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Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends | 
| Artist: Coldplay
Label: Parlophone/EMI
Category: Music
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Rating:  198 reviews
Sales Rank: 38
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099921211409
ASIN: B0017NCVWY
Release Date: June 12, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Life In Technicolor | | • | Cemeteries Of London | | • | Lost | | • | 42 | | • | Lovers In Japan/Reign Of Love | | • | Yes | | • | Viva La Vida | | • | Violet Hill | | • | Strawberry Swing | | • | Death And All His Friends |
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Amazon.co.uk review
To say there has been a lot of anticipation for Coldplay's fourth album, Viva La Vida, is an understatement. Having enlisted legendary leftfield producer Brian Eno, borrowed their album title from a painting by renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and made tantalising remarks about sonic reinvention, the world has been curious (to say the least) to hear what the `new' Coldplay might sound like. Viva La Vida definitely makes some departures from the band's usual formula, which happens to be one of the most commercially successful rock-pop blueprints of recent years. The plangent chords, emotive melodies, stadium-rock rhythms and universal lyrical concerns remain, but Martin and co. have gone out on several limbs here, incorporating instrumental tracks ("Life In Technicolour"), using subtle North African and Latin elements ("Yes", "Strawberry Swing"), and overhauling previously strict verse-chorus-verse structures in favour of slightly more avant arrangements. The old Coldplay still shine through (see tracks like "Violet Hill" and the title song) but even their classic sound feels more muscular and confident. The band's new flourishes, cosmetic and self-conscious as they may be, are enough to make Viva La Vida a welcome break from the old routine--Danny McKenna
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| Customer Reviews: Read 193 more reviews...
 Brilliant! November 29, 2008
This, for me personally is my favourite Coldplay album yet.
I think they're finding their sound, expressing their personality and experimenting on this album making it much more interesting, daring and individual than X&Y and even A rush of Blood.
I like this new, evolving nature in Coldplay, more of the same please!
Coldplay's New Sound: Different But Still Amazing! November 28, 2008
I can't believe the amount of people on here who are saying 'Oh, it's not like the old Coldplay, it's a bit weird...' Ok, so Coldplay have changed their sound and it's almost nothing like their previous three albums. Who cares? Over the years, most bands have changed their sound a bit, because, to be honest, who would really even like them if they kept on making the same old stuff? I am still completely in love with the older albums but have to admit that if this album was exactly the same then I wouldn't be a Coldplay fan any more. Change for bands is good if it is the way they want to go. If Coldplay themselves didn't like this sound, then neither would I. But it is what they wanted and I like that about them. If you are a 'die-hard' Coldplay fan then you will always go with what the band is doing but still love the old stuff. I only really got into Coldplay about 3 or 4 years ago when I was about 9 or 10, and at first I hated X & Y and Parachutes. But now my taste in music has matured and I love them as much as 'A Rush of Blood to the Head' and 'Viva La Viva or Death and All His Friends.' This album is full of potential number one's, not just Viva La Vida and Violet Hill. They were all brilliant tracks but here are the ones which stood out for me (in order of the listing).
Life in Technicolour: This one sounded, at first, a bit airy-fairy, if you get what I mean, and then developed into a real stunner of a track! Yes it's an instrumental but that doesn't take away from it.
Lost: Lost sounds like something you'd expect to hear at a sports game, it is anthemy and upbeat. The rhythm sounds a bit like Queen's We Will Rock You.
42: It is quite hard to describe. The lyrics are a bit ghostly and the piano music is quite haunting but it's a great song all the same!
Lovers In Japan/Reign of Love: I caught one person complaining about the 'double-barrel' title, but once again, who cares? It's a great song. That's all there is to it.
Viva La Vida: What can I say? It's catchy, upbeat, has great lyrics which you can't help but sing along to and it is just a downright magic song!
Violet Hill: I absolutely hate the first 40-ish seconds as there is no point in it, but after this the song is one of Coldplay's best. The guitar music is just indescribable and any true fan will love it.
Strawberry Swing: This, in my opinion, is one of the best tracks on the album. It has the feeling of quality about it and the rhythm is fabulous. Chris Martin's vocals are, as ever, amazing.
Death and All His Friends: There are very few words which can describe this song accurately so I'm not going to even try. Just listen to it, OK!
The Escapist: Why is this song not listed on Amazons track listing? Is it a hidden track or something? Anyway, it is a fab song to put it simply.
Hope you take notice of this review and get it into your head to go out and buy a simply mind-boggling album!
Different but Brilliant November 21, 2008
Ok, when i first buy my cd i always drift through it, listen to the song with a gd start and gain a first impression. First impressions weren't good. so i left it a couple of weeks and decided to listen to it again, this time the whole way through. thinking i didn't like it i was pretty reluctant to do so, but i did and i was shocked, shocked at how i had completely missed coldplays aim. to create a quility album which isn't too full on. every song is brilliant in its own way, hardly any of the songs are the same but they are all great. if coldplay havn't been your thing in the past give them another go, you may be pleasantly surprised.
Jimborogers
THE Perfect Album November 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Carlsberg don't make albums, but if they did....
This album honestly is perfection. I'm still currently listening to it non-stop after purchasing Viva La Vida the day it came out. Every song on it has its own style and each is just as good as the other. Its a shame there are only 10 songs but I just cannot get over how fantastic Viva La Vida is! Obviously a 10 out of 10. I would recommend anyone reading this to buy it. Everyone I have spoken to so far agrees that this is a fantastic album
A New Direction - Not for the Die-Hard Fans November 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a huge Coldplay fan, right from the beginning. I loved Parachutes, Rush of Blood to the Head, and X&Y. I have all the albums, all the singles, and pretty much all the songs they have ever released.
So you would expect a 'fanboy' like me to love this album, as I have adored all the others. Unfortunately, I don't love this album, I just like it.
There are too many songs that are made for the masses in my opinion (Lost, Viva la Vida etc.). These tend to be the songs I don't like. Then there are the old style songs, like Cemeteries of London, which I do like. And then there is Life in Technicolour, which I think is just magical. That is kind of a new direction, with heavy influences of Brian Eno, but I think this is a good way to go for Coldplay.
Basically, if you don't like Coldplay's old stuff and you like mainstream music more, I would recommend this album first (and then all the others!). But if you, like me, are a Die-Hard fan, don't expect to be blown away by this album. It's good, but it's not great.
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