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Originally posted by Professor Chaos:
Is there anyone else that feels these first two singles have been lacking?

I don't. I think both songs are some of their strongest ones yet. I can't wait to hear the whole album.

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Originally posted by Professor Chaos:
Is there anyone else that feels these first two singles have been lacking?

Not at all, I think "Viva la Vida" is a brilliant record and it's a great way to create excitement about the forthcoming album..in fact I like it even better than I liked "Speed of Sound."

I think the two new singles are fantastic. I couldn't have hoped for anything better.

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Originally posted by Professor Chaos:
Is there anyone else that feels these first two singles have been lacking?

Yes and no. I don't like "Violet Hill" and thought it was a poor lead-off single choice, but I adore "Viva La Vida" and think it's one of the best singles put out so far this year, and will hopefully manage both ROTY and SOTY nods.

Can anyone tell me what the song "Viva La Vida" really mean?

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Originally posted by Billow12345:
Can anyone tell me what the song "Viva La Vida" really mean?

The translation goes "Long Live Life" or "Live the Life".

You can stream the album here:

http://www.iheartmusic.com/cc-common/news/sections/special/coldplay.html

Great album. Far superior to X&Y.

i fvcking love this album.

"Death And All His Friends/The Escapist" and "Lost!" are two of my absolute faves from the album!

and "Viva La Vida", of course!

Wow. I listened to this all morning at work. This is an awesome album, much better than X & Y, and maybe even better than A Rush of Blood to the Head. The standouts (for me) were Lost!, 42, and Cemeteries of London.

Just listened to the album. Not a weak track on the album.

This deserves to be nominated for AND WIN Album of the Year.

...and I think they will do just that.

It's excellent!

Just finished listening and this album is excellent. Definitely worthy of an AOTY win. Every track is good but I especially love "42" and "Lost".

I heard on MTV that they said this albums was inspired by Justin Timberlake.. they said that they loved cry me a river and the music of justin timberlake because the music is perfect :s weird.

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Originally posted by T White:
Just finished listening and this album is excellent. Definitely worthy of an AOTY win. Every track is good but I especially love "42" and "Lost".

I got a special place in my heart for "Lost." lol...one of my faves so far.

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Originally posted by MissyGal:
and maybe even better than A Rush of Blood to the Head.

That's a VERY big statement.

Anyways, I'm going to put my self-control to the test and see if I can wait until Tuesday.

Yup. Bravo to them.
I've been harking on Coldplay for a couple years now that they NEEDED to change their sound. They did just that...and they rocked it. Easily a major AOTY contender.

I hope the Academy nominates their favourites this year, because they all delivered big-time. If the AOTY category was made up of Keys, Crow, Plant/Krauss, Coldplay...I'd be a very happy man.

This album is not better than A Rush Of Blood To The Head. After several albums by them, that album definitely epitomizes who Colplay is in a fantastic way. Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends slides in for an easy second.

My favorite cuts are "Lost?", "42", "Yes!", "Viva La Vida", "Violet Hill", and "Death And All His Friends." I pretty much like the whole thing lol, it's not a track-heavy album.

As of now, I'd give this album an A/A-.

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Just listened to this album.

I'm not even a Coldplay fan. I was bored by A Rush of Blood to the Head (I only like "Clocks" and "Green Eyes"), X&Y and Parachutes.

With that said, this is an EXCELLENT album. This is easily their most accessible album. I like all of the tracks, but "Lovers in Japan," "Strawberry Swing" and "Lost" immediately stood out for me. I'll be picking this up on Tuesday.

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Originally posted by Fighting4Justice:
This album is not better than A Rush Of Blood To The Head. After several albums by them, that album definitely epitomizes who Colplay is in a fantastic way. Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends slides in for an easy second.

My favorite cuts are "Lost?", "42", "Yes!", "Viva La Vida", "Violet Hill", and "Death And All His Friends." I pretty much like the whole thing lol, it's not a track-heavy album.

As of now, I'd give this album an A/A-.

Where's your review, F4J?

You've been kind of slacking as of late.

Yes, I'm loving the new Coldplay cd too.

After a thorough listen My standout tracks would be 42, Yes, Violent Hill, Viva La Vida, and Lost! (the alternative hidden version). I especially love how some of the tracks are like 2-3 minutes of heavy instrumentals at the end.

I'd give it 4.5 stars...

Not sure where I would rank it among all their cds yet.

"Those who are dead are not dead but just living in my head..."

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