Mylo Xyloto: 44.09 mins long? Songs time here. - Page 4

Fix42YellowClocks · 23-09-2011, 09:40 PM

tp danggg ittt. :/

ColdplayingfromKansas · 23-09-2011, 09:56 PM

Hmm . . . I'm surprised there aren't any songs over 5 minutes. Kinda sad about that fact, but oh well, Viva didn't have any and it was great

42JTR · 23-09-2011, 10:25 PM

U.F.O. 2:18.... an acoustic one so maybe the new Don't Panic?

(which is 2:19)

Cheese Nip 2 · 23-09-2011, 10:59 PM

31/30 day left till the album is released!!

Just sayin....

Juanma · 24-09-2011, 12:49 AM

the_escapist · 24-09-2011, 01:24 AM

awesome find! thanks!!!

aschall · 24-09-2011, 01:35 AM

i love this length (thats what she said

)
but seriously though, i love short albums. they sound like one master of a song
rather than a long album like X & Y which just feels like a big copilation of singles

Prospector · 24-09-2011, 01:50 AM

Glad to know it's not long, when I saw those 14 tracks I got a little disappointed. I was affraid of the X&Y syndrome.

Drew42LP5 · 24-09-2011, 03:07 AM

Too short. Way too short. How are we supposed to enjoy songs that are just :30 seconds? Mylo Xyloto(song) is fine the way it is, but I think ONE less than a minute song is fine but not three. We'll see.

ColdplayingfromKansas · 24-09-2011, 03:28 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by 42JTR;4989669
U.F.O. 2:18.... an acoustic one so maybe the new Don't Panic? (which is 2:19)

U.F.O. would have to be a freakin' amazing song to be compared to Don't Panic

kover · 24-09-2011, 03:36 AM

I wanted Mylo Xyloto to be a full song with lyrics.

jc90 · 24-09-2011, 04:00 AM

Would've liked the songs themselves to be longer; not necessarily the whole album, to be clear. Iunno, I look at the classic Coldplay tunes like Clocks, Politik and The Scientist (sorry they happen to be from AROBTTH) and they're 5 minutes deep. I realize that length may not be a prerequisite to quality but I can see myself getting lost early in a song, the song ends and i'm going "is that it?".

Quick math suggests an average song is 3:10 (Sleeping Sun is about that long) (I considered that a short song before doing this). And as with Sleeping Sun I liked where the song was going but then it ended much too early for my liking.

A followup excluding the 3 undoubtedly short songs (MX, MMIX and AHT) equates an average of 3:39 (think Crest of Waves or Lost?) which is a better for sure and more like my ideal length of ~4:30+.

I'm seeing a lot of suggestions that shorter is better than longer and that this was what brought down X & Y. To be honest, I wasn't so much hung up on that than I was on the songs themselves. To me it sounded rushed and over reliant on old tricks. Like, I hear the intro to What If and i'm blown away. Then the song turns into a over complicated mess when it perhaps would have been better staying in the same mellow atmosphere it created for itself.

But enough about X & Y. It's over and done with just like this album and the track lengths (assuming they are accurate). Bottom line though, obviously there is nothing I can do or could have done. I'm also certain that they aren't the type of band to say, "let's throw in a solo to add some time to the album, it's too short". The two songs that I like the most this era are HLH and MM and they are 'short' so I guess anything's possible. Heck, older songs like Don't Panic (as mentioned) are short too and they still blow me away.

laxwatcher · 24-09-2011, 05:20 AM

Great find! I've already updated my iTunes library to have songs exactly those lengths replace the unheard songs we haven't heard. And 44:09 sounds good to me. The only thing I don't like is the fact that we've already heard 9 of the 14 songs, and 3 of the 5 unheard songs are less than 3:00. In one way it makes me lose some excitement of hearing the album because there are only a few new tracks.
But in another way I love all the songs I've heard so far so hearing the studio versions and the album as a whole will be a whole new experience.

blackjays · 24-09-2011, 05:33 AM

This whole "play new songs at concerts" thing is what bands are doing nowadays. They test the songs out and gauge the crowds reaction. Heck, some bands are debuting songs live before they even record them in the studio, to get some work into the tracks and build momentum.

If you want songs you haven't heard on the album, don't be youtubing the performances. Simple as that.

admnistramation · 24-09-2011, 05:35 AM

It's not an entirely new thing to perform songs live and then go back and record them.

Radiohead had Nude for almost an entire decade before that made its way onto In Rainbows.

Feist has had songs for some ten to fifteen years that are just making their way onto her albums. Anti-Pioneer is ancient.

