Reviews (page 6 of 15)
このアルバムは、自分が嫌いなタイプのポストロックのステレオタイプそのままの音だと感じた。このバンドの近年の作品は嫌われがちなのに対してこのアルバムの時期は称揚されがちだけど、この時から根本的な部分では変わっていないと思う。
Some fun songs, a bit of nostalgia really but Coldplay have a lot of boring songs 😴
ааа ооо колдплей ну нормально
Some of these songs feel very overplayed now, but it was fun to revisit this album. I haven’t listened to the whole album in a long time and there are some great songs on here.
I can see why people like them, good vocalist, some catchy melodies, just not for me
This is a great album 4/5
After being bombarded with awful & obscure Brit pop every other day, this album sounded like a Masterpiece. Definitely peak Coldplay and a reminder of why people show up to their concerts. Would I listen to again? Never thought I'd say this: I would intentionally listen to this Coldplay album again.
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Very good, very popular 4/5
to me, this sounds like an album that a dentist who makes six figures would really be into… non-threatening adult-oriented rock. very boring. although, to be honest, “the scientist” is pretty dope.
Used to listen to the first two Coldplay albums all the time when I met my wife. Didn’t keep up with them after those first two but these two always take me back.
I know Coldplay gets a lot of hate, but they nail exactly the vibe they're going for. I think this album does a good job of showcasing their strengths.
Coldplay has been a punchline for so long it grows more difficult to remember what it was like before that time. This wasn't so long after "Yellow" was a non-mainstream sensation, so they were still new enough that they hadn't gotten dull. "Clocks" was obviously massive, but there's plenty to like on here, even as it sags in the back quarter. "Amsterdam" is a strong closer though.
Back in 2002 I thought Coldplay was a pretty boring band. I changed my mind over the years but listening back to this I can see why I thought that. I'm less of a snob when it comes to music as I was back then, and much more open to "soft rock", but yeah still pretty boring.
I understand the criticisms levelled against Coldplay. They are a bit beige. But sometimes you want a nice bowl of beige, like weetabix. A nice comforting beige hug.
Maybe better in its time but I think they just define generic pop now
Chris Martin has a nice voice, and I like the lyrics but I find a lot of coldplay music to be boring.
Holds up well. Several excellent songs. I would consider it as good as Parachutes and probably a couple of the songs are objectively better. Very little of the self-absorbed, self-important preachy feeling from the later albums in this one. Solid 5 for me.
Nah.
Some hit songs, some great sounds, some weird effects!!
Coldplay cop a lot of flak for a lot of contradictory things. I've heard them described as too dreary, but also too saccharine; as bland but also grating. In part this might be due to the way the band has reinvented itself over the years and gone from sounding like "Radiohead 2" to a sort of spacey/electronic anthemic pop rock outfit, but I suspect it's more just because finding reasons to hate Coldplay is popular. The fact is, they're clever songwriters and talented musicians. The first 4-5 albums in particular are really good, and frankly I'm surprised Viva La Vida isn't on this list. I dated a girl 15 years ago who was super into Coldplay, and then it turned out my parents had some of their CDs so I got into them at the time (casually, but enough to impress my then-girlfriend). We went to their concert together (Mylo Xyloto tour) and as much as she turned out to be, uh... how do I put this gently? "Not a good person for me" shall we say? I still appreciate that we got to do that, and I haven't let go of my appreciation of early Coldplay. Anyway, back to A Rush of Blood... It's great! You just need to ignore that it's "Coldplay" and give it a genuine chance. Honestly, enough said.
You can consider me a representative of a non-traditional sexual orientation or just someone with shit taste, but I like Coldplay, especially their first two albums. Even though I prefer the first album more, I'd still give the second one 5 stars.
Umm pretty good actually couple bangers
Wat een vet album. Dit is wat mij betreft de essentie van Coldplay en heel erg jeugdsentiment.
honestly banger after banger clocks and the scientist are well deserved hits not my typical music but very pleasant to listen to
I don't think this is as bad as people say it is. If this wasn't popular this would be in every sadboy top albums of all time
Say what you will about Coldplay. I have. Many others have too, a lot more than me, too. This is a great album. Of its age, but also timeless. 4/5.
Quite relaxing. It's barely even rock, but it's not bad.
All work and Coldplay makes Jack a dull boy
God this was boring. Not sure how this band got big. Here's my favorite song. Hmmmmmmmm. Humm. Humm. Huuuummmmmmm. Hmmmmmmmm. Hmmzzzzzzzzz...
Ok if bland have never been a massive fan
I know it's cool to knock Coldplay, but I am absolutely not cool, and knock them simply because I think they're awful. Parachutes admittedly had a sprinkling of good tunes on it but everything thereafter is the epitome of dreary, pedestrian, guitar pop. They seem to be decent enough people though, and they appear to use their bafflingly elevated position to be a force for good, but I don’t understand why people love their music so much. This is a very dull and lifeless record.
*sigh* it's just so ... pedestrian.... !
Is liking Coldplay the coolest thing about me? Honestly…maybe. You can say what you want about this band, but this (and its partner first album) are truly great and arrived at a time when popular music desperately needed to be steered in another direction. Maybe laughable now - and maybe then. Who knows? But I like it and I stand by it.
Nothing revolutionary or exciting, but genuinely not a bad start to this album.
OK pop record. At least much better than what they've come up with for the past 10 years.
Sterile, pompous and boring album to listen to in the background.
This is probably the first time I’ve ever hit play on Spotify to listen to Coldplay. I’ve never even tried listening to them before, and there’s a reason for that. I just don’t see the appeal. They’re really not my thing.
I sort of enjoyed the album. It's lacking in the stadium rock part, which I was also expecting to be huge. While it's pretty music, it shouldn't be pretty all the time. There were more tracks that stood out of the whole than I was expecting. So I guess I did like it to some degree? I dunno. I don't think I'm listening to it again, so I'll just give it 3.5/5 and stop thinking about it.
Album 100. What a great one!
It’s good, haven’t listened to Coldplay in a long time.
Talented yes, enjoyable, sure. But this band really does nothing for me.
8 / 10
Deep, melancholic sounds.
Hate Coldplay, but not as much as Frank Zappa.
Loved The Soft Vibes Of The Album And How It Made Me Experience A New Genre That I Have Never Heard Befor
I know we are supposed to hate Coldplay but gosh darn it this album is filled with bangers
Not a massive Coldplay fan .. but great album if course with some forever classic tracks on it…
Yeah I don't like Coldplay. It's good music for someone that doesn't dive deeply into music but I understand its appeal. I did listen to it, which more or less validated my own beliefs about the band. The two songs I thought were alright were God Put a Smile on Your Face and A Whisper. If Coldplay were a shoegaze band they would be 1000 times better, but then people will complain about not hearing Chris Martin's ULTRA CRISPY DRY VOCALS which people like to hear. Whatever.
Hmmm...
Slow at times, but overall a solid record. A light 3/5
I don't know Coldplay well. I get Radiohead vibes, but worse and more boring. With Radiohead, at least you feel like dying or something like that. But listening to this album is just endless suffering lol. But some songs are good, it was nice to listen to them. 2/5 —————————————— Liked: — Politik — The Scientist — Clocks
perfectly fine. i don’t really understand why anyone would choose to listen to it when there’s literally so much other stuff out there. it’s like choosing to watch one of those 8-hour yule log videos instead of watching a real movie…it’s not inherently bad or even harmful but i simply don’t understand why you would want to spend your time that way. especially when you could just listen to radiohead.
