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Up&Up really made me cry. Everything is so great. Chris and Gwyneth looking so happy while watching Apple and Moses sing. That combined with the lyrics and beautiful melody is just so wonderful.

This was probably the best gig ever. Incredible. I don't even know what to say.

Hi guys, I've been away for a while and now I feel like I have to share some stuff, I don't know why. But when AHFOD came out, I really hated the record. Although I liked AOL (it was released on my birthday and I played it multiple times during my party), I thought the rest of the album was shit. Everglow and Up&Up were okay, but the rest? I didn't want to like the band anymore. I've been a huge fan since Parachutes and this was too much. But after a few weeks I listened to AHFOD again and I started to like it. I started watching interviews again and I finally understand this album. Although I still haven't listened to Army of One for a second time, I can feel what this is. Everything that the boys have been doing for the last twenty years is in this record and I feel very much connected to it, which is great. Honestly, Up&Up just gives me goosbumps and it's so inspiring for me. And I don't care what people think about that, just like Chris doesn't give a f*ck about critics either. The two solo's that Jon plays in the song give me so much energy, it's crazy. Anyway, I like the band again and I feel privileged for it. I've seen them four times in The Netherlands now but this year I decided not to buy tickets for the ArenA cause at the time of the ticket sale I wasn't really positive about it. Yesterday I hated the fact that I didn't get tickets for this show. Today I feel different again. I feel like I'm a different fan than all the other people around me. When I was in high school, everybody knew I was the biggest Coldplay fan in town, which was very uncool in their opinion. Yesterday and today I saw posts on social media of these people who were attending the gigs in Amsterdam. Fuck that. They don't know shit. People are suddenly surprised that Chris is a nice, humble and enthousiastic guy. They believe this is the last album. They don't even know they wrote a song called Amsterdam. One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written is not even known by 70% of the audience last night. I don't want to be in a crowd like that. Ofcourse: there were a lot of crazy fans like me in the audience tonight and that's great. They still exist. But all the media were crazy about the fact the boys played here tonight and nobody knows anything about them really. They all ask the same questions and they all talk stupid about it. I get really unhappy because of that. I just think people don't understand what this band is all about and how special this album (and the previous ones) is. People who were laughing at me are suddenly acting as fans, while I'm sitting here going crazy about the fact that Amsterdam was played tonight, but they just didn't care. They probably took a bathroom break.

I think the song itself is great. I just don't really like the production. But the melody is quite catchy. I would've loved it if Chris was just playing the piano, Johnny was the only one leading the big riff, Guy had a fat bassline and Will was smashing the drums like in ETIAW. This feels like a remix to me. But the song itself is pretty good in my opninion. And I like the lyrics when you put them in context. "Cause in a sky, in a sky full of stars, I think I saw you", that's a nice metaphor. Simple things like "I wanna die in your arms" are great when you listen to it like it's a lovesong. Maybe your personal situation has a big influence in this, but I think it's a nice song. I just don't really like the production.

It's not something to be sad about. It's amazing how a song can get you in such an emotional way.

The part where Chris sings higher. Totally kills me.

This song is absolutely beautiful. It's so emotional. It's even more incredible when you put it in context. Heartbreaking. I'm not proud of it but I was crying like a baby when I listened to it last night.

I don't like the lyrics. Starting with 'Late night watching tv', I'm off. I think these words don't fit in the melody. I don't think the melody is strong as well. It feels like Chris just didn't put a lot of effort in this song to create a haunting melody. But I do like the music, the chords are nice. Words and melody are shit to me.

I don't really like it. The music is good, I like the chords. But the melody is just not good at all to me. It feels like Chris is just singing something, improvising the melody. The lyrics are shit as well. I'm sorry but I'm just really disappointed in this song, also because they started the concert with this.

I'm sorry guys but I'm just disappointed. I was so excited to watch the show at 04:00 AM. I had a party before but all I thought about was their set. They were already late (as always, so that was nog a big deal) and I felt like there was something wrong with the band. First of all: I really like the sound of the record. It's different, simple, but pure. The first minute of Always In My head sounded right to me. But it feels like Chris just didn't put a lot of effort in writing a good melody and good lyrics. I think they're terrible. I really like the chords, but I don't feel anything for the melody. To me it sounds like Chris is singing for the first time on it, improvising a melody. But I like the band's presentation. They're back to basic, just the four boys playing music again. The MX-stage and smoke and mirrors were amazing, but this feels good. It brings me back to Live 2003. Paradise without all the lights and colours was cool. Then Another's Arms. I just don't get it. The voice of that woman singing, I don't like it. And I don't like the melody: for me it's the same problem as with Always In My Head. 'Late night watching tv', come on. To me these words don't fit in the melody. I hope these are the weaker songs on Ghost Stories. The 'old' stuff was nice, but not special. I was hoping for some older songs, or for some different versions of these hit-singles. Then there was Midnight. The band was doing really cool stuff. That bass-thing Guy was playing looked amazing. But Chris singing along with his own voice.. I was worried about that when the song came out a few weeks ago. When Rihanna 'sang' during Princess of China on the MX tour, I hated it. It doesn't feel real for some reason. Chris singing along with his own voice is just stupid in my opinion. I know that he did this a couple of times earlier in other tours, but not like this. I just don't know how to feel about it. And then the length of the show. I've waited such a long time for a live concert and they played for 55 minutes or something. I can totally understand that they didn't play a lot of new songs, but they should've played 4 or 5 older songs more in my opinion. Just to make us happy, to show that they're back on the road. Sometimes it feels to me that they're playing shows by some rules or something. It's all directed very strictly. I'm still hoping that one day they'll think: ''Fuck this, we're gonna play a bunch of older, less-known tracks for three hours''. So I guess I'm just a little bit scared for the new record and the new shows. And I know this was the first one so we shouldn't take it that seriously. But I was so excited before the show, and disappointed afterwards. Let's pray.

Amazing! Thanks! I absolutely love the acoustic-guitar version of Viva.

What an amazing story! Happy birthday! And I'm getting really excited about LP6, but I can't imagine what's it gonna be like. Can't wait to hear a little bit of it.

That acoustic guitar in there is amazing! But it feels really weird when that one is gone..

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Hey guys, Got a message from Coldplaying.com that I haven't signed in for a long time! I know that's bad, but I'm travelling at the moment. But I just wanted to say that I'm still doing good work for the band. At every record store I visit, I search for Coldplay records and I put them in front of the CD row, haha!