is he going to present the final 3 in a special way or something? this is taking an odd amount of time [don't seem to sound demanding but i'm not, it's just true! :/]

 

EDIT: once AGAIN i spoke too soon.

3. Radiohead - OK Computer

 

 

Year: 1997

RateYourMusic status: 4.40 (1997: #1 / all-time: #9)

 

15546 points

37 votes

highest rank:

 

#1 - Rad-Cold, Sam, tilolas, tilkingdomcome, yellowish, Zavosh

#2 - coldgeorge, Data, Erin

#3 - Cirrus Minor, Lera, Ondes Martenot, soufianemac2

 

OK Computer is the third album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was first released on June 16, 1997 in the United Kingdom, where it debuted at #1, and on July 1 in the United States, where it debuted at #22. Greatly expanding the band's popularity worldwide, it became the last Radiohead album with a delayed release outside the UK. As of January 2007, OK Computer has been certified double platinum in the US.

 

The album has been acclaimed highly by many critics and is often cited as Radiohead's best work and a landmark record of the 1990s,[1] or even of all time.[2] In 1998, OK Computer was nominated for a Grammy award as Album of the Year, winning for Best Alternative Music Performance. Although OK Computer was seen to put the group at the forefront of modern rock music, it departed from the Britpop and alternative rock styles popular at the time, laying the groundwork for the band's later, more abstract albums.[3]

 

According to singer Thom Yorke, OK Computer also represented a change in his style of writing lyrics, away from the personal concerns of Pablo Honey and The Bends: "On this album, the outside world became all there was, and the most irrelevant material took on stunning beauty and breathlessness. This is because I had sorted the internal stuff out. l wrote down what was around always and my singing 'identity' felt very loose... I'm just taking Polaroids of things around me, moving too fast. Why? How can you indulge in self-analysis when all this amazing shit's going on?"[4]

 

Using the textured soundscapes of The Bends as a launching pad' date=' Radiohead delivered another startlingly accomplished set of modern guitar rock with OK Computer. The anthemic guitar heroics present on Pablo Honey and even The Bends are nowhere to be heard here. Radiohead have stripped away many of the obvious elements of guitar rock, creating music that is subtle and textured yet still has the feeling of rock & roll. Even at its most adventurous -- such as the complex, multi-segmented "Paranoid Android" -- the band is tight, melodic, and muscular, and Thom Yorke's voice effortlessly shifts from a sweet falsetto to vicious snarls. It's a thoroughly astonishing demonstration of musical virtuosity and becomes even more impressive with repeated listens, which reveal subtleties like electronica rhythms, eerie keyboards, odd time signatures, and complex syncopations. Yet all of this would simply be showmanship if the songs weren't strong in themselves, and OK Computer is filled with moody masterpieces, from the shimmering "Subterranean Homesick Alien" and the sighing "Karma Police" to the gothic crawl of "Exit Music (For a Film)." OK Computer is the album that establishes Radiohead as one of the most inventive and rewarding guitar rock bands of the '90s.[/quote']

 

The Highlight

 

"No Surprises"

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qqsyXdj_p_I

lmao that's becoming a chat room

 

gooooo OKC!

 

Nik, good morning... lol kidding

oh no

 

sigh

 

i had hope!

haha :P ok I knew it. I should have gone earlier :>

 

Good night. And THANK YOU NIK FOR ARRANGING THIS!

#3 huh? Well I can only pray that Parachutes is #2. :)

 

(I <3 my #1 AROBTTH)

2. Coldplay - Parachutes

 

 

Year: 2000

RateYourMusic status: 3.76 (2000: #115 / all-time: #3756)

 

15689 points

40 votes

highest rank:

 

#1 - soufianemac2, tams

#2 - busybeeburns, Gitta Rensolo, indanomati

#3 - Erin, Plug_in_coldplaying, winigwl

 

Parachutes is the debut album by English rock band Coldplay, released on July 10, 2000 in the UK and on November 7 in the U.S., making it the only Coldplay album to have a delayed release in America. Parachutes quickly shot to number one in the United Kingdom, staying in the top ten for thirty-three weeks.

 

The album produced four hit singles: "Shiver", "Yellow", "Trouble", and "Don't Panic". In the United States, the album peaked at fifty-one on the Billboard 200, eventually selling over two million copies.

 

Parachutes was placed #14 in Channel 4's 100 greatest albums of all time. In 2006 the album was placed #33 in NME's 100 greatest British albums. Still, Chris Martin said that Coldplay looks beyond Parachutes. "We know that's terrible music," he said, "and we always try to think about what we can do next."

 

The London foursome Coldplay are constant critic's darlings in the band's native U.K.' date=' showcasing melodic pop in a slew of EP releases and constant live shows since the spark of the new millennium. Not as heavy as Radiohead or snobbish as Oasis, Coldplay is a band of young musicians who are still honing their sweet harmonies on the debut release Parachutes. Combining bits of distorted guitar riffs and swishing percussion, Parachutes is a delightful introduction and also quickly indicates the reason why this album earned Coldplay a Mercury Music Prize nomination in fall 2000. Frontman Chris Martin's lyrical wordplay is feministic in the manner of Geneva's Andrew Montgomery, but far more withered. The imagery captured on Parachutes is exquisitely dark and artistically abrasive, and the entire composition is tractable thanks to gauzy acoustics and airy percussion. Coldplay's indie rock inclinations are also obvious, especially on songs such as "Don't Panic" and "Shiver," but it's the dream pop soundscapes captured on "High Speed" and "We Never Change" that illustrate the band's dynamic passion. This basic pop is surely a refreshing effort in the face of big productions like the Spice Girls and Westlife. Parachutes deserves the accolades it has received because it follows the general rule when introducing decent pop songs: keep the emotion genuine and real. And Coldplay has done that without hesitation.[/quote']

 

The Highlight

 

"Don't Panic"

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-4w7an00vGI

Booooooooo........

