A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Pales in comparison to Parachutes, but very middle of the road Coldplay

Coldplay is a great band. Not only that but I had an opportunity to listen up close to a concert and they are really good at the live shows. They put themselves out there and it shows. I think this is a very good representation of them if someone were to be introduced. I think I would rate a greatest hits album probably five stars and a "regular" album well...

A Rush of Blood to the Head I remember liking this when it came out. I liked their first album a lot too, but at the time this felt like a much more confident and ‘big’ sounding record than Parachutes, still with some indieness to it, but adding some expansiveness, a kind of U2 arena type ambition. I didn’t have much interest in X and Y, in fact I only heard the singles, and whether that was because they weren’t cool anymore or I didn’t like the music I’m not sure. Possibly a bit of both. After that I only know a few singles and the general sense of them writing dull and uninspiring vaguely electro arena pop. So it’s interesting listening to this again, hopefully with an open mind, having not listened to it in at least 20 years, trying to separate it from what followed. You can see the roots of what they became here though, lyrically and thematically at least - a lot of what we would now recognise as empty instagram inspirational quotes, vague but also not open to personal interpretation, meaningless but not universal, a series of homilies that on the surface sound pleasing but are ultimately hollow. Musically however it holds up better. In My Place, God Put a Smile Upon Your Face, The Scientist and Clocks are very good bits of arena pop rock, catchy and direct and very well constructed. GPASUYF and Clocks in particular I still like. Beyond that there are some decent tracks in that same vein, in keeping with the overall aim of the album, Politik, Daylight, A Whisper, Amsterdam. The remaining tracks don’t work as well, where the banality overexposes the thematic and emotional emptiness, Green Eyes, Warning Sign, A Rush of Blood to the Head. Even if the songs are patchy, there is no doubt about their skill in creating catchy hooks and melodies and building expansive, arena filling songs out of quite simple but effective instrumentation - very similar to U2 in that regard. There is a palpable feeling that they achieved what they set out to do, and in that sense it is a satisfying listen, even if ultimately the quality is inconsistent and the purposeful vapidity at the heart of it is revealed too frequently for comfort. It’s almost definitely a 2.5, a straight down the middle rating, but I’ll round up to three, on the basis of achieving what they set out to do and for the quality of GPASUYF and Clocks ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Уже лучше дебютника, но все равно такая же унылая хуета

good

The McNugget Meal of an album - you know you shouldn't, but damn if it isn't good in the moment of consumption, followed by deep guilt and a promise to avoid doing that bad bad thing again Until...

i prefer sparks over this. 3.5

ass

Meh

Incredible songs, sad but impactful, found new songs I didn’t know they did that I know really enjoy

I sure do love me some Coldplay!! Man, they just have a way of touching all the feels. I cry everytime I sing to Coloratura, The Scientist..and Yellow always reminds me of mind and Marisols early days. 5 Stars

Early Coldplay were really just so good. This is a fantastic album, I can’t give it a full five because I don’t love all of it, but very solid.

Can’t stand this anymore

Sweet album! TBH I always thought Coldplay was like a bit more pop-oriented, but this was a nice album of something I didn’t really expect. All of the songs were solid, none were bad but none really stood out. Overall it was pretty good

Instant fucking classic. I've gone back and through the years on Green Eyes -- weakest track in what's otherwise an incredibly good album. Makes me sad for what could've been.

A couple memorable songs effectively lure a listener into hearing more Coldplay than whatever the radio decides to put on.

oke ich versuech böd hate ich wird nöd hate uch versuech nöd hate. politik foht geil ah schöni chords luute afang denn sehr ruhig. okay s isch e seeehr schöni melodie im refrain, chli pathetisch aber s het irgendwie tüüfo das ganze. in my place kenni jo, ha afoch nüm gwüsst dases so heisst und dass am afang s when the levee breaks intro chunt. finden etz nöd soo geil de song chli sehr seicht. god put a smile on your face sind seeeehr geili chords am afang. find de song immerno geil isch luuter alsi coldplay erwartet het. desch guet. ich bi nöd am hate. DIE WISSENSCHAFTLER:IN? seehr pop chords am afang aber klavier clickt schön. ui im refrain macheds de 4-3 resolution uf die cheesigsti art ever, nöd soo mega nice. aber mer mue sege so popsongs hets vorher glaub au nöd geh wo so perfekt gschliffe und abgrundet sind. CLÖCKERS jo scho 1000000 mol ghört scho okay de song. gad dra erinneret dass de bassist guy heisst. de groove bi daylight isch afoch genaau glich wie bi clocks, finds harmonisch intressanter, aber immerno chli seicht. glaub es zeichnet sich es 3 ab. green eyes isch etz chli ass gsi (ASS L L L ASS L) warning sign isch chli besser aber finds immerno #sadboy #piano. amsterdam isch au wieder sadboy piano musig aber seehr sehr schön. ha bitz vorbehalt gha woni coldplay gseh han aber da album isch sehr sehr schön wenn au oft chli seichte pop. de chris martin singt würkli huuuere guet und s macht interessanteri sache i sache harmonie als ich denkt hetti.

