The front cover of Viva la Vida (which means 'Live the Life') mainly consists of a painting known as "Liberty Leading The People" by french artist Eugene Delacroix in 1830. the use of revolutionary imagery such as this cover is prevalent throughout the entire album and the songs within. It also shows that the band is trying to (possibly) purvey an anti-political message to the masses. in contrast, the back cover and the inside of the digipak are much less hectic and much calmer in comparison to the front cover, which compliments well and makes the front cover more eye-catching.
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There are a couple of conventions which Coldplay break here - firstly, the band's name does not appear anywhere on the outside covers. This shows that the band does not need to state their name anywhere in order for the album itself to sell copies.
This 'revolutionary' cover also shows of in the genre of music that they perform - Alternative Rock.
Good to see you looking at digipaks in the genre of music you are exploring. You could perhaps extend on this by looking at more than one - Oasis, Stone Roses, Muse, The Vaccines etc...
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