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Erick Von Erich	Posted: Oct 18 2010, 01:11 PM
I'm Big E and I tell it like it is Group: Admin Posts: 8,027 Member No.: 54 Joined: 13-May 05	Westword lists: Top 10 Most Blatant and Alleged Song Heist Fun read. Covers a wide variety of music, including some famous cases (Bowie vs. Vanilla Ice) and some not-so-famous (Killing Joke vs. Nirvana). -------------------- Hit Paydirt with K-Dirt

bigernjr	Posted: Jan 29 2011, 09:49 PM
Friend of Pete Doherty Group: Members Posts: 2 Member No.: 1,982 Joined: 29-January 11	The one that I think is blatant is "Elvira" recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys, and "Searchin'" by The Coasters. "Elvira" seems like a complete rip-off,IMHO.

torturedsoulv1	Posted: Jan 30 2011, 10:54 AM
dWb Superstar Group: Members Posts: 945 Member No.: 1,949 Joined: 17-April 10	I always thought it was Queen that Vanilla Ice ripped off, did not realize David Bowie was part of that song too I went to your link: I never thought of Ghost Busters being a ripoff soundwise of I want a New Drug Never heard of Killing joke, but yes listening to it Come As you Are by Nirvana definitely sounds like that

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Just for shits and giggles, I love that Metallica pretty much said in the album booklet for Master of Puppets that they ripped off Rush. The opening/main riff for "Tom Sawyer" is nearly identical in the heavy riff during "Welcome Home Sanitarium."

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Sabres	Posted: Jan 30 2011, 03:41 PM
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Erick Von Erich	Posted: Jan 30 2011, 04:33 PM
I'm Big E and I tell it like it is Group: Admin Posts: 8,027 Member No.: 54 Joined: 13-May 05	Godsmack has never been shy about their love for Alice in Chains, so that's why people don't mind them too much. So in that regard, they rip them off as much as several 80's bands ripped off Black Sabbath. Or as much as Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave ripped off Led Zeppelin. Both of those connections are pretty well-known, so it's kinda' cool how this article digs a little deeper (well...except for the Vanilla Ice bit). -------------------- Hit Paydirt with K-Dirt

torturedsoulv1	Posted: Jan 30 2011, 05:11 PM
dWb Superstar Group: Members Posts: 945 Member No.: 1,949 Joined: 17-April 10	Lit Up by Buckcherry, the part where it goes I love the Cocaine, sounds like Rod Stewart's Hot Legs

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Posted: Jan 30 2011, 10:13 PM

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QUOTE (torturedsoulv1 @ Jan 30 2011, 05:11 PM)

Lit Up by Buckcherry, the part where it goes I love the Cocaine, sounds like Rod Stewart's Hot Legs

Funny, but that same song's also known for completing ripping off the guitar riff from KISS's "Shock Me".

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Posted: Jan 31 2011, 04:50 PM

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QUOTE (Erick Von Erich @ Jan 30 2011, 04:33 PM)

Godsmack has never been shy about their love for Alice in Chains, so that's why people don't mind them too much. So in that regard, they rip them off as much as several 80's bands ripped off Black Sabbath. Or as much as Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave ripped off Led Zeppelin. Both of those connections are pretty well-known, so it's kinda' cool how this article digs a little deeper (well...except for the Vanilla Ice bit).

There's a difference between being influenced and ripping them off, Godsmack even got their name from an Alice In Chains song and Sully tries way too hard to be Layne Staley.

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Erick Von Erich	Posted: Jan 31 2011, 10:12 PM
I'm Big E and I tell it like it is Group: Admin Posts: 8,027 Member No.: 54 Joined: 13-May 05	Sure, they rip 'em off. But they've always been forthcoming about it. I remember hearing an interview with them in 1999 (when they first "broke" on radio) and the members said "yeah, we took our name from an Alice in Chains song". I'm not a fan or trying to defend Godsmack, but at least they're honest about it. It's a hindrance to them, though. They'll probably never be as big as AIC, because they'll always seem like AIC Wannabes. It's not like Papa Roach, who ripped off Iron Maiden's "Genghis Khan", note-for-note and try to pass it off as something original. Or Buckcherry for that matter. -------------------- Hit Paydirt with K-Dirt

Infinite Devil Machine	Posted: Feb 3 2011, 11:09 PM
There Goes My Day... Group: Members Posts: 857 Member No.: 116 Joined: 21-November 06	I like me some Godsmack, rip off or not. -------------------- What "World of Warcraft" players see when they're not playing.....

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