Viva La Vida

**snobord** · 06-19-2008 09:16 AM

So I pre-ordered the new Coldplay Cd and just downloaded it the other day
I finished the cd very dissapointed
way slow and too melodic even by Coldplay standards
its only saving grace was the albums self titled single, viva la vida, whose beat i found quite intoxicating

just wondering what others thought of this CD

**TheFuzz** · 06-19-2008 10:34 AM

I heard a few of there songs on out of the box with paul shagrew they sounded decent. They are starting to sound a lot like The Walkmen though. Maybe its just the voice but it seems like they are changing their sound up to sound more indie than before.

**snobord** · 06-19-2008 10:51 AM

i agree it does seem to have a soft indie feel

**VertigoJ** · 06-19-2008 10:55 AM

I dunno, I am in love with the album right now. It's a sleeper though, and a lot more "artsy" sounding than some previous stuff... so the first listen or two is kind of strange. I like all the differences, they're moving towards new things as a band and I think it's working.

**speshlspeclsteak** · 06-19-2008 11:20 AM

what were you expecting ever since they put out a rush of blood to the head all their songs sound like clocks

**VertigoJ** · 06-19-2008 11:27 AM

Uhm... have you even listened to this album? None of these songs sound like Clocks. Unless you're referring to the spacious dreamy sound they've adopted over the past two albums.

**snobord** · 06-19-2008 11:44 AM

agreed
i can safely say they are moving away from their pop sound which i thought was pretty original and good

also i think artsy is the right adjective to describe, but it almost seems forced

they all seem like songs that would go well in a dream sequence in a sundance movie

**VertigoJ** · 06-19-2008 11:49 AM

I dunno about forced, but then again, you have to look at their influences. If you listen to a lot of older U2 stuff, you can sort of see where some of this came from. Put together with their own little twist, though.

I agree about the dream sequence thing, lol.

Sorry if I sound like I'm trying to force you into liking it, I promise I am not, I know it's all personal preference.

I just enjoy discussing it.

**Dizi** · 06-19-2008 12:28 PM

After seeing the iTunes ad on TV I torrented the album.

I found it completely boring. And it sounded to me like they edited the tune in the TV ad to make it more interesting.

**TheFuzz** · 06-19-2008 02:30 PM

Coldplay Plagiarizes!! | HollyWire.com

might be interested in this. Could just be some lame kid b1tching though

**TeacherOfTheWays** · 06-19-2008 02:32 PM

i liked the song, but i havent heard the rest of the album yet....i will go check it out right now.

**VertigoJ** · 06-19-2008 06:01 PM

I'm going to go with the lame kid thing. I doubt Coldplay has ever even heard of said "Creaky Boards." Coincidences happen. It's insanely hard to make a song that doesn't sound like another one.

Want to hear a crazy rip-off? Listen to Linkin Park's "Papercut" and then listen to a song buy this guy who goes by the name of D-Nax called "Hollow." When you say that your biggest influences are the band (like D-Nax) and one of your songs is exactly like theirs, then I can imagine a problem. But if you haven't ever heard it, how is it a rip-off?

People caused a big thing over this with "Dani California" by RHCP. But it blew over. Let's see if he does something about it.

**TheFuzz** · 06-19-2008 08:54 PM

he was actually saying in the vid that the lead singer was in the crowd of one of his shows in the video. Or maybe I interpreted it wrong or something. RHCP has actually had one of their rifts ripped from the album "mothers milk" I think. At the end of the cd there is this song that is nothing but little chunks of random melodies and that Song "butterfly" by those one hit wonders totally copied it note for note and the sad thing is that they didn't even add anything at all to it they just kept replaying the piece that they jacked. I can't remember the name of the band. I do remember that they were so flaming of dooshiness that you could smell it on them.

**Cheefa** · 06-19-2008 09:00 PM

the song Viva La Vida is an ear-gasm, but I'm not 100% sure about the rest of the album either. It doesn't sound bad, just sorta different like said before.

**VertigoJ** · 06-19-2008 09:05 PM

Interesting Fuzz, I'll have to watch it again. It would suck if they really did, because I very much enjoy this album.. though I must admit I am a "Violet Hill" fan before "Viva la Vida"

**TheFuzz** · 06-19-2008 09:15 PM

If you liked this cd then you should really chekc out these guys

THE WALKMEN BAND

they are a really good indie band. The album Bows and Arrows is so friggin awesome. One of my favorite cd's