TheBob
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Hey Joe, havent posted here in quite some time. I just wanted to apologize for whats happening with this coldplay thing. I'm sure its not easy for you. I dont think Coldplay will have a real case to fight against this. its too close to your song and thousands of people have pointed that out already. Good luck with this and i hope it doesnt haunt you for years to come. See ya Joe and keep your head high man, just take this as a compliment. your song writing is so great that they had to actually rip off your original song to make it high on the charts, thats sayin something! night
Bob
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Tue Dec 9 '08 10:56:04 pm
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remo713
Chris Becker Spokane, WA USA
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Joe,
I just wanted to take a quick minute to say how much I have appreciated your music over the near 20 years that I have been listening to you. I don't know you, but I feel like I have a good handle on what kind of person you are and connect with the emotion you translate into your music. I can only imagine how hard the theft of your music is on you and I simply wanted to let you know that as a long-time devoted listener, I hope for the best through this for you and your family. Keep the faith and know that we who believe in you and what you give to us know that you truly mean what you say and only want what is right.
Thank you for all the music, thoughts and emotions over the past two decades.
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Tue Dec 9 '08 11:25:23 pm
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aussiefudd
Big Bad Wah-bit swayer New Lambton, NSW Australia Plays: Guitar (39 years)
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Sorry' still onto Coldheart, i mean hardplay, hang on, that's right, "dipshits". One of the replies from the musicradar.com article,had this to say
Everyone please have a listen to Alizee, she is a french female singer, listen to her track I'm fed up on Youtube.
The track was released in 2003, a full year before Joe's song.
I believe that Joe will not win his case, as Alizee's song will be the basis for Coldplay's defence, how can a man sue Coldplay for copyright infringement, this after he releases a song a full year after Alizee.
If any artist has been ripped off it is Alizee, Coldplay have even used the same string stabs as Alizee's song,
Just do a youtube for Alizee I'm fed up.
Peter
Liverpool
Alizee - I'm fed up The plot thickens......
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Wed Dec 10 '08 2:30:20 am
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Do The Stu
Austin Lewis, III Costa Mesa, CA United States Plays: Bass (25 years)
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The Coldplay statement looks more like it's something specifically for their fans as opposed to a general comment on the lawsuit. They say "he did not write" the song...well, he isn't claiming he did. And the second part of that, "or have any influence on," sticks out at me. They're saying he did not have any influence, but they aren't saying that his music did not.
This case is serious...this comment here sounds much different than the jab I posted from 2002 or the joke about being sued by "Moe Batriani" that they made a few weeks ago. Interesting...
hybes - No, Buckethead didn't have a band with him...it was just him playing on top of backing tracks. I may have said this in my earlier post, but it felt weird to me...I saw him a few years ago with a band and that was really cool. But this was a bit odd. I feel the same way about the two Satch in-store performances I've seen, where he plays over backing tracks. It's just hard to get completely into it.
REVAN 2008 - The song you're thinking of, pre-Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven, is Taurus by the band Spirit.
I hear some similarities when you only listen to the one line from Taurus and the STH intro, but when you listen to Taurus from start to finish (click here) you really hear that Taurus is doing something completely different than what STH became.
maritime - "What about all the fuzz around this song "If I could play" by Coldplay?"
Coldplay? Don't you mean Coolplay#10?
;-)
GoldenGirl2 - FYI, Al told me when he was here that he HATES the band U2...hehe.
paultuff - Hi...welcome to the site! I was at the San Francisco show as well...it was an awesome end to the tour...
TheBob - It's cool to see you here again...don't be a stranger.
mjs99 - "You stole it first!" won't work as a defense for Coldplay. If Alizee felt her song had been ripped off she would have sued Joe four years ago. Coldplay doesn't own the rights to that song so bringing it up in court won't really do anything. The copyright isn't theirs to defend.
And, to be honest, I don't hear any If I Could Fly in the Alizee song, but I hear orchestration that's very similar to Viva La Vida.
...Austin...
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Wed Dec 10 '08 3:11:12 am
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Blue_Moon
Alan McKenna Dublin Ireland Plays: Guitar (23 years)
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yeah not a U2 fan at all, no sir-ee and im rpetty sure van morision lives in northern ireland, Thats the part of ireland M is half originally from :)
And its still rather crappy here, just cold n crappy
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Wed Dec 10 '08 3:39:02 am
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axeshredderjc
Joe Axeshredder Long Island, NY United States Plays: Guitar (45 years)
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The latest news from Reuters is that Coldplay released a statement on their website which read:
"Joe Satriani is a great musician but he did not write or have any influence on the song 'Viva La Vida.' We respectfully ask him to accept our assurances of this and wish him well with all future endeavors."
WHAT A BUNCH OF UPPITY ASSHOLES!!!!!!!! Sue the crap out of them, Joe!
