Product Description

COLDPLAY Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (Deleted 2008 UK limited 10-track CD album - Coldplays 4th album Viva La Vida... [which takes its name from a painting by the acclaimed 20th century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo] was recordedin London Barcelona and New York with producers Brian Eno and Markus Dravs; includes the singles Violet Hill and the classic title track presented in sealed & stickered gatefold card picture sleeve)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5284 in Music
• Released on: 2008-06-12
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Limited Edition, Special Edition
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .14 pounds

Amazon.co.uk review
To say there has been a lot of anticipation for Coldplay’s fourth album, Viva La Vida, is an understatement. Having enlisted legendary leftfield producer Brian Eno, borrowed their album title from a painting by renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and made tantalising remarks about sonic reinvention, the world has been curious (to say the least) to hear what the ‘new’ Coldplay might sound like. Viva La Vida definitely makes some departures from the band’s usual formula, which happens to be one of the most commercially successful rock-pop blueprints of recent years. The plangent chords, emotive melodies, stadium-rock rhythms and universal lyrical concerns remain, but Martin and co. have gone out on several limbs here, incorporating instrumental tracks ("Life In Technicolour"), using subtle North African and Latin elements ("Yes", "Strawberry Swing"), and overhauling previously strict verse-chorus-verse structures in favour of slightly more avant arrangements. The old Coldplay still shine through (see tracks like "Violet Hill" and the title song) but even their classic sound feels more muscular and confident. The band’s new flourishes, cosmetic and self-conscious as they may be, are enough to make Viva La Vida a welcome break from the old routine--Danny McKenna

CD Description
Coldplay’s fourth studio album, Viva La Vida, Or Death And All His Friends, sees the band emerge from the success of 2005's X&Y with the same hunger that has gained them global success ever since 2000's Parachutes. Lead single "Violet Hill" contains trademark catchy piano hooks, along with a heavy guitar edge.

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• Coldplay are supporters of Amnesty International, and singer Chris Martin is also noted as one of the most visible celebrity advocates for fair trade, supporting Oxfam's "Make Trade Fair" campaign
• The band had two other names, Pectoralz and Starfish, before settling on the now-famous Coldplay
• Chris Martin is married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow, and the couple have two children, Apple and Moses
• Chris Martin is ambidextrous. He writes with his left hand, plays guitar the orthodox way, and draws with his right hand
• Lead guitarist Jonny Buckland is the godfather of Martin's daughter Apple
• Buckland studied astronomy and mathematics at University College London, where drummer Will Champion also studied anthropology
• Bass player Guy Berryman is rumored to be the U.K.'s fourth richest man under the age of 30

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