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Prospekt's March | 
 enlarge | Artist: Coldplay
Label: EMI
Category: Music
List Price: £7.99
Buy New: £4.38
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 62
Format: Ep, Limited Edition
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099926473727
ASIN: B001INZ79W
Release Date: November 24, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: brand new sealed
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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 Viva La Vida? In fact, Prospekt's March 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 Viva La Vida. 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. --Danny McKenna
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 What a shame they didn't combine the two January 6, 2009
There are three tracks on this EP that, if added to 'Viva La Vida' would have sealed Coldplay's place amongst the greats. The extended 'Life in Technicolour', 'Prospekt's March/Poppyfields' and 'Glass of Water' would have elevated 'VLV' to classic status. 'Prospekt's March/Poppyfields' could have fitted perfectly on 'Parachutes' or 'A Rush of Blood to the Head' and as such conmtinues the thread from the band's earliest days until now. Whatever, this is an essential purchase and adds to the sum of music that Coldplay have created and also shows that after the misguided 'big music' of 'X & Y' , they have found the emotional whallop that made them so great in the first place.
 Pure Quality January 1, 2009
Downloaded this from Amazon as part of their MP3 sales drive over Xmas and was extremely pleased as to how painless this was. Within a few minutes I had the EP downloaded and automatically added to iTunes (as an MP3)
As for the EP, just the pure brilliance of Coldplay as you would expect. The strangely sombre tones and muted soft piano, mixed with uplifting melodies and Chris Martin's haunting voice; all typical of Coldplay's unique and very likable sound. It is a worthy addition to the Coldplay collection. A must buy, in my humble opinion.
 Why an extension?? December 25, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
After having purchased the album Viva la vida earlier this year, I thought it was a superb album. However this so called extension in my opinion is a waste of money. I spent 7.99 on Viva la Vida and i thought it was well worth the money, howver i will not be buying htis album as it just has copies from viva la vida and is just another marketing scam.
for exam life in technicolour was a perfectly good song howver, now it is no diferent apart form vocals and the added 2 minutes in length.
Definitely Worth It December 14, 2008
6 out of 6 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?
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.
Viva la vida bonus sessions December 5, 2008
With highly hit successful album `Viva la Vida or Death and all his friends' still on heavy rotation on my iPod. I, along with many other Coldplay fans must have wondered how long they would have to go without new material. Well the answer was within the same year! The album is clearly from the `Viva la Vida' sessions and is also shown through the similar cover art as well as the music. The question is, is it just the leftovers from `Viva la Vida' or have these songs narrowly missed out or just didn't fit.
Well the album can be split into two halves; you have the remixes then you have the new stuff. First of all I'll take you through the remixes. The album kicks off with `Life in Technicolor II' and it is exactly what it says on the tin. What I thought was great about `Life in Technicolor' off `Viva' was that it was an instrumental. Clearly though Martin couldn't keep quiet, making this basically `Life in Technicolor 1 plus vocals. While the instrumental works from the album. This opener works for this EP. It is clear during the `Viva' sessions Martin has changed his vocal style and it fits well with the songs especially laid on top of this track. Meanwhile `Lost +' sees Jay Z rap over the bridge section of the song. It is a small change to the song which works extremely well. Finally `Lovers in Japan (Osaka sun remix) is like playing a game of spot the difference with the original. It must be a really subtle change because it is very difficult to spot any sort of a difference with the original.
Now for the new stuff; you can see from `LIT2', Martin has a tough time staying quiet. So what was the compromise with this EP? That's right a 48 second instrumental, named `Postcards from far away'. When instrumentals are this short they act more as interludes rather than count as a song. It is a nice piano piece but it is far too short. After this comes `Glasses of Water' which in my opinion fit right into `Viva la Vida' and is by far the strongest track on the EP. It is Martin's singing with `Sun' in the chorus which is just fantastic.
The other tracks; `Rainy day', `Prospekt's March' and `Now my feet won't touch the ground' are your lower tempo Coldplay songs. They are good but the standards set through `Viva' were so high it is not quite the same level. In particular `Now my feet won't touch the ground' is an excellent closer to the album.
Overall this is a good solid EP. The remixes are often subtle but on the whole well executed while the new tracks are worth a listen and almost up to the standard of `Viva'. Of course exclude `Glasses of Water' from that list because it is definitely up there with the best of any Coldplay material. On the whole the Ep was more than worthwhile and acts as a bridge between `Viva' and the new album which is set for release late in 2009.
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