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Meh. Overrated but popular.
It was easy listening and I enjoyed most of the album. 3*
Radio head vibes but more commercial. Really this is 3.5 star for me. I could see listening to it again, but not a ton.
I get that Coldplay has achieved somewhat of a meme status in popular culture, but as a sensitive crybaby Aquarian, I enjoy how watery and emotional this album is. It’s not like, something I’d ever wanna go see live, but yeah, it’s a good one to listen to while moping in front of a heater eating a tortilla.
The vibe of the early 2000s. I never listened to much Coldplay, the hits are nostalgic and his voice is actually really beautiful but most of the songs were kinda blah. 3/5
This is the second album of theirs that I have gotten. Being their debut album, I found myself enjoying this one just a bit less than the other one which had most of their biggest hits. This album is ok on its own, although his voice does get a bit whiny here and there. Decent music.
It's alright, love shiver but it's otherwise pretty much one gear the whole way through. Think it was fairly unique at the time, guess it's not their fault they were followed by a dozen other bands doing the same thing.
I enjoyed it slightly more than I thought I would, but it isn't half dreary. Still finding their feet, I guess. Most of the album tracks are forgettable.
I don't mind Coldplay too much, unfortunately their stuff is overplayed. However, apart from their singles I'm not sure I've ever properly listened to a Coldplay album. This debut album is pretty good, I liked a lot more of the tracks than I thought I would. But by the end I did get a little tired of the melancholy. Highlights were "Shiver", "Yellow" and "Spies".
I've only heard Coldplay via shows like SNL or when Chris Martin has guested on TV shows (Modern Family, Extras, Simpsons). They try hard to portray themselves as a sensitive, sentimental pop band than wants to be loved. I've read the backlash and hatred towards Coldplay that puts them in a similar category with Nickleback and James Blunt, songwriters/musicians that cause a divisive reaction when their music is played. If you put those opinions aside, what we have is an average British pop band that is somewhat overrated and musically nothing special. At first glance, they sound pleasant and positive, but after listening to the entire album, they leave me with a feeling of over-compensating sincerity. One listen was enough, I don't need to hear more and yes, I'm starting to believe the anti-Coldplay hype is justified.
Listenable background music. Songs blend together in a way that makes the album feel longer than it is. The predictable and repetitive melodies make the songs easy to follow and sing along to but there's nothing surprising on the album.
““Yellow”? Hey, more like beige, lads, am I right? HAR HAR HAR!” It’s more fashionable to hate Coldplay than just about any other band going, and I’m still not totally sure why. Throughout their transition from an intimate guitar-based indie rock outfit, to bearers of pop-rock torch anthems, to a pristine stadium-filling pop act with a roster of guest artists, they have seemed to alienate every camp of music fan. “Parachutes” takes us back to the very beginning, which saw grand and epic songs sitting alongside rough throwaways. They’re a young start-up band here, for better and worse. The simplest songs are the strongest, with “Don’t Panic” and “Yellow” doling out fragile, sincere emotion with pleading eyes and shaking hands. They’re beautiful, and require little more than a verse and chorus, three chords each. Later, the build up in “Everything’s Not Lost” gives a juicy bit of gravitas and euphoria to the album’s end, saving it from becoming a little too colourless in the home stretch. Chris Martin’s signature falsetto is nicely judged throughout, undeserving of the vicious barbs it gets thrown at it. But it’s Jonny Buckland who gives the record’s standout performances with distinctive, accomplished guitar lines. At once emotive, tasteful, and varied, he gives many of these songs some much needed colour if Martin’s voice or songwriting fails. Their interplay is on finest display in the terrific “Shiver”, another album highlight which I hadn’t heard before. Moving on to the weak spots: “Sparks” and “We Never Change” are both dirge-like and forgettable with cloying 3/4 strumming patterns and a failure to grasp any emotional heft. My impression was that “Spies” and “High Speed” wanted to be dark and mysterious, but between trite lyrics and Martin’s earnest, unadorned voice they don’t quite convey anything besides filler. And “Parachutes”, a 43 second interlude, is utterly pointless. I return to the theory that Coldplay have degenerated with time, becoming shells of their former selves. Any die-hard “Parachutes” fan insisting their lyrics peaked early could surely not defend “I want to fly, and never come down; and live my life, and have friends around.” Any champion of a “more stripped back production” could surely not listen to the uber-compressed intro of “Shiver”, with clipping left right and centre, and insist it was a better job than their later work. “Over-produced” doesn’t always equal “bad corporate sell-out trash”. The point is, much of Coldplay’s earlier work was more flawed than some fans probably care to admit, and much of what they’re doing now probably has more merit than some fans would be comfortable with. I take my hat off to them for evolving and staying aloft for over twenty years, whichever direction their music might go. “Parachutes” is no more than one step in their journey.
Easy to listen too, great as vibes, I want to learn trouble on the piano. I remember hearing the song yellow a lot on the radio and in general. I think my favorite song is sparks or dont panic.
semmonen...semmomen homma että on hyvä albumi... vittu. NIIN VITUN! VITUN mainstream anglomaailma teinityttö vittupaska. ja minä. minä en kadu kuuntelemaani... ei kuitenkaan mitään erityisen hyvää settiä. laiskaääni on mutta se vaihtelee hyvän ja paskan pomppii linjan puolelta toiselle välillä rouhkaseva laiskuus ja seuraavassa biisissä hinisevä laiskanlörttö...791 miljona youtube näyttökertaa omaksuva biisi, on hyvä... häpeällistä... dont panic paras
And it's all yeah ok.
3.5
A mid tempo early 2000s classic. Yellow is the big hit but there are a lot of fine songs here. FIlled with beautiful melodies and plaintive singing, this album perfectly expresses the Coldplay sound. I expected it to be more up tempo and was taken aback on first listen. I warmed up to it on the second time around and it may even get a 3rd listen at some point. 3.5 stars
Overall decent. Follow up album was better IMO but this one was different for the time.
скукотища как всегда британские нытики хахахаха
Ok. I didn’t like as well as the other one
Had a lot more to it than my preconcieved notion of it.
It's a very interesting coincidence, that this album came out on the list just after another debut album of Fleet Foxes. I can see many parallels between those two records, and it actually gives me intriguing perspective in regards to how to rate "Parachutes". The difference from one to the other is not big enough to constitute a better rating, just because Coldplay is a more well-known band and I knew and like couple of their singles before. I always thought of Coldplay as a music equivalent of Paulo Coelho books. On one hand it's because of the similarities in the names of their most known work - "Scientist" and "Alchemist", but also because they pretend to be much more 'intellectual' and introspective than they actually are. While I know this might be a gross exaggeration on the Coldplay part, there might be a piece of truth in it. "Parachutes" is an okayish rock/pop album, with very simple, but catchy melodies, and good, but at times unbearable, Chris Martin's vocal. The songs, when listening to them separately, sound perfect for a chilled radio session in your garden, but as a whole, the album becomes incredibly corny and the songs seem identical, like the band is unable to change the gear (highest gear when going only 20mph). I like the songs and I'm going to appreciate them whenever I hear them on the radio, but I will probably never listen to the whole album again.
This is a consistently good album. Varied in instrumentation and pace. Good singing by what's his name too! Hasn't really aged, or feel of its time, even though it's 22 years old.
Mostly dull and the songs are too similar. Maybe 3 songs are worth it.
Not as good as their second album, better than everything that followed that though. Yellow, Trouble, Don't Panic, Spies are all good.
Not as good as Rush of Blood to the Head, but still some really good tracks on it, and fits well together. That opening couple of tracks (I really don't like Yellow, the success of that followed by The Scientist on the next album sent the band down a direction that I really didn't like) is great, Shiver being my favourite. There's not a bad song on the album, but there's not as much that elevates it as Rush of Blood to the Head. 3/5.
nostalgic bc I loved them when I was younger & it’s obv their best album
Still sounds pretty good to me.
catchy 3.
