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I'm sure the new Keane album will be decent, solid etc. But there's a reason they'll never be as big or as great as Coldplay, and that's because they're not as dynamic. I know its a novel idea having a band without a guitarist, but I really do feel it holds Keane back. Looking at videos they seem quite good live, but nowhere near the standard of Coldplay. Take Bedshaped for example, a fantastic song, but when its played live at the end when your expecting the great guitar sounding part it just doesn't come. That being said I prefer Silenced By The Night to ETIAW so sometimes it pays to stick to an original formula!

Ok was supposed to be doing an essay, but this provided a nice distraction! Here are the ones which stand out (couldn't decide on a Top 10!); Don't Panic, Spies (especially Live), You Only Live Twice, God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (especially Live), Daylight, A Rush Of Blood To The Head (Live intro), 1'36", One I Love, What If, Fix You, Low, 42, Chinese Sleep Chant, Charlie Brown, Hurts Like Heaven. But my all time favourite Jonny guitar part? Despite the fact I don't usually credit VLV songs as much... Death And All His Friends. Sublime. Jonny you are the most underrated guitarist of all time!

I don't think this has been posted on here before...the interview where Chris says he says 'stupid things' and he also mentions meeting Barack Obama [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzHhX3iEcjA&list=UUxet_EviyBn6OQPSPh-qKIg&index=1&feature=plcp]Chris Martin (Coldplay) Interview - Kyle and Jackie O (2day FM) - 9/3/2012 - YouTube[/ame]

Never understood why people like SS so much. Gravity for me.

We can't let Coldplay not win this, come on we're the 'best fans in the world'! Keep voting!

Thanks everyone for the comments, and it's nice to see the debate stay civil! I wish I could reply to everyone's points but I think that would take all day! I totally understand that the band want to promote their material, but I think my concern is just with the way they're promoting themselves. Their albums and live shows display them as such better musicians/songwriters than these promotional appearances, so who can blame the casual music fan who criticises the band based on what they see in a 15 minute slot. I understand the point about it being a comedy show, and that the setlist is somewhat restricted. But why not try Clocks or Yellow instead of VLV? What's wrong with playing Fix You as a set closer? It's not like they can't play them anymore. I guess this is just a case of personal taste. I mentioned 'regression' based on the three songs they played at the ball because I believe they showed average lyrics, poor signing, poorer musicianship and the use of backing tracks. IMO to progress to a stadium-sized act, like Coldplay obviously are and have been for a while, you don't need to sacrifice musicianship. Take the Foo Fighters for example; they're still rocking away on their guitars; they even recorded their last album in Dave Grohl's garage, with little or no help from computers/synths etc. At the end of the day, Yellow, Clocks etc. are just as good in stadiums as Paradise and ETIAW if not better. I don't think that they've regressed as a band overall however, but I do think that the singles from previous albums have been musically more credible. With the exception of Charlie Brown. I think we can all agree they should have just played that!

