Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay

Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends is Coldplay's long awaited album and is a groundbreaking comeback record from the critically acclaimed X&Y of 2005. That said, musically, it is very different to their previous releases; with a completely new range of influences coming together to make this album even more awe-inspiring. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the album has been co-produced by Brian Eno - a world reknowned musician that is heavily influenced by classical, ambiental and african genres. Tracks such as "Violet Hill" still bear resemblance to the catchy acoustic/pop songs we heard on their previous albums, such as tear-jerker "Fix ...  Read the complete review

Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008) Producer: Brian Eno, Markus Dravs, Jon Hopkins, Rik Simpson Life in Technicolour Cemeteries of London Lost! 42 Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love Yes Viva La Vida Violet Hill Strawberry Swing Death and All His Friends Released in 2008, Viva La Vida is the fourth album by British band Coldplay. Having previously reviewed Coldplay's earlier albums, I have become quite a fan of their material over the years, which is often low on the pretences which have swallowed up some of their peers. I mean what's so wrong with simply writing a bunch of ...  Read the complete review

VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS is the title of British Indie rock band COLDPLAY's album. Thee are ten tracks on the album. The opening song LIFE IN TECHNICOLOUR is a really mellow song with beautiful lyrics. The chorus is sung beautifully by Chris Martin. CEMENTARIES OF LONDON is a chilling track with some sad though meaningful lyrics. Quite slow though the music is powerful. LOST starts of slow though really comes to life towards the chorus. The guitar sounds great and the melody is superb. 42 is a song that gets better each time you hear it. The lyrics tell a great story while the vocals are strong providing ...  Read the complete review

I like Coldplay. I know a lot of people do not, but if you ignore all the political whining and just concentrate on what it actually is that Coldplay became famour for, then I think you will be happy enough. Chris Martin is turning into the most recent incarnation of the spirit that possessed Bono, but best to just listen to the music. We all know what Coldplay are about. There are probably very few people around the globe that have not heard Yellow or Trouble. There is always this fascination in the music industry that bands have to constantly reinevent themselves to be considered truly great - U2 did it on Achtung Baby and Radiohead are probably the most ...  Read the complete review

The album kicks off with a soft instrumental track named 'Life in Technicolor' which builds and builds up. You can feel a story developing as the backing vocals yell "arrg oooo". It's a great start to the album. It then creeps in to 'Cemeteries of London' which is one of the weaker tracks on the album in my opinion. It doesn't really stand out. The best part of the track is the clapping. 'Lost!' is next, the clapping continues (which I hadn't really noticed until now!). A good song but the lyrics are a bit bland. The song includes a lovely guitar solo! '42' - "Those who are dead are not dead but just living in my head." is a ...  Read the complete review