Viva La Vida (2008) Album Review

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Music critics combined give Viva La Vida a score of 3.0125 out of 4
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Entertainment Weekly
Chris Willman Chris Willman is a senior music writer for Entertainment Weekly No one's been more painfully aware of Coldplay's mellow ''Yellow'' aesthetic than the band itself: Frontman Chris Martin once joked to EW about ''driving a Bland Rover. Read more about Viva La Vida on Entertainment Weekly
All Music Guide
When Coldplay sampled Kraftwerk on their third album, X&Y, it was a signifier for the British band, telegraphing their classicist good taste while signaling how they prefer the eternally hip to the truly adventurous; it was stylish window dressing for Read more about Viva La Vida on All Music Guide
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Movie critics combined give Viva La Vida a score of 4.00 out of 4
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Entertainment Weekly
Chris Willman Chris Willman is a senior music writer for Entertainment Weekly No one's been more painfully aware of Coldplay's mellow ''Yellow'' aesthetic than the band itself: Frontman Chris Martin once joked to EW about ''driving a Bland Rover.
...read the complete review at Entertainment Weekly
Movie critics combined give Viva La Vida a score of 3.25 out of 4
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All Music Guide
When Coldplay sampled Kraftwerk on their third album, X&Y, it was a signifier for the British band, telegraphing their classicist good taste while signaling how they prefer the eternally hip to the truly adventurous; it was stylish window dressing
...read the complete review at All Music Guide
Movie critics combined give Viva La Vida a score of 2.40 out of 4
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Slant Magazine
Coldplay, the unlikely candidates who have managed to become the new Biggest Band in the World, have arrived at a point in their career where they really can't win. To release a new album that
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Viva La Vida is ranked overall as 2.9433 out of 4 stars
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Viva La Vida is ranked overall as 3.0125 out of 4 stars
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