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Generally favorable reviews- based on 711 Ratings
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Positive: 574 out of 711
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Mixed: 75 out of 711
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Negative: 62 out of 711
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SophieMOct 17, 2007
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markOct 10, 2007Woefully mediocre. How records this flawed can get perfect hundreds is beyond me. It's too long, has terrible sequencing, and there's not enough boldness. It has some nice guitars, but the excellent Square One and Talk barely redeem it.
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robbJun 19, 2006Easily the weakest of their three albums. Consistent with a band that became too big too soon. If they don't right the ship with their next album I'm outta here.
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sergDec 3, 2005
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Aug 6, 2011A weaker album. It seems that they weren't as inspired as in their two previous; they had ran out of ideas (this is proved later in the change of sound of Viva la Vida). Still, a few songs like "fix you" or "speed of sound" make this album good enough to listen for Coldplay fans (by no means should a non-coldplay fan start with this album)
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Sep 8, 2011I loved Rush of Blood, but this is easily Coldplay's weakest album. Most of the songs are pretty average with a few standouts (Fix You, White Shadows, Talk) I'd give it credit for being less piano based than Rush of Blood, but the lyrics are mainly empty. Coldplay are still a talented group but this isn't their greatest work.
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Sep 7, 2012Probably the worst Coldplay Album. When I talk of solid album, I'm talking about a set of tracks that are listenable from beggining to end. Sadly, X&Y feels so over-produced, but more importantly several songs feel like they lack a structure. I don't know If I make sense, but what I mean is that the middle-way between the choruses feel rushed. Nevertheless it still got songs like Fix You or Talk.
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Dec 19, 2014This album definitely does not have the quality of the previous two Coldplay albums. The songs aren't horrible, but there are a few that are too loud for too long or get lost in themselves. The lyrics don't connect at all, and the album has a hard time figuring itself out. Best track is Square One.
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aristotleJun 7, 2005meh. More of the same. Avoid.
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mattaJun 6, 2005
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RyanOJun 10, 2005
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vandeJun 15, 2005
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damlakJun 17, 2005typical coldplay. not original and not different. boring
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BradPJun 18, 2005
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JenniferMJun 20, 2005
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JimHJun 20, 2005"What If" and "Talk" are two tracks on this CD that actually stand up and say for the band "See? We CAN be good but choose to be sleepy and boring instead! Take that!" If this CD only had those two songs on it, I'd give it a 10. Too bad.
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CosmoPJun 6, 2005Good but not great. "Low" and "Talk" are the tracks that stand out as opposed to the lame sappy nonsense of "Fix You " or " What If?". But really this is no different that the last two albums. Neither were masterpieces by any stretch. This is music for your mother.
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dandJun 6, 2005They smothered the whole record in three kinds of cheese: 80s Yanni synths, cliches-as-lyrics pretending to mean something, and fake U2 guitar. Still, it sounds good, and has a lot of beautiful tunes. A big step back artistically. Probably a big step forward commercially.
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GnarlesJun 7, 2005
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ShaneHJun 8, 2005Very bland. Not nearly as good as last 2 albulms. Very dissapointing to have to wait this long for this.
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BretRJun 8, 2005The music is well-produced and polished to a shine, but it's only occasionally interesting. Thought-provoking lyrics could have helped, but unfortunately the album falls flat on this count as well. They're obviously going for deep and universal, but too often they end up at vague and uninspired. Overall: pleasantly forgettable.
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MarcBJun 8, 2005That album is what i feared of that album... I hope They'll be back on the rails, because this one misses the target. Chris Martin should think about changing his lyrics methods and fast! The same pattern again and again. The songs don't have their "adrenaline rush" which is what i like of coldplay.If i'm insomniac this is my new sleeping pill for sure!
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AdamJun 9, 2005Don't thank Eno! He's an innocent and not involved in those synth pads.
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NicMAug 26, 2005Not nearly as good as the previous albums - makes you understand why non-fans feel Coldplay is contrived and tepid. Still a playable record, but very forgettable as well.
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MarioCOct 11, 2005A little deception...
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BlakeTDec 24, 2005I'm new to Coldplay. I go the CD and did enjoy it. I can see what others mean when they say uninspired. It isn't brilliant or that creative. But, some of the songs have merit and it is worth a listen. I wonder if the band is experiencing the Yoko Ono effect after the birth of their baby Orange.
