simonfox9

Hi all, This is my first post on the forum. My name is Simon and I’m obviously a big Coldplay fan! To me, these guys are the U2 and R.E.M of their generation. Reading this thread, I got to thinking, what if Viva La Vida and Prospekt’s March were released as one double album? I think VLV flows very well as an album, including all the ‘double tracks’ in the equation. So when I tried to include the Prospekt’s March tracks into the album, I didn’t play around with VLV too much. Here’s what I came up with: (I’ve divided it into four sides as if it was on vinyl) SIDE 1 1. Life in Technicolour (Great opening as an instrumental – I almost see it as intro to Cemeteries of London, so I couldn’t possibly separate the two) 2. Cemeteries of London – as above, this has to stay as Track 2 3. Lost! (Original version – no Jay-Z please! I wanted to include the acoustic version later in the album as a ‘reprise’ of sorts – so I left this one early in the tracklisting – so that there was ‘space’ between them) 4. Glass Of Water – I played around with the placement of this one, but in the end, felt it belonged early on in the album. Also, up to this point, there were no guitar led ‘rock’ tracks – so I thought it was time to put one in!) SIDE 2 5. 42 – Time to slow things down a little after the first side – hence ‘42’ goes right here 6. Prospekt’s March / Poppyfields – Like the best live shows – an album has to have ‘ebb and flow’ – this one takes it down a notch further from 42. Poppyfields also makes a nice little ‘segue’ into Lovers in Japan 7. Lovers in Japan / Reign of Love – Couldn’t possibly separate these two songs either. By the way, I’ve left off the Osaka Sun Mix. Can’t see the point when the two versions of the song are damn near the same. I place this track here, as it makes for a nice little lighter pop moment after 42 & Prospekt’s March. 8. Rainy Day – To my ears, this song sounds a lot like VLV in parts (particularly the string section) – so didn’t want to place these two songs back to back. Hence Rainy Day goes right here – makes a nice finish to Side 2 SIDE 3 9. Yes / Chinese Sleep Chant – Time for some more guitars to kick off the second half of the album. 10. Postcards from Far Away – I thought carefully about where to place this one. I wanted it to be like a mid-album ‘respite’ – a nice little ‘classical’ moment. I also wanted it to become an intro for the next track – I think it works very well paired with Viva La Vida (which, in a different sort of way, has a very ‘classical’ feel to it as well) 11. Viva La Vida – As above – works well with PFFA. 12. Violet Hill – to me, this song couldn’t be seperated from VLV. In between, they almost fade into each other anyway. 13. Strawberry Swing – never liked this track much, but have left it on, because it exemplifies one of the more ‘experimental’ moments on this album – almost fades out at the end to bring Side 3 to a close SIDE 4 14. Life in Technicolour II – into the closing chapter of the album – a great start to Side 4. This track obviously needed to be placed a fair way away from Track 1. It also needed to make a statement as the big ‘pop’ moment that represents the climax of the album, before it starts to wind down. 15. Lost? (Acoustic Version) – A reprise ‘of sorts’, of Track 3. I love this gorgeous version of the song. For me, this is where the album begins to ‘wind down’. 16. Now My Feet Won’t Touch the Ground – this was the obvious ‘penultimate’ track to me – the brass gives it a very majestic feel. 17. Death and All His Friends / The Escapist – as on the original version of VLV, this has to be the last track. Very anthemic yet understated. Sorry for such a long post – but I wanted to explain my reasoning between the placement of each song. Cheers Simon