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None, tbf. Pretty sure the current shows do not reach 2 hours anymore. But Hymn for the Weekend should have stayed in the AHFOD Era.

To be fair In My Place wasn't played as a full band version for 10 years and 3 eras, and I never got the chance to hear that version so I gladly welcome its addition. Plus crowd reaction and involvement is great so it checks all the boxes of a Coldplay stadium show. Crowd reactions for LSG also seem to be huge. Shame, this song is boring and the feature is not here. That's the main problem I have with this setlist. A lot of songs involve features that won't be here, and thus, recorded vocals. We have to accept it for MOTS songs, but HFTW? Come on, this song should have stayed in the AHFOD era. As for Coloratura, I already made my point here but it's just unacceptable, and the more the tour goes on, the more the setlist is worrying.

Yeah this album is perfectly imperfect. It's raw, it has flaws, it goes a bit everywhere but in a more intimate way, and that's what make it a near masterpiece. And Champion of the World is the perfect Coldplay song. Might have overcome Parachutes and AROBTTH as my second favorite LP behind Viva.

I'm tired of this band.

They did not play Coloratura tonight, and that's just unacceptable. Quite alarming tbf.

Instead we got a cringey pop mess. ? Always felt like that Coldplay was channeling his inner U2 on AHFOD (the song), and the alt demo version reinforces that idea. I really like it. Break of Dawn/Vampire Symphony though! So much potential.

And that is a shame. People are acting like AHFOD never happened while it was way worse than MOTS, production and quality wise.

A lot has already been said, so I’ll just give some quick thoughts : I’m baffled by some of the reviews on this album. Only 5 reviews in on Metacritic, but FIFTY ONE? Less than the horrendous mess that was AHFOD? It’s not the quality of Everyday Life by any means, but at least it has a top notch production on almost all tracks and is IMO way more interesting than AHFOD. I also like the singles more. I read a lot of thoughts on the album length, which is interesting given it’s not shorter than Parachutes or Ghost Stories and barely shorter than Viva. But I understand the record may suffer from the Coloratura effect (both its length and the fact it’s been released two months ago). It could have benefited from one more full song and scrapping the useless transitions that are Alien Choir and MOTS 2. I still need time to assess Humankind. I like Chris on the chorus. Looks like it might become a fan favorite from the latest records. Let Somebody Go is fine as the corny ballad we're used to on their recent records. Everglow/Fun with good production, though I prefer Fun overall (liked Tove Lo here). One think I like on this track is the Now My Feet Won’t Touch the Ground vibes on Chris vocals! People of the Pride is a letdown, given the hype after the live performances. Frustrating, but I still like the vibe overall (thanks to The Man Who Swears). I really like the dynamics between Angelina and Chris on Biutyful. Works better than the voiceover thing on Cry Cry Cry, looks like a proper duet with a fun bass (and again that very clean production). A nice surprise. Infinity Sign!!! Now that’s an instrumental. In brief that’s a fine album. Something like a 6.5/10. It’s not Everyday Life, but I did not expect more. Coloratura is one the best Coldplay songs in their discography and that record should translate well during the World Tour. On to the Vol 2! S - Viva A - Parachutes, AROBTTH B - EL, X&Y C - GS, MX, MOTS Z - AHFOD

A little early as I need better speakers tomorrow but it might top Arabesque as (imo) the best thing they've done since Violet Hill. Not the track I would listen non stop given its length but looks like a WONDERFUL way to close the album.

I won't share anything here obviously but yeah My Universe leaked on Twitter yesterday. I felt a bit bad listening to it but I mean, we're not responsible for the leak and there is no way the band wasn't aware of snippets going around. They could have anticipated the full leak and released the song on Friday. This is sad but I don't think it will prevent the song from charting on its official release anyway. As for the album I don't think it has leaked, it's probably just the BTS army relaying false information and/or misinterpreting the Overtura trailer. By the way I like the Overtura trailer and the Alien Radio clues but this mess makes me regret the short but wonderful Everyday Life era. What a time it was !

Well, that's not bad at all for an Avicii song, miles better than Heaven imo. As you said, the lyrics tend to confirm it as a MX/Wedding Album leftover. The guitar reminds me a lot of Lukas at times.

Looks like a version a bit messed up of Lovers in Japan.

82 pounds for a 60-70 min gig in which you have more guests than actual fans. Security issues outside the venue. Sorry I have to be the one, but they really fcked up here. It gives GS memories, at least.

Life In Technicolor vs. Sunrise Cemeteries Of London vs. Church Lost! vs. BrokEn 42 vs. Trouble In Town Lovers In Japan vs. Daddy Reign Of Love vs. WOTW/POTP Yes vs. Arabesque Chinese Sleep Chant vs. When I Need A Friend Viva La Vida vs. Orphans Violet Hill vs. Guns Strawberry Swing vs. Èkó/Cry Cry Cry/Old Friends Death And All His Friends vs. Champion Of The World The Escapist vs. Everyday Life Viva 12 EL 1 Sry EL, but Viva is unbeatable in my heart. 42/TIT, LIJ/Daddy, DAAHF/COTW were close match ups though, which confirms that EL is a really good album. Yes/Arabesque was literally two of the best Coldplay songs clashing, but I'll go with Arabesque.

[MEDIA=twitter]1198349763856490496[/MEDIA] View: https://twitter.com/coldplayxtra/status/1198349763856490496 Looks like they also played Trouble in Town! We missed in on the discord.

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/coldplay/2019/amman-citadel-amman-jordan-6b9acab2.html Full setlist here, no Trouble in Town though :/

I know it's a one-off gig, but 82 pounds is a bit crazy. Congrats to those who managed to get tickets though!

