Coldplay songs - Minus and Plus (Game)

[REManic]

This is quite a simple game. One names a Coldplay song and the other person writes down what he thinks is the best (Plus) and the least(Minus) of that very song mentioned before.
Example:

Parachutes:

+ the lyrics are good
- the song is too short.


Isn't this simple?
So shall we play it??
Then once in a while tell me if you enjoy this little game I introduced.:)

[Mimixxx]

Nice game...just gunna move it to the Coldplay section though ;)

[Ted]

Fix You

+ Beautiful ending
- Chris sings too high early on

Next: Yellow

[Atenea_Brit]

Yellow

+ The lyrics, so exciting
- mm.. the end, miserable.

Next song: Clocks

[edgey79]

Clocks -

+ nice piano melody
- song title seems innapropriate for song.

next song. Sparks

[Princess]

sparks

+adore this song, beautiful lyrics
- there's no - :) a just love this song too much to give a minus :)

what if

[Remcoowtje]

+ beautiful chords and stuff
- that high singing just keeps on going and going, especially live

the scientist

[REManic]

+ Beautiful piano chords
- poor drumming


Next:
Moses

[kaisin]

+ great lyrics and riff
- No studio version yet

Daylight

[the coldplayette]

+great guitar riff(and the bassline)
_ mmm.. dunno

Don't Panic

[bedofroses]

+ great lyrics
- too short time

spies

[ColdMike]

+lyrics, drums, guitar...well all
- Can't find one...it's one of my fav songs...

Next one: Twisted logic

[Ted]

+ Lyrics are excellent and quite political
- Need to hear it live!

1.36

[Timothy Q. Mouse]

Hmm...

+ Great song to rock out to! :D
- Too short.

Uhmm.. The Hardest Part?


This should be interesting XD

[Princess]

+ love that song, love how it sounds...it sounds so happy, love the lyrics
- don't like the end of it too much

square one

[Brian Kelly]

+ great guitar and good ending
- cant think of a bad point about song

green eyes

[Remcoowtje]

+ great lyrics
- it doesn't work when they play it live

For You

[REManic]

+ good lyrics
- never listened to that song (!)



A whisper

[music_fr33k]

+ nice lyrics
- there is no minus!

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

you forgot to suggest another song, so im just going to write it on one of my favorites, warning sign:

+the guitar work
-that they never ever play it live

the world turned upside down

[Princess]

you forgot to suggest another song, so im just going to write it on one of my favorites, warning sign:

+the guitar work
-that they never ever play it live

the world turned upside down
they did play warning sign live, i have it
i think you 'll find it on multimedia section :)

+ like the lyrics and course specially
- don't like the begining

i ran away

[Ted]

+ Sonically excellent song
- Can't really hear Chris's lyrics too well

Shiver

[Ms Magpie]

+ excellent lyrics
- Chris sings a bit too high tones... :/

White Shadows

[twistedlogic149]

+ fresh sound and great ending
- dont like the chorus

One I Love

[Ted]

+ Absolutely perfect and my favourite Coldplay song...
- Hugely underappreciated and not played live enough!

[REManic]

You forgot to post another song.


For you

[Princess]

+ i like the lyrics
- it's very quiet song for my taste

amsterdam

[Ted]

+ Beautiful powerful piece of soaring brilliance...
- Should close concerts with it instead of Fix You...

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face

[frostbitepanda]

+ Amazing live
- The studio version can get boring (Especially if you've hear it live)

Square One

[shakezula]

+Awesome opening song for their concerts
- Should be a single

Next: Crests of Waves

[Jess831]

+ A different sound for the band
- Not to found of it musically

[Princess]

^^^you didn't post a song :)

brothers & sisters

[Jess831]

CRAP lol I hate it when other people forget, and I just did it myself lol SORRY!

+ Sounds good and quite atmospheric
- Kinda bad lyrics

Trouble

[Silverspira]

+The piano, the lyrics, everything!
-Can't find a minus here! It's One of their best songs.

