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Post by batfink30 on Jul 4, 2022 15:12:55 GMT -5
I bet you'd be the first one moaning your head off if someone parked in a disabled space. Its idiotic, arrogant behaviour. It's shameful.
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Post by batfink30 on Jul 4, 2022 13:55:36 GMT -5
Not only is Noel a dick but he's a dinosaur too. 🤦🤦
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Post by batfink30 on May 16, 2022 8:39:52 GMT -5
Has anyone not had Covid yet? We all ended up with it in March through our kid who brought it home from nursery. It was pretty much gone in a few days and wasn't bad at all. It's been pretty nice cutting about crowds etc for the past couple of months with a bit of immunity (given we've had 3 vaxs + infection). I literally don't know anyone now who hasn't had it. I never had it (knock on wood) and I actually know lots of people who never had it, family, colleagues and friends. Might be a coincidence, but we did have strict rules here, especially in my home town. We had one of the strictest lockdowns and restrictions in Europe if iirc. Omicron changed everything,it exploded when that came along. At one point 1 in 8 had it in my local area. Not much you can do, I expect to get it multiple times now.
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Post by batfink30 on May 16, 2022 8:25:46 GMT -5
Has anyone not had Covid yet? We all ended up with it in March through our kid who brought it home from nursery. It was pretty much gone in a few days and wasn't bad at all. It's been pretty nice cutting about crowds etc for the past couple of months with a bit of immunity (given we've had 3 vaxs + infection). I literally don't know anyone now who hasn't had it.
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Post by batfink30 on May 16, 2022 6:09:19 GMT -5
That's fucking great to be fair. Got to admit,this song is really great and this cover is amazing.
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Post by batfink30 on Apr 1, 2022 11:26:22 GMT -5
1. The song is good 2. No one cares anymore if the song is good. It’s just one content amongst another. What matters is selling tickets and hitting festival season and that’s already done. No one bar the few die hards on here or elsewhere are gonna listen to it more than 5 times. That’s your marketing lesson for today. Yeah, that's fair. It's an OK album track to me but doesn't exactly set the world on fire but then you're right, it's not supposed to.
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Post by batfink30 on Feb 4, 2022 4:25:09 GMT -5
6 outta 10.
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Post by batfink30 on Jan 1, 2022 4:40:42 GMT -5
Oh yes!
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Post by batfink30 on Dec 4, 2021 9:18:15 GMT -5
Had my 3rd dose now. 2 AZs early this year and a Pf now and had very little side effects ,just a tender arm. Also had my antibodies checked and they're beyond the detectable upper limit for the test so I've very,very high antibodies after the booster. Hopefully it's enough against Omacron but who knows? Can't help think (the Uk anyway) will be in some sort of lockdown again soon.
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Post by batfink30 on Oct 17, 2021 7:11:56 GMT -5
This album is bang average for the reasons above. It is a severely undercooked album that is totally not worth the 'big album' status that was to follow Everyday Life. It doesn't contain anything offensively bad (although the high pitch vocal on Biutyful comes close) but nothing stands out as proper chart storming pop apart from My Universe. I wasn't privy to any of these songs before I heard them today, so apart from the singles, it was my first listen to all the other tunes and Human Heart is the only one that grabbed me. Others like Humankind (perhaps the most Coldplayish tune of the sort we expect these last ten years) sounds like a poorer cousin of the Hurts Like Heaven/Charlie Brown/Life In Technicolor type song so not too enamoured with it. Was interested in seeing what they did with People of the Pride but after musing on the Muse influences, I've come to the conclusion that Muse - a band I have no real opinion on - are maybe just a shit band and shouldn't be used as inspiration. Infinity Sound is just a waste of an instrumental which I see no point in having no vocals on, and whatever intentions they had for it, certainly doesn't make any sense like Life In Technicolor does (that came at the beginning and was at least a perfect scene setter for VLV). Incredibly lightweight album. There are a good five/six songs on Everyday Life I prefer - in fairness, that's mainly because I like the art pop indie vibe of Coldplay (my favourite type of Coldplay if we're choosing between the mainstream pop stars they are today or the moody alt rockers of the early 2000s) and Everyday Life suited that vibe. But then again, nothing tops the poppy Orphans from Everyday Life). I wouldn't have had an issue with Coldplay releasing an album of 10 or so 'pop bangers' of the force that they have with Sky Full of Stars/Hymn For The Weekend/My Universe because they do the job. However these songs stick out amongst flimsy filler in my opinion and its the same case for this album. There's nothing really substantial here and it does feel half arsed, a worrying trend with Coldplay since Ghost Stories where every album since is really undercooked. Everyday Life I could accept it's more undercooked tunes as there's quite a bit going on with that album anyway, and it was deliberately more free and easy in the recording process. It's interesting then that the one album where they are not trying to reach a certain audience and are less self-conscious is by far the most superior one they've released in the last ten years. And the fully formed songs are of a deeper, more substantial nature than anything here. It's a shame because so many songs on Everyday Life show they could perfectly execute that Viva La Vida style creativity again with a bit more focus. It's just bemusing that an album like VLV, which offered so much variety and packed so much into its 40 plus minutes, could be followed some years later by something so inconsequential as this. They've still got the quality to make something special, but I don't think they know what their standard bearer of quality is. Like VLV and Everyday Life, I'd rather Coldplay once again tap into the traditional music of various countries around the globe rather than the chart pop music. That's when they really stand out from everyone else. It's a 5/10 for me. That's the thing that annoys me. Chris definitely still has it (see EL) but I think he's chasing relevance and chart hits or the record company want big hits. The Selina Gomez duet so is so cynically trying to be something, its just awful. I think when he is truer to himself and doesn't try chasing pop relevance, that's when he gets results.