Even when you click on the video title to be redirected on youtube? That's weird :no_mouth:

Don't have a proper link but if you have a VPN (even a free one, I use Hola on Firefox) and don't want to wait, you can set your Spotify account as if you were in Japan and then listen to Flags through the web player. That song is really nice btw, really interesting to see if the more mainstream LP9 will follow the path of Orphans and Flags.

Pitchfork will probably give EL something between 5.2 and 6.1 for whatever reason, after one or two listens on its release day, in a review that deals with everything but the actual album. Oh and they will probably mention Kid A and how Chris Martin is obsessed with birds. Sorry, still tough to stomach that AROBTTH review. :no_mouth:

[MEDIA=twitter]1195446223907491844[/MEDIA] View: https://twitter.com/thierry_hhh/status/1195446223907491844 Warner Music send a mail to some people regarding a Coldplay one-off show at the National History Museum on Dec 10, looks like ColdplayXtra spread the word and then deleted the tweet.

I agree with the cheesy lyrics, but for once I dont mind. They are so well delivered by Chris, it's just simple and beautiful. Great to see such a track, maybe be the best ballad in a long time from my perspective.

After my initial short review, lets play the game of ranking the songs with some random comments. [spoiler=Sunrise] [spoiler=Sunrise] Sunrise Sunrise- 7/10. I can’t compare it to the other opening tracks, even LiT. Not the best track on the album but the strings are just relaxing and beautiful, I would love to hear it live to open a gig (will probably never happen). Church - 6.5/10. A pretty good song but too much modern Coldplay flaws, don’t like Chris vocals in the first verse at all (I even struggle to understand them). Second part is better tho. Trouble in Town - 9/10. What a great song. Just don’t know what to think about the snippets. The first one definitely adds core to the song but I could have done without the second one. BrokEn - 5/10. Maybe the weakest song, too American, lack of band participation, and out of place in the album in between Trouble in Town and Daddy. Still deserves the average score, at least they tried something. Daddy - 8.5/10. Simple, effective and so many early CP / Viva demos vibes in there. Cheesy lyrics but when the way they are delivered is ace, you almost forget it. For someone who was clearly sick of Chris’ voice in the last few years, this is just great to have such a track. Their best ballad for a long while imo. WOTW/POTP - N/A. Arabesque - 9.5/10. My thoughts are the same as when the song was released : the best Coldplay song in terms of inspiration, risk taking and final output since Viva. I’m trying not to listen to it too much since the album has leaked, but I think I can’t be tired of it, this is just too good. When I Need A Friend - 6/10. Don’t know about this one, very short without the voice snippet, it’s haunting for sure but not much more. [spoiler=Sunset] [spoiler=Sunset] Sunset Guns - 6.5/10. The snippet was so promising that I got too excited. In the end it’s a good song, raw, cool lyrics, but I was expecting more. I don't mind songs like Eko or Old Friends being short acoustic ballads, but I expected more from a song that had so much potential. Also a bit out of place if we consider it as an opening track. Still good for what it is. Orphans - 7.5/10. A bit out of place, but not because of the contrast with the rest of the album. It’s just randomly placed after Guns. I don’t mind a more upbeat song in a darker album, like I did not mind ASFOS in GS (though Orphans is way better imo). Short enough to avoid being repetitive, the bridge may be botched but it’s still catchy af. Eko - 7/10 Cry Cry Cry - 7/10 Old Friends - 7/10 Love Chris’ voice on Eko. Cry Cry Cry keeps growing on me, such a cool song with a catchy chorus. Old Friends is the Parachutes of the album I would say (it’s always positive then). I hope that overtime these three songs won’t be fillers, but atm they all fit well in the album. Bani Adam - 7.5/10 Champion of The World - 9/10 Bani Adam into COTW could have been the perfect closing track of the album imo. The two-parts instrumental is really cool (love the guitar) with a perfect transition to one of the best tracks of the album. Everyday Life - 7/10. It gets better with every listen, but still suffers from the live version (though it’s not a valid argument to rank it, a lot of songs are better live). Fits better as a closer than I thought when it was released (the lyrics justify it anyway), but I really think COTW would have been a better closing track. Looks like EL has an average score of 73/100, which (1) isn't bad at all, I may be severe on some songs, others will grow on me, (2) does not give real clue about the actual quality of the album when you take it as a whole, it was mainly for the sake of the song by song review. At least it definitely shows that my personal favorites are Trouble in Town, Daddy, Arabesque and Champion of the World! I think this album will be very good as a whole overtime, songs like Cry Cry Cry have real potential too. The main critiques are that it may be too much Chris-focused at times, but also the order of the album. BrokEN does not fit between Trouble in Town and Daddy, Guns as an opening track of Sunset is a bit random imo. I think Everyday Life as a Sunset opening track and COTW as the closer could have been really cool. But Everyday Life is definitely the best modern Coldplay album (by a mile) in my opinion, so I'm happy to witness it!

I agree with what most of you have pointed towards BrokEN and Orphans being out of place. The transition is so natural between Trouble in Town and Daddy, I don't know what BrokEn is doing in between. Not the biggest fan of Guns as the opening track of Sunset either. How would you sort the tracklist to fit better then? Though I'm not the biggest fan of changing albums order, I gave it a go and tried to listen to it that way: [spoiler=Sunrise]Sunrise Church Trouble in Town Daddy WOTW/POTP Arabesque BrokEn When I Need A Friend [spoiler=Sunset]Everyday Life Orphans Guns Eko Cry Cry Cry Old Friends Bani Adam Champion Of The World EDIT: Cry Cry Cry is really growing on me, really nice song honestly.