Parachutes Review

Released: July 10, 2000
Genre: Rock
Styles: Britpop, Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Indie Pop
Number Of Tracks: 10
Coldplay is a band of young musicians who are still honing their sweet harmonies on the debut release Parachutes.

Sound:	8.3
Lyrics:	8
Impression:	8.7
Overall rating:	8.3
Users rating:	8.8
Comments:	9

Featured review by: unregistered, on june 23, 2005

Sound: This is definetley Coldplay's best album. My favorite tracks are Don't Panic, Everything's Not Lost and Spies. Chris's piano and voice in Trouble and Everything's Not Lost is truely remarkable. This Coldplay's rawest album, with the other two maybe having too many insturments and background music. The end of Trouble when Chris sings "they spun a web for me" is amazing. // 10

Lyrics and Singing: Don't Panic is the best song lyrically, that has a great meaning in today's world. Everything's Not Lost is a great track to put on when you are feeling down about yourself or in a bad mood. Parachutes is a short but sweet and I find Sparks to be very underrated. Chris got the word "yellow" for the song "Yellow" from the yellow pages that were sitting on a table in the room he was sitting in when he was writing the song. // 10

Impression: This is surely worth the $15 you will pay and is just great simple music. It definitely compares with Oasis's first and best album "Definitely Maybe." These songs were written to show emotion and not with the intention of being the best band in the world. If it was stolen I would definitely buy it again in a heartbeat. // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on june 23, 2005

Sound: This album is defiantly one of the better debut albums in the past five years. The sound on it is great it mixes Chris's soft vocals with acoustic and guitar work which comes off amazingly well. // 10

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics as with all of Coldplay's music are doing extremely well. I don't think I need to get into specifics about their lyrics because chances are if you are reading this and considering buying the album, you already know how impressive the lyrics are. // 10

Impression: Overall all I think this is Coldplay's best record. I have not heard all of the tracks on "X&Y" but from what I have heard it really dosent compare to "Parachutes." The most impressive songs on the album in my opinion are: "Shiver," "Everything Is Not Lost" and "We Never Change." If this CD were lost or stolent I would defiantley buy it again beacuse I think it is one of the best albums I own. // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on june 23, 2005

Sound: I love Coldplays sound on the album. Perhaps they have a bit too much of the same mellowed out sound, and perhaps they could be a bit more upbeat on songs other than shiver, but I enjoy it very much. // 8

Lyrics and Singing: What impresses me the most about Coldplay is how well their lyrics fit in with the music. Spies is an absolutely perfect music for the lyrics, as well as Trouble, Don't Panic, Everything's Not lost, Shiver and almost everyting else on the album. The lyrics flow well, and they all around great. // 10

Impression: I think Parachutes is a far better album than A Rush Of Blood To The Head. I love how the singer and guitarist seem to play so well togethr, it is amazing the chemistry they have there. The most impressive song on the album is Everythings Not Lost. It just fills me with emotion every time I hear it. If it were lost or stolen I'd be first to the store. // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on june 22, 2005

Sound: This album and band for that matter would have to receive the most unjust criticism of any other album or band out there. The sound on this album is absolutely amazing. This is definitely Coldplay and their best. Every tack is beautifully crafted and you can feel and hear the singer's emotion on every track. // 10

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics have always been what impresses me most about Coldplay. The most impressive lyrics on the album come from the tracks "We Never Change," "Trouble" and "Shiver." // 10

Impression: This is without a doubt Coldplays best album to date. My favourite tracks on the album are "Shiver," "Trouble," We Never Change" and the beautiful but very short title track "Parachutes." The thing I love about the album is the emotion it displays and how you can feel and hear the effort that went into making it. If this CD were lost or stolen, I would buy it again in an instant. // 10

overall: 7.3

Reviewed by: naydoe, on september 02, 2004

Sound: If you are looking for head banging power chords and gimongous distortion than of course you will be dissapointed with Coldplay's debut cd. But if you appreciate soulful tunes of love and life, after the manner of (some)Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, even Dave Matthews! Then and only then will you see the real beauty of this mellow, laid-back album. // 8

