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Scotland's Snow Patrol formed in the mid-1990s, united by a love for both American and British alternative rock. Led by singer/guitarist Gary Lightbody, the band recorded two albums for the revered Jeepster label (home of Belle & Sebastian) before signing with A&M Records. FINAL STRAW, the group's major-label debut, finds Snow Patrol expanding its indie-rock guitar-based sound with greater focus on keyboards, strings, and fuller production values (courtesy of Garret Lee). Lightbody's charming vocals and lyrics provide the band's emotional center, as best evidenced on the wistful opener "How to Be Dead" and the slowly building "Run." Although Snow Patrol knows its way around quiet melancholy, the ensemble is also capable of rocking out ("Spitting Games," "Chocolate"), revealing an aesthetic that places the group squarely in the ranks of Coldplay, Travis, and other Britpop luminaries.
Snow Patrol: Gary Lightbody (vocals, guitar, keyboards, glockenspiel); Nathan Connolly (guitar, background vocals); Mark McClelland (keyboards, bass instrument); Jonny Quinn (drums).
Additional personnel: Fiona McCapra, Alison Dods (violin); Bruce White (viola); James Banbury (cello, piano); Iain Archer (background vocals).
Spin (p.65) - Ranked #23 in Spin's "40 Best Albums of the Year" - "Feel-good Britpop for nonbelievers."
Spin (p.100) - "[A]rena-ready songs about long good-byes with right-angled guitar fuzz."
Entertainment Weekly (4/2/04, p.66) - "[FINAL STRAW] proves the Irish quartet keeps getting better....The band has added pulsing strings and staticky textures to its luscious mix." - Rating: A
Magnet (p.108) - "[A] soaring, super-polished album replete with dreamy anthems, superior pop moments....All in all, pretty crafty. And pretty smart." Final Straw Music | List Price | $9.95 (You save $2.16) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs | | Label | Interscope | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3641  | | CD Universe Part number | 6681581 | | Catalog number | 000227102 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 30, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Garret Lee | | Personnel | Gary Lightbody - vocals, guitar, keyboards, glockenspiel
Jonny Quinn - drums
Nathan Connolly - guitar, background vocals
Mark McClelland - keyboards, bass instrument
Also: Bruce White, Fiona McCapra, James Banbury, Alison Dods, Iain Archer |
Snow Patrol Final Straw Songs Final Straw Music Review Average Rating: (4.6 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Different & Strong
The music in Final Straw stands out, almost more, than the most recent ColdPlay albums. The guitar part takes on most of the songs by itself. Favorite song though is definately Chasing Cars. Very nice CD, highly recommend if you enjoy music with great guitar parts and wonderful voices ;-)
.:Live The Dream, Hear The Music, Fall Away:.
Submitted by Tyler (Muncie,IN,USA)
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hasn't left my. . .
This cd - Final Straw hasn't left my cd player for weeks! It's a breath of fresh air and every time I listen to it I find something new I love about it.
Buy it!
Submitted by throughtheseyes (Dana Point, Ca) 
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Snow Patrol is a band of great diversities, and that shines through in their music. They have the ability to create an upbeat groove of swirling guitar riffs like the song "Wow" or slow down to an acoustic-like ballad in the song "Chocolate". My personal favourite is definitely "Somewhere A Clock Is Ticking". I just LOVE that song! It's an emotional power anthem
Being a MASSIVE COLDPLAY fan, I'd agree with previous reviewers and say that if you're a fan of COLDPLAY, then chances are you're going to enjoy Snow Patrol.
Overall, every song on Snow Patrol's "Final Straw" album is a charm of clever lyrics with great imagery!
~* Music is Life *~
Submitted by Emily (Music Land)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Deceptively clever lyrics and top notch songwriting...
It's good to see that this band is finally getting som recognition. I have been listening to this CD for almost a year now. There are so many awesome songs on this disc, just put your CD player on shuffle and you can't miss. "Chocolate" is one of my favorite songs right now. Do yourself a favour and pick up their first 2 albums. You won't regret it.
Submitted by Michael (Corpus Christi, TX)
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at first i thought this album was very average, but after a few listens i am finding that its getting better and better and i am certainly now enjoying listening to it rather than just listening to it, if you know what i mean. the stand out tracks are "run", "spitting games", "chocolate" and "whatever's left". these are all top notch (especially run). good album i recommend you to buy it and listen to it a few times before you make your mind up.
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This audio document of The Corrs' Dublin homecoming concert has pretty much everything fans of Irish pop could wish for, including an appearance from Bono in his earthly incarnation, fresh from an audience with President George W. Bush. It's to the band's credit that the charismatic singer fails to steal the show, despite creditable efforts via an anthemized version of Ryan Adams' beautifully downtempo "When the Stars Go Blue," and a great, leering rendition of Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra's "Summer Wine."
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