MUSIC GENRE´S

coldplay is a band of 4 guys that have specific characteristics of an alternative band, the lyrics of the songs they write are pretty meaningfull and they transmit a message, the have guitars that blast out power chords, pick out chiming riffs, fuzztones, guitars sounds as in indie pop and a little bit of grunge guitar.

Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin once proclaimed the band's music as "limestone rock" in comparison to "hard rock".The band's music has been called "meditative" and "blue romantic"; it "[reflects] on their emotions" and Martin "endlessly examine[s] his feelings". Martin's lyrical wordplay has been called feminist, similar to Andrew Montgomery of Geneva.

The tone of the band's first studio album, Parachutes, was described as melodic pop with "distorted guitar riffs and swishing percussion" but also being "exquisitely dark and artistically abrasive".Such alternative rock style has been compared to bands like U2, Oasis, Radiohead and Travis. The band acknowledges the Scottish alternative rock band, Travis, as a major influence on their earlier material.

ADAPTED FROM: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldplay