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Originally Posted by scott v
I guess I can hear the Helium reference but just as much so, the riff can be easily referenced to being very Malkmus/Pavement-esque circa Brighten the Corners, and not to mention that Thurston's guitar tuning is a direct rip from Malkmus's...
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It's not just the style, it
IS the riff from Helium's "Skeleton".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK2q71f0XOI
And of course Sonic Youth toured with them before
A Thousand Leaves.
http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/sy/song147.html
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The main riff/rhythm for this song was undoubtedly borrowed from "Skeleton" by Helium, one of Thurston's favourite bands.
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