coldplay is one of those bands that are like u2 for me: in that they are capable of writing some really amazing songs, but their albums just don't do it for me. i've never been able to enjoy one of their albums from beginning to end in its entirety. their last album, x&y was as close as it ever got for me. until now. maybe it's a lack of good music in the last little while, but coldplay's viva la vida is fantastic. it's lacking that one spine-tingling, must-have song (eg: yellow, the scientist, fix you), but it has a much better overall flow, and each song on the album is equally balanced with the next, without any stinkers. the brian eno production is spot on. i could listen to this album for a very long time.
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