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The Good, The Bad and the Spam.

X&SPAM

On and off. TNP has OCD.

I've been hearing Pompeii all summer. At first I wasn't too keen on it, but after hearing it more, I'm really starting to like them. About to go check out their whole album.

I love Howard's work. Whether or not Martin will be accompanying the song with vocals, it'll still be exciting to hear!

I don't know. I enjoyed the song, but I'm not sure I'm liking their new direction in terms of sound. I mean it seriously does just sound like something LCD Soundsystem would put out. If the whole album's like this, this'll probably be my least favorite AF release to date. With that said, I hope I'm proven wrong. Don't get me wrong, the song's good, just not was I was expecting or hoping for from AF. I don't know. Maybe it'll grow on me more over time. Still, the world tour sounds promising too!

Can't Stop-RHCPs

58/59. I missed 'X&Y'. :facepalm:

Watching Deathly Hallows pt 1 and wondering; 'why can't my life be like Harry Potter's?...'

No Line on the Horizon-U2

A chronological playlist of all Coldplay's songs as they've been created/released. Ah...in a perfect world. :dazzled:

True. TNP dislikes Atlas.

Thanks man! I suppose it is a little trippy isn't it? And yeah, I haven't seen to many Carolinians on here. Representing! haha :P

Atlas sounds familiar. It takes it's cues and various influences from previous Coldplay works, primarily their 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th albums. Yes, Atlas isn't a bold, new, direction for the band. And that's good! Atlas begins with a piano melody that at first listen might appear to find inspiration from the piano-centric, A Rush of Blood to the Head, however the tone and overall feel of the instrumentation is more akin to the Viva la Vida era and the historical themes it exuded. Chris' vocals here herald back to the band's latest outing, particularly to the song Moving to Mars, which was the b-side to Mylo Xyloto's preliminary single, Every Teardrop is a Waterfall. His voice takes on a deeper, more serious tone which works well at the start of the song as his voice raises to accompany the changes in pace as they take place. The lyrics themselves however seem to be more akin to Coldplay's 3rd album, X&Y. They're upbeat, powerful, and emotional. Yet at the same time they maintain a sense of rebellion. Whether or not this is singularly fueled by the overarching theme of rebellion that Catching Fire represents, or perhaps that this is more representative of the new sound/theme for Coldplay's LP6 is yet to be seen. With LP6 being the end to a trilogy of albums beginning with 2008's Viva la Vida, which focused on a dictator and then transitioned into 2011's Mylo Xyloto which loosely chronicled the rise of opposition and rebellion to said dictator, is it logical to assume that LP6 will focus on the conflict between these opposing powers? If that is the case, I'd say that Atlas is a fine example of what we can expect from Coldplay's forthcoming album. The myriad of electronic flourishes found throughout the song primarily draw inspiration from Coldplay's 5th album and the 'Enoxification' that was coined by Brian Eno during the creation of that album. Whereas the production was somewhat overdone in MX, it works beautifully here as it is accompanied by a slew of other instruments and sounds, and where it doesn't take center stage. After gradually building up throughout the body of the song, Atlas ends in bombastic climax, accompanied by David Rossi's glorious string instrumentation, calling back to the endings of previous Coldplay songs 'Politik', 'Viva la Vida', 'The Scientist' and 'Death and All His Friends'. Overall, Atlas is a pleasant mix of both old and new Coldplay. It successfully draws inspiration from a variety of aspects of Coldplay's previous works and manages at the same time to entice an exciting new future for the band. 8/10.

I had NO IDEA David Bowie would be on there. When he randomly popped up halfway through the song I almost shat my pants... :omgomg:

Dark Horse-Foy Vance

God Put a Smile Upon Your Face vs. Viva la Vida

True. TNP has never had a bikini wax so as to seduce their long lost transgender step-sibling.

For me, David Rossi's string instrumentation is an integral part of Coldplay's sound ever since Viva la Vida. There's something about it accompanying the band that takes the sound of each album to the next level. So yeah, if he features prominently on LP6, I will die happy.:D

There's one literally ten minutes from my house :shocked2: :bliss:

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For me personally, their last album was as good as they've ever been. I ADORE it. The entire thing as a whole is magnificent, bombastic, nostalgic and melancholy. I really can't imagine someone, not liking it... :\

Same.

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