Well that was nice. It was fine and pleasant and I enjoyed having it on but I don't think it's anything super special. Reminds me of Keane and at times Mazzy Star and Oasis...and of course Radiohead. I'm not mad at it though. Fav tracks: In My Place
I know everyone loves this album. It’s not bad, but it feels like the same thing over and over. I’m skipping “clocks” I’ve heard that enough. Ok. Album is almost over. It’s not terrible. Don’t know if I’d seek them out.
Those first few albums were pretty decent.
A little generic but I like the hits. The instrumentation is good enough.
Has all the hits I’ve heard on the radio, in stores, on playlists for years. But beyond that wasn’t anything that made me believe I’d come back to this record. Coldplay just isn’t my tempo for the most part. Not a bad listen, but probably won’t again.
Incredibly nostalgic and soothing. My favourites: Politik, In My Place, Daylight, A Whisper, Amsterdam
A rush of mediocre music to the ears
I wore out the grooves on this metaphorical record in college.
Classic Coldplay
A rush of blood to the head is the opposite to the experience I had when listening to this album - it couldn’t even inspire a rush of blood to my little toe
This really gets the blood flowing
Was boring. I would not listen to it in my free time.
Why do I dislike Coldplay as much as I do? Their production and style is generally in line with the kind of music I usually enjoy. But, it's just so anodyne, unremarkable, meek, milquetoast, bland, but not so bland, not so milquetoast, not so meek, not so unremarkable, not so anodyne as to be unlistenable. It's a weird balance of wanting to be really, really interesting, but it's just not. It gets that star above a single one for that riddle alone.
I had this album on my 2006 iPod nano, so nostalgia might play a part here 😂. I must have listened to the scientist hundreds of times while looking longingly out the car window. Clocks also still slaps. New Coldplay is pretty bland, but I enjoy this.
Nothing really wrong with it, but it’s very unexciting. Vocals annoy.
It's kinda cool in retrospect that a song like "Clocks," with its syncopated rhythm and miner-key Muse worship, was such a huge pop hit. Maybe it's their homogenized fanbase; maybe their cringey pop pivot of the last decade. But it's easy to forget we got some good music from these guys in the early days.
Bland
One of my favorites
Schifo
I enjoy Coldplay more as a singles band than an album band.
An excellent sophomore effort that proves Coldplay wasn’t interested in making Parachutes v.2. Instead, they expanded their sound, a little more ambitious, more layered, and emotionally sharper. The songwriting feels confident, with sweeping production and a balance between intimacy and grandeur. A solid album that solidified their place beyond the “new Radiohead-lite” comparisons.
Мені ніколи не подобався Колдплей. Ноу хейт, але завжди здавалась дуже скучною музикою. Не поганою, а саме скучною. Після переслуховування думка особливо не змінилась. Це обʼєктивно точно не погана музика, але мені здається занадто одноманітною ще й практично кожна пісня затягнута.
Це гарний альбом з безліччю хітів, перші 5 пісень настільки високого рівня, що тримати цю планку далі важкувато й альбом очікувано просідає під кінець. Загалом - все ще люблю. Знаю що люди хейтять колдплей, але я цей хейт ніколи не розумів.
I like it! last track is the best one
Kinda liked half of this album when it came out. I can still admit there’s a couple of good songs on it but it’s too polished and shallow production-wise for my tastes.
Incredible. The first album that felt like one. Some of the songs were incredible but most really only shine as part of the album. 7/10
Cerebral prog-rock with a touch of melancholia. Piano driven melodies and a subtle, unhinged vocal delivery from Chris Martin. Epic heartbeat of an opener.
11-4-25
Coldplay's second album and maybe its most ambitious? Several good songs that don't feel like they were trying to be hits, including "God Put a Smile On Your Face" and "The Scientist." Runs out of steam after the first five songs, however.
Inherently, not a BAD album. Like the melodies are predictable but effective, and the production is mechanically well done with sound songwriting. But it's far from memorable. Every song sounds more or less the same, with the same piano style, with overly dramatic mid-tempo pace, and generic, uninspired lyrics. I've never been a fan of Coldplay, especially their recent stuff, but still, "Clocks" is nice.
21/1001 First listen. Never intentionally played Coldplay before. I would listen to this again. Sounds like U2 at times.
Not much of a Chris Martins fan
Como la hardcore fan de Coldplay que llegue a ser, confirmo que cualquiera de sus 4 primeros álbumes son increibles, de lo mejor del pop rock del XXI. Este álbum me parece cálido, con el balance de griterío necesario, beats originales que se volvieron icónicos, riffs de guitarra que me hacen acordar a cuando tenia 13 años y me encerraba en mi habitación a tratar de sacarlos en la guitarra sin buscar los acordes en ningún lado. Mi mamá me decía que a mi papá le gustaba cantarme Amsterdam cuando era bebe. Estoy completamente biased pero no me importa, Chris Martin te amo a vos y a tu rango vocal impresionante (como canta TAN agudo y TAN grave????) Favoritas: Politik (QUE OPENER), In My Place, Clocks, A Rush of Blood to the Head, Amsterdam
Mi momento como mujer blanca occidental ha llegado. Los Juegos Fríos siempre va a ser uno de mis grupos favoritos, no me escondo. Sobre todo en su primera etapa. I mean, dos años antes de este album hicieron Parachutes, nada más que añadir... La fórmula es imbatible: buenos lyrics, buenas instrumentales y buena voz. Si a eso le sumamos la necesidad de sublimación de las emociones básicas del ser humano privilegiado a través de la música comercial ya lo tenemos: los Coldplay lo hacen mejor que nadie. Ellos y Ed Sheeran, pero Chris Martin canta mejor y los demás aportan sonidos mucho más grandes, que es como queremos sentir las cosas si nos ponemos cualquier canción de Coldplay. Si es que son las cabras: Politik, In My Place, The Scientist, Clocks, Daylight, Amsterdam
No soy tan fan de Coldplay como Eva o Sai PERO puedo entender por qué este álbum es importante. Contiene la mayoría de bangers que catapultaron a la banda en su momento y merecen su reconocimiento por perfeccionar la fórmula pop rock de los early 2000s. Me parece un álbum medido y cohesionado, algo que le falta a muchos artistas del género y que habitualmente me hace menospreciar muchos discos. La uniformidad, la confianza en su sonido y la capacidad para lograr que las canciones suenen trascendentales convierte esto en una experiencia única y solo por eso ya >>> No escuché toda la discografía pero me parece que su magnum opus está entre este y Parachutes. Peak Coldplay. Favs: In My Place, Clocks, A Whisper (inesperada fav y no sé por qué tiene nota tan baja en AOTY), Amsterdam
Vraiment pas mon album préféré de Coldplay
Var litt spent på denne, siden jeg er litt lei av de mest kjente sangene. Sett bort ifra de var det et par gode sanger, men også et par kjedelige
Coldplay er alltid fantastisk. Første halvdel av albumet var 5, men siste halvdel var 4. Så lander på 4.
Very good. Best track amsterdam
Temu U2.
