Coldplay - Parachutes
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Free Music Review: The most emotion I've seen out of a rock band in a long time
Hit: 5 Stars
Rewind to 2000. Britney, NSYNC and Backstreet were ruling the charts. The radio was infested with sugar-coated bubble-gum pop. But, Coldplay was a light in the darkness in 2000. Who thought that a song called "Yellow" could be such a hit from a rock band that many considered Radiohead-lite. However, if you listen to this album, they're not just Radiohead-lite. This album was explosive in a pop infested world (not to mention it won Best Alternative Album). So anyway...on to the review.Don't Panic - Great openning song. It has great lyrics and when seen live, Jon's harmonica solo is awesome.
Shiver - One of their first singles off of the album. This song is really full of emotion and Jon's guitar playing is just excellent.
Spies - Very emotional, paranoid song about hiding from someone or something. If you see it live, it really blows you away.
Sparks - Nothing really stand-out here, but the lyrics are really good and the music is soothing.
Yellow - When I first heard it I thought it sucked, but then I actually bought the album and I loved this song, it has such great lyrics and Chris puts a lot of emotion into this song. This is the single that put them on the map.
Trouble - Beautiful music. Chris's piano work is magnificent and the lyrics are excellent. Another great live track.
Parachutes - Short (less than a minute) but still good.
High Speed - Great lyrics about living in a high speed world. Nice effects by Jon.
We Never Change - Again, more great lyrics, although it's not a huge stand out track, it's still pretty good.
Everything's Not Lost - The closing song. Yet another emotional song from Coldplay. If you see it live, Chris has the audience sing along at the end. If you keep the CD running, you'll hear a hidden track which is also pretty good.
Now...buy this and buy "A Rush Of Blood To The Head".
Free Music Review: Simply Beautiful...
Hit: 5 Stars
Coldplay is infectious. On this, their most powerful and successful recording to date, they have achieved what many bands of their generation have sought - respect, acclaim and the listening ears of the alt-music consumer. Any band that takes risks, invents new ways of expressing themselves and actually pays attention to the craft of songwriting and the beauty of words gets extended spins on my playlist.Comparisons to Radiohead and Travis are so way off base. The band's individuality can be compared to no other group. The only comparison with Radiohead, Travis, et al., is that great British innovative vibe that sounds so new, real and experimental. The end result has Coldplay and their peers soaring high above so many of the abyssmal pop acts out there these days.
The vocals of lead singer Chris Martin are quite simply the crowning achievement of this masterful CD. They are sincerely heartfelt, real and oh so perfect. The falsetto he creates on all of the tracks fits perfectly with the overall aura of the recording.
Naturally, the stand out tracks are the popular "Yellow" and the sleeper "Trouble" - both magnificent creations of word and music. However, the wonderful aspect of this CD is that the same thing can be said of the entire CD. The lead-off track "Don't Panic" is understated in it's delivery. "Shiver" and "Spies" are brilliantly delivered by Martin's wonderfully infectious British accent. Comparisons to Neil Young's falsetto will naturally occur but Martin has something very distinct in his vocals that make listening to him sing a pure and soothing joy. The closing track "Everything's Not Lost" is a perfect wrap up for this sonic masterpiece.
This is unquestionably a desert island disc. Understated class.
Free Music Review: Coldplay.. before they became lame
Hit: 5 Stars
Upon purchasing this cd, I felt as though I had literally just won the lottery. This cd was so unlike anything I had heard, and Coldplay was such an unheard of band, I thought I had stumbled on to the next big thing (which years later, I realized I have). But gone now from Coldplay's music is the creativeness, and the simplicity that made this cd so incredible. While back then Chris Martin's vocals seemed so wonderfully endearing, now with X&Y seem to be so contrived, and generic. This cd was so basic in it's recording, many of the tracks seeming to be nothing more than Martin and an acoustic guitar... very simple drum beats if any, compared to X&Y which is loud, and tries to be much to anthemic. I only wish Coldplay will come back on album 4 with the formula of ablum 1.. but the fact they are selling rediculous amounts of cds can only ensure the fact we can expect X&Y part 2.
