The poster boys for popular Brit rock stretch their musical muscles on this album, which finds their sound reenergized, thanks to global inspirations that range from tribal drums to African pop and beyond. While it doesn’t stray far from what has worked for the group in the past, ‘Viva La Vida’ is still a bold effort full of sweeping, stadium-ready music that proves why Coldplay is one of the biggest rock groups today. –AV (EMI)
VERDICT: Viva Coldplay!
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BEST OF THE ALBUM:
– “Viva La Vida”
– “Strawberry Swing”
– “42”
– “Lovers in Japan”
– “Death and All His Friends”
COLDPLAY: Viva la Vida or Death to All his Friends
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