Did you like the song we listened to in class today? It's called Talk and it's played by the British rock band Coldplay. This band was formed by four men who met at UCL (University College London) in 1996 and decided to start playing music together. What started as a hobby became their life, and, in 1999, they released their first album: Parachutes. This album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, and every single album released after that one have been great successes. There is no doubt of the big influence of British bands on music history, having The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Queen as the greatest examples of this.
Despite having "just" a 23-year-long history, Coldplay are also becoming another great British band to be taken into account, very successful all over the world, including the US. It's not always easy for British singers to succeed in America, since music tastes are not always similar there and Americans tend to be very protectionist in terms of music. However, Coldplay are a big exception, having their albums always at the top of Billboard and awarded with many Grammy Awards, as it happened in 2009.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/4565494/Grammy-awards-2009-Coldplay-lead-British-triumph.htmlOne of the elements why Coldplay are praised is the great quality of their live performances.
You can check out this video to have an idea of why people say this:
Live in Frankfurt (Germany)
A very characteristic element is this band is also how original and creative their music videos tend to be. Remember this unit we've been talking about technology and innovation. What relationship can you see between that topic and the video of Talk, which we watched in class today? You can make any comments on our Google Classroom group.
If you'd like to know more about Coldplay, click on this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldplay
See you in class!
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