Car Kids

Does anyone else occasionally get kind of sad because you miss the wonderful, beautiful, magical era that was Viva La Vida?

Personally, except for Mylo Xyloto (I love that album), their new albums have been very 6-7/10 to me. Some songs are amazing and some are just great catchy tunes, though most of them just don't have that certain magic and emotion that I can just feel and connect with like Viva. I like new Coldplay a lot, but just not as much as "Oldplay." BUT I've seen them on every tour since Viva and I swear that when I'm standing there and they're play anything whether I love it or not on the records, all of the magic is there again. When I see Coldplay live it's really "them"; the same band I fell in love with. For their recent records, there is just so much more feeling in their performances than in the studio tracks.

Death and All His Friends

After reading this I'm not sure if I'm to take it seriously or if it's just another pseudo-intellectual trash heap of an article so the author can prove that he went to college.

That heart shirt thing is freakin sweet

That’s not a correct assumption. She is singing on it though (silence).

Hahaha oh my god you can just feel the awkward in this part of the interview

The feckin goldrush

Holy shit haha [emoji23] from the whole pseudo-intellectual tone to the excessive, unnecessary use of big "fancy" words, this has got to be the most pretentious thing I've read in ages.

I just gotta say: fuck stargate.

I really don't think there is anything impressive about the production of this album, and I honestly am not a fan of them being a hoop that the band had to jump through to get their ideas "approved." I would say let the band be unrestricted and make whatever comes out. If it's shit, they learn from it. If it's good, they don't need pop producers to tell them so. But right now it seems like the production held back potential.

"Huge bag of weed"

It's ironic that Chris saying something that bold and pretentious is the most Liam-Gallagher-rock-star-like thing he's ever said haha. [emoji108]

Though I am one of those people that enjoys the band's newer material as well as older, I am still happy that this album is some sort of ending point for them. As someone too young to have followed them all the way from parachutes, it will be exciting if/when in a handful of years I get to sort of follow the band from a beginning stage.

Best:

A Head Full of Dreams

Army of One

Up&Up

Worst:

Everglow

Xmts

Color spectrum

X&Y

*leaves planet forever*

Before AHFOD, Coldplay had released a song starting with every letter of the alphabet except J, K, Q, and Z. With the addition of Kaleidoscope, we can now cross K off that list

What was the X song that isn't X marks the spot?

Viva la Vida. I really, really like A Rush of Blood the the Head but I just don't get why people circle-jerk over it so much. Viva is much more thematically deep and complete as an artistic piece.

This song is really great. I think it would be a really good opening song in concert/I think better than AHFOD on the album but that's just me. It's an opener

They had a display of Coldplay stuff around the new album at the Barnes and Noble I went to

Listening to the title track, and I just can't stop smiling :) I've had such a rough month for many reasons and this album really made me feel like everything's gonna be alright.

Wish radio 1 stuck around for Christmas Lights but thats ok. Its still cool to see them on Periscope like you're someone in the audience.

just belieeeeeeve iiiiiiiinnn loooooooooooooove

I really hope that Chris is playing the piano on HFTW but I doubt it meh

yeet

(This is a reworked post from "rank the songs" thread so sorry if it's repetitive)

Personal standard on a 100 point scale:

Life in Technicolor ii and Politik (Live) are 10/10

A Whisper is 1/10

SONGS IN ORDER OF FAVORITE TO LEAST FAVORITE

1. Up&Up 9/10

Really good song, very human and not artificial. I love the guitar and choir. Some of the best lyrics of the album are in this one.

2. Amazing Day 8.8/10

Beautiful. Love the strings and floating guitar. What I've been waiting for since Strawberry Swing.

3. Army of One 7.9/10

Fantastic pop song. Chris sounds strong and the lyrics are great pop lyrics without seeming derivative.

4. A Head Full of Dreams 7.7/10

These guys are a band in wonderful sync right now and this proves it. Some good U2 and Springsteen vibes here, but it's their song through and through. Happy and musical, we will see how memorable it is though.

5. Fun 7.5/10

Tove Lo sounds sweet and a good contrast to Chris. The duet totally fits. Lyrically, this is a great country music (classic style) song that tells a story and and has a strong message and hopeful ending.

6. Hymn for the Weekend 7/10

More deserving of a "Feat. Beyoncé" than Fun deserves a "Feat. Tove Lo." Good club pop, but the rest of the band isn't entirely forgotten. Points for being an intentionally crafted single and not coming out bland and forgettable. It is manufactured to be a certain type of song and it fulfills that.

7. Adventure of a Lifetime 6.9/10

Good song. Nice real instruments. Fresh but not super unique.

8. Birds 6.7/10

Cool song. Very not the norm, will appeal to hipsters who prefer artsy album tracks over popular songs. Really only becomes great at the end with the cool build up.

9. X Marks the Spot 5.510

Not the worst Coldplay song ever at all. Lots of potential to be used in a "buckin" related romantic setting.

10. Everglow 5/10

It's got real emotions that I haven't seen from Coldplay in a while. Great lyrics and message and admirably heartfelt. Sort of musically uninteresting to me though.

Kalaedisxoepoece and Color spectrum are cool but n/a as far as ranking songs, for me.

Whole CD: 7.5/10. Maybe it will be an 9 next week or a 6 in two weeks but we'll see. It flows well and the production is "fine" on a scale of bad to perfect. Nothing here seems fake though. Even the pop songs seem crafted with intention and the band (mostly Chris) is transparent about what he wants those songs to be. Some good rock influences here and there and some very stadium friendly pieces. I really like it.

This would be awesome. Honestly Coldplay is EASILY the best show over Maroon 5 and Taylor Swift both of whom I have seen.