ja isch guet ich mach d auge uuf also politik hani nöd unglaublich gfunde aber jz de schluss findi mega schön god put a smile cool aber nöd meh SCIENTIST KENNTMER JA ja schono cute aber schlussendlich halt doch seicht CLOCKS KENNTMER AUUUUUU mega "omg mier sind so en inspirierende, greenwashing konzern, d welt gaht imfall nöd weg eus under"-werbemusig wenn ich die assoziation aber wegdenke, isches eiggg no es cools lied? so s klavier chunnt echli sehr hüfig vor aber d atmosphäre vom ganze lied isch eig na cool ja daylight isch jz für mich au wieder chli langwilig und inoffensive WER HET GFUNDE JA MACHEMER DAS LIED 5.5 MIN LANG green eyes absolut langwiligs liebeslied oder so ICH VERLÜR D GEDULD ich hasse warn8ng sign extrem, wrr schribt so lieder???? es sött öppis emotionals sii, debii hets öppe glich vill emotione wiene volvo werbig, rifach will das ganze sooooo weichgspüelt und inoffensive isch omg rush of blood to the head isch na cool aber ja amsterdam isch na e schöni schnulze so zum abschlüsse eig okays album, eifach ah gwüssr stelle so UNGLAUBLICH seicht dass es mich hässig macht

sono i Coldplay, cercherò di ascoltarli con meno pregiudizi possibili. Non malvagio, ma non mi fa impazzire

criticizing coldplay for being tame, derivative, and middle-of-the-road would be like criticizing starbucks for selling lattes

something about coldplay makes me want to watch skydoesminecraft and build legos

Chris Martin needs to get laid....and to stop listening to Radiohead....and needs to shorten most of these songs by two minutes.

nope

Va litt spent på denna, siden eg e ganske drittlei av dei mest kjente sangane. Sett bort ifra dei va da et par gode sanga, men og et par kjedelige. Kunne kanskje gitt 4 om eg ikkje fikk fnatt av P1-sangane

Yasiin Bey once described Drake as "music you can shop to" and I think that's an apt description for Coldplay. There are a couple exceptional songs on here, but if you heard the singles... you're not missing anything. Everything else can be categorized as "songs to fall asleep to".

Parachutes and A Rush Of Blood To The Head are the albums that really made Coldplay important, even if they eventually devolved into parodies of themselves. This album is made up of great songs, with several classic singles. Even with the "Radiohead ripoff" criticisms, they proved that they had the chops to be considered one of the great early 2000s bands with this record. One note while listening, it's impressive how much effect they wring out of a relatively simple setup with seemingly minimal overdubs. This might make me sound old, but it was nice listening to an album by a band that sounds like a band.

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

It's Coldplay. It's fine.

Their best album probably.

Favorite tracks are Amsterdam and The Scientist. Will need to listen again.

Nothing offensive about it. Nothing to hook me on either. Just pop rock with piano. It felt like the same song was playing on repeat.

I never really made a point to listen to Coldplay. I hear their songs on the radio but they never really made an impression on me. Aside from a few songs, this style of music is just not for me. The overall melancholy, sad vibes of most of their songs are not something I care to listen to on any sort of regularity.

Drone

It's Coldplay. Pleasant on the ears but uneventful

Amsterdam is now my go-to top Coldplay song - sums them up perfectly, whiny and slow, not for me

not as bad as I thought it was gonna be, but still not good

It feels very much like the type of album you should listen to at night and it encapsulates very well that anxious feeling we all have when it's past 1 a.m. and you're overthinking your entire life. The musical arrangements are really fast paced and Chris Martin's soft voice feels almost like an inner voice inside your head whispering "things will be fine, this is just temporary" while you have a full on panic attack. It's an album you do have to actually listen to in order of being able to understand it, as some of the songs just kind of pass you by if you are not doing some active listening.

A possibly perfect album? Cohesive, enjoyable to listen to, excellent opening and closing tracks, and great choice of a title track.

Potentially Coldplay’s best album.

It feels strange to describe an album as languorous AND deeply engaging, but here we are. Sonically cohesive, every song is obviously identifiable as fitting the Coldplay mold with the keening/crooning of Chris Martin at the fore. But variations in instrumentation, tone and energy ensured that it never felt like songs were running together or becoming indistinct. Green Eyes was my favorite, the acoustic guitar introductory riff hasd me playing it on repeat.

Love Coldplay! The three hits on this album, “the Scientist”, “Clocks” and “In my Place” were my favorites. The rest of the album’s tracks felt unremarkable in comparison.

Ah, Coldplay… So funny for this to pop after getting the Joshua Tree. To me, they’re U2 lite, but sanitized and missing U2’s punk aesthetic that U2 started out with in the late 70s early 80s. And Chris isn’t the songwriter Bono is. I’m not surprised Coldplay is popular yet polarizing at same time: to me they’re the modern version of 70s AOR rock that had a similar cultural, non-threatening impact on a lot of people: likeable but bland, like a Docker’s khaki commercial. Wifey says it’s one of her favorite bands to listen to while operating because they’re “easy on the ears and their music doesn’t change much so it relaxes me.” Yup, makes sense. Ultimately for me they have a couple of good songs but overall they don’t move me much.

Good album. I understand why people don't like Coldplay. The heartbreak seems pretty British. I miss you, you're so lovely, thought you should know...here's a musical interlude to punctuate my feelings. It's all lovely but no real feelings were involved. Lovely listen.

It's a bit hard to approach a Coldplay album purely objectively as it is difficult to separate their "casual" reputation from the music that I'm listening to. This is a decent album, they have a good, rich sound with the piano and Clocks is so unique. I think Coldplay have a bit of an unfair shake. I think I mainly prefer the smaller songs of theirs. Standout Track: Daylight

If you like Coldplay, I don’t trust you. This is the most generic shit ever. NPC music to its very core.

Not my thing and all.

I feel like Coldplay’s commercial success has played against them. It’s become cool to call them overplayed, overrated, etc. But if you can just set that aside and give it an unbiased listen, most of the songs on this album are pretty damn good.

This a damn good album! From open to close. An amazing band and album!

Please make it stop.

Nice.

Chord chord chord chord chord chord chord chord chord chord chord man these guys really chord chord chord chord chord chord chord chord chord chord stick to what they know best and the melodies chord chord chord chord chord chord chord themselves are often quite pretty but the lyrics chord chord chord chord chord chord chord are the soul of jejunosity and Mr. Martin’s voice is nasal and whiny and always chord chord chord chord chord chord flat oh and ugh here comes the falsetto part chord chord chord chord chord chord chord chord chord again it all starts sounding the same and it’s really is quite a challenge getting through the chord chord chord chord chord chord chord chord chord whole album chord chord chord chord…

Tranquil melancholy.

