"Viva La Vida" is a big album right now, and Coldplay is pulling out all the stops to get it seen. So I bought it on iTunes, and how is it? It's fantastic. This album is absolute gold, and it will certainly go down in history as one of the great albums of the early 2000's. Let's look at its songs.
I think it's core makeup is the songs "Lost!" and "Lost?". They are essentially the same song, but the first one appears as the third song of the album, and the second appears as the album's finale. "Lost!" is a hard-rocking song, but "Lost?" is a quiet piano song with the same basic musical skeleton as the first. The songs open with the inspirational lyric "Just because I'm losing / doesn't mean I'm lost". Now listen to how this is said in the song. The words themselves are ingenious, but listen to how the haunting melody absolutely interlocks with the mood of the words. As a fellow musician, I can tell you that being able to do that takes pure skill. The way the songs are placed in the album sets the theme for the album, and it reminds me of "In The Flesh?" and "In The Flesh" by Pink Floyd in their rock opera epic, "The Wall".
"42" is a great song, the title probably reflecting Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
But the shiniest gem of the record is the title track, full of soaring vocals, poetic lyrics, and brilliant dynamics. The song is complete with a beautiful orchestra and chorus that makes the music sound extremely colorful and almost seems to make it sparkle. If you have a brand new iPod with brand new headphones, this is a spectacle to listen to on it.
Overall, it's a five-star album. It's been a pleasure to listen to, and I highly recommend it. This is a must-have for your iPod, and an iPod is a must-have because of this.
-Derek
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