In that spirit, the band decided at the very beginning of the recording process that ‘Viva…’ would be their shortest album. “We just wanted to present them differently.” “I hope so,” says Buckland, “We’ve never been ashamed of tunes and we never will be.” “We’re still obsessed with making songs that can be sung to the rafters,” agrees Martin. ‘Viva…’ might find Coldplay in experimental mood, but its 10 songs still burst with big, life-affirming hooks and choruses. But those sonic stretches didn’t come at the expense of the diamond-tipped melodies which have helped make Coldplay one of the world’s favourite bands since they released their debut album, ‘Parachutes’, in 2000. “We’ve definitely stretched ourselves,” says guitarist Jonny Buckland. For another track, we’d listen to Marvin Gaye and Radiohead. We’d listen to Rammstein and Tinariwen next to each other and the result would be something like the middle bit of ’42′. With this album, we were inspired by so much amazing music. The other is when I hear something brilliant, trying to write something as good as that. “One is trying to make sense of existence. “I’m driven by two things,” Martin continues. “I remember hearing it and thinking, ‘OK, we need to get better as a band’.” The first song for Coldplay’s new album was written the very next day. “The starting point for this album was listening to an amazing old Blur song called ‘Sing (To Me)’ while we were on the road with ‘X&Y’,” says Martin, referring to a pounding, hypnotic track from Blur’s first album. The result is a record where groovesome programmed beats jostle with grand swells of church organ (‘Lost!’), where the space between verse and chorus is filled with deliciously propulsive stabs of North African-styled strings and tablas (‘Yes’), where breezy Flamenco handclaps drive a tale of gloom and despair (‘Cemeteries Of London’), or where four-to-the-floor rhythms meld with weeping strings for an ode to lost glories (‘Viva La Vida’). “We were much more open to new ideas and influences and much less afraid to experiment.” “It can be easy to stop yourself from trying things because you’re scared of what people might say,” adds Martin, “but we forced ourselves not to do that.” “I think it’s our boldest and most confident record,” says bassist Guy Berryman. However you might describe it, there’s no mistaking the artistic leap which ‘Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends’ represents for the four friends collectively known as Coldplay. “Or, if you like, we decided to let our garden grow a little more unkempt. “This album was fueled by a desire to move from black and white into colour,” says Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. The group have also performed at various charity projects such as Band Aid 20, Live 8, and the Teenage Cancer Trust.Coldplay – ‘Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends’ Coldplay have been an active supporter of various social and political causes, such as Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign and Amnesty International. All of Coldplay's albums have enjoyed great commercial success.Ĭoldplay's early material was compared to acts such as Jeff Buckley, U2, and Travis. The band's fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), was produced by Brian Eno and released again to largely favourable reviews. Their next release, X&Y (2005), received a slightly less enthusiastic yet still generally positive reception. Its follow-up, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) won multiple awards such as NME's Album of the Year and was later included on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, ranking at #473. Coldplay have sold 34.6 million albums, and are also known for their hit singles, such as "Yellow", "The Scientist", "Speed of Sound", "Fix You", "Viva la Vida" and the Grammy Award-winning "Clocks".Ĭoldplay achieved worldwide fame with the release of their single "Yellow", followed by their debut album, Parachutes (2000), which was nominated for the Mercury Prize. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion. Coldplay are a rock band formed in London, England in 1997.
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