A Rush of Blood to My Head

The release of Coldplay's 2002 album "A Rush of Blood to the Head" featured the unbelievable track "The Scientist," which is the single song that has flourished my love for music and provided me with insight and meaning in my life.  Never have I found myself so captivated by a song as the first time I listened to The Scientist - immediately I was lost in the lyrics, music, and vocal performance all at once.  I can't pinpoint exactly what it was in the song that compelled me to change the way I view the world, but soon after I found myself feeling much more easy going and laid back, just taking things day by day and not letting the little things get to me.  As I listened to the rest of the album, I found myself falling more and more in love with Coldplay's unmatched talent and sound, and of course, Chris Martin's beautiful voice.  To this day (six years after hearing the song for the first time), I still find myself enthralled by The Scientist and feeling a kind of full body relaxation every time I hear it.

Lollapa-who?-za

Okay, so apparently I've been living in a big bubble for the past 19 years because although I've heard of Depeche Mode, Jane's Addiction, and the Beastie Boys (this year's Lollapalooza headliners), I have never heard any of their songs.... I guess I'm not an expert on the alternative/punk rock genre of music, so I don't really think that Lollapalooza would be my cup of tea, but I will say that I am very impressed with this year's Bonnaroo lineup -- Bruce Springstreen, Phish, Andrew Bird, Band of Horses, Santogold, Girl Talk, Erykah Badu, and Ben Harper, among many others. This mellow, indie rock, jam band type festival is much more appealing to my taste in music than the line-up of Lollapalooza.