Coldplay是英国摇滚乐坛进入新世纪之后崛起的最受欢迎的摇滚乐队之一,他们秉承了英式摇滚乐队一贯的风格,成为了英国新一代乐队中的杰出代表。Coldplay有四个成员,1996年时在UCL(University College London)四人相遇,两年后决定合组此乐团。Coldplay乐队成军之后的每一张专辑都不断进步,一步一步地扩大他们的影响,目前他们正处于事业的快速上升期。
迄今为止,Coldplay共获得八项格莱美奖。在2009年(51届)格莱美提名中,Coldplay凭借Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends这张火遍全球的专辑,一举拿下了包括年度唱片、年度专辑、年度歌曲在内的的七项提名。最终荣获“最佳流行乐队组合”、“最佳摇滚专辑”和“年度最佳歌曲”三项大奖。2014年12月6日,酷玩乐队的《Ghost Stories》获得第57届格莱美流行演唱专辑奖提名。
2015年12月25日, 酷玩乐队在2016年全英音乐奖中,荣获“最佳组合/乐队”。
既然说Coldplay是典型英式摇滚乐队,那我们一起来了解一下,什么叫英式摇滚吧。
Britpop is a subgenre of pop rock and alternative rock, that originated in the UK. It describes the musical and cultural movement in the mid 1990s which emphasized "Britishness" in its music and attitude, and produced bright, catchy pop music partly in reaction to the US led grunge music and the UK's own shoegazing music scene.
Though Britpop is viewed as a marketing tool, and more of a cultural moment than a musical style or genre,there are musical conventions and influences the bands grouped under the Britpop term have in common, such as showing elements from the British pop music of the Sixties, glam rock and punk rock of the Seventies, and indie pop of the Eighties in their music, attitude, and clothing.