Advantages: great, lengthy and not a dissapointment to past releases. Disadvantages: if you dont like Coldplays previous songs/albus you wont be a fan of this
...effectiveness of their third album X and Y.
1. Square One
One of the most important tracks on an album is of course the opener. This rule couldn't be more important for Coldplay, after a three year wait this is the first taste the fans will get of the new Coldplay album (minus the single). The song starts off with a nice mellow synth and kicks in as only Coldplay can with a solid beat and catchy guitar licks. The song has a lot of atmosphere ...
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Advantages: fantastic songs, lengthy album, good lyrics Disadvantages: no thank you
...musicians who attach the letter X and the letter of Y and make that X become the Y it comes into their admirable ballads and melodies more than 13 times.
This CD is very pleasant thing to hear and the cover is made well with small boxes in the middle which are formed of the colours black, grey, white, red, orange, purple, yellow, green, and blue. It appears like a strange picture and artwork, and after I play the music, the picture still makes ...
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Advantages: Fix You Disadvantages: Could be Be Here Now Mark 2.
...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 ...
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Advantages: Excellent lengthy album, good guitar/drum work Disadvantages: A few of the tracks sound very similar
About five years ago, I watched a man walking on a beach singing a tune that reminded me of early 90's shoe-gazing. Fortunately, I heard the song again, and again, and soon, I bought "Parachutes", Coldplay's debut album. As an intimate success of acoustics and piano, I loved it then and it still stands up as one of the best records of the last 20 years in my opinion.
Unfortunately, the "A Rush of Blood to the Head" was a disappointing follow up ...
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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 ...
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Advantages: Coldplay do Coldplay (via Johhny Cash and Kraftwerk) Disadvantages: Coldplay do Coldplay (via Johhny Cash and Kraftwerk)
"If it ain't broken don't fix it" is how the old adage goes. This is Coldplay's design for life. These environmentally friendly popsters have only gone and recycled themselves!
Why not? In their absence so may other bands have been eco-friendly enough to cut and paste their sound to inject flagging careers. Stand up Keane, Snow Patrol, Embrace.
Coldplay has plagurised Coldplay and Mr Martin has every right to look smug about it.
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Advantages: Excellent mix of tracks with a deep and rich sound. Disadvantages: Some tracks can be a little repetitive
I've been a fan of Coldplay for some time, but only bought Parachutes a year after it was released. I'm not one for buying albums that often, so when I was abroad in New Zealand I took advantage of the low price and bought X&Y shortly after it had been released, an unprecedented move on my part.
My initial impressions were of slight disappointment, as this wasn't really a sound I associated with Coldplay. However, after playing through the entire ...
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Coldplay rule! Review ofX And Y - Coldplayby
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Advantages: absolutely amazing album Disadvantages: none
Ok… before I start, I have a slight confession, I didn't used to be a huge Coldplay fan, and to be honest I don't know an awful lot about them except for the legendary songs like "clocks", which quite frankly if you haven't heard of… well yeh…
Anyway... X&Y.
NME call it "their best yet", and although I technically have no grounds to agree or disagree with this statement, I can fairly easily see way. All existing Coldplay fans MUST get this album ...
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Advantages: Holds its ground among the new indie competitors Disadvantages: May be somewhat overshadowed by past albums
The album opens, for me, slower than what I expected. This isnt a bad thing however as the albums track listing is nothing short of impeccable. Whilst containing seminal singles 'Fix You' and 'Speed of Sound', it's the tracks around these that really bring the album into it's own. 'Square One' whilst a slow start builds fantastically and offers, in my opinion, a better opening than 'Politik' offered on 'A Rush of Blood....'. This is a truly magnificent ...
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Advantages: A range of Ballads done at an almighty scale Disadvantages: The shocking criticism of the USA, Bands Recieved
...tender strains of title track X & Y give it a tempestuous edge with a gentler, romantic feel...
The arrangements venture into new ground, uncharted territory yet reassuring.
X & Y is a prime example that rock can be intimate and assuaging, by reaching deep into the soul, revealing something relevant within its borders.
I loved their debut album Parachutes, I adored Rush of Blood to the Head, but this one will blow your mind to depths you ...
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Quick review of X And Y - Coldplay Review ofX And Y - Coldplayby
RacheyPoo
Great album from the legendary band that is Cold Play, another must have for anyones collection.
Songs such as "Talk" and "Speed of Sound" really help to show ColdPlays real colours and amazing ability at producing excellent music for everyone.
With no tacky lyrics or dance videos. ColdPlay are a great relief from tacky Hip hop and rap stars who parade half naked people on their videos.
I think coldplay are much better because they are suitable for all the family.
Who wants a 5 year old watching 50 cent and listening to him singing about sex?
If you havent purchased a Coldpllay album before, make it this one that you do purchase :)
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Advantages: New sound with familiar feel Disadvantages: Feel like they could have done more songs
Very few recording artists tend to better previous albums but coldplay are the exeption that prove the rule with their greatest collection of song to date. The opening track Square One screams out as a single release but it is not the only track that does this as even the hidden track Kingdom Come inpired by the late Jonny Cash deserves a place amongst the best seller charts. The singles released from this album Speed of Sound, Fix You, The Hardest ...
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Advantages: Superb return, piano based, british rock/pop music Disadvantages: Still not as good as Parachutes
...again superb. Rating: 7/10
6. X and Y-I think this song, the title track is very much reminiscent of their earlier work on Parachutes, and has a very atmospheric air about it. This is achieved with Martin's vocals and some guitaring that has an almost lullaby quality about it. My rating 8/10
7. Speed of Sound, starting with a piano, and quickly drums. It is the bass and guitar that lift this song. It was the first single, and well worth a listen. ...
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Advantages: Fix you Disadvantages: A small change musically
...better! and then there was x & y! When coldplay famously disappeared after rush of blood tour- promising that they would not return in the same style? They lied. They must have sat around drinking herbal tea watching their bank accounts get fatter. They then thought bloody hell it has been a while so we better get an album together. They got together in a non rock and roll way and made the worst album possible to follow rush of blood.
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Advantages: A development from previous albums, showing the band maturing Disadvantages: Not quite as original as Parachutes or A Rush of Blood to the Head
...release of their new album, X and Y, for months now. Based upon their past albums, Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head, which are in my opinion masterpieces, like most people I was again expecting a brilliant album.
And although I'm not disappointed, it's definitely different from the previous two albums. The signature piano melodies have become quieter, more subdued, and the guitars are more prominent creating a more polished, rocky sound. ...
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X&Y - Coldplay
Coldplay were faced with a difficult choice as they set to work on X&Y. They could ... more
either follow Radioheads lead and use their enormous success and financial security as a springboard to a brave experimental future--or they could play it safe, repe...
X&Y - CD
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