Could this be Coldplay's "Achtung Baby"?

Dcullsjp · 26-03-2008, 07:02 PM

Being a huge coldplay fan as well as a huge U2 fan, I got to thinkin. With all the buzz about how different this new album is with its sound could this do for the band what achtung baby did for U2? Could this be the album that completely reinvents the way people think of coldplay? I don't know, its just a thought. I hope so.

P.S. I really hope all of you guys and gals have listened to Achtung baby to get what I am talking about. If you have not listened to it, do it. its a classic album. you will not be disappointed.

RunForTheHills · 26-03-2008, 07:08 PM

I don't know, I kinda liked Joshua Tree a little better. Achtung Baby is growing on me though.
I'd like to think this will be their Revolver, personally. Now that I love.

chuck kottke · 26-03-2008, 07:59 PM

Since Achtung! is German for Attention!, the new Coldplay release would have to be named in German as well to be similar

... Well, maybe - who knows - it's a Eno production...

TracieMorgan · 26-03-2008, 08:07 PM

I think that's exactly what they're hoping for...probably why they went with Eno in the first place. And yes, it's a great album, although The Unforgettable Fire's still my favorite.

amsterdam528 · 26-03-2008, 08:17 PM

It's got the whole foreign language in the title thing going for it too.

yamfox · 26-03-2008, 08:42 PM

I think it will be they are going in the opposite direction Gorillaz did with Demon Days. Instead of getting less experimental and more mainstream, they're getting more experimental and becoming a little weirder. But because of the popularity the already have, I can guarantee that this album will be No. 1 in the UK no doubt.

ApproximatelyInfinite · 26-03-2008, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Zemy101;2282302
I don't know, I kinda liked Joshua Tree a little better. Achtung Baby is growing on me though.
I'd like to think this will be their Revolver, personally. Now that I love.

stole my words exactly

winigwl · 26-03-2008, 10:48 PM

Tracie hit it right on the nose, thats why they brought in Eno

Lore · 26-03-2008, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Zemy101;2282302

I'd like to think this will be their Revolver, personally. Now that I love.

I hope it'll be their Revolver too... that album is so good

RunForTheHills · 26-03-2008, 11:06 PM

Lore · 26-03-2008, 11:26 PM

StephenG · 26-03-2008, 11:33 PM

I hope its not their revolver, that had some crappy tracks along with the good stuff.

crawlinwithin · 26-03-2008, 11:33 PM

I hope you're right, something more experimental could really expand coldplay's potential and fan base as well. they got something to prove here, this album could either make or break coldplay... and i don't know about you but i hope it brings them to a whole new level.

moshepop · 27-03-2008, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Dcullsjp;2282296
Being a huge coldplay fan as well as a huge U2 fan, I got to thinkin. With all the buzz about how different this new album is with its sound could this do for the band what achtung baby did for U2? Could this be the album that completely reinvents the way people think of coldplay?

If you take it on a purely chronological basis, this coldplay album is homologous to U2's "The Unforgettable Fire", which also was a huge re-invention for U2, and also the exact point at which Brain Eno was brought it, right after the third album. It has to do with what the guys themesleves are bringing up lately, the fact that they see their first three albums as a TRILOGY, after three albums, RE-INVENTION.

Is it a pattern?

It has been for U2:

1 Boy
2 October
3 War

RE-INVENTION (Brian Eno comes in)

1 The Unforgettable Fire
2 The Joshua Tre
3 Rattle And Hum

RE-INVENTION

1 Achtung Baby
2 Zooropa
3 Pop

RE-INVENTION

1 All That You Can't Leave Behind
2 How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
3 ? (next album coming out this fall)

Coldplay is here:

1 Parachutes
2 A Rush Of Blood To The Head
3 X&Y

RE-INVENTION (Brian Eno comes in)

1 Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends
2 ?
3 ?
...and so on until completing the cycle.

