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for me the hold-over album has actually been kasabian's velociraptor! anyone else in love with it?

right, but when theres no measurable sonic evolution between your first three albums save for a few synthesizers, this point becomes valid. the point about the lyrics i won't even begin to contest, because alex turner is simply far and away a better lyricist than chris martin, and if you want to contest it the songs speak for themselves this being said, i suppose we are on a coldplay forum in all fairness, so i'll drop it :) my point: if you need music while waiting for MX, you will likely not be disappointed if you check out arctic monkeys

i see it, but it a) has loads to do with eno basically being a member now, and b) its nowhere on the same level as the monkeys

its funny actually cause a few weeks ago i was defending coldplay on an AM forum, here is my post from there: i stand behind everything i said, but of course its opinion matter

beyond false-- if you haven't listened to suck it and see yet go do it now, you'll forget all about mylo xyloto

me too, if anyone would be so kind :)

*just kidding*

i hate you all... i was fully planning on waiting till release day for the record, but now that i see its more or less on its way, i don't think I'm gonna make it...

true, but a lot of these are accounted for in some other way, or have a billion writers which chris is only one of. homecoming is the kanye song chris is on, and clocks relojes is some kind of spanish version of clocks, so on and so forth

to me, it makes sense that they're calling the song "MX" at the moment. if mylo xyloto is the title of the record, they may wanna keep it under wraps for now.

hey guys, long time lurker, very infrequent poster here. i did some snooping around on the ASCAP database, and i thought i'd compile a list of songs, broken down and organized for you guys. a lot of this may be fairly repetitive from what we've already seen, but i'm just trying to be helpful!! CONFIRMED (MENTIONED/PERFORMED/RELEASED BY THE BAND DURING THE PRE-LP5 ERA) SONGS THAT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED Charlie Brown Hurts Like Heaven Major Minus Moving to Mars Mylo Xyloto (Assuming it is in fact MX, which is why it's on this list) Princess of China --------- now, i know this is clearly missing a few songs (most notably ETIAW), but here's why. ALL of those songs have the writers listed as: BERRYMAN GUY RUPERT BUCKLAND JONATHAN MARK CHAMPION WILLIAM ENO BRIAN PETER GEORGE MARTIN CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY JOH this explains the reason behind ETIAW with its sample and UWTB not showing up on the main list, so we'll ignore those for now. let's look at other songs with those five writers? (i know some of these have been mentioned on the forum, others havent to my best knowledge). -------------- OTHER SONGS REGISTERED WITH THE SAME FIVE WRITERS (MARTIN, BERRYMAN, BUCKLAND, CHAMPION, ENO) A Hopeful Transmission Great Expectations Paradise Tomorrow U.F.O. -------------- finally, in my search i noticed that there're a couple of songs registered under the pair of Chris Martin and Jon Hopkins, which is listed as: HOPKINS JONATHAN JULIAN MARTIN CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY JOH i don't know if these have been recorded by jon hopkins or if its old news, but i figured i'd go ahead and list them here anyway, cause i recognized the name of the second song. SONGS WRITTEN BY CHRIS MARTIN AND JON HOPKINS Christmas in New York Sex and Violence so there's my contribution to the hunt for LP5, hope it helps, and i'm sorry if i've wasted your time!

Sorry to any of you guys who were counting on this date, but I REALLY hope it's postponed, because I'm seeing green day that night. If it were postponed to later in the week, I'd definitely go. Oh well, only time will see

add me please! i, too, am stuck at a festival show this summer :[

mine is amsterdam for sure...so powerful

Anyone with me on this being a pretty weak lineup? I'm going all days for sure, but for me at least, it's really only to see them, arctic monkeys, and MGMT; the others are just for fun.

