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Sounds about right to me.

I'm definitely glad they're on different tracks. If I've only got a short time to listen to a few tracks (ie a 10 minute drive or something), it's hardly ideal to have about a minute of build up.

Yeah it's definitely a good point but it still doesn't solve the overproduction at some times. I've listened to the album quite a few times now and while I'm able to get used to it, the vocal effects on HLH are still really unnecessary as well as other things like this on the album.

Hmm this guy was more or less spot on even with the piano outro..

I'm glad the interludes/build ups are separate tracks because when there's only time to listen to a few songs, a 10 minute drive or something, the last thing you want is a minute of instrumental build up. Overall I'd say it's good enough as it is although Moving to Mars fits quite well on the end.

Don't Let It Break Your Heart is hell? lol fail

* "Armed with a spray can sooouuul, I'll be armed with a spray can sooooouuuuul" * Piano outro of Charlie Brown

A Hopeful Transmission/Don't Let It Break Your Heart Mx/Hurts Like Heaven Charlie Brown MMIX/Every Teardrop is a Waterfall UFO Us Against The World Paradise Up in Flames Up With The Birds Major Minus Princess of China

End or beginning is fine in my opinion. Kind of fits well as a transition if you wanna hear the album on repeat

I really love the song itself but the production of the studio version massively lets it down in my view. The song itself (and from live versions) is nearly a 10. What I've heard from MX, I'd give about a 7.

LOL since when did the genre matter?

Except I'm 42.. It's not judging it like we're saying this is our final opinion of it and we'll never listen again (at least I'm not saying that) it's just that these are our first impressions. What did you expect the forum to be dead when the album released? :facepalm:

A Rush of Blood to the Head Viva la Vida Parachutes X&Y Mylo Xyloto

You just can't compare DLIBYH to Chinese Sleep Chant. And A Hopeful Transmission is what 30 seconds long? Anyway.. Life in Technicolour Lovers in Japan (but HLH live) Paradise Violet Hill Viva la Vida Strawberry Swing Lost! 42 Us Against The World UFO DLIBYH Escapist Death and all His Friends So that's 9-4 to Viva and I don't even particularly like VLV much as a whole album

No they're exactly the same unfortunately.

:facepalm:

The radio versions played were the same. This is the final version

Meh HLH is just as badly produced lol.

Just a few tweeks will make it much better IMO. The start of HLH and Chris Martin's vocals on it are horrible. As are the vocals in Princess of China.

The guitar slip up in UATW is interesting I'll give it that I still can't see how it'll be much different though. If they've "fixed" the opening vocals on HLH I'd be well pleased

So they've overdone his voice so much in the hope that people won't notice it? =\

Disappointment - the complete destruction of Chris Martin's vocals on HLH Surprise - Princess of China isn't quite as bad as I feared

It's a decent point but before the studio versions came the basic idea of the songs. I doubt Chris Martin sang like a **** when he first wrote HLH.

My quick review. 1. Mylo Xyloto - Decent intro. Preferred the faster versions from live shows though. 7/10 2. Hurts Like Heaven - Still a good song but far too overproduced. Chris Martin's vocals are ruined, as is the guitar in the intro (which you can barely hear due to about 50 over sounds. 7/10 3. Paradise - Good catchy atmospheric tune. I can see the idea but gets a little too repetitive. Like the piano outro. 6/10 4. Charlie Brown - Again loved the live versions but I feel this is again overdone in production terms. The vocals should be much simpler but the special effects let them down again. 7/10 5. Us Against The World - The chorus is too simple for my liking and again the production ruins what could've been a really good listen. 6/10 6. MMIX - Pretty pointless build up for the next track when you think about it but I've heard worse interludes. 5/10 7. Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall - I liked it before and still like it now. The production is big but fits ok here. 8/10 8. Major Minus - Didn't particularly like it as a b-side and not sure why it's in the middle of this album. Again the vocals are ruined and the live versions were better. 5/10 9. UFO - Like it. Once again bad production but it's a good short Chris Martin song. 8/10 10. Princess of China - This is bizarre IMO. Rihanna doesn't do a bad job but it just all seems a bit pointless. This is a Coldplay album and Chris Martin can sing just fine by himself. 4/10 11. Up In Flames - Would be perfect if it was less produced but again Martin's vocals aren't trusted enough and strangely autotune is used at times =\ 7/10 12. A Hopeful Transmission - Good interlude 7/10 13. Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Best song of the album. The only track where they properly let Coldplay be Coldplay. The drums are allowed to stand on their own as are the vocals for the most part. 9/10 14. Up With The Birds - A bit like two songs in one but overall it's a good track and a good finish to the album. Again finally they let Chris Martin sing on his own.. shame it takes over half hour for that to happen. 8/10 Overall 7/10 but the over the top production and killing of Chris Martin's voice that stops it being a 9 or a 10.

My quick review. 1. Mylo Xyloto - Decent intro. Preferred the faster versions from live shows though. 7/10 2. Hurts Like Heaven - Still a good song but far too overproduced. Chris Martin's vocals are ruined, as is the guitar in the intro (which you can barely hear due to about 50 over sounds. 7/10 3. Paradise - Good catchy atmospheric tune. I can see the idea but gets a little too repetitive. Like the piano outro. 6/10 4. Charlie Brown - Again loved the live versions but I feel this is again overdone in production terms. The vocals should be much simpler but the special effects let them down again. 7/10 5. Us Against The World - The chorus is too simple for my liking and again the production ruins what could've been a really good listen. 6/10 6. MMIX - Pretty pointless build up for the next track when you think about it but I've heard worse interludes. 5/10 7. Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall - I liked it before and still like it now. The production is big but fits ok here. 8/10 8. Major Minus - Didn't particularly like it as a b-side and not sure why it's in the middle of this album. Again the vocals are ruined and the live versions were better. 5/10 9. UFO - Like it. Once again bad production but it's a good short Chris Martin song. 8/10 10. Princess of China - This is bizarre IMO. Rihanna doesn't do a bad job but it just all seems a bit pointless. This is a Coldplay album and Chris Martin can sing just fine by himself. 4/10 11. Up In Flames - Would be perfect if it was less produced but again Martin's vocals aren't trusted enough and strangely autotune is used at times =\ 7/10 12. A Hopeful Transmission - Good interlude 7/10 13. Don't Let It Break Your Heart - Best song of the album. The only track where they properly let Coldplay be Coldplay. The drums are allowed to stand on their own as are the vocals for the most part. 9/10 14. Up With The Birds - A bit like two songs in one but overall it's a good track and a good finish to the album. Again finally they let Chris Martin sing on his own.. shame it takes over half hour for that to happen. 8/10 Overall 7/10 but the over the top production and killing of Chris Martin's voice that stops it being a 9 or a 10.