My Coldplay.com - A Coldplay Blog

I have liked Coldplay since the release of their first single Shiver. I think it was the guitar play and Chris Martin’s voice which made me stop and listen initially and I was kinda a fan of Travis at the time who have a similar style. When Parachutes was released I was 100% won over, the album was one of my favourite and most played albums for a good few months until one of my mates threw it out of my car window on the M60 motorway because she said I played it too much. I did buy a new copy, but kept it at home where I could keep an eye on it.
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Jonny Buckland, left, and Chris Martin of the band Coldplay perform during the opening night of their “Viva La Vida” tour at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, Calif., Monday, July 14, 2008.

• Founded: 1997

• First gig: January 1998, the members play their first gig, under the since-ditched name “Starfish” - one month later they would decide on the name “The Coldplay”

• First studio session: In May, the group records in studio for the first time (on their own dime). The result is the self-released “Safety EP ,” which includes “Bigger Stronger,” one of their finest B-Sides. [Read more]

This was our first band plan. We wrote it in 1998. You will notice we never won Gary Crowley’s demo clash on XFM. We were always beaten by the Llama Farmers [where are they now? ~ Nettie]. Papereyes was their song and we secretly liked it very much.

Chris Martin/Coldplay.com

Coldplay are an English rock band. Formed in 1997 in London, the group comprises vocalist/pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion. Coldplay achieved worldwide fame with their 2000 single “Yellow”, followed by the success of their debut album, Parachutes. Parachutes was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Coldplay would go on to be nominated for this prestigious award on two further occasions, once in 2003 and again in 2005. Coldplay have been one of the most commercially successful acts of the new millennium, selling over 30 million albums. The band are also known for hit singles, including “Speed of Sound” and the Grammy Award-winning “Clocks”.
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Coldplay hails from London, England, where the members met in the residence hall of University College London in the autumn of 1996. Since then, they have released three full-length albums on Parlophone/Capitol Records. Their debut album, Parachutes, gained rave reviews and even a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album in 2002 (“A Rush of Blood to the Head”). Coldplay was then launched into the spotlight and had to follow this record with anything to keep them afloat.

A Rush of Blood to the Head was recorded in London by producers Ken Nelson and Chris Allison. The band consisted of original members: Guy Berryman (Bass Guitar), John Buckland (Lead Guitar), Will Champion (Drums), and Chris Martin (Piano, Guitars, and Lead Vocals) (Coldplay: Official Site). Coldplay themselves helped produce this album as well. A Rush of Blood to the Head was released in August of 2002 to a larger fan base and more eager critics than before. Debuting at number one in the United Kingdom and number five in the United States, A Rush of Blood to the Head insured Coldplay’s place in music history as one of the best acts of their time (“A Rush of Blood to the Head”).
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2001
At the Brit Awards, Madonna is named best international female artist, Eminem wins best international male artist, U2 win best international group, Robbie Williams wins best male solo artist and Coldplay are best British group.

Big thanks to Nitehawk for uploading this Unofficial Coldplay Documentary, which you can download here. It’s broken down into the following chapters.

01 - Origins Of Coldplay
02 - How It All Began
03 - London Town
04 - Lets Form A Band
05 - First Gigs
06 - Lets Make A Record
07 - Get Signed
08 - Yellow
09 - Parachutes
10 - Breaking America
11 - A Rush of Blood To The Head
12 - The Future

Here’s Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland performing an acoustic version of ‘In My Place’ during Make Trade Fair Live 2002. The gig featured collaborations with Miss Dynamate and also Oasis’ Noel Gallagher and all proceed of the event went to Oxfam. Thanks to Richardxx for uploading.

In My Place

In my place, in my place,
Were lines that I couldn’t change,
I was lost, oh yeah.

I was lost, I was lost,
Crossed lines I shouldn’t have crossed,
I was lost, oh yeah.

And yeah, how long must you wait for it?
Yeah, how long must you pay for it?
Yeah, how long must you wait for it?

I was scared, I was scared,
Tired and under prepared,
But I wait for it.

And if you go, if you go,
Leave me down here on my own,
Then I’ll wait for you, yeah.

Yeah, how long must you wait for it?
Yeah, how long must you pay for it?
Yeah, how long must you wait for it?
Oh for it

Sing it please, please, please,
Come back and sing to me,
To me, me.

Come on and sing it out, now, now.
Come on and sing it out
To me, me
Come back and sing.

In my place, in my place,
Were lines that I couldn’t change,
I was lost, oh yeah.
Oh yeah.

From Coldplay and Pulp to The Who and Pink Floyd, much of modern music flourished in the capital’s seats of higher learning.

A new straw poll, conducted by the Times Higher Education Supplement, reveals where the musicians chose to study.

Heading the pack are London’s King’s College and University College, which between them spawned members of Bloc Party, Queen, The Communards, Art Of Noise, Coldplay, Keane, Suede, Elastica and Basement Jaxx.
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2003 - Coldplay frontman Chris Martin brings a surprise element of glitz to an otherwise staid gathering of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Cancun, Mexico, when he delivers the so-called ‘Big Noise’ petition calling for fairer trade policies.

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