Opens up very strong, the drums in Politik set the tone and are attention grabbing. This song is a "call to action" and does a great job of it. In my Place, is jaunting. This song has a very clear theme and phenomenal vocals. God Put a Smile Upon my Face- Good guitar in it, nothing special The Scientist- Might be Coldplay's best song. It will make you cry, its absolutely numbing. Clocks- I think its slightly worse than what the general public thinks. I recall this song getting over played on the radio when it fist came out, still not a bad tune though. Daylight- I like the riff in this, feels like a nod to Echo & The Bunnymen's song "The Cutter". Green Eyes- I think this could be left off this album, if I had to pick a song. Warning Signs- Pretty weak A Whisper- Pretty weak as well A Rush of Blood to the Head- Amsterdam- Great way to end the album, fits overall theme
This was an album where I knew the singles, and even then, I wasn’t really that impressed with them. It’s fine background music but I could not really get myself to focus on the songs or melodies. Even now I can’t think of a single other song off the album. At least it’s mostly inoffensive that way.
Not a bad little album with some great hits on it.
This hasn't aged too badly and I'm a fan of their first Nigel Godrich album Parachutes, but this just borders on the middling overall despite Martin still keeping some eloquence to his lyrics (which will quickly descend into the pithy and banal as their career went on). There are some proper tunes here which tug on the heart strings. 3.5 stars on Rym but here a solid 3
I fucking love earlier Coldplay. Yes I said that sincerely. Also clocks and the scientist and in my place are absolute epics 4/5
Solid Coldplay album
For as much (arguably deserved) flak that Coldplay gets for their recent material, people need to listen to their older albums before completely writing them off. There are some great songs on here; beautifully arranged and performed, and so much more emotionally compelling than the output from their contemporaries (i.e. The Fray, Snow Patrol). 3.5/5
Genre: Post-Britpop God damn I love this album. Better than their debut, which is saying something, and easily their best, brightest musical statement as a band. The hits absolutely hit, the deep cuts cut deep, and the overall sound and energy throughout this record was so refreshing at the time. Amsterdam is one of my favorite album finales ever. Politik is one of my favorite openers ever. The meat of the sandwich is just as enjoyable as the delicious bread pressing it together. A wonderful album from some lovely Brits. 5/5
I fucking hate Coldplay.
I find this a very vanilla album!
Perfection
The scientist and clocks are ok. The rest is very middle of the road. 3* just.
Starts as it means to go on. Sadly, that's with plodding, clichéd, rock seemingly written with stadiums in mind - even though this was just their second album. Such a shame that the talent on display on Parachutes morphed into such formula-based music. So inoffensive that it's offensive.
I thereby state that all the hate against Coldplay is wildly exaggerated. If they wouldn’t have reached worldwide success this would be much more appreciated.
Really enjoyed this album! A couple of standouts like The Scientist and Clocks. Overall strong album and would come back to it!
Pretty bland I don't understand the appeal of this band
A few pretty solid tracks, the rest of the album was nice too but didn’t stand out as much to me.
Instrumentally so atmospheric and catchy, emotional, love every song except Whisper and Daylight but the standout is between God Put a Smile upon Your Face and Warning Sign 8.5/10
Very solid album
This has all that is good about coldplay (politik), and the warning signs of what later went wrong (amsterdam). Here they have a kind of radiohead sound full of emotion, it is edgier than their earlier efforts, and some of the songs aged well. It is simple music but at times works. Nostalgia factor also kicks hard
Not bad - hits decent, rest ok
Fairly insipid middle of the road filler. Never been a fan and still not. I listened to the whole album, but it wasn't enjoyable and far too long. Clocks is about the only decent song in my opinion, and even it is limp. Some like "Daylight" are truly dreadful. The kind of music you put on when you don't want to offend anyone or distract them. The only question in my mind is whether this is a 1 or a 2. Nothing to redeem it so 1 it is.
In the UK for a month and Damn! both Coldplay albums! maybe the setting is helping out, because I did enjoy their debut more than I remember. that said, AROBTTH is a lot more dull and a lot less definitive of a statement than Parachutes and I found it had grown off me instead. deserves to be one of the 1001? either this or Parachutes does, maybe Viva la Vida. pick one tbh. i'd leave it at that. put it on a wheel even! give this 10% of the area, Parachutes 40%, and Viva la Vida 50%. then spin and let the chips fall where they may.
NOT an early Coldplay hater!
I only have 1 Coldplay song in my 23,000+ song library, and it's "Yellow". Nothing on this album made me change that. It's OK. Much better than the drivel they put out after this. The pretentious hipsters who made this group a thing still bugs me to this day. At least I've never been caught cheating on my wife at a fucking Coldplay concert. LOL 2.25 / 5 (better than Krautrock, but not by much)
I think I like "Parachutes" a little better than this album, but I stll believe it deserves a place in my Tidal library.
Old school Coldplay er fortsatt veldig bra.
Coldplay's second album. Maybe better than the first? I don't know. It certainly doesn't connect with me as much as their first album. It's good Britpop. Sure "In My Place" gives off serious U2 vibes, but every now and then I like a sad boy on sad piano singing a sad song, hello "Scientist" And I don't think you can beat the driving energy of "Clocks" That about covers the singles, and there are a few other good tracks here. Some duds that tend to drag the album too. Look no one wins cool points for liking Coldplay, but I think they make some quality music here.
not my genre, too slow and bland imo. Singing is great, I can see why people like it.
Another nice peaceful album with a very strong hit with clocks Never lost itself just stuck to its guns. Very well produced with the strings and all instrumentation involved imo but not super fun jump out of your seat so keeping it at 4
This is it: the review one of you have been waiting for. 'A Rush of Blood to the Head' was my number two album of 2002 (behind Blackalicious's 'Blazing Arrow') and it's still great. The album has monster hits that were overplayed but it's best track is it's first (and a non-single). This album flows together well and I have good memories of listening to it while cranking out a late night paper. Top tracks: "Politik," "God Put a Smile upon Your Face," "In My Place," "The Scientist," "Daylight"
Sounds fucking incredible in dolby atmos. Probably my second favorite of their records (viva la vida heads, we tha best). There was that whole pop off about them when that CEO got got fucking his HR Director at a concert, and like what’s worse than that doing it at a Coldplay concert. And their stuff after VLV is very different, going from brit rock to standard pop rock, to wtf is maroon V doing on this coldplay record (derogatory). But the first three albums are great, this one is great. Is a 4 crazy for this shit? hell no.
Final thoughts: PG rated Radiohead. +1 for The Scientist ******************************************************************************* --Politik...not enough movement to be 5+ minutes long --In My Place...Christopher Cross for millennials --God Put a Smile upon Your Face...menacing. it's fine --The Scientist...simple. sad. wonderful. --Clocks...the piano is nice --Daylight...a decent Radiohead impression --Green Eyes...a simple folk rocker. it's fine but skippable --Warning Sign...I think I'd be more lenient on some of these tracks if they were a minute shorter --A Whisper...I like when they get a little dark. Not a great song but the production is cool --Title track...too long. it's not like you're adding Jim Steinman-esque movements to your songs, guys. pinch it off --Amsterdam...WHY IS THIS 5 MINUTES LONG?
Coldplay's last good album with at least some edge and diversity and a few really great tracks. It is also too long and gets tedious pretty soon. All in all a seriously overrated band.
I do find it odd that generic pop that takes a lacking stance on anything is considered an album I must hear before I die. That being said, it's not terrible, just generic pop music for risk-adverse people. And this is coming from someone who was forced to listen to country music growing up. Top Tracks: Green Eyes (I'm biased here), The Scientist, Clocks
Coldplay are only for people who hate music. This doesn't even deserve a score, had to give it 1 just so I could post my utmost contempt for this band.
Clocks The scientist
Their best album has one of the best album sides ever.