Solid

I know I know. It's cool to shit on Coldplay. And yeah it's not even true that Coldplay is just a band you listen too while waiting for the next Radiohead record. But holy hell this record rips. Melody's for days, and some legit song writing make this a certified banger of a record.

3/5

Signals self-importance right from the start and gets to outright tedium by the fourth track, a harbinger of the epic and world-historical lameness that is the hallmark of their later work just beginning to manifest itself. “Clocks” feels like an algorithmically designed pop song, with that appealingly chime-y and driving opening figure, but it rings cold and synthetic and a bit false upon a deep listen. The over-reaching for drama and manufacturing of faux intensity is unconvincing and ultimately sappy – “The Scientist” and “A Warning Sign” being Exhibits A and B. Does anyone care what CM is singing about (which almost always seems to be himself)? “Daylight” is far from the worst song you’ll ever hear, but sounds like they are falling in love with their own hook. “Green Eyes” and, to a lesser degree, the title cut suggests what pleasure they might have wrought if they’d contented themselves to play it relatively straight, and not aim to be so bloody operatic on every track. If this was the record they decided to stop pretending to be Radiohead, that was a bold decision, since being Coldplay was clearly not going to be enough, even for this, the most self-regarding of bands. That one gives this a 3 speaks to one’s fair-mindedness in seeing what quality if one gets through the utter insufferability. Really, it's just the confessional navel-gazing you'd expect when you give what's essentially an emo band a huge production budget.

Classic Coldplay. A bit mellower than some of the newer albums, didn't grab me as much

The tail end of Coldplay’s importance. I love this album, but totally understand why the band lost its cred.

Started really strong, but got stale after

I think Coldplay gets too much hate. Maybe I'm biased since I grew up listening to them, but I actually enjoy their older stuff like this album. This album made me remember a time when pop music had some semblance of depth. That is until corporate pop took over the radio. Sorry for the mini rant. 8/10 Would I listen again? Yes

Den holder sgu meget godt! minimalt filler, dem man kender lyder stadig godt. Clocks er og bliver en banger. På vippen mellem 3 og 4 meeen jeg ville nok have trimmet den en lille smule

3-4 total all-timers her, generelt en ret cool lyd. Vildt nok at Coldplay engang var så cool.

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!

Parachutes was an excellent album despite the overplayed pop Anthem, Yellow. When n My Place was dropped, and AROBTTH was announced, many wondered if Coldplay could follow up with an equally stellar album. They did. The sounds are more extensive and polished.. More than a Brit Pop banger, this album set them a part from their peers and sent them to worldwide stardom.

...früher mal toll. Überall gespielt und jetzt zuviel gehört. Aber es gibt ein paar Klassiker... .... ....

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

Love Coldplay. not ashamed about it at all. They are so much better than their perception. Some really classic albums. I kinda think this is one of my least favorite from them though hahaha. That said there are some amazing tracks on it. Politik, God put a smile, clocks are all superb. I think they found their sound on this album but really figured it out on x&y. Still probably a 4.

Best Song: Clocks. This is what I think of when I think of Coldplay. Big, arena-style pop-rock. Worst Song: Warning Sign. The whole thing comes out in one kind of pleading bleat. Overall: I know this is the hacky thing to say about Coldplay, but they legitimately are so inoffensive and slide into the background so easily that several times over the course of this album I forgot that I was even listening to anything. Truly the room-temperature water of the music industry.

Coldplay were at their best at the beginning of their career.

A deeply nostalgic album for this reviewer—I can’t hear Clocks or The Scientist without remembering playing N64 games with my siblings. Pure early 00s pop perfection; Coldplay arguably peaked here.

What a wonderful album. I just loved it!

One of their better albums.

This is decidedly average pop/rock music. It doesn’t suck. It isn’t great. If it was a 1/10 scale, I’d say it’s about a 5. Meh. 3/5

Not a massive fan but I like enough songs and was happy to sit through this. Was surprised how many songs had more of a similar vibe to Parachutes (a great album imo) so enjoyed this and would probably happily revisit it again.

One of their best, honestly this and parachutes is why I fell in love with Coldplay years ago, just doesn’t get old. 4.0

Nostalgic but a bit boring and overplayed

I never really understood Coldplay. Yes, it’s easy to listen to, but it’s pop rock. I can’t imagine really loving this, it’s just there.

Coldplay is cool. They have some hits. Besides the hits I don’t get the hype.

Brilliant music

Nice album

Some very good pop cuts but it still feels very poppy.

Great work. I liked parachutes and remember listening to this album a lot without knowing it was Coldplay.

Actually not all that bad

Kinda mediocre.

Coldplay bias

Enjoyable

Fantastic

thanks now im in a state of depression

No

Where to begin? Coldplay, whether you like it or not, are one of the biggest bands of the twenty-first century. And their second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head, was an international hit receiving tons of praise and three Grammy Awards. It is undeniably clear to see why; Coldplay's unique Alternative Rock style of AROBTTH matched with some incredible vocals, mixing and lyrics, makes for some astounding music; notably In My Place, The Scientist and Clocks. Aside from the big hits, Coldplay also released Green Eyes, Daylight, Politik, Amsterdam, and more underrated and underplayed songs that I would absolutely recommend. This album will always be a classic to listen to. Also I'm a massive Coldplay fan so that is also why I love this album so much

3/5

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.

Spotify tells me I listened to this three times. I guess I’ll take their word for it.

Saving the distance, with these it happens to me like with U2, I think they are an overrated band. I give it a 3 because it's pop.

I think a Rush of Blood to the Head kills you, right? Well, I'd be okay with that right now. This album commits every cardinal sin I have for music - it's overlong, it's absurdly simplistic, the lyrics are non-sensical, and it's so repetitive. All of that together is just awful. I didn't know you could drag so many one syllable words across so many bars of music. This music provides nothing and goes nowhere. I cannot understand how this artist is #10 in the world on Spotify. I could barely finish this one. Fav tracks: N/A

listened before, reminds me of my mom, fav song this time around was "warning sign"

eh

This was great when it first came out. Still sounds good.

