Parachutes

Good shit

I'm shocked how many people just hate Coldplay. Parachutes is a great record, and even the atrocities of the band's more recent music are unable to deny it.

People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people, Jeremy

Peak mid.

Diet radiohead.

There are a few songs I like on here but by the end it all gets to be too much Coldplay. It is interesting to hear this straight through knowing where they will go later with things.

good album, my favorite is "don't panic". i remember some time ago a song got stuck in my head for no reason, i could not remember what was it's name, but then, in the evening i somehow found out it was "don't panic". Then i listened to it for the rest of the day. "everything's not lost" has a nice baseline. also liked "shiver", "spies", "sparks", "yellow", "trouble", "high speed" and "everything's not lost". 4

Love it

A - I went into this with a closed mind truth be told but honestly it was quite nice, Coldplay is popular for a reason. It did mean Harry Styles was one of the subsequent recommended songs which I don't love and worry for the implications that this may have on my future Spotify recs. I am glad I listened though, there were some nice songs. M - It is a good album, I fear I am just a bit biased after listening to so much music like this from them or from other music they have inspired, I just don't feel a great pull to it but I do recognize their genuine influence in the music scene and have to give them their props for their music. I appreciate the lyrics of we never change (I too want to live life and never be cruel). I will say Spotfiy autoplayed a song by Fontaines and in the opening immediately I was like oh my god this is great, I actually really like this, which song is this before realizing. Sometimes you just like what you like and there is nothing you can do about that. Also agree with Anja that as I was listening I did think about what this project will do to the recommendations.

Better than expected. I thought first song would want me craving garden state the whole time, but album stood out well on its own. Even yellow, which a younger me found annoying. Wasn't in the mood for the calm chill sound, so drifted in and out of lyrics, but I'd give it another go and not immediately dismiss the band as I have done previously

Cool album, nice classics in it. If it was not for Coldplay I'd probably find it boring though

Yellow is a great track but as a whole this doesn't do a lot. Rush of Blood was a bit better than it.

This is a top 10 all-time album for me. Easy 5 stars without hesitation. Coldplay’s first three albums are basically their whole discography as far as I’m concerned. And each of those three have diminishing returns compared to the last. With each Coldplay album it seems they try and get a wider and wider audience. At this point their music sounds no different than something I could easily create in 30 seconds with an AI prompt. Totally uninspired garbage. But parachutes… that is real music. This is the real potential that Chris Martin had as an artist before he traded true personal expression for fame and money (can’t say I blame him really). I put this in a very similar category as Joshua Tree by U2. Same strong kind of start with an immediately subsequent and disappointing descent into pop. Parachutes is such a unique and cozy sonic environment. It is perfectly arranged and evokes a soothing journey through a world of hazy blues and purples. The music itself is a perfect place to rest when feeling down, but the lyrics are surprisingly uplifting. I’ve had this on regular rotation since probably 9th grade.

My hot take is Radiohead and Coldplay are extremely overrated bands. I just cannot get into either. Coldplay music just seems so cheesy and depressing.

Apropos- when I played this album it left me cold.

Of course I know the song Yellow. We were all compelled to listen to that song back in the day. It is boring and I have studiously avoided listening to Coldplay. So now I have listened to slightly more than half an album and it’s horrible. To quote a great music reviewer and philosopher halfway through I was praying for the sweet relief of death. Overwrought, sappy, boring, sincere bullshit. 🤢

Oh, ferf@#%ssake. We already got a Coldplay album. And now we're doing this again?!? This band is not good. Actually, they are good. They are good at creating a product imbued with that special alchemy that it takes to be a huge commercial success in the music industry. Just like Hollywood production teams are good at making exploitative, cheap emotional scenes that are so effective, at the level of craft, that you simultaneously are wiping away a tear and so angry at being manipulated that you're looking around to see if the director happens to be nearby so you can punch that puppet-string-pulling asshat in the face. I once read a music review in the NYU student newspaper that offered the striking pronouncement that, Music is an emotion. (spoiler alert: that is not what music is) Well, for me, to be asked to listen to the music of Coldplay is an emotion: Anger. In fairness, I hated this far less than I expected to. That, kids, is an example of what we mean when we use the phrase "damning with faint praise." Tomorrow, we'll take on zeugma, or perhaps "shit talk."