Eh
It's ok, but will never listen to it again
4.0 Coldplay (early Coldplay) is one of those rare bands that got better with age. At first I thought they were just ripping off Radiohead but after 24 years I have come to appreciate this album much more. I've always thought Coldplay was a "better Radiohead," actually I'd prefer if Radiohead just swapped out Tom for Chris as Tom's voice is annoying and whiny for such an obviously influential band. I really enjoyed early Coldplay (this was their 2nd studio release). I believe Clocks (even though they were sued) is one of the best songs ever written from a music theory (and execution) perspective.
qualcosina delle canzoni meno ascoltate si può perdonare, ma il resto no eh
p884. 2002. 3 stars. Inoffensive millennium Brit stadium rock. They know how to knock out a catchy tune, I'll give them that. On the other hand, it's all a bit bland and soulless.
Bad company who I did write a review for are a mixture of cheese laded rock for people who love chicks and potential to have been so much more, a very good voice let down by shit song writing. Coldplay suffer from U2 syndrome where a good band get slagged of for doing nothing wrong. They are superb song writers who deserve respect
Ever wonder what would happen if someone combined the blandest rock of 2000s U2 with the blandest pop of early Radiohead and had an utter no talent both write and sing lyrics over it? Have I got an album for you! Of course these idiots play stadiums. People have shit taste
There's something about Coldplay's combination of mass appeal and melodrama that both made them a shorthand for sad songs in the 2000s, and makes them a target for easy bullying now. Coldplay is a punchline as often as they are a serious recommendation at this point, and 15 years or so of *very* mediocre music as of now isn't doing them any favors. But I must assume this empire was built on something, so I'm trying to go into A Rush Of Blood To The Head with an open mind. A lot of people really like this album, and this appears to be one of Coldplay's consensus best: there has to be *something* here. And I will say that we kick off with a pleasant surprise. Politik counterbalances Coldplay's aforementioned signature melodrama with some great tension, and the result is a pretty tasteful, enjoyable song. Although, unfortunately, In My Place sounds exactly like I expected, and much of the album follows suite. To mention the other positives, A Whisper is another song that gets the tension right. And The Scientist as well as the title track here dial Coldplay's sound in, and deliver some more intimate, earnest sounding music that I think really works. However, everything else suffers from being "sad" music that is for the widest audience possible. The emotional meat feels insubstantial, and impersonal, and everything is pasted over with, and I want to emphasize this one more time, oh *so* much syrupy melodrama, delivered through huge arrangements and overdone vocals. The result just usually sounds hollow to me. I actually think Clocks is one of the worst tracks here. Here's an exercise if you want to participate. Put on the beginning of Clocks while watching drone shots of any University. You will be *instantly* transported mentally into an advertisement. I get Coldplay on a few songs here, but so much of this is exactly what I expected. If this is just about Coldplay's best, I'd hate to hear their worst.
da una parte è chiaro che i coldplay hanno avuto successo per un motivo, appunto in questo album hanno dei che testi parlano a tutti, sono molto melodici e in generale presentano un’idea di mondo rassicurante e romantica nel senso ampio del termine però io non riesco ad andare oltre proprio per il loro pesante carattere sentimentalista/romantico, che a me arriva come forzato, banale, e artificiale (tipo quando guardi il film romantico per eccellenza e dici ok bello ma anche un molto riduzionista) per cui escludendo alcune tracce, non riesco proprio ad emozionarmi e questo è un grande blocco
Album bellissimo. Tutte tracce iconiche, incredibili, non so come descriverle. Se i coldplay si fossero fermati lí oggi sarebbero una band di culto per tutti invece hanno proseguito e mo pure chi non capisce un cazzo di musica li ascolta.
vabbè
Coldplay has an ability to make grand, lofty sounding songs that really grab your attention and pull you in. Their piano/strings compositions are really nice. They may have lost the plot in more recent years, but it's kinda nice going back and listening to some of their older stuff. A Rush of Blood to the Head has a laid back feeling. It's not going to pump you up but it's good for a nice quiet listen. Lyrically, sure, it's a little bland. I guess it's supposed to be introspective. The music is interesting enough to listen to a couple times and enjoy, but I don't know how much repeatability this album has. Standouts for me were "In My Place" "Clocks" "A Whisper" All in all, pretty solid. Deserving of at least a 3 in my book. A little more variance on the tracks would have been nice.
Was never really that big into Coldplay, even if I do think their early period is probably the band at their strongest. This album feels like it's pulling quite a bit of influence from Bends-era Radiohead (God Put A Smile On Your Face in particular) but it has none of the bite or thrill. It's like the album's songs are already being precision engineered for stadiums.
I know Coldplay's music is considered boring or anodyne but I really enjoy it. This is a pretty damn good album. Favorites: Politik, God Put a Smile Upon Your Face, Clocks, Daylight, A Rush of Blood to the Head Would I listen to it again: Yes
3. I’m coming into this with a bad view of Coldplay. They’ve made some really personally annoying songs (“Paradise”, “Something Just Like This”, “Yellow”) so I don’t expect this to be different. I think this will be like the first time I intentionally listen to Coldplay. Okay, listened to it. Honestly, not as bad as I thought it would be. “Clocks” and “The Scientist”, honestly, were probably the most annoying songs out of the bunch, which is maybe like a 4 on that front. A little bland, but not horrible. Between the generic-ish songs might lie some inspiration, if people would look a bit closer. not that bad, wish I could enjoy it a bit more, but never was a fan of this genre personally
Good musicians and songwriters....God awful whiney singing
This felt like a step up compared to the first one which was awfully dull. Instrumentation is more interesting and dynamic in places, the singles (including the biggest ballad - The Scientist) work a lot more for me than those on the debut as well. I still can't shake my dislike of Chris Martin's vocals but I appreciate they work a bit better here, would prefer more charisma (Robert Smith, Siouxie Soux, someone who has more angst rather than sorrow) would be great on a track like A Whisper. It's a decent 3 I think!
Great album
Merely good, 7/10
Perfeito
A good album, and brings back a wave of nostalgia. "Clocks" and "The Scientist" were massively overplayed, which is why I think this album gets the hate it does. Creditbwhere it's due, though. 4/5
Really loved it back then. Everything after this album is not as good.
honestly, a very beautiful album. it’s only real weak spot is the starting deterioration into the pretty bland band coldplay is today, foreseeable in "clocks". besides that, "a rush of blood to the head" and "parachutes" would be inarguable all-timers, if we could ignore what happens after.
Brings back a lot of memories
Vielä näitä Coldplay hyviä levyjä. 3/5.
wanna know how i know you're.... i DID listen to this shit in high school, the iPod era. i can say that it does hold up IF you ignore al the bullshit after THIS record. almost all the stuff they did after was lame. this is like the start of seeing that direction. alt rock becoming too pretentious and big for its own good. at the time, tho, this did feel like an accessible way to get into that scene of alt 90's that radiohead turned people off from. it feels as though this whole album was on the radio at one point. i associate it with the over saturation of something that may be good in moderation. after a million listens in a mall or store, the mystique is completely gone and it feels as sterile as a waiting room. goin back and listening to these, if i didn't know them as well, and there wasn't memes about how lame they are, it would be better, instead its like, "yeah, its the same as i remember." wanna cheat on your wife and get caught at a mid concert? this is the band. i guess i am being harsh, but they are still around making music, so who cares? Daylight is actually good. most of the rest of it has a bad taste after hearing. 2/5 to shit on them, but I'm part of it since i did have it playing in '03.
