tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17502166.post2340438407124360530..comments2023-11-20T16:12:28.118-05:00Comments on the unlikely orange: review: viva la vidagreg milinovichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494018362755379449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17502166.post-89971426516382499482008-10-25T00:25:00.000-04:002008-10-25T00:25:00.000-04:00mary, i understand the truth of what you say. how...mary, i understand the truth of what you say. however, why not make the songs different tracks? i was speaking more about the individual tracks than the cd as a whole. i'm not saying its terrible, but it is weird that so many of the tracks seem to have multiple personalities. for example, listen to 42. starts off like one song, a nice slow ballad type..."those who are dead are not dead/they're just living in my head..." but then morphs into an upbeat type of song: "you thought you might be a ghost/you didn't get to heaven but you made it close..." that's just one example. lovers in japan/reign of love is another. death and all his friends is another. i just find that one of the unifying features of many of these songs is that they have split personalities. but, i digress. bottom line is that you are absolutely correct that good art reflects the diversity of human experience, and this album seems to do that. i didn't know you liked it; i thought you didn't really like coldplay. and christina? i didn't know you were a fan either. wow. well, i will certainly let everyone know how we liked it. i am so so so so so looking forward to it (although i am disappointed that i will be missing part of the steelers game for it).greg milinovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494018362755379449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17502166.post-58055177514094359922008-10-24T22:22:00.000-04:002008-10-24T22:22:00.000-04:00oh gosh. i'm jealous. can't wait to hear about it....oh gosh. i'm jealous. can't wait to hear about it. <BR/><BR/>don't think you'll be popping up on stage to steal any set lists this time though.<BR/><BR/>ooo, loving what mary said. see, she's jealous, too. I don't feel so guilty 'bout it now.Crafty Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770432469384389912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17502166.post-68357808624709121872008-10-24T19:25:00.000-04:002008-10-24T19:25:00.000-04:00i have to say that i disagree...in that I LOVE the...i have to say that i disagree...in that I LOVE the newest Coldplay cd. always a fan, for whatever reason i absolutely love the sound of this cd. granted...i haven't sat down and read the lyrics along with the songs...so you're probably right about their songs sending different messages. but truthfully, does a cd have to be all one message? or can ones thoughts go here and there? can we be hopeful and yet have despair? can we love and yet hate? i do...everyday. <BR/><BR/>i love it...and am so jealous that you are going to the concert. <BR/><BR/>viva la vida is probably my favorite song for 2008. its true. <BR/><BR/>i love you! soak in everything on sunday night so you can tell me all the details!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447172444234610923noreply@blogger.com