Jedi Leo

I could not agree more, hence i think this thing will blow over very soon...and let´s cross our fingers for Coldplay snatching some of those 7 grammys ;)

I am pretty sure the record company could not sue without consulting the artist first, but I might be wrong. As for the similarities, there are even more similarities between Satriani and that other spanish band, so it is not a clear rip off. It´s just a very simple widely-used chord progression...

Well if Joe Satriani can accept he accidentally played the exact same notes as Los Enanitos Verdes, then I don´t see why he should sue Coldplay...

I am re-quoting this as many people seem to have missed it here in the forum. If there is anyone that should definitely sue is these guys Enannitos Verdes and they should sue Joe Satriani! Listen to the melody in the youtube link. The melodies are uncannily similar and they are both guitar parts. With this evidence, I don´t see how Satriani has any chance to steal any money from Coldplay. And as somebody else mentioned, Coldplay used someone else´s riff in Talk and filed the proper documents and PAID for using the riff so what would make anyone think that they would steal now? This is ridicolous and any respectable court of law would dismiss this claim.

I would if I did not already gave a lot to charity ;) But I think they should get their act together and start selling the songs on iTunes for example. I would buy it in a giff, even if it costed a full 5 dollars.

Yeah it does sound crazy. I got an email or message saying I would be notified when the service would be available to my country (Denmark) so I guess it is gonna come eventually maybe...like you I can´t be bothered anymore. I keep the version I´ve got.

Apparently the people involved in redwire are not interested in the good cause as much as they should be otherwise they would accept payment from at least all of Europe, Australia,etc as well as US and Canada.

Ditto

Damn I hate to be right!!!! We are unable to accept credit cards or purchases from anyone from outside the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom. When placing your order, we will obtain a pre-approval from the holder of your credit card or from Amazon.com or PayPal for the amount of your purchase

I know it sucks ! Please let this not be the case of it only being available in US and Canada....jesus

The first download link will be sent out on December 10 apparently. Also the service is not available to all countries...since it is for charity, you would think they would make it available to ALL countries...go figure.

I am as clueless as you are...still waiting for that email from redwire

Yes I have it too. I would just like to have the legal version very soon :)

I also subscribed on Nov 30 and got an email saying they would contact me when the service is up and running. Let´s hope that is gonna be soon and that Lhuna is the first weekly download :D

After having an initial dislike for the song, I now can not stop listening to it at least twice a day, usually before going to sleep LOL Not because it makes me sleep, but because it is so dreamy, relaxing and haunting and the lyrics are just so mysterious and longing...If you listen to it with good headphones on , you can make out some nice nuances, especially from Johnny. For me it is a solid addition to the wealth of songs Coldplay gave us this year! Now I really want that REDWIRE thingy to start soon so I can download the song or at least subscribe to receive it sometime in the future...

The site is not busy. It says " Coming Soon". The song will be downloaded to your redwire player once you are subscribed to the redwire monthly subscription. Read all the rules here: http://red.msn.com/what-is-red-wire.aspx

I have no idea. I think Lhuna is a symbol for something, but it could be a lot of things.

I totally hear you! I did not want to listen to it again after the second time, but in all honesty it does take that many listens to get into the song so to speak. I am not saying it´s Coldplay´s best song or anything like that but it IS very haunting and beautiful in its own unique way and as the sound is SO different from what we are used to hear from Coldplay, it can take a while to pick up the nuances that make this song quite good. Do give it a few more tries ;)

Did anyone notice the great guitar part just after Chris sings " I am all alone" and the song enters the chorus? Ahhh Johnny....

I think a lot of songs on both VLV and PM do not fill stadiums and they are very intimate in my opinion. Also the fact that they can take "big" tracks like Lovers in Japan and still give it a haunting deep feeling really shows how talented they are. Besides a lot of b-sides songs from the Parachute era were downright depressing to be honest..I am glad they cheered themselves up a bit :)

Not sure they ever really left the Parachute roots...they are well and alive in tracks like Prospekt´s March. They are just more layered with guitars, drums and bass parts instead of just being bare acoustic songs. I think Parachute was super but it was kind of a one man show with a lot of piano and little of everything else. I think now they function more like a band than they ever did...my two cents anyway

Mods: You might want to change the content of the news leading to this forum. Many people actually think they can download the track now, whereas it can only be streamed on MSN redwire so far...

This song is DEFINITELY a grower. I hated it on first listen. I love it after FIVE listens. You really gotta allow it under your skin...

U2´s song was a cover .According to the description it is a song by Greg Lake. It does not tell absolutely anything about the songs in their next album :)

Guys before you pass judgement on the song, please please make sure you listen to it at least FIVE times. Yes I know it sounds dumb but that´s how it worked for me and some on the forum too. The first time I heard it I was like UH? I hate this. Second time pretty much the same. The third time I started noticing the haunting chorus. Fourth time the song started creeping under my skin. After the fifth listen, I can´t wait to listen to it again! My point is: this is a song that needs a few listen as it is a lot more about the ambience and haunting effects of the voices and lyrical theme than it is about the melody. So give it 5 chances and then you can say you hate it :)