Great album
Parts of the latter half underwhelm, but the first half is outstanding stuff. Quite easily their best album. Favorite track: The Scientist
It was really good, love the scientist and clocks, but others i didn't know. Really calm and chill so good if you want some mellow music to work or before sleep
Coldplay at their most whinesome, boring and, well, Coldplay. It contains all the ones you know but don't know the names of or the words to. It contains all the ones that most make you think of Chris Martin closing his eyes and frowning at a piano, while also being very smug. It contains all the ones that have no musical value. Annoyingly, it also contains all the ones that you sort of vaguely hum for a few days after, and on that basis I guess it deserves the very basic modicum of respect that a very low two star mark denotes.
Kind of bland, The Scientist is a classic though
Really enjoyed most of the songs, only a couple fell kind of flat for me.
Boring album, overall all the songs that didnt get the heavy rotation treatment feel better.
This album from front to back is like going through a solid day of life. Mostly ups and a few downs but great emotions all around.
meh, nije loše al nije ni moj cup of tea, trojkica+
Oh Coldplay. You stalwarts of adult contemporary hipsterhood. Take Radiohead, strip the artistic ambition, and infuse it with a safe and radio friendly aesthetic. Whenever I listen to this album, I think to myself “I don’t hate this” but, at the same time, I never ever have the desire to actually put it on. And that, really, is Coldplay. It’s fine and listenable. But it’s so unrelentingly antiseptic and uninspired. Music for people who don’t really like music.
There are a couple of good songs, but I don't particularly like Coldplay. Rated 2 of 5 stars. Best 2 songs are Politik, and Amsterdam.
Well, all in all, I didn't like it. Very pop sound and too much boring.
Alright, so quick story... I grew up listening to CCM almost exclusively and Coldplay was the first "secular" band that I ever got really into. I was obsessed with their latest album, completely wore it out and bought every other CD from them that I could get my hands on. However, that album was not A Rush of Blood to the Head. It also wasn't Parachutes, X&Y or even Viva la Vida. It was Mylo Xyloto. I'm of the opinion that Coldplay has never released an outright bad album (excluding Music of the Spheres – we don't talk about that one), but my feelings about each LP generally boils down to how distant it is from that MX sound I fell in love with back in 2011. Hopefully that makes what I'm about to say a little easier to stomach. A Rush of Blood to the Head is, objectively, a pretty good album. The songs are memorable, poignant and moody, with solid instrumentation and appropriate energy backing it all up. The run from "Politik" to "Clocks" is the stuff of legend – just so many iconic tracks in there. I can completely understand why this is the one that people point to when they talk about how Coldplay used to be good. At the same time, it's barely a top five Coldplay project for me (and it might be even lower, depending on my mood). It's actually been quite some time since I've listened AROBTTH, so I was excited to revisit it and see if my opinions have changed at all. Listening to the first five tracks was like catching up with an old friend – I knew all of the songs like the back of my hand and enjoyed them just as much as I did way back when, while scenes from the music videos came rushing back to my memory. Listening to the back half was more like making small talk with a distant relative – these are songs that I've heard before and vaguely remember, but never connected with on a deeper level. I wouldn't even say that the quality dips from "Daylight" to "Amsterdam" (in fact, a few of those tracks ended up being highlights of this listen), but the songs after "Clocks" just don't stick quite as easily. If someone told me to hum the chorus of "Green Eyes" or "A Whisper" with a gun to my head, I genuinely don't think I could do it. Would I have this same issue with some of the deeper cuts on Mylo, Viva la Vida or even Ghost Stories? Doubtful. Another thing I can't shake is just how much Coldplay was trying to sound like Radiohead during this stage of their career. For better or worse, Mylo Xyloto completely altered the band's direction and helped make them into an act that doesn't take such obvious inspiration from any one source. Now 10 studio albums deep, Coldplay has been sounding like the band that made MX for half of their history and I'm honestly fine with that (even if it has led to some weaker projects here & there). Though there are a few other Coldplay CDs I'd pick off the shelf before A Rush of Blood to the Head, I can't deny that it's a beloved, classic entry in the band's discography and one that I enjoy just as much as any other four star album from this list. Give it a shot – I'm sure you'll find something to love here! Highlights: Politik, In My Place, God Put a Smile upon Your Face, The Scientist, Clocks, Daylight, Green Eyes, A Rush of Blood to the Head, Amsterdam
I could have sworn Clocks came out earlier than this. I’m not a huge Coldplay fan overall, but I did (and still do) love this album. There is an urgency here that is lacking on much of their other output.
Ok I just wanna say I don’t really get the Coldplay/radiohead comparison their music isn’t quite similar enough for it to make sense to me how much people talk about it. Anyways I honestly liked this a lot! Some of the songs were super overplayed when I was little and I was expecting to not want to hear them again but it ended up being kind of nostalgic. I’m not a huge fan of the vocals but the actual melodies and stuff are cool. Fav songs: politik, clocks, daylight
Always loved this album despite the personal press. It was great to revisit it.
Pretty depressing type of album, just has a sad vibe to it all around. Also, it's cold play, yeah that voice can be a bit strenuous on the ears over some time, imo.
can't deny og coldplay are good at what they do
Great album.
too bad they’re overplayed
Slow but actually pretty good
More Coldplay? Always such a disappointment.
2002 ... and for my 100th : FFS Why is this here? Just so bland, dull, boring and nondescript. Music for people that don't like music. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Some, as much as I could take Revisit ❌️ Radio 2 ★☆☆☆☆ (2/10) It only gets a 2/10 because my mum probably likes it.
Good album.
Nowt wrong with that. Would be a 6.5 -7 out of 10.
Chris Martin = No This album = yes
Great music, especially the scientist and clocks are great, but some of the songs I didnt know yet surprised me too
This is a good album - and not just the hits, which have gotten repetitive anyway, but songs like daylight and a rush of blood to the head, which are fresh and original and remind you the hits are no flukes.
Nonostante ne conoscessi alcune di canzoni una palla mostruosa.
I can't honestly say I've ever listened to a Coldplay album. I've only ever encountered them on the radio, 15-20 years ago, when they felt more solidly within the zeigeist. Now their memetic reputation precedes the music, in a way. I've never been crazy about Chris Martin's voice, but sonically I think the band is interesting enough. This is atmospheric in a pretty delicious way. To me it's "mall music," which I don't mean as a marketing or moral indicator, just that this is what the mall sounded like during my formative mall-going years. It's a good thing. Not sure I'd spin it again, but I wouldn't smash "skip" if it comes up. Still not a fan of The Scientist.
Unseasoned music by a lemon and herb band
I hate to admit, that they are actually not as bad as musicians as I thought. It's just they music is so bland and joyless. The fact that this album has a pretty high score here is a testament to the fact that even people who want to explore more different kind of music and believe that they need to know all the important music from the last century will rather fall for well produced cheap pop rock with fabricated emotions and consumerism, rather than making their way to appreciate Captain Beefheart.
This record won 3 Grammys and had multiple hit singles. I can see how that happened. It’s not really my thing but radio-friendly light rock with a bit of piano ballad mixed in can’t hurt your commercial appeal
classic coldplay songs on here
Not sure how to rate this one. I'm not into Coldplay although obviously I know their songs. I'll just leave it as a 2 star. It's probably a 3 but I don't feel strongly about them at all. My guess is this got a 3.2 for the global rating.
There’s nothing wrong with this. It’s well played, some of the songs are good and the production is good. It’s very safe though, and as a result very dull.
Coldplay before they were super big. Slower pacing, and every song feels more impactful.
The first couple of albums weren't that bad were they? It was after this one i completely lost interest. The Scientist in particular is a great song.