Believe it or not, The Beatle's career follows exactly the same pattern. Both The Beatles, and U2, went full circle, completed a cycle; and Coldplay is apparently destined to do the same, thus, completing, a greater TRIAD: Beatles-U2-Coldplay.

I hope I don't sound too arrogant. I have been working on this for a while, and I am convinced now that Coldplay is the THIRD BAND. It has to do with the highest purpose of Rock n' Roll, and Coldplay has taken on the responsibility.

For more, visit my website, "The Ethereal Connection: a Synthesis of U2 and The Beatles", and feel free to join our facebook group.

Peace and Love.

chuck kottke · 27-03-2008, 01:39 AM

Is the order in the universe? Yes, but it's never quite the same outcome every time.. Glad someone's trying to make sense of this - I'd go quite insane doing so.

26-03-2008, 07:02 PM	#1
Dcullsjp May I please go vertigo? Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 67 Location: Philadelphia Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Could this be Coldplay's "Achtung Baby"? Being a huge coldplay fan as well as a huge U2 fan, I got to thinkin. With all the buzz about how different this new album is with its sound could this do for the band what achtung baby did for U2? Could this be the album that completely reinvents the way people think of coldplay? I don't know, its just a thought. I hope so. P.S. I really hope all of you guys and gals have listened to Achtung baby to get what I am talking about. If you have not listened to it, do it. its a classic album. you will not be disappointed. __________________ As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both.- Bono "I am societies child, this is how they made me, and now im sayin what's on my mind and they dont want that. This is what you made me America."-Tupac R.I.P

26-03-2008, 07:08 PM	#2
RunForTheHills ^-^ Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,333 My Mood: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts	I don't know, I kinda liked Joshua Tree a little better. Achtung Baby is growing on me though. I'd like to think this will be their Revolver, personally. Now that I love. __________________ SLLIHEHTROFNUR.

26-03-2008, 07:59 PM	#3
chuck kottke Gearwork for Clocks Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8,425 My Mood: Location: Just north of Green Bay - near Lake Michigan's Western Shore Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 4 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts	Since Achtung! is German for Attention!, the new Coldplay release would have to be named in German as well to be similar... Well, maybe - who knows - it's a Eno production...

26-03-2008, 08:07 PM	#4
TracieMorgan Biggest JONNY fan 2012 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 31,724 Location: Playing the drums very badly, and the bass even worse. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 965 Thanked 808 Times in 531 Posts	I think that's exactly what they're hoping for...probably why they went with Eno in the first place. And yes, it's a great album, although The Unforgettable Fire's still my favorite. __________________ www.myspace.com/howweseetheworld www.facebook.com/traciemorgan www.facebook.com/traciemorganmusic http://twitter.com/TracieMorgan *"That was the day I was almost murdered by a sheep." - Jonny Buckland*

26-03-2008, 08:17 PM	#5
amsterdam528 Status: 2:11 Amsterdam Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,786 Location: Buffalo, New York Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's got the whole foreign language in the title thing going for it too. __________________ http://imagegen.last.fm/SabresWide/o...phoenix528.gif my original music: listen to it here _neutralize//

26-03-2008, 08:42 PM	#6
yamfox The Pumpkin King Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,327 My Mood: Location: Fishers, Indiana, USA Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I think it will be they are going in the opposite direction Gorillaz did with Demon Days. Instead of getting less experimental and more mainstream, they're getting more experimental and becoming a little weirder. But because of the popularity the already have, I can guarantee that this album will be No. 1 in the UK no doubt.

26-03-2008, 08:43 PM	#7
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	Quote: Originally Posted by Zemy101;2282302 I don't know, I kinda liked Joshua Tree a little better. Achtung Baby is growing on me though. I'd like to think this will be their Revolver, personally. Now that I love. stole my words exactly __________________ But I know one day, good things are coming our way M A L C J Tumblr\|Twitter\|Last.fm\|Listography

26-03-2008, 10:48 PM	#8
winigwl Coldplayer Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 9,169 My Mood: Location: new jersey Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Tracie hit it right on the nose, thats why they brought in Eno

26-03-2008, 10:56 PM	#9
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	Quote: Originally Posted by Zemy101;2282302 I'd like to think this will be their Revolver, personally. Now that I love. I hope it'll be their Revolver too... that album is so good

26-03-2008, 11:06 PM	#10
RunForTheHills ^-^ Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,333 My Mood: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts	__________________ SLLIHEHTROFNUR.

