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who stole whose riff?
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 3:36 am
by that damned fly_Archive
pearl jam,
spin the black circle.
the icarus line,
feed a cat to your cobra.
thoughts? got any others?
who stole whose riff?
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 3:39 am
by Ace_Archive
woah woah woah. "Spin the black circle" is in itself a total ripoff of Hüsker Dü's "Beyond The Threshold."
That's a three-fold riff steal. Damn, Hüsker Dü, you were good...
who stole whose riff?
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 3:49 am
by newberry_Archive
Velvet Underground's "There She Goes Again" borrows from Marvin Gaye's "Hitch Hike." It's at the very top of both songs.
who stole whose riff?
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:01 am
by emmanuelle cunt_Archive
Blur 'Coffee and TV' - Sonic Youth 'Sunday' - Helium 'Skeleton' - Velvet Underground 'Sweet Jane'
who stole whose riff?
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:14 am
by kazoozak_Archive
Gary Numan- Cars <-- Wire- Men 2nd (or at least that little riff in the middle of the song)
who stole whose riff?
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:18 am
by that damned fly_Archive
emmanuelle cunt wrote:Blur 'Coffee and TV' - Sonic Youth 'Sunday' - Helium 'Skeleton' - Velvet Underground 'Sweet Jane'
i'd say "questiongly" by the ramones, but that's a Bm in that song.
who stole whose riff?
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:52 am
by holmes_Archive
yes that has ripped off spin the black circle.
who stole whose riff?
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:12 am
by DazeyDiver_Archive
didn't pearl jam's 'given to fly' rip-off zep's 'going to california'?
also, i think it's been discussed that the chili peppers' 'dani california' is a blatant rip-off of tom petty's 'mary jane's last dance.'
who stole whose riff?
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:20 am
by emmanuelle cunt_Archive
DazeyDiver wrote:didn't pearl jam's 'given to fly' rip-off zep's 'going to california'?
Yes it is, especially the beginning. I like 'Given to Fly' far better.
who stole whose riff?
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:55 am
by tommydski_Archive
This was actually an in-joke within the band. Alvin claimed it was a coincidence. It probably was.
The drums sound great on this album. That's largely because Mark Trombino mic'd the drums for this record and then left because he didn't think they would ever pay him. Alex Newport recorded the rest for free. True story, true story.