Coldplay Rush Of Blood

Coldplay Pays Tribute To Amy Winehouse with Song at Australian Fest

During a rendition of Coldplay’s track “Fix You”, Martin changed the opening lyrics to the first lines of Winehouse’s 2006 hit song. In an audio recording, the crowd can be heard singing “No, no, no”- the celebrated refrain to “Rehab.”

The band later posted on Coldplay’s website, “There’s little that can be said about Amy Winehouse’s passing that hasn’t already been said. It’s just such a sad waste. We’ll leave aside the awful irony and just let the Aussie choir sing.”

“Frank,” Winehouse’s 2003 debut album, was critically acclaimed in the U.K. and was nominated for a Mercury Prize.

Winehouse’s follow-up “Back to Black” was released in 2006 and earned the singer five Grammy awards, making her the first British female to do so. The album, which housed the hit “Rehab,” reached number seven on the 2006 Billboard 200 in the U.S.

Amy Winehouse fans were shocked to hear of the 27-year-old’s death on July 23. Her unique blend of R&B, soul, and jazz and powerful voice made her unforgettable and hundreds of artists and celebrities have paid tribute to her.

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Fellow British musicians and alternative rock band Coldplay formed in 1996 at University College London. Lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Johnny Buckland started the group, followed by bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion, and manager Phil Harvey, who is considered an unofficial fifth member.

Coldplay’s 2000 album “Parachutes” included hit single “Yellow.” The group’s second album, “A Rush of Blood to the Head,” released in 2002, contained the number one hit “Clocks” as well as “The Scientist.”

In 2005, Coldplay released “X&Y” and two years later, “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends” debuted, earning the group three Grammy Awards.

The B Side: Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Hump Day arrives here at the B Side, and it's a beautiful day out there. Delightfully cool, compared to the heat we've been seeing lately. Normally, I save my mood music for more depressing type days, but I couldn't hold off on this one. I reviewed Coldplay's debut drop 'Parachutes' as one of my first ever reviews on the blog. Somehow, over the time I've completely forgotten to get back to them and do their follow up - which is this very record. I think at this point, anyone who cares about the style of music they're putting out there, knows full well about the band. They're not sneaking up on anybody anytime soon. They started recording this in September of 2001, one week after the attacks against the US. They were in London when it happened, and in London trying to record this piece. That was a slight difference from the original album, which was recorded in Liverpool. The band had trouble focusing while in London, so that didn't last very long. They moved back over to Liverpool, and got this bad boy in the books. Chris Martin was obsessed with the track 'In My Place', and focused heavily on that from the get-go - and that was the first single drop. The album is 4x platinum in the states, which is the highest here. (Viva La Vida is diamond in France for some reason). It's really hard to find a reason to dislike this album. Even if you're a Coldplay hater (which plenty exist), it's just a really solid album. Many songs to sing along to, and a song for virtually any mood you could be in. And for me who listens mostly while sad - there are EPIC tracks for that mindset. Those will be my Top 3. Honestly, this is probably their best overall record. The only other one that's close is their first album. Go ahead and take yourself back to 2002 today and toss this on. I think you'll be pleased.

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