EruptedSteel

The vast majority of X&Y unfortunately for me. Lyrics were dreadful, I found the tunes lazy and basic. The only one that struck me was Square One.. Other than that, they haven't put a foot wrong.

Original was Bflat. I find your approach and interpretation of the song interesting. Well done.

...which proved for some excellent reading, so thanks very much!

I found it slightly comforting that in the same article, Mr Holmes mentions the bands hesitation with these promotion tactics. Perhaps something similar to what most of us are thinking crossed their minds... I agree with the arguments about how disappointing it would have been to not hear any new songs at the festivals. I would have been pretty annoyed actually, come to think of it! However, how are they able to release Major Minus as a B-Side to ETIAW and then later confirm it's place on the album? I'm not fussed about having to pay for a track twice, but ah I dunno. As these new songs were filtering through on YouTube etc, I prayed to God that whilst yes, they were good songs, that they were E.P. material, and we'd be treated to an entire selection of songs previously unheard. I've been living in a dream world by the looks of things... On a slightly lighter note, I'm grateful for one thing perhaps; I travel to Cape Town in October to see the Wednesday night show, so at least I'll be able to sing along to the ones we've heard! Thanks, feels good to know I wasn't the only one having 'issues' ha!

Ah ok, this makes me feel better knowing that I wasn't the only one secretly disappointed in the fact I can already sing along to most of them! And whilst yes we haven't heard studio versions, I wish that wasn't all that I'm waiting for. Whilst I know I was in the vast minority that preferred the studio version of Major Minus, I still can't help but feel as though listening to these live recordings have ruined my anticipation of the new album. I've decided then, with the_escapist's helpful suggestion, I won't listen to any more until Paradise is released! Thanks!

I was reading the Billboard article and it says that David Holmes decided to get the new songs out early (as in live performances) to incite excitement, much like Kanye West did with MBDTF. However I'm finding this is doing the opposite for me, and was wondering if anyone was feeling the same? As a Kanye fan, I was disappointed when the new album was released and that I had heard about 6 out of 12 tracks. I wanted new, fresh songs, not songs I had been listening to for the past 3 months. Suffice to say, I think Dave Holmes has made a silly decision with this then. If we've already heard HLH, Charlie Brown, ETIAW, Major Minus, PoC and UATW, that's 6 songs out of 10-13. My excitement builds up when I hear nothing of the album until the single is released 4 weeks before hand and everything is new, unexpected and fresh. Am I the only one that has this mindset or am I just being a spoil sport?

Wembley Stadium!

Travelling from London to Cape Town to see this. I will regret it when my pocket is empty but to see Coldplay perform in such a fantastic part of the world is something I can't afford to miss. Hope to see fellow travellers there. Question; if the album isn't due until late October, then is it just going to be a warm up show? This is the only thing that's peeving me slightly. I'd much prefer to listen and hear the full album before I see it all performed live (I love to sing along). What did they do last time?

thank you so much, hoping to have this played by next week! cheers buddy

the 'lost' link still works, but the christmas one doesn't... being a bit cheeky here, but any chance of someone uploading again? cheers