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Wed Dec 10 '08 3:41:37 am
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fatape
craig North Lambton/Newcastle, NSW Australia Plays: Guitar (54 years)
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Do The Stu & mjs99:- I'm in agreement with Austin in that Coldplay' s song sounds more like Alizee's song than Joe's song does by a long shot.I tried playing the melody from If I Could Fly over Alizee's song and it just doesn't quite fit in. Anyone else out there who plays guitar should give it a shot,coz i'm only human after all and i could be wrong. On another note, my daughters boyfriend is forming a tribute cover band named COLDPLAYgeriser.It's already copyrighted so Coldplay can't steal it! C'MON AUSSIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wed Dec 10 '08 3:55:14 am
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UematsuMaster
Mike Clements Davis, CA USA Plays: Guitar (28 years)
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Wow man... this Coldplay business is a strange coincidence....
I dated this evil messed up girl, who LOVED coldplay, and I LOVE Satch.... so when I heard this, I couldn't help but laugh with extreme gut bustage...
Bitterness aside...
We all rip stuff off, but a BLATANT use of a unique and complex melody just ain't right. I mean the dude sings it just how Joe plays it come on!
I totally agree with Joe on his comments, I've written some very very personal songs, that I poured a lot of work into... if someone came along and did this to me, I'd be so #$@!in' pissed off... Get em' Joe!
BTW The last show at the Warfield was amazing!!! See you at NAMM!
-Mike
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Wed Dec 10 '08 3:58:15 am
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Transcendent Fusion65
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Hey joe
even though this has nothing to do with what is currently unfolding i was just thinking how awesome your show in enmore theatre sydney on july 14 was.
thank you for an absolutely awesome show
best wishes
Carl
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Wed Dec 10 '08 4:54:00 am
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wolf2
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yep! your,s i think ed the pharmacist is just a little weird probably heard when he work,s uup north at the other drugstore about me and my woman.Anyways never take lipitor for cholester and yeah probably turbo power! and could be piston,s could be oil could have been christinawouldnt be the first time christine has hurt my nut,s more coffe yep I am deffinetly my bancroft sport and marine woman yours later wolf2.
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Wed Dec 10 '08 5:38:49 am
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Bairaag
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Hi there...am a big big satch fan...just getting started with my own project...since i have learnt lots from him thought its worth trying if i can show him my work...:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAJMKm2v9Rg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?=4gM8dSCVJ_I&feature=related
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Wed Dec 10 '08 6:36:12 am
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slanshroom
roy marchbank Scotland, Barcelona Spain Plays: Guitar (51 years)
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On a better note so t speak my lil un John Lee has his first birthday Thursday so on his behalf
Joe:I hope this all comes to an end for you sooner than later and that you can put it behind you 2 continue your dreams
I LOVE Engines of Creation, Borg Sex is my fav "dad edit" got t support him with hands when he hears that one :)
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GoldenGirl2
Millicent Moritz Santa Clara, California USA Plays: Guitar (15 years)
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McKenna--My bad. U2 NOT your cup o tea--I get it. Yesh, you are right about Van Morrison being from N Eire. He is a legend in my mind--goes way back to the "Gloria" days. To my ear he sounded a bit like Mick Jager. I sure have unique eardrums! What is your opinion of DEF LEPPARD? Go ahead and rip me if you don't like them.
Tracie--How ya be? How was it for you growing up female? It was kinda strange at times for me. Some people encouraged me to express my masculine side; others wanted me to be super girlie, girlie. God help the guys who explored their feminine side---OH NO--THAT WAS FORBIDDEN! THEY WOULD BE CALLED PUSSIES, WUSSES, OR WORSE!! I got worried when my older sister went through puberty--it was traumatic for her. She was sooo embarrassed when a guy in Junior High School had a crush on her!! Then I went through puberty and it was time to run, hide and isolate!! Yikes!! My parents were in deniel about their "baby girl". It's a wonder I'm still alive!!
Michelle--How was growing up female for you?
GoldenGirl2
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Wed Dec 10 '08 7:27:39 am
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Donkey Hotay
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slansh, in case I am not around Thursday, happy burfday to the little fellow and health happiness and prosperity to the lot of you for year 2 and 2009.....
Sure hope asthma is not an ongoing issue for the little guy, I understand Barc can have it's share of wikkid smog days coz of the hills around the place making a bowl. Good luck on that.
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Wed Dec 10 '08 7:39:34 am
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cheese101
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Bob and Tom radio show again this morning devoted quite a bit of time to Joe's case, brought in some musical expert to analyze things....110% in Joe's corner on this and said his case was solid.
I missed it but a co-worker (WHO could work with me that DOESN'T know about Joe by now, LOL) told me about it, will try to catch the tv broadcast tonight to see if it's on there....
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Wed Dec 10 '08 8:23:50 am
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EViL DC5
Chris Carson Fairfax, VA USA Plays: Guitar (26 years)
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Goldengirl2, Igneousiceman, Do The Stu, thanks for checking out my vid on youtube!! And I also have a cover of "love thing" on youtube as well.
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Wed Dec 10 '08 9:14:52 am
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