 | By: Snow Patrol Label: Polydor Released: 18 Sep 2006 RRP: Average Rating:  |
One such tiny store is where I stumbled across Snow Patrol's "Live & Acoustic in Park Ave.," a charming little EP that shows off Snow Patrol's skills in a less rock-oriented, more folky kind of sound. Though only a few songs long, it shows that these guys have real talent.
"Hello everybody. How've you been?" Gary Lightbody asks, & gets some cheers & applause. Then he launches into a pleasantly pensive acoustic version of "Spitting Games," marred only by his tendency to start humming "mmmm-hmmmmm" between verses.
He follows it up with the rather more simplistic "How to Be Dead," the charming balllad "Grazed Knees," the bluesy "Chocolate," & a slow version of "Run." In between songs, Lightbody banters & jokes with the audience, in a pleasantly self-deprecating way.
After the first song, Lightbody announced that they've never played these songs acousticallly because "they don't work acousticallly." I don't have a trained musical ear, but personallly I think they work. Here the Britpop is turned into a bluesy-folksy kind of music, rather melancholy in tone, & it works quite well.
Lightbody in particular gets to shine, with his cheerful self-mockery ("Didn't have to grow my hair to cover my bald spots...") & friendliness to the fans. And his voice is steady & pleasant to listen to, whether he's singing harmony with the other guys, or singing on his own.
The "Live & Acoustic at Park Ave." EP lets Snow Patrol fans hear the band in a different way -- folky, bluesy, & without studio polish. A nice listen.
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