Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends [Slipcase] * by Coldplay

Pros: A continued polishing to Coldplay's sound.
Cons: None.

On hot and sweltering days such as this, there is no greater feeling than cooling off for a moment. If all the playing in the heat that you do on a daily basis has you running ragged, perhaps it is about time that you Coldplay instead for a ...

Pros: To put it short, Coldplay is one of the most innovative groups in music now...
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During the past couple of years, Coldplay has gone from being just a blip on my musical radar, to my favorite band (well, third after John Mayer and Jamie Cullum, but technically, they aren't "bands" anyway). I've devoured all ...

Pros: Damn. They managed to almost completely rise above their most common criticisms and cliches.
Cons: I'm just waiting 'til the shine wears off.

Have I ever mentioned that it's been cool to hate Coldplay for a few years now? Or have I ever made the comparison between Coldplay and Creed? I'm sure I must have, since I've covered my share of ...

Pros: -A few very strong songs, it's a lot better than X&Y
Cons: -Only 10 tracks, weird hidden tracks, a couple of pretty weak songs.

You know how I know you're gay? Since about the time "Yellow" hit the airwaves in US several years ago, Coldplay has been arguably my favorite band that still makes music. Parachutes and a Rush of Blood to the Head still rank among my most ...

Pros: Coldplay stride toward artistic integrity. Excellent songwriting and production.
Cons: Not a cohesive album or great lyrically. Coldplay might always be a little boring.

I’m not sure if Coldplay became the antithesis of cool immediately upon their formation, but I do know that by the time I really started to get interested in music (probably late 2004) it was not even remotely cool to like Coldplay. In fact, prior to the ...