Coldplay: Chris Martin And His Xylo Toes - Part 2 - Page 2

LemonMelon · 10-26-2011, 11:57 AM

Mylo Xyloto doesn't have one song in the same league as NLOTH, Moment of Surrender, Breathe or Cedars of Lebanon. Not one.

u2popmofo · 10-26-2011, 12:00 PM

One person who reviewed one album liked it more than a different person who reviewed a different album? Wow, that's never happened in the history of music!

elevated_u2_fan · 10-26-2011, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by u2popmofo

One person who reviewed one album liked it more than a different person who reviewed a different album? Wow, that's never happened in the history of music!

What did you think of it?

GirlsAloudFan · 10-26-2011, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by elevated_u2_fan

What did you think of it?

What did you think of it?

And also, scumbo, what did you think of it?

"It" being the new glittercore album from Coldplay.

elevated_u2_fan · 10-26-2011, 12:17 PM

I posted but it probably got lost among all the bitching and whining...

I like it

GirlsAloudFan · 10-26-2011, 12:21 PM

Ahhh, yeah, actually now that I think about it I remember seeing your post. Good deal.

LyricalDrug · 10-26-2011, 12:25 PM

7/10 seems about right, after multiple listens. It's sort of a quintessential Coldplay album... lots of Bono-style "whoah oh ohs," some shiny radio singles, and a couple of pretty piano ballads. But try as they might, this band just can't summon the same gravitas that U2 has.

Best song is Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall, by a pretty good margin. One of their 3 or 4 best ever.

LuckyNumber7 · 10-26-2011, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by LemonMelon

Mylo Xyloto doesn't have one song in the same league as NLOTH, Moment of Surrender, Breathe or Cedars of Lebanon. Not one.

Matter of opinion, but I'm sure a lot of people would disagree.

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I still don't see what anyone sees in Hurts Like Heaven though.

Minus the awful title and lyric "hurts like heaven", and perhaps the overly fabricated "woah"s, everything else is good about it.

LemonMelon · 10-26-2011, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by LuckyNumber7

Matter of opinion, but I'm sure a lot of people would disagree.

Since you're not arguing it, I'm assuming you agree?

LuckyNumber7 · 10-26-2011, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by LemonMelon

I'm assuming you agree?

Depends what you mean...

LemonMelon · 10-26-2011, 01:07 PM

Pretty simple question, I think. Is there anything on Mylo Xyloto that does more you than NLOTH's peaks?

Obviously, GAF and Laz have contrasting opinions ready to go.

GirlsAloudFan · 10-26-2011, 01:12 PM

I'd agree that nothing on Mylo Xyloto is as strong as NLOTH's title track or Moment of Surrender.

Everything on Mylo Xyloto is stronger than Unknown Caller.

Everything in my last post-Arby's bowel movement is stronger than Unknown Caller.

LemonMelon · 10-26-2011, 01:17 PM

Unknown Caller blows pretty hard, yeah.

Still really dig that solo though.

LuckyNumber7 · 10-26-2011, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by LemonMelon

Pretty simple question, I think. Is there anything on Mylo Xyloto that does more you than NLOTH's peaks?

Obviously, GAF and Laz have contrasting opinions ready to go.

Well your original post made it seem as though nothing on Mylo Xyloto (even the best) gets to anything on NLOTH, which I disagree.

lazarus · 10-26-2011, 01:43 PM

No it didn't. Which is why he listed only four tracks instead of saying "everything".

Get some fucking glasses.

LemonMelon · 10-26-2011, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by LuckyNumber7

Well your original post made it seem as though nothing on Mylo Xyloto (even the best) gets to anything on NLOTH, which I disagree.

Well, no, it didn't. Anyway, I prefer Hurts Like Heaven, Major Minus and Us Against The World to Stand Up Comedy at least.

Normally, I can't understand the U2/Coldplay comparisons, but I do believe the concept of remixing an unabashed pop song like Crazy Tonight was influential on the sound of this record. They wrote some of the most saccharine songs of their career and gave them an electro pulse. They can pawn that off on top 40 radio if it gets Rihanna on their songs, but Crazy Tonight would fit like a glove on this album, in either incarnation.

lazarus · 10-26-2011, 01:50 PM

Also, I'm curious: is Unknown Server reviled simply because of the computer/cell phone lyrics? Do you also hate the vocal melody of the verses, the lyrics in the verses, the chanting of the chorus, Hedge's darker shadings under the verses, and that solid, if not groundbreaking solo?

It seems odd to act like a song is worthless when there's only one questionable element. By comparison, there are a lot more issues to be found in Stand Up Referee and Cock Crazy, which have a good number of things that bother me lyrically, melodically, etc.

mobvok · 10-26-2011, 02:01 PM

so there's a, uh, "Coldplay Unstaged" thing going on YouTube/Vevo today. Basically a live concert doc?

elevated_u2_fan · 10-26-2011, 02:04 PM

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so there's a, uh, "Coldplay Unstaged" thing going on YouTube/Vevo today. Basically a live concert doc?

How dare you bring up Coldplay in the Coldplay thread!!1

GirlsAloudFan · 10-26-2011, 02:07 PM

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elevated_u2_fan Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I'm here 'cus I don't want to go home Posts: 31,961 Local Time: 01:20 PM	I posted but it probably got lost among all the bitching and whining... I like it

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GirlsAloudFan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 26,431 Local Time: 01:20 PM	Ahhh, yeah, actually now that I think about it I remember seeing your post. Good deal.

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LyricalDrug Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 3,213 Local Time: 10:20 AM	7/10 seems about right, after multiple listens. It's sort of a quintessential Coldplay album... lots of Bono-style "whoah oh ohs," some shiny radio singles, and a couple of pretty piano ballads. But try as they might, this band just can't summon the same gravitas that U2 has. Best song is Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall, by a pretty good margin. One of their 3 or 4 best ever.

10-26-2011, 01:07 PM	#31
LemonMelon More 5G Than Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywoo Posts: 68,642 Local Time: 11:20 AM	Pretty simple question, I think. Is there anything on Mylo Xyloto that does more you than NLOTH's peaks? Obviously, GAF and Laz have contrasting opinions ready to go.

10-26-2011, 01:12 PM	#32
GirlsAloudFan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 26,431 Local Time: 01:20 PM	I'd agree that nothing on Mylo Xyloto is as strong as NLOTH's title track or Moment of Surrender. Everything on Mylo Xyloto is stronger than Unknown Caller. Everything in my last post-Arby's bowel movement is stronger than Unknown Caller.

10-26-2011, 01:17 PM	#33
LemonMelon More 5G Than Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywoo Posts: 68,642 Local Time: 11:20 AM	Unknown Caller blows pretty hard, yeah. Still really dig that solo though.

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lazarus Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 41,665 Local Time: 11:20 AM	No it didn't. Which is why he listed only four tracks instead of saying "everything". Get some fucking glasses.

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lazarus Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 41,665 Local Time: 11:20 AM	Also, I'm curious: is Unknown Server reviled simply because of the computer/cell phone lyrics? Do you also hate the vocal melody of the verses, the lyrics in the verses, the chanting of the chorus, Hedge's darker shadings under the verses, and that solid, if not groundbreaking solo? It seems odd to act like a song is worthless when there's only one questionable element. By comparison, there are a lot more issues to be found in Stand Up Referee and Cock Crazy, which have a good number of things that bother me lyrically, melodically, etc.

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mobvok Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: boom clap Posts: 4,435 Local Time: 10:20 AM	so there's a, uh, "Coldplay Unstaged" thing going on YouTube/Vevo today. Basically a live concert doc?

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