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Universal acclaim- based on 605 Ratings
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Positive: 534 out of 605
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Mixed: 36 out of 605
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Negative: 35 out of 605
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hasinurrMar 3, 2009They are increasingly getting worse.
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StuartMApr 11, 2009
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DaveMNov 23, 2008Average album I would say. Sounds like a poor mans U2.
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Oct 8, 2010While some songs are wonderful (Lovers in Japan, Violet Hill) there's something incomplete about Viva La Vida. It seems as though the bulk are mere album fillers, as though Coldplay are depending on Viva La Vida and Violet Hill to carry it. The engineering and production are fine, this is just lacking the oomph of A Rush of Blood to the Head and Parachutes.
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Jul 17, 2016This album is really boring. Only "Viva La Vida" is the only best on this album. The other songs are unbearably boring. I pretty much prefer the old Coldplay very much.
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CraigR.Jul 9, 2008A few good tracks and a lot of murky half baked ideas.
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MusicMavenJun 30, 2008If you're a fan, this is disappointing. If you're not, there's no reason to start here. Coldplay do nothing to counter arguments that they are all sound and fury signifying nothing.
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ZiaziaJul 20, 2008
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ZiaJun 25, 2008After being a Coldplay maniac all these years, I was frankly disappointed with this album. I waited so much for this and it had nothing to offer. It was too loud without substance. No depth at all compared to their previous classics. I am heartbroken. Maybe they will patch it up next time!
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JonJun 26, 2008This album stinks of Arcade Fire and Brian Eno influence. This is the good part. Yet many perceive and are vocal about Coldplay's direction as groundbreaking when clearly it's not
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JoeS.Jul 22, 2008After 3 or 4 complete listens, I'm afraid I'm just not feeling this album like I have older Coldplay releases. Unlike most albums I actually spend money on, there's not a single song on the entire album that I feel driven to put on repeat, listen over and over to, etc. Both musically and regarding emotional impact, I feel like this is the weakest of their albums to date.
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Awards & Rankings
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Given Eno’s quarter-century of Bono-fides, this isn’t surprising. Martin’s interests are frequently vague--on 'Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love' he sings about soldiers who must soldier on and runners who must run until the race is won. Seriously?
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The greatest thing Coldplay may have learned from Eno is his work ethic, as they demonstrate a focused concentration throughout this tight album--it's only 47 minutes yet covers more ground than "X&Y" and arguably "A Rush of Blood to the Head"--that turns Viva la Vida into something quietly satisfying.
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They try hard, Coldplay, but it just isn't enough; their fourth album might just be their best yet, but it's still a long way from being the epochal classic that Chris Martin is desperate to create.