Álbum Mylo Xyloto (Coldplay)

Álbum: Mylo Xyloto

Artista: Coldplay

  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 24 de Octubre de 2011
  • Sello Discográfico: EMI
  • Compositores: Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin, Brian Eno
  • Productores: Markus Dravs, Daniel Green, Rik Simpson, Brian Eno

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Introducción

Tras la aclamada experimentación de "Viva la Vida", Coldplay se sumergió en su proyecto más ambicioso hasta la fecha: "Mylo Xyloto". Lanzado en 2011, es un álbum conceptual de rock y pop que cuenta la historia de dos jóvenes amantes, Mylo y Xyloto, que viven en un mundo urbano opresivo y monocromático llamado "Silencia", donde el sonido y el color están prohibidos. El álbum es una explosión de color sónico, un trabajo vibrante y optimista que fusiona el sonido de estadio de la banda con influencias del synth-pop, la electrónica y el pop más comercial.

Continuando su colaboración con los productores Markus Dravs y Brian Eno, la banda creó un álbum que es a la vez un relato cohesivo y una colección de himnos pop masivos. A pesar de recibir críticas más divididas por su giro hacia un sonido más comercial, "Mylo Xyloto" fue un éxito global que produjo algunos de los mayores éxitos de la banda, como "Paradise", y dio lugar a una de las giras más espectaculares visualmente de la historia del pop.

Proceso de Grabación y Concepto

La idea original para el álbum era crear un disco acústico e íntimo, pero el proyecto evolucionó hacia un concepto mucho más grandioso. La banda se inspiró en una variedad de fuentes, desde la serie de televisión "The Wire" hasta el movimiento de resistencia de la Rosa Blanca en la Alemania nazi y el graffiti de la vieja escuela de Nueva York. Todas estas influencias se unieron para crear la narrativa de una historia de amor en medio de una guerra contra la opresión y la conformidad.

El álbum fue grabado en sus estudios "The Bakery" y "The Beehive" en Londres. La banda trabajó para crear un paisaje sonoro que reflejara la historia, contrastando momentos de opresión industrial con explosiones de color y euforia. Para acompañar el álbum, Coldplay colaboró con el escritor Mark Osborne para crear una serie de cómics de seis partes que expandían la historia y el universo de Mylo Xyloto.

Análisis Musical y Sonoro

El sonido de "Mylo Xyloto" es el más brillante y abiertamente pop de la carrera de Coldplay hasta ese momento. El álbum está lleno de sintetizadores eufóricos, guitarras procesadas y ritmos de baile. La influencia de la música electrónica es más prominente que nunca, con texturas de synth-pop y ritmos de "four-on-the-floor" en muchas de las pistas. La estructura del álbum está diseñada para ser una experiencia continua, con varias pistas instrumentales cortas que actúan como transiciones entre las canciones principales, creando una sensación cinematográfica.

El álbum también cuenta con la primera colaboración vocal principal de la banda en un álbum de estudio, un dueto con la superestrella del pop Rihanna en la canción "Princess of China", un movimiento que subrayó su abrazo al pop mainstream.

Análisis de Canciones

"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall": El primer single es un himno de pop rock edificante y eufórico. La canción se construye sobre un sample de la canción de 1976 "I Go to Rio" de Peter Allen y se convierte en una celebración de la resiliencia y el optimismo. Estableció el tono vibrante y colorido del álbum.

"Paradise": Uno de los mayores éxitos de la historia de la banda. Es una canción de synth-pop con un bajo pesado, arreglos de cuerda dramáticos y un estribillo masivo. La letra, sobre una chica que sueña con escapar a un paraíso, encaja perfectamente en la narrativa del álbum. Su videoclip, en el que los miembros de la banda vestidos con trajes de elefante escapan de un zoo y se reúnen en Sudáfrica, fue aclamado por su originalidad y encanto.

"Charlie Brown": Un favorito de los fans y un pilar de sus conciertos. Es una de las canciones más enérgicas del disco, con un riff de guitarra hipnótico y un ritmo de baile implacable. Es un tema que captura la sensación de euforia juvenil y rebelión.

Rendimiento Comercial y Gira

"Mylo Xyloto" fue un éxito comercial masivo. Debutó en el número 1 en 34 países, incluyendo el Reino Unido y Estados Unidos. En España, también alcanzó el número 1 y fue certificado platino. El álbum vendió más de 8 millones de copias en todo el mundo.

La Mylo Xyloto Tour, que duró casi dos años, es recordada como una de las giras más visualmente espectaculares de la historia. Fue pionera en el uso de las "Xylobands", pulseras de LED que se entregaban al público y que se iluminaban sincronizadas con la música, creando un espectáculo de luces inmersivo y participativo que se ha convertido en una seña de identidad de sus conciertos.

