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 | Title : Parachutes
Author : Coldplay
Release Date : 20001107
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $17.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Music doesn't come more touching than this. With their debut single alone, the emotion-fortified 'Shiver,' Coldplay prove they can shift between elated and crushed in a breath, as singer Chris Martin pours out music's oldest chestnut (unconditional yet unrequited love) with the shakiest of voices and a backdrop of epic guitars. For 10 tracks on Parachutes, he adds new-found meaning to the most tired and overused rock sentiments--love found, love lost, love unrequited--over acoustic guitars and emotionally fraught rock. And for once, all the clichés ring true because Chris Martin genuinely sounds like a man picking over the bones of his life, coming up with just as many reasons to be cheerful as seriously depressed. Not that Parachutes is a depressing album--there's too much conviction to the guitars and hope in Martin's words for that. Instead it's a beautifully tender balance that comes as close to perfection as anything that's come before it. --Dan Gennoe
Buyer Reviews :
'Parachutes' is a really astonishing debut album from the British band Coldplay. 'Parachutes' is best described as a mood piece--mellow, melodic, acoustic guitar, mopey at times but ultimately convinced that 'Everything's Not Lost.'
Coldplay's sound is a mixture of shimmering guitars, keyboards, and Chris Martin's incredible voice. His voice is probably the cause of the many Thom Yorke, Fran Healy and Jeff Buckley comparisons--like those three singers, he makes very effective use of his falsetto. His voice just crackles with real emotion. They have a great tendency to pair rhythm acoustic and lead electric guitars, which produces a very specificly textured and meshed sound.
All the tracks on the album are worth a listen. Highlights include the sublime 'Shiver' (truly swoon-worthy), 'Yellow' (simply romantic), 'Trouble,' and the last track, 'Everything's Not Lost.'
Highly recommended to fans of Travis's 'The Man Who' and Radiohead's 'The Bends.' Coldplay shares a general musical aesthetic with those two bands, but they also have their own sound and musical project. Listen to the sound clips, and you'll see how Coldplay is both familiar and unique. You won't be wasting your money if you pick this album up.
(by Joy Kim)
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