Quick listen, didn’t capture my attention.
Not as bad as some people make out but also not as great as others say. Chris Martin should really sing an octave lower, not that falsetto he goes for. I heard it once and it's much better. There are a couple of good tracks her but the mastering on Shiver made me really angry. Once all the instruments kick it I kept thinking my speakers were clipping but no, it's just their crappy production.
It's not bad, but it is dull. I get why people like this, but I'm not one of them. I don't need to listen to this again.
Can anything sound bad after Kid Rock? I don't love everything here, but it's very listenable. Yellow is pretty strong. It's at least fine background.
An album that's always pretty good and thoroughly enjoyable and easy to listen to but also suffers from a lack of really grabbing songs or exceptional moments.
Not a bad album, but less engaging than A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Good but not great. Made my workout difficult. Not quite my tempo. Wouldn't do a cover of one of the songs
meh
Good album. Liked a variety of the songs but can’t say they were all too good. Didn’t love it but didn’t dislike it one I would return to again for a easy listen
Meh. Didn't love or hate. Not a big fan of the the style, but it was catchy enough. I think it's slightly better than a 3 but not a four. On a scale of 10 I'd give it a 6.5.
They divide opinion - but that's because they sit perfectly in the middle. This album is as 3 as a 5 star rating gets. In today's world where you can all too easily offend, this is beautifully inoffensive.
Heard before: only in bits Coldplay have some big songs, but I’ve never been able to get into their albums. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would (the vocal melodies were unexpected and great), but although the production sounded great at first, eventually the album sounded a little monotonous to me.
Mellow and nice album to listen to. Would definitely play again, however it didn't leave a huge mark on me, therefore 3/5.
Had heard Shiver, Yellow and Trouble before as singles and they definitely carry this album. High Speed isn't bad either. 5/1001
default but i enjoyed it
balanced neutral. Had some popular bangers but I'm not huge on coldplay
Not as great as I remember
Tolerable I suppose. only because i like Yellow
Man I haven't even thought of Coldplay since like 2011. Some of these songs are great, they just got super shitty after like 2011. Can't listen without thinking of 40 year old virgin
An interesting retroflection on Coldplay's earliest artistic focus now that they've fully jumped the musical shark for profit's sake. This LP expertly rides the line between singer-songwriter (plenty of acoustic/soft vocals throughout) and the burgeoning early-aughts indie rock of the time, given that it's not afraid to throw in a healthy dose of overdrive/reverb or even delve a little into gazier, washed-out tones. Things do get into Radiohead-lite territory on the back half and drag just a tad, but this is still a worthy artistic product in its own right and a great listen at that.
I knew going in I probably wouldn’t enjoy this album seeing as I’m not a big Coldplay fan. Just are to slow and relaxed for my taste. And that’s kinda what the album is for the most part, albeit with some exceptions still not horrible, not great.
Most redeeming quality is that it's so early 2000's sounding it's like a historical record of it's time. Sounded like a mix between the dying breath of the 90's optimism with a soft overly polished sound of the 2000's.
Don't Panic - 6/10 Shiver - 7/10 Spies - 8/10 Sparks - 5/10 Yellow - 10/10 Trouble - 6/10 Parachutes - 7/10 High Speed - 7/10 We Never Change - 8/10 Everything's Not Lost - 9/10 Life is for Living - 6/10
5/10. I always kinda thought people were too hard on Coldplay fans, but now that I know how mediocre some of their songs are I've decided they deserve it.
Very low-tempo. 6/10
Favorite song: Shiver, We Never Change, Don’t Panic
Coldplay. It's either Love or Hate. Those that love the band probably outnumber the haters, but Overall: Excellent ( but after listening to it all day. I'm really tired of hearing it). Standouts: "Don't Panic", "Shiver", "Yellow", "Trouble" 3.5/5
Wow. I never thought I'd see myself enjoying a Coldplay album, but here we are. This is actually not bad at all. I definitely hear the Radiohead influence, but there's nothing wrong with that. Pretty solid, easy listening.
Light 3
I liked this album a lot high school but don’t listen to Coldplay much anymore. This is mostly a nostalgia rating
3.5 Definitely a warmup to “Rush of Blood” in my opinion, but Shiver & Yellow are as good as anything on that album
I forget who it was that described Coldplay as making ‘music for bedwetters’. Alan McGee, probably. Unfair. But you know where he is coming from. Something linking Coldplay and McGee’s golden goose, Oasis, is that I have no idea who produced the albums of either. It’s not that producers are usually high profile, but most of the best do have a distinct thumbprint. With the two, nowt. (Also: Coldplay swallowed Brian Eno live. This suggests a black hole of conventionality, or a curiously ruthless streak. Hard to say which of course he two.)
Enjoyable to listen to in the background, but probably wouldn’t give another active listen. Starts to blend together a bit. Stand outs were Yellow and Trouble. Spies was kind of a miss for me. Felt like it really got going near the middle but then came back down near the end.
Good album to be earnest… some inspired guitarwork and catchy drums + charming songs
I pick on Coldplay but I found this album to be much better than expected.
some hits and misses but by far their best album
With Coldplay’s success they became the new U2, the band that it became cool to hate. I agree they are overrated and there latest music has been all garbage, but this is a great album along with their other early stuff and should be on the list. Sadly Chris Martin is just as annoying as Bono though.
Well, this was unexpected. I like some Coldpay songs, mostly the more uptempo mid-career singles, and I turned this on counting on a slog with only one recognizable song, "Yellow", which...ugh. To my surprise, "Yellow" held up way better than I gave it credit for, plus there was "Trouble" which is superior and which I'd totally forgotten existed. Beyond that, well-crafted songs, and gorgeous production. I'd probably need to be in the right mood, but I'd return to it.
So, I have to admit to a large amount of anti-coldplay bias. Along with Stereophonics they represent the death knell of the 90s, of my teenage years / childhood and not in a nostalgic way. A decade of music that excited me at the time but ended with a monotonous slump, both of these bands (along with Muse and a few other suspects) were its soundtrack. They felt like copycats, riding on earlier glory, but without the edge or tension that made the originals. Coldplay felt like Radiohead with the teeth removed. Stereophonics a Faces/Oasis covers band that got lucky. I'm probably being a bit harsh, but I was 21 and pissed off. They were everywhere, presumably because there was nothing else new and remotely exciting happening. I'd spent 3 years at uni unplugged from charts, TV or current trends, listening instead to the back cats of the likes of the beach boys, the kinks, the beatles, Pink Floyd, Tom Waits, wierd amazing jazz and loads of other stuff. Back in my home town, I stuck my head above the parapet and everything had gone to shit. Things got better, eventually there were some new bands, a bit of the old chaos returned with the likes of the strokes and the libertines...but mainly I went back to back cat diving and moved further from the music that originally inspired me. Now I better see the flux and wain of exciting music, waves of excellence quickly pass, but when you hit them at the right time they are truly beautiful...when they go, you are left with Coldplay and the Stereophonics and that empty feeling that somehow things could be better, but just aren't. It ok though, cause someday another wave will come...or maybe it won't, but you can find it if you look in the right places. I listened to Parachutes on my early morning dog walk. It's a well made record, whiny and lacking any real tension, but sounds alright. A bit dull but pretty inoffensive. I noticed it starts with a track called Don't Panic. From where i now sit, its mostly harmless...
