Some time ago my girlfriend asked me what the Panic Manual thought of the new Coldplay album, Viva La Vida. Ever since I have been trying to put into words what I thought of the album. In the latest issue of Exclaim, I found exactly what I have been trying to express…

Coldplay will always find themselves in the middle of mammoth expectations, between the soccer mom crowd that wants the hits to keep on coming and the critics that feel the quartet can be the big name act to balance commercial success with innovation….sure, they think what they’re doing is a drastic forward step but Coldplay seem unable to truly make such drastic moves with their music. - Cam Lindsay / Exclaim

Well put Cam. What does the Panic Manual think of the new Coldplay? Mehhh. Don’t bother. I’d post an mp3, but i’m pretty sure that you have already heard it before. Lots before.