viva la coldplay!

have you ever listened to a masterpiece? the beatles' white album? miles davis' kind of blue? michael jacksons' thriller? coldplays' viva la vida?

yes. i just placed viva la vida among the greats like the joshua tree and dark side of the moon. what now?

the issue with classifying something as a masterpiece is that people think that it has to be universally liked and generation defining. that may have been the case in the past, but not for generation y-er's. since we have so much more access to music these days, and so many different types of music, it is no longer possible to produce a "masterpiece". at least according to that definition.

i honestly don't think that most bands/singers today are capable of producing one. most of them barely put out a second album. catchy riffs and vapid lyrics will get you a top 10 hit, but thats about it. coldplay is different. i think that coldplay realized this after the explosion that was "yellow" and quickly did something about it. case in point: a rush of blood to the head. a-maz-ing. i didn't think they would ever be able to top that. and when x&y came out i was pleasantly surprised since critics didn't like it so much. needless to say, their fourth creation has really eased my fears that i would be listening to one hit wonders the rest of my life. viva la vida quite possibly tops my list of favorite albums.

everyone (critics) are highlighting the latin and spanish influences on the album and while i certainly heard those influences, i hear more african and asian influences. this kind of illustrates my whole point though. spanish, asian and african? how many bands can draw from three different cultures and integrate them seamlessly on one album?? humm??

if i had to choose i think my favorite song is "42" followed by the whole rest of the cd. i could give you a play by play review of each song but that would be overkill since they would all basically say "sofa king awesome". so go buy it and form your own opinions.

i'm beating a dead horse here but coldplay is the next u2. i would bet large sums of money and valuables on it. the similarities are there. not just in the studio but in their lives as well.

this is the best 47 minutes of auditory experience i've had in a very, very long time. thank you.

coldplay's "viva la vida" - A fucking + (++++++)