Mylo Xyloto

"Mylo Xyloto" is the 5th album by UK indie rockers Coldplay and was released in 2011. At this point in their career, you could forgive Coldplay for making a bad album. Maybe some may point that finger at third album "X & Y" but even the biggest haters of that album can't deny there are some real timeless gems on there. So how did "Mylo Xyloto" turnout? Well, I cannot find a bad song on this. I think they have managed to make an album where the singles sound even more massive than before. To be honest at the time it was out I didn't really listen to it that much, but I think that was more that I was going through a period of not really listening to much music. But going back to this it has charisma breathing out it at every turn. When you look at bands like Oasis, many would struggle to even remember what their 5th album was called as they started to peter out and rely on their older material after "Be here now". But even though Coldplay had those massive first two albums they seemed to keep climbing on that upward trajectory. And when I say their songs sound more massive you just must look at songs like "Hurts like heaven", "Every teardrop is a waterfall", "Paradise" and one of my personal favourites "Charlie Brown". These are songs which are born for the big stage, and I was lucky to see them headline T in the Park which is a huge festival which used to take place in Fife in Scotland. And they were touring this album at the time. They are just feel-good anthems which you want to bop up and down to and sing at the top of your lungs. Sure, they have songs like this before, you just have to look at "Clocks", "Yellow" and "Viva la Vida". But these songs just sound bigger. They also continue with their collaborations on this album, as Jay Z appeared on the track "Lost!" last time round. Now this time you get Rhianna coming in to appear on "Princess of China" giving that extra dimension to the album while fitting in perfectly on dual vocals with Martin. On the other side of the album, you get those acoustic tracks which Coldplay have mastered time and time again. "Us and against the world" in my opinion the best example, with "Up in flames" which is a slow piano track not too far behind. Perhaps the weakest points of the album are the opener "Mylo Xyloto" title track and closer "Up with the birds". Now they are still good tracks but compared to previous albums where this has been Coldplay's strength. They don't quite sit at the same level as the openers and closers of past Coldplay albums. Overall though this is another fantastic Coldplay album. I say you could have forgiven them for having a bad album at this stage in their career, but it just shows the sheer talent and song writing ability they possess. At this point, if it wasn't the case already, you got we hate Coldplay crowd appearing, but, in my opinion, this is the sign of a great band. If your big enough that people must state they don't like you, it must mean your popular enough and a lot of people do like you.

A lot of people are griping that this "isn't Coldplay"... However, I think you will find it is! :D It's true that the tracks on this album aren't what you would expect from Coldplay if you've owned some of their previous albums, however that said it doesn't mean that it's a bad thing. I had my doubts at first, but being a massive Coldplay fan I decided to buy the album to judge it for myself. I was not disappointed. It's very different from their usual stuff, and they seem to be incorporating some more 'techno' elements to the music. At first I was a bit uneasy with it, however once you listen to all the tracks a number of times, you start to see the real quality that is in this album, and some of the tracks (Every teardrop is a waterfall, Charlie Brown, Paradise (just to name a few! are very strong tracks on their own, and I think it is a much more balanced Coldplay album that what we have seen in the past, where they had a couple of very strong tracks then some of the songs were put in to fill the gaps. Coldplay even decided to collaborate on a song with Rihanna (Princess of China), which to me seemed a bit like adding sugar to my chips, however I was impressed by this track and their voices actually synergize in a way and it sounds very good! There is a total of 14 tracks on this album, and Windows Media Player is telling me it's approximately 44 minutes in Length. The tracks and their lengths in order of the Album are as follows: 1. Mylo Xyloto - 0:43 * 2. Hurts Like Heaven - 4:02 3. Paradise - 4:37 4. Charlie Brown - 4:45 5. Us Against The World - 3:59 6. M.M.I.X. - 0:48 * 7. Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall - 4:00 8. Major Minus - 3:30 9. U.F.O. - 2:17 10. Princess of China - 3:59 11. Up In Flames - 3:13 12. A Hopeful Transmission - 0:33 * 13. Don't Let It Break Your Heart - 3:54 14. Up With The Birds - 3:47 *Sings listed with an asterisk are Intro songs It maybe that some of the 'die hard' Coldplay fans may find this as some sort of blasphemy that Coldplay have changed their style to a more commercial tone, however, it's different, but NOT in a bad way! All in all, I found this album very good and would recommend it highly to anyone who likes Coldplay! 5 Star review from me!

i love coldplay and i love mylo xloto ! have you heard hurts like heaven? it is the sound of the usmmer. it it really great and cool. "Do you ever get the feeling that you’re missing the mark?" It's so cold, it's so cold It's so cold, it's so cold Written up in marker on a factory sign "I struggle with the feeling that my life isn’t mine" It's so cold, it's so cold It's so cold, it's so cold See the arrow they shot trying to tear us apart Take the fire from my belly and the beat from my heart Still, I won’t let go Still, I won’t let go Of you 'Cause you do [Hook] Oh, you use your heart as a weapon And it hurts like heaven [Verse 2] On every street, every car, every surface, a name Tonight, the streets are ours And we’re writing and saying Don’t let 'em take control No, we won’t let 'em take control Yes, I feel a little bit nervous Yes, I feel nervous and I cannot relax How come they’re out to get us? How come they’re out when they don’t know the facts? So on a concrete canvas under cover of dark On a concrete canvas, I’ll go making my mark Armed with a spraycan soul I’ll be armed with a spraycan soul And you Oh, you [Hook] 'Cause you use your heart as a weapon And it hurts like heaven [Guitar Solo] [Outro] Yeah, it's true When you Use your heart as a weapon Then it hurts like heaven Oh, it hurts like heaven

El paquete llegó en buen estado, es diseño de la caja es: Portada GRIS con las letras M, X y la parte trasera es de colores y viene el nombre de todas las canciones. Este es el quinto álbum de estudio de COLDPLAY lanzado en 2011 incluye los éxitos EVERY TEAR DROP IS A WATERFALL, PARADISE Y CHARLIE BROWN. No es el mejor disco de Coldplay pero tiene muchas canciones buenas y coloridas.

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