¡Hola! Coldplay’s fourth album, due out on June 17th, will be called Viva la Vida.
Singer Chris Martin chose it after seeing the phrase, which means “long live
life,” on a painting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, who endured polio, a broken
spine, and chronic pain for decades. “She went through a lot of shit, of course,
and then she started a big painting in her house that said ‘Viva la Vida,’” says
Martin. “I just loved the boldness of it.” Of course, Frida Kahlo will not be
the first name that jumps to most peoples’ minds when they hear the phrase.
“Everyone thinks it comes from Ricky
Martin, which is fine. I have absolute respect,” says the singer, who gave
Coldplay its original name, Pectoralz, and named his children Apple and Moses.
“I’ve been through this before, naming something or someone and everyone saying
that ‘That’s a terrible name’. But then saying, ‘Well, fuck you, that’s what
it’s called, and I’ll be proved to be right eventually’. So when Viva la Vida
came along, I was kind of annoyed because I’m going to have to try and convince
everybody of this, but it just felt right.”
Several tracks are considerably rougher around the edges, with distorted
guitars
and more prominent percussion. The lyrics are darker,
dealing with recurring
themes of death and loneliness. And on
several songs, Martin extends his vocal
palette
considerably beyond the falsetto that has largely defined him,
exhibiting a lower, sexier mode that feels more personal and real. "Whether
or
not it's good, we certainly started to use more colors," says Martin.
"It's
impossible to please everybody, and it took us a while to learn that.
It's just
the freedom to say, 'Everyone might not like this. We're into it
at the moment,
so let's just get it done.' "The band explored in a variety of sonic directions, something they attribute
to Eno's encouragement. "He's just not judgmental, it's very refreshing," says
Martin. Buckland adds, "It wasn't so much that he brings like a sound or
something to it. He brings lots of ideas about everything, even down to like how
we structured our day." His suggestion? "Take lots of breaks."
Siento no hacer la traducción, pero no tengo tiempo suficiente para hacerlo. Lo siento. Para aquellos que quieran explorar un poco acerca de las canciones, aquí hay un análisis interesante de cada una de ellas:
Como siempre, ¡espero que os haya gustado! Hasta el próximo post.
Labels: Música
En el País Semanal leí un artículo relacionado con esta moda, y lo definía algo así como disfrazarse de vagabunda, pero vistiendo prendas caras.
A mí personalmente este estilo me atrae, aunque me parece hipócrita eso de ser un consumista y a la vez apoyar el medio ambiente, en fin... habrá de todo. Pero me gustaría conocer más a fondo esta moda. La información mostrada la he trducido yo misma de Wikipedia en francés. No he encontrado mucha más información, pero es suficiente para que uno se haga una idea general. Me gustaría saber aún más sobre este estilo, así que si alguno sabe de algún site interesante, que me lo diga. :)
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Gracias a Tubaki y a mi hermanita me he enterado de que Madonna ha sacado ya su vídeo del primer single de su álbum Hard Candy. Siento ser monotema, estoy entusiasmada por que lo saquen yaaa... La verdad es que me encantan los efectos especiales del vídeo, está currado. Y el photoshop con Madonna ha sido muy generoso. Conclusión: cuatro estrellas como calificación.
Bueno, el próximo post será más extenso y hablará de otra cosa (mi mente ya está planeando). Keep visiting my blog!
