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List Price: $22.98 | | Label: Phantom Sound & Visi
Salesrank: 1345925
Released: December 20, 2000 |
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Description of Parachutes:
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 newfound 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
Parachutes Reviews:
Before My Head Starts to Explode 
2009-11-28 - Colplay is probably the best music you've ever heard if you never listened to another band's CD. All four musicians wrote all of the tracks. These brilliant songwriters have penned this stunning lyric on "Shiver," "So I look in your direction, but you pay me no attention; I know you don't listen to me because you see straight through me." "How do you live as a fugitive?" Coldplay sings on the complex "Spies," "I awake to see that no one is free." One excellent aspect of Coldplay is that their guitars are well-tuned. On the moody "Sparks," "I say ohhhhhhh" is the original lyric. It's copyrighted; so don't try to steal it. "Yellow" thunders for twenty seconds before giving way the pretty chorus where the singer's voice breaks momentarily into the upper register, "You know I love you so." The title track is less than a minute. To toy with your mind, the song "High Speed" creeps along "before my head starts to explode." Coldplay's biggest problem is that they write their own songs which aren't very interesting and don't say much. You have to give credit to them for selling a lot of CDs including the two in my collection. I bought mine used. Taxi!
Pass the No-Doz, please 
2009-10-10 - Coldplay is perennially overrated. It's kind of a mass-marketed attempt to create 'progressive' music aimed at radio. With amazingly sappy lyrics and some of the worst over-production I've ever heard, their music is just a notch above elevator music. In fact, it seems well suited for ESPN or NFL Films productions, and maybe stadium play.
I spent a bunch of money on a fair amount of Coldplay's music and have listened through several times only to conclude that I wasted a lot of cash. Not sure where all the love comes from, but it's hardly challenging musically, nor is it all that enjoyable. For Parachutes, X&Y and Viva LaVida, I give them all passing grades - good enough for radio and maybe sports films, but not for a true progressive music fan. This stuff can't be listened to during the daytime - it's a sure sleep aid. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.....
product was fine, but the case was not in that great condition 
2009-07-14 - the cd works fine, but the case is not in very good condition. all in all, the cd is what counts so i am mostly satisfied
Parachutes
2009-06-15 - I was very disappointed with the purchase. The seller described the product to be in "like new condition". I anticipated receiving the disc in the original packaging (along with the cover)as though it were purchased brand new from a store. The disc itself was in fine condition. However, it came in a clear plastic case. I don't think the cd should have been advertised as being in "like new condition." The music by Coldplay is great and the disc is definitely worth purchasing, particularly if you like all of their other cd's but don't own this one.
Coldplay's Best Album 
2009-06-12 - Simply fantastic! Coldplay has scored with all of their albums, but this is far and away their best. I think what sets it apart is it's careful attention to vulnerable melody... it literally gives me goosebumps (listen to "We Never Change" and reintroduce yourself to a Coldplay that undersings, underplays and sounds flat amazing.) Other Coldplay albums are also well worth picking up! Perhaps in this order:
Parachutes
X&Y
Rush of Blood to the Head
Viva La Vida/Propekt's March EP
