They do sound pretty similar, good catch. But a lot of SY leads and rhythms sound pretty identical, similar chords and voicings and all that. With how much they've written, I bet they sometimes forget how a song goes and rewrite it subconsciously.

Yeah, I think also Lee didn´t notice the similarity when making Rats. I think most of those same kind of songs in popular music culture are not intentional, of course some are.

I think there is nothing else same as rhythm.

I'm going out on a limb to say Green Day sounds like Belle and Sebastian.

"State That I am In" by Belle and Sebastian reminds me of...

.. agh! Some Bob Dylan song- a big one- that I can't recall the name of because my brain isn't functioning!! :mad: Anyway, they basically completely ripped it off.

I hate Belle and Sebastian.

The Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black" -> Lee Ranaldo's "Waiting On A Dream"

Come on, I can't be the only one who hears it, can I? Eh? Huh? Hmmm...

Another one:
Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven" -> R.E.M.'s "Endgame"

Boston "More Than a Feeling
Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

thats so obvious even Cobain knew it!

that was what I was thinking ; )

Alta and More Than A Feeling don't share anything aside from a 4-chord foundation. Not even the strumming position is the same, and the feeling of the songs is totally different. I've never agreed with this comparison.

Did anyone mention Yo La Tengo - Cherry Chapstick and Thurston Moore - Fri/end yet?

G n' R: "Civil War"
Dylan: "Knocking on Heaven's Door" (which GnR covered, right? Did they do that on purpose or were they fucking stupid?)

Both use a I-V-VI chord change with the same rhythm.

Try singing it:

"I don't need your heaven's door. (hey hey yeah yeah yeah)"

And "war" sounds like "door!"

Again, purposeful or stupid?

There's a fine line between homage and theft.

Joy Division - Transmission = SY - My Friend Goo
It sounds so much alike..

Really ?

To a hipster.

I'm not a hipster -.-

Yea the guitar bit. You don't hear it?

They both start with only the bass guitar, but i dont see how its similar beyond being an unaccompanied bass guitar?

/watch?v=f_zLxPNUIqw
0:00 - 0:12

If you squint, tie one hand behind your back and stick a piece of bread in your ear I suppose there might be a passing resemblance for a millisecond.

You still don't hear it...?

No but I enjoyed listen to Transmission again.

Listen to it again. The guitar bit is almost the same as the bass riff (idk how it's called) in My friend goo.

Whenever I hear Clinic's DP used in an advert I think it's going to be Plastic Bertrand's Ca Plane Pour Moi

I dont hear it

On another note youre comparing one of Kim's most tossed-off-uncaring hooks to Peter Hooks' most popular and iconic bassline. Says alot, id say

Frankly I wouldn't expect a hipster to hear it. (I would end that sentence with a wink or an exclamation mark but I don't want my joke to be mistaken for passive aggression).

Joy Division's Failures

VU's Sister Ray

JD's ''Failures'' reminds me a bit of the V3's version of ''Queen of the Underground'' which you can find on their ''Pimping In the 90s'' album/compilation of various material.

Here's another version by another Jim Shepard-related band, Ego Summit. Great song no matter which version you prefer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0eBrWp4SGM

Yes.

Buffalo Springfield - Mr Soul / Rolling Stones - (I can't get no) Satisfaction

Yup, that's a direct quote. I prefer Neil's solo version from his Unplugged album.

Sonny Rollins - If ever I would leave you / The Doors - Break on through (to the other side)

The (characteristic) drumming pattern sounds strangely similar : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD_NNnEkUq8 / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJQwnAhXnBk

Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet - Solvent Waltz:

http://youtu.be/M7uagRjmTX4

Charles Mingus - Celia:

http://youtu.be/RHqPb7E5cgA

I'm sure this was done on purpose, but it doesn't have the same name, so I'm counting it :)

i think these are some direct quotes but....

beck-paper tiger and serge gainsberg-cargo culte

beck-beautiful way and velvet underground-countess from hong kong

Johnny Cash's "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen" -> Neil Young & Crazy Horse's "Twisted Road"

sunn o))) and boris - the sinking belle > oren ambarchi and robin fox - game of two

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5TueQOtrO0

if TG aren't getting royalties off this then it's an absolute joke.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ebbYHjy6Q

I already disliked this woman (sub-wolf eyes hipster 'noise' trash completely devoid of abrasion or even interest) I loathe her now.