So what about...
Sweet Marianne?

[RunForTheHills]

Yeah i've heard that...

+ Its quite rocky and upbeat
- I dunno the lyrics don't seem as good as usual, tho its just a live song isn't it:P ...

"Brothers & Sisters" - "kinda bad lyrics"
:shocked2: ... I love that song... the lyrics r great. But thats just my opinion...

[Silverspira]

Yes it's a live song :)
Has Will wrote the lyrics? anyone who knows?
You forgot to post a new song! :angry: :rolleyes: ;)

[Ted]

Speed Of Sound

[Voxxyn]

+ THE song that got me into music.
- It gets somewhat old after enough listens(Thank you, radio)

Parachutes(titular track)

[Ted]

+ Wonderfully succint lyrics
- Too short!

Sparks

[REManic]

+ a quite sweet song
- poor drum workouts



Life is for living

[Silverspira]

+Live version is amazing! Love it!:heart: And good Lyrics
- The Non-live version is good but you know, it feels unfinished when you've heard the live version

Politik?

[Ted]

+ So many parts to it...really good message contained within all of it...
- Intro not really Coldplay...

The Hardest Part

[dontyoushiver]

+ catchy beat, nice to listen to
- not really into the video clip though

warning sign

[greeneyes810]

+ good to drive to, good drums, good lyrics
- not always in the mood to listen to it

[greeneyes810]

next song: Green Eyes

[Ted]

+ Nice enough lyrics and the message contained within
- For me it is easily skipable...just forgettable I'm afraid...

X&Y

[Byron369]

+love the lyrics
-it's not amongst my fav; no piano and kinda long

And my fav...
SUCH A RUSH (love it :)

[Ted]

+ One of their good early songs...lots of effects and rockier than most...
- Not great lyrics

I Ran Away

[Princess]

+I'm in love with that song.....it's somehow dramatic....love the instruments parts
-wish i could hear chris clearly

daylight

[Ted]

+ Energetic, soaring song great to drive to!
- Perhaps a little repetitive...

Till Kingdom Come

[greeneyes810]

+ It is a tribute Johnny Cash, a legendary artist
- It is performed wayyyy better live

Crests of Waves

[Ted]

+ Good lyrics on paper
- Doesn't fit well as a song...bit disjointed I think...

A Message

[yellow_fever]

+ Lovely guitar chords and riff.
- The word "love" is mentioned too much

Ladder To The Sun

[pja123]

Song: 'Til Kingdom Come

+Great lyrics and the acoustic sound is amazing.
- Doesn't really fit with the rest of the X&Y album


Next song: Gravity (studio version)

[yellow_fever]

+ Chris sounds sexy here! Very emotional and intimate.
- a song best for earphones, not for blaring..

1.36

[square_two]

1'36''

+ It rocks, the music is very cool
- It's too short

Swallowed in the Sea

[just_cass]

Swallowed in the Sea

glad they did it in their twisted logic tour!

+ Beautifully simple buliding up to a wonderful point, that really gets to your soul! love the ending!
- not really a negative; is definately an overlooked song, could have been realesed as a single!

Next: Sleeping Sun

[Shiver129]

er...
+ its a coldplay song
- ive neaver heard of it

politik

[Byron369]

+great intro and lyrics
-kinda repetative

A Whisper

[Ted]

+ The outro is phenomenal when headphnes are pressed into your ears...
- Underappreciated song!

What's Going On

[Byron369]

+GREAT vocals...GREAT melody
-lyrics are ... just good. Not Coldplay good.

Harmless

[yellow_fever]

+ nice lyrics, glad there was a full version
- maybe an alternate ending?

Brothers and Sisters (Trouble Ep Version) (Primary)

[Princess]

+great lyrics , kinda revolutionar to me
- i can' t remember right now....

solid ground

[Ted]

+ Lovely simple song with sweet lyrics
- Just Chris and a piano

White Shadows

[just_cass]

+ beautiful lyrics
- should have been a single

amsterdam

[TracieMorgan]

+perfect music n lyrics
-needed one more verse...lol.

