This album is a celebration of love, infinity, and the search for answers that maybe sometimes we can't ask.
George Michael once titled an album Please listen without prejudice. Wise words. While listening to Coldplay songs moon musickeep that feeling in mind. Let the music guide you without any preconceptions. Because it's something completely different, but at the same time it's unmistakably Coldplay.
Gone are the cerebral anthems with lyrics that cut, destroyed, built and melancholy: tracks like: Yellow, scientist, please fix it.hell, the list is endless. Chris Martin's haunting vocals create powerful words and raise the consciousness of the audience. And now, 20 years later, when the band makes a U-turn from Tissue Paper, critics and some fans are up in arms. But for what?
moon music “'' is great music, despite its lightness, euphoria, and utopian reasoning. It's love, and in a time of depraved, overproduced hip-hop, war, and uncertainty, if the lightness of existence isn't a blessing, then cynicism, oversexualized clapping, and twerking are a sign of social corruption. They must have spread the virus too widely. Coldplay has always given us intelligence. The cleverness on this album is just a different kind.
'Moon Music': The album that ignored the critics
Every band has a particularly difficult album in their career. pink floyd's final cut It may have attracted critical voices, but it was war and political protest, and the voices were muted. and right after that The WallU2 pop And, to a lesser extent, Zooropasaw the band loosen its shackles and the conscience that bound them. Critics also pooped on them. However, looking back, both final cut and pop It became a classic, a masterpiece in itself. moon music This is such an album.
first track, moon musicFeaturing ambient and electronic music genius John Hopkins, this piece feels like a New Age meditation. Although it's mostly instrumental, it really sets the mood and feel of the album. “Once upon a time, I tried to pull myself together. Be more like the sky, welcome any weather. Be more like the eagle, find flight in each wing. , I'm still trying to improve. It's beautiful like a waterfall, mysterious with fairy dust, and melodically gorgeous. Just close your eyes and listen.
end of moon music It is the beginning of IFeelLikeImFallingInLoveit is written like that. It's a solid, non-staccato concept, but musically enjoyable. It's the joy, that green field, that surge of emotion after the first kiss.
And yes, it's a poppy, the word is light, and so what? Just because a band doesn't write songs with dark intentions that call for change, does that make Coldplay any less bad? I'm afraid not.
Funky beats and soulful sunshine
The album also features various experiments. Same as U2's pop What I was exploring at the time. above we praythere's an authentic hip-hop infusion without the body sauce. Burna Boy, Little Simz and more collaborate to deliver standout songs. After a few songs, good feeling A collaboration with Ira Starr can be seen. It has a distinct funk vibe, with a touch of Coldplay-esque soul. I love the lyrics about sunshine and two people born for each other. It's just magic.
all my love It will be your new first dance ballad at your wedding. You can bet. It's so sweet, sincere, and a love letter to the love of your life. “Let me hold you when you cry until I die. Be my 1, 2, 3 forever…because you have received all my love. Come rain or pour down rain, I am yours.” is…”
A sunset on the beach, a barefoot walk, a hug holding hands – simple, poetic and romantic.
one worldThe 10th song is also a meditation. It is a mantra for peace. one worldfollowed by a Chis Martin chant. After all, it's just lovethe connection he makes for us is simple. Musically, it's on a bed of roses. But a gentle sadness for the world in which we have lost our humanity and sense of self. This is a reminder that we should all keep in mind.
The next chapter of “Music of the Spheres”
If you step back and listen to the album as a whole, it's an ode to unity, not homogeneity, as some critics have liked to say. It is a celebration of love and infinity, and a search for answers that perhaps sometimes we cannot ask. It's the perfect sequel to sphere music and daily life.
Now, when you sit down and consider all three albums, you realize just how versatile this band can be. And how light it is! This is a badge of honor and should not be taken seriously.
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