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A Head Full of Dreams- I really do like this track. It's very MX-ish, but it also has hints of Life in Technicolor in it. No album opener will ever beat Politik for me, but this is possibly my second favourite. However, listening to U2's 'One Tree Hill', it's virtually identical for the most part. Similar repeating bassline and same chord sequence- not quite sure how they've got away with that. Absolutely love the chanting, and this is one of the tracks where the production is top-notch. Not too intrusive at all. 8/10 Birds- Of all the previews before the album release, this was the one that soundest the weakest to me, but when the chorus kicks in, the song just soars like, well, a bird. It has a Lovers in Japan feel to it, underpinned by the more techno-style drums. My favourite part, however, is the ending. I mentioned earlier how much I liked Politik, and the climax of Birds is extremely reminiscent of Politik's huge ending. The strings from Davide Rossi are just epic, and the abrupt ending is a stroke of genius. 8/10 Hymn for the Weekend- Everything about this song feels wrong on a Coldplay album, but I like it, and I'm not sure why. It's a lyrically dreadful song- possibly the worst Chris has ever written. But it has a lot of charm, and it's catchy. Beyonce is great on the track- not too intrusive, but still adds a lot. A lack of the other three guys though- this could easily be from a Chris Martin solo club album. 7/10 Everglow- I absolutely love this song. If I were to compare it to any previous Coldplay song it would be Up in Flames, one of the most underrated in my opinion. Again, there is some very dodgy songwriting, but to me, this is the only track on the album that could be described as 'Classic' Coldplay. The chorus radiates emotion, and I like how Chris' vocal hasn't been altered to sound studio perfect- it sounds like a live performance. This is also possibly the best bit of piano playing on a Coldplay album- musically, it's lovely. Not entirely sure about the Gwyneth vocal parts, though. 9/10 Adventure of a Lifetime- This is a fun song, that I didn't take to instantly on its release, but I'll now find myself humming around my flat. I don't want to keep picking up on the lyrics, but it is frustrating. To be fair, they aren't as bad on this as they are on other songs, but they still aren't strong. Jonny's guitar and Guy's bass are particularly impressive. 7/10 Fun- An absolutely gorgeous song. I hadn't heard of Tove Lo before this, but her voice matches Chris' perfectly, with some beautiful harmonies. The production on Fun is perfect- simple but effective. When the drums kick in just before the choruses, it's positively euphoric. Also, the lyrics for Fun are probably the best on the album. Love it. 9/10 Kaleidoscope- In theory, I like the idea of interludes in albums- it's a very creative idea. But I just find that Kaleidoscope adds nothing to the album. If anything, it breaks the other tracks up in an unwelcome way. The music behind the spoken word is fairly pleasant, I just wish it'd been behind singing or something of substance. 4/10 Army of One- The epic Organ sound behind most of the track is fantastic and full, and Guy's incredible bass line powers this track along. I'd question some of the mixing on this track, but all in all, I think it's a really great song. The concept of an 'army of one' is also a very clever one (If I criticise the bad lyrics, I'll praise the good ones!). 8/10 X Marks the Spot- I really can't think of anything good to say about this. It sounds like an awful attempt to recreate a song by The Weeknd or something like that. It's disjointed, the lyrics are abysmal and, put after the gorgeous Army of One, it's even more disappointing. Also, a 'secret' track that starts instantly after the end of the previous track seems fairly pointless. 4/10 Amazing Day- When I first heard Amazing Day (the live performance), I really wasn't convinced. It seemed weak and overly-soppy, and I wasn't too keen on it. To be fair, it's gorgeous on the album. The build up at the end is positively epic, and the production is beautifully carried out. A fairly laid-back reflective song on the album. 8/10 Colour Spectrum- Like Kaleidoscope, this just seems absolutely pointless. It's not like MX, where the linking tracks actually link into the following song- these tracks are supposed to stand up on their own, and quite simply, they don't. 4/10 Up&Up- I was so excited when I heard the live performance of this song. An epic piano-driven song with an uplifting choir-filled chorus. So why has the piano been taken out on the album version after the into?! The volume swells during the verses just disjoint the feel of the song, and the percussion feels intrusive and annoying. And why was the live ending not included? The "believe in love" ,as it was done live, would have been the perfect way to end the album, but sadly they chose a different direction. The track I was looking forward to most turned into the most disappointing. 5/10 73/110

Brilliant! Thank you :)

Got tickets in the blue section- does this mean I can stand on the pitch? Or am I being stupid? I never had the option of green tickets

Time for some new Coldplaying updates on youtube? ;)

1. Politik- forget best opener, this is one of their best songs in general. 2. Always in my Head 3. MX 4. Square One 5. Life in technicolor 6. Don't Panic

Listening to it now and thinking exactly the same thing

The last track of the new album. "On my way home" to where it all began. It's so poetic ;)

Please don't get angry with me if this turns out to be something that is never released- but this is an official page on the PRS database

More info- other people credited as writers on the track are Adam Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Alexandra Tamposi, Clarence Coffee, and Fernando Garibay

Every Coldplay song is registered with PRS. And I do have a screenshot but I'm not sure how I attach it from my phone?