how does he always sound like the band woke him up by sticking a mic in his face and told him the label needs the album in an hour or hes in breach of contract and owes them 1.2 billion dollars, but also that his neighbors have his dog and will kill it if they hear a single note through the razor thin walls of his apartment and the whole time hes singing hes wondering how the band keeps getting in and how he doesnt even have a dog

Só o 1001 mesmo pra me fazer ouvir um disco do Coldplay. E até que gostei.. Esse é o debut dos caras e é bem diferente do que se conhece deles se tratando de sucesso. Não vou dizer que é um ótimo trabalho porque definitivamente não é a minha praia, e tenho uma certa raiva da banda por conta da música Paradise, mas é um álbum agradável de se ouvir, é calmo e um pouco reflexivo, e é fato que assim como RHCP o Coldplay caminhou pra uma estrada totalmente popzada e dinheirista na música, assumindo uma face padronizada que pra muitos é difícil de se desprender.

Pretty bland but even plain white rice hits the spot sometimes. Still this is Coldplay at their most sincere

There’s a certain timidness to this album, an unawareness of just how massive they’d become, and it’s honestly quite charming.

Excellent top to bottom album, fantastically chill … early Coldplay was outstanding

Back in January 2000 I was at a gig where Coldplay were the headliners. I left after about 3 songs to get a beer at the bar. I believe Yellow had already been played. The beer was a Miller Genuine Draft and was very bland. Yet I preferred this option to a Coldplay gig. As such, I have never played a Coldplay album through end-to-end until yesterday, when I played this debut album that they were touring tracks from when I saw them on the NME tour. Whilst I have never played an album through, I, like most of the music-enjoying population, am familiar with many of the songs on this and subsequent records. They are unavoidable as they are played everywhere and the band appear on TV at festivals and elsewhere. Even I quite liked that video when Chris Martin is playing and Dick Van Dyke is barefoot and dancing. I’m sure that the Coldplay would be OK at a festival with all that niceness and clever lights and audience involvement, unless I was having an affair and managed a huge company (which I don’t). I still find their music very beige, though. It isn’t awful, but it’s just that there is so much better to be had. I feel the same way about Miller Genuine Draft, which I don’t think I have drunk since the year 2000 either.

I can't get worked up by Coldplay - they're not my favourites but they can craft a tune and I get why other people like them. Is it me though, or is Chris Martin flirting with an accent on here that he'd subsequently drop?

Rett og slett behagelig å høre på, selv om noen låte e forglemmelig. Sprøtt at Sparks har eksplodert 25 år etter utgivelse. Fikk bakoversveis på jobb da en ungdomsskoleelev spurte om æ kunne lære ho Sparks. Æ runde opp til en firer.

Litt for flinkt og forsiktig. Kjeder meg litt, også under de beste låtene.

Man, this one was rough. Maybe with more listens I would come around. But like a bad mix between radiohead and U2. Yellow is the best song by far, it has enough sound to carry Chris Martin's rather shrill voice. The rest is boring piano on rather simplistic chord changes and lyrics that leave you asking why. Why do I want a yellow sky?

This is so awful. Just the absolute worst. Please don't make me listen to anything else by this utterly joyless band.

I bought this when it came out but had no recollection of any of it apart from Yellow. Some of the songs come back to me, but the fact it had no impact on me back then says a lot. Didn't mind it but it remains one that I'm not fussed about returning too.

A great first album of superstars Coldplay.

Partially known. Snooze.

For a soft rock take on Radiohead's lighter side, this wasn't too bad. A few good pop songs, some bland sweetness. No reason to hate on it.

Coldplay is a great example of the anti-cool, but there’s a reason they became one of the biggest bands of the new century, and Parachutes is a big part of that. Before Coldplay went baroque, they made this gorgeous bedroom folk/synth pop. How can you not fall for songs like “Don’t Panic” and “Trouble” and basically any song on this album?

