Coldplay music catalogue

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Coldplay is a British alternative rock band formed in London in 1996. Its members are vocalist Chris Martin, guitarist Jon Buckland, drummer Will Champion and bassist Guy Berryman. More

Coldplay is a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 in London. The members are vocalist Chris Martin, guitarist Jon Buckland, drummer Will Champion and bassist Guy Berryman.

In the beginning, Coldplay was compared to other artists and bands, including Radiohead, U2, and Travis. The band broke through with the single Yellow , followed by their debut album Parachutes (2000). A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), the second album, marked their definitive breakthrough. The album also won several awards. In 2005 came the album X&Y , which reached number one in sixteen countries. The fourth album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends , was co-produced with Brian Eno and received multiple Grammys. Their fifth album Mylo Xyloto is also produced by Eno. Coldplay's hits include Speed of Sound , Clocks , Yellow , Viva La Vida , Talk , Fix You , Paradise and Magic .

In 1996 Chris Martin met Jonny Buckland during the induction week of the "University College London". Together they tried to form a band, where they met Will Champion and Guy Berryman at university. Together they made their first attempt. Martin began writing lyrics with Buckland, Berryman played his bass guitar, and Champion began drumming. The band, called Pectoralz , was mainly found in English pubs. That name was more intended as a joke, it was not the intention that this would become the real band name. When the members were about to have their first big gig, they switched to the Starfish name. At the time, Martin had a friend Tim Crompton, now frontman of the English band "The High Wire" whose band "Coldplay" was about to break up. This band had the name "Coldplay" from a collection of poems and Martin decided to take over the name after that band stopped. In 1998 the band was actually called Coldplay .

Shortly after meeting at London University, the four students befriended and shared their passion for music. The band that formed had the following members: Chris Martin (lyricist, vocals, piano, guitar), Jonny Buckland (lyricist, lead guitarist), Guy Berryman (bass guitarist), and Will Champion (drummer, after swapping guitar and piano for them). .

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Coldplay is een Britse alternatieverockband, die in 1996 in Londen werd gevormd. De leden zijn zanger Chris Martin, gitarist Jon Buckland, drummer Will Champion en bassist Guy Berryman.

In het begin werd Coldplay vergeleken met andere artiesten en bands, waaronder Radiohead, U2 en Travis. De band brak met de single Yellow door, gevolgd door hun debuutalbum Parachutes (2000). A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), het tweede album, betekende hun definitieve doorbraak. Het album won ook meerdere prijzen. In 2005 kwam het album X&Y, dat in zestien landen op nummer één kwam. Het vierde album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, werd samen met Brian Eno geproduceerd en ontving meerdere Grammy's. Hun vijfde album Mylo Xyloto is tevens weer geproduceerd door Eno. Hits van Coldplay zijn onder meer Speed of Sound, Clocks, Yellow, Viva La Vida, Talk, Fix You, Paradise en Magic.

In 1996 ontmoette Chris Martin Jonny Buckland tijdens de introductieweek van de "University College London". Samen probeerden zij een band op te zetten, waarbij ze op de universiteit Will Champion en Guy Berryman ontmoetten. Samen waagden ze hun eerste poging. Martin begon samen met Buckland teksten te schrijven, Berryman speelde mee op zijn basgitaar en Champion begon te drummen. De band, genaamd Pectoralz, was voornamelijk te vinden in Engelse pubs. Die naam was veeleer als grap bedoeld, het was niet de intentie dat dit de echte bandnaam zou worden. Toen de leden op het punt stonden hun eerste grote optreden te houden, schakelden ze over op de naam Starfish. Toentertijd had Martin een vriend Tim Crompton, thans frontman van de Engelse band "The High Wire" wiens band "Coldplay" op het punt stond om te stoppen. Deze band had de naam "Coldplay" uit een gedichtenbundel en Martin besloot om na het stoppen van die band zelf de naam over te nemen. In 1998 heette de band dus ook daadwerkelijk Coldplay.

Al kort na hun ontmoeting op de Londense universiteit raakten de vier studenten bevriend en delen hun passie voor muziek. De band die ontstond had de volgende leden: Chris Martin (tekstschrijver, zang, piano, gitaar), Jonny Buckland (tekstschrijver, leadgitarist), Guy Berryman (basgitarist) en Will Champion (drummer, nadat hij de gitaar en piano daarvoor had ingeruild).

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Now that's what I call music 46 (2000)