Parachutes - Coldplay
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72 out of 100

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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 122 Ratings

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  • Summary: The debut album from the London quartet earned the band a Mercury Music Prize nomination and frequent comparisons to Jeff Buckley and Travis.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    90
    All told, it's incredible this is a debut album. Accomplished, yet subtle, it works perfectly as a whole in a way all the production skills in the world couldn't replicate.
  2. HOB.com
    80
    Refreshing and ultimately brilliant premiere.
  3. Spin Cycle
    60
    Following a path forged by fellow U.K. exports Badly Drawn Boy and Travis, still-wet-behind-the-ears quartet Coldplay prefers a folksy, familiar approach to guitar pop.
  4. Magnet
    20
    Musically, the quartet is borderline worthless. [#48, p.84]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 40
  3. Negative: 3 out of 40
  1. AMRTOW
    10
    One of the most romantic albums I have heard. i loved Spies, Easy to Please, Trouble and Beautiful World.
  2. shakersonic
    8
    Have you ever heard the phrase "simplicity over complexity?". Well this album is a perfect example. You wake up and drink your coffee at a raining morning as you listen to Parachutes. The melody of the soft acoustic ballads enter smoothly at your ears making the moment remarkable. Solid album, definitely.… Expand
  3. Jai11elas
    5
    the thing here is that they need more room for their safe genre out there....the basic thing would be producing more songs like Trouble and Yellow......Some of their strength to prove out they are and will be best....good but not good as their second and best A Rush Of Blood To The Head… Expand
  4. [Anonymous]
    3
    Yellow is one of the worst songs ever.I dont think thers one decent track on here.

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