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I had a super vague dream of seeing an announcement online two nights ago! I was going to write it down but I forgot :( All that I remember is that there were two album covers (or maybe a double record?) And one was this kind of strange black and white etching done by Mila Furstova that kind of reminds me of the Linkin Park album cover for "A Thousand Suns." mixed with A Rush of Blood To The Head. I don't really remember the other one but it was completely different and had a lot of red haha. I wonder if they will do a dynamic cover for the record. They always try something new and headlining grabbing for every album, so maybe they could pull an Arcade Fire with multiple covers? Or they could release some weird abstract cover that when distributed is completely unique? Hell, why not just do an album cover that is DYI! What if you got the album and had to use an app or something to make it your own? That would be interesting.

It would be cool if they worked with Mila Furstova again. I really like her art style and the artwork for Magic might be my favorite Coldplay cover ever. I wouldn't be surprised if they did something intricate again, like maybe a cool etching of a head that is lit up with a ton of different, surrealist things (birds, dancing, clocks, landscapes, etc.) but with brighter colours or perhaps just plain black and white. Either way, here is an etching from Mila that I liked on her website.

O What's the use of metal if the metal don't shine?

ehhhhhhhhhhh. "The Wolf" is ehhhhh. For me, adding electronic instruments with a little bit of fuzz doesn't "redifine your sound." This song played acoustic would sound literally identical to their previous albums which in my opinion doesn't make it very exciting. It is okay I guess, but it is mostly really formulaic. Really straight forward, safe rock song. It doesn't make me want to jump around energetically like their old stuff. Honestly the electric guitar and live drumming make this song more monotonous if anything. I still like Believe more. Has more of a climactic build and I think the guitar solo in the middle is really cool. Still can't wait to hear the whole album though. I am sure there will be some killer tracks.

I love Billy Talent. Used to listen to them all the time.

I was just watching a Coldplay concert on youtube (the last of the GS era?) to cheer up, and noticed how much frickin much Chris has changed! One of the reasons I fell in love with Coldplay was his zaney, really awkward behavior on stage, looking really skinny, excited and uncoordinated. When I started watching their liver performances and interviews I really related to how off the wall and neurotic and imaginative he is, and how he really doesn't like the term rock star and is so damn modest... I am not saying he isn't those things anymore, but man his tone during interviews and the way he performs is so much more different. He seems more confident which is a good thing but I kinda miss the old Chris. Nowadays he gets a trendy haircut and really hugs that mike and flexes his muscles to the crowd like a true pop star, and he seems way more self empowered in his behavior and dancing skills when he puffs out his chest. Not trying to say this stuff is a bad thing. I just don't relate to him as much as I used to! He has really come into his own.

^ I was just in Malibu yesterday! Absolutely beautiful. I wish I could have spotted a band member! I suppose it is reassuring to know that they have always recorded bits and pieces separately. I was worried about it but I suppose that this way of recording is nothing new!

I hope this is a clue. Any sort of thing to set us fans on a frantic search is welcome :) I kind of think it is a coincidence, I mean, the video itself is really mind blowing and anyone could recommend it, plus the pyramid is just the production company (though I must say that compared to the end of the True Love video it is a little suspicious.) Wonder if a colour pyramid will be a visual theme for LP7. Could they have planned that far back? I certainly hope they don't use that, because it would be too similar to The Dark Side of the Moon. What I do like is the music. I am personally a really big fan of that cheesy, 80's synth vibe and I know the boys like that stuff too. After hearing some of the modular synth tunes in the last year from Rik Simpson and then the music for the "The Power of Ten," I would love to hear a bright, happy record with those kind of wonky, funky programmed synthesizers!

Madeon just released his new album, and it is pretty good! As far as EDM goes, he has a unique sound that is really rich and textured. Good, sensible pop for the dancefloor! If Coldplay goes for a dancy sounding track on LP7 then I could see them pairing up with Madeon much like Sam Smith and Disclosure did for that stellar track Latch. Would be interesting to see happen.

I don't think they are capable of making album that doesn't have a darker sounding track on it, but that said I think LP7 has to be overall positive feeling. Ghost Stories overall was somber and kinda sad, and Jonny already said to Jo Whiley that the album was kind of sounding like the Day to Ghost Stories' Night. Plus, Chris as the principle songwriter seemed a lot more positive and confident than ever before by the end of the GS era. But I do agree with you. I think it would be awesome if there were just as many nightmares as dreams on LP7 :)

You may have to change your expectations there... I mean, when you look at Coldplay's output as a band, they write quintessential pop music (and do it quite well.) If we were to get technical here, every single one of their albums is a pop rock/alternative rock/electronic pop. You can't get around that fact despite some of their more alternative moments, which every album certainly has. With GS and MX, in my opinion, they really embraced pop and mainstream sounds. I have been one of those Coldplayer's ever since Viva who has really hoped they would keep getting more alternative sounding, but it has kind of been the opposite. AHFOD will most certainly be a pop album. I think the questions should be: What kind of pop? Ambient, alternative, indie pop? Or mainstream, dance, electro-pop? I would just be EXTREMELY surprised if they dropped a really crazy album that suddenly divided fans and didn't fit in with the rest of their discography, especially when it is supposed to be "the end of something."

