Coldplay

by Roach, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780711998100
• ISBN10: 0711998108
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Omnibus Pr & Schirmer Trade Books

Summary

The first biography of the band who have only existed since the mid nineties. Covers their early days as a band, their debut album Parachutes , their follow-up album A Rush of Blood to the Head , right up to their recent touring plans. Contains full discography and black and white photos.

Author Biography

As editor and publisher of his own independent Music Press, Martin Roach is an experienced chronicler of modern rock

Table of Contents

Introduction	8	(10)
Winners and Losers in Cool Britannia	10	(10)
Safety in Numbers	20	(8)
Harvest Festivals and the Feeding of the 100,000	28	(4)
Turning Up the Heat	32	(6)
Yellow	38	(6)
One Thousand, Two Thousand, Three Thousand... Check... Five Million	44	(8)
(UN)Fitter, But Happier?	52	(6)
Bed Wetters, Plain and Simple	58	(6)
Cauliflower-Gate	64	(8)
Spending Time with Uncle Sam (Inc.)	72	(8)
The Yellow Man	80	(6)
Mac the Knife	86	(10)
The Rush Begins	96	(12)
Going Round the Bends	108	(6)
Sneaking in Through the (Sliding) Doors	114	(6)
When Will We be Kings?	120	(6)
Discography	126