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1. 天然色の人生
2. 哀しみのロンドン
3. ロスト!
4. 42
5. ラヴァーズ・イン・ジャパン
6. Yes
7. 美しき生命
8. ヴァイオレット・ヒル
9. ストロベリー・スウィング
10. 生命の幻影
11. ロスト!(オルタネイト・ヴァージョン)日本盤ボーナストラック
21世紀最大のロック・バンド、コールドプレイ最新作!
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「サマーソニック2008」ヘッドライナーとして出演決定!
全世界売り上げ3300万枚以上!前作『 X & Y 』(05年発表)は全米、全英を含む世界31カ国でナンバー・ワンを記録!
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8月にはサマーソニックのヘッドライナーとして来日も決定。未来のロック史に大きな足跡を残すであろう巨大なプロジェクトが遂に始動します!
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To say there has been a lot of anticipation for Coldplays fourth album, Viva La Vida, is an understatement. Having enlisted legendary leftfield producer Brian Eno, borrowed their album title from a painting by renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and made tantalising remarks about sonic reinvention, the world has been curious (to say the least) to hear what the new Coldplay might sound like. Viva La Vida definitely makes some departures from the bands usual formula, which happens to be one of the most commercially successful rock-pop blueprints of recent years. The plangent chords, emotive melodies, stadium-rock rhythms and universal lyrical concerns remain, but Martin and co. have gone out on several limbs here, incorporating instrumental tracks ("Life In Technicolour"), using subtle North African and Latin elements ("Yes", "Strawberry Swing"), and overhauling previously strict verse-chorus-verse structures in favour of slightly more avant arrangements. The old Coldplay still shine through (see tracks like "Violet Hill" and the title song) but even their classic sound feels more muscular and confident. The bands new flourishes, cosmetic and self-conscious as they may be, are enough to make Viva La Vida a welcome break from the old routine--Danny McKenna
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- メーカーにより製造中止になりました : いいえ
- 梱包サイズ : 14.09 x 12.63 x 1.37 cm; 99.5 g
- メーカー : EMI MUSIC JAPAN(TO)(M)
- EAN : 4988006864009
- 時間 : 50 分
- レーベル : EMI MUSIC JAPAN(TO)(M)
- ASIN : B0018CZQVC
- ディスク枚数 : 1
- Amazon 売れ筋ランキング: - 135,666位ミュージック (ミュージックの売れ筋ランキングを見る)
- - 8,994位ポップス (ミュージック)
- - 25,098位ロック (ミュージック)
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上位レビュー、対象国: 日本
レビューのフィルタリング中に問題が発生しました。後でもう一度試してください。
でも、テレビから流れてきた音に叩きのめされた。
それは心地よく、そして今までに聞いたことのない音だった。
今まで知らなかったことがもったいない。
捨て曲のないアルバムは、自分の中ではヘビーローテーションだ。
不可欠な1枚。亜アコとエレキの融合。
他の国からのトップレビュー
When I got this album, I got it for my brother. I didn't plan on listening to it much, just because Coldplay drives me nuts. To me (and I know you're probably thinking I'm crazy) it's just the same chord repeated over and over and over again.
However, this album was lush. Yes, it's repetitious. But it's repetitious in a delightful way. As soon as I played, "Life in Technicolor," my ears perked up because there was so much joy in the song! And it's not just the piano playing; as the song continues, more instruments come in from the different synthetic sounds to the different guitars. Lovely! I know there are a lot of people who don't like this first song because it doesn't have lyrics, but it's beautiful. And I love it that the song doesn't have many lyrics because it symbolizes, to me, that life can make one speechless and that sometimes the best thing to do is just ride the music.
The next songs are much darker. You go into the "Cemeteries of London," which is haunting, and then "Lost!", which is interesting. Joy -> Death -> Confusion. And then there's "42." At first I didn't like this song, because the piano is playing the same chord over and over again, but then it went into a completely different direction with many layers of different sounds. Better yet, it completely connected "Cemeteries of London" and "Lost!" together with the lyrics, "You thought you might be a ghost/You didn't get to heaven but you made it close." Oh yes, that's right... connecting death with confusion and putting a snarky look on it? I love it. So in a way, it makes fun of the first couple of songs, but it does it in such a lovely, playful way that it demonstrates how rich life is.
Then it moves to the songs that deal with external conflict instead of internal conflict. "Lovers In Japan" is a lovely song, complete with a bouncy piano and oriental-sounding synthetic noises. "Reign of Love," as other reviewers have hinted at, is slow and kind of boring. However, unlike a lot of reviewers here, I actually like the addition because, even though it is slow and boring, it offers more insight on the next couple of songs. So while "Lovers In Japan" is about being swept away into a world that he isn't quite certain of, "Reign of Love" expresses regret about being swept away. So yes, I wish it were a little catchier, but it totally makes sense within context of the album.
