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Before making my list, I have to say that I really loved all the music this time around. It was all so varied that every song had its own special reason I liked it. Anyway, in no particular order.. Strawberry Swing - I just love it, I don't really know why Life in Technicolour (either one really) - I love the eclectic instruments in it, and the way it just builds up and up, and I also LOVE the lyrics in ii. The Goldrush - This song makes me sad because I wish I could've heard it live somehow. Death and All His Friends - Not the song overall so much as the piano/guitar breakdown in the middle, which is BRILLIANT. Lovers in Japan - Just something about the way that tack piano rolls that makes this song amazing! Though I hate leaving out Now My Feet Won't Touch The Groud (I absolutely love how they had subtle horns in that song) and Violet Hill because I've listened to that song about 350 times and I still love it, I think those 5 are my 'favorites' :)

Yeah, but I dunno, if it comes out too soon and then they break up then I think they'll have not explored enough. They're just starting to make really great varieties of music, and I think they still have quite a bit more room to play with.

I hope not, but I always have a nagging fear in the back of my mind that maybe Chris was serious about them not being around for much longer..

But a wedding of what? Hmmm....

I'm thinking the new butterfly logo that resides in the design and all over their Twitter page is a symbol that they're not changing completely, but instead they're evolving what they have right now. Hence the change from a simple butterfly to a detailed, intricate one. Just my 2 cents. :) I'm intrigued by the RSVP thing btw. Sent an email, I guess I'll just wait and see!

Really? I don't remember that at the concert I was at, except maybe 42 in a few parts.. But even then most of the piano and guitar was really being played. I remember distinctly that they were playing guitar, bass, and drums live during Life in Technicolour and I could clearly hear them. I also was fairly sure they were doing the chants during VLV live as well.. I remember seeing them all singing into the mics during it?

Well, imo, they try to have a balance between the musicality and the show, and to me it works out pretty well. The only two times they use prerecorded tracks (if I remember correctly) were Viva la Vida and Lovers in Japan. Viva la Vida is kind of obvious, since it's violins, and they don't have violin players touring with them. LiJ I think Chris just wants to have fun with the crowd since it's the most visual song of the show pretty much. I imagine the piano bit in that song would get very tiring on the hands if he played it the whole way through.. And he does go back and play it at some points. I don't think they let the song quality slip just because it's live, I just think they're trying to find ways to make it more fun for everybody in the audience, which I don't see as a bad thing. Btw, Josh, I think I may as well just stop talking about the Hokies as it's obvious I don't know much of anything about their past few years :P.

Maybe this year, I just think the last 2 or 3 years haven't been that great. I know we've won a lot but it just seems like in a pinch the team really doesn't hold up well. Then again I might just not know since I didn't get to watch too many games last year, but I'm definitely going to be keeping up with this season. Have to admit 2 ACC Championship wins in a row would be very nice!

Haha.. thanks? I can't wait for college football season to start up again, even though the Hokies have been been notably worse the past few years than they used to be...

I just read this whole thread - All I can say is you guys sure know how to argue, haha. And no offense to anyone who likes it, but the extra lyrics in Lost+ are definitely not a good reason to like the song :P.

Did you guys really think IMP got a great fan response? Your concerts might have been different than mine, but that, in addition to Violet Hill, seemed to be the weakest bits for the crowd. And I wouldn't worry too much about Politik - it's a lot of fun for everybody involved. I think they love it, the crowd does get into it due to the blasting chorus, and even Roadie 42 mentioned how it's his favorite song live. I don't think they'll let that gem go. Maybe for a few shows but they'll definitely play it in the future.

Whoops, double post :(

I was just thinking about this the other day actually - I'm personally hoping Strawberry Swing makes a big splash as a single next month because I'd love to see it back at concerts in the future. Violet Hill I think is a no, and no Cemetaries of London or LiT. I have a feeling they'll keep either 42 or DAAHF just because of the guitar/piano solos in them that aren't really seen in other songs of theirs. Lost! is a maybe, and I hope they keep Lovers as well. Viva la Vida though, I kind of wish they'd let that rest for a tour BUT I can't deny how great it is when the crowd gets into it..

I just bought it, hoping I was #1000 :P Funny thing is I was just looking at it the other day to buy, but I was going to wait til the weekend, then I went there last night and it was $1 off! Hooray!

Lol yeah, the improv intro song was cool because I think it was only done for our show! But Josh, I looked at your pictures and I'm pretty sure I saw you before the show started walking around, my gf pointed you out because of that shirt, she'd never seen it before and thought it was cool lol! I'll go ahead and upload my pictures to FB in a minute though, I've got a bunch of good ones of the stage as a whole :)