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6/21/08 Before you read this review check out Coldplay's latest CD "Viva la Vida". It is light years ahead of this CD "X&Y".
I guess I am so addicted to Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and other great bands of the 70s-80s that Coldplay falls flat on it's face for me. Or, my expectations of "almost uniformly" stellar British rock bands is unrealistic.
As most people do when listening to music, one finds that you do compare the new with the old. And so, in fairness to the change in technology and my own personal taste, I compared this band to my current favorite in world rock music, the astonishing rock-your-rear-off Afro Celt Sound System Band whose singer Iarla O'Liondird's vocal range is so utterly astounding. (Even Josh Groban plays AFCSS at his live concerts).
After listening four times to this CD "X&Y", I still found Chris Martin's nasal, and at times, irritatingly whiney voice boring and monotonously repetitive. He is up and down his vocal range over and over on nearly every song. About midway through the CD it felt like I was listening to the same song over and over with musical variations. For me the song lyrics were mostly juvenile and often trite. Especially on the song "X&Y". HOWEVER, Their band members' musicality and instrument talent is undeniable. For this reason I can say I somewhat enjoyed the CD. Overall, if I have to pick a listen to again, maybe, these songs merit a redux: "White Shadows"; "A Message"; "Low".
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Incredible and Addictive Music
I first heard this On Holiday and ever since then It has never gotten too boring or too tired to listen to..excellent ++++++
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Classic coldplay album
This is one of the best album of all times. Every song is amazing. No fillers here.
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a great journey
I think this is an all-around great album. There is something about "Fix You" that makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Of course, there is also "Speed of Sound" and "The Hardest Part," which seemed to be the biggest tracks off this album. The bonus track, "'Til Kingdom Come" isn't too shabby either.
Anyway, being one with a discerning ear and a home theater setup that can expose flaws in recordings, I'd be remiss if I didn't acknowledge that this album is a victim of the loudness war and contains almost no dynamic range. There are long passages of songs that border on clipping and are just plain LOUD. Of course, I've come to expect this from all new recordings, so I won't dock the album that much.
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I want my Coldplay back.
I think the new Coldplay album is their worst album yet. I know a couple of my really good friends love it and just think it is the cat's pajamas, but, to be perfectly honest, there are several tracks on it that I simply cannot stand. Why do I dislike it so much? It doesn't sound like Coldplay. I'm too lazy to actually research and see if they got a new producer or something, but there are several things that have changed since Parachutes and even since ROBTTH that have completely changed/mauled (in my opinion) their sound.
First of all, Chris Martin needs to bring EVERYTHING down an octave. On the first two albums his higher range was used only as an accent every now and then... not for singing entire songs. It loses any impact it once had and becomes rather annoying... not to mention, it's harder to understand what he's singing.
Second, they need to ditch the synthesizer. All it has done is made their album sound over produced and phased out Chris martin on the piano (which was always one of my favorite things about their music). They need to realize they are not U2 and stop trying to be U2. Let U2 fill that niche like they have been doing for decades and just go back to the way it was for Parachutes - drums, guitars, vocals, and a piano.
Lastly, the lyrics themselves... it seems that they were trying so hard to be deep and inspirational and find meaning, that many of the songs have really obvious and repetitive themes... What happened to metaphorical and symbolical lyrics? What happened to the occasional song that isn't supposed to be uplifting? Sometimes you don't wanna hear someone singing to you about how everything'll be okay. I wanna hear songs like "We Never Change" where Chris is just saying "life is friggin hard and I just wish it was easy" or songs about being scared and screwing up but not realizing it until it may be too late (like "Warning Sign").... yargh.
There are a few songs I enjoy on X&Y. "a Message," "Swallowed By the Sea," and "Kingdom Come" are good. Every now and then I can listen to "Fix You." I think that "Twisted Logic" should be scratched off every CD, though......Okay. I'm done now.
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