Cigdem Göle Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 (edited) Coldplay's new album Viva la Vida (Or Death And All His Friends ) has received mixed reactions from music critics since they have chosen a different path than they did in Parachutes, A Rush Of Blood To The Head and X and Y. My personal opinion of " Coldplay can never record an album better than Parachutes" has begun to change as the Viva la Vida CD keeps playing over and over again in my CD player. The album opens with a fantastic instrumental ,Life In Technicolor, which immediately gives the idea that the album has a very different atmosphere than Coldplay's previous studio albums. It can also be seen in Chris Martin's changeable vocals in Yes, Strawberry Swing and Death And All His Friends. The album's most interesting song is Violet Hill, which holds a little bit of 80s gloomy pop –rock sound. Yet, it is maybe the most powerful tune in the whole album along with Lost!. 42 is the song that has the closest tune to the typical Coldplay sound. It reminds the listener of the ballads such as Yellow in Parachutes but when compared, 42 sounds weaker than those wonderful and passionate tunes in Parachutes. All in all, Coldplay have improved their sound and did a very good job in Viva la Vida. Highly recommended! Edited July 19, 2008 by Cigdem Eksi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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