Originally Posted by gotjuice

Start with A Rush of Blood To The Head. Their best album IMO, it's got some of their famous singles (Scientist/Clocks) as well as some very underrated songs by them.

X&Y is alright but it's missing that intangible that made their first two albums so great. I've never been able to describe exactly what, but it's not there. But Rush of Blood/Parachutes are both excellent.