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Frankly I'm glad that's the case with Aeterna. They don't need every upbeat song to be a hit. Sometimes a fun song can just be a fun song without the need to commercialize it.

Now that it's been out for five days or so, I'm looking back at what I like and don't like: Like/Love: Jupiter, Moon Music (it's really grown on me), The Karate Kid, Man in the Moon, iAAM, All My Love, Aeterna. Dislike: Good Feelings is fine, but it doesn't do anything for me. Same with One World for the most part. We Pray feels very out of place, too, and I'm baffled that it's featured so early in the album. It should've been a standalone single. I think this will be an album that grows on fans over time. It's considerably better than anything I was expecting.

Jupiter is easily my favorite track so far. I was pretty critical of the simple lyrics at first but I've really come around to them. It's such a good song.

I realized why I appreciate The Karate Kid so much... and it's all about lyrics. I'm still very happy with Moon Music, but I don't think anyone will disagree the lyrics are mostly pretty bad. The Karate Kid is reminiscent of his younger days when he could (and clearly still can!) write ballads that are relatively ambiguous in meaning. It's sweet, it's simple, and it carries depth. He's still got it, I just wish he'd deploy this skill more.

Huh, you’re right. Good catch.

Yeah, I really don’t get it. Everyone’s entitled to their own opinion, I just can’t wrap my head around thinking this album is somehow worse than MOTS. They are two very different projects.

Yeah I agree with this for the most part. I actually really enjoy Man on the Moon though, much more than FLIFIL. I wish we got Shine On instead of the live versions, which I don’t care much about. Or the We Pray version.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad we get new material, but this new trend is one of my least favorite in the industry. Still… wow. Why did they leave The Karate Kid off???

I gotta say, I have no idea how or why this song works well, but it does. I really had little expectations with this song going into it. It’s a very fun song that I think will age well. Great song.

What I’m saying is the lyrics are a bit basic, the message is good.

My favorite track so far. Lyrically, yeah it's bad, but the composition lets me overlook it a little. I'm really surprised how nice it is. The strings are well done and the outro is a nice addition.

Probably the most complete track on this album. I love it. My only gripe is, of course, with Max's production style. Jonny's old country guitar needed to be way more prevalent. I didn't even realize that's what he was going for until it was halfway done. But man, they still have it. Really solid track with some neat late-era Beatles inspiration.

This is an upgrade from Music of the Spheres in virtually every way—and please believe me when I say I was dreading the follow-up to MOTS. I had little to look forward to and had no problem mentioning that here or elsewhere. I didn't like that Max was returning, I didn't like the direction the album was heading. I was expecting the worst. Yet I’m shocked at how well put together this album is. I didn’t expect this at all. It’s cohesive, it’s weirdly "experimental" (for Coldplay), and it has the one thing MOTS did not: depth. Again, I didn’t expect this at all. The production is a noticeable and clear improvement from start to finish. Sounds like nothing like MOTS. It's honestly quite jarring if you go and listen to that album right after One World. It’s pointless to rank it after one listen, but my favorites so far are Jupiter, iAAM (it really was that good!), All My Love, Moon Music. Love the old country solo in All My Love, nice surprise. I still have some issues with it, but as a whole, to say I'm pleasantly surprised is a big understatement. Wow.

That already released though.

Yeah, back in the day I remember many people saying Champion of the World sounded like AROBTTH. I think this fanbase tries way too hard to compare one album or song to another. It doesn't need to be that way. I'm also totally fine if they take an extended break. I'd rather them make a legitimately great album again without a larger-than-life tour (which I've never cared much about). Most good bands will take a break from recording at one point or another, and it's time Coldplay does the same.