ahh, i stand corrected then

Hmmmm-- dream setlist..... this should be interesting: Main Set - Life in Technicolor - Politik - In My Place - Yellow - 42 - White Shadows - X & Y - Speed of Sound - Strawberry Swing - Viva La Vida ------------------------------------------ B-Stage - God Put a Smile on your Face (techno) - Viva la Vida (techno) (could they pull it off live?) - Swallowed in the Sea ------------------------------------------ Back on Main Stage - Talk - I RAN AWAY. They HAVE to play this live at least once. - A Message - Low - The Hardest Part (normal/full) - Lost! ------------------------------------------ In Balcony/Acoustic - The Scientist - Don't Panic - Green Eyes ------------------------------------------ Viva Remix (w/dancing politicians video :)) ------------------------------------------ Encore 1 - Square One - Clocks - Fix You ------------------------------------------ Encore 2 - Violet Hill - Lovers in Japan - Death and all his Friends - The Escapist (outro) So there you have it, a bit longer than what they have been usually doing on this tour, but for me at least, that would literately be the BEST 2 hours ever. P.S.- I was serious about I Ran Away :)

Yes was played at almost every show during the first north american leg, after which it was replaced (although the order was shuffled around a bit) with Cemeteries of London.

hey guys-- i went to two shows on this tour (boston- 8/4, and nj 10/27), so if anyone has any confetti from either of those, and would be willing to spare a few pieces, could you please drop me a line? thanks!

Hahaha-- one other thing: I didn't get many great photos last night (crappy seats) but I'll upload the few worthwhile shots in a bit. Thanks for the feedback guys!

Hey Guys- Terrible day today-- my voice is half gone from screaming and I feel like I will die of sleep deprivation at any given moment, but, as promised, here is my review of last night's show! So yeah, I think I've said this before, but I have seen Coldplay twice before, Once on the Twisted Logic Tour (3/25/06) at the Izod Center (at that time it was the Continental Airlines Arena), and August 4th of this year, in Boston (needless to say, it was on the VLV tour.) I am going to just go ahead and state up front that all of them were absolutely mind-blowing; from the music, to the lights, to the confetti, to their stage presence, to Chris' bad jokes, I totally and completely loved every minute of all three of them. Seeing as the Boston show is the only other one I've been to on this tour, that show will be my reference point, or the show that I'll be comparing this one to. Coldplay did an amazing job last night. The guys played really well, and everything just captured the feel of an amazing Coldplay show 100%. What you have to take into account, however, is that they are nearing the end of a long and tiresome tour, and I think its showed. Now, before I go on, allow me to restate how much I loved the show, and would do anything to see one more; it's just that I think the difference between seeing them towards the beginning of the tour and towards the end is quite noticable. I think that in Boston, the band had the excitement and energy of kicking off a world tour, and at this show, it seemed a little of that was lacking. I also think that the crowd wasn't as energetic or enthusiastic last night. Other than that, however, the show was flawless. They still sound amazing, and Chris never ceases to crack you up. One of the best lines from the night was "Now this song is by the Jonas Brothers; it's called The Scientist". Chris also took the time to thank us for tivoing whatever was on TV and coming to the show, because "unfortunately, you can't tivo concerts". On a more serious note, Chris expressed his wishes to Jennifer Hudson before dedicating his piano version of The Hardest Part to her, which really struck me as amazing, and showed how much they care. The show started out like every other show has, with the background music getting louder and louder, and the four clusters of lights in the back of the stage glowing brighter every minute, finally ending in a total blackout and Life in Technicolor coming on. From here they went straight in to Violet Hill, during which I think Chris might have been just a tad off key. Then came "Clocks", with the amazing lazer light show. From there the band ran directly into In My Place and Speed of Sound, before playing Cemeteries of London, which for some unexplained reason, they didn't play at all on the first North American leg. Chinese Sleep Chant was then recieved with a lukewarm response; several people in my section sat down and took a breather. 42, which is one of my least favorite songs on VLV, was performed flawlessly last night, with sweat visibly dripping off of Chris' chin whenever the camera was on him. Then came the anthemic Fix You, and then Strawberry Swing (no graphics on the screen, odd?) before the band walked out onto the b-stage for shorter, techno versions of God Put a Smile Upon Your Face and Talk. After that was a chilling, beautiful piano rendition of The Hardest Part, with Postcards from far Away tacked on at the end. Before Chris even had time to get back to the main stage, Guy, Jonny, and Will had already started Viva La Vida. I can only wonder how tired they must be getting of performing this song night after night after night (plus countless tv appearances and other gigs). They then performed Lost! (no Jay-Z), before cheerfully jogging off stage, and into a platform in the audience which was RIGHT UNDER ME!!! Unfortunately, there was a security guard standing right in front of out section, partially blocking our view. When people asked him to move (first nicely and then not-so-nicely :D) he just laughed it off :(. After The Scientist, Will took vocals for Death Will Never Conquer, and I must say, I was blown away. I guess I never realized how talented he actually is :). After this, Coldplay left, while the Viva La Vida dance remix played, which was then interrupted by the throbbing, pulsing sound of Politik, which in my opinion was one of the best performances of the night. Then, just as I was ready for the confetti butterflies of Lovers in Japan (my favorite song off of VLV), Chris started messing around with the piano, and my friend and I both scratched our heads and thought of what he could possibly be doing. Soon, it became clear that he had started playing "Reign of Love", which i've always thought of as boring, but it sounded really good last night. Then, of course, came Lovers in Japan, which was arguably the best of the night, and Death and All his Friends. There really is no way to describe watching that VIVA banner come down, it was amazing. Then, of course, they left and we cheered them back on for one last song-- Yellow. This was done so beautifully, it is really hard to describe. The band then said their goodbyes for the last time, and soon the lights were back on and 15 people on stage, already breaking down the set for the trip to Boston. All in all, last night was an amazing experience. I realize that many people said that the Boston show I was at was perhaps the best one on this tour, so it was a very hard act to follow. The bottom line is that Coldplay gives an amazing show at any time, and never disappoints, and last night, 10/27/08, at the Izod Center, was no exception. Setlist: Life In Technicolor Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Speed Of Sound Cemeteries Of London Chinese Sleep Chant 42 Fix You Strawberry Swing --------- (B-Stage): God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (techno) Talk (partial, techno) The Hardest Part (Chris only, Piano) Postcards From Far Away (Chris only) --------- Viva La Vida Lost! ---------- (Audience): The Scientist Death Will Never Conquer (Will singing) ----------- Viva La Vida (dance remix) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Encore 1: Politik Reign Of Love Lovers In Japan Death And All His Friends ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Encore 2: Yellow The Escapist

