![]() ![]() Much like “Ode To Deodorant,” its melodies and guitar dissonance recall a rougher version of The Bends, but it’s far mopier-almost morbid. Their first, more formal release was a demos EP called Safety. But before Coldplay would join peers like Snow Patrol, Athlete and Starsailor in their mushy, good-natured pop/rock (and eventually best all these contemporaries), they sounded like Radiohead wannabes and could actually shred.Īfter they ditched the Starfish moniker, promo cassettes with the name “The Coldplay” began to circulate via their manager in 1998, beginning with a little-known track called “ Ode To Deodorant.” Its noisy Radiohead-esque bluster was rambunctious, and it’s easily the closest they ever came to sounding like a punk band. The overly earnest acoustic favorite “Why Does It Always Rain on Me?” is practically the most Coldplay song that Martin and co. It’s hard to make sense of Coldplay without Travis’ 1999 album The Man Who-a soft rock classic in its own right. To fill that gap, a number of radio-friendly, adult contemporary rock bands like Travis, Stereophonics, Elbow and Embrace emerged. Plus, garage rock revival bands like Bloc Party, The Libertines, Arctic Monkeys and Franz Ferdinand wouldn’t arrive until the mid 2000s. The Verve split up, and Richard Ashcroft went solo. Oasis, Blur, Pulp and Elastica had already peaked or were nearing their peak. When Coldplay burst onto the scene, British rock was beginning to shift after the Britpop boom. Martin was enthralled by alternative rock giants that could also pull off a touching ballad like U2, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley and R.E.M. The band, led by a then-curly-haired Chris Martin, formed at University College London in the late ’90s and originally went by the name Starfish. ![]() But that reputation aside, Coldplay made some of the greatest albums of the 2000s, beginning with their softest, most melancholic record Parachutes, which turns 20 today. They’ve joined the ranks of Nickelback and Creed as bands that even the average person knows they’re supposed to hate. 'We know that's terrible music,' he said, 'and we always try to think about what we can do next.They’ve been called “ bedwetters,” “ the most insufferable band of the decade” and “ a bunch of fuckin’ pansies.” They’ve been roasted in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (“You know how I know you’re gay? You like Coldplay.”) and Family Guy (“How ‘bout we do a song that’s not whiny bullcrap?”). Still, Chris Martin said that Coldplay looks beyond Parachutes. In 2006 the album was placed #33 in NME's 100 greatest British albums. Parachutes was placed #14 in Channel 4's 100 greatest albums of all time. In the United States, the album peaked at fifty-one on the Billboard 200, eventually selling over two million copies. The album produced four hit singles: 'Shiver', 'Yellow', 'Trouble', and 'Don't Panic'. Parachutes quickly shot to number one in the United Kingdom, staying in the top ten for thirty-three weeks. Parachutes is the debut album by English rock band Coldplay, released on Jin the UK and on November 7 in the U.S., making it the only Coldplay album to have a delayed release in America. Album songs Album Intro Album list Singer Intro ![]()
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