X&Y de Coldplay
Álbum de Coldplay
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 6 de Junio de 2005
- Sello Discográfico: Parlophone
- Compositores: Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin, Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Emil Schult
- Productores: Danton Supple, Ken Nelson, Coldplay
X&Y es un álbum de Coldplay, publicado en 2005 por Parlophone. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «Square One», «What If?», «White Shadows» y «Fix You».
De entrada
Tras el éxito monumental de "A Rush of Blood to the Head", Coldplay se había convertido en una de las bandas más grandes del mundo, y su tercer álbum, "X&Y", refleja esa escala. Lanzado en 2005, es su trabajo más grandioso, épico y expansivo hasta la fecha. Con una producción monumental y un sonido fuertemente influenciado por el synth-pop y el space rock, "X&Y" es un álbum de himnos diseñados para ser cantados por decenas de miles de personas en estadios. Es el sonido de una banda abrazando plenamente su estatus de superestrellas.
Pese a un proceso de grabación notoriamente difícil y de una recepción crítica más polarizada que sus predecesores, "X&Y" se convirtió en el álbum más vendido de 2005 en todo el mundo. Contiene algunas de las canciones más queridas de la banda, como el emotivo himno "Fix You", y consolidó a Coldplay como una banda capaz de crear música que es a la vez íntima y universalmente resonante a una escala masiva.
Cómo se grabó
La creación de "X&Y" fue la más larga y problemática de la carrera de la banda, extendiéndose durante más de 18 meses. Las sesiones iniciales con el productor Ken Nelson fueron descartadas, y la banda grabó casi un álbum completo antes de decidir que no era lo suficientemente bueno y empezar de nuevo con el productor Danton Supple. La presión por superar sus trabajos anteriores y las dudas creativas llevaron a un ambiente de tensión y perfeccionismo extremo. La banda compuso más de sesenta canciones para el álbum, luchando por encontrar una dirección cohesiva.
Una de las influencias clave durante este período fue la música de David Bowie y Brian Eno, así como la música electrónica de Kraftwerk. Esta última influencia es más evidente en la canción "Talk", que se construye sobre un riff de sintetizador de la canción "Computer Love" de Kraftwerk, para lo cual la banda tuvo que pedir permiso personalmente a los miembros del grupo alemán.
Un vistazo al sonido
El sonido de "X&Y" está dominado por paisajes sonoros amplios y atmosféricos, con un uso extensivo de sintetizadores, guitarras con delay y reverberación, y una producción en capas. Es un álbum de "space rock" en el que las texturas electrónicas y las melodías de guitarra a menudo se fusionan para crear un muro de sonido épico. La influencia de bandas como U2 es más palpable que nunca, especialmente en el uso de guitarras de Jonny Buckland, que crean atmósferas expansivas.
Líricamente, el álbum explora temas de duda, cuestionamiento existencial y la búsqueda de significado en un mundo complejo. El título "X&Y" se refiere a las variables desconocidas en la vida y las relaciones. Las letras de Chris Martin son a menudo introspectivas, abordando sus propias inseguridades y responsabilidades, como en "Fix You", que fue escrita para su entonces esposa, Gwyneth Paltrow, tras la muerte de su padre.
Recorrido por el repertorio
"Speed of Sound": El primer single es un himno de piano rock que sigue la estela de "Clocks". Con un riff de piano descendente y un estribillo masivo, la canción se convirtió en un gran éxito mundial. Su letra explora la sensación de asombro y desconcierto ante el universo y el lugar de uno en él.
"Fix You": Posiblemente la balada más famosa y emotiva de Coldplay. Comienza con un órgano de iglesia suave y la voz frágil de Martin, construyendo gradualmente hasta un clímax catártico con la entrada de la batería y un solo de guitarra edificante. La canción se ha convertido en un himno universal de consuelo y esperanza, y es un pilar emocional de sus conciertos en directo.
"Talk": Construida sobre el icónico riff de sintetizador de "Computer Love" de Kraftwerk, "Talk" es una de las canciones más singulares del álbum. Es un tema de synth-rock que fusiona la sensibilidad pop de Coldplay con la estética electrónica alemana. Su letra aborda la dificultad de la comunicación y la necesidad de conexión.
Resultados comerciales y gira
"X&Y" fue un éxito comercial sin precedentes. Se convirtió en el álbum más vendido de 2005 a nivel mundial, alcanzando el número 1 en más de 30 países, incluyendo el Reino Unido y Estados Unidos. En el Reino Unido, tuvo una de las semanas de ventas más grandes de la historia. En España, también debutó en el número 1 y fue certificado doble platino. Ha vendido más de 13 millones de copias en todo el mundo.
La Twisted Logic Tour, que promocionó el álbum, fue una gira mundial de estadios que duró más de un año. El espectáculo era visualmente impresionante, con un elaborado juego de luces, pantallas y lásers, consolidando la reputación de la banda como uno de los mejores actos en vivo del planeta.
