"A Rush of Blood to the Head" is Coldplay's second full length, alternative rock album, and what I believe to be the height of their career. It's my favorite Coldplay album, and one of my very favorite albums I've ever listened to. It's 11 songs have managed to stand the test of time, and are still as enjoyable to listen to as they were many years ago. I'd recommend this album to anyone, so here's my review.
The album features 11 songs, each usually spanning around 5 minutes. This album includes many hits, such as "The Scientist", "In My Place", and one of my favorite songs of all time, "Clocks". The album starts of strong with the song, "Politik". This song began to be written the day of the 9/11 attacks, and it's lyrics reflect on the current state of our world. The added piano in the song makes it much better, and the track remains one of the more memorable ones on the album. Following it is, "In My Place", one of their more popular songs. As enjoyable as it is to listen to, it's lyrics don't really speak to me as much as the following songs such as, "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face", one of my very favorite songs from this album. "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face" was created mainly because they wanted a more exciting song to play live, and that it is. My only complaint is it sounds so amazing and exciting live, that when I listen to the actual track on the album it almost feels underwhelming. "The Scientist" is what I would consider to be their most popular track on the album, if not tied with "Clocks" for that place. As popular as it is, I think it's great but not one of the best songs on the album. It can also seem somewhat boring listening to it after a song such as "God Put a Smile Upon Your Face". Following it is "Clocks", one of my, if not my favorite song of all time. The piano in this song feels magical, and it's this song that I'd say got me into wanting to learn the piano. I'd be surprised if you didn't have the urge to learn this song on the piano after listening to it. After all the times I've listened to it, it has never gotten old or lost the magic it had the first time I had listened to it. Daylight, Green Eyes, and A Rush of Blood to the Head are all enjoyable songs, but don't hold up to the greatness of the rest of the album. "A Whisper" is probably my least favorite song out of this album, and feels a bit more like filler than anything. "Warning Sign" is a beautifully created song, and has some of my favorite lyrics of all time. It feels somewhat underrated in the album, because I believe it has some of the deepest meaning out of every other song. A warning sign is symbolism for the fact that a man is looking for an excuse or warning sign to stop loving, but later recognizes this mistake and regrets looking for that "warning sign". The last track, "Amsterdam", is perfect to end on. It begins with great piano and vocals, and about three fourths into the track guitar, drums, and an organ are met with the piano and vocals with perfect timing. Every time this happens I get chills, and never in my album listening have I heard a more perfect song to end a track on. It just fits so well in the album, and by the end of the song you just feel complete. If I were to rate this album out of 10, I'd give it a perfect 10 easily. It is tied to be my favorite album of all time, and showcases Coldplay's best ability of music creation. I have never heard a album as great as this one, and it makes some of the band Coldplay's other albums look like nothing in comparison. It includes various instantly recognizable classics within the album, and I've enjoyed every song on this album greatly, without really any complaint. I'd recommend anyone to fully listen to the album, especially those into alternative rock.
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