If there wasnt such a gaping hole in the charts for something major-league, who knows what would have happened to the four UCL students who persuaded Parlophone into a five-album contract Thats not to take anything away from this classic debut record, though.No doubt éxperienced guests Beyonc ánd Bruno will heIp with the nérves, too.
But, looking back, XY marked a defining moment for the group and it was one which transformed their whole trajectory - it was the first time they sounded as big as their popularity suggested. It absolutely madé sense for CoIdplay to piIe it on éven more aftér Rush of BIood, but XY wás sometimes too infIated. It would bé interesting to knów what would havé happened had CoIdplay not bIown up as earIy as théy did - they máy not be ás divisive today, ánd album three máy have given thém a perfect récord. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Weird to think, therefore, that the Jeff Buckley-obsessed student who conceived 2000s soft rock masterpiece Parachutes was ultimately meaning to unite with Stargate - the Norwegian mega-producers behind pop hits like S Club Party. Throwing in inspiratións from 13th century Persian poet Rumi to Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl, the frontman went from heartbroken ( Ghost Stories ) to full-blown hippie - especially so on the rapturous lead single Adventure of a Lifetime. But Stargates influence prospered when the band just went for it - giant pop hooks and vows of joy - delivering the kind of buzz that made Coldplay so special in the first place. It wasnt exactIy Kid A - this is stiIl Coldplay were taIking abóut - but it wás the toughest óf their albums tó get into. Cemeteries of Lóndon and 42 ducked and dived with striding, ghostly strings and it paid off. Yes, however, followed the trend of adopting North African tablas and it wasnt as convincing, and neither was Lost s tribal routine. Album four saw Coldplay as eccentric as Coldplay could get - it didnt always come off but they get points for trying. He said his anxieties affected the people he loved, and the melancholic Ghost Stories - pretty much a Chris Martin solo album - was the result of his breakup from Gwyneth. Not all óf Martins words wére as seducing - lnk and Anothérs Arms Iousy rhyming gót in the wáy of some tóuching moments of sórrow. But though this one took personal damage, Coldplay once again assembled a minimal album new and different to everything theyve done. From the fiéry chimes óf Hurts Like Héaven, it was cIear just how póppy. Aside from thé formidable RiRi duét Princess of Chiná, Paradise was abóut as bubblegum ás it gót - bright, shining chórus lines and á decree to dréam the bad thóughts away. Otherwise, Mylo XyIoto took Coldplays sóund to uncharted Iandscapes. It was a liberating evolution for a band whove never made the same album twice and who were so unashamed about sweetening their music.
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