A pleasant listen anchored by it's hits 'Yellow' and 'Trouble'. Sound a bit like Radiohead in this one. There are some dull parts as well.

esperienza solida anche se le canzoni sono molto simili tra loro, però molto belle le melodie e il sound

Outro bom álbum do Coldplay, muito semelhante aos primórdios do Radiohead, sem aquela baboseira pop que os próprios se tornaram.

No me imagino mi adolescencia, sin este álbum, realmente es perfecto, la combinación entre Yellow y Trouble la verdad es que escuchándolo de nuevo la verdad es que sí es perfecto muy melancólica, como muy nostálgico, pero no triste del todo es muy íntimo

I admit I’ve never really liked Coldplay. This didn’t change that, but it is not as grating as I find newer Coldplay music. I found this ok to listen to. 3/5

Amazing ❤️

I've never given Coldplay a fair shake since it's been what I consider "mainstream slop". So this is the first album I've ever listened to all the way through by Coldplay. Here are my thoughts and my subjective review: From the first song, it's got that U2 inspiration it's throwing front and foremost that I absolutely despise, however it's not un-listenable like U2 is. It's got some charm and some underlying skill that genuinely sounds great. Some of the post FX they added to some of the instruments is really good. "Sparks" is one of the top songs on this album and I really can't find the appeal. It's a slow waltz about love at first sight. Wow, crazy, I've never heard another song do that before! "Yellow" is another all-time hit from this band which has been overplayed beyond belief. This is one of the songs I've heard scattered among many playlists and compilations and was never really impressed. If this is the song that really defines Coldplay, I'll pass on the rest of their discography. Overall 4/10. Really lacking, nothing innovative or new. Just sad girl music from another alt rock post-grunge overhyped band.

8,3/10

A lot of beautiful song. Basically every song on here is instrumentally great, especially with how the production sounds and how early of a work this is. The acoustics really help drive a lot of the emotions and lyrics throughout the album. Also lyrically, a lot of great ones. Obviously you have the hits like Yellow (which I think may be a bit overrated, but still good), and Sparks. But other ones like We Never Change and Trouble can be heart wrenching in the right mood. Some tracks on here feel like they act as a precursor for their later work like Don't Panic and Shiver in they're more upbeat. Only gripe is Everything's Not Lost / Life Worth Living. It seems like it had lyrical potential, but the instrumental and delivery of lyrics I fear made it fall flat.

Definitely a product of its time, but maybe that's what makes it so lovely. It's a nice Starbucks album, and if that's what you're searching for, it does its job well.

Coldplay always gets a bad rap for no good reason. If my debut album was as good as this one, I'd be absolutely insufferable

I like X&Y more, but some of these songs are modern classics.

A CLASSIC.

Coldplay's first couple albums are great alternative rock that get extremely diminished due to their awful evolution to pop slop. Their debut is a very good first edition. Chris Martin's vocals sound great and raw, making every song feel personal and pleasant. The guitar parts aren't anything crazy but the songwriting arrangements and progressions were very keen to the ear and displayed the band's early creativity. Each riff is beautiful, with nice blends of electric and acoustic. The album's lyrical material isn't anything nuts, but it definitely works for the music and the whole band's performance on 'Sparks' is phenomenal. The piano throughout the record is also great. Parachutes is certainly far from groundbreaking, but there are some great tracks and it was an engaging listen for sure. High 4.

yello ok

It was good. Not a Coldplay fan really but what they do they do it well.

A solid and easy to listen Coldplay album. It's great.

Very bland and Middle of the Road. As someone else stated, Peak Mid. This is great elevator music.

It's a good but not necessarily great debut. There are glimpses of what the band would become. I listened to it a lot when it came out.

This album was always a store favorite when I worked at Crate & Barrel.

I wasn't as big on this Coldplay album as it was kinda slow and bland. Sure Yellow was here, but it's far from my favorite song of theirs and it didn't carry the whole album.

This is good Coldplay and a strong debut for an artist who defined their signature sound at the very beginning. From gentle guitar riffs supported by atmospheric piano chords to energetic and upbeat ensembles, Coldplay has something to delight everyone of pale complexion.

This wasn't really up my alley. Some Coldplay is fine, but they just lack the juice.

