Alright, I know this might be a sensitive topic but I’m genuinely curious where people land on this.
I’m always going back through Coldplay’s discography and it feels like there’s a pretty clear divide pre/post Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends.
We’ve got the earlier era Parachutes, A Rush of Blood to the Head more stripped down, emotional some of us refer to as Oldplay. Then everything after changes to more colorful, more pop-leaning from Mylo Xyloto to Music of
Did they lose something after Viva? Don’t get me wrong there is still at least one or 2 songs I love from each album after but did they just evolve and we’re the ones stuck in nostalgia? Not speaking for everyone but curious to know if you had to pick, which “era” are you defending?
No wrong answers… just curious to see what everyone thinks!