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics are not astounding, but as far as first time efforts are concerned, they are meaningful and have the annoying habit of getting themselves stuck in your head. Songs like Shiver, Don't Panic and Trouble are all stellar tunes that you can continually listen to and still find them awesome as ever not to mention the mega-hit "Yellow". // 6

Impression: Admittedly Coldplay's debut album is not as strong as their second attempt "A Rush Of Blood To The Head". My advice to you is to buy "Arobtth" and if you like what you hear, pick up "Parachutes". But you can't go wrong with the tracks Shiver, Trouble, Don't Panic, Everything's Not Lost and of course Yellow. If it was stolen I'd definetly buy it again. For 15 bucks it's worth it. // 8

Reviewed by: unregistered, on may 26, 2004

Sound: Dreary, dreary stuff. It could have been saved by Trouble, maybe even by Yellow, but the remaining tracks on Parachutes were barely worth writing. Obviously this is only my humble opinion, but with the aforementioned exceptions this album seems all too middle of the road, and if this cd hadnt been stolen from me, I think thats where I'd leave it. // 4

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics are recognisably poor, as though a group of students smoked some illicit substances and then thought it would be funny to write the most utter drivel imaginable. Oh well, they've been on the radio, so they'll survive anyway no doubt. // 2

Impression: Did it compare to other albums? Well it did, but only to serve as a reminder of precisely how good music can actually be. Silence compared to this album is like being cuddled up next to a fire compared to lying in a cowpat during a sleet shower. // 4

Comments

[angtobitkuh]

i love parachutes

[NiK-117]

Thank you to the first reviewer, Sparks is way underrated, i LOVE that song, one of their best mellow songs.

[Guitar_Wannabe]

Ripoffs? Who are they ripping off MusicMan666?

[Underglow]

What's the reasoning behind your assertions that Coldplay sucks? Is it the simplicity of this record (which is my favourite, by the way), or is it the falsetto voice thing? You may not like them, but Coldplay does not suck. One of the biggest bands in the world cannot, by definition, suck, sorry. Also, explain why they suck, if you're so sure. Coherence isn't a bad thing.

[[NIN]_ROCK!]

This is definitely their best work to date,every song is beautiful and by the time they were just kids who wanted to put out their emotions,so the result was a masterpiece of Alt.Pop/Indie/Dream Pop/WhateverYouWant music.Chris and the boys showed they could be some of the most charismatic composers of the modern Rock industry with songs like "Yellow"(my favorite "ballad" of all time,this is simply the reason why they should have never changed their style into something more like "easy listening".Everything about this song is perfect,the poetic lyrics,the beauty of the melodies,the progressions),"Shiver","T
rouble","Don't Panic" or "Everything's Not Lost".Their guitar work is simple but impressive for its beauty,their guitarist really knows how to put out a soulful riff,the man catches an entire audience with that simple thing he plays on "Fix You"(from the album X&Y)!Another thing that made me a big fan of this band is the way they add the piano on their work.It's original,powerful,melodic
and certainly creative.All in all,if you're looking for an album to make you smile,cry,jump,think,play
your air guitar,get some inspiration to write your own tunes or simply feel alive for almost an hour,go get Parachutes and listen to it with all the attention in the world,you'll see how perfect this band used to be.Rock On!

[Sos-viper]

This would probally be the best album ever released by coldplay. It contains some of there greatest songs to date. This album, could be dare i say it, better than any of there later releases

[SARASMiLE]

This is a great album.
The song Spies doesnt get alot of spotlight but its an amazing song.

[James TH]

I am very dissapointed in the guy that wrote that review and only gave the album.

IM a ****in headbanger and a 3.3 in my books is what most slipknot albums deserve..
ill give it to him that its his opinion but come on.. your telling me that the lyrcis and innuedoes behind their songs are clever?
**** off

[FinderofNemo]

I think the only reason Coldplay get ripped on so much is because they're so mainstream. They're actually a great bunch of musicians.