Recepción Crítica

La crítica de "Mylo Xyloto" fue generalmente positiva, aunque algo más dividida que la de "Viva la Vida". Muchos críticos elogiaron la ambición del concepto y la calidad de los himnos pop, describiéndolo como un álbum increíblemente divertido y edificante. Sin embargo, otros sintieron que la banda había sacrificado parte de su profundidad lírica y su sutileza en favor de un sonido más comercial y simplista. A pesar de ello, el álbum es visto como un éxito en sus propios términos: una celebración audaz y colorida de la música pop a gran escala.

Listado de Canciones

  1. Mylo Xyloto0:42
  2. Hurts Like Heaven4:02

    Letra

    Written in graffiti on a bridge in a park, Do you ever get the feeling that you're missing the mark? It's so cold, so cold, It's so cold, so cold. Written up in marker on a factory sign, I struggle with the feeling that my life isn't mine. It's so cold, so cold, It's so cold, so cold. See the arrow that they shot, trying to tear us apart. took the fire from my belly, and the beat from my heart Still I won't let go, Still I won't let go. You, yes, you do. Oh you, use your heart as a weapon, And it hurts like heaven. On every street, every car, every surface are names, And now the streets arise and we're writing the same. Don't let them take control, No, we won't let them take control. Yes, I feel a little bit nervous, Yes, I feel nervous and I cannot relax. How come they're out to get us? How come they're out when they don't know the facts? So on a concrete canvas under cover of dark, On a concrete canvas I go making my mark. Armed with the spray can soul, I'll be armed with the spray can soul. You, oh you 'cause you use your heart as a weapon, And it hurts like heaven. Whoa, whoa, it's true, When you use your heart as a weapon, And it hurts like heaven and it hurts like heaven.
  3. Paradise4:37
    vídeo del tema Paradise
    [Verse 1] When she was just a girl, She expected the world, But it flew away from her reach so She ran away in her sleep. And dreamed of Para-para-paradise, Para-para-paradise, Para-para-paradise, Every time she closed her eyes. When she was just a girl, She expected the world, But it flew away from her reach And the bullets catch in her teeth. Life goes on, it gets so heavy, The wheel breaks the butterfly. Every tear a waterfall, In the night the stormy night she'll close her eyes, In the night the stormy night away she'd fly. [Chorus] And dreams of Para-para-paradise, Para-para-paradise, Para-para-paradise. Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh She'd dream of Para-para-paradise, Para-para-paradise, Para-para-paradise. Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh [Bridge] La-la-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la And so lying underneath those stormy skies, She'd say, "oh, ohohohoh I know the sun must set to rise" [Outro] This could be Para-para-paradise, Para-para-paradise, This could be Para-para-paradise. Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh This could be Para-para-paradise, Para-para-paradise, This could be Para-para-paradise, Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
  4. Charlie Brown4:45
    vídeo del tema Charlie Brown
    I stole the key I took the car downtown where the lost boys meet I took the car downtown and took what they offered me To set me free I saw the lights go down at the end of the scene I saw the lights go down and they're standing in front of me In my scarecrow dreams When they smash my heart into smithereens I'll be a bright red rose combusting the concrete Be the cartoon heart Light a fire from a spark Light a fire, a flame in my heart We'll run wild We'll be glowing in the dark All the boys, all the girls All that matters in the world All the boys, all the girls All the madness that occurs All the highs, all the lows As the Room is spinning Oh We'll run wild We'll start glowing in the dark So we saw an innocent liar We'll be glowing in the dark
  5. Us Against The World3:59

    Letra

    Oh morning come bursting, the clouds, amen Lift off this blindfold, let me see again. And bring back the water, let your ships roll in In my heart, she left a hole. The tightrope that I'm walking just sways and ties The devil as he's talking with those angel's eyes And I just want to be there when the lightning strikes And the saints go marching in And sing slow-ow-ow-ow it down Through chaos as it swirls, It's us against the world. Like a river to a raindrop, I lost a friend My drunken as a Daniel in a lion's den And tonight I know it all has to begin again So whatever you do, don't let go. And if we could float away Fly up to the surface and just start again And lift off before trouble Just erodes us in the rain (x3) Sing slow-ow-ow-ow it down Oh Slow-ow-ow-ow it down Through chaos as it swirls, It's us against the world. Through chaos as it swirls, It's us against the world.
  6. M.M.I.X.0:48

