Coldplay Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
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Romulus
April 24th 2020


9117 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

this is the only thing of theirs that i super dig but goodness i love it top to bottom

Observer
Emeritus
April 24th 2020


9479 Comments


Yeah, amsterdam and warning sign are top too

hey rom! 2009-2010 reunion here

Sowing
Moderator
April 24th 2020


45523 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Can certainly vouch for Warning Sign as a personal favorite but in terms of hard hitting feelers Sparks (and really most of Parachutes) takes it for me.

Waior
April 24th 2020


11778 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

spies / trouble / politik / god put a smile / clocks / amsterdam / what if / white shadows / magic / midnight



those are the other tunes i'm down to clown with as true coldplay jamz

robertsona
Emeritus
April 24th 2020


28660 Comments


"trouble" probably my fav. although I also love the parachutes title track lol

Romulus
April 24th 2020


9117 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

i like this review sowing! i think i find this album to be more uplifting and affirming than you do, but agree that it's the very stellar depictions of the depression & strife & grays that make it more powerful (building a ~life in technicolor~ via comparison to the much more monochrome moments)

Waior
April 24th 2020


11778 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

oops i forget high speed is really damn good





Sowing
Moderator
April 24th 2020


45523 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Thanks Romulus! Certain aspects of this are definitely uplifting and that's why it consistently draws me in, but there's an equally dismal undercurrent that really shows in the lyrics and provides depth. By contrast, Mylo Xyloto is all histrionic positivity and, while I still enjoy it, it doesn't move me in the slightest.

Pangea
April 24th 2020


10946 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

great song picks waior. a rush of blood to the head, clocks, violet hill and midnight would probably my top tier coldplay picks

Sowing
Moderator
April 24th 2020


45523 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I feel like I enjoy all the uncool Coldplay picks lol. Like, where's the love for Shiver and Ink?

Waior
April 24th 2020


11778 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

argument can be made for all songs viva la vida and prior i think

that's why music is cool

don't think i actively would avoid any song on these albums

edit: obviously argument could be made for post-VLV songs too, don't want to shut anybody down for liking something. i just can't personally make a big argument for 'em

Pangea
April 24th 2020


10946 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

love those two too. ink's melody is so good

Sowing
Moderator
April 24th 2020


45523 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Post VLV is very hit or miss. I don't care what anyone says, Princess of China is a jam. So is Hymn for the Weekend. Most of Ghost Stories is underrated as well (Midnight is transcendent). But then you have Sky Full of Stars, and 99% of AHFOD. Those are yucky.

Waior
April 24th 2020


11778 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

yeah GS works for me pretty well



cannot abide with sky full of stars but others seem to like it

Sowing
Moderator
April 24th 2020


45523 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Ghost Stories is like an updated take on Parachutes which is why I like it so much.

Pangea
April 24th 2020


10946 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

i'm not a big fan of ghost stories. it has a few great songs, but overall it's pretty underwhelming to me

Pangea
April 24th 2020


10946 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

i'm not a big fan of ghost stories. it has a few great songs, but overall it's pretty underwhelming to me

Sowing
Moderator
April 24th 2020


45523 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I felt that way about it at first too but then the whole thing became relatable

Sowing
Moderator
April 24th 2020


45523 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I also sort of like that it's the only understated piece in their modern discography. Everything else is so neon and plastic.

Trebor.
Emeritus
April 24th 2020


60329 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

very bad album



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