It's so weird seeing this explode on Twitter! Surreal! :) Radio Dial isn't registered on PRS (not that I could find anyway)

Hi everyone, I'm a member of PRS and I was looking through the songs written by Coldplay a couple of days ago in the vague hope of finding something interesting. I may have struck gold- A song called "On my way home" was registered on the 19th of January- written by Chris, Guy, Will and Jonny. Does anybody know anything about this song? Or is this brand new information? I'm excited!

Track 1 Politik Track 2 What If Track 3 Lost! Track 4 Fix You Track 5 UATW Track 6 X&Y Track 7 Green Eyes Track 8 Warning Sign Track 9 O Track 10 AROBTTH Track 11 Amsterdam > Swallowed In The Sea > Life Is For Living > Up In Flames (I genuinely can't choose) Track 12 Twisted Logic Track 13 Til Kingdom Come Track 14 Up With The Birds

That'd be fantastic, Sparky! I'd be more than happy to write the article for you ;)

For a long time now, I've wanted to make a list of every song on the 6 studio albums (not including Prospekts March or The Blue Room or EPS etc.) and rank them. I finally had a couple of hours to kill, so here it is. Remember that these are all my personal opinions, but I'd love it if other people had a go or debated my choices! Here we go (I'll list my top 10 at the end) 11 Warning Sign 12 Viva la Vida 13 42 14 Green Eyes 15 A Message 16 ASFOS 17 Everything’s Not Lost 18 Up in Flames 19 ETIAW 20 Lovers in Japan 21 Lost! 22 Til Kingdom Come 23 Midnight 24 ROBTTH 25 Clocks 26 In my Place 27 Shiver 28 Paradise 29 Charlie Brown 30 Sparks 31 Ink 32 What If 33 Always in my head 34 DLIBYH 35 Hurts like Heaven 36 Violet Hill 37 Trouble 38 Square One 39 Oceans 40 White Shadows 41 The Hardest Part 42 GPASUYF 43 Daylight 44 Don’t Panic 45 Talk 46 Cemeteries of London 47 True Love 48 Magic 49 Up with the birds 50 Major Minus 51 Yes 52 Another’s Arms 53 Life in Technicolor 54 A Whisper 55 Speed of Sound 56 Spies 57 We Never Change 58 Twisted Logic 59 Low 60 High Speed 61 Parachutes 62 Princess of China The Top 10 10.Strawberry Swing 9.Yellow 8.Politik 7.The Scientist 6.Us against the world 5.O 4.Amsterdam 3.Swallowed in the Sea 2.Death and all his friends 1.Fix You

Has to be the opening of X and Y for me- Square One What If White Shadows Fix you Talk X and Y Speed of Sound

I'd walk down the aisle to O. Perfect wedding song. I'd drunkenly dance with my xyloband to Every Teardrop

Death and all his Friends- 9 The Scientist- 9 42- 8 Moving to Mars-6 Lovers in Japan-7 Major Minus-7 Charlie Brown-8 Shiver-7 Politik-9 Fix You-10

1. Rush of Blood to the Head- My favourite album of all time. PLEASE GO BACK TO THIS STYLE! 2. X and Y- I really don't get why nobody appreciates this album, even the band themselves 3. Mylo Xyloto- So many killer tracks with a couple of poor ones thrown in 4. Viva la Vida- Great album, but not all to my taste 5. Ghost Stories- I can listen to every song on the album but nothing grips me 6. Parachutes- I'll just say sorry for this one

I heard a song on the radio when I was about 11 whilst I was in the car on the way to school. I instantly loved it, but didn't catch the name of it or the artist. The next time I heard it was when the girl I fell in love with sent me the music video to it and asked if I liked Coldplay. Fix You has always been so special to me since.

1.Fix You (I fell in love for the first time to this song, and it still breaks my heart every time I hear it) 2.Life is for Living-Glastonbury Live version (One of the most emotional performances I've ever song it's a gorgeous song) 3.Us Against the World- Means a lot to me 4.Swallowed in the Sea- Such a euphoric song. Their most underrated song in my opinion 5.Politik- The second half of this song is just stunning. Especially the Live 2003 version Nearly made it- Warning Sign The Scientist Amsterdam Green Eyes

I can't help but feel like Chris is screwing with us. I don't think it will be called that, but I do think they're in the middle of it. That said, it'll be really interesting to hear the "end of the story". Will it be a mixture of styles, or a throwback to the very beginning?

I understand that they've had to pick these based on the singles, so I would agree with the 10 they've used (perhaps replacing Speed of Sound with ETIAW). I'd always put Fix You as #1 though

Can you buy gigsandtours.com to add to your portfolio please Marc? PLEASE?