Every track on "Psychocandy" has the same basic rythme structure as "Just Like Honey".
Not in a bad way (one of my favourite albums), but more like JS Bach's "Goldberg variations", it has an interesting way of reinventing the same theme into a new song.
Every track on "Psychocandy" has the same basic rythme structure as "Just Like Honey".
Not in a bad way (one of my favourite albums), but more like JS Bach's "Goldberg variations", it has an interesting way of reinventing the same theme into a new song.
That's a whole 'nother can of worms, bands that self-plagiarize. The Ramones are probably the masters at writing the same song over and over.
I would seriously question the notion that mimicry, or 'influence' to put it mildly, is a subconscious act. On the contrary, I think it must be sought out. Studying the past and learning from the masters is a highly laborious task and not something that descends randomly from the heavens. If an artist is honest with himself, he wouldn't have much trouble pin-pointing where his influence comes from, or at least that he had indeed heard it somewhere before. An artist who merely conforms to an established pattern is not making new music. It's questionable whether he is even making art. I don't know much about Oasis, but it could be that they aren't even artists, but frauds.
As for it being harder today for rock artists to be original, you have to consider that we have a better understanding of influential rock artists (ie Chuck Berry) than did those in the past and we know now more than ever how important they are. With this heightened consciousness of the past I think an artist is in a much better position to do something brilliant than someone playing rock in the 50s. And his music will sound different because he is also influenced by his current culture and contemporaries. I think that's a big reason why Beefheart's Trout Mask is so incredible. He was influenced by many different styles and also by the revolutionary atmosphere of the 60s. Furthermore, a work of that magnitude invariably changes rock n roll and what it's capable of, causing a complete revaluation of the canon.
•BRMC's "Spread Your Love" sounds like "Spirit In The Sky"
•Trail Of Dead's "Pure Radio Cosplay" - 1st song of Tao Of Dead, main guitar riff sounds a lot like Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction"
•Offspring's "Why Don't You Get A Job?" blatantly rips of The Beatles' "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
•The Vines' "Factory" also sounds a lot like "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
•Another Australian band - Jet's "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" sounds like Iggy Pop's "Lust For Life"
and a special prize to REM who managed to rip themselves off with "Strange Currencies" sounding a lot like "Everybody Hurts" _________________ "Bunch of opinionated, hipster twats!"
Have any of you thought of this one while listening to the Suburbs ?
It came to mind from the very first time I heard it. The chord progressions are really similar.
Have any of you thought of this one while listening to the Suburbs ?
It came to mind from the very first time I heard it. The chord progressions are really similar.
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