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Final Straw

Snow Patrol Audio CD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
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1. How To Be Dead
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3. Glaming Auction
4. Whatever's Left
5. Spitting Games
6. Chocolate
7. Run
8. Grazed Knees
9. Ways & Means
10. Tiny Little Fractures
11. Somewhere A Clock Is Ticking
12. Same
13. Bonus Track 1
14. Bonus Track 2

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The warm melancholy of Gary Lightbody's voice makes for a versatile instrument on Snow Patrol's Final Straw, artfully balancing bright anthemic rock with disparate reference points like Belle and Sebastian and My Bloody Valentine. Aching with loves both lost and leaving, it's a voice that producer Garrett Lee uses as a jumping off point, dropping fat guitars, electronic noise, and eclectic instrumentation in with Lightbody's breathy, moody depth. The band plays around with wild shifts of texture; "Gleaming Auction" veers in seconds from a relaxed shuffle to a shoegazing crunch, while a blanket of fuzzbox swagger calls forth the ghost of T. Rex on "Tiny Little Fractures." But just when you're ready to throw the record on random shuffle with Electric Warrior or maybe Heaven Tonight, the band lays down a pastoral ballad like "Same." Somehow it holds together beautifully, stuffed with songs that reward repeat listens and ear candy that keeps you full for days. --Matthew Cooke

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Limited edition reissue of the British indie rockers' third album features 14 tracks including the singles 'Run' & 'Spitting Games', as well as 2 bonus tracks, 'We Can Run Away Now They're All Dead & Gone' & 'Half The Fun'. Polydor/Universal. 2004.

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Blow Patrol Jun 10 2004
By Andrew
Format:Audio CD
Do you like Coldplay? Travis? South? Keane? Pilate? The Stills? Do you enjoy listening to the same stuff over and over again? Do you buy whatever genre is trendy at the moment? The monotonous third wave light rock with emo undertones is the new post-grunge tough-guy radio rock with possible Christian undertones, and it's quite hot right now. Do you watch the OC? Did you buy the soundtrack? If you answered yes to any of these questions, than this album is probably for you.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The final straw Mar 7 2007
By E. A Solinas HALL OF FAME TOP 10 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
After several solid albums in the UK, Snow Patrol gets some US attention with their breakout album, "Final Straw." Their melancholy rock'n'roll has a sort of chilly, late-autumn sound and a lot of songs about falling-out with lovers, but avoids being the cliched, whiny album about The End of the Band Leader's Relationship.

"Run" serves as the most polished, radio-oriented song -- smooth and vaguely Coldplayish -- but songs like "Run" and "Spitting Games" take a different tack: More rough indie-rock with some wicked basslines and a solid rhythm. The most musically rich song is "Ways and Means," a magnificent, slow-grinding song that includes violins, synths and cymbals.

Snow Patrol don't really forge any new paths into the world of rock music. Most of their songs are rooted in gritty indie-rock bands, as well as some classics like Pink Floyd. But they do have a solid, engaging style, in the form of a "message": Gary Lightbody seems to be asking his lovers to please, please, PLEASE understand him.

The songs almost border on dance music sometimes -- some strings, barely-restrained chugging guitars, solid basslines and the occasional lovely roll of electronic sound serve to contrast the melancholy tone. Not to mention delicate touches like strings, which also polish up the edges.

It seems a little weird to have such musically upbeat instrumentation while singing about being drenched in the rain. But it saves "Final Straw" from being yet another mopey pop album about The End of the Relationship, but not so perky that it becomes annoying.

Gary Lightbody's vocals sometimes get buried under the drums; they are best highlighted in songs like "Run," where the sound is lower-key. Snow Patrol's guys do need a bit of serious help with some of the songwriting. "My heart is bursting in your perfect eyes/ As blue as oceans and as pure as skies." While these songs have an earnestly sweet quality, it can't be denied that the writing is pretty banal.

"Final Straw" is a solid album, but it leaves one with the impression that Snow Patrol can -- and probably will -- do even better. While this bittersweet breakout is destined to be quite popular, it probably deserves it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A good album worth the price.. July 11 2006
Format:Audio CD
this is a typical indie rock album these bands tend to have the same sound but the difference with these guys is that there lyrics actually mean something and that is one of the key factors to this albums success in my opinion as .. but is still really good to listen to and has alot of good songs i hope these guys can come up with some new stuff and make it as good as this album.
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2.0 out of 5 stars glad it was cheap....
This album has a couple of good songs, nothing else as good as "spitting games". I would be pissed off if it had cost any more.
Published on April 13 2006 by Jonathan H. Standing
5.0 out of 5 stars Every bit worth having
Usually I don't like buying albums because they tend to only have 2 or 3 good songs that I'll listen to, but skip over the other ones. This CD is not like that. Read more
Published on Nov 2 2005
1.0 out of 5 stars Crap
The review titled Snow Blow is right-on. There are one or two semi-okay cuts on this CD, surrounded by lots of yawns. Save your money. Why do we have to give at least one star?
Published on Mar 31 2005
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good!
I really like Snow Patrol a lot. 'Final Straw' definitely captures their style extremly well.

For those of you who haven't heard, the bass player left the band. Read more

Published on Mar 18 2005 by Corey S.
1.0 out of 5 stars Snow Blow.
Please sample this album before you buy it. Once you do, you will save yourself $13.99. I bought this album on the strength of that one good song, "Run". Read more
Published on Jan 2 2005
5.0 out of 5 stars Northern Irish Greatness
if you like anything, you will like this album!
Published on Dec 24 2004 by MICHAEL ORR
2.0 out of 5 stars umm, no.
Gary, Gary Gary...where did you go wrong? What happened to the days when you used to write good songs? Read more
Published on Sep 24 2004 by "scorpiolicious"
3.0 out of 5 stars repetitive
I enjoyed this CD a lot on my first listen, but it gets repeptitive quickly as each song follows a similar formula. Read more
Published on Sep 2 2004 by Dave
5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best cds i've ever bought
perfectly thought out sums it up. there is not a song i don't like. every one is as good as the next. Read more
Published on July 14 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars Anti-Climactic Greatness
I just graduated college and I'm looking for jobs, so you know what that means... I'm broke. Who am I kidding, I don't buy half the music I used to simply because I can't afford it... Read more
Published on July 14 2004 by David
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