Apparently he is suing Coldplay because they stole "substantial original portions" of his 2004 instrumental "If I Could Fly" in their song "Viva La Vida".

I haven't heard Joe's song.

i'll bet they haven't either

haha

Pretty fucking close man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6uWfLKrr-s

But sorry, things like this happen. There's only so many chords out there.

man, Satriani is still making music


who knew/cared?

I'll bet that this guy did:

My thoughts too.

Although, during all my research on guitars, amps, effects pedals, etc, I've been completely amazed at how much shit bears his name and how much he is revered in some guitar geek circles. It's baffling.

is that a webcam from a Berklee dorm room?

Wasn't there some no name band that accused them of stealing "original portions" of their song for Coldplay's "Viva la vida" also? I guess that just goes to show when you write a song with 2 chords in it with a moderately simple vocal line, it's gonna sound like some other shit. haha

I was hoping that this meant there was a coldplay song with a sick ten minute guitar solo that I hadn't heard.

i was so sure kraftwerk was gonna file after X and Y

I get the feeling he's one of those guys who will release an album per year until he dies.

Or did you mean that to read "man, Satriani is still alive?"

oh yeah, there's a group of nerds that will go watch him and steve vai jerk each other off at every opportunity.

Kraftwerk cleared the sample/interpolation.

Which is grounds for winning a copyright case. They should be able to prove they haven't heard that douchebag's music.

if someone stole my music and turned it into something as shitty as a Coldplay album..I'd let it go. no need to call attention to the fact that your stuff was the basis of a turd like that.

i don't think i could let go the five-figure royalty check every quarter so easily

They keep playing them on top of each other, which makes it harder to compare. ONE AT A TIME DAMMIT.

try this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ofFw9DKu_I

1. Same key and tempo really makes it a lot closer. I mean, the chord progression has been used a billion times, but to be dead-on on the key and tempo is a little more of a coincidence.
2. You notice the quick "ROFL" that flashes across Chris Martin about 10 seconds in?
3. Anyone ever seen Satriani, Andre Agassi and Paul Shafer in the same place at one time?

No way they can do that. If he was some obscure artist and the song had never had any sort of distribution, maybe. I'd say they're somewhat hosed on this one.

People know his name as the punchline to a joke, but don't know any actual songs outside of the theme to 90210.

the question isn't whether the song is well-known, it's whether coldplay had access to it. if they did, and if the two are "substantially similar," then copying is inferred and there's infringement.

He did 90210?!

Incorrect. The original theme was written by none other than JEFF "SKUNK" BAXTER!

The theme that everyone knows now with the hand claps was written by some dude named John Davis in the 2nd season.


*shoots self*