I was sure this was my 1st listen to a Coldplay album yet a couple of the non single seemed familiar to me. This may have been something of a sweet spot for Coldplay - arena rock status unlocked yet not at the point in their career where they felt the need to bring out the kiss cam.
As much as I along with main people love to hate on Coldplay and what they’ve become, this is a really good album. Solidly crafted tunes, if slightly one dimensional, but very listenable throughout. Took me back to an era when Coldplay were, if not cool, then perfectly acceptable.
I’m never going to like Coldplay, which is not to say they don’t have a few good songs. I’m sure they are nice guys (well I’m not… the ‘niceness’ grates and makes me want to punch something, maybe Chris Martin). Musically it is not offensive, it’s just middle of the road inoffensive which might by it’s very nature be offensive… To call it Radiohead light is a slight on Radiohead but it comes from the same sound palette; just doesn’t take any risks. The songs are full of platitudes and facile rhymes. I hadn’t listened to this album in full before today and so was astounded that, while I don’t like Coldplay (I mentioned that), I didn’t know they could be even worse than I had imagined- the abomination that is ‘Green Eyes’? ‘Warning Sign’? That said, I do like ‘God Put A Smile Upon Your Face’ and ‘Clocks’ isn’t bad but, in between these is the album’s big dramatic centrepiece ‘The Scientist’ which is overwrought and annoying. I really don’t understand why so many people seem to like this unless it is the music for people who don’t like music phenomenon that explains Adele’s popularity, or why most people seem to think that Dire Straits’ only record is Brothers in Arms, or that Ed Sheeran has something profound to say about anything…
So passé. Why are we still idolizing people like him?
This may be the most boring music I have ever heard. How did this win a Grammy? Where is the musical innovation?
Politik // In My Place // God Put a Smile upon Your Face // The Scientist // Clocks // Green Eyes // Warning Sign // Amsterdam 4.5/5
🗯 The sound of Parachutes taking a boardroom meeting with U2. Could’ve been an email. After the quiet brilliance of Parachutes, this feels like the stadium reach — all the right moves, all the right notes, but too calculated. ‘Clocks’ still hits — crystalline, undeniable — but other tracks (In My Place, God Put A Smile…) feel tired now, polished to within an inch of their lives. ‘The Scientist’ tips into Lennon cosplay, and ‘Daylight’ waves the U2 flag a little too proudly. Sure, everyone copies, but I can’t cop it from Coldplay. The diehards inhale it, and honestly, I’m so happy for them — someone has to keep the beige industry alive. For me though, it just never shakes the sheen of strategy over soul, missing the hunger, the sheer burn of their debut. Verdict: Not Essential (a stadium stretch that trades intimacy for ambition) For fans of: U2, Travis, Keane, the idea of music as a perfect festival singalong
Clocks was a huge part of my 8th grade experience (it seemed like half of our grade - myself included - learned to play this on the piano), so I know I've heard this full album before, but I had very little memory of it. I'm not a huge fan of the newer Coldplay that I've heard, but I enjoyed listening to this and might bring old Coldplay back into my own library.
Just meh. Not bad enough to be 2 stars, but just barely. I guess it would be ok on low in the background. Nothing moves me in it.
Quite a few timeless classics. Really enjoyed this one.
This album started off real strong with Politik, and I was ready to be swayed in Coldplay's direction. It then turned into exactly what I was expecting. It's well produced, they're all talented, the vocals are attractive. It feels very commercial, doing all the right things to call attention without too much risk. 2.3/5
Not bad but not terribly memorable either. It's got the hits on it, and that's about it. Everything else feels like filler. There's few albums here that are likely to grab you from start to finish. This feels like an album I might appreciate more as I get older, but it doesn't have an urgency to it that would command my attention today.
Coldplay were good once. (3.5 rounded up)
Bland pop
Too much Coldplay in one sitting.
I’m a Coldplay fan but mostly in passing. I like their hits but had never really listened to a whole album. This was good throughout. Hits are still good and the secondary songs can also stand on their own. Solid album.
Solid early cold play album
Every Coldplay song could be played over the bittersweet epilog of an Oscar-bait movie. You know the ones. The main character is looking out the window of the bus/plane/car/train on thier way to an ambiguous person/place with an expression that can interpreted as almost any emotion. Every. Single. Song. Influence 1. Quality 2. Hits 4. Meh 2.
a solid 3
I don't get all the love for Coldplay. Mediocre at best for me
This is a hard album to write about, because what are you meant to say? It's Coldplay, arguably one of the most popular and currently influential bands, and probably their best album. This album tugs on the emotional cords really well, and while a lot of that may be attributed to the melancholy use of piano, Martin's quivery, falsetto voice adds onto this feeling of sadness you may feel when listening to it. Overall, a good album from a good, albeit a touch overrated band, a solid 8.5/10.
genuinely like very good i wasn't expecting to like it as much as i did!!! shout out the scientist
I kind of like Coldplay, but this isn't exactly their best album. Sure, there are a few good songs on it, “Clocks” for example, but they've had better material.
3 out of 5. First album I've ever listened to from Coldplay. It's middle of the road for me.
Neck to neck with Parachutes as the best Coldplay album.
Say what you will about the current state of Coldplay, but the first few records they made were proper good. This will hardly be an unbiased review. Maybe not my personal favourite album of theirs, but when I look through the tracklist its hard not to like it. 'In My Place', 'Clocks', 'The Scientist' counts among their best songs to me, and 'Green Eyes' is also very good. Then you have a slightly weaker, but still very good, ones like 'Politik' and 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head'. The rest, of which there are a handfull, no doubt, tie it together decently, but are not that interesting to me. While it's hard to see Coldplay in any other light than commercial and poppy, I still think this is unique and cool enough to be a really good record before they became completely radio-lized. There are good hooks and chord progressions, and I (though maybe an outlier) really like Chris Martin's singing. Was trying to decide between a strong 4 and a 5... it feels a bit cheeky giving the same band too many 5 stars for their albums, but at the same time I also enjoy this loads more than 90% of what's on this list. And as I said, this wouldn't be biased. So 5 stars it is, though a weak one.
Ah, the music of my teens and early twenties. Coldplay get a lot of hate nowadays, and maybe they did back then too. While I think the haters have a point these days, this is actually a very solid album. I’m quite biased, though, since I was (and am?) a big fan of it during my formative years. The hits alone are instantly recognizable and somewhat era-defining. Both “The Scientist” and “Clocks” have those unmistakable piano intros. “In My Place” is another big hit — and a total bop. Some of the lesser-known tracks deserve a mention too: I think “Green Eyes” is one of the better “simple love songs” out there, while “A Rush of Blood to the Head” and “Amsterdam” both helped me through some heartache. Honestly, the only duds I found on this record are “Warning Sign” and “A Whisper,” and neither are egregious. It’s simple, piano-driven pop, but it doesn’t feel fake. I get that some people find it subpar, but maybe they should remember what being in your teens and early twenties is all about. Probably Coldplay’s strongest album.
meh
This does not bode well
Overhyped
It reminds me of the London 2012 Olympic Games and I will not elaborate
cracked out the vinyl version and its just remarkable. Melody for days, incredible songwriting and not a bad song on the album. This and Parachutes are one of the best two first albums an artist can hope to deliver. shame they have slid so far from this.
Awesome album
Classic
I am not sure about this one. There just seems to be something that is missing here. I guess it's decently constructed but it just doesn't light the spark for me.
Not too horrible. Not all that exciting.