OK guys-- I'm home, and I'm not going to post a full review or photos tonight (will do tomorrow-- promise) but i just want to give a brief overview of who I am and what tonight was like. So yeah, I'm from NYC, I've been a Coldplay fan since the AROBTTH days, and tonight was my third time seeing them live (Twisted Logic Tour, Izod Center, 3/25/06, Viva La Vida Tour, TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, 8/4/08). I have been checking reading this site, and lurking on the forums religiously for about a year now, and finally decided to get around to setting up an account during the Today Show special performance contest. I know I don't post a lot, but I read pretty much all the threads, and am a HUGE fan, so that is my intro. Now on to tonight. As I said, I'm not writing a full review, but after the show, comparing it to Boston on this tour, I think that while both were utterly astounding and near-perfect, Coldplay are tired, as they are reaching the end of this tour, and it shows. I think that the energy level and enthusiasm shared by both the band and the audience was noticeably higher, but at the same time, Coldplay are always awesome live, and to anyone who hadn't been to a show on this tour before (my friend that I went with) this would have been a jaw-dropping experience. Song by song review later, but the setlist (as I remember) was: LIT Violet Hill Clocks In My Place Speed of Sound 42 Cemeteries of London Chinese Sleep Chant Fix You Strawberry Swing --------------------------------- (B-Stage): God Put a Smile Upon Your Face (Techno) Talk (Partial) (Techno) The Hardest Part (Chris, Piano) ---------------------------------- Viva La Vida Lost! ----------------------------------- (In Crowd): The Scientist Death Will Never Conquer (Will) --------------------------------------------------------- Viva La Vida (Techno Remix) --------------------------------------------------------- Encore 1: Politik Reign of Love Lovers in Japan Death and all his Friends --------------------------------------------------------- Encore 2: Yellow The Escapist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ So yeah, there's the setlist. No guarantees to whether or not it is 100% accurate (in fact, it probably isn't), but still pretty good for the same night :D Take care guys, I'll write more tomorrow -Zodiac

Wow. That's really all I have to say. Amazing show, amazing night. Sorry for the delay in posting, but wow,incredible. I'll post more (reviews, photos, ect) when i get home, but all I have to say is that was a truly amazing show. Hope you guys had fun following the concert, and I'll talk to you later

just cheered them back on after daahf Yellow

reign of love?!? Chris only, piano