It's alright
I like Coldplay, but they get boring after a bit
This is a band with which I am definitely familiar but who I missed entirely when they first broke into the airplay scene. I had heard a couple of these tracks, I think, but never really gave them a listen, and most songs on this album are entirely new to me. I didn't really know what to expect as the album started playing but looking back, I think I had a bias against them for some reason (don't know why -- maybe someone mentioned to me at some point that they didn't like them or something like that, who knows). I just let it play through, and I like it more than I thought I would (based on that bias of unknown origin I just mentioned). I don't hear it as all that bold or original, yet there is enough there in the music to keep my interest. If it weren't, I probably would dismiss this album entirely as just too bland and saccharine. It does get a little repetitious, but it's not too bad. I hear some good songwriting and solid performances. Nothing earth-shattering, but good music doesn't have to be. I don't think I'll seek this out all that actively, but it's decent.
I can't say I particularly enjoy Coldplay, a lot of their songs are sappy as hell and a little too soft sounding for my taste. I came into this album ready to dismiss it, but after my listen I will admit I may have pre-judged a little too hard. While this still isn't my particular taste, I found the music to be technically competent (although not virtuous), the songwriting is consistent, and the production is good throughout. Additionally, given the time this album came out, it was certainly influential in shaping pop/alt rock for the two decades since. I will begrudgingly admit that without this album, we probably wouldn't have a lot of modern artists like Bon Iver, Kings of Leon, The Killers, Mumford and Sons, Half Moon Run, etc. These guys were, and still are massively successful, and I think that pandering to as wide of an audience as possible is a skill in it's own right. Overall not my thing, but I do believe it has earned it's place on this list. Fav Tracks: Spies, Yellow
Ubiquitous, understandably.
A little slow for me
It’s a great debut pop record but I’ve heard better considering this is all about albums before you die
The 1001 Albums Project sometimes takes from Anthrax to Coldplay. And that's ok! Let 1001 flowers bloom. I'm not a Coldplay fan in particular but I also don't hate them like many people seem to. I'm not familiar with this album but first impression: pretty good album art. Getting started, relaxed very Coldplay sounding opening song. Then on to Shiver, which I really don't like. Sparks is pretty and Yellow is a nice enough song if a bit nonsensical. In general Side A is mellow and medium lovely but Side B settles into low-key boring. In any case, the songs don't ask too much of the listener. This album is probably fine if you are in the mood. Today I didn't happen to be.
Can’t get into them
cute and coldplayish. some nostalgic vibes.
Not my thing but I can appreciate it.
I would be lying if I said I hate this album. There are a few songs I really like on the album, namely Don't Panic and I admit that Yellow probably wasn't bad before hearing it 800,000 times rendered it unlistenable for me. This is Coldplay before Chris Martin disappeared completely up his own ego and there are some shining moments as well as some floundering ones as the band were searching for their own sound. It is a soundtrack to what they could've been along with what they became. Love or hate Coldplay now but Parachutes is a solid debut.
I probably would have loved this back in the '80s
AND IT WAS ALL YELLOW BABY Favorites: Shiver Trouble Everything's Not Lost
Pleasant enough, but not super interesting to me. 3 stars.
Day 5 of isolation: I'm daydreaming of walking along the beach like Chris Martin belting Yellow
Oh what could have been Coldplay have released some utter tripe in the last few years, but this is a pretty promising debut (and the second album isn't bad either!) The one-two opener of Don't Panic and Shiver is great, and there's some really lovely if not super original stuff on here. I don't know if I'd revisit the whole thing but it was decent
Not a bad opener.
Je suis un fervent hater de Coldplay, je ne supporte en effet pas la voix de leur chanteur, ni son facies. Je deteste également leur tube Viva la vida, et également une longue liste d'autres tubes tous plus niais les uns que les autres. Cet album est a vrai dire plutôt correct, mais pour l'ensemble de leur oeuvre, j'attribue a Coldplay la note de 3/5.
Brings back memories of being fed up with all the music on the radio sounding like Coldplay. And it's not like that period lasted a day or two: it took years till we got rid of that Coldplay sound. Anthropologists are even suggesting those times never ended, it's just that we don't listen to the radio anymore.
Kyllähän tuon kuunteli varsinkin kun nykyään ko. orkesterin radiosoitto on taantunut. Itse en ole koskaan löytänyt rakkautta Coldplayn musiikkiin, mutta huomattavasti vähemmän nykyään vituttaa kuin aikaisemmin.
Coldplayn Best of-albumi sais 5, mut tässä oli vähän liikaa muniinpuhallusta kokonaisuudessaan, vaikka muutama jo klassikoksi syntynyt kipale levyltä löytyy
Always thought they ripped off Radiohead. But still a guilty pleasure album. At times, the mix sounded distorted. Tried different devices, settings, same. Don’t know if Spotify or something in my end
Virou até trilha sonora de novela brasileira. Meu pai adora. Eu confesso que de tanto ouvir, já enjoei um pouco.
I don't hate coldplay like lots of people do, I think they have a few classic songs that are pretty affective when I'm in the right mood, like the yellow one. Also they always make me think of my sister because she is very very into Coldplay
Предисловие: оценка будет максимально не объективная, у меня сегодня был ужасный день, попытаюсь что-то выжать из себя, дать оценку, и хотябы дослушать. Прослушивание 1: 1 Довольно меланхолично, жалко о чём текст не понимаю, не могу проникнуться 2 Трек на 5 минут? Жесть... Сказать по треку нечего, не моё. 3 Стоп тут почти все треки на 4-5 минут, АААААААААА. Трек пытается пробить на слезу, но это плохо получается. 4 Мне не нравится вокал солиста, может в этом есть какая-то фишка, но почему он хрипит? 5 Это хит, да? Мда... видимо это не мой звук. Но дослушать придётся. 6 Я не могу прочувствоваться альбом, это проблема. Мне сложно его понять. 7 Эти рецензии превартились в какую-то рутину. Я не в настроении это делать, но зачем-то продолжаю. Это никто не увидит, и скорее всего проскипает. Я сегодня в ужасном настроении и не могу это оценивать трезво. А... о треке же надо рассказывать... так это прикол на 46 секунд ) 8 Вот выскажу пока свою проблему. У меня проблемы с девушкой, а я не знаю что делать. Ей нужна моя поддержка, у неё всплыли детские травмы. Я писал ей, как она мне дорога, что она может на меня положиться. Я нашёл ей психолога, но она не хочет идти к нему ни в какую. Мне она не пишет весь день, я стараюсь поддерживать активность, но всё зря. Я очень переживаю, что всё идёт к расставанию, потому что я ужасен и не могу дать нормальной поддержки. Я не хочу с ней расставаться, это самый дорогой для меня человек.... Я сижу и жду пока она напишет. У меня сейчас одна мечта, проснутся и увидеть сообщение от неё. Всё. Пока я это писал играл этот трек на фоне, класс. 9 Плачу... а что ещё делать. Альбом меня вынуждает заплакать. 10 Я хочу спать. Это очень скучно. Всё Итоги: Оценка не объективно, злитесь сколько хотите, мне всеравно. Оценка 3. Всё. Но на самом деле кому не всеравно на то, что я пишу? Правильно, всеравно всем. Всем добра и позитива, разговаривайте со своими любимыми, и встречайтесь вживую почаще. <3
02/07/22
Always said that I hate Coldplay, but tried to listen to this with an open mind. I reaffirmed that I’m not wild about Chris Martin’s vocals, and overall Coldplay as a band is just a bit too smooth and bland for my tastes from a rock group. But overall, it’s not awful and you can’t deny the singles and airplay from this debut album. I wanted to give it a 2 or 3, but, if I’m being honest-4.
Its okay but not something I'd choose to listen to.
Their first and their best, while they were still a more accessible and innocent Radiohead, before they were LITERALLY AND UNAVOIDABLY EVERYWHERE OH MY GOD PLEASE JUST SHUT UP.
Decent, nothing more. I listened to it a fair bit when it came out though so probably bumps it up a star more than it deserves
Decent enough. I find Chris’ voice to become a bit insufferable after a while. Singles from this album are good.
Coldplay are shit. This is not shit.
