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 MASTERPIECE October 31, 2008
Goran Bukan (Zagreb, Croatia)
Before this album Coldplay was only one of the many bands. Previous albums were OK, XY was nice, but I didn't bought them. Then I noticed Viva la vida single on radio and the tune haunted me. I bought downloaded album and there was heaven. I consider this one a masterpiece. Recently I bought all Colplay alums and what gems they are. But this last one remains something special. In some songs there are guitar Cocteau Twins like moments. I'm big CT fan, maybe that is the reason for this unusual adoration. I want more like this. Hope that new EP will be magic again. Colplay thanks!!!
Superb October 30, 2008
chill
A grower. Well thats three great and one good album out of four. And yes this is a great album, probably their second best after A rush of blood to the head.
And I cant stop playing it, great numbers keep popping up, most recently Lovers in Japan - sublime. Not often does a band do 4 in a row of such quality - I can only think of The Beatles, Bowie, Pink Floyd and (yes) George Michael to match that sustained level of consistent brilliance over a few albums. And maybe Supertramp.
Viva La Vida - Love it October 29, 2008
Kerryah (Port Adelaide, Australia)
Viva La Vida: Love it, love it, love it.
I rushed out and bought this album once I'd heard the title track on my favourite FM station. Discovered I liked more than just this one - admittedly stand-out - track. I now rate this album as highly as Coldplay's X&Y, which I consider to be exceptional.
More power to Coldplay.
They Must Feel Proud October 25, 2008
Andrew Whitlow (Diversity Grove)
Janice Battersby's "favourites" involunatry heave up and chew on before swallowing again, another excellent sludge of Genesis carrot puree and 1 or 2 of Bono's amalgam fillings. I'm not a massive fan of Coldplays previous 3 and even though they stole my idea of sampling the cellos from channel 4 news for their title track, I must conceed this masterpeice is more than worthy of hanging prime position in our almost complete corporate landscape. Hi-5 me Bro! That's right - no more fannying-about in the mirror perfecting his trademark fit, Rosequeen Chris Martin is free-fitting whether people like it or not. And yet strangely there remain non-believers, the chinks in the armour, the bugs in the software. I belive the number is around 6 now, with the 7th, the notable late time travelling Joerg Haider, making a dramatic 88 mph exit from the Coldplay-extant timeline recently. All eyes now being on the detained former Serbian leader and Father Ted doppleganger Radovan Karadzic, where apparently deep in Den Haag a twentyfour hour Parachutes loop technique is being used to feltch the location of lucky-lucky-9-lives Radko. But that's by the by as the boys focus on the remaining non-responders in America who despite a commitment from the lads to keep John Kerry in Cleavland Steamers and Reach Arounds for life, roam untethered and dangerous. KEEP YOURS EYES OPENS.
 Terrible October 16, 2008
R. Essery (Monmouth, UK)
A musical version of warm, flat beer. Boring without shame. Buy this if your favourite colour is beige.
Dire!
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