A Rush of Blood to the Head

I didn't have as much of a negative reaction as I did for Parachutes.... Am I warming up to Coldplay? Still sucks though. 1.9

Okay, I've never been a big fan of Coldplay - I find their songs pretty boring and monotonous - but I have to admit, they've become popular, they're loved by many, and hey, there are a few interesting songs here... and that's it!

3.5, which I'll round up to a 4

I get why the hits on this album were hits and the rest weren’t. They’re the only songs of note on this album really. I still don’t think they’re all that great but they’re more catchy and poppy compared to the dull songs that make up the rest of the album. Daylight is an exception, not a hit but it’s not a bad song. Although you can tell that Daylight is just Coldplay trying really hard to be Radiohead.

Haven't listened to this album for 15 years . It's held up surprisingly well considering the burning trash fire which is Coldplay's recent output.

Part of me thinks the reason I don't like Coldplay, a band that instinctively I should love, is because they were enormously popular before I'd really ever heard of them.

The other part of me thinks it's just because they're fucking dull.

Chris Martin's voice is really annoying. This is bland and boring, though maybe with a different singer I might like it more.

HL: "Politik", "In My Place", "The Scientist", "Clocks", "Daylight", "Green Eyes", title track

Definitely not 1st listen
Parachutes is fine, but I like THIS

I am a product of my environment (growing up in the 2000s), which in other words means I would put Viva la Vida or X&Y on a 1001 Albums of my choosing*, to say nothing of the Muse inclusions. But even without the orchestras of Viva or the arena-minded synths of X&Y, AROBTTH is prime sadboi jams.
"Politik" is like a first stab at writing "Fix You", but almost as good, where "Green Eyes" is one of their best ballads.
If you're not convinced by this album, put on "The Scientist" whenever something inconvenient happens: a breakup, a parking ticket, forgetting your toast in the toaster & then it's cold & dry.

June 5, 2024

*Maybe even Ghost Stories, if I'm feeling frisky

as someone who absolutely loathes hearing coldplay on the radio, i was pleasantly surprised by how much i enjoyed this album

Det er rimelig nemt at hate på Coldplay, fordi de er blevet så store. Derfor overraskede det mig lidt hvor godt jeg kunne lide den her plade og hvor meget jeg er vokset med den her opgave.
Stort set alle sange var fine og der er de klassiske bangers, som alle kender, The Scientist, Clocks, In My Place (Som jeg også spillede i band på gymnasiet)

Den her plade gav mig plads til lidt refleksion omkring mine musikalske fordomme og det skal den sgu lige have tak for!

"This is the dullest moment I have ever experienced" - George Costanza

I've heard these singles since they came out, but this was my first listen to the whole album. It was ok, just some nice, safe, alternative rock. 3/5.

Coldplay is the fucking worst. It’s like a band made up of the worst instincts of all the huge pop bands rolled up into one giant kaiju of shit.

Liked this way more than I expected to. Was never a fan of theirs, did not like these singles when they came out, but damn, I’m happy I went back to it. What a killer 5-song opening stretch.

4/5

Maybe I should feel guilty for rating them so high but I feel no shame. Guessing that Parachutes will be a 5 for me though, so reserving that slot for now.

I think people know this album as the one with Clocks & The Scientist – I certainly did, and I won’t act like I’m not guilty of that. It's more than that; It’s an instant classic.

In terms of sticking to a theme, expanding on that theme, and keeping both a vocal style & an instrumental style that hooked me in, I think the album as a full experience was as enjoyable of a listen as I’ve gotten out of any other album. If I’m being nitpicky about it, then… yeah, the album sticks to its theme really, really hard, but it doesn’t really feel repetitive to me, even though we’re dealing with a similar one throughout.

Much like Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, it’s not a full 5, but it’s so close to a 5 for me that I think I have to rate it that.

Its hard to imagine 2002, but when this came out, Coldplay were still a small band... They played in bingo halls and high school gyms on the relentless tour for this album that would make them global stars, they played shows to 600 & 800 people early in the tour in Boston and Philadelphia respectively. That's insane...

Now, this album is good to great, yes it's played out because how worldly popular the band became, but it was all built off hard work, they pounded the hard yards to be hated by millions and richer than god, with a smile on their face. Screw the haters, put this on and remember a simpler time where you could see a band on the cusp of megastardom for less than $10 in a sweaty ballroom or gymnasium playing the best music you had heard at the time.

Am I part of the cure? Or am I part of the disease?

I was pretty excited to see an album from an artist I recognized, and knew that I've enjoyed in the past, even if it isn't necessarily my "type" of music now. I was really happy to hear that "The Scientist" and "Clocks" were on this record, as my dad had those songs downloaded on his iPod while I was a kid.

The first song immediately caught my attention with a very -rock- vibe, but with the coldplay 'feel' that I'm used to hearing in other tracks. The listening experience was super enjoyable, and although certain songs were slower or more dragged out than I would've preferred, I enjoyed this album and would listen to it again.

4/5

some real stand out songs a surprisingly unique sound. Its a bit too dull for a whole album, but a song at a time it's wonderful.

With all the hate that Coldplay now (quite rightly) get, it's easy to forgot that they used to write some great songs. I don't think this album is as good as Parachutes (and my opinion is probably biased by some preteen nostalgia), but it's still a decent 4 out of 5 in my book.

I mean I was never big on coldplay but this is an okay album.
I obviously liked the very popular songs on it, but most of the time it's just the band trying to sound like radiohead, but they're just not as good.