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    Posted: August 16 2005 at 10:17

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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Boring...
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BORING.

that's just my opinion, a lot of people think highly of it.
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Points: 46301 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 16 2005 at 10:23
I think I saw once their new videoclip...EVEN MORE BORING...
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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.
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Glad it's not just me then.
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Points: 2383 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 16 2005 at 13:39
Obviously not the "greatest album ever" but a good one.
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Points: 1261 		Direct Link To This Post 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.
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"X & Y" is somewhat disappointing. The first two albums were much better than this one.
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Points: 1422 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 16 2005 at 16:29

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.
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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.
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Good but overhyped. I still prefer their first album.

 
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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
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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.
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Points: 760 		Direct Link To This Post 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. Coldplay might have saved america from bad music! But no... .
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Points: 427 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 22 2005 at 10:56
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!
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Points: 994 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2005 at 15:56
I think it's really awesome (with the exception of tracks 7-10 which get really boring and repetitive after listening straight to them)

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Points: 3254 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2005 at 16:27
Well i like it although Chris Martin needs to come up with something new
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Points: 760 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2005 at 17:08
Originally posted by Heptade Heptade wrote:


Someone send them The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway right away!


I'd go with "Close to The Edge" personally.
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Points: 3839 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2005 at 18:00
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 Radiohead.

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