I dislike Chris Martins voice. He seems like an insufferable twot and I cant seem to distance that feeling from Coldplays music. Can we re-record this album with a new singer? People who hate this band must be the vocal minority because Coldplay continues to sell a bazillion records. I quite like Don't Panic.

No-one will believe me that, despite a deep sense of foreboding, I didn’t want to assume this album would be a generic, grating, uninspiring experience. Maybe Coldplay aren't all that bad, I don't have to regurgitate the negativity that gets splattered all over this band. Let me tell you, Chris Martin and Co didn’t disappoint. It’s nearly replete with low-energy guitars minced over basic lyrics delivered in a way that is both, magically, tortured and boring. The songs admittedly tell some sort of story sometimes, but perhaps one found in a book at the bottom of one of those wire bins in an abandoned WH Smith inside a condemned airport. 
I don’t know what I expected, but I still don’t get it, I think this is all very very dull. Saving graces are that Martin does have a recognisable voice and the song Trouble is almost pretty good. Somehow, I don’t think this deserves one star, I do believe Coldplay are really trying here but I’m not sure what they’re trying for. 
 "And the spies came out of the water But you're feeling so bad 'cause you know That the spies hide out in every corner But you can't touch them, no 'Cause they're all spies" Yeah, I guess. Cool thoughts you have Chris.


I like it! Some good, moving tunes that all feel cohesive without getting repetitive.

A great album if you ask me. Might be due to how much I listened to it as a kid, but the songs feel like a warm bath. Sparks is my favorite from the album.

First half really good, second half meh..

Older Imagine Dragons (are they too on this list?). Now there’s nothing wrong with that, I used to listen to them too, but it’s not something I would expect from here. I know with whom to listen this though. Ok so kind of liked the less popular ones Don’t Panis, Spies, High Speed, but I admit Yellow is good too. A bit cliched but I was on a road trip in the autumn’s yellow sprayed mountains, so the atmosphere was perfect 3.7/5

Great album! Gives me childhood memories, used to listen to this a lot! Oldschool Coldplay can't go wrong

As someone who very much remembers when Coldplay was huge, revisiting these albums really makes me wonder how things worked out that way. It's technically fine, but just feels so bland.

So much nostalgia

Not terrible

Track By Track Don’t Panic - The Sun is shining as I’m starting this album. Gonna be a nice listen I reckon :) I heard that Will Champion has a verse on this. It’s great to hear them swapping stuff like that in the early days and figuring stuff out. Really like this intro. It’s both big and intimate at the same time. Shiver - Lovely falsetto and melodic jumps in his vocals. Great playing and speed. Apparently this was their attempt at a Jeff Buckley song. It’s great. How it builds and weaves and flies by like it’s driven by a powerful energetic fuel. Spies - Very atmospheric. Just sounds like (haha) early Coldplay to me. Very much their sound. Intimate, slightly experimental. The delay on the guitar works well on this. Not entirely sure what he’s talking about but it’s a little like he’s precluding Viva La Vida or some of their other vaguely political or concept albums and songs. Sparks - This has really grown in popularity in the mainstream in recent years. I think perhaps because it’s such a warm and honest song. It’s like this album’s Green Eyes, to me. I always found that line ‘But I Won’t let You Down, Oh, Yes I Will, Yes I Will’ to be both sweet and cheeky at the same time. Funny. It’s like a warm autumnal hug. Perfect season for it. Lovely guitar. Yellow - Magic. So Big, So, Beautiful, So English. Highlights are the guitar and the backing vocals in the chorus. Just lift it and make it theirs. It’s just so good. Beautiful. That euphoria they do so well. As an aside, there’s also a very lovely live version they did for I think radio 1 outside the station. It’s on YouTube. Trouble - This is strong in the context of the album. I’m also noting how well it’s mixed and produced. It’s never been a stand out for me this one but I’m vibing to it. Perhaps a grower. Parachutes - This is one of my favourite interludes ever. I think it’s because it’s so satisfying as a chord progression, but still retains the early alternative sound of them as a band. Guitar sounds so alive and in the room. High Speed - This feels prophetic for the current times and likely times then (‘We’ve been living life inside a bubble’). Speaking maybe of the speed of the times. We Never Change - To me, this is speaking of the human need for connection and wanting a simple life. I resonate with it a lot and think it’s quite lovely. There’s also a voice crack towards the end, which is really lovely and earnest, human. Everything’s Not Lost - They’re so good at making songs that sound universal. That you can be in a crowd swaying. Caring songs about life. This is basically at the heart of what they do. I think they’re a really important band who have helped many people and perhaps this song has contributed to that. To providing hope amidst darkness. Life Is For Living (Bonus Track) - This is quintessential Coldplay. It’s like their little calling card. I don’t know if they play it at live shows but maybe they should. It feels so timeless. Overall Review: This is another nostalgic, quite timeless album for me. I think they are polished here in moments, but still have that raw, rock influence and sound that they started with. Quite raw and honest and very them. It’s also a very soft album, for the most part. Warm & intimate. It feels like this is their tender personality as a band in many ways. A very strong album. So human. I think this is one of the best debut albums by a band in general and certainly one of my favourites. Teetering on a 5! 4.5/5 Favourite Songs: Sparks, Yellow, Parachutes, We Never Change, Everything’s Not Lost

