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Snow Patrol declare 'Super Furry Animals are our generation's Beatles'

Gary Lightbody bigs up the Welsh band

September 23, 2008 | 23 Comments
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Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody has declared that Super Furry Animals are "our generation's Beatles".

Lightbody told Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 1 that the Welsh band were a major inspiration for him, and part of the reason he played music.

"If Nirvana made me pick up a guitar, Super Furry Animals made me think about what I had say with it," he said. "I think they're our generation's Beatles.

"They mean an awful lot to me. They should be an absolutely giant massive band all around the world because they've made some of the best pop music ever."

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WolfAmoungWolves

Sep 23, 2008

Amen to that. Although it doesn't explain why Snow Patrol are so shit does it?

ramonesrip

Sep 23, 2008

damn -that's the comment I wanted to make.

rubbersoul7

Sep 23, 2008

There arenâ€™t many bands around as brilliant SFA. What a superb band, they have continued to release quality album after quality album. And I agree with WolfAmoungWolves on the Snow Patrol comment too!

mooneystarry

Sep 23, 2008

i've always said that - our generation's Beatles. Very important band that makes, by and large, the most gorgeous rock songs in the world. SFA OK, indeed. Wish they'd get more recognition here in the States.

Soundedd

Sep 23, 2008

Gary have you heard of Arctic Monkeys or going a bit further back Oasis?

fac63

Sep 23, 2008

Snow Patrol ain't even "this generation's" Herman's Hermits...

sinsybinsy

Sep 23, 2008

who the fuck cares what gary lightbody thinks? he wrote chasing cars. i rest my case.

Soundedd

Sep 23, 2008

Super Furry Animals, god what an awful awful excuse for a band. Snow Patrol are great, the new single is fab. I bet you wish sinsybinsy that you wrote Chasing Cars, you'd be a god now!

davee13

Sep 23, 2008

Always thought the same myself, released some absolutely brilliant albums. Rings around the World, Geurilla being two of them.As for Snow Patrol, a very ordinary uninspiring band.The Artic Monkeys sound like George Formby on speed.

zyzzyva

Sep 23, 2008

I have actually said this same statement many a times. SFA are by far the best band currently making music today.

Jamie_Fullerton

Sep 23, 2008

Damn straight - onley the band the Beatles could have been.

hness

Sep 23, 2008

soundedd.......snow patrol??? its music for old people who want to think they are "indie" lol....super furries are a great band, im glad you hate them, it just makes me love them even more!

rubbersoul7

Sep 23, 2008

Soundedd, he probably has heard of Oasis and Arctic Monkeys but its completely irrelevant seeing as SFA are infinitely superior to both of them! And by the way, Snow Patrol are fucking wank!

Start

Sep 23, 2008

SFA OK!!! Even though his music is shite I completely agree with his comments - SFA are an amazing band and deserve more recognition for it. And Davee13 I've never thought of the Arctic Monkeys like that before but you are so right...

kingtutt

Sep 24, 2008

Soundedd you are a proper numpty and no mistake my fuckin dad listens to snow patrol and he likes cliff fuckin richard!

deanotheace

Sep 24, 2008

And Oasis are only the band The Beatles could have been.........

Jonny_Will

Sep 24, 2008

I hope this means that SFA are gonna be co-headling the upcoming Snow Patrol tour. It'll be a right singalong! lol

interpolluter28

Sep 24, 2008

SFA the next Beatles? That's a pretty big honor. :-) I wonder what Gruff has to say to that.

Soundedd

Sep 24, 2008

To be honest it makes me really sad that shite like SFA are being compared to the greatest band there ever was. I would have personally said Oasis were the modern day Beatles. I admit Snow Patrol's music is middle aged mens rock, but I like it ;) Rubbersoul, SFA better than Oasis? I think you just picked that one out of the sky mate ;)