ARTISTS ACROSS THE DECADES , , ColdPlay

P. S. Priya Shukla 9th December 2018

Abstract

For the following website, I researched about three bands: 1. The Beatles 2. The Rolling Stones 3. Coldplay Through the research, I was able to understand how the bands were formed, how they became popular and how they impacted the society and/or the music industry. The following documentation allows the reader a better understanding about these bands. It includes a brief back story of how each band formed, outlines their most popular songs and also talks about their impact.

Contents

Contents i

List of Figures ii

1 The Beatles 1

2 The Rolling Stones 2 2.1 ...... 4

3 Coldplay 4 3.1 ...... 6

i List of Figures

ii 1 The Beatles

The Beatles are a famous English rock band who got together in Liverpool, England during the 1960s. The band, formally called the Quarrymen orthe Sliver Beatles is formed by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Gorge Harrison and Ringo Starr. Lennon and McCartney who first performed together in Liverpool in 1957, were the ones who started forming the band. The group got bigger because of a shared enthusiasm for American rock and roll. Lennon, a guitarist and singer and McCartney a bassist and singer have mostly self taught themselves and became such musicians. The band later added a drummer, Pete Best and joined a small but booming “beat music” scene, first in Liverpool and then during small visits between 1960 and 1962 in Hamburg.

In 1964, the Beatles were at the top of the charts in the UK, but only recently did they start to attract audiences overseas with songs from their first two albums, “Please Please Me” and “With the Beatles”. Radio airplay and a broad marketing campaign in the U.S. quickly drove huge record sales and enormous enthusiasm among new fans. The band set off on a series of toursin 1964, starting in Europe, and visiting United States, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. The fans of the band were extremely excited and determined to see the band that the police sometimes resorted to using fire hoses to hold them back. They had their first televised concert in the U.S and wasontheEd Sullivan Show, on February 9, 1964. there were about 73 Million people who viewed their performance. some of her famous songs are:

• Hey Jude

• Yesterday

• Here Comes The Sun.

• Penny Lane

• Eleanor Rigby

• I Want To Hold Your Hand

1 2. The Rolling Stones

• Come Together

• A Day In The Life

• Something

• Blackbird

• Don’t Let Me down

The Beatles have been a great influence on the music industry. Theyarethe most famous celebrity of their day and also the most successful songwriters of their age and the most creative single force to ever hit popular music. They have set musical trends that are still being followed. The band never stoped experimenting and stretching the boundaries of pop music. They have various creative achievements which would take forever to list but some examples are “I Feel Fine”, “I Want You”, “Eleanor Rigby”, etc. The Beatles were the first to release a single which featured feedback, which eventually became very popular. Similarly, the Beatles started many trends and techniques which are still being used by musicians today.

2 The Rolling Stones

Of the many popular bands of the 1960’s, Rolling Stones is one of the most well-known bands of the time. They formed in , United States during 1962. and met at Dartford Maypole County Primary School. A couple of years later, they became fans of blues and American RandB, and also shared a mutual friend, . Richards soon joined a group and and got expelled for truancy. On the other side of town Cheltenham’s began a career in truancy to practice the sax. By the time Jones had reached sixteen, the future stone fathered two illegitimate children and skipped town to Scandinavia, where he began practicing the guitar. Jones eventually moved to London where he spent time with ’s Blues, Inc., and then made the move to start up his own band. While working for the Ealing Blues Club with a loose version of Blues, Inc. and drummer , Jones began jamming with Jagger and Richards on the side. jagger would front the new band. Jones, Jagger, Richards and the

2 drummer Tony Chapman cut a demo tape which was rejected by the EMI. Chapman left the band shortly after to attend arts collage, and by thistimethe blues Inc had changed their name to the Rolling Stones. Their first show was on July 12, 1962 at Marquee.

In June 1963, the Stones released their first single, a tune, “Come On”. They performed on a British TV show “Thank Your Lucky Stars,”in which the producer asked Oldham to get rid of “that vile-looking singer with the tire-tread lips.” The single they performed successfully reached number 21 on the British Charts. After the band being able to prove themselves witha series of chart topping hits, Jagger and Richards began writing their own songs. “Tell Me (You’re Coming Back)” was the bands first U.S top forty hit. In January 1965, the Stones broke another number one in the U.K. with “The Last Time” and broke the top 10 in the U.S. with the same tune. Their most famous single is “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” which held number one position for four weeks. The band released their first all -original album in 1966. Theyhad a dull reaction from the audience partly cause of the Beatles and their release, “Revolver” and ’s “Blonde on Blonde” – a good year for rock and roll. Though, in the following year they were back in the limelight with their next performance “Let’s Spend The Night Together” on the “Ed Sullivan Show.”

