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  • Audio CD (10 Jul 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Enhanced
  • Label: Parlophone
  • ASIN: B00004U9MS
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (239 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,060 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  2. Shiver 4:59£0.79
Listen  3. Spies 5:18£0.69
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Music doesn't come more touching than Parachutes. With their debut single alone, the emotion-fortified "Shiver", Coldplay proved they could shift between elated and crushed in a breath as singer Chris Martin poured out music's oldest chestnut (unconditional yet unrequited love) with the shakiest of voices and a backdrop of epic guitars that rouse and tug at the heart strings. For 10 tracks on Parachutes, he comes out with these, adding new-found meaning to the most tired and overused rock sentiments--love found, love lost, love unrequited, hurting the ones you love and the struggle that is life--over acoustic guitars and emotionally fraught rock. And for once, all the clichés ring true, thanks to Chris Martin genuinely sounding like a man picking over the bones of his life and soul, coming up with equal parts reasons to be cheerful and 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

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Debut album from the Radiohead influenced indie-rock act who formed at university in London in 1998. 'Parachutes' entered the UK album charts at no.1. It includes the top 10 singles, 'Trouble' and 'Yellow'.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Fine Debut, 28 Jul 2006
By C. Barlow "tkkeele1" (Stoke, England) - See all my reviews
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The start of Coldplays wonderful career starts with this marvellous debut album, full of classic pop tunes, some people say its boring, some people say its different. i think its wonderful, the best debut since Definitly Maybe, and how many times have you heard that been said before.

"Don't Panic" - A wonderful start not very long but still a fine opening. 4/5

"Shiver" - The first single maybe a bit long but wonderful non the less. 4/5

"Spies" - The darkest song on the album, this song got the album banned by the Chinese Government because of the lyrics I think that it is a wonderful song though. 4.5/5

"Sparks" - A lovely song, another great highlight on the album. 4/5

"Yellow" - The classic on the album, still played live by the band and often described as there best ever single. 5/5

"Trouble" - Another wonderful ballad that always gives me shivers when i hear it. 5/5

"Parachutes" - The slowest song on the album. 3/5

"High Speed" - Good song, a bit like Radiohead, but still great. 4/5

"We Never Change" - quite good, possibly the one song off the album which i don't listen to that much. 3.5/5

"Everything's Not Lost" - Brilliant song that ends the album in style. 5/5
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An album that really comes back to haunt you, 6 Sep 2000
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This album really deserves the Mercury Music Award this year. I think it's chart success speaks for itself, straight into No.1. Personal favourites of mine are the two released singles "Shiver" and "Yellow", Chris Martin's ethereal voice, quivering with emotion, you feel that the they are part of you. Once I heard the album, I instantly fell in love with the new tracks. One song in particular and that was "Trouble". The piano being played was stuck in my brain for a long time. I would definately recommend a listen to other tracks such as the opening track "Don't Panic" - which has a nice little guitar riff, "Spies" and "Everything's not lost". I could list the remaining tracks and talk about them all day, but there would be nothing left for you to discover. Ignore comparisons of Coldplay to Radiohead, when you look deep into the depths of this work of art, you can really see that whoever started the rumour off really probably hasn't heard the album themselves. And one more piece of advice, try and catch them while they are on tour which starts shortly - you can't beat them live!
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Beginning Of Legends, 6 Jul 2006
By * "plugindonkey" (Planet Telex) - See all my reviews
Parachutes is the debut album by the ultra-talented Coldplay. It has a soft sound to it,that anyone fond of the likes of Radiohead, Muse or the Doves, should enjoy.

1:Don't Panic: 9/10
A beautiful opener. It has a simple melody but a deeply moiving chorus of "We live in a beautiful world"

2:Shiver: 9/10
Another great track with a cool guitar line running throughout it. It is perhaps one of the "Rockier" tracks on the album.

3:Spies: 9/10
A soft beautiful song that was reportedly banned in China for it's mentions of a "Spies". It is mostly soft but has a real epic sounding verse of "If we don't fight here, they're gonna find us".

4:Sparks: 9/10
Perhaps the most beautiful song on the album. It is a soft romantic song about seeing "Sparks".

5:Yellow: 9/10
This is the song that made Coldplay famous. It has a beautiful verse, a great chorus and while it is a sad song it has a positive feel to it.

6:Trouble: 8.5/10
Another song you've probably heard a few times on the radio. It is yest another soft piano driven tune, with a nice chorus.

7:Parachutes: 8/10
A very short, but sweet song.

8:High Speed: 7/10
Possibly the weakest song on the album.

9:We Never Change: 9/10
A beautiful song despairing on the darkness and faults of the human species.

10:Everything's Not Lost: 9/10
A Brilliant positive ending, with the best chorus of any song on the album. The guitar line lifts the outro and gives it an epic feel. There is also a positive acoustic bonus track at the end which finishes the album brilliant.

Overall: 9/10
This is a beautiful debut that stands among the greatest albums yet produced by Mankind.
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5.0 out of 5 stars "Theres nothing here to run from, cause everybody heres got somebody to lean on"
7 years on and Parachutes still sounds great. The first time I ever heard of or saw Coldplay, was on the much missed channel 4 music show hosted by Jo Whiley. Read more
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It's incredible that this is a debut album. Accomplished, yet subtle, it works perfectly as a whole in a way all the production skills in the world couldn't replicate. Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2006 by Mr. A. Gardner

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Coldplay first introduced themselves to the world back in '99 with this amazing debut album. The musical equilibrium is what makes this album so good; Luscious, gentle guitar work... Read more
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