Album Review: LeftRightLeftRightLeft - Coldplay

I think only the real Coldplay fans know about this album which has been released a few months ago. Anyway, I just found it right now.. LeftRightLeftRightLeft is a free live album you can download on coldplay's website. They did this to thank their fans.. I don't think I need to introduce the band (I mean 2 million fans on Facebook..) so I'll just go to the review.

1. Glass Of Water

The quality of the songs is super and actually it sounds just like on the Prospekt's March EP but I don't really care 'cause it's a good song (not like Fix You or something like that) and you just enjoy it.. I think that's all that matters.. The refrain in the end and the lasthalf minute are also pretty powerful.. A bit better then on the EP to me.

2. 42

I've never really listened to this song.. When I had the Viva La Vida cd it was one of the songs I used to skip since I don't like the start at all.. And unfortunately that's not different in this live version.. But I seem to have forgotten about the twist the song makes after One minute 40 seconds or so.. It sounds awesome just.. The guitars, drums, vocals and pretty strong lyrics.. ("You thought you might be a ghost.. You didn't get to heaven but you made it close", I mean - WOW). So after all you don't really care about the "strange" lyrics in the beginning and end.

3. Clocks

Clocks is an all-time favorite of everybody and you're a wreck if you go like "Clocks?" but I think after all these years it had lost a bit of it's wow-feeling.. Partly due to the fact that better songs have been made by them (Fix You, Viva La Vida, Speed Of Sounds) and that it's been played over and over and over again on the radio so that you will know every note that will follow.. Unfortunately that makes it a bit "boring".. But it's an amazing song and that's not different on this live version.

4. Strawberry Swing

When the song starts you just know something good will folow thanks to the crowd that just starts clapping and it is, like I thought, awesome.. It's just like on the album, I mean.. Some may find that boring but I do like it..

5. The Hardest Part/Postcards From Far Away

This title seemed a bit odd to me.. I love The Hardest Part, I hate Postcards From Far Away (since it's the most useless 48 seconds out of the whole of Coldplay to me so I was pretty curious about what was going to follow.
Anyway, The Hardest Part is awesome.. WAAAAY better then on the album and that with just a piano, frontvocals, backing vocals and a crowd going mad on the song. It's the first song that doesn't sound like the album version and I have to say that Postcards From Far Away is nice pasted after it but after ten seconds it's just rubbish again.. It feels useless.. Once again

6. Viva La Vida

Oh My God that feels awesome! It's AWESOME how fast it follows Postcards From Far Away and you can just feel the crowd explode after it had fallen asleep in the previous song.. When you have an ok subwoofer you'll be blown away by the drum.. I just can't believe how amazing the crowd is singing out there.. It just feels like you're front-row.. Awesome..

7. Death Will Never Conquer

It's a funny song, nice just to have you know.. It's different.. Worse then everything else (except for Postcards From Far Away) but once again, it's nice to have..

8. Fix You

This is, in my opinion and I think you'll agree, one of the best Coldplay songs ever.. And you just want to sing along, like really loud.. Just like the crowd when the refrain's there ("Lights will guide........"). You just feel the power getting piece by piece in the song when the guitars and drum are building up to the climax and you just get shivers all over your miserable body when you feel you can be so much more then you thought.. That's what I feel when I'm listening to this part of the song.. It's not normal.. Really..

9. Death And All His Friends

This is one of my favorite songs from the Viva La Vida album and also in this live version it stands out to me.. Just the fact that Chris begins singing without any instruments untill after 30 seconds the piano falls in and the song gets started you have a special atmosphere since the crowd's totally silence too.. And then there's the switch at 1:23 that really makes you feel like Fix You did..

Coldplay is one of the bands anyone can sing, doesn't matter what color or age yknow? When you're singing to Basshunter or 50 Cent you get some strange looks.. When you sing a Coldplay song everyone will just sing along because it's an awesome band and I think they proove that during the last 4 albums.. And the fact that this one's free makes it even better

If only I could add a sixth star..

Album Review: LeftRightLeftRightLeft - Coldplay: 5/5

Download this amazing live cd here!

Mike