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Post by matt on Jun 4, 2021 20:18:15 GMT -5
Non music related, but mad how Coldplay as a band never seem to age. Not one of them looks different from 10-15 years ago. Good point. Someone on Reddit made a great point last week. Coldplay are the same age now that U2 was when they released Atomic Bomb. Wild right? For some reason I always thought Bono and the boys were basically 50 when that album dropped in 2004. That era of U2 is at the brink of them losing their cultural relevance that we fans have paid dearly for as they keep trying to stay in the spotlight and please all walks of life. This is a mistake bands make. Don’t chase it. That's madness. I remember when Vertigo came out and I thought Bono and co were about 50 then. Coldplay certainly look after themselves better than U2 did - at least better than Bono and Adam Clayton. Both were at times functioning alcoholics and then you have Bono nearly dying a few years ago. Chris Martin is ageless in comparison. |
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Post by matt on Jun 4, 2021 20:22:36 GMT -5
When you listen to this incarnation of Coldplay - which indicates heavy 80s pop vibe, and chart toppers like Dua Lipa and The Weeknd, I find it bizarre how the 80s pop music vibe is such a big deal these days. Not that it's bad (I love a lot of 80s classics) but many of the listeners are young folk so it can't just be a nostalgic thing. So where has it come from?
Is it today's version of the 60s renaissance that we saw in the 1990s?
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Post by World71R on Jun 4, 2021 23:15:09 GMT -5
Good point. Someone on Reddit made a great point last week. Coldplay are the same age now that U2 was when they released Atomic Bomb. Wild right? For some reason I always thought Bono and the boys were basically 50 when that album dropped in 2004. That era of U2 is at the brink of them losing their cultural relevance that we fans have paid dearly for as they keep trying to stay in the spotlight and please all walks of life. This is a mistake bands make. Don’t chase it. That's madness. I remember when Vertigo came out and I thought Bono and co were about 50 then. Coldplay certainly look after themselves better than U2 did - at least better than Bono and Adam Clayton. Both were at times functioning alcoholics and then you have Bono nearly dying a few years ago. Chris Martin is ageless in comparison. Meanwhile, up until recently, The Edge has barely aged and Larry's been holding up alright. |
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Post by World71R on Jun 4, 2021 23:40:06 GMT -5
When you listen to this incarnation of Coldplay - which indicates heavy 80s pop vibe, and chart toppers like Dua Lipa and The Weeknd, I find it bizarre how the 80s pop music vibe is such a big deal these days. Not that it's bad (I love a lot of 80s classics) but many of the listeners are young folk so it can't just be a nostalgic thing. So where has it come from? Is it today's version of the 60s renaissance that we saw in the 1990s? From a U.S. music fan perspective: The '80s nostalgia has been growing throughout the 2010s, ever since Midnight City by M83 made it big in 2011. There were glimpses of it in the decade but nothing as big as now. I think it is taking off as much as it is now because of where pop music had gone in the late-2010s (and COVID). It turned into a lot of low key, mid-tempo, trap-inspired bass-y sounding songs and had devolved to be very same-sounding (although there was some good stuff; see Truth Hurts, Old Town Road). Uptempo songs with inspiration from dance and electronica and the presence of guitars and classic synthesizers was missing, and there was a demand for it. I honestly think that if not for the pandemic, we would've seen a revival of that type of music. There were glimpses of it with Say So, Blinding Lights, and Rain on Me, but with no one in the club to dance to these songs and everyone at home, we didn't get it. Now that things are opening back up and people really want to get back to the clubs to dance, I think we'll see more uptempo, dance-inspired songs hit the charts and get popular, at least in the U.S. and U.K. We'll still see some trap-inspired stuff, similar to how the '90s still saw plenty of ballads that utilized sounds from the '80s, but it's more tasteful and purposeful. Plus, I've noticed that pop music represents where the world is at in a certain time. All around us we're seeing technology rapidly advance and a lot of it was the stuff of sci-fi in the '80s. Now that we're here, I think it makes sense that we're getting a revival of what people dreamed of in the '80s (e.g., cyberpunk aesthetic), and I think we'll even get a Roaring '20s revival at some point or another too because it is just such an obvious callback. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jun 4, 2021 23:45:13 GMT -5