The whole was much bette than the sum of its parts

They front loaded this one with all the good tracks and the latter half starts to show glimpses of insufferableness (is that a word?). Downhill after the first album as I recalled correctly

Very enjoyable. I love "Clocks". I find "Scientist" a little dull though, and it's the "big song" on the album. 3 and a half stars, rounding down.

Liked it! Was unfamiliar and glad yo enjoy!

Coldplay's modern pop endeavors may not be the best music out there, but their older stuff still holds up for me. The first half of this album is amazing; the chord progressions and melodies are hauntingly beautiful at points. However, the second half is full of less exciting stuff. Not bad stuff, but it's nothing particularly notable for me. Will definitely be coming back to this one. Best Song: The Scientist Worst Song: Green Eyes Underrated Gem: Politik OH MY GOD I'M SO SICK OF CLOCKS! I HAVE TO HEAR THIS SONG EVERY DAY AT WORK, I CAN'T ESCAPE IT! MAKE IT STOP!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, MAKE IT STO-!!!: Clocks Album Score: 8/10

I enjoy Coldplay but I'm not sure if I'd listen to a full album more than once.

IM HAVING ‘NAM FLASHBACKS

The problem is, lots of people now realise that Coldplay are quite dreary. Dreary doesn't mean rubbish, but, to me, they had that thing: a moment of impact when they briefly seemed exciting, but then, a few albums in, it became clear that they were actually always pretty dull (see also James Blunt, Ed Sheeran). It's impossible for me to listen to this now without hearing the inherent dreariness. The most enthusiasm I can muster is that there are a few pleasing, less predictable chord progressions now and again. But I like my rock to have a bit of edginess and swagger. Call me shallow, but Coldplay are a big snooze-fest. 5 out of 10.

Enjoyed this and surprised myself in doing so.

Coldplay have annoyed me for a long time. I didn’t mind listening to this though. But I doubt I’ll listen again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNoMI_Cx6YU

Pretty simple. I like simple music but at the same time I can't feel strongly about it

Can't believe Coldplay was one of the bands to have a 4.5 average from me

i dont care it still holds up silly lyrics and beautiful music nostalgic to the max i miss my disc man

Some nice

An absolute dream of an album. Start off really well with Politik (the second half of the song is just gorgeous), In My Place, God Put a Smile On My Face and (the standout track from the album) The Scientist. An exceptional four track salvo to let you know what to expect! Tails off a bit in the middle (I still don’t understand why people think Clocks is a tune, I can’t stand it) until you reach The Warning which is gorgeous and then mellows to the end. A truly great album, by a truly great band.

I mean, it's fine. Not loud or atonal or arhythmic. (Although Chris Martin's voice got pretty annoying by the end.) It's just ... not interesting.

Better than the previous Coldplay album I got, but gawd are they boring. 2/5

So good. It's likely nostalgia guiding my hand on this one, but I can't deny it.

Coldplay (2002) A Rush of Blood To The Head 3 / 5 I’ve never listened to a Coldplay album. I think I can think of a Coldplay song I know, where the say “It was just Yellow”, or something like that. I’ve assumed they are some kind of light weight Adult Contemporary music that they play on the doctors’ office radio station between Maroon 5 and Adele. I’ve listened through this a few times and it all feels very very bland. Sometimes I feel like there’s hope but it’s all so very light weight. There's a song on here I think I recognize but it’s so generic and faceless I’m not sure. If these songs were all sad or something I would like it more. It’s so extremely middle of the road. Sometimes I think Radiohead but without any of the interesting stuff. Sometimes I think of Oasis or that other British band from the same time. When Coldplay is at their most rockin’ they kinda touch on U2 at their lightest. Sometimes when I listen to this I wonder if it really is better than I think. Maybe I’m just coming at it wrong. Maybe it’s not them, maybe it’s me. I don’t know, it kinda feels like work coming around to Coldplay and to find out what I’m missing Production wise this album for sure sounds like a cohesive unit. The whole thing just lays under my skin. It never lets loose and always, no matter what happens always feels like the whole thing is riding in the same pocket. . I think really for me it’s not much more than pleasant background music. Maybe after repeat listens it will be pleasant background music that I’m more familiar with.

I really liked this one

Correcto.

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.

You're a scientist?

Boring except for clocks

Hadn't listened to this one in probably 20 years but feel mostly the same way about it ... Scientist is good, Clocks is great, the rest I could take or leave. I'll round up to a 3 because nothing I dislike on it

Gah- exposing myself here but I have a soft spot for this era of Coldplay and at certain nostalgic melancholic moods I’m in, I like to return to it. I don’t really skip any and let myself be in the gooey Brit pop of the early aughts. 3.5

I cannot believe this record is on here. It is the very definition of "fine". Absolutely no one NEEDS to hear this record before they die.

In my opinion, by far Coldplay’s magnum opus. This was released during my sophomore year of high school, and there’s certainly some nostalgia at play, but I do think this is easily one of the top albums of the early 2000’s. Coldplay is arguably the biggest rock band in the world, and while not all of the rest of their catalog is awful (some is…) they’ve never come particularly close to executing an excellent album like this since. Clocks is still one of the strangest and best songs to become a massive hit. In My Place was my introduction to the band (I somehow missed Yellow) and is still a great song. The Scientist is one of the all time great love songs. Politik is a banger of an opener, and the title track is the highlight of the back half. It’s a masterpiece.

...that moment when your Mom declared she likes "Alternative".

this album is objectively good but i think coldplay is white people music so 3.5/5

Yuck

Begrudgingly love it

It's pleasant, with sparkling moments, but I had to remind myself to keep listening and not tune it out. It's great Sunday morning. It's good music, and I can totally see why people like it so much, but in 50 years, no one will remember it.