^Interesting Idea! I like it. I would personally love a nice, long instrumental based around Chris' interpretation of Chopin. Here is my prediction and hope though: Much like Viva la Vida, which has a classical yet modern feel to it, Radio Dial (Waltz in B-Minor) is a massive, radio worthy track that is based around the B-Minor Waltzy elements but has taken a different route with progressive, stadium rock feels reminiscent of the Viva era. It would be a hit single, but also an alternative, critical hit that everyone can enjoy! I imagine a more piano oriented HLH/VLV/Politik sounding song. :sunny:

No, we don't have confirmation with any. It is always too hard to tell with the database. Radiodial and Lamhein are just the two that we can't definitively say are Coldplay songs, samples of Coldplay songs, or even songs written by Coldplay for someone else. So we just have to hope! I love the vibes coming off each song name (especially the Waltz in B Minor.)

Well at least Lamhein and Radio Dial are still in the mix....love those titles. Aurore Boreale would be a cool title too.... Starting to feel the immense weight of the vast depths of time between Coldplay eras.....:disappointed:

Yeah, it is has been a while since we got such a brutal death of a likable character, especially one that didn't want to go. At least the last couple seemed to be kind of willing or it was quick and painless, but I had a really hard time with that one. I was really starting to like him/her too as a main character... :( Going to be an interesting final few episodes. Kind of difficult to see the whole thing capitulating so quickly haha.

I think it is an alright song! Definitely reminiscent of Coldplay and X&Y era to me. I am excited for the less anthemic, more alternative natured songs, which are usually my favorite by these guys. Believe is okay, but really is just a a differently produced, electronic guitar version of their typical formula in my opinion. These guys are freak musicians, Marcus Mumford apparently can play a mean drumset, so I hope that they actually make some gritty rock and roll on their album! I am excited to hear it. Definitely needed to mix their sound up since Babel felt kind of repetitive of their first brilliant album.

No idea! That one really has me stumped...

My guess is that the W is for "wolves" which was teased in the first episode of this second half of the season. They are a group that comes into play in the comics. Could be the whisperer's too or Morgan?? I don't know. Hopefully we will find out by the finale.

[video=youtube;dW6SkvErFEE] So Mumford and Sons just dropped this new single for their upcoming album in May. This track totally is reminding me of Coldplay's X&Y era (i.e. keyboards, atmosphere, anthem chorus). In fact, I am going to guess this album is going to be their X&Y: Dressing it up like it is really different (all going to be electric instrumentation) but really is the same kind of music with some new effects. Getting that vibe. Decent track though, like the electric guitar, but pretty generic I think.

Interesting, since Manoj is a lyricist, I bet Chris just heard the lyrics and wanted to use them, but I can't find any of his songs that would be in English, so must be a sample... but wouldn't they have to give credit to the artist who performs the lyrics too? Either way, I am excited with this interesting title and with Brain Eno's inclusion.

I think there is a high likelihood that we will be seeing Coldplay drop AHFOD as a surprise. All the biggest names in music have done it over the last year or two, so I am betting they will do it. I could see it be free too! Or perhaps they will do a double album, one half free the other not. If it happened today I would explode into confetti.

I had a dream last night that the album opener leaked and it was this glitchy rework of the last 30 seconds of O, but when there is that heavy bass drop that Madeon contributed, the song burst into this really kind of dancy, raucous rock song that kind of reminded me of Spoon's latest album. Of course this is silly and won't happen, but goes to show my subconscious took that Jo Whiley quote of AHFOD being the day to GS' night quite literally haha. Wish I dreamed up more...:thinking2: Anyone else get dreams of the music? I had one a week ago that was an entire song but totally forgot what it sounded like. WHAT IF COLDPLAY IS ZAPPING THE MUSIC INTO OUR SLEEPING BRAINS! THE TITLE IS LITERAL! AHHHH!

^Agreed, these string of episodes have been the best in a while! Great episode tonight with lots of interesting story lines happening all at once. Really really anxious and nervous about what is going to happen next. There just seem to be so many things that might blow up all at once haha. My only critique is they just have too many characters at this point. We haven't seen the priest guy or heard from Tara or Eugene at all. Like the actors weren't even in the last few episodes. But other than that they have been juggling everyone else really well. GO CAROL!

Me too...though some sick, terrible part of me wants to see it for shock value, but then I would be torn apart on the inside haha

This is probably too speculative...but what kind of topics do you think will be covered? Every record has a pretty cohesive theme, except for maybe X&Y or Parachutes, with of course some love songs thrown in...I wonder if they will just go that direction again or really focus on a couple themes like MX, Viva, GS and AROBTTH? My hope is that they look at real dreams: crazy, surreal, fantastical kinda stuff.