Coldplay Album Review: Critics Summary

Fans and critics alike are raving about Coldplay’s hit Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends album and concert tour!

Coldplay: Album Review
Coldplay’s fourth album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends has album reviewers and diehard Coldplay fans excited about Coldplay’s current concert tour. Fans with Coldplay tickets will see Chris Martin and Co. perform all their favorite Coldplay songs from Viva La Vida including “Violet Hill,” “Strawberry Swing” and “Viva La Vida.”

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Here’s what some critics have been saying about Coldplay’s Viva La Vida album:

Mikael Wood, Spin Magazine:

• “Viva La Vida is a bold creative leap forward.”
• “This consistently thrilling effort fills a much larger sonic canvas with much larger ideas.”
• “There’s no doubting that Viva La Vida, with its sturdy melodies and universal themes -- think love, war, and peace -- is an album meant to connect with the masses.”

Read Mikael Wood’s full Coldplay review

Elysa Gardner, USA Today:

• “Sweepingly atmospheric and often sonically gorgeous, Viva nods to other iconic bands, notably Coldplay idols U2.”
• “[Chris] Martin pours his sweetly raw voice over swirling strings and a pounding bass on the single ‘Viva la Vida.’”
• “These guys sound like real rock stars.”

Read Elysa Gardner’s full Coldplay review

Will Hermes, Rolling Stone:

• “Viva la Vida is Coldplay's effort to raise the creative bar.”
• “The experimentation makes this [Coldplay’s] most musically interesting album to date.”
• “Coldplay's desire to unite fans around the world with an entertainment they can all relate to is the band's strength.”