Satriani Says Coldplay Copied Him

Word on the street today is that multiple Grammy nominee guitarist Joe Satriani has filed a copyright infringement suit against pommy Enviro-Pop Rock band Coldplay.

The man famous for teaching some of music's most influential guitarists such as Steve Vai and Kirk Hammett says the British downer's hit single Viva La Vida incorporates "substantial original portions" of his 2004 tune If I Could Fly.

I had a listen to both tracks repeatedly and I can see where he's coming from as the basic chord structure of both tracks is very similar. Unfortunately I don't think he's going to get far as it's not uncommon for popular music these days to use the same structures. Also, if he succeeds it'll open the doors for hundreds of other artists to take up similar suits.

You may know "Electric Joe Satriani" from his huge hit single Always With Me, Always With You but see if you can hear the similarities between his 2004 track and Coldplay's 2007 track:

Viva La Vida by Coldplay:


If I Could Fly by Joe Satriani:


A mashup of the two tracks:

Chevy Volt On The Move

Sick of seeing photos of the Chevy Volt? Well, feast your eyes on these videos!

The first video shows the Volt driving around slowly to the anesthetic sounds of this year's greeny marketing band, Coldplay. You also get some more footage of the interior gadgets etc.

The second video is from My Ride which has a lot of the same footage but the voice over gives you plenty of information on how the E-Flex system works among other things. It also shows (finally!) how you plug this baby in and how, running 240 volt AC power like we do here in the land of Oz, you can charge the Lithium Ion battery pack in only 3 hours.

Still no video of someone using that giant gear shift thingy in the center console though and it would be nice to hear the car running (if that's possible).

Thanks for the tip Engadget.

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