Snow Patrol: Um, They're OK...At Least on Emusic

Here's a posting I published on Emusic.com about Snow Patrol and the large number of folks who rank the band's albums (those that are available on Emusic) highly:

Honestly, I don't get it. Why is this group so popular? There music is not even that good, especially when you consider that there are so many other artists out there that are fabulous and don't get a fraction of the attention Snow Patrol has for some years now.

There's no question that they have some great songs, but other artists like Architecture of Helsinki, Badly Drawn Boy, Deerhoof, Animal Collective and Bill Richinni get little or no attention for making amazing music.

Maybe if eMusic had their two more widely acclaimed releases - "Final Straw" and "Eyes Wide Open" - I might like them more, but so far, in comparison, I would not recommend them. Yet again, if they were playing around the Santa Cruz area, I might go see them. I guess I need to make sure I hear those other two albums.

Labels: Album Reviews, Animal Collective, Architecture of Helsinki, Badly Drawn Boy, Bill Richinni, Deerhoof, Emuisc, Indie Artist/Group Profiles, Snow Patrol