Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
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The record's violent, revolution-themed artwork is misleading. Viva is more like a bloodless coup-- shrewd and inconspicuous in its progressive impulses.
Amazing
Quite the surprise, Coldplay have created one of the most immersive, progressive, and genuine pop rock albums to ever exist. With its exquisite flow, fulfilling songs, and a fantastic overall theme, “Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends” does not receive the credit that it deserves.
Color: Green
FAV TRACKS: Viva La Vida, 42, Lovers in Japan, Violent Hill, Strawberry Swing, Cemeteries of London, Yes, Lost!, Death and All His Friends
LEAST FAV: Life in Technicolor
Quite the surprise, Coldplay have created one of the most immersive, progressive, and genuine pop rock albums to ever exist. With its exquisite flow, fulfilling songs, and a fantastic overall theme, “Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends” does not receive the credit that it deserves.
Color: Green
FAV TRACKS: Viva La Vida, 42, Lovers in Japan, Violent Hill, Strawberry Swing, Cemeteries of London, Yes, Lost!, Death and All His Friends
LEAST FAV: Life in Technicolor
I've been wondering if this album was Coldplays great artistic statement or simply Brain Eno challenging the band to create unique and (probably to them when compared to the rest of their discography) "quirky" soundscapes. It definitely shook off the coils of what was becoming a very formulaic and predictable Coldplay living off the coats and shadows of Radiohead's great artistic impact which they themselves had long shaken off with Kid-A.
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Year End Lists
| #3 | / | Q Magazine |
| #7 | / | Rolling Stone |
| #9 | / | Spin |
| #15 | / | Beats Per Minute |
| #25 | / | The Guardian |
| #31 | / | NME |
| #50 | / | Consequence of Sound |
| #58 | / | PopMatters |
MISC LISTS
| #85 | / | Rolling Stone (2000s) |
Track List
- 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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Coldplay announces new double album Everyday Life 
