Parachutes - Coldplay

Advantages: Fantastic writing, lovely melodies and a refreshing front voice.
Disadvantages: I'm waiting too long for the next album.

Forgive me for sounding like a new disciple of the Coldplay Clan, but I really can't help it! I had been waiting for someone, anyone, to bring out some music that really meant something to me. I'm not one of those people who memorise the names of band members or can tell you the intrinsic musical qualities of the symphony but I know what I like, and I likes this alot! The lead singer has a voice that sounds boyish yet portrays that certain wisdom ...
...clear yet has a quirky way of changing mid-note, this can be a tad bit tiring seeing as though he does it on every song, but hey, I don't care, the songs are all fantastic. Finally, we have a new band that have got something more interesting to say than 'Oh Baby, why can't we be together' or 'Don't you love the summer, lets dance and sing' or the old cherry 'Wave your hands in the air like you just don't care'. I got a gist about a couple of songs ... Read review

Advantages: Great vocals and melodys
Disadvantages: Bit short

...but it is. Slightly like Parachutes the song, this song is slow and silky smooth, a great song to round off an amazing album. There is not one bad song on this album and I couldn't reccomend it more highly. There's something for everyone, except for lads who like to sing-along. To you I say "Not a chance, mate". Hopefully they're good live as they'll be at Slane in Ireland during the summer and I'm going. C'mon!!!!!! ... Read review

Advantages: Very good album for people of all musical Tastes
Disadvantages: I almost let the overplaying of Yellow ruin it for me.

It was back in 2000 when Coldplay started to make a name for themselves. The debut single “Yellow” was being overplayed to death on the radio and TV and I found it was really starting to grate. It got so bad in fact that I put off buying the album deciding that Coldplay weren’t really worth bothering with and that one song was enough for me. A few months later I happened to hear a different track on the radio and thought that I might actually like ...
...They met at University and from there Chris Martin and the rest of the band decided they wanted to take on the world. Although Chris seems to have also made it his personal crusade to save the Earth as well. That’s getting ahead of myself though. They played a number of gigs around London and eventually seemed to catch someone’s eye and that someone decided to release a few of their tracks. From there things just kept getting better for Coldplay ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic debut
Disadvantages: Can be dull and boring at times

...kinda way. • Parachutes The title track is also the shortest track, but it really doesn't need to be any longer. All there is, is Chris Martin singing softly and playing a little ditty on his acoustic guitar. It might sound a bit rubbish, but the band have found acoustic suits them very nicely (many of their gigs are done this way) and this track is the best example. • High Speed Using the singing-then-pause-then-guitar formula to good ...
...Your decision really whether this is good or not, but it certainly stands it on the album as something different. It's not really wowing chilling out stuff, but it's not hard rocky stuff either. Bit weird. But Chris Martin's fantastic voice draws me back to it. • We Never Change Back to slow, soft, nice indie stuff with track number nine. You might find it maybe too slow, as it doesn't really get off its feet. You may find yourself wanting ... Read review

Advantages: quality not quantity(at last)
Disadvantages: too short for some

I was tempted to buy this album as I had heard the single "trouble" sounded different I thought so gave in to my temptation.And im happy to say i have been rewarded.For at least the last ten years, to do well in this musical field, you had to be a goodlooking celeb, not a musician. You had to be a Britney, or an westlife. Music produced for you, you just come along, sing 6 or 7 lines, record a video and release. But thankfully for people who actually ...
...exist. A band that have instruments. A band that "play music", an unheard of idea. Right, enough stuff about how much I hate pop music, and on to a nice little review of the album... At 10 tracks, and around 40 mins, this album is short-lived, but unlike most records, all the tracks are quality.Something i would controversialy say was missing from David's gray recent album.They do go for the old "quality not quantity" idea. And they do this I am ... Read review