Before I start I'd like to say that overall I have a positive opinion of Mylo Xyloto as an album, I fully understand the need for progression and it's great that Coldplay want to explore different sounds. Also, the full live shows at the moment are fantastic; watching the Glastonbury performance last year on TV was one of the proudest moments I've had as a Coldplayer. But after tonight's broadcast of the Amnesty Secret Policeman's Ball on Channel 4 I just can't help the feeling that they could be doing so much better. I've just finished watching the performance on TV with a group of students at university and I have to say that I was embarrassed to call myself a diehard Coldplay fan. Here's what I saw; - The most unoriginal, predictable setlist (VLV, Paradise, ETIAW) - A setlist which shows a band playing their popular songs rather than their best songs (VLV is one of my least favourite CP songs, although I can understand why the band and fans like it. Paradise is catchy but its repetitive and has lyrics that are quite poor; it's a song which I only really like as it means at least my friends are listening to that rather than some rubbish by Lady GaGa. And finally ETIAW, a song with an embarrassing title and pathetic lyrics that only gets anywhere near good at the end). - Chris focusing more on running and jumping around the stage looking rather stupid than concentrating on singing the songs (his voice sounded really bad) - Clothes that would look more suitable on an 8 year old child (I like the black jackets with the patches, but the baby blue/pink shirts and the colourful trainers look silly) Now I love Coldplay, and always will do, but tonight when a friend says 'To be honest I think they're rubbish' I didn't really have a leg to stand on. Sure I said to him that 'they always play their most popular songs rather than their best songs' and that 'they've written B-sides better than this' but I think he's more likely to be influenced by what he's just seen on TV than what I've got to say. The thing is, as I say, they could be presenting themselves so much better. - Charlie Brown is one of the best things they've done for years I think, so why not give that a play like they did at the Brits? I might be wrong but it seems they've completely messed up the release of it as a single. - Apart from the first few weeks, I wouldn't say that the sales of Mylo Xyloto have been anything spectacular, so why not use these opportunities to display a few of the other songs from the album. - Everyone watching tonight would have heard Paradise and ETIAW before, they're probably sick of hearing them, so why not do something a bit different. Why not give Major Minus a try, or perhaps Hurts Like Heaven, or maybe Us Against The World. After all, tonight they had the chance to play 3 songs so there was plenty of room for the singles. I detest when the likes of the NME criticise Coldplay, but after tonight's show I can perhaps see where they're coming from (even though I don't agree). Roadie 42 has just blogged saying that Coldplay played at the Radio City Hall back in the Parachutes days. I'm sure that if you went back in time to watch that gig and compared it on the basis of the performance we saw tonight you'd conclude that the band had regressed. We're talking about the band which brought the world Yellow, Spies, Clocks, The Scientist, God Put A Smile Upon Your Face, A Rush Of Blood To The Head, and yes Charlie Brown, Hurts Like Heaven etc. To see them degrade themselves with cheap, tacky performances like tonight was hard to watch. Of course this is just my opinion, and I've seen a few people on this board say they really enjoyed the performance; thats great. Sorry if I've posted this in the wrong place, and sorry for being so negative!

Absolutely gutted with this! Ash would have been great but I'm going to Emirates on the 2nd. Unfair! Come on Coldplay you had Jay-Z, Girls Aloud and White Lies at Wembley!

Such a Rush..to do nothing at all...

So many things about NME annoy me that I'm not going to even start writing about it, I'll be up all night! Still...I've got my beautiful NME copy from March 2000 to remind me how it used to be good...

Gravity for this one

That was hard. I chose One I Love, although I've always been a big fan of Twisted Logic. Death and All His Friends is great as well, possibly my favourite on VLV.

Voted for Amsterdam, but I also love Life Is For Living, especially the live version. As long as it's not Strawberry Swing! One of my least favourite CP songs, not sure why so many people like it...

A really strong category, but it has to be A Rush Of Blood To The Head. Closely followed by Animals and the Hardest Part.

Has to be 1.36 for me! Boo Viva :angry:

Haha they look like the boyband The Wanted trying to be Coldplay! :laugh3:

Wow 3 of my top 5 coldplay songs are in this list! But in the end I had to go for...God Put A Smile Upon Your Face

Ahh Don't Panic or Hurts Like Heaven? :confused: They're so different but so perfectly brilliant!

My three would have to be... Spies [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwWurWdDEGY]Coldplay live spies - YouTube[/ame] A Rush Of Blood To The Head [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb_7C1vMpRQ]Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (Live 2003) - YouTube[/ame] Daylight [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-mFwMQTDuM]Coldplay - Daylight (Live 2003) - YouTube[/ame] With Moses, One I Love and Yes as close runners up

Is it me or is Chris looking really old? :( And where does he get his clothes from? Like the jacket but what's with the hat!

They sound decent but the guitar at the start of the second one basically copies Daylight! and the first one sounds a bit like Talk actually. Good stuff though. This is what I listen to when I want to listen to Coldplay but don't want to listen to Coldplay, if that makes sense. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWayL5NBH80]Athlete - Chances - YouTube[/ame]

Black jackets remind me of X&Y!

Happy: Yellow Sad/depressing: A Rush Of Blood To The Head, The Scientist Relaxing: Sparks Unusual: Yes Innovative: Yes Motivating: Fix You Colourful: Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall Popular: Viva La Vida (unfortunately) Unpopular: A Whisper (undeservedly) Under-rated: Major Minus, Twisted Logic

Still think Charlie Brown will be released first, although I'm less certain now than I was at the start of this month! Surely this PoC video is to make sure all the YouTube hits from the Grammy's go to an official video rather than one someone else has uploaded. I does feel like a bit of a mess though. I hope they get it right because both are potentially number 1's.

Actually I think it might be 'complain when I shiver'? But it's still funny how much it sounds like coldplay