- Gabriel

It's always a bit of a sad moment for me to buy the "missing piece" or the last album by a band, because I realize that the possibility of the music that the band has created will be completely gone when I have listened to every last one of their songs. I had a similar experience with Coldplay: I bought X&Y, loved it, grew tired of it, disliked it, bought A Rush Of Blood To The Head, grew tired of that one even more quickly because I thought it had the same problems as X&Y, then finally got Parachutes, which didn't lose its magic quite as quickly. The purchase of each album was meant to redeem my faith in Coldplay. I wanted to hear music that made me think they were great, but I still don't think that any one of their albums is a truly great piece of work. Some of them approach greatness, and some of their songs are fantastic, ("Shiver", "A Rush Of Blood To The Head") but when all is said and done I'm left with the suggestion of how great they could be. I've listened to each album enough that I almost feel like I have figured Coldplay out. This is why I'm so interested in the upcoming album - I'm hanging on to the hope that Coldplay will pull something out of their hat that will surprise us all, something that will make self-proclaimed haters do a double take.

I think the people who have underrated most of the songs already mentioned are either "the average listener" or "the average U2 fan". As for my picks... "Running To Stand Still" from The Joshua Tree is one of my all-time favorite songs, but I can understand why it doesn't receive much radio play and such. When we had a lyrical project for my Creative Writing class, this is the song I chose to present. "Exit" is fine too, but seems to slip through the filter for most people because of the weird volume dynamic. I feel like Zooropa is somewhat ignored as a good album; the title track, "Stay (Faraway, So Close!), and The Wanderer are all excellent in my opinion. I also love "An Cat Dubh" from Boy and "Acrobat" from Achtung Baby, but those are fan favorites unless I'm mistaken.

That is an interesting concept for the title, but I think they'd get a lot of flack from "haters" for choosing something so abstract. Fans, no doubt, would find enough meaning to love it. Of all the song titles given so far, this one does seem to be the most likely choice for the album title. Can you imagine releasing an album called Leftrightleftrightleft? Another thought - what if they simply call it Coldplay? After all, they do intend to make this "the album people will remember them by".

In no particular order: Shiver Green Eyes Sparks And an honorable mention for: A Rush Of Blood To The Head

"No You're Not" - Spoon I've never actually heard this song... And David, you're the only person I've ever met who has heard of the band Mud. I've never heard Tiger Feet; how is it?

I evidently just double-posted on accident. Is there some way to fix this I'm not aware of?

I honestly can't think of a better word than "dangerous" to describe The Edge's lunchbox. And I'm pretty sure you left yourself wide open to a U2 pun with the "creative Edge" line.:wink3: Ah... I'd never heard of Inspi(red) until I went to a Halloween party as Bono and it came up in conversation. Ironically, it was brought up because somebody only knew Bono as "the guy who made Inspi(red)." I personally would not want to eat out of Bob Gruen's lunchbox.

That's quite the lavish set... but etiquette forbids me to go first.

Bono's lunchbox looks inexpensive.

Keep in mind that the only Coldplay EP tracks or B-sides I've heard are "Crests Of Waves" and "Animals". In no particular order: Swallowed In The Sea - I can appreciate the tranquility of this song, but the lyrics strike me as slightly cheesy. The Scientist - It bothers me how simple and repetitive this song is; perhaps if it were not some people's proclaimed "greatest song of all time" I wouldn't mind so much. A Whisper - This song just feels like the definition of filler to me; the memorable parts are memorable only because they are repeated often. Don't Panic - As a musician, I am more than a little miffed by the fact that the band essentially repeats the exact same thing three times in a row with a barely-different coda. The chorus is also just so straightfoward that it does not resonate with me. Amsterdam - This one makes me sad, because I love the arrangement when it's just piano, vocals, and organ. However, the first time I heard it, I was hoping it would stay that way for all of the song, resulting in a unique piece from Coldplay. I literally said to myself, "I hope they don't break out into an anthematic ending with guitar and drums like they have in every other song on the album." Suddenly the organ picked up and I could tell it was leading to something louder. I hoped to God that they weren't going to do exactly what I expected, but then the drums came in and the guitar started slamming chords in an all-too-familiar way. So, this song represents a huge problem I have with Coldplay, which is that their songs are often painfully predictable. I find it interesting that four of the five songs I named are frequently cited as fan favorites (unless I'm mistaken). Note that I don't consider any of these songs intolerable.

"That Is Why" - Say Anything

My friends seem to think so, because I've never had a girlfriend, don't watch pornography, have never fired Dr. White from the office (if you catch my drift), have never had sex, don't swear, and don't drink soda. Apparently this is weird for any high-schooler. But in context, I guess so. I've heard guys talk about boobs and I've heard girls talk about boobs (I was the only guy; they forgot I was there), and the ways they talk about them are so different that I figured they would not exactly mesh. This thread has definitely been educational for me.

The first solo is Rick Wakeman on some kind of harpsichord, the second (around 2:10) is guitarist Steve Howe playing a "vachalia" with Rick Wakeman playing synthesizer in sync. There's no lute mentioned in the liner notes for the song's instrumental credits: Wonderous Stories [written by] Anderson Jon Anderson - Vocals Steve Howe - Vachalia, electric guitar and vocals Chirs Squire - Bass guitar and vocals Rick Wakeman - Polymoog Alan White - Drums and percussion ...But according to Wikipedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_for_the_One) Howe actually plays a Portugese 12-string that was "incorrectly listed as a vachalia at the time." As for Trevor Rabin, he was not a member of the band when they recorded this song; he joined in 1983 for 90125. PS - I think different lutes can have different numbers of strings and still be called lutes. And what did you mean by "Clocks origin" in the thread title? Do you mean the piano riff from the Coldplay song?

A quiet, non-sarcastic one, yes. It seriously just never occured to me that girls and guys could talk about boobs to each other. It's refreshing.

It's just that I don't mentally connect Coldplay with earnest discussions about lady parts. I know this is The Lounge, but the bluntness of the transactions here caught me off guard. Y'know what I mean?

Holy cow, that's awesome! Sometimes I feel like the only person on the face of the earth who owns it. Well said.

The fact that this thread has flourished astounds me. As for my opinion, size and quality are not the same thing, although that seems to be a pretty popular sentiment so far. I should also mention that boobs are not exactly the deciding factor for whether I find a girl attractive or not; as cheesy as it sounds, personality tends to be most important. The best-looking girls are usually also the ones I have respect for.

Say Anything - In Defense of The Genre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_defense_of_the_genre The album is 90 minutes long, but I enjoy all of it. I should mention that viewing this thread has dispelled my former notion that hardcore Coldplay fans only listen to Coldplay, Muse, U2, and Radiohead (in a good way).

17 shiver 19 sparks 16 yellow 14 trouble 16 parachutes 21 We Never Change +Shiver - Yellow I'm pleasantly surprised at the set of songs left; these are essentially my favorite tracks from the album.

I don't know if any of you have heard Spoon's recently released album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, (that's really the title) but that album is only 36 minutes long. It's also one of my favorite albums. So 42 minutes of music doesn't seem underwhelming to me at all. The band will always be able to release extra songs as B-sides to the imminent singles, which is the better option if the songs would have disrupted the flow of the album.