Coldplay - Violet Hill

[Crusader]

Their latest single "Violet Hill" is available for free download all this week.

 

http://coldplay.com/song.html

 

Kinda like it but it doesn't sound like Coldplay.

[borntohula]

it's not all that different from what they've done before, the guitars just have more balls. it's still chris martin sitting at a piano wailing about something.

 

it's not bad though.

Edited April 30, 2008 by borntohula

[Crusader]

i miss the piano.

[noise_pollution]

It was in the middle and not a bad song by any stretch. I still think Talk is a better "rock" single but that might be cause I am crazy for Computer Love by Kraftwerk(the main riff was sampled from this song).

[Guest Prosis]

Again...booooooooooooooooring

 

I seriously don't get the Coldplay buzz.

[borntohula]

i seriously don't get how you could listen to death cab over coldplay.

[Guest Prosis]

I actually like nothing else from Death Cab than Plans. ;)

[noise_pollution]

i seriously don't get how you could listen to death cab over coldplay.

How can you not? There is more variety on Transatlanticism than Parachutes, A Rush..., and X and Y combined. But yeah too each their own. I am not about to rip on someone's music taste especially when comparing two solid bands like Coldolay and Death Cab.

[soundless_space]

This song is pretty meh in my opinion... it's okay.

 

Also, Coldplay should go back to the Parachutes sound. That was when I loved Coldplay the most.

 

Also fuck Death Cab for Cutie.

Edited May 1, 2008 by soundless_space

[decomposinglight]

Typical Colplay lyrics with a harder sound. I liked it fine enough, but I read that this new album was supposed to be a departure from the previous albums, and if this song is any indication, it can't be that big of a leap. I hope the rest of the songs are more intriguing.

 

I too think Parachutes is Coldplay at its best.

Edited May 2, 2008 by decomposinglight

[juanpe]

I used to like Coldplay a lot... but this new one is the expected... need to listen to it a bit more

[Audio of Being]

I really don't like it all that much, maybe with a few more listens I would be able to get into it more. I wish they would have stuck with the sound from A Rush Of Blood To The Head. That album is one of my favorites.

 

Besides I don't think Coldplay should be doing guitar solos like they did in the song. I miss the piano and crooning vocals as well.

 

edit: typo

Edited May 2, 2008 by Audio of Being

[soundless_space]

Why shouldn't they be doing guitar solos?

[Audio of Being]

Why shouldn't they be doing guitar solos?

I thought the guitar solo sucked, thats why.

[somnambulist]

I'm kind of tired with Coldplay...the guy isn't very creative with his lyrics and does the same long, drawn-out syllables when he sings, like he can't think up enough words to fill up the line, so he stretches each one out to fill in the gaps. It's cool. I liked the first couple albums too, but now it's just the same old thing over and over.

Edited May 2, 2008 by somnambulist

[shade]

similar to how matt good feels the need to go OOOHHH-AAAHHH-ohhhh on every last word on every line

[here is no why]

i like it, sounds good to me. i heard the new record is a new sound too, this is showing a change of direction for the band but i hope they have something better up their sleeves on the album.

[LonelyWreckage]

Loving the Parachutes recognition. Definitely Coldplay's masterpiece.

 

As for Violet Hill, I've only heard it the once so the jury's still out.

[juanpe]

me too, Parachutes is their best album for me! ;)

[somnambulist]

similar to how matt good feels the need to go OOOHHH-AAAHHH-ohhhh on every last word on every line

Yeah, but I hate it more with Coldplay because there's no lyrical content. And I meant to say "It's not cool."

[bishopx]

I'm on my third listen, I'm liking it. A rush of blood to the head is my favorite disc, with Parachutes a close second.

[shade]

another new one

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-NVY_PZylk

[Audio of Being]

Well that was much better than the 1st single, I really was into that track.

[Prometheon]

another new one

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-NVY_PZylk

And another!

 

[Audio of Being]

And another!

 

Great a white man, with black mans voice. I fell for it.