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Mark · 11-09-2011, 06:43 PM

There's talk of shorts and instrumentals.

This precedes Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall.

Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall has a very ambient beginning. Like a short Violet Hill.

Anyone else think that the rest of that Violet Hill-esque intro is in fact MMIX?

I'd like to think it's around 30-40 seconds long with Eno synths, Johnny with echoey guitar and an alien-like vocoder (to fit the theme) repeating the letters "MMIX".

AmbroseCadwell · 11-09-2011, 07:08 PM

True. A lot of indie albums in the last few years have had tracks about 1.5 minutes long scattered throughout the tracklist. I guess one reason is that it gives a longer-looking tracklisting without boosting the runtime by too much. Very experimental if it's true!

Stv · 11-09-2011, 08:23 PM

I think It is probably the alien-esque intro they have used before ETIAW during the festivals

basstialbo · 11-09-2011, 11:10 PM

it is very possible

Mark · 11-09-2011, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Stv;4968936
I think It is probably the alien-esque intro they have used before ETIAW during the festivals

See I haven't heard an alien-esque intro, but that's the sort of thing I expect.

ColdplayingfromKansas · 11-09-2011, 11:43 PM

^ I haven't heard one either; just the fading Fix You piano

Megalomania · 11-09-2011, 11:44 PM

What if people waited until the album came out instead of guessing what a song could sound like just based on the title?

O:

Mark · 13-09-2011, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Megalomania;4969322
What if people waited until the album came out instead of guessing what a song could sound like just based on the title?

O:

I'm not basing it on the title, I'm basing it on the track order.

Samuel_94 · 13-09-2011, 06:01 PM

yh it is certainly a credible and exciting possibility

JJB · 13-09-2011, 06:15 PM

If this is seen as a concept album of two halfs, maybe the "Alien sounds" suggest the oncoming invasion. Almost like ETIAW is the last REAL happy chapter. They're allready on their way

P.S. Anyone else think someone will die at the end of the story? DLIBYH and UWTB to me suggest someone gets killed and then the last track is about hevaven, hence UP with the birds, like up above...

The Final Track · 13-09-2011, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by AmbroseCadwell;4968731
True. A lot of indie albums in the last few years have had tracks about 1.5 minutes long scattered throughout the tracklist. I guess one reason is that it gives a longer-looking tracklisting without boosting the runtime by too much. Very experimental if it's true!

Like what? I'm curious.

AmbroseCadwell · 13-09-2011, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by The Final Track;4974517
Like what? I'm curious.

Patrick Wolf's The Magic Position has about 4, Parklife has 3, though it's quite older now. Same with Writer's Block and Falling Out by Peter Bjorn and John. Bryn by Vampire Weekend on their debut is only 2 minutes long, and Shorter Shorter and Kingston are both songs by Field Music, both under two minutes and both near the middle of the album. 'Chinese Bombs', 'We've Got A File On You', 'Ernold Same', 'Intermission' and 'Interlude' are all on Blur albums. And then there's 'Parachutes', by a band called Coldplay. All of them are great albums!

Cheese Nip 2 · 13-09-2011, 10:16 PM

I was thinking on the bus today, "what if a the end of the song before ETIAW the begining notes were maybe being played in the background. Or maybe even the character from the album could be listening to I go to Rio in the backround on a radio and it would eentually morpth into ETIAW, if you know what I mean. The Who did that on Quadrophenia, I think it would be really cool. Probally won't happen but yeah.

Mark · 15-09-2011, 11:04 PM

Adding a poll to this

Tryptophan · 19-09-2011, 03:44 PM

My guess is a 1:00 or 1:30-ish instrumental track, that end with an ambient outtro which fluently leads into ETIAW.

Or the jazz thing. I'd go with the jazz thing.

11-09-2011, 06:43 PM	#1
Mark It was such a perfect day Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,730 Location: Oxford Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 64 Thanked 320 Times in 163 Posts	What if... There's talk of shorts and instrumentals. This precedes Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall. Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall has a very ambient beginning. Like a short Violet Hill. Anyone else think that the rest of that Violet Hill-esque intro is in fact MMIX? I'd like to think it's around 30-40 seconds long with Eno synths, Johnny with echoey guitar and an alien-like vocoder (to fit the theme) repeating the letters "MMIX". __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Til_Kingdom_Come;5516187 If coldplay do actually do that death metal thing then the songs won't hat well, won't get much airplay and will confirm my sad belief that rock music is becoming extinct as there will be no more high charting rock singles!! Oh no. The albums do fine but now all the rock awards are going to ed Sherran (who i do not like!) :/

11-09-2011, 11:12 PM	#5
Mark It was such a perfect day Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,730 Location: Oxford Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 64 Thanked 320 Times in 163 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Stv;4968936 I think It is probably the alien-esque intro they have used before ETIAW during the festivals See I haven't heard an alien-esque intro, but that's the sort of thing I expect. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Til_Kingdom_Come;5516187 If coldplay do actually do that death metal thing then the songs won't hat well, won't get much airplay and will confirm my sad belief that rock music is becoming extinct as there will be no more high charting rock singles!! Oh no. The albums do fine but now all the rock awards are going to ed Sherran (who i do not like!) :/

11-09-2011, 11:43 PM	#6
ColdplayingfromKansas All those clumsy things Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 8,860 Location: Kansas Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 9 Posts	^ I haven't heard one either; just the fading Fix You piano __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by editor42;5233602 now I just do weird things in the middle of the street

