〈Shiver〉和〈Yellow〉是二首驚艷人耳的音樂作品,感覺起來像似將為下一世紀的樂團潮流引爆出什麼事來。酷玩樂團Coldplay不屑一顧無禮(但也是注定存在)的樂評,促使「降落傘」Parachutes成為一張絕對獨一無二的作品。 所有的歌曲都洋溢著神聖的聽覺喜樂,Jon Buckland純淨的吉他旋律配上Chris輕柔的嗓音創造出的喜悅。Shiver,一首絢爛美麗,關於單戀故事的歌曲,令人感到顫慄的歌曲名稱;以澎湃洶湧的吉他反覆樂節,加上Chris戲劇性嗓音,簡單手法表現的暢銷單曲〈Yellow〉;年少輕狂的〈Spies〉,伴隨著彷彿來自天堂的中八度聖音;赤裸,貝斯樂聲輕撫的民謠〈Sparks〉;簡單、有力的生活宣言〈We Never Change〉;〈Trouble〉以驚人、獨特的輕柔鋼琴尾曲開場,緊接著Jon和諧的吉他切入,瞬間整首歌曲彷彿飛了起來;專輯最後一曲〈Everything s Not Lost〉結尾部分的低聲吟唱,充滿了輕柔爵士味,是酷玩樂團Coldplay自信展現實力的進一步證明。《Parachutes》並不是濫用古柯鹼的搖滾音樂,也不是流行音樂。是一種永遠的和諧,是更美麗世界的反射。
With their debut major label single alone, the emotion-fortified "Shiver", Coldplay prove they can shift between elated and crushed in a breath, as singer Chris Martin pours out music s oldest chestnut (unconditional yet unrequited love) with the shakiest of voices and a backdrop of epic guitars.
Martin adds newfound meaning to the most tired and overused rock sentiments - love found, love lost, love unrequited - over acoustic guitars and emotionally fraught rock. And for once, all the cliches ring true because he genuinely sounds like a man picking over the bones of his life, coming up with just as many reasons to be cheerful as seriously depressed.
Not that Parachutes is a depressing album - there is too much conviction to the guitars and hope in Martin s words for that. Instead it is a beautifully tender balance that comes as close to perfection as anything that s come before it.