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Well here's hoping that they sort something out! Tried purchasing all three times but got booted out into the site's waiting room just as I was about to pay. Talk about frustration. Wholeheartedly agree that they should do a 2nd night if it's possible

They played the full album at the gig (:

Is anyone gonna be recording the stream?

Will anyone be recording this?

2005dan, I don't recall him ever saying anything as such. Ever.

It was explained by the band that it's an "either or" title. You can call it whatever you prefer, though it's been just called Viva La Vida most of the time.

After listening to the album a few times, I think it's really a very different (but great!) record. I do agree with some of the opinions, in which the first part of the record is a little disjointed. It feels like a mishmash of songs just tacked together with no flow. I'd like to give some constructive criticism though (It's just my opinion).. The first part of the album could've used some segues between the songs (like a transition, where the song fades/connects to each other) so that it would've been less jarring and more cohesive as if it were telling one whole story. The band did it for some of the songs (MX into HLH, MMIX into ETIAW, UIF all the way to UWTB) and, in my humble opinion, it worked brilliantly. In fact, the way the band integrated the tune from MX into UFO and AHT was a really great touch. The reason why I'm bringing this up is because the band are pitching it to be a concept album with a story to tell (that they made this record with the goal of getting people to listen to complete albums), and I personally feel that if the songs from the first half actually transitioned into each other it would have nailed that pitch perfectly and given a relatively different experience. As for POC, it's a great song but I'm still not sold and kind of puzzled.. Was Rihanna really necessary? It felt a bit out of place hearing a female voice suddenly pop out from nowhere. Despite that, I think I'm not going to let that ruin these songs for me. It's a stellar record, especially for the last few songs where they actually took time to develop the song instead of trying to make it as short as possible. (:

I'm sorry but I'm not buying it. An average of 30mb for each song? And it's not even lossless or FLAC; It's WAV.

Yes please ):

LOL I wonder how long it'll be before new threads start coming up claiming they saw it on wikipedia. Hope no one take it too seriously though. :/

Someone should try editing wikipedia saying Coldplay's MX-era costumes have been confirmed as elephant suits

You do know that anyone can just edit and update information on Wikipedia right? I wouldn't take it as gospel at the moment until a more reliable source announces it.

ROFL oh god, I remember him! Anyway I really like what Mark's posted, and I really share the frustration. I believe many (not all) of us do; Most of them are those who've seen Coldplay evolve from their roots til today. Some people are kind of misunderstanding what all the frustration is all about though. It's not that we hate Coldplay. It's the opposite, in fact. It's not that we don't want Coldplay to evolve. It's just that this... isn't evolving. Especially when you know how much potential Coldplay has. I get the feeling that many years from now, maybe a decade or so, when we hear everything in retrospective, we'll be cringing at songs like these.

As I mentioned earlier, I think they're at a stage where it's really become popularity over quality, instead of quality over popularity.. Writing a song for the sake of wanting it to be a big hit, concentrating so hard to "re-make" a Viva La Vida 2.0 with all the singalong gimmicks. Not that Paradise is a bad song, it's a good pop song but Coldplay can really do better. And anyway I didn't know that wanting to get better = being more commercialised. And I agree, I think the band have really started to drift away from what made them originally Coldplay and so unique. Which is sad because it was really, really amazing and what attracted millions of people to listen to them in the first place. Don't get me started with the news about Princess of China (Feat. Rihanna). I really have no idea what to say about that. This whole MX-era feels really off for some reason, and not in a good way. I'm not sure if it's the way everything is being handled (in terms of promotion and marketing) but yeah, it gives me the vibe that the band (or their management) are kind of confused about what they're trying to do. Lastly, I agree that bands should continue to evolve over time to remain fresh and exciting. But if you look at what we're presented with now (so far, at least) and look at what Coldplay was able (and is still capable) to achieve, there's no way you can say that this is progress. It's still evident that they're working hard though, and while I think that experimentation to make new sounds and all are fab, they've really got to be utilised properly to build on Coldplay's strengths, not deprove it.

I KNEW IT! I knew there was a part of the song which sounded so familiar! Hahaha