Abstaining from new material until album release?

[RunForTheHills]

Will you be abstaining from listening to anymore new material until the album is eventually leaked / released?

I personally will probably listen to Paradise when it comes out on Monday, after that though I'll be making every effort to avoid the rest of the songs they plan to play live between now and late October. Usually I'd be all over any leaks before a big release like this one, but I can't help but think - at least for what is supposed to be a concept album - that debuting most of the album live like this will lessen the impact of the final product a little. Not having a dig - it just means that I'll have to exercise a little bit more self-control this time round :P

What about you guys?

[the_escapist]

I want to see Mylo Xyloto's track list first. Maybe it won't be necessary to abstain at all.

In any case, I will hear Paradise for sure, but maybe I will abstain from Up In Flames and DLIBYH.

[Abracadabra]

I think it will be extremely difficult for you to resist the temptation. And it may happen you hear them by accident in a shop, a supermarket, a bar or someplace else.
Fingers crossed that you do succeed because I can partially relate to what you said.
As for me, I'll listen to the songs at the first likely opportunity. :awesome:

[The Doctor]

Paradise is the last new song I will listen to :blank:
gonna spend time on buying other new albums and listening to them

[Brent]

I don't even know what to do :freak:

[Harondor]

I will avoid all videos or informations from the upcoming festival performances.
Actually I didn't listen yet to the other new songs played live (HLH, us against the world, Charlie Brown).
If they make the cut, it will sound new for me ^^

I really think we'll have big surprises with the tracklisting. It won't be logical if most of the new album material has already been played.

[Seppel]

it's my biggest worry,that there will only be one ore two songs i haven't heard before...I won't listen to Up in flames or DLIBYH until the album comes out. I will just download it to make sure i can listen to them in case they don't make it on Mylo Xyloto...
But I have my fingers crosses for them not playing all the songs of the album before it will be released...

[juanif94]

We will listen to all the songs sooner or later, so what's the point on trying not to listen to them? I mean, it's not like the boys don't want you to listen to them, there is a reason why they are playing the songs before the album comes out :nod: Listening the songs for the first time when the album comes out won't make you a better fan.

Anyway, that's my opinion :)

[the_escapist]

Now that the track listing has been revealed, I will definitely NOT hear Up In Flames and DLIBYH before their actual proper release! That will mean that I'll get to hear half of the album (7 songs) for the first time when Mylo Xyloto comes out.

[busybeeburns]

Bring on the lot! NOW!

[Ostrich]

Let's be perfectly honest here: any intention I have of not hearing new material until the release will go completely out the window as soon as I hear that a new live song is up on YouTube.

[VivaGroaning]

yeah i'll listen to paradise (like everyone when it's going on the radio). but i'll try not to listen to DLIBYH and UIF.

[the_escapist]

yeah i'll listen to paradise (like everyone when it's going on the radio). but i'll try not to listen to DLIBYH and UIF.

That's right! We'll try! It's going to be pretty difficult though!

[DundahMifflin]

I will listen to Paradise, but nothing else. That, I can trust myself with.

[Blue Nails]

Let's be perfectly honest here: any intention I have of not hearing new material until the release will go completely out the window as soon as I hear that a new live song is up on YouTube.

:nod: Don't think I'll be able to resist.

[Cleggy]

It's likely that Coldplay will play Don't Let It Break Your Heart, Up In Flames and Paradise at the next festival concert. There's no way I'll be able to overcome the temptation to listen to them, particularly Up In Flames after what we've heard about it. That means I'll have heard 10 of the 14 songs on the album if MX is just an instrumental. I also have a feeling that one of the unheard songs is a short instrumental. There's no way they'd have another huge album like X&Y so they'll have a few shorter songs to keep the running time down.

[Tom8]

I will listen to Paradise and buy it on iTunes. Then the only song MX era songs i'll be listening to are Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall, Paradise, Major Minus & Moving To Mars, as we have studio version of those. I might listen to the live version of Paradise when it's on youtube, just to see how it comes across in it's live form.

DEFINITELY NOT listening to Don't Let It Break Your Heart or Up In Flames. I won't download a leak either!

[Brent]

Yeah, I draw the line at a leak. I'll listen to anything the band puts out but I won't listen to the leak, period. Ruins it.

[Texasluvsjonny]

Depends on coldplay and what they choose to play next week. I'm not gonna cover my ears at the concert.

[anacaren08]

Yup, I need to hold off on any new songs (except for Paradise). That's how it always has been for me with every coldplay album. And I love that. I love having the cd and be excited to hear what's in it! :D
ah! It feels like forever ago that I've had this wonderful feeling of holding a new coldplay cd in my hands :dance:

[Major_Love]

I will try to hear NO new song!

But maybe Paradise...we will see.

