Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) (A)

 A lot of people dislike Coldplay, mainly for their music being "too happy" or just annoying pop music, which are reasons I dont quite understand, but I oppose regardless. For the people who's only taste of Coldplay is Viva la Vida, Paradise, Hymn for the Weekend and Something Just Like This (which isn't even a Coldplay song) and form the opinion of the band being 'bad', they need to listen to A Rush of Blood to the Head.

The album speaks about (from my own perceptions) beauty, loneliness, loss, and self awareness / disassociation. 'God put a Smile upon Your Face' talks about the constant struggle of wanting to be better than someone by being worse off, as a sort of competition for the sympathy of others. "Clocks" discusses the odd idea of everyone being in a rush to accomplish their life goals instead of taking the time to enjoy life. The album discusses real things that people can relate to, though they may not recognize it at first.

Now the general listener isn't going to look that deeply into a track, but I honestly think the melodies created by the band in this album are really well done, like the aforementioned Clocks, In My Place, and Daylight.

Personally I could listen to the album over and over and not get sick of it. I love every track in the album, from start to finish. I wouldn't rearrange their order in any way, I think the construction of this album is pristine, from the tracks themselves to the order of them, everything. Whether it be the topics at hand in the tracks or the melodies of the songs themselves, its all a really good experience. 

10/10.