Oh man. I loved Coldplay in high school. I still do, but I did back then, too. I probably haven't listened to this album since then, so it was nice to revisit it. Though not my favorite Coldplay album (Viva Viva La Vida), it's still good and has some great songs. I read on Wikipedia that It's one of the highest selling records of all time in the UK (45th of all time). The Wiki page also said this: "In fact, a few critics have suggested that the album's commercial success was due in part to a portion of Radiohead's audience being alienated by the band's experimental and more electronic-influenced Kid A album." Eek. Again, I like Parachutes. But I hope everyone gave Kid A another chance, because it's definitely the better album of the two.
Coldplay? More like lukewarm. There aren't any standout tracks for me on this album that are really good or bad. No matter how much of a hipster you are, you have to admit Clocks is a fucking banger. But sadly not a banger that's on this album. Fave track: Trouble. But honestly the album is a bit of a pleasant snoozefest. Inoffensive, but I'd never claim it's something that truly deserves to be on this list. A solid meh.
Packs so much emotion; not overly revolutionary or forward thinking but just great music; incredibly consistent YELLOW
30th December 2021 Listened in the morning on the 31st while working in bed before Adna, Joe and Meg came round for NYE! Coldplay get a lot of shit but this album has its moments. Chris Martin's falsetto and soft musicality do strike chords throughout.
I actually enjoyed this more listening to it now than I remember it. They are a better band then I give them credit for.
3.2 - some solid songs on here and enjoyed this more than unexpected. Definitely a moody feel to most of the album, but a decent background soundtrack to zone out to.
I think coldplay has a very specific sound. I have gone most of my life without listening to them. Yellow fucks Can't lie about that one. Rest of the album is kind of meh to me. It's not as bad as I've always heard everyone say. Feels like that might come from a dash of pretentiousness.
Classic Coldplay, very lowkey and such. Minimalist, soothing vocals. Honestly just kind of blends together, but good for when you just want sound.
Songs are all well-crafted, and nothing overtly terrible but man is this boring. Don't really understand why this was so popular at the time. I liked "Yellow" and "Trouble" even though (because?) I've heard them 1000 times, but otherwise pretty forgettable.
As someone who rarely listened to Coldplay, felt it was quite forgettable. Not bad but didn't make a big impact on me. Best song was: Everything's not lost and shiver. 3/5
Don't panic and yellow are great, and for coming out in 2000 I think this is great, but there are other albums I like more.
I'm not a hater.
I was surprised by how well the good songs have dated. Lesser songs are still throwaway and the back half really drops off.
2.5
This is the debut album from alternative rock band Coldplay. It released to commercial success, eventually being certified double platinum. Classic guitar playing, beautiful singing, and songs with emotional depth comprise this album. "Yellow" & "Don't Panic" are the best songs imo. I don't believe I had listened to Coldplay's first album before, so I'm glad I did now.
You can’t trust people … But this is actually a half-decent album
Is this the album that kicked off the 2000s indie rock trend? Maybe.....To me (an uneducated individual) it certainly feels like it. It feels almost unfair rating albums I've heard many more times than others but oh well
Probably on album I actually appreciate more now than at the time - maybe because of the music they make these days? The hooks are strong and the bass and guitar parts compliment each other nicely. Don't Panic and Shiver are underrated early singles. There are hints (Everything's Not Lost) of Coldplay becoming *too* bland, and the lyrics too banal, to really enjoy, but in general I don't mind of bit of melodic soft-rock. It's not a masterpiece but it remains one of their better efforts. 3.5. Deal with it.
Not bad, but most of the songs were kinda forgettable
I used to use this album as a sleep aid. Not touched it for years, but it still has that same effect. So for the purpose of winding down in the evening in bed, this fits the bill. It is pretty comfortably their best offering for this reason. Shiver and Spies are both pretty decent tunes. Probably the best on the album. 3/5
I've never been the biggest Coldplay fan. I enjoyed this though. Some of the acoustic stuff I found a bit vanilla. But there are some good songs on here. When they get their groove on it's good.
Solid debut album.
Couple of very good songs but the rest is a bit dull.
Was never a big Coldplay fan but it was interesting to listen to this. A lot space-ier and chilled than what they're known for now. Not a converting moment or anything but still a not unpleasant listen.
Okay coldplay stans ... you win this time ...
There’s a time and a place for this kind of stuff, I’m not entirely convinced it’s on the main stage, on a Saturday night, of the world’s biggest festivals. Right now the middle with 3 stars
I don't like Coldplay
I don't hate this. It's a little low energy throughout but there are a few tracks I enjoyed. I guess I'll give it a 3 even though its probably a 2.5.
Certainly competent, it's got a pretty well-worn sound for it's genre... Overall, though, and particularly lyrically, pretty lightweight.
A little too slow at times, and I got sick of "Yellow" a long time ago, but I like "Don't Panic," "Shiver," "Spies," and "Everything's Not Lost."
An accomplished debut and a strong precursor to Rush of Blood... Two great songs in Yellow and Trouble, two pretty good songs in Sparks and Everything’s Not Lost, with some okay filler between.
I listened to Coldplay twice do I get a medal
It's alright, I guess. Very boring and forgettable, but not the worst thing in the world.
Buen disco debut de Coldplay. El inicio es muy bueno con Don't Panic y Shiver aunque después se cae. Lo mejor es la mitad con Yellow y Trouble, aunque después se vuelve a caer. 3.5 estrellas que bajan a 3 ya que las canciones que no menciono, aunque no son malas, si desaparecen creo que nadie se quejaría. Songs: Trouble, Yellow, Don't Panic, Shiver
Fine-ish, always thought of Coldplay as a singles band. Nothing but Yellow stands oit
Cuando Coldplay era una copia de Radiohead y sonaba hasta interesante.
Soothing. Good listen.
Good, not really my style
Soft, harmless pop, can see why Coldplay became so popular. Ear candy melodies but not much to return to. First half more sonically interesting. 6/10 Best Tracks: Don't Panic, Spies, High Speed
3.5
Good start.
It’s really not that bad, but for some reason I really don’t enjoy it.
I think it's surprising that I wasn't more into Coldplay in high school. Until Viva La Vida I pretty much only knew "Yellow" thanks to a mix tape my dad was commissioned to put together for a close family friend.
Listening to this now doesn't sound as bad as it used to. Still kinda gay, though
Not so bad.
Wouldn't normally throw on a Coldplay album, tend to find them boring after a couple of songs but this was more enjoyable than I expected, forgetting their big singles were on this album. They go a long way for making up for the more tedious songs but even those are well written.
Better than I thought. Couple of great tracks and the rest were well crafted easy listening tunes. Largely forgettable but enough quality in the great tracks to make the album good rather than average.
Would be higher if it was live versions. Some great songs on here... Little bored by the end
Ik heb de hits te vaak gehoord. Beetje sleets. Ze kunnen echt wel wat, maar ik mis de energie.
Another meme-y band that people make fun of because they are good and then got big and mainstream and it became cool to make fun of them. Not exactly my speed, but you can still tell there is talent here and a reason they were big
Track by track emoji review: 😐, 😐, 🥱, 😐, 🟨🙂🟨, 😐, 🥱, 😐, 😐, 😐. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I like coldplay, but this album is not the best one for me
Como no soy antiColdplay (aunque sí me parece que hace mucho que debieron parar), sí me gusta este disco, pero igual tampoco es uno muy querido por mí. Tiene momentos lindos y "Yellow" sí me parece ya un clásico moderno. Por lo demás, nada espectacular, ¿creo? La voz de Chris Martin me gusta. Mi fav: "Shiver". 7/10
Not bad or anything, just insufferably mellow.
honestly, better than I thought. I get why Coldplay got big, they just became so insufferable later on. Feels like a solid 3.5 but I gotta round down as payback for how annoying this band and their fans were during highschool years.
