
Life in Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay
ECW Press
Published on 30. October 2018
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-77041-486-0 (ISBN)
Description
Coldplay’s unique sound has captured the hearts of the world time and time again. From melancholic, thoughtful melodies to energetic thumping bass lines, Coldplay’s musical range is a large part of their popularity, allowing them to appeal to all manner of fans, from young to old. Written by Debs Wild, the A&R executive who discovered Coldplay, and former music journalist Malcolm Croft, who have known and worked with the band intimately over twenty years, this book provides unparalleled access into the inner workings of the musicians’ world, including rehearsals, early club gigs, and candid backstage moments over their career including their 2017 global sensation tour, A Head Full of Dreams. Life in Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay delves deep into the band’s popularity, analyzing their career album by album and giving previously unknown insights into Coldplay’s creative process. With hundreds of behind-the-scenes photographs that have never been published before, Life in Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay is the perfect companion for any fan of the band’s fantastic music.
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Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 287 mm
Width: 238 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1342 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77041-486-0 (9781770414860)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Debs Wild is a former A&R executive responsible for developing bands such as Badly Drawn Boy, Keane and Coldplay. Debs discovered, developed and championed Coldplay from their Day One, and now operates as one of Coldplay HQ’s trusted inner circle. Malcolm Croft is a former music journalist and popular culture commissioning editor. Over the past 15 years he has spent time with many of the world’s most exciting bands, from 5SOS to McFly, and hundreds of others in between, including Coldplay themselves.
Content
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter Zero: Can Anybody Stop this Thing?
Chapter One: We Live in a Beautiful World
Chapter Two: Science and Progress
Chapter Three: Stuck in Reverse
Chapter Four: Fell for that Spell
Chapter Five: Glowing in the Dark
Chapter Six: Call it Magic
Chapter Seven: Up and Up
Index and Credits
About the Authors
Introduction
Chapter Zero: Can Anybody Stop this Thing?
Chapter One: We Live in a Beautiful World
Chapter Two: Science and Progress
Chapter Three: Stuck in Reverse
Chapter Four: Fell for that Spell
Chapter Five: Glowing in the Dark
Chapter Six: Call it Magic
Chapter Seven: Up and Up
Index and Credits
About the Authors