Which song synopsis sounds the most intriguing?

busybeeburns · 28-02-2008, 09:42 AM

Rolling Stone have been behind the scenes with Coldplay as they record their fourth album. They have released more details on new track titles, including a synopsis of various tracks. But which excites you most?

"Violet Hill": One of the strongest of the new songs, the band is considering giving it away as a special promotion in coming weeks and then leaving it off the album. Opening with a jagged distorted guitar riff, the song announces a new template: The stalking, bluesy beat fits nicely with Martin's earthy vocals and plaintive lyrics: "If you love me, won't you let me know?"

"42": The fact that the band is considering this song as the album's first real single underlines how far they're willing to a stray from their formula: It's an elaborate three-part piece, with swirling pianos, strings and beat loops that build to an uptempo climax, with some seriously stoner lyrics: "Those who are dead are not dead/They're just living in my head."

"Yes": Here, Martin's vocals take center stage like never before: Sounding more aggressive and strong than ever, they sit on top of an irresistible North African string-and-tablas arrangement and ache more convincingly than all the lilting falsetto in the world: "If you'd only, if you'd only say 'Yes'/I'm just so tired of this loneliness." It's the band's freshest song since "Parachutes."

"Death and All His Friends": A straight-up rock tune with a riff that sounds ripped from the Doobie Brothers, piano, and, in the last section, flute.

"Cemetaries of London": Notice the thematic pattern emerging from the title and lyrics? This one, with an electro loop and hand claps, doesn't sound as glum as its title portends.

"Life in Technicolor": Acoustic-guitar driven and jangly, this is one of the few tracks that seems built from the Coldplay template of songs like "Don?t Panic," only a bit more, well, panicked: "Baby it's a violent world," Martin sings.

"Chinese Sleep Chant": Opening with a jagged guitar riff, the song quickly settles into a propulsive dance-track loop with low-mixed, angelic vocals.

"Strawberry Swing": This is one of several potential album cuts with Afro-pop and high-life influences: Here, distortion-free finger-picked guitars which sound straight out of Mali mix with a heavy bassline and psychedelic synths. "My Mum comes from Zimbabwe, so I spent a lot of time there," says Martin. "I used to work in a studio where people played that."

"Reign of Love": A lovely layered composition of piano, bass and organ that backs fairytale lyrics.

thinker · 28-02-2008, 10:15 AM

Can't wait to hear the whole new album!
"42" sounds really great.

miss capa · 28-02-2008, 10:27 AM

Violet Hill. It was my favourite track name from the beggining and it sounds the most pormosing of the lot.

Darlene_Ihnfsa · 28-02-2008, 10:37 AM

42 if it will really have this line:

"Those who are dead are not dead/They're just living in my head."

if so, definitelly i think that this song will mean a lot for me

All them sound so interesting.... (is me or there are new titles here?)

Mimixxx · 28-02-2008, 10:52 AM

42 for me too, I like the sound of the "elaborate three part with swirling pianos"

PianoRocker · 28-02-2008, 12:01 PM

This are 9 songs... so this could be the album how it will be?

frostbitepanda · 28-02-2008, 03:21 PM

I can't choose! D:

zeoir · 28-02-2008, 04:01 PM

Am i a bad fan 'cause i haven't heard of any of those songs before

?

But i'd say "42" sounds coool!

Open, Politik · 28-02-2008, 04:14 PM

Death and his freinds Scares the hell out of me. DAMN!!!

ApproximatelyInfinite · 28-02-2008, 05:22 PM

erm, i'm having a hard time deciding between 42 and yes...42 sounds great overall, especially with that lyric (i LOVE it), but yes talks about stronger vocals than ever before, and one of my hopes for this album was that chris would get to the vocal level and strength and energy of shiver again (because i count that as his best vocal work to date)...

ah, screw it, i'm going for 42.

melanieau · 28-02-2008, 06:12 PM

With lyrics like this:

"If you'd only, if you'd only say 'Yes'/I'm just so tired of this loneliness."

Definitely YES

MrMagpie · 28-02-2008, 06:17 PM

Going with 42. Seems like they may actually try something different with this one. Plus it doesn't have as cheesy a name as the others.

