Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
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Album Review
Release date: 14 August 2006
Coldplay : A Rush Of Blood To The Head
'Mature' follow-up more than lives up to best-selling debut
Chris Martin has been doing a lot of thinking. While everyone else was digesting Coldplay 's debut album, 'Parachutes', Martin was already asking difficult questions of both himself and his craft. He wondered whether Coldplay had the depth to improve on the concise, melancholic pop of their first set. Could they widen the picture? Did they have the wherewithal to achieve the...
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- Politik
- In My Place
- God Put a Smile Upon Your Face
- The Scientist
- Clocks
- Daylight
- Green Eyes
- Warning Sign
- A Whisper
- A Rush of Blood to the Head
- Amsterdam
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Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head: Wikipedia Album Entry
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, if not more than, 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 piano-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 also won the 2002 Grammy for Best alternative Album. The album received generally excellent 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.
In 2007, The National Association of Recording Merchandisers and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame released a list of what they term "The Definitive 200 Albums of All Time". A Rush of Blood to the Head ranks at #65 on the list.
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Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head Lyrics
Coldplay - In My Place Lyrics
In my place, in my place
Were lines that I couldn't change
I was lost, oh yeah
I was lost, I was lost
Coldplay - Amsterdam Lyrics
Come here, oh, my star is fading
I swerved out of control
And if I, if I'd only waited
I'd not be stuck here in this hole
Coldplay - A Whisper Lyrics
A whisper, a whisper, a whisper, a whisper
A whisper, a whisper, a whisper, a whisper
I hear the sound
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head Lyrics
He said, "I'm gonna buy this place and burn it down
I'm gonna put it six feet underground"
He said, "I'm gonna buy this place and watch it fall
Stand here beside me baby in the crumbling walls"
Coldplay - Politik Lyrics
Look at earth from outer space
Everyone must find a place
Give me time and give me space
Give me real, don't give me fake
Coldplay - God Put A Smile Upon Your Face Lyrics
Where do we go, nobody knows
I've gotta say I'm on my way down
God give me style and give me grace
God put a smile upon my face
Coldplay - Green Eyes Lyrics
Honey you are a rock
Upon which I stand
And I come here to talk
I hope you understand
Coldplay - Clocks Lyrics
The lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought me down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead singing
Coldplay - The Scientist Lyrics
Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
You don't know how lovely you are
I had to find you, tell you I need you
Tell you I set you apart
Coldplay - Warning Sign Lyrics
A warnin' sign
I missed the good part, then I realized
I started lookin', and the bubble burst
I started lookin' for excuses
Coldplay - Daylight Lyrics
To my surprise and my delight
I saw a sunrise, I saw sunlight
I am nothing in the dark
And the clouds burst to show daylight
