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Viva La Vida |  | Artist: Coldplay
Label: Capitol
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  504 reviews
Sales Rank: 214
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
EAN: 5099921688607
ASIN: B000RPTQ1C
Release Date: June 17, 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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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 People en Español
Cuando Coldplay anunció con bombo y platillo que su cuarto disco, bajo el ambicioso título de Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, vendría acompañado de la producción de Brian Eno, dos escenarios se convertían en posibilidad: o se trataba de su peor álbum o la obra maestra de su carrera. Afortunadamente, la producción de Eno no lleva a la banda británica a imitar a U2 por ningún momento, y en cambio, el grupo liderado por Chris Martin presenta el mejor disco en su trayectoria, ofreciendo un sonido distinto, en el que por fin se alejan del pianito hartante de sus primeros tres álbumes y suenan como lo que siempre prometieron ser: una de las mejores bandas del mundo. "Life In Technicolor," "Viva la Vida," y sobre todo el tema "Lost!," representan a Coldplay en su momento cumbre. --Ernesto Sánchez (People en Español  )
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Album Description
Coldplay release their fourth album "Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends" on Parlophone. The album comprises 10 brand new tracks, recorded in London, Barcelona and New York with producers Brian Eno and Markus Dravs. "Viva La Vida" follows the hugely successful album "X&Y", which has sold 10 million copies since its release in 2005.
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 Viva the music January 27, 2010
Anne La Mont (MI USA)
I have other cd's by Coldplay but I think this is their best yet from beginning to end.
Oh, lawdy, I do live this CD January 23, 2010
K. Mcgrath (Boston, MA USA)
And I just want to say "Brian Eno for President."
This is so damned good it's painful. I'm a pretty big Coldplay fan but they're not Numero Uno for me. But the stuff on this CD is so good and diverse and outside their box it's really on my desert island list.
Every time I hear it I hear something different. I almost always listen to it all the way through. Amazingly lovely stuff to be found here. What a classic. Nice, nice work.
I do wish they could lose Gwyneth Paltrow altogether, but hey, ya' can't have everything.
Viva La Evolution! January 21, 2010
Mr. Censored (Maine)
While Coldplay's previous effort, X&Y, succeeded by cranking the dial up on the band's unique brand of brit-pop, it lacked the heart and soul of both Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head. With the band's fourth effort, "Viva La Vida," though, the band rolls up their sleeves, gets creative and inspired and with the help of legendary producer Brian Eno (U2, Talking Heads) turn out one of the most interesting and unique pop/rock albums in its time at a point where perhaps nobody expected them to.
Not merely sticking to one genre, "Viva La Vida" liberates Coldplay from the somewhat droning nature of the previous album, with previously uncharted waters being explored. Witness "Lost!" which perfectly blends the stadium-rock appeal of the band's greatest hits with a hip-hop flavor, making it a comeback anthem of sorts. On a similar note, the title track proudly proclaims "The old king is dead/long live the king," perhaps alluding to the band's renewed fire and maturity. Elsewhere, the band experiments with some avant-garde compositions and well-placed tribal elements while still maintaining their appeal and churning out one memorable song after another. Despite all of the experimentation and left-turns the band takes, at no point do they lose their identity or forget about the quality of their craft. Rest assured that this is still a Coldplay album, but of a different nature.
On the bulk of the album, Chris Martin and company sound hungrier than ever before, like they have something to prove and in turn, have churned out a massive masterpiece that manages to up-the-ante and virtually outshine their previous efforts. It's a joy to see fame hasn't spoiled the band or hindered their inspiration, and things can only go up from here. "Viva La Vida" is simply a wide-reaching and awe-inspiring affair that will satisfy even the most jaded music lover.
 mostly a cosmetic evolution December 25, 2009
R. M. Knufman
When listening to the albums of Coldplay, I always get the feeling that they seem to aim for a profound and poetic meaning that the band never quite achieves. This remains true for Viva la Vida. Even though their new album is more structured and coherent than the previous ones, the uplifting spirit and positivism of the songs hasn't changed.
Not that there is anything wrong with this, I even consider it the band's strongest trait, but the songs could benefit from better lyric writing and more original themes. Some of the lyrics are just plain corny, such as 'you thought you might be a ghost, you didn't get to heaven but you made it close' or 'if you love me, won't you let me go'. Chris Martin's high pitched voice doesn't really help. It's a pity that the band doesn't experiment more in this area, since the instruments and structure of Viva la Vida is greatly improved and more original compared to X&Y.
However, it's hard not to smile when hearing 'strawberry swing', 'viva la vida' or 'lovers in Japan'. They are just that dreamy and uplifting. I hope that the band experiments further for their next album, while keeping their warm essence in tact. So that the next album will not only benefit from an interesting inspiration, nice coverwork or great costumes, but also from original music.
 Wake me up when it's over... December 15, 2009
Maven (USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Anytime you start an album with an instrumental track, you really need to deliver. If you are insanely talented, it might work; otherwise, it comes across as self-indulgent. All the tracks seem to mosey along and there is really nothing there to grab one's attention or make Coldplay stand out from all the other U2, radiohead, DMB, wannabes out there. I guess I need to approach any Brian Eno produced records with caution in the future. At least I only paid $7.98 total for it (one of the Black Friday lightning deals) so I only feel ripped off by Coldplay and not by Coldplay and Amazon.
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