Extremely limited Asian only eight track EP features, 'God Put a Smile Upon Your Face' (album version) plus seven non-album tracks, 'Crest of Waves', 'Animals', 'Murder', 'In My Place' (Live in Manchester), 'Yellow' (Li... more »ve on KCRW), 'Clocks' (Enhanced Video) and 'In My Place' (Enhanced Video). EMI. 2003.« less
Extremely limited Asian only eight track EP features, 'God Put a Smile Upon Your Face' (album version) plus seven non-album tracks, 'Crest of Waves', 'Animals', 'Murder', 'In My Place' (Live in Manchester), 'Yellow' (Live on KCRW), 'Clocks' (Enhanced Video) and 'In My Place' (Enhanced Video). EMI. 2003.
CD Reviews
Probably the best compliation
Doc Doom | Latveria | 09/10/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Okay, I haven't really felt the need to review any of Coldplay's stuff, despite a certain affinity for the band. I had to remedy that for this single, as it quite literally brought a dream to life.But I'll get to that in a moment. "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face" isn't their best song. Of course, I can't think of a "bad" Coldplay song, you can really only compare their songs to one another. This song is very melancholy and wonderful, it's just no "Yellow" or "Green Eyes"."Murder" is a good song. I didn't really catch anything that stood out, but I'll definitely give it another listen. "Politik" live is lovely, with a minute and a half intro before they get to the infamous opening guitar.And the gem of the album, the final track. I saw the cover of the single and went "Hm, new import. Bonus." Then I saw the sticker claiming "Contains all new Live versions of "Politik" and "Lips Like Sugar". I dropped what I was holding, stunned.For those of you who don't know, "Lips Like Sugar" is a song by Echo and the Bunnymen, one of Chris's favorite bands. Before I'd heard of Coldplay, I was an Echo and the Bunnymen buff. "Lips Like Sugar", bar none, is my favorite song. And apparantly, Coldplay agrees, since Chris introduces it by saying, "Here we go, this is one of the greatest songs in the world." And he's quite correct. Chris does an excellent job covering the vocals, never trying to imitate Ian's work on the original. the rest of the band plays the song spectacularly, a slightly faster version that the Bunnymen themselves do live. As I stated previously, this was a dream come true. Ever since I heard "Parachutes", I knew Coldplay and the Bunnymen had to do an album together. And while this isn't quite the same, it's still wonderful to hear. And a note to Ian, Will, and the gang: I think hearing you guys cover "Spies" would be awesome."
Great value, and good tunes
a Coldplay fan in Pennsylvania | United States | 12/31/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This disk is basically the Japanese Clocks EP with a different title track and half the price. Mine was made in Malaysia and has a little hologram sticker on the front, apparently to prove it's not a bootleg (common in that part of the world).As for content, "Crests of Waves" and "Animals" may be forgettable, but it will take a few more listens to decide. "Murder", however, is fantastic. It sounds like typical Coldplay, but I kept thinking of older Morrissey, maybe "Jack the Ripper" or "Asian Rut". A must-hear song. The live "In My Place" is, well, live. Nothing too special. The live version "Yellow" was recorded for KCRW radio in California. If you haven't heard it before, it's just Chris and a piano, but in addition to being acoustic, it's a much *slower* rendition. I'm not sure if it works, but it's definitely worth a listen. Round this out with Quicktime versions of the "Clocks" and "In My Place" videos, and you have a CD that really puts those 3-track disks to shame. If you buy Coldplay singles for the music and not the paper and plastic, there's no reason to go elsewhere."
A Great Investment!!!
Melissa Smith | Scottsdale, Az | 02/11/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Don't let the price of this cd turn you away because you'll regret it. I'm a huge fan of Coldplay's earlier music, and this cd is mostly like music off of Parachutes. I had heard that this version of "Yellow" was excellent and I completely agree. "Crest of Waves", "Murder", and "Animals" isn't their best music, but definitely worth having.
The videos of "Clocks" and "In My Place" are the music videos that you would normally see on tv. Unfortunately it's an 'enhanced cd' so you have to watch the videos on your computer. The video quality is on the poor side when you enlarge it also.
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A must for any Coldplay fan.
S. Enos | somewhere | 11/17/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is an especially good import with plenty of bang for the buck. It starts out with a great song from A Rush Of Blood To The Head, God Put A Smile Upon Your Face. It goes through the catchy Crests of Waves, through the somewhat similar Animals, through the FANTASTIC song Murder, and ends with live versions of In My Place and Yellow. If you play this on a computer, you get 2 music videos-one of Clocks, and one of In My Place. They aren't that creative, pretty much just the band playing, except on Clocks, it varies in a cool way.
GOD PUT A SMILE UPON YOUR FACE: 9/10 A wonderful song, but I've heard it and own it, so I overlook this.
CRESTS OF WAVES: 7.8/10 Very catchy, and is a good song...but it isn't that special and just doesn't stand out.
ANIMALS: 7.5/10 Same here. It's pretty much a song they just recorded and didn't release. It has really good lyrics, though, comparing humans to animals.
MURDER: 10/10 I LOVE this song. It is FANTASTIC. They should've released this on Parachutes. This is SO AMAZING. It has a darker, more eerie, and more haunting feel to it than most of Coldplay's songs. This is simply breathtaking.
IN MY PLACE (LIVE) 7.5/10 This is nothing special. It's In My Place, live. No big variations, except for the annoying aspect of the audience singing along with the whole song.
YELLOW (LIVE) 10/10 This is a slower rendition of the headbanging guitar song Yellow. It's just Chris Martin and a piano, and it sounds great!!
CLOCKS (VIDEO) 8.9/10 The quality isn't that great, but it is very cool watching Coldplay perform.
IN MY PLACE (VIDEO) 8.5/10 The quality is a little better, but it's a little less interesting to watch.
So, there you have it. If you get one Coldplay import ever, get this. That's all.
Important Note: THIS IS NOT A DVD. It's an Enhanced CD. Put it in your DVD player and it will A) just play the regular songs on the CD, or B) not work at all."
Track Listings (2) - Disc #1