Ordinary Love

[Von Schloopen]

It's so beautiful that some tears are shedding from my eyes out of joy !!! I think last time i cried hearing a U2 song was after hearing WHITE AS SNOW.

It's so funny to contrast this, with this.

I stopped listening to U2s music years ago. I feel that they have changed as people and musicians. Does anyone else feel the same way??

 

[hasin73]

Anybody who likens this to Coldplay or One Direction ought to be thrown down a bottomless pit.

 

[hasin73]

Those who say that they stopped listening to U2 music..... well..... they are not TRUE music lover, IMHO.

 

[Peterrrrr]

Have given this song a few listens now and it keeps grooving. I had very low exceptetions on it.
But it is a great pop songs, but also with a little U2 deep-ness.
The thing I dont like is the guitar that comes in 2:23 in the song, that booring sound that have been in alot of U2's song the latest 13 years...
They should had skip that part and only use the guitar that comes in 2:39 instead, the song would have had much more depth then.

If we exclude the booring guitar out of the song I find the guitar sounds a bit similar to the deep flow in IYWTVD, the bening remind of The Saints Is Coming and I also find the athmosphere in Winter in the song.

 

[Vlaco]

Radio doesn't have it either. Called my local station. Nothing yet.

I heard it on a Dutch radio station last thursday evening.

 

[last unicorn]

Not really Ordinary Love related but maybe Coldplay related

For all of those who haven't heard it yet: There were massive performances at last night's RED auction for Sotheby's in NY including Bono, Edge, Chic, Angelique Kido and - yes - Chris Martin on piano. As far as we know there was no Ordinary Love, but they performed a couple of songs including Get Lucky by Daft Punk, Perfect Day by Lou Reed, Good Times by Chic and Beautiful Day with Chris on piano. There was apparently also a jam session during the after show party with everyone on stage. And the auction which included a RED Gretch guitar donated by Bono (and a guitar lesson with Bono :lol.) was very successful as @U2 is reporting:

Bono, The Edge & Chris Martin Perform at Super Successful (RED) Auction

 

[U2girl]

Yep, the funny thing is Chris Martin would probably cut his left arm off to write something like this. Sadly if Coldplay released this it would be No1 everywhere.(Not that I want to go on about Coldplay but it does remind me of them)

It's a simple catchy effective pop song, thats it. There's really no need for all the mad analysis that's going on. As I said, my wife who hates U2 is going around humming it saying it's good, it has pop appeal.

What I would say though is that it is easily much better and fresher than the poppy stuff they tried on NLOTH or HTDAAB.

Well here's their Oscar song. Much better.

Coldplay - Atlas (Hunger Games: Catching Fire)(Lyric) - YouTube

 

[Galeongirl]

Wouldn't say that. Bores me to tears.

 

[super fly guy]

Well here's their Oscar song. Much better.

Coldplay - Atlas (Hunger Games: Catching Fire)(Lyric) - YouTube

Much better? It's that boring it could be a snow patrol song.

 

[Harley.GirlU2]

Well, I think the song is good... but it's missing the U2 vibrance! That's the problem with NLOTH... It doesn't have the same enery as HTDAAB.....

 

[Batfink27]

Well here's their Oscar song. Much better.

Coldplay - Atlas (Hunger Games: Catching Fire)(Lyric) - YouTube

Yeah, it's bad. Very boring, no life to it.

 

[digitize]

I've listened to Atlas on several occasions, but I honestly cannot remember the slightest detail of what it sounds like.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I've listened to Atlas on several occasions, but I honestly cannot remember the slightest detail of what it sounds like.

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[Danny Boy]

I've listened to Atlas on several occasions, but I honestly cannot remember the slightest detail of what it sounds like.

It sounds like Coldplay wrote a song for a Hunger Games soundtrack. Imagine that.

I'm not going to trouble myself with visiting the Coldplaying forum, but I'm betting the Coldplay fans aren't treating it like the sky is falling.

 

[corianderstem]

I really like Coldplay, but that Hunger Games song is ridiculously dull.

 

[Batfink27]

I really like Coldplay, but that Hunger Games song is ridiculously dull.

First couple of Albums were good then they sunk into extreme mediocrity.

 

[JoRu]

The piano in Atlas is quite nice, but apart from that it's not very good. The chorus, or whatever we could call it, is terrible and the singing is subpar.

I do not believe for one second that Ordinary Love will win the Oscar, but unlike Atlas I think it will be nominated.

 

[mikal]

Atlas sounds like Coldplay trying to sound like U2 trying to sound like Coldplay.

 

[Galeongirl]

I've listened to Atlas on several occasions, but I honestly cannot remember the slightest detail of what it sounds like.

Shit you're right. It's been on the radio here about a few times a week, but I cannot recall it. Only that it bored me to tears.

 

[corianderstem]

First couple of Albums were good then they sunk into extreme mediocrity.

Okay.

 

[LUNEDEMINUIT]

When the star of a song is the production,it says it all.

 

[PhilsFan]

You know what sounds like Coldplay? The first 20 or 30 seconds of that big Imagine Dragons song.

 

[chork]

You know what sounds like Coldplay? The first 20 or 30 seconds of that big Imagine Dragons song.

You know what else sounds like Coldplay?

Dust. Fucking dust.

 

[U2girl]

It sounds like Coldplay wrote a song for a Hunger Games soundtrack. Imagine that.

I'm not going to trouble myself with visiting the Coldplaying forum, but I'm betting the Coldplay fans aren't treating it like the sky is falling.

They seem to like it quite nicely...from 2,303 voters in the poll on the site.

Brilliant! (60%, 1,375 Votes)
9 (13%, 298 Votes)
8 (15%, 335 Votes)
7 (5%, 118 Votes)
6 (3%, 71 Votes)
5 (2%, 43 Votes)
4 (1%, 13 Votes)
3 (1%, 12 Votes)
2 (0%, 9 Votes)
1 (0%, 6 Votes)
0 - Crap! (0%, 23 Votes)

 

[Montrose]

Atlas sounds like Coldplay trying to sound like U2 trying to sound like Coldplay.

It's the sound of U2 trying to throw their arms around a world that Coldplay is carrying on its shoulders. Or something.

 

[angelordevil]

I really like Coldplay, but that Hunger Games song is ridiculously dull.

Just like the movie itself.

 

[lazarus]

They seem to like it quite nicely...from 2,303 voters in the poll on the site.

Brilliant! (60%, 1,375 Votes)
9 (13%, 298 Votes)
8 (15%, 335 Votes)
7 (5%, 118 Votes)
6 (3%, 71 Votes)
5 (2%, 43 Votes)
4 (1%, 13 Votes)
3 (1%, 12 Votes)
2 (0%, 9 Votes)
1 (0%, 6 Votes)
0 - Crap! (0%, 23 Votes)

As if the notion that big Coldplay fans calling shitty music brilliant is such a stretch.

 

[Galeongirl]

Radio played OL just now, saying U2's new material from the Mandela soundtrack. Once again, nobody's mentioning it's a single!

 

[djerdap]

So what? It's their first material in almost five years. It's being marketed as such and of course it's going to get some attention. The single format is passe in the digital age anyway and barely relevant in this context.

 

[digitize]

So what? It's their first material in almost five years. It's being marketed as such and of course it's going to get some attention. The single format is passe in the digital age anyway and barely relevant in this context.

It's relevant because radio stations tend to play songs released to them as singles.