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All reviews by user Date  Helpful Rating 7 out of 9 users found this helpful  Animals!!!Posted: 9/8/2005A review of Animals by SgtPepper6706 Animals is the most twisted of all of the Pink Floyd albums, and yet, it is the most brilliant and honest of them. From opening to closing, it shows the sides of people, the sides that nobody ever thinks about because nobody does want to think about them.
Pigs are the people who do anything in their power to try to have some sort of control over everybody else. They make rules for everybody and expect them to be upheld. Religion is a consequence of their lust for power. It was used to keep people in order.
Sheep are the people who have to live their lives by the rules made by pigs. Ninety percent of all people are this. The common person wants a simple life and to be happy, not realizing the dangers of listening to the pigs and their complex games for power.
And at last, dogs are the ones who know the truth and horrors caused by the pigs. And yet, they do nothing to stop it because it keeps the sheep under the pigs control, and in the same turn keeps the pigs under the dogs control. The dogs are the few who become rich and powerful, seizing people in order to gain more for their lives before they "fly down south, hiding their heads in the sand, all alone, just sad old men dying of cancer."
And in all of the corruption and insecurity in the world, "Pigs On The Wing (Parts 1&2)" show that we need to hold together and find a little space in our hearts to try to live and love each other. The world isn't big enough to fight over, and life is too short to try.
It all fits together perfectly to uncover this 5-song masterpiece. From the introduction to the conclusion of "Pigs On The Wing", it develops the darkness and insanity that is very apparent in Pink Floyd's next smash, The Wall. Was this review helpful? Sign In 0 out of 0 users found this helpful Nothing Like A Rush!!!Posted: 9/5/2005A review of A Rush Of Blood To The Head by SgtPepper6706 After Parachutes, Coldplay entered the studio for their second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head. It's so cold, and yet it brings warm to the listener, taking them in and keeping them there until the album is finished.
"Politik" brings a crashing but very effective start to the album. A very political song, its music is soft, then loud, then soft again, and the lyrics are awesome. Then there is the song that inspired the rest of the album to begin with, "In My Place", a huge song with great guitar work from Jon Buckland. "God Put A Smile Upon Your Face" is most likely the best rock song on this album, with awesome guitar work and really effective lyrics. Then comes the best song from the album, "The Scientist", whom Martin and Buckland themselves claim is the greatest thing that they have written. It's so dark and so hopeless that it captures the listener inside and makes them want to cry. "Clocks" is a magnificant song with the best piano work that I've heard out of a lot of songs. It has to be my favorite song here (strange because I hardly ever think that the biggest song from a cd is the best). "Daylight" sweeps in with the guitar strings swaying, effectively taking your ears through a dream. "Green Eyes" is a wonderful song, with great acoustic work, inspired by American country musicians. "Warning Sign" is a really great love song, starting fast and ending with a beautiful piano solo. "A Whisper" drives the guitar away from the piano with effectively pulsing guitar work. The title track is a great song with great lyrics, ending as the longest song on the album. And at last, "Amsterdam" brings the album to a close, going from slow to fast this time. Its beautiful piano work and lyriics take you inside Martin's heart.
A Rush of Blood is worth every second. It's so driving and so melancholy that it effectively makes you want to appreciate everything that you do have. It makes you wonder if Coldplay could ever make anything better than this. Was this review helpful? Sign In 0 out of 0 users found this helpful Magnificant Album.Posted: 9/5/2005A review of Parachutes (Domestic Only) by SgtPepper6706 Coldplay has been the best act since Radiohead to emerge into the rock scene. Parachutes is nothing less of great, from the sweeping start of "Don't Panic" to the great end of "Everything's Not Lost" (not to mention the secret song). It's everything to just get lost in. All of these songs put me into another world, and I get lost everytime I listen to them. "Don't Panic" starts and just pounds the adrenaline, with its obvious indie arrangements. "Shiver" is the best rock song on the album, bringing another focus on the indie edge. "Spies" is a great song with a real political meaning. "Sparks" makes me feel like I can really relax when I hear it. It's so peaceful and full of love, what the world needs. And then there is the album's leading single, "Yellow". It's pounding guitar work and it's ever-melancholy lyrics make it a wonderful song. And "Trouble", a song that puts tears in my eyes when I listen to it. Chris Martin's piano work and the lyrics of heartbreak and regret make this my favorite song on the album, along with "Don't Panic". The title song is beautiful, but it's so short. The dreamscape from the album, "High Speed", is beautiful. The music is so spacey and dreamy that it makes me feel like I want to be on top of the atmosphere. "We Never Change" gives a sense of hopelessness and yet, gives hope in the same sense. And finally "Everything's Not Lost" brings the album to a close with its uplifting lyrics. A great way to end an album of such height. Parachutes is indeed an album for everybody. It's really inspired me. Was this review helpful? Sign In 1-3 of 3 Per Page |
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