    Letra

    Somewhere up above the stars The wreckage of a universe floats past Somewhere up above my heart A tiny little seed is sown, A government is overthrown, Who knows when we'll be coming home at last And I heard it on the radio That one day we'll be living in the stars And I heard it on a tv show That somewhere up above And in my heart They'll be tearing us apart, Maybe moving us to mars Past the satellites and stars, Maybe moving us to mars We won't see the earth again In these seconds just remain unchanged 8 to 9, 9 to 10 We are meeting for the first time We might never meet again you and me We are meeting for the first time Can't you see 76543 We are meeting for the first time Singing this space symphony They'll be tearing us apart moving us to mars, Past the satellites and stars They're moving us to mars
  7. Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall4:00
    vídeo del tema Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
    I turn the music up, I got my records on I shut the world outside until the lights come on Maybe the streets alight, maybe the trees are gone But I feel my heart start beating to my favorite song And all the kids they dance, all the kids all night Until Monday morning feels another life I turn the music up, I'm on a roll this time And heaven is in sight, Ooh I turn the music up, I got my records on From underneath the rubble sing a rebel song Don't want to see another generation drop I'd rather be a comma than a full stop Maybe I'm in the black, maybe I'm on my knees Maybe I'm in the gap between the two trapezes But my heart is beating and my pulses start Cathedrals in my heart As we saw, oh, this light I swear you emerge blinking into To tell me it's alright As we soar walls Every siren is a symphony And every tear's a waterfall Is a waterfall, ah Is a waterfall, ah Is a waterfall Every tear is a waterfall, ah So you can hurt, hurt me bad But still I'll raise the flag, Wooh It was a wa-ah-ah-ah-aterfall A wa-ah-ah-ah-aterfall Oh, Oh Every tear Every tear Every teardrop is a waterfall Oh, Oh Every tear Every tear Every teardrop is a waterfall Every tear Every tear Every teardrop is a waterfall Every tear Every tear Every teardrop is a waterfall
  8. Major Minus3:30

    Letra

    You got wonder on what you knew And wonder on what you do So be careful who you're talking to You got one eye on what you knew And one eye on what you do So be careful what it is you're trying to do So be careful... ! So be careful when you're walking in the view! Ooh-oooh-oooh Ooh-oooh-oooh-ooh Got one eye on the road and one on you! Ooh-oooh-oooh Ooh-oooh-oooh-ooh Got one eye on the road and one on you You got one eye on what you knew And one eye on what you do So be careful 'cause nothing is true ... Don't believe a word It's just us against the world And we just gotta turn to... I hear those crocodiles ticking 'round the world I hear those crocodiles ticking (you go) ticking 'round the world Ooh-oooh-oooh Ooh-oooh-oooh-ooh Got one eye on the road and one on you! Ooh-oooh-oooh Ooh-oooh-oooh-ooh Got one eye on the road and... Ooh-oooh-oooh Got one eye on the road and one on you! Got one eye on the road and one on you
  9. U.F.O.2:17

    Letra

    Lord I don't know which way I am going Which way, never heard, gone to the floor It's just seems that upstream, I keep going Still got such a long way to go Still got such a long way to go Then at last, it's your eyes I move, I swim, And found somewhere the streets I've been and gone But it's fright, split the skies But that's all right, sometimes, somewhere in the streets are holes Oooohhh ooohh
  10. Princess Of China3:59
    vídeo del tema Princess Of China
    [Verse 1] Once upon a time somebody ran, Somebody ran away saying fast as I can. I got to go, I got to go! Once upon a time we fell apart, You holding in your hands the two halves of my heart. Oh oh, oh oh! [Verse 2: Rihanna] Once upon a time we're burning bright, Now all we ever seem to do is fight. On and on, and on, and on, and on. Once upon a time on the same side, Once upon a time on the same side in the same game. And why'd you have to go, Have to go and throw it all in my face? [Pre-Chorus] I could've been a princess, you'd be a king, Could've had a castle and worn a ring, But no, you let me go. I could've been a princess, you'd be a king, Could've had a castle and wore a ring, But no, you let me go. [Hook] You stole my star, lalala la lala, lalala la lala, lala la lala. You stole my star, lalala la lala. [Outro] Cause you really hurt me, Oh, you really hurt me. Cause you really hurt me, Oh, you really hurt me. Cause you really hurt me, Oh, you really hurt me, oh. You really hurt me, Oh, you really hurt me. Cause you really hurt me, Oh, you really hurt me.
  11. Up In Flames3:13

    Letra

    So it's over This time, I know, it's gone Saw a Border, Tasted it too long I only know one role Now I know it's gone Up in flames Up in flames Up in flames We have slowly gone So it's over This time, you're flying on This time, I know no song Can't stop it slowly go Can't stop it slowly go Up in flames Up in flames Up in flames We have slowly gone Up in flames Up in flames Up in flames We have slowly gone Oh, we have slowly gone Can we pour some water on?
  12. A Hopeful Transmission0:33
  13. Don't Let It Break Your Heart3:54
  14. Up With The Birds3:45

    Letra

    The birds they sang The break of day Start again I hear them say It's so hard to just walk away The birds they sang All a choir Start again a little higher It's a spark in a sea of grey The sky is blue Dreamed of light til it's true Then take it back the pause shall through My arms turn wings All those clumsy things Send me up to the wonderful world And then I'm up with the birds Might have to go Where they don't know my name Float all over the world Just to see you again But I won't show or feel any pain Even though all my armour Might rust in the rain A simple plot But I know one day Good things are coming our way (Repeat twice) Oh yeah