Coldplay was always a band whose songs I knew, but didn't love in the same way many people do (sorry). This album was pretty nice overall though. Hearing their less-known songs for the first time was actually pretty refreshing. I wonder if it was just because they were overplayed that I didn't like their hits... Either way, this one was pretty easy to listen to. "Daylight" and "Amsterdam" were highlights.

Coldplay is so boring. Don’t know how they got so popular

Some love hate them, some love them. I like them but whether it is love, hate or like this is an incredible album.

There are some great hits in here! However this is not my favorite Coldplay Album. Still a great and iconic album that put them on the map of pop music. 4/5

'Green Eyes' one of the first songs i learned to play on guitar and played it all the time like it was wonderwall

solid 4.4/5

Sounds like Pearl Jam and Oasis had a mediocre baby.

A great album with lots of memorable, fantastic songs. I love the momentum of this album. It comes out of the gate strong from the first notes of the first song and keeps it going through its entirety.

Much of this album sounds like it was written to be the background music for a hospital or cop drama. Just about any song would fit perfectly as the detective who is obsessed with a case comes home to find his wife has left him. He has a flashback of them being happy when they were dating and having a picnic, then back to him sitting at the dining room table in the dark with a glass of whiskey… Or one of the emotional scenes in Scrubs after one of J.D.’s patients dies. Anyway, I was looking forward to this album because I never really got into Coldplay, but had always heard they were great. I figured I had been missing something. Nope. I haven’t missed anything. This album is just there. Technically, I suppose it’s well done, but there wasn’t any meat to bite into. There just isn’t anything driving it forward or drawing me in or giving me anything to care about. It’s just a group of Brits being whiny and sad. (I’ve noticed that this type of stuff sells really, really well in the UK. Are they doing ok over there?) Clocks is pretty good.

I will defend the first two Coldplay albums until my dying breath. I have consistently loved this album since middle school and it fills me with deep powerful nostalgic emotion.

Coldplay is notably good at creating a sense of build up or progression through repetitive beats and rhythms. I found this album a lot more enjoyable than the first Coldplay album I got (Parachutes). It is powerful, meaningful, and moving. Not only that though, it is a lot less bland and monotonous.

Quite ok - typical Coldplay album

one of the few colplay ablums I can enjoy.

Un excelente sucesor para el primer disco de los poperos británicos. Nostálgico, lento y suave, Martin y compañía fabrican bellos paisajes etéreos que adelantan lo que será el peak de su carrera, "Viva La Vida: or Death and all of His Friends". En ocasiones puede sentirse un poco largo y repetitivo, pero los altos son muy consistentes y fuertes. Para nada un disco imprescindible de esta lista, pero personalmente lo disfruto y creo que es un buen ejemplo de pop suave de los 2000s.

The older I get, the more bored I become of Coldplay

There are some good songs on here but every song pretty much suffers from the same 2 problems: Too long by 1 or 2 minutes and absolutely no energy. Had they shortened some of these songs and had about a 40-45minuge run time it wouldn't be bad sleepy time music or calm time music, but it just goes on and on for damn near an hour. There's just too long for an album with no "rockers" in the bunch. It's still not bad and I did enjoyed it more than I disliked it. A 3 seems about right. 2.75 is what my brain is saying.

This album is a perfect example of why we need half stars. This is the exact median of music. The safest of safe. I'd give it 2.5. I'll round down because once you've heard the first thirty seconds of any of these songs, it's not going to surprise you in any way. Very safe and repetitive. Also, for a 54 minute album, this REALLY drags on. Best track : God Put a Smile Upon Your Face

I knew I was in for a record full of long songs when I saw this pop up--was surprised though when I zoned out listening to politik and realized minutes later that I was listening to the same song. That said, the album has a very easy going tone with resonant guitar riffs and emotional lyrics. It is almost reminiscent of worship music that deftly aims to get the listener into the right "headspace". God put a smile upon your face stood out to me as the most body moving track with a country western/almost jazz adjacent bass line underneath the verses that clearly transform to an indie rock track with the other instruments layered overtop. The opening of Daylight reminded me heavily of When The Day met the Night by Panic at the Disco. Of course, this album predates Pretty Odd, so maybe Panic took inspiration from this, or perhaps it is just the same instrument. Overall, would stare out a car window as rain hits the glass and imagine I'm in a 2000's movie to any of these tracks.

Classic banger

Okay okay okay so I'm a bit conflicted. I always told myself that I never really liked coldplay and maybe some of that has to do with the image that has been painted for me: them just being really bland, bland and boring overrated band. And sure, some of their stuff is really just that and even many of their highly appreciated hits have never really resonated with me and some just sound god-awful. So I've just come to the conclusion that yeah don't care for them as much to really never give them a try, but now I can finally say that I've given them a fair try and at least listened to one of their albums. And after listening to this, I'm kinda surprised. It's not that bad! Not really my thing though, but not as terrible as I would have thought. So me rating this album still fairly low is still a positive thing because I really thought I was going to hate the shit ouf ot this. 2.5/5

Didn't like it then and certainly do not like it now. Pretentious pile of crap.

The second Album of Coldplay is not so much known like the first Album "Parachutes', but the song from this album "Clocks", "In My Place" or "The Scientist" should be known. I like this kind of music and it was a great event to see Coldplay in New York - East Rutherford at MetLife Stadium at 2017-08-01 😊

Cool

Like vanilla dairy free ice cream in music form

Outside of my 2-star review of Parachutes (album #252 for me on this site), I have never deliberately listened to Coldplay but I am alive in this culture. So, I know there are plenty of reasons to hate on Coldplay. But I'm going to set aside all the bias I can and put this record on loud to see how it goes. Politik has some nice atmosphere and is reasonably well-crafted and yet I can already tell that the vocal delivery and lyrics already leaning pedestrian will become recurring annoyances as the album progresses. By the time I get to Warning Sign I'm just exhausted by the basic, flatness of it all. Lackluster writing, music absent of inspiration, zero inventiveness, a cultivated blandness, the most broad appeals to "feeling" that have less pull than the most trite of Hallmark cards. This is well-produced elevator music for an aging "indie rock" audience. I will suffer through the last three songs hoping for a surprise but so far I could've just listened to Politik and let them end on their least offensive "high note". And being the least offensive on air experience seems to be what this band is all about.