A classic, modern-era pop album. It's not something I'd listen to every day but it does bring back some memories, and, anyway, back in the day it got lots of airplay!
Biased against coldplay?
i'm slightly surprised at not actively wanting to die having listened to this whole thing. i still don't like them much, but this is was more or less ok.
Solid album.
So I love me some heavy radio play pop music, I love a good movie song, I'm not against popular stuff. I just checked and I'm dissapointed the Spice Girls never made this list. But I've never once intentionally listened to a Coldplay song and I know 3/4 of these mediocre, sleep-mood songs. Are they just a more friendly radiohead? I'm so confused. Worst part is they are not bad enough to give a two.
Good background music. Usually not in the mood for something quite as mellow.
Some good songs on here then a bunch of forgettable slow boring stuff too
Good album but not their best
I remember this
This album feels mediocre, and it's hard to understand why it made this list other than a severe recency bias. This album also definitely suffers from having been released the same year as Kid A, which makes Coldplay seem like a version of Radiohead that's safe for Boomers to listen to. It's not bad, it's just not an album that I could imagine telling someone that it's important for them to listen to 3/5
I’ve spent the last 2 days listening to IDLES, so I may have been a bit harsh on this one. It definitely was not the change of pace I was looking for today.
Spotify. Fave song “Trouble”. Ok listen. 3.5 star
Not really my thing, but good none the less.
ok
They're shit these days. Were they shit at this time of period as well? Is this rating based on nostalgia only? Perhaps. But i quite like it.
I've only heard Coldplay's hits and thought it was too mopey, go-nowhere soft rock type stuff for me. So this may be a struggle (or at best, it could be good background music.) Ok, I'll do pros and cons: pros: it's relatively short for an album released in 2000, keeping to the golden 40min or so. the guitarwork is tasty in places, lots of minor key stuff that I don't mind in heavier music or stuff like Oasis. Some of the tracks were pretty dynamic, relatively big changes that created a vibe etc. cons: it's whiny and pretty samey, lots of meandering, introspective, self-indulgent jams. the singing is generic soft voice stuff, can get pretty annoying tbh. probably my biggest criticism is that it sounds like a watered down version of post-rock, which even though it isn't my fav genre, does have its moments. overall: it's better than I expected, but to be a total music snob, it feels more like an entry point for bigger things than any real destination of its own. 3/5 because for what it is, it's competent and once you acclimatise to the vocals it's pretty listenable.
Not for me at all
Coldplay is obviously a massive and highly successful band. That being said, I personally have not been able to get into them.
20/08/2026 I will never understand the hype around Coldplay. Spotify listeners: 95.1 million
Bland but inoffensive.
just cannot get behind this. a couple of lovely songs in amongst a load of temu radiohead dirge
Här och där finns det små glimtar av bra grejer men förutom det - mellanmjölk the album
Die erste drüisch Tracks töned nöd so schlächt, bis mer merkt, dass s ganze Album so tönt. Hät Musikalisch jetzt au nöd so wältbewegend gwürkt.
SUCH boring and derivitive alt-rock. Yellow is admittedly a decent song, but overall I just find this album so underwhelming.
I swear, I still hate Coldplay, but Shiver was actually pretty good
Before I start, no I do not know why I have written so much for this when it's not even one of my favourite albums - I guess the words were just coming to me as I wrote whilst listening along. Also, okay, I'm not going to lie to you I came in at this extremely biased. I used to love the song Paradise as a kid, but other than that I've kind of grown to hate this band passively as their songs seem really boring and I don't see why anyone would really want to see this band live, especially considering how expensive tickets seem. So, this album came up and I genuinely groaned. However, the first song is actually pretty good! I liked it! I'm going into the second song now and the instrumental is pretty cool again, but I'm not a fan of Martin's vocals or lyrics so far really. The lyrics on Shiver feel way too derivative and blunt rather than expressive, and oh god, those higher pitched vocals he tries are not great. It feels like he's trying to copy other male rock singers who do higher vocals like Thom Yorke, but he can't pull it off as well. Spies has another pretty good instrumental! Definitely sounds a bit like Radiohead, but that's not really a complaint as it's unique enough, but then the lyrics kind of bug me. Why does the chorus repeat "spies" twice? It just makes it lose its interesting qualities as a metaphor if you repeat it like that. It feels like he was looking for another more interesting word but couldn't think of one: "Okay Chris, so there's "spies" on every corner, but you can't touch them? That's interesting! Why?" "Oh, you see, well it's because they're... uh..... ummm... well because they're just spies!! Obviously!" Obviously by the end the progression in the lyrics changes this to they can't touch *you*, which makes more sense, but then it makes the earlier lyrics feel even more dumb and like they're only written like that to set up a progression, even if it means they don't make sense. Okay, rant over, sorry. Those lyrics just annoyed me. Sparks is another pretty nice song actually, I wasn't paying as much attention to the lyrics but the vocals were nice because he wasn't trying to hit the top of his vocal range constantly, and it was a nice vibe. Yellow is a weird song for me. I like it and it's pretty good, but I feel like its popularity is why the rest of Martin's vocals don't work. It has a lot of emotion in it and it makes the vocals feel more expressive and warranted for him to be reaching those high notes and doing that kind of voice, whereas the rest of the songs I've heard by them feel like they're just trying to imitate his own vocals whilst not really fitting or making sense in the song. Overall though, the song itself is really solid if a little overrated, especially considering that drawn out outro that is clearly just trying to get people singing or whatever. Trouble has a really nice intro and I love that piano, but I don't like the vocals for the rest of the song, but again, another nice atmosphere and instrumental, but it repeats itself a little too much for me, especially that outro again. Parachutes is just an irrelevant interlude to me. High Speed is beginning to highlight the formula of this album for me unfortunately. As usual, it's not bad on its own and I quite like the vocals in the verses so far, but it feels like a more basic Radiohead song and in album context, it's just another one of these songs with pretty boring progression and lyrics, with yer another drawn out outro. We never change is another one of these even slower songs with the acoustic guitar and "emotional" vocals that are just fine. Also, the lyrics here between the verses and choruses feel irrelevant. What has how he wants to live his life got to do with the observation that "we never change"? I don't see the connection in the writing here. Everything's Not Lost is nice, but the same criticisms overall apply. Overall, I think this album is pretty solid actually, but from what I know of the rest of the band's career I'm not at all interested in pursuing any more of their music. On top of this, the album itself just feels overrated as the various albums and artists that inspired it are much better overall and more interesting, as they had more individual and personal inspiration, other than just basic love type stuff, that drove them to want to create something like this. TL,DR: a solid album on its own, but in context and comparison it could be a lot better. I'd much rather listen to something else.
not my personal taste, liked only 2-3 songs
Not for me.
Meh
The songs are catchy and you can see why they got as big as they did, but it’s wholly uninteresting to me.
Un álbum muy x. Tiene varias canciones que son clásicos modernos, pero honestamente Coldplay es una banda muy pan blanco sosa y aburrida.
not for me
No not for me. This is way too mellow and dull.
it was eh, just really not my vibe
Holy shit. This is my third Coldplay album on this project. I really hope it's my last; I don't understand why this bland music is celebrated through its inclusion not once, not twice, but THRICE on this list. What makes this mid-tier music that was ubiquitous in the early aughts so compelling? It's inoffensive, yet unfulfilling. Boring, same-same, meh white bread music.
how are there two Coldplay albums on this list?
Chris Martin and I share he same birthday so I've always felt connected to Coldplay, but never really listened to their albums. The hits are fine in general and I always thought that there's a world where I'm born five years later and Coldplay takes up the space in my soul that Counting Crows snuck into, but alas, it's just radio friendly sad boy music. I actively hate the song "High Speed" now and long for the days before I heard it. The song Yellow and the fact that Chris and I are b-day buds are the only things keeping this bore-fest above a 1.
