For their 'new direction' album, Coldplay hired the egghead responsible for more new direction albums than any other producer over the past 35 years, Brian Eno. 'We steal from so many different places that hopefully it becomes untraceable.' That last bit is probably wishful thinking. It's a case of well-honed troubleshooting that should keep the faithful conscious enough to appreciate its subtle improvements.Įver self-deprecating, Martin offered his band's thesis to MTV a couple weeks ago: 'We look at what other people are doing and try and steal all the good bits,' he said. So Coldplay did what any U2 acolytes worth a chiming guitar chord would do- they went off to 'rip it up and start again.' But Viva isn't a complete overhaul á la Achtung Baby or Kid A just as they dull the sharp corners of their legendary influences musically, Coldplay offer a diluted version of the 'experimental' mid-career maneuver with their fourth LP.
After proving their stadium bona fides with 2002's bristling A Rush of Blood to the Head, these wuss messiahs fattened up with X&Y, a startlingly bland affair that even forced eternally level-headed New York Times critic Jon Pareles to dub them 'the most insufferable band of the decade.' The Travelodge survey indicated this considerate foursome wasn't even keeping people awake long enough to piss them off anymore. A grandma-friendly, Radiohead-normalizing, disarmingly polite rock band led by a man who sounds like he's still yearning for puberty perhaps.but a rock band nonetheless. Even for a band known to take solace in their overarching pleasantness, the drowsy coronation doubled as a harsh insult.
beating out aural Ambien including James Blunt and Norah Jones. The poll, conducted by hotel chain Travelodge, had Chris Martin & Co. Brian Eno produces.Įarlier this year, Britons voted Coldplay as The Band Most Likely to Put You to Sleep.
In a case of well-honed troubleshooting after the startlingly bland X&Y, Coldplay's fourth LP is a diluted version of U2's Achtung Baby or Radiohead's Kid A, the 'experimental' mid-career maneuvers of their peers. Viva La Vida - Prospekt's March Edition Writers Will Champion, Jon Buckland, Guy Berryman, Chris Martin Licensed to YouTube by WMG (on behalf of PLG UK Frontline) UMPG Publishing, CMRRA, ASCAP. Buy Album Album Name Length Format Sample Rate Price Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends: 45:48.
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