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Title: and it was all mellow...
Review: I guess this is what they mean by adult alternative rock. Although I will never understand why music which can sell 20 million albums can be anything but mainstream.I kinda liked "Yellow" but found the rest of Parachutes a little too twee and precious. Now, Rush of Blood to the Head, I hated initially but it grew on me and how! The influence of Echo & the Bunnymen was strong and I loved the psychedelic nuances and wasn't "The Scientist" simply gorgeous?Which brings us to X&Y; and COldplay is suddenly carrying EMI on its back... the new Beatles, wow!Overall, X&Y; lacks the conviction of Rush of Blood, with Martin and co repeating the formula a little too often for comfort. Do we need a fifth remake of "The Scientist"? And how do you take the moaning of a rock millionaire seriously anyway? Cobain notwithstanding.So I giving this the thumbs down, it leaves me cold. Ask me at the end of the year, and it'll be in my top albums of 2005. Probably.
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