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Post by batfink30 on Oct 17, 2021 7:04:19 GMT -5
Track-by-track with my personal tracklist: MUSIC OF THE SPHERES: Nice ambient intro. Builds hype well. HUMANKIND / ALIEN CHOIR (7/10): Like matt says, the weaker cousin of earlier Coldplay material. Some will hate those ooohh-ohs in the verses, but it doesn't bother me. I like the melody and the energy, it feels like a new morning. Nothing they haven't done before, but the Springsteen sound is fun and Chris sounds impassioned. Nice riff from Johnny. Actual drumming from Will, which is nice to have again. Alien Choir plays it out well enough. HIGHER POWER (8/10): I'm cheating by rating my re-work; the original would come it at a seven. But I trimmed the bridge/middle-eight and added some guitars and it helps the song a lot. I really like this one. I love the verses, in a way that I think a lot of people don't. They sound so magnetic and nocturnal, like a thick chocolate bar of bass with sparks of blue lightning around it. Chorus is sticky, ending refrains are melodic. Fun. PEOPLE OF THE PRIDE (5/10): Gets a five for the middle-eight. That "it's just work...it's not easy" bit is fantastic, great melody and lyrics and fleshes the song out well. But the rest of it, no, thanks. The riff is generic Dad-rock, something that would be played in a crap iPhone advert. This is not a song that needs Max Martin behind the boards. Far too clean and short. Feels like Johnny is about to go crazy at the end, but it just...stops. HUMAN HEART (7.5/10): I like this one. Lyrics are simple but effective, the melody is gorgeous, and the Collier production is superb. We Are King fit in well. The problem is that at this point you realise that although the album is to be commended for its variety, there just isn't any kind of theme or sound to it that will make it stand out for re-listens. Ghost Stories feels like a whole world you can enter, the idea of smashing different worlds together here comes across more scattered than exciting most of the time. But still, good song. LET SOMEBODY GO (3/10): Boooooooooooooooring. Gets three points purely for how gorgeous Selena Gomez sounds on it. The rest is just a waste of time, plain keys and a dull beat and generic lyrics and a melody that's pleasant but forgettable. These are the kind of songs that make you think that Coldplay honestly don't realise how talented they are. I mean, you made Viva la Vida. You don't have to waste our time with this kind of bland rubbish. Will be binned in my Music of the Spheres: Complete when Volume Two comes out. BIUTYFUL (9/10): Fuck the haters, I love this. Really, honestly, love it. It just sounds so splashed in sunlight, so childish, so butter-smooth and love-soaked and nostalgic and ugh. I’m in love. Vocal pitching doesn't bother me in the slightest. In fact, I think it makes the song. Melody is the most naturally pretty one on the album, and the instrumental is straight silk. Crisp beat, hazy sounds, Max Martin runs the show to perfection. Could have done with a shimmery guitar solo to complete it, but still. Pure dopamine for me. Childhood sunlight. MUSIC OF THE SPHERES II: Pointless. MY UNIVERSE (6.5/10): My thoughts on this vary, depending on which areas of it hit my ears on that particular listen. I love the beat, I think BTS are perfect all over it, the energy is high and it sounds destined to smash the charts. But my God, little bits that I hate so much. That call-and-response in the chorus is tacky as fuck, and that robot-voice in the middle-eight is just horrific. Take those two things out and it would be a great pop song, but they make me cringe a little every time. But overall, fun and vibrant and catchy, so cool. BTS rock it. INFINITY SIGN (5.5/10): I mean, okay. Ole chant is cringe, but the second half is pretty. It’s fine. Feels like a bit of a piss-take with only eight full songs, but fine. Will work well in the eventual "Complete" edition. COLORATURA (10/10): Not sure what else can be said. You just can’t get a Coldplay release without something brilliant on it. Lyrics, melody, arrangement, structure, production – it's a home run smash on every single front. There’s just no hiding it anymore: avant-garde Coldplay is the best Coldplay. This, Arabesque, Human Heart, ALIENS, Midnight, there is such a rich talent in this band with their willingness to try anything, their natural pop melodies combined with musical talent and arty influences is just magic. Ah, those Viva/Mylo days. But this is a return straight to that vein. It’s so calming, so wide and cinematic, so wistful and winding, all the colour of a nebula and all the brightness of a supernova. Masterpiece. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OVERALL: 5.5/10: The problem with this album is that it’s less than the sum of its parts. It feels slight. Undercooked. Scattered, limp, because of the lack of a theme and the holes where there should be a strong opener, or a centrepiece. I do think we’ll end up with a good body of work when the other Volumes release and those gaps can be plugged, but for now we have a varied collection of decent/good songs that don’t hang together as an album. Big drop-off from the deep earthy emotion of Everyday Life, that album really was so gorgeous. But like I’ve said, Coldplay owe me nothing at this point: they got me into music and made my favourite album ever. I’ll take the songs I like and look forward to more in the future. Agree with most of that (apart from Beautiful). Good review.
