Posted on 06/09/2005 2:39:36 PM PDT by GPBurdell
LONDON - Is Coldplay trying to tell us something with that multicolored symbol on the cover of their new album? Cubelike images adorn the packaging, both on the cover and the liner notes, of "X&Y," the British band's much-anticipated third album that was released Tuesday.
New Music Express asked a number of top art experts to figure out what the geometric figure on the cover means. They've concluded that it's a 19th-century telegraphic code known as the Baudot Code, or The International Telegraph Code Number One. It was used in teletype machines in the late 1800s.
So, what does it say on the album cover? It says, appropriately enough, "X and Y." The rainbow colors are there just to make it pretty.
A message on the back of the liner notes says, "Make Trade Fair." The band is politically active, and lists several Web sites in the liner notes at which fans can get involved in global affairs
Their new "hit" sounds like a rehash of their last hit.
Wonder what happens when you play it synced up to "The Wizard of Oz"...
Does it say who buried Paul?
Or backwards, for that matter.
And that's where the term "baud" (for those of you who remember modems prior to DSL) came from, by the way.
The Dahli Llama is secretly a Hindu rapper who eats potato chips in bed.......
the secret message is: "my nutjob wife named our daughter 'apple' "
Why all the attempts to make themselves important and push political causes...?
Oh, for the days when one bought an album because they liked the music.
And I had always thought it was derived from "bawd" as a measure of how much porn a modem could download.
LOL!
Next: Playing the Crazy Frog Ringtone Backwards Reveals Satanic Message
X Y = male chromosomes.
Rainbow = Fruitcakes.
You do the math.
Wonder what the "%29 off" means? Huge demand maybe?
Musicians like to go out in a blaze of glory. Remember, it's better to burn out than fade away.
Cold Played Out -- Newest album fizzles.
You know that music has hit bottom when novelty songs hit the charts.
Think of the 70s: Convoy, Disco Duck, Kung Fu Fighting, Muskrat Love, My Ding-a-Ling (Chuck Berry), Short People, The Streak.
Amazon always does that with potential big sellers. The sticker price can be thought of as an MSRP. The next Harry Potter book will probably be 30% off at Amazon.
Coldplay just wishes they were pavement.
Kidding!
I've heard it - it puts me to sleep. Give me some Iron Maiden, Anthrax, Slayer, or old Metallica (pre-Load) any day.
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