People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people, Jeremy. Au contraire, Super Hans, this is ok. It's fine. Not more than that.

At this point it’s funny to think of Coldplay as a band and not just a Chris Martin project. Maybe that’s always been the case, but it was nice to hear a smaller version of the band. The songs were still pretty grand and atmospheric, which is a testament to the band.

Spicy hot take incoming: some of these songs would fit seamlessly onto a Radiohead album. There are some Good Songs on here, sung by a melancholy English guy over a lush, beautiful production. There are interesting things with the instrumentation here and there. I'll also be the first to say Radiohead has some skippers, though. And I'm a guy who gave Kid A a 5. I guess what I'm trying to say is, I understand why people like this but I don't particularly want to listen to it again. I feel bad, but it's a 2 for me. A feel-bad 2.

Cute little album! I liked Trouble

Half of the songs on this record are absolute bangers. The other half are boring as hell. Too bad Coldplay leaned into the boring and forgot how to write the bangers.

I remember having a wealthy friend in grade 7 or so, and I had an opportunity to attend a Coldplay concert. Hang out with friends, get to go to a concert, why not? I simply couldn't stomach listening to Coldplay. Initially, there was a little pang of regret, as I seemed to be missing out on a social event that might have enriched me somehow. I thought to myself, "it couldn't have been that bad, I should've just toughed it out." Now I know for sure, that it would have indeed been THAT bad. Kudos to 11-12 year old me for sticking to his guns. Man, this thing fucking blows. This is their early work too! This is supposed to be the peak of inspiration. You're hearing Coldplay at their hungriest here. Unfortunately, it seems they showed up soon after gorging themselves at the withering teat of newly Christian Bono. Upon hearing the Irish mystic's sage advice, Coldplay produced an excellent example of vacant radio pap to be distributed via fire hose to all waiting rooms and grocery stores across several continents. Music for people who don't want to listen to music. Much like a novel with no words inside, it gives the illusion of experiencing something without taxing the mush-brained experiencer. There are worlds beyond this one. There is still time! I scream behind a wall of cosmic glass. You press play on a playlist entitled "Chill Vibes" to play at low volume while you do dishes. I beat my skull into the glass spasmodically until my tortured cerebrum spills through yawning fissures. All is indeed lost. 0 HIGHLIGTS: LukewarmPlay

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Probably on reflection Coldplay’s most successful album in being an album. I don’t hate it but I find it hard to love. It’s very worthy and a little too slick for me.

Schönes ruhiges Album. Hab ich nicht erwartet, dass mir das so gut gefallen würde.