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Post by batfink30 on Oct 16, 2021 14:55:40 GMT -5
I don't mind MOTS I can listen to it but I'm not compelled to go back to it. I find it quite lightweight and lacking real quality. Was quite hopeful after EL too. As others have mentioned, too much was revealed before Album drop. Higher Power Colortura My Universe Then constantly playing at high profile events Music of the Spheres intros, Human Heart and People of The Pride. That left only 4 tracks we never heard. And of course those were a mixed bag for me!!!!!!!! They shouldn’t have dropped Colortura in July. That would have been an amazing album surprise. True. Was Noel advising them on their release schedule? Lol.
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Post by batfink30 on Oct 16, 2021 6:31:30 GMT -5
Man, Everyday Life and AHFOD really had me going with all of the album hype but this didn't do much for me. It might be something for me personally, it's been an insane time. I'll be checking out the album very soon though. I don't mind MOTS I can listen to it but I'm not compelled to go back to it. I find it quite lightweight and lacking real quality. Was quite hopeful after EL too.
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Post by batfink30 on Oct 14, 2021 18:27:12 GMT -5
Humankind- Really like it would have chosen that over HP as first single.
Let Somebody Go- Bit boring,meh
Human Heart- Really like it
People- Ok, nothing special.
Biutyful- High voice thing is awful, what on earth is that all about?! Not good.
Universe- Catchy but not for me.
Infinity The "Ole,Ole,Ole,ole,Ole" thing is cringe. Nice after that but again, a bit meh.
Coloratura- Never fully got it, avarage to me but what do I know?
Disappointed overall, thought EL was heading in a good direction but this is downhill. ☹️
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Post by batfink30 on Oct 14, 2021 12:01:43 GMT -5
Anyone heard the full album then? Im fairly disappointed by it. Like some of it but overall IMHO it's not good.
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Post by batfink30 on Sept 24, 2021 16:56:32 GMT -5
Interestingly it sounds more like latter day Songs of Innocence/Experience U2 than Industrial Berlin U2. I thought of songs like The Blackout and American Soul. Yeah I’m not feeling early 90s U2 on this track. Maybe 2009-2021 U2. I still think it’s more Muse or Queens of the Stone Age riffage. Yeah, can hear Muse and Queens too.
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Post by batfink30 on Sept 24, 2021 12:55:17 GMT -5
People of The Pride spoiler........LIVE from the Apollo. (Contains song from the deep past) Sounds like Achtung Baby era U2 which is a great thing, I can imagine Bono's lower register moody crooning from that era on this one too. Coldplay channeling U2 isn't it?
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Post by batfink30 on Jul 23, 2021 2:44:09 GMT -5
Interesting, needs a few listens.
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Post by batfink30 on Jul 22, 2021 11:32:11 GMT -5
The last song clip in the trailer interest me the most. I’m assuming it’s the song dropping on Friday. Dig those Disney Fantasia meets Close Encounters strings. Don’t disappoint! The track at 35 seconds caught my interest immediately. I got Songs of Innocence flashbacks (which isn't necessarily a bad thing). Same, caught my interest. I don't mind Human Heart(already played live) Higher Power is catchy but nothing special but the rest sounds pretty meh. Will wait to hear the whole album though.
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Post by batfink30 on May 7, 2021 13:55:11 GMT -5
Yeah, pretty meh. Not utter trash like AHFOD material but not vibrant pop like Mylo Xyloto - middle of the road unfortunately. Sounding like old age safe U2! Yikes! One thing I will defend Coldplay with is that when they go straight down the middle with these kind of songs, it's still far far better than the crap U2 singles of late. There is a real vibrancy to it which means it will capture the audience it wants. That is completely lacking in the 'how you doing kids' production vibes of a modern U2 single which pleases absolutely nobody. Yeah but tbf, U2 are hitting 60 now. Shouldve ditched pop type stuff a while ago.
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Post by batfink30 on May 7, 2021 6:57:40 GMT -5
Meh,meh.
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Post by batfink30 on Apr 28, 2021 15:27:57 GMT -5
Glastonbury 95.
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Post by batfink30 on Apr 27, 2021 14:07:13 GMT -5
New album announced on Thurs, 1st play of new single in Oct, Album out next Jan 🤣🤣
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Post by batfink30 on Apr 27, 2021 11:15:36 GMT -5
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Post by batfink30 on Apr 27, 2021 4:40:08 GMT -5
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