When a band bursts on to the scene in the way Coldplay did with Parachutes, people are always excited at what will come next. cjpowell on A Rush of Blood to the HeadĬhris Martin once said, "I don't mind not being cool." To be honest, neither do I, but being a Coldplay fan is not something that will keep you too far down the social pecking order. It would mean ravaging an album I hold dear, and one that I've loved for a long time. And I even tried to be a music critic, but I realised I can't. I know it's easy to criticise Coldplay – all mums, MOR and so much talk of "bones" and "stars". Its nostalgia and good songs are a reference point in my life. Parachutes is a record I can listen to in its entirety and one to which I can easily return. Chris Martin's gift for melody and a winning hook hasn't left him, but his devotion was never to the band. Parachutes allowed me to get lost in their own bookending of the 90s – a transitional moment.įor me, Parachutes is perfect. Contemplation is a good description of the album's mood, and something I did a lot of in my early teens I suppose. Yellow and Trouble are the obvious centrepieces, the latter with its contemplative piano melody. It's hard to pick favourites: it's like asking me to pick a favourite dripping on a Pollock painting the whole mesmerises. Sparks and We Never Change sound like what a dwindling glass of red wine must feel like. I never really paid attention to the words, only the mood that they created. With a tenderly ambient production by Ken Nelson, it's a pleasure to hear the almost jazzy drumming of Will Champion and the thrum of the acoustic guitar. The album has a woody, warm, end-of-the-night quality, something on the cusp.
It soundtracked nights of unrequited dreams, summery breezes, and the embered glow of my bedroom dimmer light. Sometime later I bought the album, with its lustrous, romantic image of an orange globe, and slowly fell in love. Taken by that heavenly chorus, and it hit me in that direct way that is so rare now. The oddly dissonant verses intrigued, but nothing grabbed.
I was taking a stroll outside my mother's shop in Hastings Old Town, and I heard a thunderous riff playing on the speakers of a jacket-potato restaurant. I was quite young when I first heard Yellow.
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If you'd like to find out how to review pretty much any album you can think of on .uk/music, see here for details on how to do it. Here are some of the reviews posted on to the dedicated album pages. Why cant people see how beautiful and perfect this album is! Comment by F'RES0LUTION GAMINGĬold Play makes you not want to hate the world when you here this lol Comment by mjĭamn it.Earlier this week, we asked readers to make a case for their favourite Coldplay album. I still rank this album as one of the very best ever. I was 21 when this came out in July of 2000. best band ever Comment by Lingstone ProductionĪmazing album, thanks for upload Comment by Freefall Xtcīest album ever Comment by SickofTALKIN’ Comment by peterboyle01īro whats the name of the song that starts around 13:10 Comment by Semi Why cant I actually be happy, people say fake it until you feel it but I've been doing that for 4 years and I'm still numb. Skiillll mosotionnya gokil Comment by Ayu PratiwiĪlways love all coldplay songs Comment by denki
I still find it hard to believe this is the debut album lol, its just so good Comment by isac Indonesia love this Comment by Alice Janice França the best Song ✌??? Comment by Daniel Moorad