Don’t Panic Yellow Trouble
Don’t Panic Shiver
sleepy
Its not offensive at all but i just cant get into it. Its like Radiohead without the constant cresendos and whining Tom York. This should make it a but better but it doesnt.
Oli kyllä liian hempeetä menoa omaan makuun, ei mitään tarttumapintaa.
pass. better than what would come, but still...pass
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It's Coldplay sorry
This is a sensitive emotional boy album but I am just sensitive and emotional in a different way. Highlights: "Shiver", "Sparks", "Yellow"
at first the first few songs I thought that I would like this more than I thought and maybe it’s just the front man that I don’t like because he is a weenie. this would be better as an instrumental album because I do like the band part a little. by the time spark came on I realize the lyrics are pretty bad and by the time yellow came next, which is the song that I did recognize, I realized that they’re just really boring in the lyrics are bad indeed. one word basic song titles. by the time travel came on I realized I just don't like them. then what was up with the song parachutes? That's what the album was named after but it was like 40 seconds of blah. by the end of the album It was pretty hard to get through it. I could see maybe listening to this not voluntarily but if it came on during a snowy day while I was doing some crafting or baking shit I might not turn it when I wasn't paying attention, but it's really music for people who don't like music and people who are not deep so they can feel deep. I could see how this would be influential for those people. it's just very white. in the beginning I was hopeful when it was around four stars maybe even and then I went down to three stars by the end of the two star the last song kind of brought it up a little bit I do like the band sometimes almost I almost like the band music just definitely not the front man and most of the time I actually don't like the band either. I hope this doesn't mess up my algorithm and there's a bonus track how lovely great
Was okay
nah
Why do all these Coldplay songs sound like Coldplay? Yawn. I was singing Yellow before I listened to the album. So, a slightly catchy song. Still boring. These guys were in Shaun of the Dead, probably boring the zombies to death with their music. Yawn. The album cover confuses me, here on this page, it looks like a spinning lit globe of the Western Hemisphere. Yet on Spotify, it looks like the moon. Odd. 2
Just not a Coldplay fan
Probably a Marmite band and realise I should either love or hate them. They don't evoke any response from me at all really though. I didn't mind having this on in the background but can't say I either enjoyed hearing it or needed to switch it off. I've no need to listen again though as I hear Yellow and Trouble on the radio enough and the rest are just boring in the same way songs from other artists like Ed Sheeran are to me. Chris Martin sounded as if he had almost woken up towards the end of Everything's Not Lost. Unfortunately by that time everything was.
So boring, like maybe peak boring (except Turin Brakes and so help me lord if they are on this list I think I may actually quit). Dude can't sing and they haven't got the plug-ins in place to correct that just yet. In fact, this has to be one of the worst produced records on this list. The drums, in particular, are so so terrible, narrow and tinny and so distracting. I get that this was probably made on the cheap, and sounds 'cosy', but I'm pretty sure anyone can mic a drum kit up better than this. Also, anyone can play drums better than this lol. (The guitar on the chorus of 'Don't Panic' and at the start of 'Shiver' is good, so there's that. I think Coldplay as a whole are popular because their music is SO bland and Martin's lyrics so absolutely nothing that you can interpret everything however you want.)
I once heard someone argue that Coldplay is sacred music for secular people and I've never heard a more accurate description.
Not a fan of Coldplay.
I think the most offensive thing about these fuckers is the fact they’re so inoffensive
not bad just very boring
117. Parachutes - Coldplay (2000) 6.19.26 Variety: 2 Adequacy: 4 Listenability: 3 Uniqueness: 1 Emotionality: 2 = 2.4 rounded down to a 2 "You'd kill yourself for recognition/ Kill yourself to never, ever stop" Coldplay is one of those bands that people LOVE to hate on. And maybe with good reason. As much as I try to avoid celebrity gossip and that kind of junk pop culture, when there's so much of it about certain people, some is bound to seep through. Let's ignore all that though and look at these guys as a musical act. While never near the top of any list of mine, I think it's pretty impossible maintain any sort of shock that they were successful. Their hits at least are all pretty melodically forward, very easy to digest, and aimed squarely at the mainstream. As i get older, I find it harder to dismiss something entirely just because it isn't my cup of tea. At least I find it harder to shit on stuff. I also find it entirely worth my time to at least dip in and take a look at these huge acts that didn't necessarily ever gel with me. Yes, believe it or not, when something leaves a giant pop cultural footprint, it's worth investigating why. That doesn't mean you have to like it, but there's a reason it connected with SO many people. THE TRACKS "Don't Panic" - I had thought the only track I would recognize on here was "Yellow", and had assumed all the other hits had come on later albums. But nope. I remember always reading comparisons to Radiohead and Travis way back when, and I can sort of here it in the focus on melody, the slick production and the incorporation some interesting instrumental swings that recall mid period U2. This is perfectly fine, low key sad boy stuff, and is very hummable. "Shiver" - I'll be damned, another one I recognize. I hear a little more Grandaddy and some Doves in here this time. While it doesn't necessarily bother me, I can see how Martin's voice could grate on some people. He seems to vacillate between lazy, almost slurred delivery and his falsetto for the chorus. This is pretty damn catchy as well. "Spies" - Alright, maybe I have heard this whole thing before? My wife might own this actually, I'll have to check ( she does not - so where have I heard all these?). Starting to see some of the criticism of Martin's vocals. If every song you sing is sung like a love song, are they all love songs? Or are none of them? Maybe I'm confusing the permanently dreamy, just woke up delivery for something it's not. This is very middle of the road, and apart from the nice guitar tremolo, not much here I could find to interest me. Also, the "epic" ending felt very unearned. "Sparks" - Another one I recognize! This was a nice bit of a slow hangovery shuffle. Catchy, and pretty in all the right places. Martin's voice serves this pace a little better maybe. "Yellow" - Woof. Ok. I get it. It's super catchy, and a sing-a-long chorus that seems tailor made for big arena concerts. I can see it. I just hate both Martin's delivery here - it presages the baby-doll, "indie girl" or "cursive" singing that people all complain about nowadays. This is the SAME shit. Also the lyrics are the worst sort of placeholder nonsense. I don't mind dumb lyrics, or even nonsensical ones, but this one gets to me in the same way that Elton John's "Rocketman" does where it all SEEMS to make sense until you pay attention. Is yellow supposed to be the color of those stars? Is it some representation of happiness? I guess smiley faces are yellow? Some flowers are yellow? I don't know, but I tend to think disease and decay, decadence, or even urine when I think of yellow. I feel like I'm missing something obvious. Catchy, hooky, good arrangement. Hate the vocals, confused by the message. This is 20/20 hindsight, but the more cynical part of me can also see this as the moment Martin cracked the formula and his eyes briefly turned into cartoon $$s ( or ££s I guess?). His Eureka moment where he discovered the secret of separating millions of wine mom's from $15.98 plus tax. "Trouble" - The hits keep coming I guess. I really thought all this stuff was spread out among 2-3 albums. Another fine arrangement, and a very catchy vocal melody in both the verse, the main piano line, and a sweeping, soaring chorus. Martin seems to have an ok range, so I can't tell if the falsetto he slips into in between even syllables in the same word is a conscious decision of an affect. I think the song would be better without it, but would it be as successful. He's SO EMOTIONAL, you guys - you can really feel it in his delivery! "Parachutes" - Not really worth mentioning other than what a weird choice for your title track to be a nothing of barely an interlude. "High Speed" - Some noodly, much more basic feeling adult contemporary stuff here, more in the mold of a slow motion Dave Matthews. That said, Martin's voice is much more under control here and maintains a mainline feel. I also have heard this one though. Somehow. "We Never Change" - The first real dud on here for me. This one relies