Grabaciones Completas 1925-1931 - Sexteto Y Septeto Habanero

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...After a stormer of a début in the form of Parachutes which gave us the classic 'Yellow', Coldplay returned in 2002 with A Rush Of Blood To The Head - that gave us Clocks, The Scientist and possibly the greatest album of the decade so far. On rolls 2005, the year that has brought us the long awaited Oasis album, the pathetic Crazy Frog and now Coldplay's X & Y. Fans and critics alike noticed that the hype being built up around it surely meant that it was going to fall flat on it's face and die on it's backside. Well this is what Chris Martin and company have offered us... Square One - A predictable album starter, the song fades in as if you have woken up in heaven. Martin loudly whispers that you are in control, is there anything you wanna know? What I want to know is how they can nod to what has to be Kraftwerk and still produce... Read review

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...True to Coldplay's nature, their crucial third album, their bid to become huge stars, couldn't be more controlled and unassuming. X & Y does adhere to the sound that made A Rush of Blood to the Head a 10 million seller, but at the same time, Mr. Martin and company continue to tentatively stretch out their sound, and the way they subtly incorporate sounds that we would otherwise not hear from a popular mainstream pop act is the album's most shrewd quality. Opening track "Square One" begins with layered, ambient synths, obviously inspired by Brian Eno's 1970s compositions, followed by a gentle dance beat provided by Champion, but before long, the song bursts into a pensive, effective Echo & the Bunnymen homage (not the first time Coldplay has turned to the music of Ian McCulloch), Buckland's guitar accents dominating, underscored... Read review

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...X & Y is Coldplays third supposedly difficult album. Not difficult to listen to but difficult for an altogether different reason. 2000 was Coldplays year. Starting rockily with Shiver only charting at 35 in the UK charts, follow up single 'Yellow' changed all that. Peaking at 4 it became an anthem and stayed in the charts for months falling and rising again! Debut album 'Parachutes' reached number one before third single 'Trouble' (though only charting at 10) became yet another anthem. Two years on came their biggest hit 'In My Place' reaching number 2. 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head' followed Parachutes to the number on spot in the album charts. The band had also broken America. Singles 'The Scientist' and (my fav) 'Clocks' also made the top ten, even though the album was selling by the bucket load. This is why 'X & Y... Read review

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