Sunday, June 15, 2008

Coldplay's Viva la Vida Streaming, Doesn't Suck



Not to be outdone by the nude Scandavians below, Coldplay is also making its new album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends available for your listening enjoyment prior to its official release.

At the risk of being beaten within an inch of our life (or at least publicly berated) by all of the "serious" music folks out there, we dare say that Viva la Vida ain't half bad. The Brian Eno produced LP moves beyond the territory charted on A Rush of Blood to the Head and largely retread with X&Y, reaching a continually modern sound.

Dont get us wrong; no one will be confusing these guys with Radiohead anytime soon and their perpetually sappy frontman, Chris Martin, is certainly no Shakepeare. We also agree that the chart topping sales, darling fanfare and general sillyness surrounding Coldplay is largely unwarranted and, at times, even down right aggravating. That said, we never really understood why their mass fan appeal requires the band's work to be examined under such a high powered microscope.

The album will be properly released on Tuesday. Check it out for yourself while its free and let us know what you think.

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