A no-skip! Will listen to this again easily. Such a cohesive album and feels so unique to the band. Love how dynamic the individual songs are. Also sick album art. Favorite songs are The Scientist and Amsterdam, but honorable mentions to Clocks and Green Eyes.
Kind of boring, but not unpleasant.
Mejor de lo que me esperaba
I still can’t really get behind Coldplay. Most of their stuff is soooo sappy and sad. A couple okay tracks but nothing I’d really call amazing Standout Songs: God Put a Smile upon Your Face Clocks
I feel like Coldplay makes music for people who want to like indie rock but doesn't like indie rock. I think they get too much hate tho, their music is a ok. Palatable (?) but forgettable
Too bad I bring so much cultural baggage to this listen, because it’s actually pretty great pop music.
Not quite as boring as I remember Coldplay being, but still pretty boring.
This album is great. I never thought I would say this, but I miss "this" Coldplay.
Loved it
Such a mid band. I'm not the biggest fan.
Terrible. Absolute cookie-cutter music.
Very average album with some good singles
It's aight
We all know this is a fantastic, iconic album
I went into this not expecting much, but was pleasantly surprised, good songs, well written, highlight is the scientist. Did feel some songs sounded the same
A little more edge than "Parachutes", if I'm remembering their previous album correctly. Both have their moments, however. There's still room for heart here too. "The Scientist" and the iconic piano-filled "Clocks" immediately come to mind. A sonically pleasing album to listen to, if anything. Don't have a whole lot of qualms here.
I'm not a fan of Coldplay, but I can't deny that the first half of this album is good. Back when they wrote this record, they were pretty good at writing radio-friendly pop-rock hits. The first half is packed with back to back catchy songs, Martin's voice works very well to carry the hits, and the instrumentals are very good too, with simple but interesting and memorable melodies. The second half drags on a bit and gets pretty boring, I think it could've used some cutting to make it tighter. The run from "In My Place" to "Clocks" is very good and represents the some of the best material from Coldplay. Aside from that, I disliked "Politik" as an opener. Everything else was pretty average.
I wasn't familiar with your game. Pretty good
Coldplay mostly just leaves me like "blah!" I guess I understand their appeal, but most of their songs seem like "What's the point, really?"
Great album all tracks
(91/100)
This album and its tracks were absolutely inescapable in my younger years. And I didn’t dislike Coldplay, but in my mind, they were always more of a bloated Brit pop mega band that made music for the masses. I was more discerning in my tastes (or at least that’s what teenage me told myself). Coming back to this now, though, I feel conflicted. On one hand, the music is objectively good. It’s catchy, well-crafted, and you can hear exactly why millions of people connected with it. Tracks like Politik and The Scientist still hold up and still live up to the hype. And there’s a beauty in that “let’s all pack into an arena, hold hands, and sing along to these soaring tracks.” Like a shared catharsis. Church for the non religious masses. But flip the coin, and it’s harder to appreciate the art. Clocks will forever sound like the background music of a T Mobile commercial to me. Warning Sign is so bland and inoffensive that I forgot I was listening to anything at all. It starts to feel less like I’m appreciating Coldplay the band and more like I’m being spoon fed Coldplay the brand. Safe, polished, built to sell out arenas without offending anyone. It really is a coin-flip kind of album. Sometimes I hear the brilliance, sometimes I hear the muzak. The blurry line between art and product is baked right into the record. And while I don’t think I’ll ever love Coldplay the way some people do, I can’t deny the craftsmanship on display here. 4/5 Highlights: Politik The Scientist Clocks Green Eyes Amsterdam
Basic
Nah
It's a classic, and a part of my childhood. On relistening, I don't think it aged that well, and it feels (too) light for me now. That said, I do know the impression it left on me as a teenager, and the starting point it meant for my exploration of music. So a rating is a torn thing here.
This album holds some nostalgia for me from the time this came out, specifically Clocks, so I have a bit of attachment to it. As a whole, I'd call this album just 'fine.' It's nothing that's gonna blow your mind, but it's definitely not an objectionable listen.
Meh. Soft mushy & pretentious
Coldplay, A Rush of Blood to the Head ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Okay, they deserved their millions before they became a slightly better RHCP kind of band (recording the same thing endlessly) Solid rockers, some good downtempo numbers. Is it their best? I'd say so. Would I buy it? I'd buy it over any post-Achtung U2 album. It's got some compelling emotional songs and let's face it Chris Martin is the furthest thing from a problematic rock star so that gives this band enormous appeal just on its non-threatening credentials. Can we call this kinda post-Brit-pop? It's listenable but doesn't pack the long term punch of a Rolling Stones, Beatles, Who, Led Zeppelin album, or the sneer and edge of those 90s Verve-type rascals. And honestly, a postpunk contemporary like The Horrors I'd go pay to see, but Coldplay? Unadulterated Mom Rock. Eh.
I love this album. I havent followed Coldplay much since maybe 2011, but this album and the two that followed, X&Y and Viva La Vida, mean a lot to me. The Scientist is one of my favorite songs of theirs and a great song in general. This was a nice nostalgia listen.
Actually a pretty good album with some really good songs. On the other hand, it doesn't really make me too excited.
Solid album, favorite from Coldplay. Lots of good memories with Clocks
Stabilt, men inte så mycket som stack ut heller
It was lovely.
I liked the songs individually but they all felt quite similar which meant listening to the album was a bit of a chore. Any of these songs would work really well on a moody playlist, but one after the other it just made me like them all less and want the album to end. For the same reason I struggled to pick a favourite and least favourite as they all felt very similar. Fav song: The Scientist - probably because it was most familiar to me Least fav: Amsterdam - but maybe just because it was the last one so I was always less engaged by then
Wasn’t expecting to like this as much as I did. Got some serious bangers in here honestly. Knew about half of them off by heart. Specific rating - 4.3 Fav song-god put a smile on my face Least fav- a whisper
Nothing personal against Coldplay but there was a time when Lola and I both liked (different) slightly shitty boys who were overly obsessed with Coldplay. I, at least, never had to sit through a boy playing Coldplay songs on my guitar directly at me, but nevertheless Coldplay leaves me with a slightly icky feeling. Musically I actually really enjoyed the album, just wish I didn't know it was Coldplay. Favourite song: A Rush Of Blood To The Head Least: A Whisper
I will say, I only recognize Cold Play from the songs Yellow and Viva La Vida, so it was nice to hear their other songs. Admittedly, I did fall asleep after Clocks played, so perhaps it was a bit boring to for my taste. But still good to sleep to I suppose haha.
no soy muy fan de coldplay, solo he escuchado los temazos mas famosos que tienen y que me gustan, pero nunca había escuchado un álbum de ellos. la verdad que el álbum es bonito y tiene también canciones icónicas que se siguen escuchando a día de hoy y no pasan de moda. me ha gustado el álbum en general, parece que con el se consolidaron mas como banda. Canciones favs: in my place, the scientist, clocks, daylight, whisper
I miss earlier Coldplay, when they were riffing off of 90s Radiohead instead of making... whatever they call their music now. Not outstanding, but it's a decent record with some well crafted tunes, if a little bland. Fave song on this listen: In My Place
Have to admit I have thrown shit talk Coldplays way in the past and maybe they don’t fully deserve it. There are some absolute belters on this album that I would sing along too but unfortunately there is also a few mediocre and a bit boring tracks too. I will continue to say I am not a fan but when they play Glastonbury next, and they will, I shall be singing along and saying to my wife, I don’t know why they get so much shit, they are quite good. Haha
The title track is ok. The rest is the answer to the question: What if U2 made music for when you are on hold? I can't believe these jokers have two albums on this list.
