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I want to believe this is a coincidence, but that would be two very big coincidences with 2 consecutive albums. Although they used a part of "I go to Rio" and got permission to use that for ETIAW. So why wouldn't they just do the same thing for Princess of China? Maybe Will Champion is right and every chord progression has been written before; all that changes is its style based on who's performing it.

I think it will be 5 total: Every Teardrop is a Waterfall Paradise Princess of China Hurts Like Heaven Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown. By a mile.

Mylo Xyloto/Hurts Like Heaven Charlie Brown Us Against the World MMIX/Every Teardrop is a Waterfall Major Minus A Spell, A Rebel Yell <---I know it's a Viva B-Side, but I think it fits really well here UFO Moving to Mars A Hopeful Transmission/Don't Let it Break Your Heart Up With The Birds

I disagree, I think its playfully dark melody/lyrics work nicely right after an optimistic anthem. One of the more clever things on the entire album.

I gave it an 8/10. My only disappointments were paradise, POC, and UIF (didn't care for the lyrics but enjoyed the melodies). I love the strong narrative and thought everything else was fantastic. I had hoped for a more dark or Orwellian concept after I heard it was inspired partially by the White Rose movement, butI'm satisfied with the final outcome. Better than Parachutes, X&Y; not as good as Viva or AROBTTH.

1 - Viva la Vida 2 - A Rush of Blood to the Head 3 - Mylo Xyloto 4 - X&Y 5 - Parachutes

I think they're still very concerned about winning over the masses: that's why they're playing all their new/unreleased material at festivals. Any band, if they aim to be successful, need to be concerned about this. And U2 is still the biggest band in the world. I think Coldplay would agree with that statement as well. Can Coldplay go to any corner of the world and sell out a 70,000 person stadium? They're definitely the heirs to the throne as kings of rock, but U2 still reign and will for a few more years. Furthermore, I feel that Coldplay's soul is shining as bright as ever with their new material. They have gotten better with every release: AROBTTH was better than Parachutes, X&Y was better than AROBTTH, VLV was better than X&Y, and I have no doubt LP5 will be better than VLV.

They played earlier. It's a repeat while the crew is setting up for Coldplay.

Really good quality live feed! 25 minutes to go. Today is a freaking awesome day. I can watch the Coldplay show and then walk down the street this evening for the U2 show in Seattle. #winning

I disagree with this as well. VLV is their best album to date and, in my opinion, Coldplay has gotten better with each album. ETIAW is a promising start to a new era in the band's history and I have no doubt LP5 will be their best yet.

I disagree. I think Eno's work on VLV was brilliant and hopefully LP5 will be even better. AROBTTH was nice, but a bit too acoustic and simplistic. It's nice to hear some complexity in these songs (without overdoing it) and I think Eno has helped Coldplay do this very well. If LP5 is as good as I hope it will be, I'm all for Eno sticking around for a bit.

The guitar part is distinctly Jonny. It has those quick notes that he's freaking brilliant at (i.e. Brothers and Sisters, Strawberry Swing). Edge's style is slightly different. I can't fully explain it, but they are distinct from each other.

Life in Technicolor ii Lost! Strawberry Swing Sleep Chant A Spell, A Rebel Yell

U2 has reportedly finished recording their 13th studio album as well in collaboration with Danger Mouse as the producer. So, many expect that to be released by May as well. I wouldn't be surprised if LP5 came out around the same time.