From Don't Panic, straight thru to Everything's Not Lost, with hi-lites of Yellow, Trouble, and Hi-Speed in the middle, I'd have to say this cd was in my player 90 percent of the time, within the first 6 months of it's release.. I played it right into the ground, and yet can come back now and listen to it, and still enjoy it.
Oddly enough, Coldplay has always been so "anti-corporate," and supposedly hates share holders and what not.. and all I can see out of there new album is them trying to appease these people, by making such a radio friendly (in a very bad sense) and massively appealing album. I feel they've sold out, and while they've garnered themselves many new listeners out there, I believe I'm not the only Parachutes fan who feels lost listening to their current music.
Please Coldplay, give us another Parachutes of Rush of Blood to the Head.. Please!!!!!!!!
Free Music Review: Praise from a neophyte
Hit: 5 Stars
I was a bit slow to jump on the Coldplay bandwagon. I'd hear a song on the radio and say "I like this band" ~ then I'd see a Coldplay concert on PBS and say "I like this band" ~ but I never really went out and bought any of their CDs. I don't know why this is... Coldplay just never popped into my mind when I was shopping for CDs.
I decided to change that this year, and asked Santa for Parachutes and X&Y in my stocking. I'm so glad that I am finally the owner of this album. Parachutes has several songs that I've heard before and said "I love this." I've listened to it four or five times since Christmas, and of the 30 CDs that Santa brought me (yeah, it's a big stocking!), I'd have to say that Parachutes is my favorite. I've only listened to X&Y once so far, but it also contains a few I've heard before on the radio and said "I love this."
Even though I'm a newbie Coldplay fan, I have to say that I am hooked now. I did have another Coldplay CD before that my husband bought, but I wasn't all that crazy about it (can't even remember its name, have only listened to it once). With Parachutes and X&Y, I will now formally and publicly state that I will listen to these again and again. I'm even listening to Parachutes again right now as I write.
I love Chris Martin's voice... very easy to listen to at any time of day, whatever mood you're in. Parachutes is good enough to turn anyone into a Coldplay fan, unless they were really close-minded and only liked hard rock, heavy metal, hip hop, or whatever, and nothing else.
I'm sure that all true Coldplay fans already own this one, but if you're a newbie fan like me, and considering it as an introduction to their music, you should buy it. If you like it, try their latest X&Y too.
Free Music Review: One of the best debut albums ever
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought this CD the day it came out (Nov. 7) based on word of mouth about their song "Yellow." The CD did not disappoint. The album starts out with one of its best tracks, "Don't Panic." This is the song that reminds me most of Radiohead, with it's delayed guitar effects, but the tune itself is very different from the average Radiohead song. Coldplay take a more optimistic approach to their music with the best example being "Everything's Not Lost" with it's ending chant of "Come on yeah, Sing out yeah, Come on yeah, Everything's Not Lost," which also ends the CD on a very introspective yet upbeat note. The most emotional song on the CD outside of "Yellow" is the follow-up track "Trouble." With it's melancholic piano line, it's the most depressing song on the CD. But it's a very beautiful tune and you can really feel the emotion in Chris' voice. Another personal favorite is "Spies," which has a hair-raising middle-eight that really pushes through the urgency in the song. Most of the songs are acoustic but some make use of distortion, most notably the new American single "Shiver" (which really grooves.) The album also has a very tight production, which is probably where the Radiohead references come. They also make use of atmospherics like Radiohead, but the Travis comparison is unwarranted. The songs may contain acoustic guitars but this stuff is a long way from "The Man Who." This is one of the best debut CD's I've heard in a long time and it's really fantastic that American radio is accepting them the way they have. Based on the promise of this CD, this band have a lot of potential to be enthralling...and I hope they realize it on their next album.