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| 2.0 poor | praise jimmy EMERITUS | May 12th 14 |
Somehow spookynewghostfriend made his way into Coldplay's hearts and got his own album. If you listen closely, you can hear him sing of his love for legos, friends, apple juice, and Woob.
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| 4.5 superb | BassDemon333 | May 12th 14 |
It turns out being their best since A Rush Of Blood To The Head. The songs all have a stripped back feel that hasn't been felt since their early work, being a welcome aspect following the huge arena rock of Mylo Xyloto. "O" is one of their best album closers ever. Incredible stuff.
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| 0.0 | YoYoMancuso STAFF | May 13th 14 |
Plot twist the entire album is scrapped twist endings to The Sixth Sense
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| 0.0 | chambered99 | May 19th 14 |
the fact they recorded something like "midnight" at this stage of their career should be applauded. totally goes against the X&Y and Mylo bullshit and becomes a beautiful, HONEST expression.
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| 4.0 excellent | a7c7e7 | May 14th 14 |
Coldplay come full circle in Ghost Stories, returning to the haunted and romantic nocturnal
moods of Parachutes, but bring with them the pop and experimental sensibilities they've
developed along the way. The love-it/hate-it neon hugeness of Mylo Xyloto is only seen in
one track (sky full of stars), but the fuck-it attitude of Viva la Vida is pretty much here
throughout. Excellent album. Have sex to it.
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| 3.5 great | Ocean of Noise | May 13th 14 |
Coldplay's sound continues to progress in all the right directions. This isn't the exuberant pop masterpiece that Mylo Xyloto unquestionably was, but it doesn't have to be: this is reflective and restrained, but also filled with variety and the inextinguishable flame of hope that first lit itself in the opening bars of its predecessor.
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| 3.5 great | gryndstone | May 13th 14 |
a very ethereal and somewhat sad album about heartbreak and longing
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| 2.4 average | Erwann S. STAFF | February 25th 21 |
Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow split: the album. It causes the band to go back to more somber territories compared to Mylo Xyloto, which was a failed attempt at being the new 80s Talk Talk. This darker (it's all relative) vibe suits them better, but, again, they lost their mojo: the second half is a repetition of the first, and most songs stop before they can offer something truly interesting.
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| 3.5 great | YRI | August 28th 20 |
Coldplay make a calm, somber break-up album and nail it on (almost) all tracks.
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| 4.5 superb | charlopiano | August 20th 20 |
Ghost Stories, to me is very similar to Muse's The Resistance.rTheir most beautiful, most ambitious and most ambitious project.rThe sheer amount of beauty that emanes from each of these lullabies astounds me. The slow ballads slowly lead you to the climax of the album: A sky full of stars, with a wonderful transition. Then, the emotion sinks in as it ends with O. One of if not the best album closer of all time. Pure unalterated beauty.
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| 4.5 superb | MiguelAngel | June 30th 18 |
"If you are feeling free and want to woo a new love, turn here. If you want to just enjoy every soft, supple turn a rock band could do, turn here. Coldplay are here for comfort, as Ghost Stories proves time and time again".- Thomas Erlewine
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| 3.0 good | DerElefant | May 24th 16 |
The most ambiguous album I have ever listened to-How can somebody put amazing and atmospheric songs like "Midnight" or even "Always In My Head" next to bland, uninspired and generic pop songs like "True Love" or "A Sky Full of Stars"?!r
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| 3.0 good | rdhaley | December 16th 15 |
"O" is gorgeous and very reminiscent of Parachutes. Easily the highlight of the album. The rest, however, is very inconsistent - some good tracks, but there's a lot of lazy songwriting, especially on tracks like "A Sky Full of Stars."
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| 2.0 poor | collynas441 | September 27th 15 |
Coldplay's Ghost Stories is their most shallow, most boring effort thus far.
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| 2.0 poor | theBonerKing | September 19th 15 |
I have to give Coldplay props for trying something new at this point in their career, even if that something new is exceedingly dull and unimaginative electronic/synthpop. And sure, Chris Martin was never the best lyricist, but Ghost Stories' lyrics are particularly uninspired ("Ink" and "O" are exceptions). For this album, Coldplay have traded in the melodicism and emotional heft that made their first two albums (and Viva La Vida) so great for murky atmospheres. Sure, this isn't as cheesy as Mylo Xyloto, but ultimately, Ghost Stories elicits little other than indifference, and is none the better for it.
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| 3.0 good | MaggieG | September 8th 14 |
Ghost Stories is a bit of a frustrating album for me. There's much to love about the album with some haunting ballads that Coldplay have been renowned for but there's also moments on the album that venture into Mylo Xyloto territory like the awful dance number 'A Sky Full of Stars'. 'Midnight' however is one of my favourite Coldplay songs and has a nice ambience to it and 'True Love' will appeal to fans of the band's early stuff. In general, it's an album that is both Coldplay at their best but also at their worst.
