You may hear more of these throughout Viva La Vida. He quickly makes up for it in the second half of “42” with my favorite lyric, “ you didn’t get to heaven but you made it close.” The lyrics at times don’t live up to the wondrous rhythms that the band sets up for Martin. My favorite song has to be “42.” It starts off with a beautiful “Imagine”-esque” like piano and yet Martin slip’s with an awkwardly rhymed “ Those who are dead are not dead they’re just living in my head.” Whaa? Quit with the forced end rhymes, Chris, and use more of your imagination. Coldplay does deliver, most of the time, they stepped up and reached for the heavens. Who better to help guide Coldplay along the way that the legendary Brian Eno, the producer who helmed such classic albums from artists like Talking Heads, U2 and James.īut Eno can only do so much he can help bring out the power in soundscapes as the band has to provide the creative colors in this canvas of songs. They are learning to steal from the best. Viva is a far improvement from the overproduced hooks from X & Y. If you’re expecting an In Rainbows-like leap from Berryman, Buckland, Champion and Martin, you’ve come to the wrong album. Viva La Vida is an uplifting trip by a band who, to quote Bono, went away trying make it up all over again. Lately I judge albums on how the emotions they inspire. You can hear the creative touches inspired by producer Brian Eno throughout, starting with a dreamlike electronic coda on “Life in Technicolor” that leads us into this new journey which promised us a new and improved Coldplay sound. That little classic rhyme comes to mind when I listen to Coldplay’s flawed tour de force, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends.

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