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BoydMJun 10, 2005Thjs album was below average. Not just for them, for anybody. I felt that i was listening to the same song over and over and over. Thier other albums were both more varied and more original. To think, this album almost broke up the band. I can see why, it sucks.
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hipsterjJun 10, 2005What pleasant melodies, which is to say artless and overcooked. Reminds one of corporations that test product messages with random focus groups until they are precise and unoffensive, and then mix them together and call it a
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MicheleJun 11, 2005
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KJun 14, 2005This album is just so boring and is impossible to get into. It never gets going.
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jboyJun 14, 2005I've listened to Coldplay since before they hit the big times here in the states and I must say this is the weakest CD they've put out. What happened to the warmth they had in "Parachute" or the edge they displayed in "Rush of Blood to The Head". They threw all that away for more sales margins as the went generic just to please more people.
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IanCJun 16, 2005I kept fast-forwarding through track after track; the songs don't take off, and each seems more bland than the next. Two listens is all the time I can waste with this.
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AllanRJun 8, 2005Heard it, didn't like it. Speed Of Sound seems the only good song, and maybe Fix You...
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JeffWJun 8, 2005
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JosephAJul 10, 2005Boring. No risks, no innovation, nothing new. I can't believe the critics fell into this trap.
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attabJul 12, 2005this album is way too easy. the really adhered to a formula that would yeild immediately catchy songs and resultingly high sales. after having more than a month to digest this album, it ends up being rather flat and forgetable. i'd rather listen to all the artists and albums they ripped off.
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PaulHJul 3, 2005The third straight album of exactly the same thing from these play it safe brits. Still i can't give it too bad a review because I still think their a okay band, better then a lot out there and i'm happy that their a rock and roll band that's been able to find success now and days
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jamescJul 5, 2005
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johnhAug 11, 2005OK, but in the end unadventurous. It's amazing how quickly one gets fed up with it. If only they had let themselves go a bit more - "Twisted Logic" should be the point of departure for their next album.
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MusicLoverSep 8, 2007
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kazzasDec 11, 2005
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KeramCJun 16, 2005This album is a pleasing but easily forgetable listen. If you're looking for mindless, instant gratification, this is your album. If you're looking for insightful, well-crafted lyrics, avoid this album like the plauge.
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michaelcJun 16, 2005I loved Rush of blood to the head but this album just never takes off. The songs run together alot and are just kind of boring. It's too bad.
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DanB.Jun 26, 2005I'm not a huge coldplay fan, but I did like their previous albums enough that I still listen to them every once in a while. Not all the tracks, but, most of them. And I've listened to the new one a few times and can't help but think that I won't be pulling it out, randomly, months from now. It's not bad though. A few songs off it I'll pull off for mixes, maybe.
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HarryHJun 28, 2005Great in places, but nowhere near as consistent as the last album. Coldplay seem to have forgotten that you can't add layers of synth simply for the sake of it, and this is where the album's main flaw stems from - they've tried to cram too much into too small a space. The best songs, such as "The Hardest Part" and "'Til Kingdom Come", are often the simplest.
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BenSSep 23, 2005
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JenWSep 28, 2005I'm lukewarm, although there are some musically satisfying bits and pieces in this album. Overall I can't find one song that feels like a coherent whole, perhaps with exception to "The Hardest Part"; there seems to be something simple and pulled together about that one. I keep playing the album, feverently looking for an answer to their "code", but coming up with nothing in the end.
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JonRNov 19, 2005
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Oct 8, 2010While I believe X and Y is marginally a stronger album than A Rush of Blood to the Head, it's still not the smashing album I had hoped for. There are some standout tracks, but some seem either too similar to another, or are just thee to fill the album.
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Nov 27, 2019
Awards & Rankings
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Blender[Coldplay] have made their masterpiece. [Jun 2005, p.112]
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Confident, bold, ambitious, bunged with singles and impossible to contain, ‘X&Y’ doesn’t reinvent the wheel but it does reinforce Coldplay as the band of their time.
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They have chosen to opt for the standard formula: it's elegiac, mid-tempo, stadium-friendly ballads all the way.