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Parachutes

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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (242 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (10 July 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • 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 (242 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 772 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen10. Everything's Not Lost (Includes Hidden Track 'Life Is For Living') 7:16£0.69

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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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coldplay-rare 5 track promotional cd single-enhanced.1. sparks 2. careful where you stand 3. yellow (acoustic Jo Whiley) 4. see you soon 5. yellow(video)
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29 of 30 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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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Beginning Of Legends, 6 July 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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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Parachutes - Mind-blowing, powerful, haunting, touching, 20 Jun 2004
On hearing Parachutes, it's easy to see why Coldplay have followed U2 and Travis in conquering America. This album is true popualr classic, creating a new sound that others are trying to emulate. But the combination of Chris Martin's soaring vocals, which give a strong, hopeful, yet vulnerable emotion, singing haunting and catchy melodies and great lyrics over epic guitars - awesome.

The opener, 'Don't Panic', is short and taciturn, but sets an uplifting, hopeful tone for the whole album...'we live in a beautiful world'. The album moves into second gear with the opening chords of the upbeat 'Shiver', one of the best song introductions ever...the guitars sing and lead you through a song about hopeful yet unrequited love.

The pace slows a little with the mellow 'Spies' and 'Sparks', the first of which will stick in your head for hours at a time. Then the album explodes into 'Yellow', a bright and sunny track with a catchy melody and a strong vocal performance. As if that could be topped, the masterpiece, 'Trouble', is next. The haunting piano riff is overlaid by Martin's over-wraught lyrics of pain and desperation, and I promise that you'll be pressing repeat on the CD player for this one.

After the brief and acoustic 'Parachutes', 'High Speed' kicks in, a mellow look at early romance with soaring vocals countered by an over-arching guitar that just bubbles away at you. Then the album slows a little too much, with 'We Never Change' and 'Everything's Not Lost' perhaps slightly overlong, but the musical tension and vocal emotion keeps you listening.

Overall, this is a must for any collection, and has a song for every occasion - it's great for summer chillin' or winter driving. Buy it and play it - lots.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars how can you give the songs a number out of 5?
I'm seeing some of these reviews that don't actually for me describe or tell the soul of this album, i mean putting 4/5 of each song of the album is just no way to review it? Read more
Published 5 months ago by P. Gritton

3.0 out of 5 stars Parachutes Coldplay
I have several albums of Coldplay, and absolutely love them all. I bought Parachutes because I didn't have 'yellow' on any recording in my collection. Read more
Published 10 months ago by LD Deans

5.0 out of 5 stars Trancendental
Parachutes is still my favourit album from Coldplay. This album contributed to coldplays success with great songs Shivers, Yellow, High Speed, Everythings not lost. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mr. I. W. Elliott

5.0 out of 5 stars great coldplay cd/album ..
great cd/album , got all of there cd/albums and i think they are all just great , actually they are superb & just simply powerful -- thankyou coldplay ..

see u ..
Published 20 months ago by kerrygold71

2.0 out of 5 stars Over hyped with not much much substance
The songs on this album are ok but that's it they are just mediocre. There are good musicians at work here but somehow the sum of their talents adds up to something which leaves... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Supersonic man

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic, but not their best
Emotionally unsettling and uplifting in equal measure, simple smart records are sometimes the best. Some of Coldplay's best work is here along with the souring choruses that they... Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2008 by D. A. Mcculloguh

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
Published on 5 Sep 2007 by BD

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent pop masterpeice
This was the very first record I ever bought, back in '99 when it was released, and it didn't leave my CD player for months. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2007 by Dave Redman

5.0 out of 5 stars the perfect album for the moment
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

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
No one yet has taken over my favourite album this decade. Shame about x&y
Published on 27 Aug 2006 by superdudeo

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