26-03-2008, 11:26 PM	#11
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

26-03-2008, 11:33 PM	#12
StephenG Coldplayer Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 667 Location: Newcastle Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I hope its not their revolver, that had some crappy tracks along with the good stuff. __________________ This years albums... In Rainbows 9.5/10 The Last Shadow Puppets / ST 8/10 Accelerate Silent Cry / Feeder 7/10 Viva la vida 9.5/10 Forth / The Verve 8.5/10 Ode to J.Smith / Travis 7/10 Perfect Symmetry / Keane Dig out your soul / Oasis 8/10 A hundred million suns / Snow Patrol 6/10 Should be a good year. The best bands ever are Coldplay, Radiohead, Manic Street Preachers, R.E.M, Blur and Muse.

26-03-2008, 11:33 PM	#13
crawlinwithin Yergerbombs Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,367 My Mood: Location: Entangled In My Own Dreams Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I hope you're right, something more experimental could really expand coldplay's potential and fan base as well. they got something to prove here, this album could either make or break coldplay... and i don't know about you but i hope it brings them to a whole new level. __________________ Twitter: @jyergs ....follow me? Mon the Fratellis!

27-03-2008, 12:42 AM	#14
moshepop Coldplayer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 52 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Dcullsjp;2282296 Being a huge coldplay fan as well as a huge U2 fan, I got to thinkin. With all the buzz about how different this new album is with its sound could this do for the band what achtung baby did for U2? Could this be the album that completely reinvents the way people think of coldplay? If you take it on a purely chronological basis, this coldplay album is homologous to U2's "The Unforgettable Fire", which also was a huge re-invention for U2, and also the exact point at which Brain Eno was brought it, right after the third album. It has to do with what the guys themesleves are bringing up lately, the fact that they see their first three albums as a TRILOGY, after three albums, RE-INVENTION. Is it a pattern? It has been for U2: 1 Boy 2 October 3 War RE-INVENTION (Brian Eno comes in) 1 The Unforgettable Fire 2 The Joshua Tre 3 Rattle And Hum RE-INVENTION 1 Achtung Baby 2 Zooropa 3 Pop RE-INVENTION 1 All That You Can't Leave Behind 2 How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb 3 ? (next album coming out this fall) Coldplay is here: 1 Parachutes 2 A Rush Of Blood To The Head 3 X&Y RE-INVENTION (Brian Eno comes in) 1 Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends 2 ? 3 ? ...and so on until completing the cycle. Believe it or not, The Beatle's career follows exactly the same pattern. Both The Beatles, and U2, went full circle, completed a cycle; and Coldplay is apparently destined to do the same, thus, completing, a greater TRIAD: Beatles-U2-Coldplay. I hope I don't sound too arrogant. I have been working on this for a while, and I am convinced now that Coldplay is the THIRD BAND. It has to do with the highest purpose of Rock n' Roll, and Coldplay has taken on the responsibility. For more, visit my website, "The Ethereal Connection: a Synthesis of U2 and The Beatles", and feel free to join our facebook group. Peace and Love. __________________ Facebook Group: " Coldplay: a Synthesis of U2 and The Beatles ? "

27-03-2008, 01:39 AM	#15
chuck kottke Gearwork for Clocks Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8,425 My Mood: Location: Just north of Green Bay - near Lake Michigan's Western Shore Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 4 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts	Is the order in the universe? Yes, but it's never quite the same outcome every time.. Glad someone's trying to make sense of this - I'd go quite insane doing so.