All Good Things w/Chris?

[yellow_fever]

+ I love the chatter at the beginning! Chris & Nelly sound really good together. Very catchy. Oh and nice lyrics and guitar chords...a lot really :laugh4:
- Wish I could hear the chatter a bit better...and who could forget...EMI :rolleyes: :dozey:

Yellow Piano Version

[TracieMorgan]

+Deep, true, inspired
-a bit disturbing...must be all the low chords we're not used to in the original.

[Princess]

^^you forgot a post a song

sleeping sun

[yellow_fever]

+ A happy song. Love the simplicity of the song and acoustic guitar riffs. The breathing at the end tops it off :nice:
- Too short.

Amsterdam

[Ted]

+ Fantastic, fragile, haunting song...my favourite non rocky CP song
- Not played live enough!

Speed Of Sound

[yellow_fever]

+ Great seeing it live, catchy, all piano based songs are good.
- Sounds a bit reminiscent to Clocks (not really a bad thing)

Twisted Logic

[frostbitepanda]

+ Love it. Best song on X&Y.
- They never play it live. :angry:

ETA: Whoops! Forgot to add a song!

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face

[Jess831]

+ One of their best songs live, great bass riff, Johnny rocks in the end part
- If I had to pick at something, the drumming is a bit uncreative, but I think the simplicity of it is perfect.

Trouble?

[Shiver129]

+ good song, like video aswell
- it makes me think of spiders. you have to let it grow on you.

spies

[Ted]

+ Superb intro live
- Lyrics don't really do it for me...

The Scientist

[Shiver129]

+amazing!! good video.
- er.... bit slow, only chris is in the vid??

for you

[Ted]

+ Slow, chilled, dream-like song...
- Bit repetitive

X&Y

[Byron369]

+lyrics are excellent...
-tune's kinda annoying-ish

I Ran Away

[yellow_fever]

+ Fantastic bass line, great meaning, love the drum intro and the interlude! (Best B-side IMO)
- A Whisper was chosen to be on the album instead of this tune :(

Do The Crouch! (Isle of Wight)

[Shiver129]

+its soooooooooooooooo funny and great. highlight of concert
- i suppoert everton. o dear

politik

[freiburg1987]

+ got so much power and energy (especially live)
- lyrics of chorus too simple

next one: A Rush Of Blood To The Head

[Byron369]

+lyrics & tune
-the live version's better

Marianne

[Giuly2E]

+lyric
-too fast

Speed of Sound

[Byron369]

+classic-everything's just fine...
-...but the lyrics are kinda repetative

'Till Kingdom Come

[Ted]

+ Sweet love song
- Not a great end of album

In My Place

[REManic]

+ me favorite from Coldplay
- there's no minus!



The hardest part

[Byron369]

+Lyrics...and the intro is ingenius
-too pop-ish

Talk

[Shiver129]

+ vid is amazing, good song
- theres just something about the guitar part that doesnt do it for me....

fix you

[Byron369]

+ everything's great (esp the lyrics)
- but I heard it a million times and it's somewhat...not exciting anymore

Animals?

[Ted]

+ Interesting lyrics for a Coldplay song
- Quite a dull, plodding song IMO...

For You

[Shiver129]

i no how u feel about feel (see what i did there? haha)

[Byron369]

+ tune...piano intro...fading in/out feeling...lyrics...Chris's vocal...did I mention piano
- nothing
(one of my fav songs)

Help Is Round The Corner?

[Ted]

+ Nice, solitary song...really feel's like Chris is singing to you personally...
- Needs more than just Chris and guitar...

Shiver

[Byron369]

+lyrics and guitar (effects)
-intro's not so great

Lost Highway?

[Ted]

+ Nice country song to do live...guitar "solo" is funny too!
- Can't think of any!

