A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay

The year is 2003 and things have got so bad in the music world that the top 40 has no more than 15 manufactured artists in the current top 40. These so called entertainers haven't an ounce of talent between them and haven't had to work hard to where they've got to. This time next year, another fifteen will roll off the production line and replace this current fifteen which will all have fallen by the wayside. The sad thing is that we, the consumers fall into the trap and buy what is on offer ! However, all is not lost, there is still some real talent out there. Coldplay is an example.... Coldplay were formed in London, in 1996 straight from ...

Its high time the highfalutin bands start packing and go back where they came from. The so-called “celeb” music and things like that will meet their doomsday. Things change. I’m glad there’s Coldplay --- for genuine music fans with no-nonsense substance and austerity in their music. Starting off with “Yellow” as their gambit, Chris Martin (vocal/piano/guitar), Guy Berryman (bass), Jonny Buckland (guitar) and Will Champion (drums) have overawed the world making an indelible mark with a seamless collision of vocal and the rest of the instruments. “A Rush of Blood to the Head” - their sophomore album is one thing you ...

The good news is that Coldplay have consolidated their billing as the shining lights most likely to. The downside is that they have yet to mastermind a revelatory record. While 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head' is never less than an interesting listen it has the unfortunate knack of repeatedly kicking in the headway it so eloquently carves out for itself. 'Parachutes' was similiarly maligned. With a decent sprinkling of 2000's best songs ('Don't Panic' remains their most rounded effort to date) it faltered when the tempo espoused ill timed soul searching. The new album has songs to steal your heart but there are also a few ideas that ...