Scientist) and We Pray. We Pray with so many people works better than it would have, had it been "only" Coldplay. I like to listen to songs then sometimes I think about what I would change about them and sometimes there are songs where I wouldn't change anything (Everyday Life, Coloratura for me) and on Moon Music I almost always feel I'd like to change something. Even surprises are a little so-so...someone said the instrumental snippets were afterthoughts well I don't know about that but those little songs seem a bit strange, this has been also MOTS' "problem." In all reality, our love for the band is unwavering, but I am a bit meeh about this album - again.

LP11 and LP12 are going to be mega, plus we have a long way til' then, judging it's basically three to four years between albums, thinking next one will come in 2027 at earliest and then the last one in 2030 or even later. God bless Coldplay, we will have a lot of time with them yet!

The interview is mega, just missing Phil a bit! 😉

I think we as fans see things differently and that's alright by me: I love We Pray and to be honest, found myself humming All My Love, so I think IaaM will be a grower for me for sure (current sonic quality doesn't help really). Regarding the entire album, cannot wait for the release to get the general flow and how well it works. Myself personally, I became a fan just before Viva era so of course that era will always be very special to me, same somehow goes for Everyday Life which I think is underrated a lot... When it comes to pop albums, only time will tell where Moon Music will be positioned among all CP albums - we'll see.

this one will again be a grower for me, don't feel it at the moment..but should be very good live I think!

this sounds great, anything with Jon Hopkins sounds great actually🙂

My guess is A Film for the Future is MOTS3. Probably there will be more songs from the leaks already heard but looking forward to this. However I don't anticipate it getting here soon, seeing we have Moon Music out in October and the usual time between CP albums is 3 years? After that, there is only one album, which is just Coldplay. So just a thought for everybody - probably we don't have to guess any more album titles :(((

Good Feelings 2nd single for sure, We Pray is a great song but don't think it's a single IMO (reminds me of Miracles from Kaleidoscope EP a bit). From what we've already heard and what we still don't know, I'd say this album has potential to be better than MOTS for sure.

flifil is 7/10 for me, not a bad song at all, but this one is generally coldplay-esque, and nothing about it is really surprising. I am looking however very much forward to the album because even on MOTS, there were some really great songs (not necessarily singles).

I know what you mean, I won't but still gonna be an interesting experience surely! I've never been backstage before!

Well let's see how it goes🙂 Maybe a few will get lucky!

Do you think the band will somehow participate anyway? It looks like every concert now and then a few lucky people have access and meet them and take a pic together. I would almost be shocked if you bought a ticket for 1000 eur and not even meet Phil!

I don't think A Wave will be on Moon Music. It makes perfect sense for it to be the closer song but if now One World is there, it's there to stay I think.

Thinking it's probably the last song on Moon Music. The violins sound like Davide Rossi is back working with the band. As Will I think said, they are finishing the album now so most of the music has already been recorded surely and maybe that's why also MOTS tour will go well into 2024.

Amazing BlueMonkey, a great find! I always wanted to know what was on that list... 😉 was just thinking today how little scraps and bits get onto new albums when we are not expecting it at all.... the Viva era was probably the most productive in terms of finished output - many songs were given away or scrapped entirely, but maybe we haven't seen the end of that yet... 🙂

I don't know about you all but I've grown to love Let Somebody Go.... Humankind would be a good opener if you ask me. That start is begging for a stage.

I've done a lot of listening today and I have to say that I would have replaced the beginning of MOTS with the last minute and a half of Infinity Sign. In a way I think it would have worked as an ending after Coloratura, the same as The Escapist was after DAAOHF on Viva. Some tracks are f---- amazing here still if I can add to what has already been said. I think Higher Power's actually a really good one. The same with Biutyful - this would have been a hit if it had not been sung by Angelina in the first half!

Viva set amazing expectations down the road that were, imho, only partially fulfilled. On Everyday Life you feel this is Coldplay again and there is plenty of experimentation there, arguably more than on this one, and it wasn't nominated for Album of the year by chance. It's a darn good album. I remember listening to Arabesque the first time and it absolutely didn't feel like this could be a Coldplay song! This album will sound great live though, it feels like it was built for the road. But there are far too many forgettable songs on it.

Live show's gonna be great - album feels ready for that!

I'll just copy this structure, seems quite good so everyone can compare: Brilliant Coloratura Human Heart Great People of the Pride Let Somebody Go Humankind Good Higher Power Biutyful (but for me is between Great and Good) My Universe Infinity Sign Eh MOTS Alien Choir What? MOTS II

It's a very interesting album...I thoroughly enjoy it and will enjoy it for days and weeks and months. Regardless of anyone seeing as good or bad, this is Coldplay now. I have to say I prefer the production of Everyday Life for example, but that doesn't mean the band have turned for the worse. Some moments here shine for me as bright as ever. But surely the tour will be f--- awesome, the songs here are meant to be played live.