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| 2.0 poor | lz41 | June 26th 14 |
Coldplay, as they proved with 'Rush of Blood' and then again with 'Viva la Vida', are at their best with muscular, confident arena rock. So why are they intent on making ambient mediation music? Quaffing from the same numbed electro well that Muse drowned in on 'The 2nd Law', 'Ghost Stories' is their shyest, dullest album.
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| 3.0 good | Antonius | May 30th 14 |
This is a rather different album from the band. It's overall picture is melancholic but it provides a positive vibe though it's beat in various songs. It's an album to listen and relax. Recommendations: "Magic", "Ink", "Midnight"
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| 2.5 average | iGuter | May 26th 14 |
Coldplay does little to reinforce their sound; their singles are a good batch of entertainment, but it is only 1/3 of the album and the rest is an unbalanced act.
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| 3.0 good | Capablanca | May 17th 14 |
If Mylo Xyloto was the simplest full-blown pop you never thought you'd hear from Coldplay (with them not being exactly considered an experimental act by any means), then Ghost Stories at least tries to display their latest synthpop influences and adding them their more pensive, melodic roots. Sadly this turns into a hit and miss collection where they're often unable to balance these dispar elements, and in some alarming cases sounding like ripping off previous artists' efforts: Magic and Another's Arms are basically slightly more tolerable versions of Muse's abhorrent Madness and in A Sky Full of Stars things just get ridiculous as Rihanna doesn't even need to show up her face to feel her presence throughout the song. It's only telling that the record's best songs 'Oceans' and 'O' are the ones where the old Coldplay sound is the founding base complemented by the new electronic texture and not the other way around.
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| 4.0 excellent | Monstar1790 | May 15th 14 |
An occasionally redundant release saved by gorgeous production, some really strong songs and Chris Martin's best vocal performance to date. It resembles Parachutes the most, periodically straying into the electronic overtones that colored Mylo Xyloto. "True Love", "Magic" and "Always in My Head" are essential; "Ink" is not.
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| 2.5 average | IronGiant | May 12th 14 |
more like a 4.2 slightly beats out AROBTTH with tracks like midnight, oceans, and O. ink is a bit awkward and sky full of stars is pure filler and would be better on mylo. all around a really solid release though from a band who was thought to have reached their peak a decade ago
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| 1.5 very poor | doofy | January 8th 24 |
| 2.5 average | MrFemil | November 22nd 23 |
| 2.5 average | Rickson | November 2nd 23 |
| 3.0 good | PTGS | March 13th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Reagan | September 8th 22 |
| 3.0 good | kodama | August 20th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 26th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Peddy29 | April 3rd 22 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Josh | November 4th 21 |
| 2.0 poor | aroge | November 2nd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dwap | October 19th 21 |
| 2.0 poor | BoerK | October 18th 21 |
| 2.0 poor | Watch | October 18th 21 |
| 2.0 poor | eureka | February 21st 21 |
| 2.5 average | s0nicx | January 23rd 21 |
| 3.5 great | Vaka | January 7th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Gian304 | November 28th 20 |
| 3.5 great | MxL0 | November 26th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | Wj2006 | October 11th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | Skiiddz | September 25th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | Gazham | August 12th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Zeuzo | June 9th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Sowing STAFF | May 10th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | JessTS | April 1st 20 |
| 3.0 good | Docky | March 12th 20 |
| 3.5 great | degina | February 28th 20 |
| 3.0 good | iBelak | December 20th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Teo | December 1st 19 |
| 1.5 very poor | ian b | November 28th 19 |
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| 4.0 excellent | d00stin | October 18th 19 |
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| 3.5 great | JNeu | July 1st 19 |
| 2.5 average | Sarah | April 21st 19 |
| 1.0 awful | igi78 | April 2nd 19 |
| 2.5 average | DJENNY | January 5th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Scott | December 31st 18 |
| 2.0 poor | MAN0 | December 7th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Rager99 | November 9th 18 |
| 3.5 great | maxer | August 29th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | Jan555 | April 17th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | kylerez | April 11th 18 |
| 3.0 good | djrm | February 26th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | lewzis | January 18th 18 |
| 2.5 average | ElSomni | January 12th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | Rdv | December 5th 17 |
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| 3.5 great | Lucman | October 24th 17 |
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| 1.5 very poor | wg98 | September 6th 17 |
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| 1.5 very poor | GazAldo | July 27th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shamus248 CONTRIBUTOR | May 30th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Since | April 4th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Rmazer | March 24th 17 |
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| 1.5 very poor | Lanas | July 22nd 16 |
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| 1.5 very poor | jesper STAFF | March 16th 16 |
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| 3.0 good | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | September 6th 15 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Adam | May 13th 14 |
| 2.8 good | Irving EMERITUS | May 13th 14 |
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