Coldplay are a famous British band consisting of 4 members: Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin. They have sold over 55 million records worldwide and have won numerous awards, including 7 Grammys and 6 Brit awards. Their music has been described as melodic pop with distorted guitar riffs on their first album Parachutes, drawing from bands like U2, Oasis, and Radiohead. Their second album A Rush of Blood to the Head was influenced by artists such as Echo & the Bunnymen and Kate Bush, while later albums explored different genres including art rock and incorporated various instruments beyond their standard sound.

1. coldplay
Coldplay are a famous British band that are known across the
world, with a total of 55 million records sold. They have seven
Grammys, six Brit awards and 4 MTV music awards. The group
consists of 4 members:
Guy Berryman – bass guitar, backing vocals
Jonny Buckland – guitars, backing vocals
Will Champion – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Chris Martin – lead vocals, keyboards, guitar

2. Type of music in their first album
• Chris martin of Coldplay
described their music as
‘limestone rock’ instead of
‘hard rock’.
• There first album
parachutes, has been
described as melodic pop
with "distorted guitar riffs
and swishing percussion"
but also being "exquisitely
dark and artistically
abrasive and have been
compared to bands
like U2, Oasis
and Radiohead.

3. 2nd album
• There second album A Rush of Blood to the Head,
the band draws inspiration from artists like Echo
& the Bunnymen, Kate Bush, George Harrison and
Muse. It consists of "lush melodies and
heartbreak"

4. 3rd album
• X and Y was influenced
by artists like Johnny
Cash, and is considered
to be “ruminations on
Martin's doubts, fears,
hopes, and loves. Viva
la Vida or Death And
All His Friends was
considered to be more
art rock, in a similar
style to Blur, Arcade
Fire and My Bloody
Valentine. This album
also experimented with
different instruments,
such as honky tonk
pianos.

5. Are coldplay British?
• The bands president at parlophone has said that there
secret to success is to not be like a usual British artist. He
said “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."