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Violet Hill (Album Version)

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This song is a very interesting new edge to Coldplay.

They have reinvented themselves, which I think is great.

I don't think that everyone will like this song, but it grows on you and I think will become a big hit. I love it!

At first listen I was skeptical about this song being the first single from the new album, but after a couple of listens later I can't go a day without listening to it. It's like my morning song when I get ready for work. I love the beat, the lyrics and everything about it.

Amazing song and great music video too! Can't get enough of it and cannot wait for Viva la Vida to be released!

I haven't listened to a single song of Coldplay's new album outside "Violet Hill", but if this one's any indication, they seem to have definitely turned a new musical leaf. Which, to me at least, is very good news. I had been very disappointed by "X&Y", and already, albeit to a lesser extent, by RoBttH, and had grown increasingly desinterested in their music over the last few years.

However, even though "Violet Hill" is not perfect, leaving me with the feeling that they've stopped just short of creating a truely amazing song (the crescendo of the first 2'40'' is really powerful but the way it ends was a bit unexpected - but maybe a few more listens will help me grow comfortable with that) it has definitely reignited the spark: I'll be around on June 16 for "Viva la Vida"

Very Impressed. A cross between Paul McCartney & Wings in sound & also Simon & Garfunkel in vocals...The blend is amazin & very talented composser work. never heard of coldplay before untill viewed video of Viva on vedio the other night...flipped my 19 yr. old son out when I asked him if ever heard of-em before and how much I injoyed them...I'm 46...we'r buying 2 when released...1 each...lol...

Forget everything you knew about Coldplay, "Speed of Sound," "Clocks," all have been turned upside-down in amazing and glorious fashion. Coldplay drops their trademark sound for something completely different, and the world of music might never be the same again.

The sound is possibly indie, definitely something out of the U.K., and certainly something new we've never heard before. It's surreal, it's art, it's a new breed of rock. The lyrics are not as cryptic as previous efforts, but still not a spelled out song, with the only chorus making a shred of sense, "If you love me, won't you let me know?" A haunting picture is painted of winter, and the song certainly paints and fits the mood.

Chris Martin never sounded better vocally, and they go perfectly with the song. As for catchiness, I don't think this is one you'll be singing in the grocery store, but you'll remember the general feel of the song.
As for negatives, there isn't any. Take the song, or leave it. It certainly won't appeal to everyone.

Overall, not the first thing you'd think of when it comes to summer music, but I see a world in which this song becomes a big hit. Certainly over the pond. The song is a haunting painting of ole', with originality, and the element that really makes the song, the mood. You might not find another thing like it, and you're certainly not going to confuse it with something else. Let more U2 comparisons come in, they're as good, and should be as successful. Take it or leave it, Coldplay never ceases to amaze.

If you loved the decidedly British indie feel of 28 Days Later and the raw emotions it evoked, you will love this track.

Maybe I need to listen to it 50 times and I'll like it more. Thing is, with Coldplay's previous efforts, I haven't had to!