This is before they kind of kind lost all their mojo….

A Beautiful voice and some powerfully written pop songs are what catapulted these guys to success, and long before they found that special sauce of putting out hit after hit, they identified that they could zone in on a sound and jam on it and create this gigantic sound. And it works for them. Overtime I feel as though the music became less creative and more about the impact. However, that was not the case with Parachutes, and not quite fully true with this album. While propelled by the massive songs, it still has powerful presence as a whole. I’ve never been fully engrossed, but I could appreciate their first few albums for the talent collected and refined in them.

Clocks is ok.. but the songs just roll out feeling like a 2000’s version of Journey. Vaguely meaningful, no bite I guess you can read the tea leaves and extract some emotional longing. In fact, the best Journey is better than this.

I didn't like Coldplay before listening to this one and after hearing this album I like them even less. I couldn't go through this album in one sitting.

good

Coldplay is always a good choice.

These are one of the classic albums. can't go wrong in that. It's like listening to The wall or ok computer. Banger 10 out of 10

Excellent early work. Their later albums are much more meaningful to me.

Absolute gold.

My favorite album so far on the list

Front half surprisingly decent. The well-known tracks are in the middle and I do not enjoy them. Back half miserable.

Classic coldplay

So bland.

3.5 stars

Say what you will about Coldplay, The Scientist and Clocks still hit.

decent.

Tiene temas muy buenos, pero no termina de emocionarme.

Is there anything worse than soulless garbage like this in music?

Great album. A mix of stuff that (musically) could have been from their first album, could have come from Led Zep IV, or could have come from either of Radiohead’s Pablo Honey or Hail to the Thief.

Ok album

Pretty nostalgic.

Well you know what we all slag off Coldplay, and in some ways rightly so as they sold out big time and spout out some dreadful stuff for the shit munchers now. But this was a nostalgia hit and I did like a lot of these songs at some point! You cannot say they're not good or prolific songwriters can you? A nice throwback but obvs not something I would listen to on the regs

I did really try with this album. But I do find them so dreary and dull. They have a few good songs but even the best songs I find quite boring. Coldplay just feel like brown soup to me. Yeah, it's serviceable and will keep you alive but it's just bland and every bit is basically the same.

2.5 inoffensive don’t feel strongly either way

A few good songs, but weak in a lot of places.

Still holds up more than 20 years later. I fell asleep so many nights listening to this CD.

Enjoyable indie pop record.

Bonus star for clocks otherwise it bored me

One of my favourite Coldplay albums, contains hit singles "In My Place", "God Put a Smile upon Your Face", "The Scientist", and "Clocks".

I'm still not entirely sure what genre Coldplay fits in, but this is decent music. That is all.

A Rush of Blood to the Head functions adequately as background music, offering a pleasant atmosphere without commanding full attention. This release established a roadmap for the band's future, revealing their evolving sound which ended up feeling stunted. Nonetheless, its melodic compositions and introspective lyrics still resonate with a certain depth. Notable tracks like Clocks and The Scientist highlight the band's knack for crafting memorable melodies with broad appeal. As a background soundtrack to daily life, it provides a soothing backdrop that seamlessly blends in, leaving a modest impression. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 3 STAND OUT TRACK - The Scientist

Nostalgia factor

Does have a nice production and all the instruments sound nice together. But it can be so god dam BORING. Trying to be an objective and clever reviewer bro but This is just too hard ot get through, got to The Scientist and just was like fk this

43/100 Politik 6/10 In My Place 6/10 God Put a Smile upon Your Face 2/10 The Scientist 6/10 Clocks 8/10 Daylight 4/10 Green Eyes 2/10 Warning Sign 6/10 A Whisper 3/10 A Rush of Blood to the Head 2/10 Amsterdam 4/10

This was actually pretty good.

Pretty good

2 stars: Not my bag.

bland, forgettable, 2.5/5

This album blows me away every time I listen to it. Coldplay is a masterful band full of talented musicians and great people in general. Like I said, this is possibly my favorite album of the 2000s, and people might hate me for it. It’s true! Chris Martin’s songwriting sounds passionate and bounces off the instruments really well. Songs like “A Whisper” and “In My Place” really showcase the band’s flexibility. This album deserves a 96.3%, or a 4.815/5. Fav: “A Whisper” Least Fav: None

Would buy!

Kinda one sound for all songs except Whisper. Good coffee house listening, better get the espresso though or you’ll be asleep. (2.1*s) <— sleepy ones.

Great even though it is simplistic at times and he misses it on the high notes.

look it’s not horrible, there’s just nothing incredibly special about it….

Some great tracks in this. Always loved The Scientist and Clocks but hadn't heard much of the rest of the album. Green Eyes I really enjoyed. Think this one is a 4 for me.

Meh, i dont really like it alot. Nothing groundbreaking. Better than an absolute generic album, but doesnt get much better than that.

Great Coldplay album. Solid as ever.

I already knew I liked this album and then when this popped up I listened to it twics

6/10

No me gusta Coldplay, pero me gusta este Coldplay

Para ser alguien que siempre será hater #1 de coldplay y de su fans, puedo apreciar lo sentimental y cargadas de emociones profundas que llevan las letras de Chris Martin. Me pareció un álbum muy agradable y que podría escuchar otra vez para relajarme o inundarme en la nostalgia que acaricie mi alma y abraza mis recuerdos. ombe. strong 8/10

definition of mid

Super fire

If this album only had the first 4 songs, it’s a 5 star album. But the final 6 songs really let it down. They’re not bad per se, but they’re just meh modern rock songs that pale in comparison with the arranging genius at work on Clocks and The Scientist.

