Coldplay - Ghost Stories (out 5/19/204)

geez at that pace you'd think he could have stopped for a beer and a gelato

congrats at not getting stopped by socialist alternative volunteers handing out flyers/deranged old punks however

"but it's a very pretty album"

I'm saying

they are on this I Heart Radio thingy (Live right now:

https://screen.yahoo.com/live/event/iheartradio-festival-2014

I still like this album even though I'm not in the mood for it lately (cuz game with the ladies is back up) but I seriously wanna murder "Sky Full of Stars"

haha, it is now on live.

that was fun, i saw four songs. they do sound nice but would not actually put them on.

it's a good album man. Mad feels

"Another Arms" and "Oceans" are devastating

Holy shit it came out in 204 tho, Coldplay ahead of the game

lol, i actually really liked the songs that they played.

can never let them live "words flying at the speed of sound" down

"Midnight" through "Oceans" really lives up to the heartbreak theme, like damn Mr. Martin I'm really sorry dude

^"Speed of Sound" is awesome tho! even though it's a "Clocks" update and not as good as that. IDK though it also was big when I started college & when I'd met the first girl I really liked there but was still awkward as hell so it made me feel some type of way

Also it's "birds go flying..."

Ghost Stories got that Yeezus swag where the second half is better/more emotionally resonant than the first

I seem to be one of the few who thinks that about Yeezus tho

birds! I thought he was basically singing 'cars go driving at the speed of cars' this whole time!

it`s simply great that there are still people out there like chis martins who are willing to take a risk and just write great songs. we need more music like this, and i strongly predict that this will be an album that rewards the watchful ear. speaking of awards, i also predict this will be nominated for at least a brit award, if not a grammy. as for the pitchfork boys, i`m calling a solid 8/10. but let's not "speak to soon", but let's bath in the greatness of this great classic album

why aren't we speaking to soon?

He's a jerk is why.

i mean, it`s clear that the consensus is that this is a classic 8/10`er but let's not put the baby in the bath water, is all i'm sayin'

I'll be first in line to drown Chris Martin in bath water.

Not that Martin doesn't write some lame platitudes sometimes but honestly I think the lyrical Coldplay criticism is mad played-out and totally misses the point

There are plenty of other criticisms you could make btw, just that's a particularly weak one imo

I'll be first in line to drown Chris Martin in bath water.

― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, September 20, 2014 9:53 AM (47 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

wow you're a clever dude

birds! I thought he was basically singing 'cars go driving at the speed of cars' this whole time!

― ILX preorders SPYRO for Playstation (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, September 20, 2014 9:14 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lmao

Coldplay feat. Gary Numan -- "Speed of Sound (Cars Remix)"

i say forget the haters, i'd like to have a party for all the haters and see how they like those "apples"

"yes", "don't panic". "what if" "we never change".

There are plenty of other criticisms you could make btw, just that's a particularly weak one imo

Actually, I think ripping on his lyrics is the most valid criticism.

nah, the vague nature of the lyrics (more previous to this album) is the point, maximum relatability n such. It doesn't automatically make 'em good/defensible mind but still.

in any case Coldplay's about tunes and vibe, if you don't like what they do there then OK. But nitpicking Martin's lyrics is nerd shit in a bad way, they're making music not writing poems

sadly, some bands can do both well

well I don't care cuz I'm like the rap fan stereotype of obvious rock bands I like

it's all good though lol

I really do think Martin's lyrics are fine though. Look our fam dog's gonna be put down next week and "Oceans" made me feel some type of way today, don't hate

am i the only person who thinks "Magic" is a top 5 Coldplay song? i'm pretty lukewarm on the rest of the album though.

haha definitely not hating. I don't hate Coldplay. I get it.

xp Scott Aukerman

I'd completely forgotten that this album was ever a thing. Of everything Coldplay has ever released, I've by far found this one the easiest to ignore, which is definitely a blessing as far as I'm concerned.

I would love to be surprised. We'll see.

I'd completely forgotten that this album was ever a thing. Of everything Coldplay has ever released, I've by far found this one the easiest to ignore, which is definitely a blessing as far as I'm concerned.

― Welcome To (Turrican), Saturday, September 20, 2014 8:30 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

IDK man maybe it's just my work but I've heard "Sky Full of Stars" (worst song on here, easy) a billion times on their radio and it got me feeling like Paul Rudd against the Michael McDonald video

It is a pretty conscious "artistic" album not designed to churn out anthems (or attempted anthems) like their last ones though. except for that stupid song.

am i the only person who thinks "Magic" is a top 5 Coldplay song? i'm pretty lukewarm on the rest of the album though.

― some dude, Saturday, September 20, 2014 8:11 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I like "Magic" but I like "Midnight" better, in all its Bon Iverish woodland critter glory

I like Magic so and so but I truly find this band repulsive. I can't help it. I know there's bands more deserving of the hate but everytime I overhear them I just feel like punching their music in the face. I'm pretty sure it's Chris Martin's voice.

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