Lo que dijo la crítica
La crítica de "X&Y" fue más dividida que la de sus predecesores. Si bien muchos elogiaron la ambición del álbum, su escala épica y la calidad de himnos como "Fix You", otros lo encontraron sobreproducido y falto de la intimidad de sus primeros trabajos. Pitchfork, por ejemplo, le dio una reseña notoriamente negativa, calificándolo de "insípido". Pese a esto, muchas publicaciones lo elogiaron, y el público lo abrazó masivamente. Con el tiempo, "X&Y" es visto como el álbum que solidificó el sonido de estadio de Coldplay, una obra grandiosa que, para bien o para mal, los definió como la banda de rock más grande de su generación.
Listado de Canciones
- Square One4:47
Letra
You're in control Is there anywhere you wanna go You're in control Is there anything you wanna know The future's for discovering The space in which we travel in From the top of the first page To the end of the last day From the start in your own way You just want Somebody listening to what you say It doesn't matter who you are Under the surface trying to break through Decifering the codes you knew I need compas, draw me a map I'm on the top, I can't get back Whoa whoa whoah The first line in the first page To the end of the last place You were looking From the start in your own way You just want Somebody listening to what you say It doesn't matter who you are It doesn't matter who you are Ohhh You just want Somebody listening to what you say Oh, you just want Somebody listening to what you say It doesn't matter who you are It doesn't matter who you are Is there anybody out there who Is lost and hurt and lonely too Are they bleeding all your colours into one And have you come undone As if you've been run through Some catapult had fired you You wonder if your chance will ever come Or if you're stuck in square one - What If?4:57
- White Shadows5:28
Letra
When I was a young boy I tried to listen And I wanna feel like that Little white shadows blink and miss them Part of a system I am If you ever feel like something's missin' Things you never understand Little white shadows - sparkle and glisten Part of a system, a plan All this noise I'm waking up All this space I'm taking up All this sound is breaking up Ohhhh... Maybe you'll get what you wanted Maybe you'll stumble upon it Everything you ever wanted In a permanent state Maybe you know when you've see it Maybe if you say it you'll mean it And when you find it you'll keep it In a permanent state A permanent state When I was a young boy I tried to listen Don't you wanna feel like that? We're part of the human race All of the stars in the outer space Are part of a system, a plan All this noise I'm waking up All this space I'm taking up I cannot hear, you're breaking up Ohhhh... Maybe you'll get what you wanted Maybe you'll stumble upon it Everything you ever wanted In a permanent state Maybe you'll know when you've seen it Maybe if you say it you'll mean it And when you find it you'll keep it In a permanent state A permanent state Swimmin' on a sea of faces Tired of the human races Oh an answer now is what I need See it in the new sun rising See it break on your horizon Oh, come on love, stay with me - Fix You4:54When you try your best, but you don't succeed When you get what you want, but not what you need When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep Stuck in reverse And the tears come streaming down your face When you lose something you can't replace When you love someone but it goes to waste Could it be worse? Lights will guide you home, And ignite your bones, And I will try to fix you, High up above or down below When you're too in love to let it go But if you never try you'll never know Just what you're worth Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix you Tears stream down your face When you lose something you cannot replace Tears stream down your face and I Tears stream down your face I promise you I will learn from my mistakes Tears stream down your face and I Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix you
- Talk5:11
Letra
Oh brother I can't, I can't get through I've been trying hard to reach you 'cause I don't know what to do Oh brother I can't believe it's true I'm so scared about the future and I wanna talk to you Oh I wanna talk to you You can take a picture of something you see In the future where will I be? You can climb a ladder up to the sun Or a write a song nobody has sung Or do something that's never been done Are you lost or incomplete? Do you feel like a puzzle, you can't find your missing piece? Tell me how do you feel? Well I feel like they're talking in a language I don't speak And they're talking it to me So you take a picture of something you see In the future where will I be? You can climb a ladder up to the sun Or write a song nobody has sung Or do something that's never been done Or do something that's never been done So you don't know where you're going and you wanna talk And you feel like you're going where you've been before You tell anyone who'll listen but you feel ignored Nothing's really making any sense at all, let's talk Let's talk, let's talk, let's talk. - X&Y4:34
- Speed Of Sound4:48How long before I get in? Before it starts, before I begin? How long before you decide? Before I know what it feels like? Where To, where do I go? If you never try, then you'll never know. How long do I have to climb, Up on the side of this mountain of mine? Look up, I look up at night, Planets are moving at the speed of light. Climb up, up in the trees, Every chance that you get, Is a chance you seize. How long am I gonna stand, With my head stuck under the sand? I'll start before I can stop, Before I see things the right way up. All that noise, and all that sound, All those places I have found. And birds go flying at the speed of sound, To show me how it all began. Birds come flying from the underground, If you could see it then you'd understand... Ideas that you'll never find, All the inventors could never design. The buildings that you put up, Japan and China all lit up. The sign that I couldn't read, Or a light that I couldn't see, Some things you have to believe, But others are puzzles, puzzling me. All that noise, and all that sound, All those places I got found. And birds go flying at the speed of sound, To show me how it all began. Birds came flying from the underground, If you could see it then you'd understand, Ah when you see it then you'll understand... All those signs, I knew what they meant. Some things you can invent. Some get made, and some get sent, Ooh... Birds go flying at the speed of sound, To show me how it all began. Birds came flying from the underground, If you could see it then you'd understand, Ah, when you see it then you'll understand...