Then there's "Yes." This song goes back to the initial theme of loneliness, but it presents it in a story. He's become dissatisfied with the "love" he has and that love has turned on him to make him even lonelier than before. However, what makes "Yes" an even more fantastic song is the end. Now, I realize that there were a few people who didn't care for it (to their credit, it is kind of repetitious), but I love it. It's a bit hard to understand the lyrics, at least for me, but it's talking about sleep and rest and such. And it's also talking about being crucified. Eep! Talk about a gory image in relatively mild song with guitars jamming and other various layers. So why are they bringing forth this image?
Enter: "Vida la Vida."
And you can see how I love this album. It really all ties together, so if you want to purchase it (which hopefully you will) you have to get the complete album. It really is lovely together.
Anyway, "Viva la Vida" is an interesting song because it brings forth the image of a fallen leader. But instead of being an allusion to Christ, as "crucify" would imply, it reminds me more of "Lawrence of Arabia," where Lawrence tries to gain godlike power and is eventually destroyed by it. So really, this song is about the destruction of a man as he tries to become a God. (Me? Over-read this? Never!) Remember "Reign of Love," where he wishes he had a chance to speak with the "Reign of Love" before he was swept away in his own little world? Well, "Viva la Vida" hints that he tries to become the "Reign of Love" as it were, and he fails utterly. Did I mention that this a really catchy song? It kept on getting in my head, which meant I had to listen to the whole album. Woe!
After that is "Violet Hill." The song is a bit hard for Coldplay with it driving percussion pulse, electric guitars, and the piano (of course), along with other synthetic layers, but that's fine with me. This song connects with the story too. After being destroyed and mocked from the people that once knew him, he sits with his love on a snowy hill and pleads with her to show him that she loves him, if she really does. So once more, we go back to the whole "love" aspect. And it provokes a question: what is love, really? The song makes it clear that there is no love for him here, even though he sits with his lover. So where exactly can he find love?
Enter: Strawberry Swing.
This is a lovely, nostalgic song where he remembers a loved memory from the past, not with the rushed "Lovers In Japan" feel, but rather a slow memory where he could think. A very peaceful song. It reminds me of playing in the woods as a little girl.
I think Coldplay later added "Lost?" because my version ends with "Death and All His Friends." But in a way, I like this ending because it really sums it up. You go from joy to confusion and as the plot thickens, the different definitions of love he sees mislead him one after another. Finally, after slowing down and thinking about everything that has happened, he reverts to joy and declares:
No I don't wanna battle
From beginning to end
I don't wanna cycle
Recycle revenge
I don't wanna follow
Death and all his friends
Complete with themes from "Life in Technicolor," this says what "Life in Technicolor" could only express in music about the joy of life. Now, he is not lost and will not become just a ghost because he has made an active decision not to follow death. Why should he? He is full of life instead.
Viva la vida!
Brilliant album. Get it. You won't be disappointed.
I bought this on a whim, running out of money on my Amazon gift card (and I know youv'e had the same experience!). I had already bought 2 tracks by themselves (Viva la Vida and Strawberry swing) and have been an avid fan of Coldplay ever since my friend introduced it to me on a seventh grade field trip to Natural Bridge, VA. So, anyway, I bought the CD, and it came just in time for a Chorus field trip to Kings Dominion. Before I went to bed, I cuddled up with my cat and listened to the CD all the way through. I was BLOWN AWAY.
My cat stayed with me through the sweet, aptly named Life in Technicolour, the dark yet beautiful Cemeteries of London, and Lost! a song which rocketed to my favorite with the first organ chord.
With 42, my cat and I sat in stunned silence, listening to the quiet, peaceful day gradually turn into a storm of instruments and feeling, then calm back down, recreating the feeling of peace, but slightly different, as if the calm, quiet day has turned into night.
The bright, perky intro of Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love caught us off guard, but also captured our hearts. As the busy pianist began to slow down, it was almost as if our world had slowed down as well. Why the two songs were associated as one, I do not know, but they complement each other nicely. I almost had tears in my eyes when the song ended.
Soon after, Yes began. The song was not my favorite on the CD, though I can appreciate the talent of all those who made it possible. The violin was my favorite part of the whole song.
Next was Viva La Vida, one of my personal favorites. I had heard the song several times before, but when it played this time, I closed my eyes and remembered how I felt the first time I heard it.
I was stuck on a crowded, noisy bus on my way to the Natural Bridge. My friend had brought her Nook, which apparently stores music (I don't know. You learn something new every day.). She was about to FORCE me to listen to Viva La Vida, which I had thought was a mariachi song, or something else that I would hate. The bus was stuck in a traffic jam right on a bridge overlooking the most beautiful day I've ever seen. As the violins started, all doubt left my mind. This song was completely amazing. This day was completely amazing. This life was completely amazing. I guess you could say that one Coldplay song changed my outlook on life forever. I looked out on the fog covering the lower branches of the millions of pine trees that stretched out as far as I could see. I never wanted that moment to end.
As I opened my eyes, I saw my cat asleep on my rotating chair. "Even though some moments cannot be recreated," I thought, "I can still make the best of everything." I reached out to pet my cat, who promptly bit me on the hand.