[admnistramation]

Imma eat up that leak like candy. :)

[kover]

I actually have kept myself from listening to Princess of China for all this time. I'll listen to paradise when it comes out but I'll still have 8 unheard songs on the album

[Open, Politik]

Im going to try, only listening to Paradise.
But I can't promise anything:\

[valypan]

I will try my best to only listen to the songs as intended for me to listen, that is Paradise. The other 3 are really only intended for those attending the live gigs :) I will have to repeat that to myself again and again... hehe

[Samuel_94]

Yeah I will definitely not listen to DLIBYH and UIF at the festivals. I will listen to and buy Paradise though. That will mean have heard half of the album and the other half will be surprises!!

[anacaren08]

Oh cool, so im not the only one who hasn't listened to POC :D
its gonna be tough resisting hearing the songs that may get played at festivals, but I know ill be happy if I do! :D

[l0wxo2]

Well since as I am seeing them next week and according to the R 42's blog today: 3 new songs are being added to the setlist. So that will be impossible for me lol.

[anacaren08]

Well since as I am seeing them next week and according to the R 42's blog today: 3 new songs are being added to the setlist. So that will be impossible for me lol.

I hate you! Because im so jelous :cry:


Haha jk I dnt hate you, I hope you have lots and lots of fun! Almost as much fun as at Lollapalooza ;)

[Fix42YellowClocks]

I will listen to Paradise and buy it on iTunes. Then the only song MX era songs i'll be listening to are Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall, Paradise, Major Minus & Moving To Mars, as we have studio version of those. I might listen to the live version of Paradise when it's on youtube, just to see how it comes across in it's live form.

DEFINITELY NOT listening to Don't Let It Break Your Heart or Up In Flames. I won't download a leak either!

Same here. Good deal man.

[golfing7861]

It'd be impossible for me to stay away, but I don't think we'll be getting anything more after Paradise, and maybe if we're lucky Charlie Brown, which most people have heard by now.

[l0wxo2]

I hate you! Because im so jelous :cry:


Haha jk I dnt hate you, I hope you have lots and lots of fun! Almost as much fun as at Lollapalooza ;)

Don't hate me :( I don't think any show will compare to Lolla, so don't worry. I'm gonna take videos of the new songs they play :)

[Juanma]

I will obviously listen to Paradise

but im doubting if I will listen the other live songs :uhoh:

[Juanma]

I really dont understand the need of playing Up in Flames and DLIBYH live now...

[RunForTheHills]

I really dont understand the need of playing Up in Flames and DLIBYH live now...Yeah I agree, seems a bit overkill to me. Seems like they've gone a bit nuts with the promotion side of things this time around, which I'm not a huge a fan of, but heh :P

[42rock89]

Not too bothered, ive only heard 2 songs so far, ETIAW and MM the others are all live versions, it will different when hearing the studio versions for the first time like brand new songs imo so I will listen others like Up in Flames when they play it live :)

[MyFavouriteMemory]

I'm going to attempt to only listen to Paradise til release date.

[LFDianne]

Well since as I am seeing them next week and according to the R 42's blog today: 3 new songs are being added to the setlist. So that will be impossible for me lol.

This. I'm looking forward to meeting you and Jen! And it looks like it will be Friday, unless we all get extremely lucky with this balcony tickets. Then we'll hear Paradise at least on Thursday!

[Connor!42!]

:nod: Don't think I'll be able to resist.

:nod: aha, i've already given in and listened to the 30 second snippet of paradise

[lotrobsessed101]

I had already planned on buying and listening to Paradise. :) I wish I could abstain from DLIBYH and Up in Flames, but I'm going to Austin City Limits. I can't escape them! I'm not going to download them when I get home from the festival though, so that I will only have had heard them each only once during the live performance so they'll at least have some kind of freshness when I listen to the album on Oct 25th.

[Kiame]

Lol fuck no.

What's the point?

[Brent]

Lol fuck no.

What's the point?

^Well said :nod:

[valypan]

I think it´s all part of the new promotion plan as detailed on the Billboard article, but can anyone see what advantages this approach might have? Maybe entice new fans who come to the show to buy the album after hearing so many new tracks live? But then again, does a band as big as Coldplay need something like that? I just can´t seem to see why they are doing this.

[Abracadabra]

Imma eat up that leak like candy. :)

LOL.
I'd like to be able to resist, but as I'm gonna continue to visit the forum on a daily basis and everyone who's heard Up in Flames will say it sounds devastatingly gorgeous just like Roadie 42 has promised...yeah, it's most likely that I won't be able to abstain.
No leak though. :phu:

[Samuel_94]

I am going to desparately try to avoid UIF and DLIBYH but I will listen to Paradise live and get the studio version. I hope I will be able to get hold of a Paradise CD single!

[anacaren08]

Don't hate me :( I don't think any show will compare to Lolla, so don't worry. I'm gonna take videos of the new songs they play :)

Haha no definitely don't hate u :lol:
we are lolla buddies :hug: (even though I didn't meet u in person)
Have fun!! :D