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Prospekt's March |  | Artist: Coldplay
Label: EMI
Category: Music
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 1598
Format: EP, Limited Edition
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 4.7 x 4.6 x 0.2
EAN: 5099926473727
ASIN: B001INZ79W
Release Date: November 24, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Life In Technicolor ii | | • | Postcards From Far Away | | • | Glass Of Water | | • | Rainy Day | | • | Prospekt's March/ Poppyfields | | • | Lost(Jay-Z Remix) | | • | Lovers In Japan (Osaka Sun Mix) | | • | Now My Feet Won't Touch The Ground |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
What's this? New Coldplay material so soon after the release of iViva La Vida/i? In fact, iProspekt's March/i 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 iViva La Vida/i. 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. i--Danny McKenna/i
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 Icing on the cake November 23, 2008
Valentina Gioppo (Denmark)
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
Prospekt's March is the EP companion to the multi-platinum seller that was Viva La Vida. There are 6 original songs and 2 remix that were not included in VLV. If you liked the tracks on VLV, you will love this EP: the original new songs follow the sam experimental side of VLV but retain the beautiful melodies we have become accustomed to enjoy from Coldplay. A quick track-by-track commentaries:
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br /Life in Technicolor ii: This is the very same Life in Technicolor of VLV, but this time as a complete song with lyrics. It works and it rocks even harder!
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br /Postcards From Far Away: A short but delightful snippet of piano playing from Mr Martin. It works as a nice interlude between songs.
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br /Glass Of Water: Coldplay at their rockiest moment with a pwerful guitar riff from Johnny and a nod to Muse. A massive track I find myself hearing over and over again
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br /Rainy Day: A very experimental track, a bit pop-esque but with a beautiful guitar melody and gorgeous a-la Viva La Vida violins in the chorus. A lovely mix of instruments that just works!
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br /Prospekt's March: Soft , delicate , partly Parachute-like track with lovely lyrics and sweeping melodies. Unmissable.
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br /Lost +: It is Lost with Jay-z contribution. If you ever thought Lost was a hip hop friendly song, this version will confirm it for you.
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br /Lovers In Japan remix: It's just a bit rockier version of Lovers in Japan. It gives it an extra kick to an already gorgeous melody.
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br /Now My Feet Won't Touch The Ground: Acoustic track with another nod to Johnny Cash and a guest appearance by a brass! A nice ending for the EP
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br /All 6 original songs are definitely worth having for Coldplay fans or just Viva La Vida fans. If you are neither, you can still grab the special edition of VLV + Prospekt's March at quite a cheap price and get some of the best music ever made by a band that is at their absolute highest creative peak!
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br /Viva La Vida: Prospekt's March [Deluxe 2 x CD]
Definitely Worth It December 14, 2008
MDD (UK)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Okay, ignore the Lost version with Jay Z on it (why Jay Z?), and the Lovers In Japan mix which isn't too different from the original one, but the other songs?
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br /They could easily fit on Viva La Vida (okay, maybe Rainy Day may be a bit latino for that album, but that doesn't mean to say it's bad). It's a great extension to Viva La Vida. The highlight for me however was Life In Technicolor II - the one with vocals. It's brilliant. So brilliant that it's one of my favourite Coldplay songs ever. Chris Martins voice has never suited a song so well. I mean, I would get Prospekts March just for that song! You can't go wrong with it.
Essentially CD2 of a 2CD set - more part of the album, than an EP November 30, 2008
Andromeda Descendent (Tarn Vedra)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It seems that Lost+ with Jay-Z has received most of the attention prior to Prospekt's March being released, but there is so much more to talk about on this great album. And album it definitely feels like, even though it has been released as an EP. Coming in at just under half an hour, there are 8 tracks. Two of them are alternative versions, but Life In Technicolor II is the real surprise here - not an alternative or a continuation, this is the full song with lyrics as it was originally intended to be. Extremely catchy as an instrumental, it is a rousing stadium pleasing song that in itself makes this CD as much a part of Viva La Vida as the original CD was. Glass Of Water and Rainy Day are also fantastic uplifting songs - well written and anthemic. And Prospekt's March/Poppyfields and Now My Feet Won't Touch The Ground are more introspective, thought-provoking songs that balance the earlier exuberance.
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br /If you have Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends and enjoyed it, you will really miss out if you don't get Prospekt's March too, as together they basically make CD1 and CD2 of a 2CD set, and fit together to make a classic album to be enjoyed for years to come.
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br /And I seriously can't get Life In Technicolor out of my head.
Great! February 21, 2009
AG Wilkinson (northampton, england)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Just what I was expecting, great music by a great band! I think they completely ruined Lost with mixing in Jay-Z, it was an awesome song in the first place and it just got wrecked! I LOVE Glass of Water!
Great music, cheeky concept! November 25, 2008
Simon J. Hill (England)
The tracks that are included on this EP are as excellent as the ones on Viva La Vida and really shouldnt have been left off. I wondered why the album was so short, now I know why! £10-£15 for Viva La Vida and another £6 for this, a great way of making money out of one album's worth of songs as the record company know that we (the fans) will buy it for the extra tracks.
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br /So yes, 5 stars for the music but only 2 stars for the concept, or is it just a brilliant piece of marketing? I'm a little miffed that all the songs were not all included on one album.
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br /Oh and another thing JZ does not belong on any Coldplay track, he's ruined 'Lost' in my opinion with his inane rap over the top of the song.
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