SNoALP no. 6
- Rush of Blood to the Head – Coldplay (Alternative * 2002)
March 6, 2026 | Band and cover art were familiar to me | This listening project for sure is going to reveal just how little I know about music that Everybody Else seems to know about. I’m just going to acknowledge that and carry on. I started making a list of bands or albums I’d like to include, and Coldplay was toward the top of the list. I did, of course, recognize Coldplay’s biggest hits, but I hadn’t really listened to any of their music on purpose. I wanted to see if I liked the band for myself and not just merging with other people’s opinions. As it turns out, I very much do like the band. This is the kind of music I can like on first listen and listen to again and again. And after a couple of albums that were not really my taste, it was really fun to listen to one that was.
I was most familiar with “The Scientist” and “Clocks,” and I am pretty sure I’ve heard “In My Place” and “Warning Sign” as well. My favorites from this listen were “Politik” (which I read was written the day after 9/11) and “In My Place.”