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Sacro_Porgo 
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 Topic: Thoughts on Coldplay's Viva La Vida album?Posted: January 16 2021 at 18:20 |
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I was just listening to this album last night and I realized I really think it's a masterpiece. It's as colorful and well put together as Sgt. Pepper's, in places as cinematic as Rush, and all with its own empathetic flair. I also think many of its songs have strong proggy elements. 42 and Death And All Of His Friends especially strike me as crossover prog or prog pop.
Anyway I know among most hardcore music fans its pretty cool to hate on these guys regardless, but I'm wondering if anyone else here happens to like this album in particular.
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Posted: January 17 2021 at 00:21 |
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a good album, they went downhill after that one
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Posted: January 17 2021 at 03:55 |
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I agree, although their latest one is quite interesting.
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Posted: January 17 2021 at 04:41 |
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X&Y was their last album I found interesting, although I've sort of grown out of it since. It's been a while since I last heard this one and Mylo Xyloto but I remember both being kind of a slog to sit through; I haven't bothered to check out anything they've made afterwards besides whichever nonsense of them I happen to catch on the radio
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Posted: January 17 2021 at 08:02 |
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Coldplay makes some solid stuff but people just like to rip on them because they're popular.
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Posted: January 17 2021 at 08:08 |
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JD's Trivia #983 I was the still photographer and an extra (French army flint lock line) for this video. |
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Posted: January 17 2021 at 08:54 |
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That's cool JD!
I like this album from Coldplay. I do tend to like a lot of their music despite its commercial appeal.
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Posted: January 17 2021 at 09:43 |
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I agree that Viva la Vida was the last really good Coldplay album, and I tried to give the two albums after a chance, but just couldn't get to the point that I liked them much, so I lost interest in them after that. I really enjoy that one and the ones that came before though, especially A Rush of Blood to the Head which has one of the best songs ever from them "The Scientist". All of their music from Viva la Vida and before really spoke to m me instantly for some reason, but after that, I lost interest.
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Posted: January 17 2021 at 11:01 |
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listening now, first listen, sounds good, better than the two previous ones. |
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Posted: January 17 2021 at 11:08 |
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Yes, it's a strange album (it has a few blank tracks on the CD and is quite an eclectic mixture of styles). I can't decide if it's genius or complete garbage.
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Posted: January 17 2021 at 11:10 |
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not garbage at all, not genius either. Ghost Stories, the previous album is unlistenable, nothing there for me.
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Posted: January 17 2021 at 11:11 |
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A very good album but not a masterpiece, imho.
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Posted: January 17 2021 at 11:52 |
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Hmmm....didn't know they were prog related...
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Posted: January 17 2021 at 11:56 |
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 thanks for pointing out where the thread is, I didn't notice
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[QUOTE=dr wu23] Hmmm....didn't know they were prog related... [QUOTE] Give it time, they fit right in with Journey. ;) Edited by SteveG - January 17 2021 at 12:20 |
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Posted: January 17 2021 at 12:21 |
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actually Journey are on PA mainly because of the pre-Perry works.
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Posted: January 17 2021 at 12:23 |
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Posted: January 17 2021 at 12:24 |
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I very much disagree.
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Posted: January 17 2021 at 12:26 |
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No surprise there.
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