Best Ever Albums

Hmmm

Tshardy — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 17:09:23 GMT

Author: Tshardy

Posted: 04/30/2014 21:09

I'm not a fan of EDM, nor am I really a fan of Coldplay, but I did like that Midnight song... the one that sounded kinda like a electronic Bon Iver tune.

Re: So Coldplay goes pure EDM... good? bad? worst ever?

ButterThumbz — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 08:42:08 GMT

Author: ButterThumbz

Posted: 04/30/2014 12:42

This is no more EDM than any other piano driven dance pop record of the past 30 odd years. Sounds just like The Beloved to my bitter and twisted old ears.

Re: So Coldplay goes pure EDM... good? bad? worst ever?

meccalecca — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 08:18:55 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 04/30/2014 12:18

Jhereko wrote:

and so bands that go in a different direction than what their fans are used to but go in an experimental direction are doing it purely for artistic reasons right? Pretty sure Coldplay collectively have more than enough money for 90 lifetimes. As fun as it is to be cynical about this band, logic would say your equation is untrue.

Coldplay has always seemed to me a band whose musical direction and rise in fame has been driven by what's most popular at a given moment. So, at the height of EDM, they decide to work with Avicii.

As an artist, you usually strive to have a unique voice. Coldplay just always seems to be copying someone else's creative vision. This is generally something record labels do to make money.

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videoheadcleaner — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 04:58:19 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 04/30/2014 08:58

In connection with Jhereko's post, Muse were criticised for the "dubstep" direction they took. Supporters of Muse said that they were a British institution and could do what they wanted. People would follow in suit.

Coldplay's direction is the same in that respect.

Re: So Coldplay goes pure EDM... good? bad? worst ever?

MasterWhitey — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:01:06 GMT

Author: MasterWhitey

Posted: 04/30/2014 01:01

I mean I stopped liking them once they became a U2 cover band (AKA after A Rush of Blood to the Head... of the dick)

Re: So Coldplay goes pure EDM... good? bad? worst ever?

RockyRaccoon — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:17:20 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 04/30/2014 00:17

I mean, I like it well enough. It's fine, enjoyable. Of course, I also don't hate Avicii.

I'm probably too easy to please. But whatever, makes my life more enjoyable.

Re: So Coldplay goes pure EDM... good? bad? worst ever?

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:17:10 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/29/2014 23:17

Romanelli wrote:

You say this as if you believe that this matters to pretty much anyone who has that amount of money....

They're not Donald Trump they're a band that happen to have become really successful from a small beginning. I honestly don't care when money is a primary motivator for an artist but I think it's easy to make an assumption with a mega successful band who make relatively "safe" music when you don't really know and interviews with the band and albums like Viva La Vida would say otherwise.

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Romanelli — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:13:23 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 04/29/2014 23:13

Jhereko wrote:

You say this as if you believe that this matters to pretty much anyone who has that amount of money....

Re: So Coldplay goes pure EDM... good? bad? worst ever?

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:10:47 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/29/2014 23:10

meccalecca wrote:

$ > fans

Re: So Coldplay goes pure EDM... good? bad? worst ever?

meccalecca — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:04:15 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 04/29/2014 23:04

Jhereko wrote:

To be honest I love that they don't give a fuck what their fans think of the direction they go in.

$ > fans

Re: So Coldplay goes pure EDM... good? bad? worst ever?

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:55:09 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/29/2014 22:55

Avicii co-wrote and co-produced it which should explain a lot of things. To be honest I love that they don't give a fuck what their fans think of the direction they go in. There's nothing wrong with being madly in love with pop and they've always stood for that (people always forget that the stuff on Parachutes is the sort of stuff that made it in the charts back then). It's not nearly as good as "Magic" or "Midnight" but it's not enough to deter me from listening to the album.

Re: So Coldplay goes pure EDM... good? bad? worst ever?

mickilennial — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:13:49 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 04/29/2014 22:13

Probably the worst thing they've recorded and I'm a fan.

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meccalecca — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:36:03 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 04/29/2014 21:36

Kool Keith Sweat wrote:

Sounds suspiciously similar to that Avicii cover of Antony and the Johnsons

Norman Bates wrote:

It's awful.

That really covers it. Nothing more to add.

Re: So Coldplay goes pure EDM... good? bad? worst ever?

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:07:39 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/29/2014 21:07

Ugh, I'm going to have to listen go this pretty much every Saturday night from now on.

Re: So Coldplay goes pure EDM... good? bad? worst ever?

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:06:12 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/29/2014 21:06

Norman Bates wrote:

It's awful.

this is the first time I've done it in a while, don't kill me drakonium

Re: So Coldplay goes pure EDM... good? bad? worst ever?

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:58:49 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/29/2014 20:58

Sounds suspiciously similar to that Avicii cover of Antony and the Johnsons

Re: So Coldplay goes pure EDM... good? bad? worst ever?

drakonium — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:30:36 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 04/29/2014 20:30

This is not EDM, this is just contemporary pop music. Is this kind of "indie" electro-pop with quiet verses and big, epic choruses the new trend? I mean, isn't that Imagine Dragon's or Fun.'s recipe? Ah well, why not, I don't mind it to be fair. It was pleasant. Not sure you could possibly record a more forgettable song, though. I've never been a Coldplay fan, but at least they used to be catchy.

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Norman Bates — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:27:03 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 04/29/2014 20:27

It's awful.

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HoldenM — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:26:01 GMT

Author: HoldenM

Posted: 04/29/2014 20:26

I mean, it's the direction they were taking on Mylo Xyloto, so it's not all that surprising.

That being said, it still sounds like Coldplay, but with more electronics. The songs that have come out for Ghost Stories have mostly been fine. This track doesn't sound like it's any worse than what we have to expect from the album. I don't think that they're going to change the world, but I'm sure it'll be another decent-to-good Coldplay album, as usual.

So Coldplay goes pure EDM... good? bad? worst ever?

meruizh — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:52:27 GMT

Author: meruizh

Posted: 04/29/2014 19:52

Link

What are your thoughts?

Yup, those Parachutes years are more than over