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23-09-2011, 09:56 PM	#47
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	Hmm . . . I'm surprised there aren't any songs over 5 minutes. Kinda sad about that fact, but oh well, Viva didn't have any and it was great __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by editor42;5233602 now I just do weird things in the middle of the street

23-09-2011, 10:59 PM	#49
Cheese Nip 2 Milkmen = Interesting Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,868 My Mood: Location: Back into your open arms Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 64 Thanked 96 Times in 73 Posts	31/30 day left till the album is released!! Just sayin.... __________________ 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

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23-09-2011, 10:25 PM	#48
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24-09-2011, 01:35 AM	#52
aschall Eat, Sleep, Coldplay Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,328 My Mood: Location: San Diego, California Gender: Country: Seen CP: 2 times Fav. CP album: VLVODAAHF Fav. CP song: The Scientist Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 49 Thanked 73 Times in 54 Posts	i love this length (thats what she said) but seriously though, i love short albums. they sound like one master of a song rather than a long album like X & Y which just feels like a big copilation of singles

24-09-2011, 01:50 AM	#53
Prospector Rafael Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,110 Location: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 205 Thanked 181 Times in 130 Posts	Glad to know it's not long, when I saw those 14 tracks I got a little disappointed. I was affraid of the X&Y syndrome. __________________ South American Ambassador 2012

24-09-2011, 03:07 AM	#54
Drew42LP5 Coldplayer Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 468 My Mood: Location: 42nd St. on Violet Hill Gender: Seen CP: 2 times Fav. CP album: VLVODAAHF Fav. CP song: 42 Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Too short. Way too short. How are we supposed to enjoy songs that are just :30 seconds? Mylo Xyloto(song) is fine the way it is, but I think ONE less than a minute song is fine but not three. We'll see.

24-09-2011, 03:28 AM	#55
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	Quote: Originally Posted by 42JTR;4989669 U.F.O. 2:18.... an acoustic one so maybe the new Don't Panic? (which is 2:19) U.F.O. would have to be a freakin' amazing song to be compared to Don't Panic __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by editor42;5233602 now I just do weird things in the middle of the street

24-09-2011, 03:36 AM	#56
kover Playcolder Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 330 My Mood: Location: Blue John Canyon Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	I wanted Mylo Xyloto to be a full song with lyrics. __________________ 8/01/2012 Detroit y=mx+b

24-09-2011, 04:00 AM	#57
jc90 Status 2:8 Warning Sign Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,397 Location: Toronto Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Would've liked the songs themselves to be longer; not necessarily the whole album, to be clear. Iunno, I look at the classic Coldplay tunes like Clocks, Politik and The Scientist (sorry they happen to be from AROBTTH) and they're 5 minutes deep. I realize that length may not be a prerequisite to quality but I can see myself getting lost early in a song, the song ends and i'm going "is that it?". Quick math suggests an average song is 3:10 (Sleeping Sun is about that long) (I considered that a short song before doing this). And as with Sleeping Sun I liked where the song was going but then it ended much too early for my liking. A followup excluding the 3 undoubtedly short songs (MX, MMIX and AHT) equates an average of 3:39 (think Crest of Waves or Lost?) which is a better for sure and more like my ideal length of ~4:30+. I'm seeing a lot of suggestions that shorter is better than longer and that this was what brought down X & Y. To be honest, I wasn't so much hung up on that than I was on the songs themselves. To me it sounded rushed and over reliant on old tricks. Like, I hear the intro to What If and i'm blown away. Then the song turns into a over complicated mess when it perhaps would have been better staying in the same mellow atmosphere it created for itself. But enough about X & Y. It's over and done with just like this album and the track lengths (assuming they are accurate). Bottom line though, obviously there is nothing I can do or could have done. I'm also certain that they aren't the type of band to say, "let's throw in a solo to add some time to the album, it's too short". The two songs that I like the most this era are HLH and MM and they are 'short' so I guess anything's possible. Heck, older songs like Don't Panic (as mentioned) are short too and they still blow me away. __________________ MX/HLH/P/CB/UATW/MMIX/ETIAW/MM/UFO/POC/UIF/AHT/DLIBYH/UWTB

24-09-2011, 05:20 AM	#58
laxwatcher Prospekt Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,285 My Mood: Location: Irvine, CA Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 12 Thanked 90 Times in 20 Posts	Great find! I've already updated my iTunes library to have songs exactly those lengths replace the unheard songs we haven't heard. And 44:09 sounds good to me. The only thing I don't like is the fact that we've already heard 9 of the 14 songs, and 3 of the 5 unheard songs are less than 3:00. In one way it makes me lose some excitement of hearing the album because there are only a few new tracks. But in another way I love all the songs I've heard so far so hearing the studio versions and the album as a whole will be a whole new experience.

24-09-2011, 05:33 AM	#59
blackjays Coldplayer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 20 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This whole "play new songs at concerts" thing is what bands are doing nowadays. They test the songs out and gauge the crowds reaction. Heck, some bands are debuting songs live before they even record them in the studio, to get some work into the tracks and build momentum. If you want songs you haven't heard on the album, don't be youtubing the performances. Simple as that.

24-09-2011, 05:35 AM	#60
admnistramation MX Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,822 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	It's not an entirely new thing to perform songs live and then go back and record them. Radiohead had Nude for almost an entire decade before that made its way onto In Rainbows. Feist has had songs for some ten to fifteen years that are just making their way onto her albums. Anti-Pioneer is ancient.