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Post by tamarisk on Feb 17, 2004 16:24:20 GMT 1
www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1009865,00.html Caroline Sullivan Friday August 1, 2003 The Guardian Quiet may be the new loud, but these Scots-Irish whisperers have yet to benefit from the fashion for understatement that has worked wonders for Elbow and Turin Brakes. Three albums in, they have rethought their waif act, possibly prompted by leader Gary Lightbody's recent stint with the now-defunct Reindeer Section. If anything could turn a man into a rabid metalhead, it was those Glasgow tweemongers. Now, although Lightbody isn't quite ready to don shorts and grow a goatee, he is no longer the wispiest boy on the block. The pointedly titled Final Straw has hair on its chest, with Lightbody sounding as robust as he's ever likely to and new guitarist Nathan Connolly constructing a veritable wall of sound. Fans of the former, fey Snow Patrol will have to make do with How to Be Dead and Ways and Means, apologetic reminders of the way things used to be. Across the rest of the album, dance producer Jacknife Lee has introduced spiky guitar, beats and samples, while preserving the band's melodic inclinations. Fizzing along spitefully, Final Straw is a fine start to Snow Patrol's second chapter.
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Post by 3 on Feb 17, 2004 19:11:25 GMT 1
On a recent rare occasion tuning through local radio channels, i somehow came across this track on an afternoon show of the guy who's always with John Demanuele.
Sounded good so i kept listening ... it was called "Run" of Snow Patrol. It's a very melodic/melanchonic track.
Cannot judge the band yet, though
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Post by Gail on Feb 17, 2004 19:15:06 GMT 1
I have the album and the only track I like is "run" but I have to be honest here, I thought the rest of the album isn't all that. Don't know what all the hype is all about!
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Post by kros on Jul 20, 2004 16:20:01 GMT 1
I bought this album soon after hearing their first single 'Spitting Games' earlier this year. Surely, it was worth it. If you're into malanchonic Indie music, you should love this album.
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Post by bob on Jul 21, 2004 11:30:47 GMT 1
To tell the truth I prefer their early albums on jeepster0 scottish pop at its finest
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Post by kros on Jul 21, 2004 14:46:56 GMT 1
Didn't know they had other albums ... Will definitely check out their old stuff. I still think that 'Run' is a classic, which will rank high in my 'top of 2004' later on this year.
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Post by bob on Jul 21, 2004 17:53:22 GMT 1
Yes the first album is called songs for polar bears and it's not bad the other is called The Mess we made (I think) and that is excellent- quite experimental backwards guitars etc- also check out the reindeer selection which is a super scottish pop group containing members of belle and sebastian, Teenage fanclub, Arab Strap, The Vaselines and astrid.
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Post by mozzer on Aug 18, 2004 21:57:52 GMT 1
Heard Snow Patrol's Final Straw several times, but still my favs remain the undoubtedly (7) Run and (5) Spitting Games.
Don't know why, but this band remind me a lot of The Bluetones!!
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Post by bob on Aug 19, 2004 14:46:33 GMT 1
uh oh dont mention those guys if gail's about!
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Post by Gail on Aug 19, 2004 21:10:23 GMT 1
Yep I'm here and UH OH indeed-io!!! Goodlooking lads but shite music
Listen Rob, I've managed to get in touch with Syed of the Bavarian Druglords. And if you guys want, he's going to send us their latest EPs. Trust me his Eps are quite something. I got a booklet last time, narratting a story about my butt. ahem! Anyways come on msn when you can and we'll see how we can arrange the EP thingey. I could tell him to send the EPs over to my addy since he knows it and then could pass them on to you and Luigi. I'll give him your email addy since he's asked for it okay
Turrah!
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Post by bob on Aug 20, 2004 7:12:09 GMT 1
That should be an interesting story!
just e-mail or pm me the details please
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