Warning Sign

[yellow_fever]

(ohh, I was just listening to this a lot today :nice:)

+ the emotion in Chris' voice, heartfelt lyrics, catchy bits ("And the truth iiiiisss...I miss yooou sooo" & "So I craaaawl...baaaaack...into your oooopen armss") Verdict: I love this song!
- Nothing

Talk Demo Version

[sanjay]

+ More in synch with chorus at the end
- Can easily tell it is not as refined as the final version

Cant get you out of my Head (Live at Glasto 2005)

[Ted]

+ Wonderful tribute
- Not a great song to cover!

Square One

[just_cass]

+ a whacking song to start of the album and the tour
- Cant think of anything, its so perfectly refined

fav song at the moment
Moses 2003 dvd version

[Ted]

+ Smooth rhythmic guitar throughout...
- Need a studio version!

Sparks

[psychosaiqa]

+great bass and a bit of a sexy, romantic feel
-bit slow, not the kind of song you can listen to over and over again

Daylight

[Byron369]

+ somewhat good lyrics
- irritating melody...and Chris' voice's draaaged

Shiver (Live 2003)

[Ted]

+ Great intro
- Always sounds the same...not a huge favourite of mine...

White Shadows

[REManic]

+ makes me feel nostalgic...
- the final part in kinda boring....



Talk

[Ted]

+ Great lyrics
- Overplayed...gets a bit boring...

Pour Me

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

+ Interesting lyrics for a Coldplay song
- Quite a dull, plodding song IMO...

For You
+i love the guitar there
- Chris voice is a bit boring in the song

[Ted]

Need a new one! :D

[REManic]

Next: Warning Sign

[Byron369]

+interesting lyrics...and really introspective, chorus's good, too
-but chorus's a bit dragged

Crests Of Waves?

[Ted]

+ Lyrics are really good
- Quite a forgettable song sadly...not really Coldplay IMO...

Square One

[farø]

+ lyrics are fine
- ???

Help Is Round The Corner

[Byron369]

+lyrics and tune are simply amazing....but...
-...I'm sick of it now. Heard it a million times!

Hunting High And Low?

[farø]

+ beautiful intro
- unfortunately it's not their own song

What about X&Y?

[Byron369]

+amazing tune and chorus
-bad intro...and somewhat repetative

Life Is For Living?

[farø]

+ super lyrics
- too short

Low?

[Byron369]

+good tune & lyrics (esp. the guitarish feeling :))
-again-bad intro..

Ladder To The Sun?

[farø]

+ the last bit is really good
- bad intro again

Idiot?

[Ted]

+ Lyrics are great
- Studio version would rock!

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

[farø]

+ super lyrics
- studio version is much worse than the live one

Green Eyes?

[iccp]

+ great lyrics
- ?

in my place

[General Smut]

-Been Played to death
+ Great to sing along to

High Speed?

[farø]

+ great intro
- too much repetition
Gravity?

[Byron369]

+great:everything...
-bad:nothing

Amsterdam

[coldplayer_001]

+: love the piano chords and the lyrics
-: a bit too repetitive

crests of waves?

[Byron369]

+lyrics are truly amazing
-intro's not really good

Animals

[Ted]

+ Good theme for the song
- Rhythm is a bit plodding

Murder

[just_cass]

+ interesting unique one of their earlier songs!
- pretty good all round!

for you

[farø]

+ the guitar is great
- too repetative

White Shadows?

[Shiver129]

+ amazing!!!
- it finishes..haha

things i dont understand

[dawin45]

+the begining is great, cool wird cord thing by jonny
- the ending
next song a mesage

[Cybermoes]

+ love the guitar, when you hear it you want to dance :p
- Can't find one

Such a rush (my fav)

[dawin45]

- i think it's a sad rithem
+ chris plays kinda low
next gold in them hills

[farø]

+ nice collabo
- ???

next: I Ran Away

[dawin45]

+the beggining is super,the end rocks 2
-some lyirics



crest of waves

[Ted]

+ Nice lyrics
- Doesn't sound like Coldplay to me...music could have been better...