A couple songs bored me to death but more really surprised me. Insane production. Solid album.

Meh! More Coldplay. Thanks.

Amazing

i’m late on this one

I wanted to like this album but it’s a little bit of a snooze fest

I don't care what anyone says, Coldplay is the tits and this album makes me feel feelings.

guy is not a great singer and I have the same feeling about a lot of the songs that jesse has about 21

is Coldplay cringe? absolutley. is this album a great time? yeah. coldplay did to Radiohead what Creed did to Nirvana and I'm not upset about it.

So good, just not as good as parachutes

not my type, I don't like coldplay but i give it a try again, still doesn't like

Listened to it several times—easy to understand why they are so popular. Enjoyed the variety and playlisted a song.

When it started, I kind of liked this album - but as it went on it became rather blah. No real excitement to it, just a fairly tepid offering. By the end I was bored with the sound.

I don't know much about music theory but... it sounds like there's just not a lot going on here? Not in a stripped-back minimalist way, in a "this is constructed on a sparse and shallow foundation" way. Lyrically (which I'm more comfortable judging) every line I heard was a cliché. This is deeply boring music.

In my place and the scientist.

Perfectly okay. The title track is particularly nice.

- it has the scientist and clocks. immediate 5

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

All these songs hold up, a great album. More swagger without it getting in the way.

Don’t personally get why Coldplay is so huge, most of this seemed generic, forgettable, and boring

For a moment, this album took me back to what Coldplay was, and what it still should be. The Rush of Blood to the Head starts with a royal flush of hits in Politik, In My Place, God Put a Smile Upon Your Face, The Scientist, and Clocks. The latter part of the album continues just as strong. 4/5

A few classics in there, the 4 song stretch from 'In My Place' to 'Clocks' is an incredible run. Plateaued a bit after that

I didn't hate this but I certainly don't love this band.

A few solid tunes. Overall pretty darn good.

I like this more than I care to admit.

Genuinely love this album. Songs that make you feel something with lyrics AND composition. Its held up so well sonically and doesn't feel dated at all. THIS is an album I think is a classic for good reason.

Oooh, this is gonna be an easy five stars from me. One of my favorite albums ever, and the best Coldplay album in my opinion. I was a big fan of their first four albums, seen them twice on their "Viva La Vida" tour (Budapest/Udine). "Clocks" is an absolute masterpiece! After "Viva La Vida" they totally changed the direction and basically became a genuine pop band... Not a fan of that part of their career, but still enjoy the singles like "A Sky Full Of Stars" or "Something Just Like That"... So, I guess I'm a boring basic person with no taste in music whatsoever. Go figure :-) 01) Politik - 10,0 02) In My Place - 10,0 03) God Put A Smile Upon Your Face - 10,0 04) The Scientist - 10,0 05) Clocks - 10,0 06) Daylight - 10,0 07) Green Eyes - 10,0 08) Warning Sign - 10,0 09) A Whisper - 10,0 10) A Rush Of Blood To The Head - 10,0 11) Amsterdam - 10,0 TOTAL: 10,0 (100/100)

Very good but some songs sound the same and some the hits feel out of place

I have made a "conscious uncoupling" from ever listening to this band again.

Yeah so I rarely return to Coldplay as their later work is so bad that the earlier work is tainted for me. Parachutes is the exception and is in regular rotation but this album was a wonderful listen. Songs on here that I really liked at the time still resonate. Green Eyes, The Scientist. Pretty songs, pounding drums, synth? I think synth. Anyways, it was a good listen and I was glad of the reminder. I’ll draw a line at X & Y though. That won’t work for me.

I understand why Coldplay gets so much negative attention, and I really don't care for a lot of their newer "bigger" sounding songs, but this album is quite good. I forgot how much I like some of these songs.

Coldplay is great

Just ok

This album was everywhere, and has some catchy songs. Not sure I would put it on this list.

Хочется поставить две звезды, типа как-то не зашло. Я слышал колдплей раньше. Но никогда особо с них не кайфовал. Не знааааю. Последний трек был неплохой, потому, наверное, три.

A perfect album, start to finish. I know people like to knock Coldplay but Chris Martin is a great songwriter and the tunes in this album are phenomenal.

8/10

Singles: -------------------------------------- In My Place (#2 UK; #1 US Adult ALT) The Scientist (#10 UK; #5 US Adult ALT) Clocks (#9 UK; #1 US Adult ALT) God Put a Smile upon Your Face (#100 UK; #15 US Adult ALT) 5/5: Clocks, The Scientist, In My Place, 4/5: Warning Sign, Politik, God Put a Smile Upon Your Face, A Rush of Blood to the Head, Green Eyes, Amsterdam Rating: 4/5

After two days of Paul Simon babbling and Eric Clapton wanking his guitar over their respective bands it was refreshing to hear a group of musicians working together. There are some good tracks on this album, as overplayed as ‘In my Place’ and ‘The Scientist’ are there are forgotten gems in ‘Warning Sign’ and ‘God put a smile on your face’ to make up for it. 4/5 seems to high but I’ll go with it because I’ll happily listen to Coldplay again even though I don’t think I like them that much.

Every year or so, I think, “Okay, time to give Coldplay another chance. Maybe this time, I’ll get it.” I didn’t get it, but there are still a few standout tracks. In particular, Clocks, God Put a Smile upon Your Face, and A Whisper are really solid songs that honestly wouldn’t be out of place on a Greatest Hits record. The Scientist, on the other hand, does not justify its own popularity, being an incredibly nondescript piano track with very little to distinguish it from any of the thousands of highly-produced piano ballads out there. The remaining tracks fall somewhere in between. Most of the songs are slow, synthy, and awash with thick, dramatic textures that grow old surprisingly quickly, especially in the context of the 2020s where there are far better synth-based “soundscape” bands out there. I’ll say this: the album is definitely overrated, but it isn’t bad. 3/5

Before they were corny. Politik is the best song on the album.

