True Coldplay
True Coldplay
One Particular Quartet from the United Kingdom has transformed themselves into a musical power far too big for the confines of Great Britain but was rather destine for America, "the land of opportunity" where they grew into a world power in the music industry. No, this is not the Beatles, but rather a group of four members currently sweeping the nation and the world with haunting falsetto 's and piano lines provided by front man Chris Martin, melodic guitar riffs from Johnny Buckland, Guy Berryman 's staggering bass lines, and simple but carefully calculated drum beats played by Will Champion. Here is a band that is not interrupted or distorted by drugs, alcohol, and promiscuity, but surrounded by wives, fiancées, children, and family while trying to live a happy and normal family life. Fortunately enough for the members of Coldplay, their lives are far from normal with over 17 million album sales worldwide and possibly the three best soft-rock albums the world has ever seen. From the raw, relaxed first LP, Parachutes, to the urgent, experienced A Rush of Blood to the Head, ending on the current organic, electronica album X&Y, Coldplay is defining their indie soft-rock sound through these three LP 's.
KCRW-FM, an NPR station on Santa Monica City College Campus sent Coldplay into the American air through radio by playing the band 's hit single "Yellow" for the first time in the US, but not before Coldplay 's first album Parachutes debuted at number one and sold 70,000 copies in the first week in the UK. After reading reviews upon reviews before Coldplay reached the United States, Capitol Records/EMI had no choice but to try and get closer to Coldplay, so they invited them to play some gigs around L.A. They played a jaw dropping acoustic set and the "Almost Christmas Show" at the 6,000-plus-seat universal amphitheater (Spiveck 53-54). The show was a success, and Coldplay then launched a U.S. tour that sold out each event in minutes. The raw, organic
One Particular Quartet from the United Kingdom has transformed themselves into a musical power far too big for the confines of Great Britain but was rather destine for America, "the land of opportunity" where they grew into a world power in the music industry. No, this is not the Beatles, but rather a group of four members currently sweeping the nation and the world with haunting falsetto 's and piano lines provided by front man Chris Martin, melodic guitar riffs from Johnny Buckland, Guy Berryman 's staggering bass lines, and simple but carefully calculated drum beats played by Will Champion. Here is a band that is not interrupted or distorted by drugs, alcohol, and promiscuity, but surrounded by wives, fiancées, children, and family while trying to live a happy and normal family life. Fortunately enough for the members of Coldplay, their lives are far from normal with over 17 million album sales worldwide and possibly the three best soft-rock albums the world has ever seen. From the raw, relaxed first LP, Parachutes, to the urgent, experienced A Rush of Blood to the Head, ending on the current organic, electronica album X&Y, Coldplay is defining their indie soft-rock sound through these three LP 's.
KCRW-FM, an NPR station on Santa Monica City College Campus sent Coldplay into the American air through radio by playing the band 's hit single "Yellow" for the first time in the US, but not before Coldplay 's first album Parachutes debuted at number one and sold 70,000 copies in the first week in the UK. After reading reviews upon reviews before Coldplay reached the United States, Capitol Records/EMI had no choice but to try and get closer to Coldplay, so they invited them to play some gigs around L.A. They played a jaw dropping acoustic set and the "Almost Christmas Show" at the 6,000-plus-seat universal amphitheater (Spiveck 53-54). The show was a success, and Coldplay then launched a U.S. tour that sold out each event in minutes. The raw, organic
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