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I completely agree, Viva la Vida is a great example of a creative and artistically ambitious pop album. Mylo Xyloto and Ghost Stories, however, are not.

40-20-20-20 means the majority of the music doesn't come from Chris.

And Don't Panic :)

I actually would love to see the other members make strong contributions lyrically. All they need is a rhyming dictionary to equal some of Chris' work...

MYL OXYL OTO

The guitar solo and licks being too low in the mix is the most obvious flaw, but on the whole the song justs sounds flat and lifeless - especially when compared to the stirring live version we first heard.

Just because it's better than most pop doesn't mean it isn't pop.

At least they tried some stuff with Magic, Midnight, Another's Arms etc...X&Y just tries to constantly be A Coldplay Album.

You guys will never break me! X&Y is the least inspired Coldplay album!! However it is sandwiched by the two most creative so it's not all bad...

X&Y sounds like Stratfords finest Coldplay tribute band.

I say: "Which of Coldplay's previous albums will AHFOD be closest to in sound?"

- Cliched lyrics - Lack of creative ambition - Occasional production (Another's Arms, Miracles) - X&Y - Rihanna, Stargate, Avicci etc...when they could work with practically anyone.

Trouble Single vs Mylo Xyloto

Life in Technicolor ii is a great morning song...

Forgotten Day

Rainy Day Viva la Viva la Vida

Prospekts March Reign of Love is gorgeous

How on earth are you anywhere near positive about the creativity in this song? The lyrics are about eyes and stars, the instrumentation is forgettable and safe, the structure is more predictable than the sunset and the only mildly inspired part is the bassline which is nice at best. I agree about the God reference but I think you misunderstand the meaning of "Christian Rock" in this context - it means safe, inoffensive and mediocre. Your argument about people posting about Coldplays decline is so ridiculous as to tempt ignoring it, but I will comment. Contrasting opinions is what makes discussion worthwhile, and no Coldplay fan is under any obligation to like anything the band produces. Suggesting that people who think they are losing their touch are ruining, or trying to ruin the forum experience for others and should leave is utterly contemptible as far as I'm concerned. I don't come here to rejoice in whatever diminishing returns Coldplay is offering us, but to talk and discuss with people I like and respect about a band that's close to my heart. No one is saying this song is the omen of doom for Coldplay, but rather observing that it's another step in the seeming inescapable spiral Coldplay have been on since Viva. This is a completely respectable opinion and no one such be reprimanded for voicing it. I respect your views on the song but completely disagree. I'd be interested to hear what you think could have been added or changed to make the song less bland.

I literally can't comprehend voting for Viva la Vida. It's an amazing pop song, just brilliant.

Oh my god, how hard is it to understand that it isn't a straight up choice between Amazing Day and A Rush of Blood to the Head! I don't want the first two albums again, just a return to that level of creativity and ambition. Just think of the amazing things you can do with something as gorgeously abstract as music - especially when combined with the astronomical budget Coldplay must command. They could expand on all manner of the ground covered between A Rush and Viva and add new and creative dimensions like they did on Midnight, Yes, Chinese Sleep Chant and Major Minus. They have the talent and means to be every bit as artistically brilliant and emotionally resonant and Radiohead or Sigur Ros, delivering on the promise of their earlier work. But instead... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JDEe8q9rnQ8

There's nothing wrong with voicing negative opinions. If you get offended by people calling music you like shit, you shouldn't be on online music forums. In my, and many others (including every non-Coldplay fan I've spoken to), opinions this song is utter rubbish. Badly written, bland, safe, cliched, predictable, boring, generic, MOR, wishy-washy, populist, by numbers, uninspired, sappy, schmaltzy rubbish. Finished off with the obligatory woah-oh-oh section and starry, lovey lyrics. On the bright side, I have a feeling it won't be on AHFOD. It's not dancey, fast or particularly upbeat. Very Ghost Stories-esque in instrumentation, lyrics and feel. Sounds very much like a one-off. Hope to God I'm right and we can look forward to something of SOME interest on AHFOD. P.S. Can people PLEASE stop making the ridiculous argument that runs like this; "The great thing about Coldplay is that they always change style, if they just made AROBTTH all the time it would be boring, therefore you can't hate their new style." The point of experimentation and change is to grow as artists and provide new and interesting music. What we hate is that the change they've made is from brilliant pop-rock to utterly uninspired rock-pop. Change is essential to continued brilliance, but it doesn't imply brilliance in and of itself. It's not just the change in style, but in quality that many hate.

Lhuna I love Postcards From Far Away, such a gorgeous little melody and a hint at Chris' potential talent for classical influences.

Music to play and sell at Tescos. If this is an AHFOD song then I just feel sad to see a band with so much talent and potential spiral slowly into complete mediocrity.

So bland it physically hurts.

Fool's Gold is The Stone Roses' song. Shouldn't be called that. On a side note, FEEL THAT MANCHESTER GROOVE.