11-09-2011, 11:44 PM	#7
Megalomania Reichenbach Hero Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 51,744 My Mood: Location: 221b Baker Street Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 25 Thanked 31 Times in 23 Posts	What if people waited until the album came out instead of guessing what a song could sound like just based on the title? O: __________________ Do you know the big problem with a disguise, Mr. Holmes? However hard you try, it's always a self-portrait. You think I'm a vicar with a bleeding face? No, I think you're damaged, delusional and believe in a higher power. In your case it's yourself. ♥tumblr ♥twitter

13-09-2011, 05:29 PM	#8
Mark It was such a perfect day Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,730 Location: Oxford Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 64 Thanked 320 Times in 163 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Megalomania;4969322 What if people waited until the album came out instead of guessing what a song could sound like just based on the title? O: I'm not basing it on the title, I'm basing it on the track order. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Til_Kingdom_Come;5516187 If coldplay do actually do that death metal thing then the songs won't hat well, won't get much airplay and will confirm my sad belief that rock music is becoming extinct as there will be no more high charting rock singles!! Oh no. The albums do fine but now all the rock awards are going to ed Sherran (who i do not like!) :/

11-09-2011, 07:08 PM	#2
AmbroseCadwell Future Reflector Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 141 Location: East Anglia; home to Damon Albarn, Stephen Fry and Nora's World-Famous Fudge Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	True. A lot of indie albums in the last few years have had tracks about 1.5 minutes long scattered throughout the tracklist. I guess one reason is that it gives a longer-looking tracklisting without boosting the runtime by too much. Very experimental if it's true!

11-09-2011, 08:23 PM	#3
Stv Armed with SPRAY CAN SOUL Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,107 My Mood: Location: Nuevo Laredo, TAM Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 9 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	I think It is probably the alien-esque intro they have used before ETIAW during the festivals

11-09-2011, 11:10 PM	#4
basstialbo Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 260 My Mood: Location: In a UFO Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 15 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	it is very possible

13-09-2011, 06:01 PM	#9
Samuel_94 Car Kid Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,297 My Mood: Location: Violet Hill Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	yh it is certainly a credible and exciting possibility

13-09-2011, 06:15 PM	#10
JJB Coldplayer Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 40 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	If this is seen as a concept album of two halfs, maybe the "Alien sounds" suggest the oncoming invasion. Almost like ETIAW is the last REAL happy chapter. They're allready on their way P.S. Anyone else think someone will die at the end of the story? DLIBYH and UWTB to me suggest someone gets killed and then the last track is about hevaven, hence UP with the birds, like up above...

13-09-2011, 07:16 PM	#11
The Final Track Prognissekongen! Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 19,149 My Mood: Location: House by the sea Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 128 Thanked 79 Times in 69 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by AmbroseCadwell;4968731 True. A lot of indie albums in the last few years have had tracks about 1.5 minutes long scattered throughout the tracklist. I guess one reason is that it gives a longer-looking tracklisting without boosting the runtime by too much. Very experimental if it's true! Like what? I'm curious. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Destrokk Kobe Bryant was in my Sprite once.

13-09-2011, 09:11 PM	#12
AmbroseCadwell Future Reflector Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 141 Location: East Anglia; home to Damon Albarn, Stephen Fry and Nora's World-Famous Fudge Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by The Final Track;4974517 Like what? I'm curious. Patrick Wolf's The Magic Position has about 4, Parklife has 3, though it's quite older now. Same with Writer's Block and Falling Out by Peter Bjorn and John. Bryn by Vampire Weekend on their debut is only 2 minutes long, and Shorter Shorter and Kingston are both songs by Field Music, both under two minutes and both near the middle of the album. 'Chinese Bombs', 'We've Got A File On You', 'Ernold Same', 'Intermission' and 'Interlude' are all on Blur albums. And then there's 'Parachutes', by a band called Coldplay. All of them are great albums!

13-09-2011, 10:16 PM	#13
Cheese Nip 2 Milkmen = Interesting Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,867 My Mood: Location: Back into your open arms Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 64 Thanked 95 Times in 72 Posts	I was thinking on the bus today, "what if a the end of the song before ETIAW the begining notes were maybe being played in the background. Or maybe even the character from the album could be listening to I go to Rio in the backround on a radio and it would eentually morpth into ETIAW, if you know what I mean. The Who did that on Quadrophenia, I think it would be really cool. Probally won't happen but yeah. __________________ I never have signatures on so I probably won't see this again for another 6 to 7 months. In that case... Dear Chesse Nip 2, How is the future? Do they have jet packs? Did gorillas take over the world? Has Car Kids been released yet? If so can you email me a copy from your brain (obviously where data is stored in the future). Well, good luck with those terminators! Sincerley, Cheese Nip 2

15-09-2011, 11:04 PM	#14
Mark It was such a perfect day Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,730 Location: Oxford Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 64 Thanked 320 Times in 163 Posts	Adding a poll to this __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Til_Kingdom_Come;5516187 If coldplay do actually do that death metal thing then the songs won't hat well, won't get much airplay and will confirm my sad belief that rock music is becoming extinct as there will be no more high charting rock singles!! Oh no. The albums do fine but now all the rock awards are going to ed Sherran (who i do not like!) :/

19-09-2011, 03:44 PM	#15
Tryptophan Watch the orange glow Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 867 Location: Inside a bubble Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 1 Post	My guess is a 1:00 or 1:30-ish instrumental track, that end with an ambient outtro which fluently leads into ETIAW. Or the jazz thing. I'd go with the jazz thing. __________________ "I'm always trying to work out what 'He' or 'She' is. I don't know if it's Allah or Jesus or Mohammed or Zeus. But I'd go for Zeus" - Chris Martin Jonnyboy Buckland is a fucking legend. Proud keeper of: Shiver (Live at Rock Werchter 2011) "I'm gonna buy a gun and start a war, if you could tell me something worth fighting for" "Give me real don't give me fake" Jonny's epic intro of Spies in the live versions in 2001/2002 Some other stuff