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Coldplay – Prospekt's March EP / 8 New Tracks, Including Life In Technicolor ii, Glass of Water and Lost + (With Jay-Z) / Parlophone Audio CD 2008
UPC 5099926473727
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Description:
Tracklist:
| 1 | Life In Technicolor II | 4:06 |
| 2 | Postcards From Far Away | 0:48 |
| 3 | Glass Of Water | 4:45 |
| 4 | Rainy Day | 3:26 |
| 5 | Prospekt's March / Poppyfields | 3:39 |
| 6 | Lost+ | 4:19 |
| 7 | Lovers In Japan (Osaka Sun Mix) | 3:58 |
| 8 |
Now My Feet Won't Touch The Ground |
2:30 |
Review:
What's this? New Coldplay material so soon after the release of Viva La Vida? In fact, Prospekt's March is a collection of songs that were chiefly intended for the band's fourth album but which didn't get finished before the deadline. There are eight tracks in total, some new, some new-ish and a couple of re-workings of older material. Amongst the re-imaginings is a largely decorative Osaka Sun mix of "Lovers in Japan" and a version of "Lost" that includes an unlikely guest vocalist in the shape Jay-Z--incredibly, it seems to work. Of the new material, the piano interlude "Postcards from Far Away" is the shortest and most coruscating work, while "Life in Technicolor (II)" is larger but slightly less successful, adding only cursory elements to its predecessor on Viva La Vida. More alluring are the gigantic "Glass of Water", the experimental "Rainy Day" and the beautifully melancholy "Prospekt's March/Poppy Fields". A mixed bag then, but one that's generally more enjoyable than not. --Danny McKenna
