"Viva La Vida" Coldplay

I have spent time working this afternoon with the sounds of the new offering from Coldplay echoing in the background! Chris Martin seems able to polarise critics and fans alike with music that's popular but panned as lightweight. I like Coldplay and fall into the category of appreciating the mood and vibe of their music with it's veiled and one line references to weighty life issues!
There are any number of religious images and stories in this collection and I laugh out loud at the fan websites with the four entirely different takes all shared with equal conviction... is it Jesus referred to in the title track or a leading figure from the French Revolution... given the CD artwork and title itself... it comes from a painting by surrealist Frida Kahlo. The cover features Delacroix's romantic depiction of the spirit of revolution, Liberty Leading the People Over the Barricades.

The sound and production have Brian Eno's fingerprints all over them so the comparisons' with U2 will happen!!

I am still listening so will no doubt come back with a few selected tracks where I already can hear possibilities for use in coming weeks!! So far I like 'Cemeteries of London', '42' and the tile track...