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DO NOT BUY!
Don't buy this cd! I like the songs, but they put a copyright on it so that you cannot listen to it on the computer or put it on itunes! What's the point? When was the last time you walked around with a walkman? No to mention, this cd won't work in certain cd players. I listened to it once, put it in another cd player (that EVERY OTHER cd has worked in) and it wouldn't play and just spun around and scratched itself so not it's ruined. Biggest waste of money ever.
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I'd rather pull out my fingernails w/pliers than listen to this CD
I am so mad at myself for buying this CD. I downloaded without listening to it first. It's horrible. It is the most bland, watered down, uber-mainstream and uninspired excuse for music I've heard in a long time. Coldplay has resorted to adding ethnic and Louisiana-styled sounds to their songs - in a feeble attempt to make them interesting. It doesn't work.
I'd rather pull my fingernails out slowly with pliers than listen to this CD. Yes, it's that bad.
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A different coldplay but Death and All His Friends?
This much-anticipated 4th album departs from the usual Coldplay, and has more fire in it, more lust, more rock, better lyrics....but is still a little soft!
I was expecting something stronger, more anthematic. That said, there are some great tracks. Brian Eno has added a more U2 rock sound. There are some classic Coldplay tracks like "42", an emotive piano melody. "Lovers in Japan" is the most familiar Coldplay track, and although familiar territory, it is perhaps the weakest of the album.
"Yes" is a classic sturdier coldplay, more masculine, and perhaps heavily influenced by Eno. Definitely one of my favourites on this album, it incorporates African and Latin elements with the best of Coldplay.
"Viva la Vida" the title track is an anthematic track which still doesn't go far enough to explain its title, or the title of the album for that matter. What is the link to Frieda Kahlo exactly? This should get decent
playing time on the radio, as it's quite catchy, despite the unusual lyric.
"Violet Hill" will probably get the most radio time, it's arguably the strongest track in the album, combining interesting lyrics, with passionate, nuanced arrangement, and a fresh break from previous coldplay hits.
Viva la Vida is darker and more emotive than previous work. At times there is more passion, and a harder edge. I would still like to see an even darker side to the band. The title is "Death and All His Friends" after all! I feel a bit cheated by the album not delivering on the title.
Overall:
Brilliant, yes.
Mainstream, partly.
Dark, no.
Poignant, yes.
Self-conscious, yes.
Worth owning, definitely.
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Sounds like U2 outakes.... and not particularly good ones.
The whole disc sounds like outakes from a U2 project from at least a decade ago. And they would rate as dreadfully tepid outakes at that. If U2 has stuff like this in their vault they should destroy the evidence before their reputation is ruined.
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Frida must be rolling in her grave...
Dearest Coldplay,
Now that you've realized you are not radiohead, why are you so desperately trying to be U2 now?? Awww, come on!!!
Let's pretend you didn't steal the artwork, you didn't steal that song from that unknown band and you didn't like that emo band image (chemical romance)...Still, where are the great love songs, Chris?
Gwyneth's giving too much attention to the kids?
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