You were perhaps wondering what is up with Coldplay. Well, the British band is back and this time they have put together “Viva la Vida or Death and All of His Friends”. According to critics, this album marks a change in direction for the group in terms of production and sound of the finished product.  Overall, it is a more cohesive whole than their earlier works. In fact, in the music circles this new production has been considered to be an ‘experimental’ production. Apparently, one of the new things about this album is that it contains sounds recorded in a Barcelona church.   

This 4th new album titled “Viva la Vida or Death and All his Friends” has 10 tracks with a total of 46 minutes of music. Although some initial reviews do not place it as a masterpiece as previous Coldplay productions, other can’t seem to get enough. Some of the highlights of the album are tracks such as “Cemeteries of London” that has sort of a mellow and dreary touch between the lyrics and composition. The guitar sounds are timely. This new experimental composition is sort of a hybrid of hippie and celtic sounds.     

As for “Viva la Vida” that song featured on that iPod commercial with the cool lights, it is a fresh new sound with a mix of classical instruments. According to Yahoo Music blogs, this song has become so popular that has become the most paid-for downloaded album of all time. Needless to say, the piece is quite eclectic and really makes you feel like getting down and boogie all night long.  

Another highlight is “Violet Hill”, which has a strut feeling to the music composition alone. The lyrics are commendable and catchy.     

And for those of you who did not know about it. The painting in the album cover is actually the “Liberty Leading the People”, or as our French friends would say “La Liberté guidant le peuple” by French artist Eugène Delacroix. This painting depicts the July Revolution of 1830. A little bit of History of Art for all of our Arts and History buffs.  

So…be the critic of this new release and let us know you comments. We’d love to hear from you. And if you feel like singing, recording and sharing some previous Coldplay material, Red Karaoke invites you to do so here:  

Clocks

God Put a Smile Upon Your Face

In My Place

Speed of Sound

Talk

The Scientist

Trouble

Yellow

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