Thursday, 20 October 2016

Coldplay

                                  Coldplay

 Coldplay are a British rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist and pianist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed under the name Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish.[7] Will Champion joined as a drummer and backing vocalist, completing the performing line-up. Creative Director Phil Harvey is often referred to as the official fifth member by the band The band renamed themselves "Coldplay" in 1998.

 Band members

  • Chris Martin – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Jonny Buckland – lead guitar, backing vocals, piano, keyboards, harmonica, drums, percussion
  • Guy Berryman – bass guitar, backing vocals, piano, keyboards, harmonica, drums, percussion
  • Will Champion – drums, percussion, backing vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar

Musical style

 Martin once proclaimed the band's music as "limestone rock" in comparison to "hard rock".The band's music has been called "meditative" and "blue romantic"; it "[reflects] on their emotions" and Martin "endlessly examine[s] his feelings".
 Coldplay started out as one of many earnest post-Britpop bands.In the late 1990s, the EPs released by the band had characteristics of dream pop, setting them apart from later studio albums. The tone of the band's first studio album, Parachutes, was described as melodic pop with "distorted guitar riffs and swishing percussion" but also being "exquisitely dark and artistically abrasive". Such alternative rock style has been compared to bands like U2, Oasis, Radiohead and Travis. The band acknowledges the Scottish alternative rock band, Travis, as a major influence on their earlier material.
In their second studio album A Rush of Blood to the Head, the band drew inspiration from artists like Echo & the Bunnymen,[175] Kate Bush, George Harrison and Muse.The songs in it were considered to contain "lush melodies and a heartbreak" and that they had a "newfound confidence."The music on their third release X&Y has been considered to be "ruminations on Martin's doubts, fears, hopes, and loves." It was particularly influenced by the artists Johnny Cash and Kraftwerk.
In Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, the group's style was moving towards art rock, being influenced by the bands Blur, Arcade Fire and My Bloody Valentine.The band experimented with different instruments including orchestras, honky-tonk pianos and further so. Mylo Xyloto carries the concept album format from the love and war-induced Viva la Vida and expands the spectrum to include electronic and acoustic elements. Lyrical influences were taken from graffiti and the German resistance group White Rose.
Regarding the band's wide international success, Parlophone's president Miles Leonard has stated that one of their "secrets" is that they have never sounded like a parochial UK artist, saying: "Some bands are very proud to be British, but sometimes come across as being very ‘British’. Coldplay never aspire to that; on one hand they sound British but on the other they sound like a huge global artist." In 2011 Coldplay were hailed as 'rock statesmen'.
 

Studio albums

Concert tours

Awards and nominations

Coldplay have won numerous music awards throughout their history, including eight Brit Awards—winning Best British Group four times, five MTV Video Music Awards, three World Music Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, and seven Grammy Awards out of 26 nominations. 2009 was their most successful year having received seven Grammy Award nominations at the 51st Grammy Awards, and won three.Coldplay have sold over 80 million records worldwide.

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