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Your comment, Westminster, helped me to better understand why that song was so uncomfortably, at least for me. This is just a personal feeling. Because at the end, "My Universe" is actually a BTS x COLDPLAY song, and not a COLDPLAY X BTS Song. As Chris Martin himself testifies in the documentary, he created the song for them, so the collaboration was actually something close to Chris Martin producing a song for BTS. And nothing more than that. That's why my feeling on "My Universe" live (in any Coldplay Concert so far): It's actually Coldplay "covering" a BTS song. It wasn't feeling like a Coldplay song (even when "A Sky Full Of Stars" has similar beat/tempo, but also has others musical details creating a more Coldplay texture). In this NMA Awards Performance, Chris Martin was totally devoured by the "BTS Energy" (teenages jumping and screaming a punch of "eo", "yeah", etc.). Coldplay was just a supporting band providing the "music" for the BTS performance. Don't get me wrong about BTS, please. They are quite talented on the genre they represent, and they are the phenomena they are for a reason. If the song had some portions of mystical feeling/texture, or some guitar solo from Johhny (even short), or at least drums with a more clean or real snare, maybe the song could have more "Coldplay" spirit, and it could be called as a Musical Collaboration. But in the meantime, is just the personal project of Chris Martin producing a song for others. "Let Somebody Go" hasn't creates that feeling for me. It feels like a collab. It's incredible how an album generates this rate of mixed feelings. I acknowledge that I'm an "Oldplayer" (I was in their first concert, a lifetime ago :-), but anyway I've also followed their experimentation. But with MOTS, is becoming so bloody hard.

That's absolutely right!. What it seems to be totally feasible, is that discarded songs will be somehow part of the last path of the adventure. I don't have doubts on that. We've time to see... in the meantime, the spheres will be the subject for "some" time. Stay Safe sa_spurs_tx!

Interesting. For a moment, I really believed that FFTF2024 was related to "Fit For The Future", an environmental effort, supported by the band, with a strategic plan 2019-2024. However, after Chris's revelations about the 3 remaining releases, and then the end (at least with album releases, because he acknowledge plans for following doing concerts), that rumour makes a lot of sense. FFTF will be, somehow, the name of that last album (even when Chris said that the name will be just "Coldplay"). Finale For The Fans?... I don't think so. It won't be a finale for the fans, because it seems that they will follow doing stuff, so that won't be a "Series Finale". Figures For The Future (including songs never released before)?, Forever Friends, Together Forward (a beautiful final message for fans)?. It should be anything, but for sure it will be that last album name. As a personal note, it could be quite emotional if they end their path as more early Coldplay, than a poppy Coldplay. Time will say. Stay safe!. Forever Friends, Together Forward!

I'm really happy. The 2 performances of Higher Power (Acoustic and Studio versions at Today Show) were really great, refreshing, and more importantly, authentic. I loved the part when Chris said: "Thanks for making us feel live again". Related to the acoustic version, that was totally brilliant. It remembers the HLH acoustic version in MX era. Almost everything was live there. The only downside was the always egocentric presence of Jimmy Fallon at the middle, which was fully unnecessary. It was emotive to feel a stripped-vibe from the band, after a while. Wonderful and elegant piano arrangement by Will, and even the percussion was live. About the Today Show performance of HP, that was what I really wanted to see from a real performance. Feel the interaction with the audience. Feel the chorus doing that great job, and creating a more authentic atmosphere about a live performance. Is like if the boys were read what we shared here or in Social Network! ? (which of course didn't happened) Anyhow, that was the Coldplay I was expecting to see. And that feels super good. A hug to everyone. Stay safe.

It's interesting what you share, and I'm agree with the fact that Coldplay is losing some authenticity during the years, but before to be so critical on that (anyway, I love what they do), it's important to see how producers influences on their releases. And to be poppy isn't the same to don't be authentic. For Parachutes, A Rush... and X&Y, the "hand" of Ken Nelson is there. I feel that "darkness" and "authenticity" what I love a lot in Coldplay. In live performances, small backings tracks there, but there were them. I remember a concert when Chris said: "Coldplay is better in darkness", from X&Y era. But then, Brian Eno and Rik Simpson replace Ken Nelson, and we all eventually felt how his music changed, not necessarily for worse!. Viva was a great album in my opinion, but clearly the "darkness" factor was provided by Jon Hopkins (a genius). So, even when is more poppy, Viva still has a little darkness and authenticity there. Until here, if you see live performances, you see authenticity everywhere. Even when the "violins" in Viva La Vida are backing tracks, you feel the live authenticity. The "Coldplay Factor". But then, Jon Hopkins was removed from the next production, MX, and the poppy started to be more present. Some exceptions are "UFO" eventually, but it's a fact that the boys found on this "colorful" way something completely cathartic. And Brian Eno and Rik Simpson in the production. However, even when MX is a poppy production, the boys made the effort to create live performances with authenticity. See, for instance, the same MX (the beginning) when Will plays the Xylophone or the guitar in "Every Teardrop..." (it could be just a tape, but they preferred to make it live. The authenticity remained there, behind the poppy style). Now... let's see GS. Brian Eno is, now, who is not in the production line, but Hopkins returned, and now with the great Avicii. In some way, the darkness returns, and for my perspective, GS was the last of the darkness times. Eventually was the the message that "authenticity" was in decay, because it was the first time that some songs had piano sounds as backing tracking (A Sky Full Of Stars). GS was a great album, but I think something changed from there. Because, next, A Head... it was just a poppy explosion. Who was there... Rik Simpson, almost alone as Producer. Yes, live performances were quite spectacular, but this time plenty, plenty of backing tracks. Even with "Midnight" played just from tape. Eventually, "God Put A Smile.." was the great exception there because how they played live, reminded how Coldplay started. With no backing tracks. Just them. But again, authenticity in decay. Let's talk now about EL. EL wasn't for me a darkness style album. It was almost an acoustic-based production. If you see the production line, are almost only new people, including for the first time Max Martin. Yes, Max entered for EL. And guess what was the only song produced by Martin there. Yes, Orphans. The most poppy song in EL. From authenticity perspective, EL was a moment. A "Bare Bones" moment, but for live performances, again, the boys didn't complicate things: Chris playbacks on Church, the piano play itself for Broken, etc. EL is a deep album, and I love it, but I think that Orphans, the last song to arrive (as Chris said), generated something from Max Martin for the future: The things are commercial, beyond any authenticity. Chris Martin has mention that "Max is our producer right now for everything we do". Having said that, and if you see what Martin has produced (which is great from a commercial perspective), for LP9 I really expect only commercial-based things. Nothing with the nostalgic darkness. Nothing eventually hybrid. Is like if Max Martin said: "Show me what you left in MX and A Head.. and let's what can we do now. We need to sell it.". Don't get me wrong, please, I love Coldplay, since the beginning. But people and time changes. I'm expecting to see next performances with real people there, in order to see what remains there. Eventually, there is still some authenticity.