On June 9, 1969, Brian Jones announced he was leaving the band. With in a week, he was replaced by (ex-John Mayall guitarist). Jones wanted to start his own band, though his plans were cut short when he was found dead on July 3, 1969 in his swimming pool. As if this wasn’t bad enough for the group, A young black fan, Merideth Hunter, had been killed by the members of Hell’s Angels motor cycle gang. The gang was hired by the band as it was advised by the Grateful Dead as security for the event. some of her famous songs are:

• Satisfaction

• Angie

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3 3. Coldplay

• Sympathy For The Devil • Wild Horses • Jumpin’ Jack Flash • • Miss You • Brown Sugar • Beast Of Burden

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The rolling Stones have released twenty-nine albums ,eighteen live albums, numerous videos, concert films and compilations in their fifty years. Theband was inducted in the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. The band itself has been a great influence to themusic industry. They have been well-known for their energetic performances and their wild reputations off stage. At first, the band received attention fortheir appearance, for example long hair rather then their music, though they later started receiving attention for blending blues and rock in their own signature sound. The band was heavily influenced by the blues, though theyalso blended other genres into their own sound. Their songs used a variety of styles, such as country, folk, etc. Their music style has been a great influence in the industry.

3 Coldplay

Coldplay is one of the biggest bands known which was originated in London. The artists in Coldplay met and became friends while living in thesame residence at university college of London in mid-1990s. The lead singer, Chris Martin became friends with the lead guitarist Jonny Buckland. later they were joined by group’s bassist, Guy Berryman and then Will Champion joined shortly after the group had formed. they formed a band which was originally named starfish though it was later changed to Coldplay as some of thepeople

4 playing in the band refused to call themselves Starfish. The name Coldplay comes from a poetry book called Childs Reflections. All the members of the Band are equally passionate for Music, in fact, Martin wanted to pursue music and be part of a band since the age of 11. His goal at university was to find members for the band rather than actually study his major. Three of the four members spent completed university, the fourth one, Berryman dropped out midway. Most of their free time was spent writing and rehearsing Music that they would perform. like any other band, they have also released a lot of music, some being very important to the band, ones that made them popular. some of their songs are:

• something just like this

• The Scientist

• Yellow

• Shiver

• Paradise

• Hymn For The Weekend

• Fix You

• Viva La Vida

• A Sky Full Of Stars

• Clocks

• Adventures Of A Lifetime

• In My Place

• Ever Glow

• Magic

5 3. Coldplay and there are many more songs that they have released. In March, 2000, they released the Shiver, the first single from Parachutes, and it lead them to number thirty five on Englands music charts, but it wasn’t until their second single from Parachutes, Yellow which was released in June of 2000 that they became highly popular and became a genuine hit in both England and United States. The album was number 12 on the charts and sold 2.4 million copiesin Britain alone. Unlike some other songs in the radio which have no meaning to it, Coldplay has succeeded in producing many meaning full lyrics. They have also been very diverse. The rock band has been around for about 15 years and have achieved many great feats of Music. They started out as an alternative band which was compared to the modern-day , though as years passed, they evolved into something of passion to reach a bigger audience. Some of their recent music has an alternative flare with some pop influences to reach an audience of middle school students to adults.

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Most of Coldplay’s music is related to personal feelings such as love, heartbreak, etc, but they also have songs related to global issues. They have been speaking out for fair trade as a part of Oxfam’s Make Trade Fair campaign. During 2002 Oxfam invited Coldplay for a tour to Haiti and see the issues and problems faced by farmers in developing nations. Martin confessed that he and the other members of Coldplay knew almost nothing about world trade issues before their visit to Haiti. They saw the problems and were convinced that action was needed, so Coldplay started talking about world trade and promoting Make Trade Fair whenever possible. They have also supported environmental causes, ie. asking their fans to email instead of writing letters to save paper. Coldplay not only won a place in everyone heart through their music, but also supported global issues which makes them different from many other bands in the music industry.

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