Grew up on this album, holds up well today.

This is my favorite and I just love how it starts!!

Love this album! Was a fan of their first album, but this follow-up was a huge leap forward! Living in California we saw them at an outdoor arena in the middle of nowhere and they were so good! It’s their best album. *****

U2 clone

Acaba de sonar la banda sonora de gran parte de mi vida. 5/5 en nostalgia 5/5 en ganas de ir a un concierto de Coldplay con mi querida amiga Valeria

A beautiful listen, simplistic yet symphonic melodies and engaging lyrics. I maintain my position that first 2 Coldplay album are both incredibly divine pieces of music.

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.

Album starts pretty strong and doesn’t close quite as well but I honestly like it a lot. I think music nerds react badly to Coldplay because they are “safe” and pop-focused but I don’t think those are dirty words. Great melodies. Best song: Green Eyes

Great album, was into Coldplay before they become famous, the scientist reminds me of a bad break up though

Ugh. The most nothing type of nothing music. Cod feeling cod emotion, awful awful awful. I call stuff like this music for people who don't actually like music

I’ve always been one of those “ick, Coldplay” snobs. Though secretly I’ve always liked The Scientist and, apparently a few other tracks too! So… ok, fine. I guess I dig Coldplay. Why not? (Clocks was still overplayed and I prefer the version with the Buena Vista Social Club) Tracks added to Spotify: 3

Eins der besten Alben von Coldplay. Da haben sie richtig gute Musik gemacht!

terrible

*raspberry*

Good first half, tails off.

There are chords. There is singing. Sometimes it gets a little louder. A Whisper was different enough to be moderately interesting. 2.5 stars because its just there. Rounding down to 2 because it was tedious enough for me to start skimming by the fourth track.

A prayer to the whinging man. Some aren’t bad songs but that lead singer turns them into wet farts.

One of my favourite albums of all time. An absolute classic. Bought it when it came out. Brilliant ❤️

I miss the old Coldplay. Nostalgic and good

Misschien meer 3.5 door tering nummers zoals The Scientist, maar ik vind dit wel echt een goed album van een band waar ik geen fan van ben. 'Green Eyes' en 'Politik' zijn 10/10.

Saw them on this tour at the LC. Feel lucky to have been able to do that.

Coldplay are basically a better version of U2

Some iconic stuff on here like the riff from In My Place and the piano melody in Clocks, but a lot of the songs just slip by. Pleasant, but not demanding full attention. Warning Sign is pretty good though. *** 1/2

Me before listening: "I hate Coldplay. All their music just sounds like high school motivational videos." Me after listening: "...Okay, they're actually not bad" Yeah, I didn't go into this with particularly high expectations given my dislike of this band, but I was somewhat pleasantly surprised when listening. Mind you, I could go the rest my life without hearing Clocks ever again, but that's beside the point. Coldplay shows pretty unquestionable skill here in creating appealing compositions and establishing emotions in their music. Arguably too much - the melodrama on this album certainly started wearing on me about halfway through. I still could enjoy the album overall though.

This album has a lot of critical acclaim but didn't do it for me. I liked a couple of songs but for the most part, meh!

Fun album

C’est bien, mais ça manque de mordant. C’est vraiment le Radiohead de Rythme FM

Coldplay is alway good!

Coldplay. I'm guessing if I were to look at the reviews people are going to hate on them because it is cool to hate on Coldplay. Their earlier stuff like Rush of Blood to the Head are good. I don't care that the popular opinion is to talk shit about them. I enjoy their music. There are several stand out songs on this album: In My Place, God Put a Smile Upon Your Face, The Scientist, Clocks, Green Eyes. So yeah this is good listening and all of the "cool" haters can eat my shit. 4 out of 5.

Coldplay on kyllä hyvä bändi. Aika akustista. Parhaat: In My Place, Clocks, The Scientist

Some good tracks but not really a Coldplay fan and listening to this did not change that.

Meh

Coldplay as the alternate-universe version of Radiohead that continued to explore the Pablo Honey sound and style

Not the worst really successful artist in the world, because that honour belongs to Madonna, but they are up there. I actually understand why people like Madge but I cannot comprehend people's love for this porridge. I'm just imagining a double act of meh, that would actually (horrifyingly) get a good crowd: Coldplay and Ed Sheeran.

Great from start to finish

mid

Man, Coldplay just gets in your feels. Lots of memorable tracks in this album. Loved it from beginning to end. Expected Marc rating: 4

Favorite Tracks: The Scientist Clocks In My Place

Avoided these guys but can see why it works if you like BIG chords

I’ve tried and tried. I just can’t get the Chris thing. Oh well. Not a 1 star.

Compared to the other one we listened to, it had better hits but the filler was boring. (2.5)

Meh

When Coldplay was a really good band. Wonderful. I miss this Coldplay and not the shit they are doing nowadays.

BritPop - what else

One of my favourite albums of all time

Bad safe pop music. You don't need to listen to this album before you die.

I definitely don’t count myself as as Coldplay fan, but I had a brief period around 2005 when I was into sad indie and emo music and some Coldplay songs got in there too, mainly from the X&Y album. I listened to today’s album. I didn’t mind the trip down memory lane to those days…. Almost 20 years ago apparently! Damn, time flies. Sometimes it’s nice to revisit & discover things that are not on regular rotation. I guess that’s why I like this whole 1001 Albums thing.

It's essentially fine, and for many young people in my generation it was a first exposure to a more alternative sound that led to discovering other more interesting things. However, it is also basically inoffensive pop with guitars and does not deserve to be on this list.

Lala..lalalala..lala..lalalalaaaaa *expels air* it’s just so lala

I've never liked Coldplay, and this album isn't my cup of tea either. I've given the album a chance more than once over the course of time and tried to listen to it all the way through, but I was always so bored halfway through that I didn't make it to the end.