Finally!. It's not a bad song, but I remember the very first time I listened "Paradise". I considered it real garbage... until I heard the live version. Then I loved the song.. and still I consider that the live version is another world compared with the studio version. Something similar I had with Higher Power. I follow Coldplay since the beginnings... they are and will be a huge influence for me, so, I'm waiting the live version for feeling such unique power that Coldplay give us always!

What dumb I'm... I was wrong in the T, it was a R. Thanks everybody.

Anybody of you have decrypted the cover image?. I've tried with anagrams (https://new.wordsmith.org/anagram/anagram.cgi?anagram=WHHOTIPTEEG&t=500&a=n), but I don't see a pattern. Was this solved?

It's impossible forget the Coldplay Concert in Liverpool (2010), when I see the color palette from LP9. That was a (one-night-only) event, I know, but it was quite intime. Actually it was there when Bani Adam was "presented" after Trouble. I don't know if next set of concerts for LP9 (when the time comes) will be stadium-pirotenic-based events (based on electronic-confetti style), but part of me hope something more in the old-intime style. Eventually, Higher Power will present the tendence!. Last few days of waiting!

Now that a Coldplay-connected person is posting these things, a new read: The 0:57 of Death and All His Friends mentions "So come over, just be patient and don't worry" (nothing more appropiate with all our anxiety for LP9!). And 1,36 for Violet Hill, could be just the day of the year when we will have something: Day 136 --> 16/May. I don't know, but it seems a reasonable (closed) date for something.

Beyond the fact that the "_____ For The Future" sufix was the most likely answer (in my case, my theory was always "Flight For The Future" with a NASA Mars-centric concept for the next LP9 release, syncing the release with the mission milestone), I start to realize that there is no relation between the two pages in the EL Album Booklet. FTFF2024 is, with no doubt, the "Fit for The Future", and the moment where our dear Coldplay will have an offer for touring with no environment impact. Nothing more. And the "Coldplay Coming Soon" with "Music of The Spheres" is another history, with no link at all with FTFF2024 (except eventually the touring factor of course). There will be a release quite soon (the posts in Instagram on specific positions for VLV songs are far to be coincidences), but the FTFF2024 was always a separated concept.

You're absolutely right!. This is creating madness! ? An example: At exactly 1,36 at "Violet Hill", the phrase is "Priests clutched onto bibles". Do we need to start to analyze the Bible now in order to deduct when this bloody LP9 will be release?!?!?.... Let's have patience, comrades. Coldplay Coming Soon.

I insist that this is related to LP9. A "Flight For The Future", starting on 2020 and ending 2024 (when people will be again on the moon). FFTF 2020-2024 --> FFTF2024

It could be... but for the very first time, we've do have a real clue: FTFF 2024 and a "Coldplay Coming Soon" (which is not related to a year like 2024). If we consider that the other non-touring album (Ghost Stories) was released on May/2014, and the following (A Head Full of Dreams) was on Dec/2015 (so, 17 months distance between them), it's impossible to have news for a LP9 this year. Except for a "Surprise Factor" of course!, but truly I don't think that's a possible option, but 2021 for sure. So the question is: What will happens on 2024, with a "Space-Driven" theme, a potencial "Flight For The Future" (which is my theory for that acronym), that it's going to begin on 2021?. And my only speculative option is something related to Mars or the Moon. I think that NASA's missions are related, but of course there is the pandemic thing. Anyway, some of the Mars-driven related dates will be somehow connected to this. The 2024, we'll have people on the moon, again. And there is a Moon Lifecycle on Coldplay's web page. And that journey started on 2020. 2020-2024 --> 20-24 --> 2024.

Acknowledging the incredible creativity from Coldplay, my theory here is that FFTF is "Flight For The Future", and it going to be 3 releases, in sync with Nasa Artemis Mission. Artemis I, expected to launch on November 2021, Artemis II expected to launch on October 2023, and Finally Artemis III expected to launch on October 2024. I know, November 2021 is quite far away...