almost entirely on Martin and his sub-Nick Drake-isms. There's not much at all going on here instrumentally either. Maybe just a hint of some interesting atmosphere with that echoey twangy "Sleep Walk" guitar. "Everything's Not Lost" - This didn't really work for me either. This felt like a swing into a sort of attempt at a Warren Zevon or Randy Newmanesque 70s, witty piano ditty. Not these guys' strong suit, I have to say. I can imagine this was designed to be the moment the lighters coming out for at the live show. A much better sing-a-long chorus would be needed for that though. Closest thing to a wet fart on this album we've had yet. "Life Is For Living" - The hidden track. Are there any albums from '95-'01 or so that DIDN'T have a hidden track? Or two? "Guys that last track didn't work. We have to out-schmaltz it. TO THE COLD CAVE!" Some sort of weird take on a waltz, this feels less like an outro than a just plain unfinished song, one that also feels well outside their purview. HIGHLIGHTS - "Don't Panic" - "Shiver" - "Sparks" - "Trouble" MIDLIGHTS - "Spies" - "Yellow" - "High Speed" LOWLIGHTS - "We Never Change" - "Everything's Not Lost" - "Life Is For Living" FINAL THOUGHTS I didn't hate this by any means. It was full of a lot of nice melodies, nice production, fine playing, and interesting arrangements. My biggest issues were that it all seemed very self serious and had an aura of "this is important, this means something" that rubbed me the wrong way in the same way that U2's "Rattle and Hum" era stuff did. Martin's vocals also got old pretty fast, and I wish he'd had some more energy on some of these, and had varied his delivery a bit more. Might have to see if I can find any covers that hit me better to verify. I could be wrong though, maybe that just awake at 4Am after a night of heavy drinking voice is more of an integral part of the sound than i want to admit. There just wasn't anything worthy of any hatred, Mild contempt maybe? It's a professional sounding, hook-filled, hit delivery machine. I can look at this in the same way people might have looked at Christopher Cross in the late 70s/ early 80s. Finely crafted music aimed squarely at a particular audience, that was maybe unfairly maligned by the cool kids. Sure, I enjoy a bit of "Sailing" and I won't necessarily kick "Arthur's Theme" out of bed, but by the time "Ride Like the Wind" comes around, I'm a bit weary of the approach. Sure, ALL popular bands are guilty of repeating what works. But the best ones do evolve and provide some variety. Coldplay feels surprisingly fully formed here, and I'm willing to guess I could keep going through their discography without seeing very much development at all. As much as my younger self would hate to admit it, this does not feel like it was undeservedly loved by the masses. At least not in the way that it was baffling or anything. I can totally see why this went down smooth. It's just never was, and remains not my thing. You just won't catch me performatively turning the radio station in disgust or making a snide comment when I hear them. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Those four catchiest ones are worth rescuing, but won't be making it anywhere near my 5-star playlist. FURTHER LISTENING - The Bends by Radiohead - Surfacing by Sarah McLachlan - Urban Hymns by The Verve - The Last Broadcast by Doves - The Man Who by Travis
it's coldplay innit. i've never listened to a full album of theirs before and maybe i'm letting my prejudices get the better of me, but it was exactly what i expected. not much to complain about, but not much that stands out, either. mushy.
Coldplay. Does what it says on the tin.
Similar to most of the Britpop albums I’ve encountered on this list - one good song and the rest is boring, melodramatic BS.
If this album didn’t have Yellow on it to break up the monotony I would have gave it a one star…
Ok album
I looked at myself in the mirror and realized I was that guy who said "everyone who thinks Coldplay is a shit band is a fucking idiot" and instantly blew my brains out. I am writing this review as a spectre to say that anyone who gets that defensive about this four chord piece of overhyped trash should listen to someone do a musical scale and have an out of body experience about how many notes exist. This is the epitome of "it's alright".
look, i'm not a coldplay hater. i really enjoy a few of their songs. i even like their dancey/house turn in the past few years! so please know it isn't coming from a kneejerk place of obligate haterade when i say that this was boring AF. zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. if yellow is your big dance number, you've made a dull-ass record
boring af. with each coldplay album i hear, it becomes clear that a rush of blood to the head was a fluke. when YELLOW is the best and most exciting song on your album, something has gone horribly wrong. two stars because it's not actively enraging to listen to. favorites: shiver, yellow
2.5 rounded down to 2 because Coldplay sucks even if this album has its occasional moments.
Thoughts before listening: I think this is the one with "Yellow.". It's fine. Review: Yeah, it's fine is about the best I can give this. "Yellow" is a really good song ("Trouble" is pretty good too), but Coldplay is just so boring to me. Sure there are some anthems here, coming off as clones of just the ballads from Bends-era Radiohead (although "High and Dry" and "Fake Plastic Trees" are much better songs), but the lack of any grit whatsoever just grates on me. I'll give it 2 stars for the anthems I guess.
I’m not sure why they’re so popular This is a no for me
i get why 13 year olds in the 00s might have liked this. it truly is the corporatized, radiohead light product. songs about spies coming out of the water because they are “watching” us. oh and the stars! theyre yellow! did you know??? thats love. competent playing for a band that really liked “ok computer” but specifically the song that sounds like radiohead playing a competent 90s clean guitar rock song. sigh. this band only gets worse from here.
1 song album. Shiver is a great song. The rest is just dull. This band was formed to shift units. There is no depth at all
U2 imitators doing a bad job imitating u2
U2 2 electric boogaloo. I do genuinely like yellow as a song, but it just doesn’t make up for how boring the rest of the album is. If this is the best Coldplay has to offer, I don’t want to hear the rest. 2/5 stars- this better not mess up my Spotify algorithm
n é ruim, mas tb n achei nada bom, mt calminho e sem sal pra mim, uns 2.6 sei lá
Coldplay isn’t my jam
un sueño
4/10 Not a massive Coldplay fan.
More like coldsleep
coldplay... I am in the mood for coldplay once in a blue moon and most definitely a full album Would I listen again: never again, even Yellow lol Deserves to be on this list: what is so good about them??? 2.1
I liked some of the songs "just fine" but really didn't like some of the songs too. The problem is, I didn't like ANY of the songs enough to offset that, hence the mediocre score. It's an "ok" record... very middle of the road pop-rock-y.
Never been a fan
It's yellow, and kinda beige.
17 million copies sold worldwide. Surely 17 MILLION people can't be wrong, can they? Look, I am not saying they are wrong. I'm just saying 17 million people clearly have poor, boring taste. I actually gave this album a full three spins to give it a fair shake. Nope, not for me. 'Yellow' makes me unreasonably angry listening to that whining voice. The good news is there are 9 other songs on this album. The bad news is none of them are any better. Then again none of them are worse either... so theres that.
kinda boring ... tbh , it was okay tho
Music engineered for emotional montages to end the episodes of all the dramas on ABC and CW
This was an annoying listen as a late 90s teen into the alt/indie - Coldplay just took all that was good of that era and toned it down towards britpop to make bland and inoffensive shite for cheating CEOs I was very close to giving this a 1 (especially after Yellow) but there's just a bare glimmer of composition and emotion in Shiver and Everything's Not Lost that brings it just barely over the line
Great sounds and perfect arrangements trying to prop up lacklustre songs with little to say and even less urgency to say it.
Bit dull
I don't really know what to say. It was an okay listen but I wasn't incredibly interested for most of it.
Definitely some good songs, but his voice wore on me over the course of the album.
Oh, what a thing to do And it was all beige 🎵
I don’t know who this is for. There’s some halfway interesting guitar work on a few tracks, and the bass is actually pretty dope, but otherwise this whole record is dull as dishwater. The title track seemed promising, but then it was only a few seconds long. Bummer.
Every element of this just feels kinda lifeless and unmoving. I don't mind listening to it but I wouldn't say I enjoy it either. I can't be bothered to feel strongly about it one way or the other
Don’t really like it, not for me. I don’t even love Radiohead and they do this style way better. I think High Speed is my favorite track.
