Coldplay

A Rush of Blood to the Head: Interview CD

Release date 2002

Tracklist

1
So, Guy, Introduce Yourself and Tell Us How You See This Album, as a Progression From Parachutes.
0:58
0:58
2
So, Give Me an Idiot's Guide. How Do You Tend to Write Songs?
0:45
0:45
3
Tell Me What's Different Technically About This Recording, Compared With Parachutes.
0:51
0:51
4
What's Ken Nelson's Rope in the Making of a Coldplay Record?
0:23
0:23
5
When You Look Back on the Whole Touring Process That Went With Parachutes, Does It Seem Like One Long, Crazy Experience?
1:26
1:26
6
So, on This New Album, Have You Got a Personal Favourite Track at the Moment?
0:54
0:54
7
There Seems to Be a Lot of Musical Diversity on This CD. Would You Agree?
1:30
1:30
8
Where Was This Album Recorded?
0:44
0:44
9
And Parr Street (In Liverpool), Where Most of Parachutes Was Recorded, Must Have Good Memories for You...
1:09
1:09
10
Were There Any Tracks That Proved Problematic to Record?
0:45
0:45
11
Is the Album Title Significant?
0:25
0:25
12
So, Looks Like the Next Year or Two Will Be Tied Up With Touring the Album?
1:14
1:14
13
Quite a Lot of English Bands Complain About America and Touring. You Seem to Look at It Much More Positively...
0:28
0:28
14
[end of interview]
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15
OK, Will, Introduce Yourself
0:08
0:08
16
Having Finished It, How Do You Feel About the Record Right Now?
0:26
0:26
17
Is There a Sense of Pressure Around This Record, Just Because of the Great Success of Parachutes?
1:03
1:03
18
Are There Any Times When You Wonder What's Going on in Your Life? After All, a Few Years Ago You Were a Graduating Student...
1:00
1:00
19
Since the Success of Parachutes, and the Hit Singles From That Album, You Must Have Had Some Surreal Experiences...
2:02
2:02
20
You've Said in the Past That You Feel Lucky to Have This Life, Without So Much of the Hassle of Being the Face of the Band.
1:06
1:06
21
In Terms of the Writing and Recording of Songs, How Do the Four of You Work Together?
1:55
1:55
22
Which Are the Most Drum Oriented Tracks on the Album?
2:30
2:30
23
So, Technically, Is This a Very Complex Record?
1:26
1:26
24
In My Place Is the First Single From the New Album. Any Anxiety About 'The Comeback Single'?
2:08
2:08
25
Parachutes Sold by the Truck Load. Do You Have Any Snxiety About Whether or Not Rush of Blood Will Sell as Well?
1:26
1:26
26
Would It Be Right to Think That You've Sung More on This Album Than on Parachutes?
0:59
0:59
27
All Done - Thanks
0:10
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28
Introduce Yourself
0:10
0:10
29
Looking at This Collection of Songs Now, How Do You See It?
0:28
0:28
30
Has It Been a Learning Curve?
0:18
0:18
31
Could You Make a Comparison Between These Songs and Those on Paracutes?
0:41
0:41
32
You Say 'Different'. How Diferent?
0:25
0:25
33
Why Does the Track the Scientist Live in Your Affection?
0:44
0:44
34
Does Spontaneity Excite You More Than Those Tracks That Take More Hard Work?
0:27
0:27
35
Do You Feel More Confident Now, So That You Try Things Because of That Confidence?
0:47
0:47
36
How Important Was the Parr Street Liverpool Studio in These Recordings?
0:40
0:40
37
So Do You Need to Get Out of London Because It's Distractng?
0:34
0:34
38
Was There Any 'Cabin Fever' Evident During These Recordings?
0:21
0:21
39
What's the Significance of the Title of the Album?
0:51
0:51
40
So, the Next Task Will Be Reproducing the Album Live. Tough Job?
0:42
0:42
41
So, It's Back on the Road. Did You Tire of Touring at All Last Time?
0:44
0:44
42
So, in My Place Is the First Single. Do You Feel Any Anxiety About That?
0:37
0:37
43
Will Told Us That He Can Listen Maybe 6 or 7 More Times to the Songs, and Then That's It. How Are You With Your Own Stuff?
0:27
0:27
44
And We Learn That You're Going to Be Busier on Stage This Time...
0:32
0:32
45
Are You Determined to Make Sure That the Gigs Are the Complete 'Coldplay Experience'?
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0:25
46
That's It, So Thanks
0:10
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47
Introduction Time...
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48
So, Now It's Done, How Is the Album Sounding to You?
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49
Anything Else That's Struck You at This Stage?
0:49
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50
More Than Just Another Album, Surely. It Must Have Sounded Good as You Worked Throught the Stages of Recording...?
0:33
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51
So How Do You See the Tracks on a Rush of Blood to the Head?
0:16
0:16
52
So, Out of These 11 'Errant Children', Is There One That Gives You the Hardest Time?
1:02
1:02
53
Was This Album Easier to Write, Lyrically, Than Parachutes?
0:58
0:58
54
Would You Say That There Was a Link, or Thread, Running Through the Songs?
3:30
3:30
55
Since the Time That Parachutes Took Off (!) To Now Must Have Been an Amazing Experience. You've Met Bono, Did You Find That Inspiring?
1:55
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56
Is There a Downside to This Stuff: Popularity, Fame Etc?
1:11
1:11
57
So, Back to the Recording Process. You Worked in Sir George Martin's Air Lyndhurst Studios. What Was That Like?
1:35
1:35
58
How Much Actual Material Did You Amass for the Recording of a Rush of Blood to the Head?
0:59
0:59
59
Looking Forward to Getting Out and Playing These Songs Live?
0:43
0:43
60
So Are You Inspired by the Dates You Did With U2
1:42
1:42
61
So Thanks for You Time
0:09
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62
So, Politik. Not Normally Spelt With a K. Why That Way?
2:16
2:16
63
Is It Right That in My Place Is the Oldest Song on This New CD?
1:23
1:23
64
The Bass Line on God Put a Smile Upon Your Face Is Worth Talking About. How Did It Happen?
1:20
1:20
65
How Does the Track the Scientist Fit In?
1:38
1:38
66
Chris- I Believe That Song Clocks Was the Last to Make It Onto the Album?
1:49
1:49
67
There's a Very Interesting Sound at the Start of Daylight. What's That?
1:27
1:27
68
Green Eyes: Is That the Most Personal Song on the Album?
1:09
1:09
69
Next Track Is Warning Sign. Is Everybody in Agreement About This Song?
0:48
0:48
70
Any Story Behind the Track a Whisper
0:42
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71
Why Is a Rush of Blood to the Head the CD Title Track?
0:26
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72
Amsterdam Seems the Perfect Closer Track for This Album...
1:05
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73
Chris and Jonny ID
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74
Will and Guy ID
0:11
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75
Politik ID
0:10
0:10
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In My Place ID
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God Put a Smile Upon Your Face ID
0:10
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78
The Scientist ID
0:10
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79
Clocks ID
0:10
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80
Daylight ID
0:11
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81
Green Eyes ID
0:09
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82
Warning Sign ID
0:09
0:09
83
Whisper ID
0:10
0:10
84
A Rush of Blood to the Head ID
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85
Amsterdam ID
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