Fix You

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

+absolutely brilliant music and feeling and build up, and the final verse with just chris singing lower gets me every time
- the lyrics arent the most brilliant theyve ever done, but they work really well with the song

see you soon <3

[Shiver129]

+ good song, i like it
- i dont no who sings with chris near the end?? help??

proof

[farø]

+ great lyrics
- second verse is like the first verse

Mooie Ellebogen?

[Ted]

+ Funny song!
- Can't think of any!

See You Soon

[farø]

+ great lyrics, great guitar
- nothing

For You?

[FixYouExtra]

+ beautiful piano melody
- goes on a bit (no bridge to break it up)

solid ground off the cuff live (because the guitar was broken) (if you can find a valid minus point ill give you a tenner!)

[farø]

+ great lyrics
- unfortunately the song is short

Harmless?

[Giuly2E]

+ piano and chris´s voice
- there are no other instrument

things I don´t Understand

[farø]

+ chorus is great
- verses sound similar

Talk

[razors_girl23]

+ One of the best songs live, always gets the crowd on their feet. Amazing.

- Easily get sick of it.

Politik.

[farø]

+ great heavy intro
- I got sick of it

In My Place

[Ted]

+ Good singalong live
- Overplayed

Live Forever

[farø]

+ great song
- just a live cover

Sparks

[Shiver129]

+ great lyrics
- er.. i cant quite put my finger on it.. but, well, you no..:confused:

high speeeeeeeed

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

+really funky and strange and original
- i dont really know what the hell hes talking about. and the lyrics arent brilliant

crests of waves

[Byron369]

+ great song, lyrics are fab
- tune's a bit repetative

Ode To Deodorant

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

+love the end bit "would i ever let you down, no way", and a pretty decent first song
-ummm...deodorant? i think they could have done a better job with the lyrics

(i hate how my minuses are always lyrics. i think theyre some of the most brilliant lyricists ever! i guess its just the songs...)

careful where you stand

[Byron369]

+ great intro & lyrics & tune & so on
- none; believe it or not ... ok, maybe a teensy-weensy repetative

Politik

[just_cass]

+ great one which they could just bash out, and actually meaning something to do with 9/11 so very emotional
- umm i love it all!

Moses

[Giuly2E]

+it was written for Gwyneth and the lyric
- the no studio version!

Yellow

[farø]

+ great guitar intro
- overplayed

Only Superstition

[Princess]

+everything, the instruments and the lyrics
-in chours chris is singing very high

i ran away

[farø]

+ everything fits very very great
- not played live :(

Spies

[Silverspira]

+Great lyrics, great feeling, great guitars, great song ;)
-I don't like the way Chris is singing "water" :laugh3: and maybe it's a little to slow if you're not in the right moode for it.

Murder

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

+i love the originality and strangeness of it...and how its pretty atypical of them. the music is great! (yet creepy)
-its a dark subject matter, which isnt really them.

your love means everything (yes, i know they didnt write it, but i LOVE LOVE LOVE this song. :heart:)

[farø]

+ lyrics and melodie are great
- the background-"music" is not appropriate (my meaning)

Bigger Stronger?

[Princess]

+i love the chours esp, and the instruments are good
-somehow i don't like ending of it...

sleeping sun

[farø]

+ instrumentation is great!
- too short :(

One I Love?

[REManic]

+ sounds great in the DVD
- isn't included in any studio records...



Shiver

[The Noteburg]

+ great anthem, really uplifting
- lyrics are kind of naive in my eyes

Ladder to the Sun

[Shiver129]

+ greaaaaaaaaaaat!!!
- there is no minus!

low

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

+love the end "i feel low" part and the wine-glass playing
-i find the first half a bit...unoriginal and somewhat similar to other songs on the album

clocks

[farø]

@ REManic: One I Love is a studio b-side to In my Place!