I cradled my hand, moaning in pain as Viva La Vida drew to a close, and Violet Hill began. The song really made me feel the emotions of the singer. The lyrics "If you love me, won't you let me know" still roam my head, playing their melody whenever I stand in silence.
Strawberry Swing was the next song on the CD. I had heard it before, and never really liked it until my friend, the same friend who introduced me to Coldplay in the first place, showed me the music video. Being an artistic person myself, I could really appreciate all the creativity and effort that MUST have gone into making that video. (If you have not seen the video for Strawberry Swing, do yourself a favor and look it up IMMEDIATELY.)
The final song, Death and all His Friends, reminded me of a demented lullaby at first. But as the guitars and other instruments kicked in, I was mesmerized. The quote "No, I don't want a battle from beginning to end, I don't want to cycle and recycle revenge, I don't want to follow Death and all of his friends" is now one that I put all over my personal belongings. Some people write their initials on their things, I write Coldplay quotes. Everyone's special.
As the music faded I awoke my cat, getting ready to stop the CD. Then something happened. I heard the start of Life in Technicolour, and at first I thought the CD had started over. Then I remembered that my CD player WAS NOT ABLE to do that. I was freaking out. Then I heard someone singing, and remembered that Life in Technicolour had virtually no lyrics (Unless you count "Ohhhh" as a lyric) I the realized that I had found the "bonus track". I forgot the title. ...Nope, still don't remember. Oh well. It was still good.
When the CD ended for real, I immediately started it over. It was at this point that my cat bailed. Apparently, he likes music, but not that much! :)
So for anyone reading this review (and to anyone who stuck with me and read this WHOLE THING!!) I would recommend this CD to ANYONE IN THE WORLD!!!!!! (Not kidding!)
Twas good.
Twas VERY good.
And my cat agrees.
~Courtney.
Pas de voile. Pas de bruit de surface sur les blancs ni sur les plages musicales, aucun craquement ce qui est rare :), pourvu que cela dure !
Qualité de pressage excellente : Excellente dynamique, excellente richesse spectrale, bonne spatialisation stéréo, un très bon niveau de gravure ce qui permet de ne pas pousser l'ampli dans ses derniers retranchement. Le son de ce vinyle est bien meilleur, plus rond et "chaleureux" que mon CD (16 bits 44.1 KHz) de "Viva la vida" datant de 2008, en tout particulier le medium et l'aigu moins criard et plus équilibré, d'autant plus que ce CD mourut au bout de quelques écoutes :( ! (heureusement j'avais fait une copie de sauvegarde) !
Qualitativement un pressage que l'on pourrait qualifier de presque ou quasi audiophile.
Cet avis sur la technique, bien entendu, concerne l'exemplaire que j'ai reçu; la production des disques vinyles est "industrielle" (me semble-t-il), il est tout à fait possible, probable qu'il y ait des disques bien moins bons et d'autres bien meilleurs. On ne peut qu'espérer que cet échantillon soit représentatif de la qualité moyenne de fabrication de ce disque de Coldplay et il aurait été particulièrement chanceux d'être tombé sur un exemplaire parfait (tous les gagnants au loto ont néanmoins tenté leurs chance :) ) ou à contrario de tomber sur un échantillon "pourri" et inaudible relèverait de la loi de Murphy mais cela arrive plus souvent que l'on croit, et j'imagine, j'espère que dans ce cas là, Amazon le remplacerait.
Somptueuse pochette (double), "La Liberté guidant le peuple" de Delacroix, certains pourraient hurler au massacre de l'œuvre , un immonde tag sur ce magnifique tableau (que j'adore) !
Un magnifique livret d'illustrations, quelques belles photos noir & blanc (sépia). (Une copie du CD de 2008 mais en plus grand 30x30 cm au lieu de 12x12 cm :) ! ) De plus la pochette a un peu de grain au toucher, plaisir tactile quel dommage je vais la mettre sous pochette plastique ! Que dire de l'immonde sticker noir INUTILE collé sur la pochette et l'on prend un risque d'abimer la pochette en l'enlevant, heureusement cela c'est bien passé pour moi pas de dégât ! On peut regretter aussi que les lyrics n'aient pas été inclus , dommage ils sont toujours très appréciés.
Le packaging , la pochette participe grandement au plaisir du vinyle et celle ci est superbe.
Un bon album , un bon son, du pop-rock bien léché, peaufiné. De bonnes compositions plutôt bien interprétées par Chris Martin au chant un peu plus abouti, me rappelant parfois Echo & The Bunnymen; Cet album distille un plaisir certain mais sans grande émotion ou exacerbée. J'ai plus particulièrement aimé, "Cemetries Of london" , "Violet hill" et surtout "Viva la vida" .
Je met 5* à cet album c'est peut être un peu surcoté, 4* pour la partie musicale et 1* de plus pour la pochette très réussie et l'excellent pressage.
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