 

Damn Coldplay.

nick is going naked!

 

yeah briggins. i agree. im going to become a french speaker too about AB

1. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head

 

 

Year: 2002

RateYourMusic status: 3.68 (2002: #134 / all-time: #4257)

 

19700 points

46 votes (HONORABLE MENTION --- members who didn't include AROBTTH on their lists: Absolute Zero, David S, Ondes Martenot)

highest rank:

 

#1 - amsterdam528, anna111, chuck kottke, Data, Erin, Gitta Rensolo, Grace, Plug_in_Coldplaying, winigwl, winnie

#2 - eglantine, lunar1126, Lunar Solar, StarsKay, tilolas

#3 - Mig-El, noreign, The Scientist Man

 

 

A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second album by English rock band Coldplay, released on August 26, 2002 in the UK and on August 27 in the U.S.. It was as successful as its predecessor, Parachutes, debuting at #1 in the United Kingdom, moving 273,000 copies, and at #5 in the United States, moving 144,000 copies in the first week.

 

The album includes "guitar-pop" singles ("In My Place", "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face"), ballads ("The Scientist", "Warning Sign"), and acoustic songs ("Green Eyes"). However, the U2-esque epic rock of the album's opening track "Politik," the synth-driven "Clocks", and the loud guitars of "A Whisper" were seen to extend the band's musical range. The album also had greater use of piano than Coldplay's debut album or that of many other rock bands popular at the time. "Clocks," a song centered around a cyclic piano riff and included on the album only at the last minute, ultimately became the band's largest hit to date, earning the band a Grammy for Record of the Year.

 

A Rush of Blood to the Head won the 2002 Grammy for Best Alternative Album. The album received generally good reviews, and many critics considered it better than Coldplay's first album, Parachutes. In 2003, the album was ranked number 473 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

 

After touring in support of their debut album' date=' Parachutes, Coldplay was personally and professionally exhausted. Frontman Chris Martin insisted he was dry; by the time they closed their European tour in summer 2001, he hadn't written a song in months. The U.K. music press immediately pounced on the idea of Coldplay calling it quits, but somewhere lurked the beauty of "In My Place." The spirit and soul of this ballad allowed Coldplay to pull it together to make a second album. What came from such anguish and inquisition was A Rush of Blood to the Head. Coldplay has surely let it all go on this record. Acoustics are drowned out by Jon Buckland's riveting guitar work, and vocally, Martin has sharpened his falsetto, refining his haunting delivery. It's a strong album; you can feel, hear, and touch the blood, sweat, and tears behind each song, and that's exactly what Coldplay was going for. Co-producer Ken Nelson and mixer Mark Pythain (the team behind the blissful beauty of Parachutes) allowed Coldplay to make an album that's initially inaccessible, but that's what makes it intriguing. Lush melodies and a heartbreak behind the songs are there, but also a newfound confidence. From the delicate, shimmery classic "In My Place" to the piano surge of "The Scientist," Coldplay exudes an honest passion. The disco haze of "Daylight" and the love-drunk ballad "Green Eyes" are divine examples of solid lyrical arrangements, but "Politik" and the stunning guitar-driven "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face" project a nervy edge to the band. Echoes of early post-punk showcase Coldplay's ballsy musicianship. Don't fret -- it's not exactly rock & roll, but Radiohead, Echo & the Bunnymen, and the Smiths aren't exactly rock & roll either, and they're well loved. "Yellow" didn't follow the rock formula, but it sold well, and similarly A Rush of Blood to the Head might not instantly grab listeners, but it's not tailored that way. It pushes you to look beyond dreamy vocals for a musical inner core. Regardless of the band still being in their mid-twenties, they've made an amazing record, and if it ends up being their last, A Rush of Blood to the Head didn't sugarcoat anything. It's a bittersweet design no matter what.[/quote']

 

The Highlight

 

"Amsterdam"

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iQTqyTQFd-s

^ sigh hes not josh, he said he'd get naked if coldplay are NOT number 1

Coldplay 1&2. What a farking anti-climax.

nick is going naked!

 

nah, i said: if not a CP album wins this, then i'll post a naked picture of me ;)

boo typical coldplay forum!

 

sigh

Damn right Amsterdam is the highlight! :D

Wow, thank you Nik. Like, Really. That was amusing in many ways =)

 

P.S. You should go naked anyway... I mean, to cheer us up about RH not having their first place lol.

Congrates Nik ... Great work ;)

But thank you Nik for putting Amsterdam as the highlight.

YAY. WOOOHOOO!

 

congratulations nik!

 

*starts a round of applause*

28 (17 members & 11 guests)

 

:dance:

Wow! 31 already.... Impressive.

actually OKC was leading after the first 10 lists

 

btw the ranking was like this:

 

1. AROBTTH

2. OKC

3. Kid A

4. Parachutes

 

it changed around 40th-45th list...

You rock Nik, really, great work!

Wheres that Plug_in_.... ??

 

we need his comment :laugh3:

^ :laugh3: