Strawberry Swinger

Why so much hate for Ghost Stories? :( I absolutely loved the album. I think it is better than both MX and AHFOD.

Hahahhaha brilliant! :D As for Radiohead, In Rainbows is their absolute masterpiece, best work imo, and my favorite album of all time. :) Off I go folks, to listen to Birds before bed... <3 Go wild while the hater strawberry is asleep.

Exactly. Just my thoughts.

Same here, while it is beautiful for what it is, it has some of the most intricate work on the album, instrumentation wise.

There, that's perfect reasoning right there. And also, I hate you a bit ;)

Same here, bro :) It made me so happy when I heard it I immediately said this is soooo Strokes (in a good way) and I thought about this great track immediately. So happy for Birds, truly blessed.

It would be much appreciated if the fans who like the album stopped calling those who don't like it 'haters', 'narrow-minded', 'not real fans'. Nobody has called you 'conformist', 'lacking real taste in music', 'supporting sellout' and other BS. Learn to accept that some people don't like the damn thing.

I am referring to the quality of the leak. some people believe that they will like the songs more if they hear them in a proper, high quality. Ridiculous and self-deceiving. If a song is bad I don't hate it cause of bad quality, and if I love a song I will love it no matter if it's 'recorded with potato' quality.

Dead on.

I am sitting here still fascinated by the popular opinion that an album can seem bad primarily because of the sound quality.

Chill out bro.

I think the dead silence speaks for itself. There should be a tumbleweed any moment now...

I think the dead silence speaks for itself...

I think the dead silence tells it all to you.

I think that for most of the album actually. I am very disappointed with Chris' vocals on this album.

Yes, because it is called 'setting the standards'. If this was their first album, how many people would really get into the band? And it's not just about worshipping the *sigh* Oldplay, it's about the fact that they can make brilliant music, and have throughout the career. Viva la Vida was new in sound, and yet it was a great album which was largely praised and adored becuase it was good music. To me, Ghost Stories was a blend of new and old and yet it was spot on.

Pop music is not bad music. Bad music is bad music. And calling something 'garbage' or 'crap' is completely legitimate. No need to get insensitive about it. It's not like we said that they are horrible people who deserve to die. And also, if you really like something, no need to get offensive or insecure about it, if you like it, you like it. Even if it's garbage or crap. Like this album. :)

Just making sure everybody else ranks it as low, good job guys. :)

Sad that they'd rather be liked for this shit album, than something decent.

this.

Well because that's just the way it goes. Musicians will always praise their latest work most. Muse did that with their new album, Drones, too. Matt Bellamy called it their best album and while it has some great songs, it is definitely not their best work. Chris tends to overhype things and also knows to be... way too positive at times. It is nice that he is so euphoric about his band and music but I wish he would have demonstrated it more on the album itself, rather than just inviting a bunch of fancy guests and bragging around about it. I wouldn't have minded, if the tracks were actually good. BTW, I can't get over how beautiful Birds is. I don't even care about the rest of the album anymore now. :D

Yep. Soulless is a good word. And forced. It just sounds too forced to me... I don't know... I was not a fan of Mylo Xyloto but I absolutely loved Ghost Stories. I think that this was the album that they really felt like making, it is so carefully put together, very unique and subtle, yet really honest and touching. This one... I don't know it's just a bunch of nothing, I think that they may have lost their way this time.

Incredible track. If all the songs were of such a quality as AHFOD and this one, I would have LOVED the album. Johnny is just brilliant.