Really amazing album. One of the best
This album feels more mature and sophisticated than the other one we had, tho I'd have to listen more closely to figure out why. They're the kind of group I like in moderation, but they get so much radio play when a new single drops that I think it turns me off. Anyway, I enjoyed the chance to spend time with this album.
Ok this is still vanilla milk, but maybe it’s 2%, not skim like their other albums. Of course there are a few memorable and solid tracks, but still kinda meh. I think I just hate his voice. It sounds like the color of chalk.
My goodness Chris Martin has an ear for huge radio hooks, doesn’t he? If you squint real hard, it almost sounds like Wings with an Abbey-Road-level Paul at the helm. Not a skippable track here. There's nothing groundbreaking -- they're not doing anything U2 or a handful of other bands haven't done before -- but A Rush Of Blood To The Head is more inspiration than imitation in the end. From this point on Coldplay will more or less just try to imitate themselves (to varying degrees of effect,) but they earned their bonafides on this one.
Pretty good, the prime times of coldplay
Très agréable en fond pour une journée douce.
Definitely listened to this in a previous time of my life. I remember getting it from the library and putting it onto my computer. Now I'm thinking about the guy who cheated on his wife and brought his mistress to the Coldplay concert and Gwyneth Paltrow. A rich text. I do like Clocks and The Scientist. Well I like The Scientist.
Otro album de mi adolescencia 2002. Me ha llevado de vuelta a aquellos años y a sentirme igual - no se si eso es bueno - . (4) the memories
Coldplay were half decent back in the early days, if a bit dull. The scientist is great and half of the rest are really solid but it sticks to a 4/10 level of excitement throughout. Alright for an album but I can imagine a gig is tough going. Its solid, I'm sure I'll listen to most of this again against my will so no need to seek it out.
Early doors: Not a Coldplay fan. Having said that, Politik, In My Place, God Put A Smile On Your Face, The Scientist, and Clocks. Wow. an absolutely stunning run. Some of the lyrics are overwrought, or just noises (lots of na-nas on GPASOYF), but it is Chris Martin's style. Knocking a star off because the last few songs are rotten. Shame they now focus on joyous, millennial, anthemic, colourful trash.
I was worried this might happen..... That was considerably better than I was expecting. In my opinion, "the scientist" is by far and away the best track they've written. Clocks is pretty good too....I could leave the rest. It all just suffers from being pretty bland. There is emotion though Not going to rush away to listen to their back catalogue, but not bad! Way better than their debut album we had 3
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Beyond a couple of songs on the first album this is one band that can be left well alone. Bad vocals and lyrics and dreary production. The guitarists were always the most interesting thing about the band now they seem to have been silenced. Alongside Ed sheeran we have exported blandness and mediocrity to the world.
Nice little Cold Play album. The one that started their success?
Ahh, nostalgia. It's not Parachutes but it's still good.
Big yikes
Coldplay are a band that receive a lot of stick, and I'd entirely agree that their later material is amongst the most beige, insipid, soul-destroying stuff out there. Music for people who don't like music and "Karens" essentially. However, and I'm acutely aware that this might get me crucified, I actually quite like this album (and only this album), particularly the first half of it. Some of the textures, arrangements and harmonies on A Rush of Blood are wonderful, and whilst it is perhaps a bit cynical in some ways and a direct consequence of what Radiohead were doing, it holds up pretty well in 2025 unlike much of the other "post britpop" stuff which was loitering around at the time. There is an emotional depth to A Rush of Blood which still endures today, and Chris Martin's vocal performance / lyricism here doesn't stray too far into over-earnestness for me, although I get how it might for others. "Clocks" was one of the first songs I learned how to play on the keyboard at school, and I'm not afraid to admit that it's a cracking tune. I could do without a handful of tracks on this - some of the second half is a bit dull, but not enough to taint the rest of the experience too much for me.
I've heard of Coldplay. Who hasn't? Often the butt of jokes. I must admit that I had never intentionally listened to Coldplay. So I welcomed this as a chance to hear what it was about. I mean, to be the butt of so much hate, you have to have had success, which also means people like you, even if they do not admit it. Did not like the opening track at all, and thought this was going to be a slog. After that, it was okay, until Clocks, which, I have heard, and I really like that song. (Do I need to go into witness protection now that I admitted it) :-) Then, the album declined. Making it tough to rate. A few okay songs, a couple not so good, a couple bad, and one I really like. In decimal form 2.55, so I will round it up to a fairly generous 3.
He may partake in an occasional apple turnover, but he did know how to make a cracking record back in his day
It really creates such a mood for me. Not always the mood I want, but it reminds me of riding my bike through empty London streets at 4am.
About ten years ago, I was dating a woman who had a friend who was engaged to some super-rich guy who worked in international banking. They had a beautiful condo in the city, and we visited one night for an overnight. We all liked to drink, but Mr. Moneybags could really put it away. I didn't dare try to keep up with him, although they poured some really good liquor that night. After dinner, we retired to the deck, and we were admiring the skyline and the beautiful night, and Moneybags said, "How about some music? Do you like Coldplay?" I was not going to be That Guy so I said sure, figuring he'd start a mix with some Coldplay. Nope. NONSTOP AND NEVER-CEASING COLDPLAY for the rest of the night. He proceeded to dump *so much* booze down his hatch, then he went for a 20 mile run the next morning. Psychotic. When that one couple got caught cheating at the Coldplay concert, I was looking for him. What a fuckin' weirdo that guy was.
top 2 coldplay album
I’ll give this one props. Better than I had expected.
The OG Coldplay so masterful.
Classic Coldplay. I consider Parachutes a better album, but this is a solid album in its own right.
I haven't to this whole album in a long time. Obviously, it has some of the most recognizable songs on the planet. Beyond that, I was actually surprised who good the rest of the album was. I know people like to shit on Coldplay, but all the albums up to and including Viva La Vida are beautiful. This is no exception.
We've had "Parachutes" already, I wonder how far into the Coldplay discography we're going to get. If I was making the list I'd put Viva La Vida on there and call it done. I've listened to some of the songs on this album tens or hundreds of times, but I might not have ever done it back to front. "Politik" was a good start but nothing special in the world of Coldplay. The guitar line at the beginning of "In My Place" is so iconic. It gives me some nostalgic chills. The song isn't one of the greatest ever written, but it is really good. It's one of those tracks that is etched into my memory of a period of time. "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" is another OK Coldplay song. "The Scientist" has to be one of the most songs they ever wrote. It has 2.5 billion listens on Spotify, and that's just one platform which has been around for half of this album's lifetime. This song has almost certainly been played more times than we have people on earth. The piano part on "Clocks" is another little Coldplay bit that has been carved right into the brains of hundreds of millions of people. Amazing song. "Daylight" was a little boring for me. I like "Warning Sign". I really like the album cover, and the animated version on the Spotify album page is cool. It is hard to rate albums filled with songs that have been played around me literally thousands of times. I have to separate my appreciation for the music from how played out it is. I can only hear Chris Martin's voice so many times in one life, and I may already be past that point. Outside of the three big hits it was a little boring, and I am rating the entire album, so it doesn't quite make it to the eight/nine territory. 7/10
Ah this takes me back. Early Coldplay was excellent, and this is a great album. It's thoughtful and damn well written. Best songs for me (sorry to be basic) are The Scientist, Clocks, and In My Place.