Coldplay

Parachutes

Editor's Review:

All grace and beauty, the new Coldplay album makes the other albums I’ve recently heard pale in comparison. This marvelous interpretation of British rock will leave you stunned and desperately wanting more. Waves of lush chorus and echo give the songs an immense, spacious sound that would leave Spiritualized jealous as all hell, and the fantastic range achieved by the Silk & Steel vocals brings to mind the likes of the late great Jeff Buckley. In lavish slow motion, Parachutes activates the imagination, sucking you into the bliss of Cure-esque landscape, and leaves you wandering in a field of shimmering acoustic guitars, smooth perfect rhythm and perfectly sparse piano. I’ve found a new favorite band.

– Maurice Spencer Teilmann


Write Your Own Review
Bookmark: Post to BlinkBits Post to BlogMarks Post to Del.icio.us Post to Digg Post to Fark Post to Furl Post to Google Post to Ma.gnolia Post to MyWeb Post to Netscape Post to NetVouz Post to Newsvine Post to RawSugar Post to Reddit Post to Scuttle Post to Shadows Post to Simpy Post to Slashdot Post to Spurl Post to Technorati Post to Wists
Album Cover
Record Label Parlophone / Netwerk America
Released November 1999

Tracks

Don’t Panic
Shiver
Spies
Sparks
Yellow
Trouble
Parachutes
High Speed
We Never Change
Everything’s Not Lost
Comments down for maintenance.

Site Search

Related

Coldplay
Bio[+]
The four-piece British rock phenomenon Coldplay initially got their start while Guy Berryman (bass), John Buckland (guitar), Will Champion (drums) and Chris Martin (vocals, piano, guitar) were studying at London University College. After Martin assumed the band’s name from an ex-flat mate, their soon-to-be manager financed the Saftey EP, which they released in 1998. Their “Brothers & Sisters” single was released on the Fierce Panda label in the spring of 1999, prompting interest from Parlophone, who released the band’s Blue Room EP that same year. With the strength of their single “Yellow,” their 2000 debut album Parachutes earned much praise by critics and fans alike. Their follow-up, A Rush Of Blood To The Head was released in 2002 to fervent enthusiasm.

– Maurice S. Teilmann (September, 2002)


Cred: Scribles |&&| na3s

Copyright 1995-2007 by Synthesis Network Inc. All Rights Reserved. Some Trademarks and Creative Works are property of their respective owners.