Lots of thoughts and feelings on this one. I really enjoyed the slightly more raw and less processed version of Coldplay. I'd obviously heard yellow previously but the production across the album combined with songs that don't appear to be written as pop hits in mind create a band I think I enjoy. There are a lot more riffs and interesting chore choices and harmonies and the songs themselves feel looser than later Coldplay in a way that really makes them more enjoyable to me. A lot of songs are slower and potentially sadder but they are very pretty, I also think these songs and production really allow for Chris Martin's voice to shine in a way it doesn't on later Coldplay. The album is by no means perfect but it is a really lovely one

I can't give it 5 stars but it's up there

Classic teenage album. It was all downhill after

it has some good moments, the instrumentals aren’t bad (but are sometimes empty), and shiver is pretty damn good. it’s kind of boring though, and I zoned out through trouble and parachutes before remembering I’m supposed to be listening to a coldplay album. other than that, most of the lyrics are just so nonsensical I can’t help but laugh about it. what the fuck do you mean the spies are coming out of the water but you cannot touch them because they are spies. and I thought the ending to that song was pretty good, actually! tldr: it’s getting 3 for shiver, but it’d be a 2.5 without it. the vocals are really grating for most of it and I’ve heard yellow too many damn times over the course of my life. still annoys me

Ofcourse there is Yellow, and I really like the opener and Spies, but for the rest this is just ok to me. Makes me wish I was listening to other bands that did this better. It's cool to listen to the humble beginnings of a band that is such a huge entity nowadays though. Also, since when is Sparks such a huge song? I don't think I have ever heard that song before in my life but it's their 3rd most popular track on streaming right now with over 2 billion streams.

Mag ich damals wie heute!!

My idea of coldplay was that it was really pop and commercial and only listened to sparks, that is a great great song, but listening to this i fell in love… Truly an amazing album with such lyricism and depthness and great instrumentality! Perfect!

Starsailor, Keane, Turin Brakes kanske minns nån dom vagt, men ingen kan väl ha lyssnat på dom på tjugo plus år. Man kan lägga till tidiga Coldplay till den kategorin menlös post-britpopsörja, det är varken sämre eller bättre. Det är oförargligt på ett dåligt vis. Det uppblåsta kräkmedlet Coldplay har ännu inte visat sig. Det är väl inte någon som skulle överväga att ge Keane nåt annat än en etta, så tala om för mig varför Coldplay skulle behandlas annorlunda?

Yellow maler ändå på rätt gott. I övrigt; Zzzzzzz…..

Omdömet från förra Coldplayalbumet vi hade, var att musiken är menlös. Berör mig inte på något sätt. Martin är en urtrist sångare. Samma sak gäller även denna gång.

18 juli 2025 tvingade slumpgeneratorn mig att lyssna på detta. Det gör jag inte om. Återanvänder texten: Kräver fullständig koncentration för att skilja låtarna åt. Blir väldigt lätt bakgrundsmusik. Inget som sticker ut, skaver eller lämnar något som helst avtryck. Fruktansvärt tråkiga texter. Majoriteten verkar handla om att stå i kö och vänta på sin tur. Intetsägande, anonymt och meningslöst. Hade det inte varit för att det spelades in 2000 hade jag trott att det var AI-genererat.

I’m sure this absolutely fucked in 200. However, I think it aged quite poorly and just isn’t my kind of music tbh. The hits are fine though

Such peak 2000s yearner music. There’s a reason the CEO/HR lady were canoodling ay a Coldplay concert. If I’m gonna listen to soft whiny rock, it’s gonna be this.

I just fine it all so bland. I feel bad listening to Coldplay. I feel like I'm wasting my time. It's emotional content just doesn't hit for me. It's the kind of thing I like, but it feels like the NutraSweet version

i don’t think coldplay has aged very well. if i want this morose pop guitar id listen to radiohead.

Legit one of my favourite albums, Coldplay are a bit wet and poppy for the most part, but this is a 4.5 star album. Giving 5 because I don't give many.

Controversial take but this might be my favorite Coldplay album

I can't deny how strong this album is. So many standouts from Shiver to Sparks to Trouble.

cracka ass bitches

Really beautiful songwriting. A great listen from start to finish

This really is just diet Radiohead, but Radiohead is so good that diet Radiohead is still pretty decent. My biggest complaint is that a lot if the songs sound the same. Low 4.

This was actually pretty good, and I've generally been a Coldplay hater in the past. Good job Coldplay, I guess.

Oh god no

this is not for me but I can see why people like it