+ piano bit
- the end is a little bit boring

Amsterdam

[Silverspira]

+EVERYTHING! One of the absolutely best Coldplaysongs! :heart:
-Nothing...

A Message

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

+very nice message (har har har), pretty good lyrics, and chris wrote it naked, apparently!
-chris definitely had a cold when he recorded it: he sounds all stuffy. but thats also kinda cute....i dunno, i just dont find it that interesting

yellow (piano version)

[farø]

+ the pianos
- hm... I like the studio version more - whyever...

Brothers And Sisters (b-side to trouble)

[Silverspira]

+I like the bass and drums and guitars...:rolleyes:
-I think they wanted to write a song with meaning but I don't think they made it as good as it could be.. I mean "brothers and sisters unite... spread love around" that's good but "stay down... no sound" those parts could be better.

So what about
A whisper?

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

+cool original type song, i dont think its as bad as a lot of people say
- the lyrics dont make any sense, and theyre kind of incomprehensible. and its not a very coldplayish song.

the world turned upside down

[Ted]

+ Lovely lyrics at a punchy tempo...
- Not really appreciated enough

See You Soon

[Silverspira]

+beautiful song, I love the guitars
-Maybe the lyrics? no I like the lyrics... I don't know, there's some weakness just can't put my finger on what exactelly it is..

i bloom blaum?

[improvisation]

+ good lyrics
- kinda boring and unfinished

In The Sun

[razors_girl23]

+ Great collaboration and great song for a great cause
- Gets old after a while, but still good!

[razors_girl23]

Oops, forgot a new song hehe...

Um, White Shadows.

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

+really cool opening with the disco-type vibe
-very similar to the other songs on the CD, though better than most of them

proof?

[farø]

+ great lyrics
- repeatative

Shiver

[Lore]

+ perfect lyrics
- nothing :)

[REManic]

Next:

Daylight

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

+absolutely brilliant. i love the slide guitar and the piano chords...its just so wonderful. it makes me think of morning and i looove it.
- everywhere ive seen, the lyrics are printed as "ooh, when the sun shines/yeah, on this heart of mine", but i actually think they are "ooh, when the sun shines/yeah, on this coal mine". there arent enough syllables for it to be the first one!!
then again, im probably wrong.

next: talk (demo)

[Ted]

+ Better than album version
- They should have kept it!

Green Eyes

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

+lovely song, i hope it was written for jonny...
-its a bit repetative, and its possible it wasnt written for jonny...

i ran away

[farø]

+ everything fits together properly
- ???

Sleeping Sun?

[just_cass]

+ i absolutely love this one, different is definately one of the positives
- kinda goes nowhere, but i think thats why i love it, very simple

Clocks the live X&Y tour version, ie on the dutch talk 3 cd. the one where it get fast at the end and also has the intro

[Ted]

+ Superb. Absolutely blew me away at Earl's Court. A sonic orgasm. :P
- Nothing whatsoever...

Gravity (Talk Single Version)

[farø]

+ vocals and piano great
- a little bit too slow

'Til Kingdom Come?

[REManic]

+ emotional
- the drum...



A whisper

[Shiver129]

+ good chorus
- hard to no what hes saying....lol!

X&Y?

[farø]

+ good lyrics, good outro
- bad intro

Green Eyes?

[REManic]

+ sentimental (reminds me of a I've met that has green eyes....)
- the drums could be strengthened somehow....



High speed

[Ted]

+ Wonderful lyrics and bassline
- Should be done live a lot more

Parachutes

[REManic]

+ great to play in my ax
- too short...



For you

[farø]

+ pianos
- Chris's voice is too low

Low?

[REManic]

+ great drums
- maybe too long



Politik

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

+really good concert song, gets you pumped, love the middle bit where it gets more intense with guitars. and good message.
-not that brillaint musically. its just a lot of banging on the same note, then shifting a few notes and banging on that one.

in the sun