- A Message4:45
Letra
My song is love Love to the loveless shown And it goes on You don't have to be alone Your heavy heart Is made of stone And it's so hard to see clearly You don't have to be on your own You don't have to be on your own And I'm not gonna take it back And I'm not gonna say I don't mean that You're the target that I'm aiming at Got to get that message home My song is love My song is love, unknown But I'm on fire for you, clearly You don't have to be alone You don't have to be on your own And I'm not gonna take it back And I'm not gonna say I don't mean that You're the target that I'm aiming at And I'm nothing on my own Got to get that message home And I'm not gonna stand and wait Not gonna leave it until it's much too late On a platform I'm gonna stand and sing That I'm nothing on my own And I love you, please come home My song is love, is love unknown And I've got to get that message home - Low5:32
Letra
You see the world in black and white No colour or light You think you'll never get it right But you're wrong you might The sky could fall could fall on me The parting of the seas But you mean more mean more to me Than any colour I can see All you ever wanted was love But you never looked hard enough It's never gonna give itself up All you ever wanted to be Living in perfect symmetry Nothing is as down or as up, as us You see the world in black and white Not painted bright You see no meaning to your life You should try You should try And all you ever wanted was love But you never looked hard enough It's never gonna give itself up All you ever wanted to be Living in perfect symmetry Nothing is as down on this Earth Don't you want to see it come soon Floating in a big white balloon Or given on your own silverspoon Don't you want to see it come down Careful throwing your arms around And saying you're a moment too soon Cause I feel low Cause I feel low Oh, yeah I feel low Oh yeah Oh Oh Cause I feel low Cause I feel low Oh And I feel low Oh love Oh - The Hardest Part4:25
Letra
And the hardest part Was letting go, not taking part Was the hardest part And the strangest thing Was waiting for that bell to ring It was the strangest start I could feel it go down Bittersweet I could taste in my mouth Silver line in the cloud Oh and I wish that I could work it out And the hardest part Was letting go, not taking part You really broke my heart, oh And I tried to sing But I couldn't think of anything And that was the hardest part of all I could feel it go down You left the sweetest taste in my mouth The silver line in the cloud Oh and I, oh and I, I wonder what it's all about I wonder what it's all about Everything I know is wrong Everything I do, it just comes undone And everything is torn apart Oh and that's the hardest part, Oh and it's the that's the hardest part Yeah that's the hardest part, oh that's the hardest part - Swallowed In The Sea3:58
Letra
You cut me down a tree And brought it back to me And that's what made me see Where I was going wrong You put me on a shelf And kept me for yourself I can only blame myself You can only blame me And I could write a song A hundred miles long Well that's where I belong And you belong with me And I could write it down And spread it all around Get lost and then get found Or swallowed in the sea You put me on a line And hung me out to dry And darling, that's when I Decided to go to sea You cut me down to size And opened up my eyes Made me realize What I could not see And I could write a book The one they'll say that shook The world and then it took It took it back from me And I could write it down And spread it all around Get lost and then get found And you'll come back to me Not swallowed in the sea And I could write a song A hundred miles long Well that's where I belong And you belong with me The streets you're walking on A thousand houses long Well, that's where I belong And you belong with me Oh, what good is it to live With nothing left to give Forget, but not forgive Not loving all you see All the streets you're walking on A thousand houses long Well, that's where I belong And you belong with me Not swallowed in the sea You belong with me Not swallowed in the sea Yeah, you belong with me Not swallowed in the sea - Twisted Logic5:01
Letra
Sunlight, opened up my eyes To see for the first time You'll open them up And tonight, rivers will run dry And not for the first time Rivers will run Hundreds of years in the future It could be computers Looking for life on earth Don't fight for the wrong side Say what you feel like Say how you feel You'll go backwards, but then You'll go forwards again You'll go backwards, but then You'll go Created, then drilled and invaded If somebody made it Someone will mess it up And you are not wrong to Ask who does this belong to It belongs to all of us You'll go backwards, but then You'll go forwards again You'll go backwards, but then You'll go forwards You'll go backwards, but then You'll go forwards again You'll go forwards again You'll go forwards