“Was a long and dark December, from the rooftops I remember there was snow…white snow,” reminisces a soldier of love as he marches back home; hoping that the love that he left on “Violet Hill” is still waiting for him. During the march, the members of Coldplay are met with 40 seconds worth of ambience, distorted guitars, and a Gunsmoke drum beat; in other words this isn’t your grandma’s Coldplay.
With their new album, Viva la Vido, Chris Martin and Co. set out to make a different sounding album from their previous ‘trilogy’ of Radiohead-lite inspired songs. To steer their ship in a new direction, they enlisted U2’s heavy-weight co-producer Brian Eno.. Under Eno’s command, they have put a haltto Chris Martin’s ever-present falsetto and at points not use the entire group when formulating a song.
Thus far, there are only 2 tracks that have been released from Viva la Vida or Death and All of His Friends. “Violet Hill”, the first single, was released as a free week download on Coldplay’s website and was estimated to have summoned 2 million downloads. The second song “Viva la Vida”, was released as a gift to those who preordered the album through iTunes.
The songs are good and the lyrics are catchy, but as someone who definitely enjoyed the ‘trilogy’ I’m a bit scared of the change.
They also have an upcoming tour. You can see the dates after the jump...
"Viva la Vida"
06/29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center 07/02 - Washington, DC @ Verizon Center 07/03 - Hartford, CT @ XL Center 07/05 - Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills 07/06 - Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena 07/08 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center 07/09 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center 07/10 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Ford Center 07/12 - Phoenix, AZ @ Jobbing.com Arena 07/19 - Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena 07/21 - Sacramento, CA @ ARCO Arena 07/24 - San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion 07/27 - Pemberton, BC @ Pemberton Festival 07/29 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place 07/30 - Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome 08/01 - Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centr 08/03 - Omaha, NE @ Qwest Center 08/04 - Chicago, IL @ United Center 10/20 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre 10/21 - Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place 10/26 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center 10/29 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre 10/30 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre 11/03 - Boston, MA @ TD Banknorth Garden 11/11 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena 11/18 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center 11/19 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center 11/21 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center Arena 11/22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Energy Solutions Arena
Favorite Bands:
Vampire Weekend, Daft Punk, M.I.A., Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, The Klaxons, The White Stripes, The Long Blondes, Justice, The Noisettes, Amy Winehouse, Kid Sister, Kanye West, Jay-Z, The Cool Kids, The Black Kids, Interpol, Regina Spektor, The Go Team!, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, The Vines, The Fiery Furnaces, Franz Ferdinand, Bob Dylan, Outkast, The Beatles, the Kills, Be Your Own Pet, Radiohead, These New Puritans
Favorite Films:
Zoolander, Superbad, Talledega Nights, Old School, Little Miss Sunshine, Wedding Crashers, Zoolander, The Great Debaters, Walk Hard
Favorite Books:
I am America (and so can you)
Favorite Video Games:
Zelda
Favorite TV Shows:
Strangers w/ Candy, I love the...(series), Late Night w/ Conan O'brien, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Scrubs, Kings of Queens.
Favorite Hang Outs:
Little 5 points
Favorite Artists:
Picasso? Me!
Heroes:
Dad
5 Items I Can't Live Without:
Laptop, Guitar, My White(well not anymore) Converses, The Bible, food
I Want to Party With:
Jesus
Occupation:
I don't work a 9 to 5. My only job is staying alive.
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