Red Mosquito

bodysnatcher wrote:Fast forward to 0:50. Always sounded like Black to me

oh definitely

Norris wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:Fast forward to 0:50. Always sounded like Black to me

oh definitely

Interesting. I thought Ed was the only one that ripped off The Who.

bodysnatcher wrote:Blatant ripoff for Spin the Black Circle

haha this is so cool! thanks, ive never listened that far through this album to hear this. but maybe i should give it another go. its faster and more chaotic than STBC.

also enjoyed that NSU thunderclap!

Not sure if this really counts but my brain made the association at least.
Guitar riff in The Police - Driven to Tears and the verse of Big Wave (and outro? especially since the riff is most out there on its own).



And

Big Wave at 2:14

You can learn a lot about a band from the songs they cover.

Like Tool covering Ted Nugent's Stranglehold

Spoiler: show

now that earthling came out, i relistened to gigaton fot the first time in awhile.. it was great.. but i still like and dislike the same songs

river cross is a fail. this song is the real river cross.

Whipping sounds like The Mono Men-Stop Draggin' Me Down

Better Man-Second part sounds like The English Beat-Save It For Later

Corduroy-Intro from New Order-Ceremony

coptheriotact wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:Blatant ripoff for Spin the Black Circle

haha this is so cool! thanks, ive never listened that far through this album to hear this. but maybe i should give it another go. its faster and more chaotic than STBC.

also enjoyed that NSU thunderclap!

this is such a good call lol

“Down” is the most blatant rip-off Pearl jam has ever recorded. Another reason why it’s one of their worst songs.

HAHAHA holy shit

It's not fair to call that a 'rip off' in any accepted use of the term, though.

Do we really expect the guys in Pearl Jam sat down, listened to that tune, mocked up their own soundalike and thought "gee, we really got away with that one!"

It's a pretty generic chord progression, I'd be surprised if there's only one commercially-released song with a vague resemblance.

Of course it's not

It's just a funny coincidence

But it's really funny

Yeah I probably used the term “rip off” a bit haphazardly. “Example” would be a better choice.

Sorry, my post sounded really grouchy on reflection.

Asshole

I deserved that.

I was pissed off. Then I watched Para Ti Maria again. Now I’m happy.

Is the Para Ti Maria video no allowed to be posted?

Matters wrote:Is the Para Ti Maria video no allowed to be posted?

How did you find this band/song?

I read an article years ago that compared it to Down. Apparently that band is or was pretty big in Portugal.