Coldplay : Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends

Astronomer · 11-28-2008, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sweet_nothing

Viva La Vida is a great album and a step forward for them.

I just don't enjoy listening to it. There are a few tracks that I really love but as an album it's lost me

DeLorean27 · 01-08-2009, 12:29 PM

I can't even handle "Yes". It's amazing. As is "Violet Hill". Hell, the whole album is just way beyond anything I ever expected from Coldplay.

PerfectRandomness · 01-29-2009, 06:31 PM

pretty average for the most part. there are some good beats but nothing really stands out except for Viva La Vida, which is one of my favorite songs. I would go on iTunes or something similar and buy the few tracks worth listening to rather than the whole album.

iksosept · 01-30-2009, 03:24 AM

I like violet hill and strawberry swing
and lost
those are great

EDGE · 02-01-2009, 11:14 PM

I'm unimpressed with Viva La Vida, and a bit disappointed.

Adonai · 04-18-2009, 01:12 PM

In fact, it's pretty boring

sweet_nothing · 04-18-2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Adonai

In fact, it's pretty boring

Because your opinions are known facts.

gotjuice · 05-31-2009, 10:41 PM

I voted very good. I liked Coldplay trying to mix up their sound and do some different stuff than they had done on their first three records. That said, there are parts of it that lose me completely. The Chinese Sleep Chant at the end of Yes feels completely unnecessary IMO, and Death And All His Friends seems incomplete. It builds so well, and then explodes nicely into the chorus, but then it doesn't stick around. And I don't really like the ordering of the tracks, but that only bugs me once in awhile.

Overall I enjoyed it, but IMO there's no way it's as good as Parachutes or A Rush of Blood To The Head. In fairness to VLV, those are two pretty difficult albums to try and stack up against.

FooFighting · 06-05-2009, 08:17 AM

Theyve lost their Phizazz!
I loved their old songs...

Yellow,
Clocks

etc. etc

Joe Cool · 06-07-2009, 08:04 AM

I really liked it, was much more different than what they've done in the past and a lot better than the pish called X&Y. I'd say it's as good as Parachutes and A rush...

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01-08-2009, 12:29 PM	#62 (permalink)
DeLorean27 Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5	I can't even handle "Yes". It's amazing. As is "Violet Hill". Hell, the whole album is just way beyond anything I ever expected from Coldplay. __________________ Clickable link removed by mod

01-29-2009, 06:31 PM	#63 (permalink)
PerfectRandomness Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 14	pretty average for the most part. there are some good beats but nothing really stands out except for Viva La Vida, which is one of my favorite songs. I would go on iTunes or something similar and buy the few tracks worth listening to rather than the whole album. __________________ I unlit the light to embrace the dark To be near but not to turn into you my darling Forever we're lost in our souls' storm Reflections of each other's faults

04-18-2009, 01:12 PM	#66 (permalink)
Adonai An ambient-loving cookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Riga, Latvia Posts: 139	In fact, it's pretty boring __________________ Grace of Vengeance

01-30-2009, 03:24 AM	#64 (permalink)
iksosept Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 104	I like violet hill and strawberry swing and lost those are great

02-01-2009, 11:14 PM	#65 (permalink)
EDGE accidental genius Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,161	I'm unimpressed with Viva La Vida, and a bit disappointed.

05-31-2009, 10:41 PM	#68 (permalink)
gotjuice Rose City til I die! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 366	I voted very good. I liked Coldplay trying to mix up their sound and do some different stuff than they had done on their first three records. That said, there are parts of it that lose me completely. The Chinese Sleep Chant at the end of Yes feels completely unnecessary IMO, and Death And All His Friends seems incomplete. It builds so well, and then explodes nicely into the chorus, but then it doesn't stick around. And I don't really like the ordering of the tracks, but that only bugs me once in awhile. Overall I enjoyed it, but IMO there's no way it's as good as Parachutes or A Rush of Blood To The Head. In fairness to VLV, those are two pretty difficult albums to try and stack up against.

06-05-2009, 08:17 AM	#69 (permalink)
FooFighting Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 61	Theyve lost their Phizazz! I loved their old songs... Yellow, Clocks etc. etc

06-07-2009, 08:04 AM	#70 (permalink)
Joe Cool Groupie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 28	I really liked it, was much more different than what they've done in the past and a lot better than the pish called X&Y. I'd say it's as good as Parachutes and A rush...