Audio CD review:
Coldplay - Parachutes

Coldplay - Parachutes

Band: Coldplay Title: Parachutes Rating: Release Date: 09 August, 2000 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Don't Panic 2: Shiver 3: Spies 4: Sparks 5: Yellow 6: Trouble 7: Parachutes 8: High Speed 9: We Never Change 10: Everything's Not Lost-Life Is For Living 11: Careful Where You Stand 12: For You

Customer Reviews I have the excellent U.S. release and thought I'd put in my 2 cents. Sure, if I don't own this, then I don't know about the *COMPLETE* packaging, but not many people are. . well, not crazy, but. . . well, *FORTUNATE* enough to have 45 bucks, just laying around to spend on a release that offers *TWO* new songs. Call me crazy but. . . It's very, very mellow. Anyway, at first, none of the songs really stood out. . . But flash forward 7-8 months, and this is quite a nice, relaxing, and very, very soothing alternative CD. And Chris Martin's voice for the most part, fits right in! My favorite songs are: Don't Panic High Speed Sparks Trouble (nice piano) Everything's Not Lost I now own all 3 of Coldplay's albums. I think that this album is there very, very best, and they expanded their sound, to reach the masses with [[ASIN:B000069AUI A Rush of Blood to the Head]]. It was nearly as good, but less unique than this CD. [[ASIN:B0006L16N8 X&Y]] was most definitely the weakest link. But all of the CDs have at least 4 inspiring tracks on them. I really like the upbeat numbers that they do; Clocks, Daylight, Speed Of Sound, Fix You and Square One are amongst my favorites! This CD should be owned by most alternative music fans. As a MATTER OF FACT, do your friend a favor, and spread some love this Christmas by buying them this! They will love its mellow and ambient feel. It's in-describe-able!! Seriously. It's so lovely, that I'm at a BIG loss of words. I don't know if I've said this already, but when I initially purchased this from Best Buy for 13 bucks, and got it home, I was thinking, "This doesn't stand out much. " But these days, it's definitely THE BEST alternative CD I own. It's perfection. You know they've found something special when the skit on the album perfectly blends into the next song. So if You've had a hard day at work, kick off your shoes and socks, turn the damn phone OFF, and pop this into your CD/DVD player. Smoke something nice, get a cappuccino, and just L-I-S-T-E-N. Most of all, R-E-L-A-X. I have no regrets buying this one. 5 stars. "Parachutes" is only getting better with the years 2000), and as the phenom called Coldplay is getting bigger and bigger, it's now clear that "Parachutes" is a classic, in every sense of the word. It's been 4+ years since the original release of Coldplay's debut album in the UK (the US release would follow in Nov. By now, the original 10 tracks of the album all have become so instantly familiar, yet never tiresome. There is of course "Yellow", the US break-through single but for me probably the weakest track on the set. Check out instead "Shiver", "Don't Panic" (with the immortal line "We Live in a Beautiful World"), "Trouble" and Sparks", 4 other singles from the album (all of them still available on Amazon). This import version of "Parachutes" (12 tracks, 50 min. ) comes with 2 bonus tracks: "Careful Where You Stand" and "For You", which were actually the b-sides of the "Shiver" single, and which fit very well onto the album. So you can buy "Parachutes" the album and "Shiver" the single separately, or you can buy this import version which has everything in one place. Ypur choice. We now await Coldplay's new album, which supposedly will come out in Spring 2005. Who knows whether that's gonna be any good, but for sure it's gonna be a monster, and Coldplay is well on its way to be the next U2. Meanwhile, enjoy the humble and intimate debut album which I dare say Chris and the boys will never surpass. Excellent album Obvious parallels can be drawn to bands like Travis, but I think this album can stand on its own. The two extra tracks are worth it. . You can see a complete list of all Coldplay discography, or go back to the Coldplay tabs