OK so I have listened to the album three times so far... And this is my short review... 1. A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS - Nice track, it sounds very Coldplay to me. I wish that there were more songs like this one. It is a great opener, with some really good and interesting vocals. The live version is better, but I will live with this one, too. :) 2. BIRDS - THANK YOU GOD for this track! I have waited for something like this from them for so damn long. It's so indie-rock, it is so The Strokes, it is so unbelievably uplifting and just absolutely wonderful. My absolute favorite. I am so grateful for this song. I wish this one was the model for the album. You can hear the band fully come to life, all of them shine so brightly here, and it sounds...divine! 3. HYMN FOR THE WEEKEND - This track is just so utterly pointless, and uninspired. It's just a bunch of nothing. I hope it flops terribly, to be honest. Because it is pure shit, absolute garbage. A catchy line here and there and that's about it, but all in all, just...why? 4. EVERGLOW - Just like I said before, the most boring Coldplay track in a while. It's up there with Up In Flames and What If. The piano is nice here and there, but it is completely uninspired, and the vocals, are just hideous, painful to listen to. Did they have this song written for One Direction? I really find this to be incredibly skippable. 5. ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME - At first I hated it. I still do. :D But I don't hate as much. I can tolerate it. It's OK for what it is, a modern radio hit. I can even swear I hear the vocals in the loop say 'catchy, catchy'. I don't like songs which are made for the masses exclusively but I guess that they did a good job here. I like the ending, 'if we only got this life...' I will learn to survive hearing this song, the only thing I am bothered with it is that the people who used to find Coldplay to be shit, will now consider them 'cool'. It is sad, 'cause it is this song that people wanted to hear from them. They have become the band people have wanted them to become. One thing I can say though, it is not a boring track, unlike... the majority of the album. OK on to the next one. :) 6. FUN I really thought this was the old "Fun", penned for Natalie I. I wish it was, I have always liked the song and wondered what it would have sounded like had they kept it. So there is even the line 'Didn't we have fun?'... But the track is pretty bland to me, to be honest. It's nice but once again, not so very inspired to me. Chris just didn't do his best on this album. Not talking about the lyrics, I don't even care about it anymore. Seems like there is a lack of real melody here, a lack of consistency in the vocal lines, some nice moments here and there, but there is no real power... The chorus is nice, and that's it. And Tove Lo does a very nice job, too. All in all, it's an OK track, but that's it. Nothing more. Don't loooove it but don't hate it either. [7. KALEIDOSCOPE - I think this is just brilliant. See, this here shows some strength that the album lacks so much. The "Amazing Grace" part by Obama... I am strongly against it, the reason is that I hate mixing politics with music especially for such a band like Coldplay. I think it was completely useless, and a very ass-kissing move from them. That crap aside, the music is beautiful and the poem just blends with it perfectly. A wonderful piece, truly. More exciting than most of the tracks here. 8. ARMY OF ONE - Absolute bullshit. One Direction rejection. Boring, goes nowhere, just... bad. Don't wanna waste any more words on this garbage. X MARKS THE SPOT - What the actual fuck? I hope that they are ashamed of this crap one day. How old are they again? It is definitely top 3 worst Coldplay songs ever, I don't ever want to be reminded of its existence anymore. They failed miserably with this one. So bad I wanna throw a rotten tomato in Chris' face. IT IS SO DAMN BAD. EDIT: This is the worst Coldplay song ever. 9. AMAZING DAY - Nice song, but... Up to this point of the album has gotten so very tired. It is nice, but it is yet just another ballad, with some more 'oooooh's ... and it's enough I think. "oh thanks God" is just ridiculous. 10. COLOR SPECTRUM - Pointless, even though it is a... nice way to lead to the album's end, but why the hell this is a single track, I can't tell. Should have put a proper song there instead. But not a shit one like X marks the spot, still can't get over that junk. 11. UP & UP - It is nice, but a bit overrated IMO. I do like the Brit vibe so damn much though, and it is a real song, by real musicians, I like the energy and even though I am not crazy about it, I appreciate this track. Could have been a tad shorter. ALL IN ALL I ain't gonna lie. This is, in my opinion, the worst Coldplay album ever. I don't even feel like listening to it in its full length ever again. It is plain boring, without any power, and the message, the hype of all of it being colorful and full of life... well, it's not. It is mostly a collection of slow, dragging tracks that go nowhere, with an excessive use of chanting oooooh's (really, know when to stop)... I truly believe that this is their weakest effort, it sounds rushed, and there is not enough creativity. I honestly feel that they were in a hurry to put this album out. Or if not, they just... really didn't demonstrate some great ideas here. Half of the tracks are completely forgettable and lazy. They have tried some new things here and there, and some worked well, some failed miserably. The main problem with this album is that it is boring and doesn't have real strength or tie. So all in all, a huge disappointment, but the tracks I will appreciate are Birds (which I think is the best track here), A Head Full Of Dreams, and to a far less extent Up&Up, Fun and forcibly Adventure of a Lifetime. The rest... I wouldn't mind not hearing it ever again. Also, I gotta say this - Guy is the star of the album, and the absolute let-down of the album is Chris. His effort is just so below his standards for most of the album... :( There.

Really not trying to ruin the euphoria around here, and I am glad that so many of you guys are so content, but... Am I the only one who is not feeling the track as much? I think it's a nice song but I am really not crazy about it. The chorus is great, I love the brit vibe so much but the verses are absolutely disappointing to me. :( I feel like O, in all its simplicity has made me feel so much more than the 'bombasticness' this one has to offer. It's a great track for a closer and will be great to hear live but I just can't get over those verses... :(