discostu1971

I was at sheffield, block B row 4...about 6 feet from the action, then when they went down the ramps at the side i was literally at touching distance. got some amazing pics but dont know how to add em lol!! AMAZING night!

in my opinion both songs sounded a bit tame....dont think a small studio environment is the best place for these tracks to be heard live.

typical british press coverage of the incident today.....'chris martin storms out of interview in a rage'...what a crock of shite.

Without wanting to sound like im telling everyone they are wrong, and without wishing to sound like im on the interviewers side, i just got the impression that Radio 4 probably wasnt the best platform for Chris to discuss the album. In pretty much every other interview Ive seen him give, Chris likes to make light of the questions thrown at him (you can hear this in the earlier interview on radio 1 today). Hes a pretty funny guy, and i think he enjoys making jokes and comedic remarks etc, and i just feel this interviewers questions were a little heavy for what should have essentially been a day for Chris to enjoy. At one point he says 'im not enjoying this'...i doubt that he and will were briefed about the questions beforehand and he just felt that he'd had enough. You can tell from the start of the interview that Chris is in good spirits. i just feel as it went on he was thinking 'This is a drag, Im bored.' ive been like this in many meetings, and theres nothing worse than being made to answer questions youre not interested in (OR havent prepared for) when all you want to do is crack a few gags. i really dont think that the interviewer offended Chris in any way, he just wasnt having a fun time, thats all.

you got that the wrong way round...the one youre holding is the gatefold version....the OTHER one is the normal version, which is in the normal plastic jewel case!

the vinyl version is gorgeous tho...very good quality packaging!

theres a 12' x 12' booklet, about 10 pages or so..its the same as the cd booklet only bigger!!

hers me this morning with viva la vida vinyl and cd this morning!

well done from a smoggie to a mackem!

just heard you on the radio...well done mate!

ill settle this once and for all.....the voice at the begining of strawberry swing is Adam Clayton from u2....he popped into the bakery studio as the tape started rolling and said 'does anyone have a footpump for my ford fiesta? ive just checked my front tyre and its a bit flat'......coldplay cut the first part of the sentence out because as we alll know, chris doesnt allow his music to be used for advertising.....mystery solved!

there are no bonuses with the vinyl, just an artwork booklet 12' x 12' inside, its a gatefold sleeve, opens out like the cd.

ps, cd was £7 from asda, vinyl £14 from zavvi.

bought the album on cd AND vinyl this morning. the vinyl is a limited edition, only 3000 copies in the u.k. the store i got it from only had TWO, so if you wanna get it you better hurry....ps the vinyl copy is beautiful!

my missus asked me if '42' was radiohead when she heard the second segment earlier. she knows NOTHING about music, but even she spotted that it DOES sound like radiohead. i likened the structure of the song to paranoid android the first time i heard it. AND theres the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy reference too...