Rock music for mams. Don’t hate it but it is boring.
tipico coldplay melodico, nada especial, 2/5
couple solid songs. band isn't my fave but doesn't deserve a 1 just bc I'm a hater.
It just feels bland to me.
Zzzzz... This band is a 5-star recommendation if you want to replace your sleeping pills with a homeopathic alternative. Unfortunately, I have to give them only 2 stars, as listening to them basically negated my morning coffee push.
Technically it’s not bad, just a bit boring. Some decent melody’s and such but starts to really drag on with the second half of the album being quite depressing - fucking he’ll just realised it’s only 42 mins, feels a lot longer. Don’t Panic is my favourite song and (not coincidentally) the shortest one
This was a bit of a blast from the past -- my girlfriend bought me this CD in 8th grade (and I was done thinking it was cool or good by the end of 9th grade). It was the kind of album that "rocked" but I could still listen to it in the car with my mom. It sorta sounds like Radiohead if Thom Yorke decided he wanted to write hit songs and date Hollywood actresses. At the time, Coldplay were an unknown group of British balladeers, but within a couple years they would set the template for the next 2 decades of adult contemporary. So, in a lot ways, this album aged badly -- too many other bands sound like this now, and they're all crappy and annoying. Sorry to Chris Martin and co, this is not strictly their fault. But it sure would help their cause if they ever wrote a single song with some teeth.
I remember getting this shortly after the album broke in the US. The Post Cool Britania era was a weird time. Damon was crying on album over Justine. The Gallaghers were too busy fighting to make a decent album. Pulp was Pulp. Then the video for Yellow was everywhere. It seemed Coldplay would slide into that semi Britpop lane. At times it does, but I find it to be mostly Chris Martin sounding sad. Shiver is good, Yellow is still Yellow. The rest? snoozefest. It's all so bland and lacking personality.
It was a total meh
What if Radiohead made adult contemporary music?
2. I think that about sums it up.
If Coldplay has no haters I am dead. I guess I generally prefer this Radiohead knockoff era of theirs to their latter Swedish House Mafia for Mums one but it’s degrees of difference at best. I’d regularly think the opening instrumentation for a track was quite nice only for Chris Martin to open his mouth and ruin the whole thing. That said, Yellow and Trouble were basically UK radio mainstays for most of the 00s and have earned their place as a piece of the furniture. Not good furniture, mind. It’s more like some weird little tchotchke you’ve always known at your grandparents house. Hideous, but to not have it there would be fundamentally wrong.
This is like vanilla pudding. Sure it's fine, but, like... it's vanilla pudding. It's never going to be the best thing you'll eat, and it's bland. You don't go around craving vanilla pudding, you just eat it and move on. (I'm sure there are people that love vanilla pudding. I wonder if they also love Coldplay.) Listening to this album, I can appreciate that it's fine. I can even enjoy it somewhat. But I am never going to be like, "man Parachutes by Coldplay is a great album. I can't wait to hear it again." No, instead it's more of a "that was boring, time to move on." It's just too, dare I say, vanilla, for me to put much energy into. The worst part for me is that there is very little diversity on the whole thing. Almost all the songs are downtempo and similar sounding. That makes it really drag. I feel like the tracks would be better on their own rather than hearing them all together on the album. And that's sort of true, as I recognized plenty of songs on here that I had found fine when hearing them in isolation rather than with the others. So, yeah. Vanilla pudding, in album form. I don't get this as an essential listen. It's fine at best, but really probably a bit below that. Overall: 2.2/5
Didn’t finish it, but heard enough
I find Coldplay exceptionally boring and one dimensional. But not as bad as U2.
4/10
Dad bod rock.
While this didn’t suck as much as I remembered, I cannot understand why it made it on the 1001 list. Solid D+ C- album.
Never listened. Expectations: Low - Verdict: Not for me - I put this off for a while because I wasn't looking forward to it. It's just bland. The earlier Coldplay is supposed to be the the better stuff and I do prefer it to later hits I've heard but there is still a weird corniness to it for me. Every song sounds a little bit like it's from a bad TV programme.
Made a rush of blood to the head seem like a masterpiece. What's worse is it's still probably their 2nd best album
Quite slow, too much for my liking but some good songs and melodies
I think I don't like his voice all that much. Kinda boring then he screeches
Okay, fine, I'll listen to Coldplay. I'd really rather not though, so thanks! It's fine if you're into it I guess; it's just tepid and bland for me.
Had our one. Don’t need this.
the songs are nice i just find coldplay boring and very overrated, yellow is a really nice song i just don’t think they’re anything special
Not a fan pf Coldplay
Ik zie dat het album goed ontvangen is en geprezen wordt. Ergens kan ik dat wel begrijpen. Het is melodieus. De teksten gaan ergens over. Toch was ik blij dat het luisteren er op zat. Vond het toch wel wat saai en die overslaande stem begint ook te vervelen
Dit album deed mij minder dan ik dacht. Ik wist dat dit een van de betere albums van coldplay was, maar dat betekent nog steeds niet dat ik het leuk vind. De nummers worden afgewisseld tussen: saai, cringe,leuk, goed en dan weer niet leuk. De paar goede nummers die er op staan wegen het niet op met de nummers die ik niet leuk vind. Het is niet verschrikkelijk om naar te luisteren. Quote van Julia “misschien vind je coldplay niet leuk, maar het is wel echt goede achtergrondmuziek”
Good band, just not for me.
Blind album, know the artist and the hits from the album. Guess there was a reason I never went and listened to it cause I had a feeling I wouldn't like it. Glad I tried it, and glad to say I probably won't listen to this album as a whole again. 2.
Didn't dislike it as much as I thought I might. Think I like some of the non hits better than the hits, like Spies.
Meh
Just a band that is not for me. 8th biggest band in the world, so a lot like them, but just not the type of music I enjoy. Yellow is the only song I really cared for on the album. 2/5
Simple in a okay way
Not my style
Wasn't as bad as I expected. A couple songs are actually pretty good. But his voice is hard to listen to.
Surprisingly not bad, I’d give it a 2.5 if I could. Around 3/4 of the album in though I did stop paying attention because it’s almost all piano and acoustic guitar. Coolest part was when it was over the next song was an acoustic version of deftones Be quiet and drive that I’ve never heard.
Not my thing
Second of two Coldplay records and this is the less offensive of the two. It's far from good, it's not even in the same country as good. But it's not as irritating as Rush of Blood so there is that. The hit song here is called Yellow but really it should have been Beige
I didn't come to be indier than thou, but it is annoying and also very boring.
I wanted to hate this album, so I did.
While this definitely isn't as terrible horrible no good very bad as everyone's saying it is, it's still not something I'd ever revisit.
tough to separate my feelings of Coldplay being music for bedwetters from my desire to give this album a listen with fresh ears. it's inoffensive, easy listening and the way Chris Martin sings "you're skin and bones" on Yellow is actually kinda beautiful icl. but nothing particularly exciting to discover listening back 20 years later
2.5
Very good album. Brought me back to having graduated high school and getting ready to head to college.
Milque, meet toast. I had this album on CD in 9th grade. Somehow it made it into the collection along with Linkin Park and the Beastie Boys. The songs aren't really bad per se, they're just so, so boring. Like, they took the elements that would make a song stand out and turned them down, so that any glimpse of a unique idea is buried beneath a glacier of bland coffeehouse drivel. There's not a single moment I can point to on the album, where I could picture anyone, not just me, saying "wow, that was cool." It's a 2.5/5 from me. Not aggressively bad, but determinedly mediocre.
I'm not really familiar with Cold Play beyond the obvious tunes. True to their reputation, this is a bit of a snooze fest.
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Singles are adequate but overplayed, nothing else really resonates.
Ora ho capito perché di solito non ascolto i Coldplay.