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After Radiohead stubbornly refused to accept the mantle of "world's biggest and most important rock band" by releasing the willfully strange rocktronica fusion Kid A in 2000, Coldplay stepped up to the plate with their debut, Parachutes. Tasteful, earnest, introspective, anthemic, and grounded in guitars, the British quartet was everything Radiohead weren't but what the public wanted them to be, and benefited from the Oxford quintet's decision to abandon rock stardom for arcane art rock. Parachutes became a transatlantic hit and 2002's sequel, A Rush of Blood to the Head, consolidated their success by being bigger and better than Parachutes, positioning Coldplay to not be just the new Radiohead, but the new U2: a band that belongs to the world but fans believe that the music is for them alone. To that end, Coldplay's third album, X&Y -- slightly delayed so it follows Rush of Blood by nearly three years, but that's no longer than the time separating OK Computer and Kid A, or The Unforgettable Fire and The Joshua Tree -- is designed to be the record that elevates Coldplay to the major leagues, where they are at once the biggest and most important band in the world. It's deliberate and sleek, cinematic and pristine, hip enough to sample Kraftwerk and blend in fashionable retro-'80s post-punk allusions without altering the band's core. Indeed, X&Y is hardly a bold step forward, but rather a consolidation of Coldplay's strengths, particularly their skill at crafting surging, widescreen epics. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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- Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
- Released 2008
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- A Rush Of Blood To The Head
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- Parachutes
- Released 2000
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- Prospekt's March Ep
- Released 2008
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- By jdtink18
- 6/16/2009 03:22:20
- I especially recommend "The Hardest Part"
Great song, should have done better as a single than it did. - 1 out of 1 people
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mellow yellow
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- By K3rmitdafrg
- 12/25/2008 04:28:20
- songs are amazin. love kingdom come.
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these songs are different?
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- By socialbeanbag
- 11/8/2008 00:39:50
- it seems to me that many songs sound the same, or, at least, have the same feeling or vibe to them. But then, isn't that the case with any coldplay album? but, when you have a formula that works, might as well stick with it...and their formula works. swing on coldplay, and thanks for the mellow moods.
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Good...
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- By Matt 37405
- 9/30/2008 14:29:12
- And great!
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uh
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- By live n load
- 9/11/2008 02:07:42
- if you listen to this does it make you gay?
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