Good point. Someone on Reddit made a great point last week. Coldplay are the same age now that U2 was when they released Atomic Bomb. Wild right? For some reason I always thought Bono and the boys were basically 50 when that album dropped in 2004. That era of U2 is at the brink of them losing their cultural relevance that we fans have paid dearly for as they keep trying to stay in the spotlight and please all walks of life. This is a mistake bands make. Don’t chase it. That's madness. I remember when Vertigo came out and I thought Bono and co were about 50 then. Coldplay certainly look after themselves better than U2 did - at least better than Bono and Adam Clayton. Both were at times functioning alcoholics and then you have Bono nearly dying a few years ago. Chris Martin is ageless in comparison. I believe he's had work done. Am I the only one that remembers that he had an extreme receding hairline back in 2000-2002. That doesn't come back folks. Its not like balding in the back. He use to rock a shaved head for most of the AROBTTH tour.  |
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Post by clueso on Jun 5, 2021 4:50:48 GMT -5
Pretty good work done with his hair. Anyway, would still love their music even them looking ugly as fu**.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jun 8, 2021 13:55:01 GMT -5
I still don’t get the point of doing 2 videos in a month span. If the “proper” video wasn’t ready for the songs debut on May 7th just wait. The album isn’t coming till fall. You are hawking this single for 5-7 months. The song isn’t that great to begin with. Very so so for a Coldplay lead Single.
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Post by clueso on Jun 9, 2021 16:20:55 GMT -5
Personally, Higher Power gets better each listen. Nice one to kick off the new era ✌
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Post by tomlivesforever on Jun 9, 2021 18:17:30 GMT -5
That video is like watching your pissed up uncle at a wedding.
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Post by clueso on Jun 10, 2021 14:06:14 GMT -5
Well, no. It fits the song and Spheres-Theme really good, effects are decent and even Chris dancing feels natural.
As for the song, the fact that it's not the "big" lead single makes me like it even more.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jun 10, 2021 14:15:30 GMT -5
That video is like watching your pissed up uncle at a wedding. Imagine U2 came up with a fake galaxy album concept around 2004-2005. Total cringe. |
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Post by glider on Jun 10, 2021 14:20:50 GMT -5
That video is like watching your pissed up uncle at a wedding. Imagine U2 came up with a fake galaxy album concept around 2004-2005. Total cringe. Thank the maker they did it in the mid-90s then 😎 |
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Post by World71R on Jun 10, 2021 14:44:39 GMT -5
Imagine U2 came up with a fake galaxy album concept around 2004-2005. Total cringe. Thank the maker they did it in the mid-90s then 😎 And that it sounded really awesome and was accompanied by a legendary tour. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jun 10, 2021 14:51:21 GMT -5
Imagine U2 came up with a fake galaxy album concept around 2004-2005. Total cringe. Thank the maker they did it in the mid-90s then 😎 Ha! |
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Post by The Escapist on Jun 14, 2021 18:37:11 GMT -5
Quite lovely. Shows what I've always said about the track - strong verses, great chorus, weak bridge and middle-eight. The added backing vocals to the last chorus are gorgeous and should've been part of the official tune.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jun 14, 2021 18:48:22 GMT -5
They are literally beating people over the head with this single. Endless appearances. Endless remixes. Doubles videos. Space premiere. Endless interviews just about the single and hardly anything else about the upcoming album. It’s very late 2000s U2 saturation. Anyone remember their initial promo for No Line On The Horizon? It was exhausting and the album was a dud.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jun 17, 2021 22:59:01 GMT -5
Since my last post, Coldplay have now performed Higher Power on:
Jimmy Kimmel
The Today Show
Macy’s 4th of July Special (taped early)
They have also:
Dropped an acoustic version on all platforms
Have a Higher Power filter on IG and TikTok
This song has already been out almost 1.5 months now. Talk about over kill.
