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The new stuff is definitely more guitar-heavy than their previous work. Jonny has had a lot of influence on all of the songs' structure I'd say. I think it's going to be wide variety of different songs with heavy guitar influence. Compare ETIAW to Hurts Like Heaven, they're completely different. Same with Charlie Brown and Major Minus. They don't sound alike at all. Princess Of China is the biggest change. I noticed though (with the HD version of PoC) that some of the effects I can hear resemble the effects of Major Minus. There's some semblance between the higher octave voice effects in Major Minus and the unorthodox chiming riff in PoC. They all somehow fit... I can't seem to put my finger on it but there's a weird thing that ties the songs together. I think -when the album comes out- we'll be able to see what substance brings these tracks together. As for right now, I'm starting to see how the graffiti theme and the music create a cohesive, seamless ambience.

^Dear Cleggy, you are so right!! I completely agree because sometimes bands think that long albums are an excuse for more material and they tend to think long albums cover more ground. I think it's self-evident that Viva La Vida (although substantially shorter than X&Y) arguably covers more ground than its predecessor. I think a critic said that too, and I'd have to agree with whoever that was.

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^Yeah I hardly believe they dropped it from the set because it wasn't good enough. Everyone seems to really like it! And the quality of the videos suck (except laxwatcher's version :) )!!

^I'm sorry, I have a hard time believing Coldplay would let their music be ruined by someone else. They are a very self-conscious band, and I don't care what you say ETIAW is a great song. If anything it's not the synthesizers that mess it up, it's the lyrics. The lyrics are somewhat useless for most of the song, and the only that keeps it going is the fact that the structure itself replaces any chorus with new verses. Guy's bass jamming near the end of the song really makes it awesome!

I love Markus Dravs! Rik Simpson is great too. You know what I'd really like to see? I'd like to see them drop Eno completely just to see how they get along alone again. I think Eno really helped them break out of their artistic shell and I'd like to see if Coldplay would be able to make their creative bubble last without a producer like Eno to bounce things off of. Producers like Eno aren't really a bad thing, and if the band likes him then obviously they're being pushed in the direction they want to be pushed in. I think you give Eno a bad wrap (rap?) for being too mainstream, but if you actually listen to some of his work, you'll realize that his music creates an atmosphere for his listeners. It's obvious that the two biggest bands in the world (U2 and Coldplay) sound alike. They both have this 'atmosphere'. I think 80% of it are the bands themselves, the rest is Eno.

And to give more credit to Eno, he did also help break U2 out of the box with The Unforgettable Fire. After that came Joshua which BLEW them sky high. I'm positive if Eno wasn't involved, U2 would've had a lot more trouble writing music.

^Actually Eno was only involved in one song with X&Y. When he came in, it was at the beginning of Viva La Vida. The albums before were then deemed 'The Trilogy' because Viva's sound was so much more different than the rest (thanks to Eno). But now, with LP5, he has had heaps of involvement... so we'll see where it goes...

BTW this thread has gotten me listening to all of my U2 again... which is good because it distracts me from the excitement of waiting for Coldplay news.

GLORIA?!?!?! Okay, weeelllll if we're going this route then I forgot to mention Don't Panic, God Put A Smile Upon Your Face, The Hardest Part and Lovers In Japan!! 5 more that I hear all of the time! Even! Ha! :D

Curse you Jimmy Kimmel performance for this uncertainty!!!

Wait, wait, wait. Okay I'll let in In God's Country and MAYBE Angel Of Harlem, :D but you can't seriously say that the rest of those singles were BIG can you? Gloria? When Love Comes To Town?Seriously?

^ I agree. It's the outro.

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I just yelled at the Oracle. It was something like "OMG WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO RELEASE NEW?!?!?"

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I'M GOING TO BUST A NUT!!!!!!! :censored: :mad:

^LIKE!

Hurts Like Heaven is AWESOME!!! But honestly I wouldn't mind if Charlie Brown made it. It has a really good riff, then there's the "Light a fire! Light a spark! Light a fire, a flame in my heart!" and the "All the boys, all the girls, all the madness in the world!" I think it'd make a great single!! It'd kinda be like ETIAW except more catchy! That guitar riff (even though it's basically the whole song) IS AMAZING :D But Hurts Like Heaven has a chorus and stuff "OHH You! Use your heart as a weapon! And it hurts like heaven!" And the lyrics are better too. (Again I think Princess of China should be the first single :P )

I LOVE Coldplay!!! They have been my favorite band since I was, like, seven... which was about ten years ago. I think they'll release a couple more albums! But after that I'm hoping another band/artist will come in and take their place! I think Arcade Fire is the next runner up once Coldplay leaves :) But we still got a loooonngg time! All sorts of things happen within a period for 7-10 years.

^ That's Awesome!!!!! :)

^^ :bomb: ......... BOOOOOMMM!!!!!!!!

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^I love the chewed-up gum analogy! :) but I have to disagree. I think... yeah ETIAW is pretty main-stream stuff with not enough lyrical value, but I really can't say that about the other ones I've heard! Hurts Like Heaven and Princess of China are SUPREME!! Charlie Brown and Major Minus are great... but they're not the best. Us Against The World is a bit mawkish for even Coldplay. I will be surprised if it makes it on the album. But seriously, we've just hit the tip of the iceberg! You can't seriously base an album off 6 six songs (one of which will probably not make it on the album, and another that might barely make it on)! 1) They might not have played their best song yet. There's a chance they're saving the best ones for the album's release. 2) You haven't heard the studio versions yet. and 3) you haven't heard the album in it's full glory. I'm pretty sure they've been experimenting. Have you heard Moving To Mars yet? That's an incredible piece full of variety! It starts as a soft and intimate piano intro and transforms into a loud space symphony with a 'Houston, we have a problem' voice effect! It's gonna be great. Just see.

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