Viva la Vida!

This post has been a long time coming apparently, because although it is the latest Coldplay album, it has been a while since it was released. Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends was released by the popular alternate rock band Coldplay on June 11, 2008. It is the fourth album Coldplay has produced and probably the most successful, but that is just my observation.

When I say that this post has been a long time coming, I mean that I have to get my feelings out in the open once and for all. I love Coldplay's music. If their music was a man, I would marry him. I know what you're probably thinking - EVERYBODY loves Coldplay. And if they don't love Coldplay then they think they are overrated. Granted, they may be true. I have heard their hit songs on several radio stations and they are always at the top of lists and have the highest sales. I usually try and steer clear of what is popular or trendy at the moment because, yes, it is usually overrated (in my humble opinion...)

However, even though Coldplay is widely popular, I have a theory about it and it is sort of a personal one. Coldplay's music for me is very personal. It wasn't so much with the earlier albums, even though I still loved the music. But their later ones connected with me in a lot of ways. Some of their hit songs are the ones that struck me the most: Speed of Sound, Clocks, Life in Technicolor ii, and many of their not-so-hit songs as well. I'm sure that we all have songs or artists that when we hear their music or read their books or look at their paintings, it's as if their work is speaking directly to us. I guess what I mean to say is that these songs speak directly to me and I think I am not the only one. Lyrics such as the ones Chris Martin writes are ambiguous enough that a whole range of people can find meaning in them on different levels. Whether or not that is on purpose is beyond me. Judging by interviews I have seen of the band...well, probably not. Who knows. All I know is that when an urge comes to write about my love for Coldplay, I must follow. And there it is.

*Check down at the bottom of the page to hear some of my favorite Coldplay songs!
*Ok, to be honest I this is my second Coldplay post. Click here for the last one.