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Post by Bellboy on Jun 18, 2021 5:26:04 GMT -5
They should have just gone with the acoustic version
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jun 18, 2021 6:45:43 GMT -5
I bet they wish they had “Orphans” to use as their big summer single. Kinda fits with the times and end of the pandemic. That got a much much smaller run of promo with was intentional but it’s a superior song to “Higher Power”.
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Post by glider on Jun 18, 2021 12:00:56 GMT -5
I bet they wish they had “Orphans” to use as their big summer single. Kinda fits with the times and end of the pandemic. That got a much much smaller run of promo with was intentional but it’s a superior song to “Higher Power”. Like you said, this reeks of No Line On the Horizon. With that being said, U2 went on to have the biggest tour of all time right? With Covid winding down (I hope, I think, I know) I guess they'll be just fine. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jun 18, 2021 13:42:26 GMT -5
I bet they wish they had “Orphans” to use as their big summer single. Kinda fits with the times and end of the pandemic. That got a much much smaller run of promo with was intentional but it’s a superior song to “Higher Power”. Like you said, this reeks of No Line On the Horizon. With that being said, U2 went on to have the biggest tour of all time right? With Covid winding down (I hope, I think, I know) I guess they'll be just fine. U2 always tours well and in huge numbers but their commercial and critical stock sunk. Hasn’t returned. |
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Post by glider on Jun 18, 2021 14:47:09 GMT -5
Like you said, this reeks of No Line On the Horizon. With that being said, U2 went on to have the biggest tour of all time right? With Covid winding down (I hope, I think, I know) I guess they'll be just fine. U2 always tours well and in huge numbers but their commercial and critical stock sunk. Hasn’t returned. That's pretty much Coldplay since 2011 right? Outside of 2014, they didn't really go stadium rock touring until the MX album cycle. AHFOD was a clunker but the tour brought in half a billion. I've seen Chris's comments about why they didn't tour Everyday Life but honestly it wasn't the kind of album you'd tour. |
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Post by jupi on Jun 19, 2021 12:42:14 GMT -5
Quite lovely. Shows what I've always said about the track - strong verses, great chorus, weak bridge and middle-eight. The added backing vocals to the last chorus are gorgeous and should've been part of the official tune. I prefer this to the original version. Much more pleasing sound and the backing vocalists really shine through. Even though I didn't think much of the original version this is actually a enjoyable listen. The chorus sounds actually better here, too. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jun 19, 2021 12:44:18 GMT -5
Quite lovely. Shows what I've always said about the track - strong verses, great chorus, weak bridge and middle-eight. The added backing vocals to the last chorus are gorgeous and should've been part of the official tune. I prefer this to the original version. Much more pleasing sound and the backing vocalists really shine through. Even though I didn't think much of the original version this is actually a enjoyable listen. The chorus sounds actually better here, too. It would be nice if the definitive version was a hybrid of the acoustic and single. The single version doesn’t have much space or breathing room. A lot of sounds are crammed together. I’m surprised since this is a Max Martin production. |
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Post by The Escapist on Jun 19, 2021 16:45:36 GMT -5
I definitely prefer the album version on the whole, but there are elements of the acoustic that I prefer. For one thing, I think it's gone some way in proving me right that there was always a gorgeous melody to those verses that doesn't over-state itself amongst the dance beats and synth arpeggios of the studio cut. Those floating, heavenly oohh's over the last chorus should DEFINITELY have been prominent, though. Gorgeous stuff. I like the tune, but Lennon2217 is right that it isn't the iconic lead single needed to sustain such a long period of promo. Feels more like a cute intro to the world of Music of the Spheres, hoping for juicier tracks come LP time. |
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