Pats of Winsley - www.patsofwinsley.co.uk

Back to MusicRant home

Snow Patrol.

Unlike most of the acts i rant about, i have nothing against Snow Patrol personally. Their much lauded 'breakthrough' with the 'Final Straw' album has been hailed by many critics as being a coming of age.

So what irritates me about Snow Patrol then? Well, lets start with the first single to be lifted from it, 'Run'. This song sounds like a Coldplay B-side. The chorus with all its lighting up and strained vocal tones is so painfully similar to one of the Martin clan's songs, it is painful.

I won't dwell on 'Run'. Lets move on and see what else is coming up. 'Chocolate' was the second single to be released from the album. Unlike the first song which was in the style of Coldplay, this one blatantly rips off 'Pounding' by the Doves. The two are almost identical, save for the lyrics

So, lets see what is next up on Rip-a-Song's LP; 'Spitting Games' was the third single from it. Once again there are heavy similarities to another song, this time the Wannadies 'You and Me Song'. Just before the chorus, try singing along 'You and me...always...and forever'. It fits perfectly.

I think what annoys me so much is that the plagiarism here is so obvious, but nobody seems to be acknowledging it. The album has even been shortlisted for the 2004 Mercury Music Prize. Everybody criticised Oasis for 'sounding like the Beatles', which in fairness they did, but at least they were consistent!

I hope that Snow Patrol can write some of their own songs for their next LP.

This site and its contents are the intellectual property of Andrew Fear, webmaster of this site. Any persons wishing to copy any material found on the server www.virusplanet.demon.co.uk should contact the webmaster at andy@virusplanet.demon.co.uk. Warning:We do not accept liability for any material which if found using a link from this site which is distasteful, pornographic, illegal in your area or unsuitable for your requirements. The rule that applies here is: If you click it, you are the one who wants to know what is at the other end and that is your responsibility. Press your face against some soil.