Not sure what “Mylo Xyloto” is or
means… but listen to it!
Ok, so I am going to admit
something which may get my “man card” revoked in certain circles; I love
Coldplay. Now with that out of the way and
a definite loss to some of my “street cred” it is time to take a look at
Coldplay’s newest album “Mylo Xyloto.”
Mylo Xyloto is a beautiful album
that I think will widen the bands fan base.
Coldplay has been evolving their sound their whole careers, their
previous album “Viva La Vida” was a break from their previous three albums and
“Mylo Xyloto” is no different. In my
opinion, on a lot of the tracks I felt like Coldplay was almost channeling U2
of the 90’s and 2000’s. The chunky
guitar riffs, choir like vocals, and ambient acoustics of “Major Minus” made me
feel like I was listening to the pride of Ireland U2.
So this album is a lot different than their previous ones in that I felt
there wasn’t a constant lyrical or musical thread throughout the whole
album. I’m not complaining it’s just
different for Coldplay. Although the
thread was missing it wasn’t hard to listen to the album, it still flowed
really well. Piano is also not as
prevalent in this album as in previous ones, it’s not void of piano, just a lot
less than expected. In place of piano there
is a lot more keyboards and effects giving the album an electronica feel at
times. There are some really good
singles on this album; “Up in Flames,” “Paradise,” and the “Princess of China”
are three of my favorites.
Although I like “Up in Flames,” it
did kind of have a Michael Bolton love song feel to it. “Paradise” was beautiful and felt like a
traditional Coldplay song and “Princess of China” featuring Rihanna was
awesome! If you would have told me
before I heard this album that Rihanna and Chris Martin would have a duet I
would have probably told you this would be the end of the band but it exceeded
my expectations to say the least. I have
never been big on Rihanna but I definitely have a new found appreciation of her
after her duet with Chris Martin on this album.
So in closing, there are a couple
things I need to state. The first is
that I am not sure what “Mylo Xyloto” is or means… but listen to the
album. If you want to be the “in” guy /
girl there are a couple goods singles you can get without buying the whole
thing, and my “street cred” will never be the same until I review some metal or
gangster rap, any suggestions for future reviews or comments email me at:
William Balzer
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