CD-Charts Position 1
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Parachutes

CD-Charts > Music > British Alternative
by: Coldplay

Release Date November 07, 2000
Seriously, stop already with the Radiohead comparisons. This sounds nothing like Radiohead, not Pablo Honey, not The Bends, not ANYTHING EVER by Radiohead. Just because Coldplay's singer tries to sing in a high register like Thom Yorke sings, doesn't necessarily mean the two bands sound alike. Coldplay, for instance, sucks big ones. Radiohead is sort of a brilliant band. There's one difference right there, just for starters.
But whatever, you're not a loser or anything if you like this garbage. Lots of people like garbage even worse than this! So there, feel good knowing that you're not utterly, totally, hopelessly devoid of taste (maybe).

CD-Charts Position 2
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X&Y

CD-Charts > Music > British Alternative
by: Coldplay

Release Date June 07, 2005
Lost my 1st...Not sure how! They just keep getting better and better in my opinion. If you like this one you HAVE to get Viva La Vida!

CD-Charts Position 3
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A Rush of Blood to the Head

CD-Charts > Music > British Alternative
by: Coldplay

Release Date August 27, 2002
I was given this album as a gift three years ago and while it was new to me I immediately noticed that the lead vocalist had no idea of how to break away from singing very "clunkily" in syllables...to every song!!!
I haven't read all the reviews to this album (would take days) but wonder if he annoys anyone else as much as he annoys me?

CD-Charts Position 4
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The Best of (Special Edition 2CD)

CD-Charts > Music > British Alternative
by: Radiohead

Release Date June 03, 2008
I'm the type of fan that this compilation is meant for, to answer a prior posed question. I have OK Computer and In Rainbows, but no other Radiohead CDs. The music is great, and I heard songs that I liked from the past, but hadn't even registered in my head as being from Radiohead(such as Creep). This helps me catch up with the band.
Also...if you like this, you need to look out for Tom's brother's CD, coming out July 18. Andy Yorke fronted the band The Unbelievable Truth, and the couple of songs I've heard from the new release show that it promises to be outstanding. The solo CD will be called Simple.

CD-Charts Position 5
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OK Computer

CD-Charts > Music > British Alternative
by: Radiohead

Release Date July 01, 1997
This is easily one of the best album ever. An album attains the status of 'epic' when you can listen to it 3 or 4 years after your first listen, and still get the same chills and still experience the same anxiety and mood changes.

I understand why some people may not appreciate this album as much as others, but honestly, what everyone else has said is true, the more time you spend listening to the CD the more beautiful it becomes. I can't really see any current alternative bands ever releasing anything that could even be COMPARABLE to this CD for the next few decades. This album is like our generation's equivalent to Dark Side of The Moon

One of my Favorite Moments comes in Paranoid Android: The descent after the chaotic guitar riffs ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 6
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The Bends

CD-Charts > Music > British Alternative
by: Radiohead

Release Date April 04, 1995
... as we know them today.

As a longtime Radiohead fan (one of my 3 favorite groups), I thought I'd finally start reviewing some of their albums. Looking at them comparatively with each other and as albums on their own right.

I start with the Bends because this is the album that really made Radiohead who they are. Previous to this album, Radiohead was going to be a one-hit wonder. Thom Yorke didn't want that, so they put out what is probably one of the best albums of the 90's. Unlike later Radiohead albums, The Bends is a straight out rock/alternative album. There isn't anything terribly complex about it in terms of accessibility, although the song writing does show the greatness that has evolved over the years. I think the accessibility of this ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 7
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The Seldom Seen Kid

CD-Charts > Music > British Alternative
by: Elbow

Release Date April 22, 2008
Based on a number of listens, and comparison to the prior albums--their first album,Asleep in the Back [Bonus Track] and the second albumCast of Thousands the most current Elbow album "The Seldom Seen Kid" is a continuation of the well produced and quiet nature of Elbow. Sadly, I have not heard really spent a ton of time listening to their third album, "Leaders of the Free World" Leaders of the Free World. That will be changing with this most recent recording. I am digging into listen more intently!

My own listening involves a lot of random and mixed artist play from recent and older play lists. I tend to buy a bunch of music --drop it on my player and let the experience sort itself out in a random mode. When I stop and wonder and look to see what I am listening to, that ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 8
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Kid A

CD-Charts > Music > British Alternative
by: Radiohead

Release Date October 03, 2000
This may be the best album I've ever heard. The first five notes are simply the most arresting announcement of a sea change for a band that I know. When this was released, it was instantly the most important popular (admittedly, a dubious title) album on the planet. That it only lasts about 60 minutes (when it easily could have been crammed to the brink with the outtakes that later comprised the comparatively weaker and less mysterious [read: Kid A could not have been equaled or surpassed] Amnesiac) is instead a testament to its cohesiveness. It is the only album I own that I almost never interrupt to select individual songs.

As for the mystery, it is rampant and lovely: Who is Kid A? What is he or she (or, most likely, it) the product of? What is the year? Does the cover depict ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 9
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London Calling

CD-Charts > Music > British Alternative
by: The Clash

Release Date January 25, 2000
Used item received timely and in good condition. I'm happily satisfied with this order.

CD-Charts Position 10
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(What's the Story) Morning Glory?

CD-Charts > Music > British Alternative
by: Oasis

Release Date October 03, 1995
Very few bands are able to create an album that defines a moment (the Britpop era) in the way that Oasis did with this 1995 near-masterpiece. While it may not be one of the greatest albums of the Rock era, it's hard to imagine how it could not be counted in the top 50!