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Genre: alt rock |
½
As their second album, Rush of Blood was an instant hit for Coldplay and made them the stars that they are today. Unlike their debut Parachutes, Rush of Blood showed an attempt at a more cohesive sound. Every song here seems sonically related to “Clocks,” and that same song has obviously been their inspiration in their future albums.
At its most basic level, this album is not much more different than Parachutes. The addition of two politically-minded songs and the more cohesive sound just camouflages the standalone lyrics that plagued them in the past. The one saving grace for Coldplay was the fact that they could mine Rush of Blood for more radio-friendly singles than they could in Parachutes.
If you’ve noticed, I’m not the most complimentary reviewer of Coldplay, particularly of their newer work. I happened to (and still do) like Rush of Blood, as the rating above proves. My only problem with Coldplay is that they’re now focusing on making all their new work comparable, if not similar, to “Clocks” and “The Scientist.” Vida la Viva was a slight departure, but this band has become a one-trick pony that just bores me.
