Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends [Slipcase] by Coldplay (CD, Jun-2008, Capitol/EMI Records)

Bought the CD for its "Viva La Vida" track, which is one of its few redeeming qualities. Instrumentation renders lyrics indistinguishable on most of the tracks, typical of Coldplay but not of music I tend to prefer. Most of this CD comes across as noise, not bad noise, but noise nonetheless. Glad I didn't purchase it new at retail price.

Coldplay shows why they are at another level at the moment in the musical world. Their unique style and multi-faceted texturing make this CD a near classic. One may not be blown away by the majority of songs on this CD at first listen, but after you have heard the tracks a few times, you realize just how great this band truly is. The song "42", begins in a mellow and beautiful arrangement and then jumps into a catchy jingle that you will sing aloud for hours. This is a great band and a great CD, I suggest you get a copy and enjoy!!!

It is hard to beat X&Y so I was not as happy with it as I was hoping. Of course I just may need to listen to it few more times. It seemed on their other albums that there were a few songs that stuck out and you liked immidately which I have not found on this one. However this group is one of my top repeaters in my cd collection and I have over a thousand cd's. Not only that they are one of only ten bands that I have every cd of, right up there with Pink Floyd and Led Zep. The musice is so diffternt that in certian moods I reach for it often. Doesn't hurt that my grilfriend likes them too. I'm hoping that few more rounds with this will have me grabing it more often.

this cd contains a newly awarded gramy winning song. very good sound track. i like the sound and feel of the band cold play. very refreshing new sound and group.

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Overall a great cd, nice mix of music style, no dislikes really, it's a great cd to listen too w/ a camp fire going and maybe something a little extra ;)

"Britons like a dose of rock band Coldplay to help them fall asleep" - a survey from hotel chain Travelodge found, according to a very recent Reuters note published early April this year. Well, should this situation persists even upon listening "Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends", then these folks might want to see a doctor urgently.

Coldplay's fourth album is, surely, their biggest venture into a more pop sonority, easily "digestible" by the masses, determined to conquer more and more fans and sympathizers in all corners of the world. It clearly has no connection to none of their past albums and this is just what makes it a worthwhile listening. It might be a sign that the band has redefined its own identity. Comparisons that has always been made to other bands like Radiohead or U2 are absolutely no longer valid if we use "Viva La Vida" as a reference. Definitely.

Half the world had already listened to the album - either in legal or illegal ways - before its official release date in the US. The buzz around this album has been amazing here and everywhere: the marketing strategy of letting people download for free what is actually one of the best and most different tracks in the new album ("Violet Hill"), massive TV appearances with the iTunes commercial (running "Viva La Vida", another great song, on the background) and mostly positive reviews, passionately written, already out in countries on which the album was already released (most of the world had the album released on June 12), including some recent allegations that "Viva La Vida" track is a piece of plagiarism (look for the report at NME.com). All of that makes us wonder: Does the album deserve all the attention that it has been earning? Well, the answer is definitely YES (by the way, this is the song title of one of the album tracks - quite different indeed).

This album comes to prove, more than ever, that U2 is U2, Radiohead is Radiohead and Coldplay is just Coldplay. Simple equation. Vive La Difference!

This is coldplays best album by far. They are begining to play more rather than realy on singing alone with a simple backing music. I love every single track on this album though there are only 10 they are all worth listening to and understanding. I found that every time I listened I discovered new and interesting aspects in every song. I highly recomend this album well worth the money.

I wanted this cd for two songs specifically. They were on this cd, but there weren't any other songs on there that I really liked. I am pleased with my purchase, I just wish I could find cds that have more that one or two songs that I enjoy. It seems to be a music industry wide problem, and I think this is a big reason why so many people choose to obtain their songs by illegal download. I love Coldplay, and that wont change.

This may be Coldplay's best album yet. That is saying something, considering their 3 previous albums. It seems as though with every new album, Coldplay develops a different sound and they have done the same with Viva La Vida. The album contains more instrumentals and I believe Martin's lyrics in this album are stronger and they also flow better than they do in X&Y. Songs such as Lost and Viva La Vida are some of the best I've ever heard from Coldplay, but the album is solid from beginning to end. The band's somewhat new sound is evident in the album's very first song, which is entirely instrumental. I bought this album because I love Coldplay's music and I wanted to hear what their new album was like.

If you like Coldplay,you'll definately want to get this one.They have finally come into their own with their distinctive sound.It's hard to find bad music on this cd.Almost every song on the cd is top-notch.If you want a different sound instead of the same old hard stuff,you have to pick this one up.You won't be disappointed.

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i have always liked coldplay... but this is the absolute best ever!!!! all of the music is great, especially the title song... i had read many reviews about the cd and decided i really had to check it out.. every song is great!!

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Viva la Vida- yes the king is gone! but oh what an awesome song!...all the cd covers the mellow style with the razor edge......

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Very "fair" album. I bought the album primarily because of the title hit song, Viva La Vida, and it's really a great one. However I was disappointed in the rest of the selections on the CD. Some were better than others but none were nearly as good at Viva.

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I bought the cd because my 4 year old heard the song Viva La Vida on the radio and loved it. I was hoping the rest of the cd would be good too, but it really wasn't. Viva la Vida was the only song on the cd that I liked. It was the only one that had any deviation from the patented "Coldplay" style. I also read about the legal controversy stating that Coldplay borrowed parts from another artist without permission. I'm beginning to wonder because Viva La Vida is a total departure of their sound and it was the best song on the cd in my opinion. If you want to listen to it, borrow it from someone who already has it or go on Youtube and listen to as many cuts as possible before you buy it.

This reveiw is coming from a dancer whose family loves music. I have over 300 cd's, my nephew has over 700 (he worked for a music store), my brother has over 300 too. We listen to EVERYTHING. And we introduce new music and artists to eachother all the time.

I loved the product, first off, and I got it very quickly. I also was able to pay straight away with my Pay Pal account, so that sped things up as well. Overall, I am very happy with the whole ordeal:)

I bought a Viva la Vida CD, got one and it made a great gift for my mother. Everybody wins. The CD was in great condition, and works to satisfactory results.