ColdplayingfromKansas

^ So did Will . . . and Will didn't even like Clocks :sneaky:

:wideeyed: If Chris looks half as good in this video as he did in Clocks, I will become a total blubbering fangirl for the rest of the day :wacky:

The para-para bit is better than the wa-wa-wa, I have to agree; although I think it would have been better if they just replaced it with one long Pa-a-a-a-radise :shrug:

HOORAY. (These are the same friends that said The Beatles suck :blank:)

^^ Same here. Although, admittedly, I don't think the lyrics of Paradise are all that bad (better than the ones for ETiaW) but WHY in the WORLD are they singing wa-wa-wa and para-para-para all of a sudden?! :freak: What made them think it was a good idea? And yeah, Taameen, I just try not to think about it too much . . . the day after Paradise dropped I was actually sad all day because I was worried that the guys were becoming another one of "those" bands that release a few radio-friendly songs and then fade out after a few years. But hey, just listen to Moving to Mars or Major Minus and you'll feel better :nice: EDIT: HAI SARA! :hug:

All I ask: 1) piano 2) awesome bassline 3) lyrics . . . good ones

I don't think so. He's gotten the idea into his head that any band I listen to must be whiney and annoying :blank: In fact, another of my guy friends came up to me today and said "Have you heard the new Coldplay album yet? I heard it's going to be even more annoying and whiney than usual." Gee. My friends are so awesome. :blank:

asd;lkshewfed Thalia, not even your smilie can comprehend this awesomeness.

^ :freak: Wait . . . so it's Sara?! I was wondering where she went e_e

Your smilie made me gigglesnort With chocolate in my mouth :blank:

Hmm . . . a tough decision here. I think I'll watch the performance on Friday, and then let that be the only time I hear Up In Flames and DLIBYH until the album drops That way I don't die of curiosity and the songs aren't totally spoiled. :nod:

A who?

Okay, I'm trying not to get overly excited again, but . . . I want to hear Up In Flames. Now. :wacky:

^ Exactly. This.

So I was having a music discussion in Art today with a couple of my guy friends about how music on the radio today sucks. Somehow the discussion lead to Green Day / Linkin Park (my friend's two favorite bands) and he said that Green Day was the best and biggest band in the world. I kinda laughed at him and said, "You're kidding right? Green Day are alright, but the biggest band in the world right now is U2." And, I kid you not, my friend said, "Who's U2? Another crappy band like Coldplay?" . . . . . . Yes. You read that right. :blank: There are people alive today who do not know who U2 is (and who think that bands like them and Coldplay are overshadowed by Green Day and Linkin Park).

^ :surprised:

. . . so I guess you guys like Paradise? :curtain: I mean, it isn't bad (except for the, um, chorus, which . . . I really don't like at all .__. ) but I'm kinda worried about the direction they're taking . . . Major Minus and MtM are the only songs that have really 'wowed' me in the new era. I don't know, maybe I'm just worrying over nothing :shrug: I hope the rest of MX can give me that 'wow' factor.

That was a very well-written article--I wholeheartedly agree with everything that was said. I think it's true that some of us set our expectations a little too high for Paradise--I mean, the second singles are always Coldplay's best, are they not? (see "Yellow", "The Scientist" "Fix You", "Viva la Vida" [no, not the best single necessarily, but look at its chart positions]). It would be ludicrous for fans to 'give up on Coldplay' after just two songs--especially when taking into consideration that they are an album band in the truest sense. I really don't think that fans are 'giving up' per se, but are rather voicing their disappointment and worries a bit more than usual. I know I haven't given up on Coldplay yet (and even if Mylo Xyloto is their worst album by a mile, I'm going to stay confident that their next effort will be better); and unless their next three or four albums are complete and utter flops (which won't happen IMO) my confidence will remain. Also . . . Paradise wasn't bad necessarily: the lyrics are fairly decent overall (perhaps not for what we've come to expect from Coldplay, but alright nonetheless). But I think it's the lack-luster chorus and synth overload that killed it. The song was great until the chorus.

Well, the first time I'll definitely be listening to it all the way through--concept albums are intended to be listened to as a story to be read, no? But after that I might consider skipping Paradise and ETiaW

Well, I wouldn't mind them keeping the same version of Major Minus, but I agree that ETiaW could stand to be tweaked. I doubt this is going to happen, though.

I've never really been 'against' the vocals. I disliked them a bit at first, but now I find that they seem to fit--plus Major Minus is just an awesome song. :wacky: Osaka Sun, I have to say that I agree with your signature 100%

Yes, but at least Chris can sing, and even better write despite what some people might think. I've not heard a redeeming quality in any of Rihanna's songs. At this point, I'm hoping she features on the 'lalala' bits and that's all. I'm already feeling a bit depressed that when I turn over MX it will say 'Princess of China (feat. Rihanna)'

^ But Lost! was on the album without Jay-Z, that was just on the EP. And, although I despise rappers, at least what he was rapping wasn't horrible. Although Lost! is 123098512 times better (and I think it's the 'weakest' song on Viva). I honestly don't mind Coldplay collaborating with people as long as those other people STAY OFF MY COLDPLAY ALBUM. b-sides are fine, remixes: go ahead, bonus tracks are just great, EP's whatever you want. But I feel that Coldplay albums need to feature Coldplay and only Coldplay.

. . . I don't know what to think about Coldplay anymore :disappointed:

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