Lore · 28-02-2008, 06:20 PM

I'd say 42.. but who know.. we need to listen the songs

Nicko84 · 28-02-2008, 06:34 PM

Yes.....i can't wait to listen that North-african string part

IneedYou23 · 28-02-2008, 07:35 PM

I wonder which song is the song that they said that everyone had to hear before they died.

28-02-2008, 09:42 AM	#1
busybeeburns mr coldplaying himself Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 46,333 My Mood: Location: test Gender: Country: Seen CP: 20 times Fav. CP album: X&Y Fav. CP song: GPASUYF Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 4 Thanks given: 1,548 Thanked 934 Times in 420 Posts	Which song synopsis sounds the most intriguing? Rolling Stone have been behind the scenes with Coldplay as they record their fourth album. They have released more details on new track titles, including a synopsis of various tracks. But which excites you most? "Violet Hill": One of the strongest of the new songs, the band is considering giving it away as a special promotion in coming weeks and then leaving it off the album. Opening with a jagged distorted guitar riff, the song announces a new template: The stalking, bluesy beat fits nicely with Martin's earthy vocals and plaintive lyrics: "If you love me, won't you let me know?" "42": The fact that the band is considering this song as the album's first real single underlines how far they're willing to a stray from their formula: It's an elaborate three-part piece, with swirling pianos, strings and beat loops that build to an uptempo climax, with some seriously stoner lyrics: "Those who are dead are not dead/They're just living in my head." "Yes": Here, Martin's vocals take center stage like never before: Sounding more aggressive and strong than ever, they sit on top of an irresistible North African string-and-tablas arrangement and ache more convincingly than all the lilting falsetto in the world: "If you'd only, if you'd only say 'Yes'/I'm just so tired of this loneliness." It's the band's freshest song since "Parachutes." "Death and All His Friends": A straight-up rock tune with a riff that sounds ripped from the Doobie Brothers, piano, and, in the last section, flute. "Cemetaries of London": Notice the thematic pattern emerging from the title and lyrics? This one, with an electro loop and hand claps, doesn't sound as glum as its title portends. "Life in Technicolor": Acoustic-guitar driven and jangly, this is one of the few tracks that seems built from the Coldplay template of songs like "Don?t Panic," only a bit more, well, panicked: "Baby it's a violent world," Martin sings. "Chinese Sleep Chant": Opening with a jagged guitar riff, the song quickly settles into a propulsive dance-track loop with low-mixed, angelic vocals. "Strawberry Swing": This is one of several potential album cuts with Afro-pop and high-life influences: Here, distortion-free finger-picked guitars which sound straight out of Mali mix with a heavy bassline and psychedelic synths. "My Mum comes from Zimbabwe, so I spent a lot of time there," says Martin. "I used to work in a studio where people played that." "Reign of Love": A lovely layered composition of piano, bass and organ that backs fairytale lyrics. __________________ The early bird catches the worm. The second mouse gets the cheese!

28-02-2008, 10:15 AM	#2
thinker Coldplayer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,318 Location: Sandvika, Norway Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Can't wait to hear the whole new album! "42" sounds really great. __________________ Coldplay 19 September 2008, Oslo Spektrum Coldplay 31 October 2005, Oslo Spektrum Coldplay 12 July 2001, Oslo Rockefeller Please visit: www.myspace.com/einarstraymusic

28-02-2008, 10:27 AM	#3
miss capa Oh gosh. Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,864 My Mood: Location: Australia Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Violet Hill. It was my favourite track name from the beggining and it sounds the most pormosing of the lot. __________________ This place is bigger than I remember twitter Pearl Jam 20 Nov 2009 Woot. Spoiler http://muse-screenager.site.voila.fr.../706196183.gif Its official my good friend Ahlem. You rock. I love you but enough is enough

28-02-2008, 10:37 AM	#4
Darlene_Ihnfsa Rising Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 50,537 My Mood: Location: Bavaria-Bohemia-Silesia Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 4 Thanked 25 Times in 10 Posts	42 if it will really have this line: "Those who are dead are not dead/They're just living in my head." if so, definitelly i think that this song will mean a lot for me All them sound so interesting.... (is me or there are new titles here?) __________________ no rompas el silencio si no es para mejorarlo. nadie me dirá que jamás alcanzaré la cima que yo quiero ascender W W Cervantes D? life is for living, care to live it fully. be back in 2023. (20th anniversary).

