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A Rush of Blood to the Head is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of U2 and Johnny Cash. Those roots explain a lot about how A Rush of Blood to the Head arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Keane, U2, Muse, The Killers and Oasis, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Keane, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around A Rush of Blood to the Head, reaching back through U2 and forward to Keane. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second studio album by the British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 26 August 2002 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom, and a day later by Capitol in the United States. The album was produced by the band and Ken Nelson, making greater use of the electric guitar and piano compared to their debut album, Parachutes (2000).
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A Rush of Blood to the Head grew out of U2 and Johnny Cash, shares an orbit with Keane, U2, Muse and The Killers, went on to shape Keane. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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