Coldplay’s X&Y
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Topic: Coldplay’s X&Y
Posted By: chopper
Subject: Coldplay’s X&Y
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 10:17
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What do people really think of this album? It seems to have been touted as the greatest thing ever, but I find it disappointing compared to the previous two (especially AROBTTH). Apart from "Fix You", none of the songs have really grabbed me. What does everyone else think? |
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 10:18
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Boring...
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 10:19
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BORING. that's just my opinion, a lot of people think highly of it. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa/aoty-2024/vote" rel="nofollow - 2024 Release Poll Listened to: 
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 10:23
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I think I saw once their new videoclip...EVEN MORE BORING...
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Posted By: SomethingGood
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 11:39
| i loved Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head, but the new one does absolutely nothing for me. there's nothing new, it's just boring. i'd have really liked to see Coldplay actually take a new direction and release something fresh and interesting, guess that won't happen. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 11:42
| Glad it's not just me then. |
Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 13:39
| Obviously not the "greatest album ever" but a good one. |
Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 13:46
| Its pretty good, square one is probably my favourite coldplay track, not as strong as A Rush of Blood to the Head but a decent album. |
Posted By: M. B. Zapelini
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 15:00
| "X & Y" is somewhat disappointing. The first two albums were much better than this one. |
Posted By: spectral
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 16:29
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I can't believe the acclaim this record and this band are getting. "one of greatest albums ever", nope, don't think so. Chris Martin needs a good slapping for the way he sings. I hear his mother sits inside his piano to blow his nose and wipe his botty for him! Seriously though, it is probably catchy for today's mainstream music fan, but it has no lasting content or anything that will endure. His voice just sucks big time as well; I hate that whiney way he sings. ------------- "...misty halos made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine." |
Posted By: Fearless
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 17:21
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I find it very hard to listen to the whole album in one sitting. After "Speed of Sound", the songs all begin to sound exactly the same and run together as a blur. I never have this problem with aRoBttH. However, the songs that are actually good on X&Y are very enjoyable, and have a much spacier feel than their previous works. Standout tracks: Square One, What If, Fix You, Speed of Sound, and Talk. ------------- If you don't stand up You don't stand a chance! |
Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: August 17 2005 at 01:45
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Good but overhyped. I still prefer their first album.
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Posted By: Littlewashu5
Date Posted: August 18 2005 at 23:12
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I like X&Y a lot better than A Rush of Blood to the Head, but not as much as Parachutes |
Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: August 19 2005 at 09:30
| Don't even get me started on Coldplay- I find them one of the most overhyped bands EVER, as people are giving them 5 star reviews blindly and coming out with 'amazing' every time they are mentioned. I find them morose, depressing and dull- like a poor man's Radiohead. |
Posted By: GPFR
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 10:39
Well, I thought the album had breif moments of good stuff, nothing
outstanding. What I do like is that MTV is enjoying Speed of Sound
which might lead MTV watchers to buy that album and previous ones.
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Posted By: Heptade
Date Posted: August 22 2005 at 10:56
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They need to branch out more...there is very little progression in their
albums 1-3. I'm not saying a band has to change their entire style all the time to be relevant, but Coldplay really ploughs the same turf over and over (and over) again... Having said that, I find them inoffensive and don't mind when the wife puts the albums on. Rush of Blood will probably remain their best, unless they produce a work of genius in the future. They'd better expand their listening habits beyond U2, New Order and Radiohead, though. Someone send them The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway right away! |
Posted By: Peace Frog
Date Posted: November 02 2005 at 15:56
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I think it's really awesome (with the exception of tracks 7-10 which get really boring and repetitive after listening straight to them) ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: November 02 2005 at 16:27
Well i like it although Chris Martin needs to come up with something new  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Fjuffe/?chartstyle=sideRed - [IMG - http://imagegen.last.fm/sideRed/recenttracks/Fjuffe.gif - |
Posted By: GPFR
Date Posted: November 02 2005 at 17:08
I'd go with "Close to The Edge" personally. ------------- www.myspace.com/hail_peter
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Heptade wrote:Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: November 02 2005 at 18:00
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Coldplay is probably the most overhyped band on the market today.
I liked them a lot better the first time around when they were called
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: November 02 2005 at 18:27
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Is the word boring been used already, since I like to be the first to utter the word.
complete boring tripe, not one good second on it, though when I hear the single on the radio, I kind of liked it, but that's only 2 minutes, repeated at nauseam on the album.
maybe people who find Radiohead to complicated will find some value it it, but I can't hear it. ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: krusty
Date Posted: November 03 2005 at 10:01
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I actually prefer X&Y compared to the first two albums, it seems less poppy and more rockyer to me, which i prefer. It's all a matter of taste..  ------------- http://www.humanism.org.uk/site/cms/contentChapterView.asp?chapter=309" rel="nofollow - Humanism |
Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 14:00
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Blur, Radiohead and The Verve are the only BritPop that I actually
like! Coldplay, as everyone MUST know, it's a poor man's Radiohead.
This make the band somewhat tolerable. They create some strong
melodies, but, overall, it's pretty BORING.
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Posted By: Fantômas
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 14:07
The best thing about Coldplay is what Mike Patton once said about
Gwyneth Paltrow in a festival that Fantômas and Coldplay played
together. 
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