28-02-2008, 10:52 AM	#5
Mimixxx If we could float away... Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 42,489 My Mood: Location: London Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	42 for me too, I like the sound of the "elaborate three part with swirling pianos" __________________ M

28-02-2008, 12:01 PM	#6
PianoRocker a.k.a stephanbass Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 9,684 My Mood: Location: Antwerp Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	This are 9 songs... so this could be the album how it will be? __________________ Twitter = YouTube = Facebook = Hyves = Last.fm 3 10 08 \| ~Coldplay~ \| 9 9 09 I ♥ Ellen! >> www.StephanHondeveld.com <<

28-02-2008, 03:21 PM	#7
frostbitepanda Grrr... Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,778 Location: atlanta Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I can't choose! D: __________________ http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...rachutes-1.png here i lie on my own in a separate sky coldplay / sigur rós / death cab for cutie '05 coldplay / sigur rós / the flaming lips/ sufjan stevens / joanna newsom '06 arcade fire / rufus wainwright '07 radiohead / coldplay '08 flight of the conchords / bon iver / bonnaroo / black moth super rainbow / fleet foxes / the flaming lips / yo la tengo / grizzly bear / mayer hawthorne / andrew bird / the dirty projectors / sts9 / dan auerbach '09

28-02-2008, 04:01 PM	#8
zeoir i am rolle Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 11,278 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Am i a bad fan 'cause i haven't heard of any of those songs before ? But i'd say "42" sounds coool!

28-02-2008, 04:14 PM	#9
Open, Politik Babe Im Gonna Leave You Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 7,182 My Mood: Location: Where the Lemon lives Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Death and his freinds Scares the hell out of me. DAMN!!! __________________ 19/09/09 Best day ever!!!!!

28-02-2008, 05:22 PM	#10
ApproximatelyInfinite a thousand houses long Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 9,715 My Mood: Location: Norfolk, UK Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	erm, i'm having a hard time deciding between 42 and yes...42 sounds great overall, especially with that lyric (i LOVE it), but yes talks about stronger vocals than ever before, and one of my hopes for this album was that chris would get to the vocal level and strength and energy of shiver again (because i count that as his best vocal work to date)... ah, screw it, i'm going for 42. __________________ But I know one day, good things are coming our way M A L C J Tumblr\|Twitter\|Last.fm\|Listography

28-02-2008, 06:12 PM	#11
melanieau To Set Me Free Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 11,222 My Mood: Location: Due South Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 3 Thanked 13 Times in 7 Posts	With lyrics like this: "If you'd only, if you'd only say 'Yes'/I'm just so tired of this loneliness." Definitely YES

28-02-2008, 06:17 PM	#12
MrMagpie Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 26,887 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Going with 42. Seems like they may actually try something different with this one. Plus it doesn't have as cheesy a name as the others.

28-02-2008, 06:20 PM	#13
Lore Coldplayer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 53,460 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 8 Thanked 31 Times in 28 Posts	I'd say 42.. but who know.. we need to listen the songs

28-02-2008, 06:34 PM	#14
Nicko84 Trainspotter Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5,069 My Mood: Location: Bari-Kingdom of Apulia Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes.....i can't wait to listen that North-african string part __________________ 100 YEARS OF WHITE RED PASSION AS BARI 1908-2008

28-02-2008, 07:35 PM	#15
IneedYou23 Coldplayer Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,037 Location: Hayward,California Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 2 Posts	I wonder which song is the song that they said that everyone had to hear before they died. __________________ \"Ya know we\'re not talking about pimps and hoes on the streets of Compton,ya know what I mean?\"-Will Champion "Get a copy of High Speed please."-Will Champion "Ahh thats a cracker"-Chris Martin http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/alew24/cca.jpg