PuppetKing2112 Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 Hahahahaa I heard Olivia Newton-John's Xanadu on the radio last night...they need to play some GOOD music on the radio. They don't even have to change their playlist. I can even think of at least one better song with that same title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaine mac Roth Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 QUOTE (PuppetKing2112 @ Jun 18 2005, 06:03 PM) Hahahahaa I heard Olivia Newton-John's Xanadu on the radio last night...they need to play some GOOD music on the radio. They don't even have to change their playlist. I can even think of at least one better song with that same title. I take it you mean the one by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Micj and Titch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxstslittlepet Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 QUOTE (between sun and moon @ Jun 16 2005, 11:44 PM) has anybody else noticed that when you play xanadu on guitar along with the song, it sounds out of key? i noticed that and checked, the guitar was in tune (i think), and it still sounded weird...can somebody else try it and see what it sounds like? sometimes the music on some albums sounds a microtone out of tune. for example, Highway to Hell by ACDC sounds 1/4 lower than normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delilah Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 The gay purple dinasaur theme song was a rip off of In The Mood... <-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney_rebel Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 The bass on "Regret" by New Order when it kicks in is like the bass line in "New World Man" when Geddy sings "He's a rebel and a runner". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furie Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 QUOTE (physics23 @ Jun 16 2005, 07:21 AM) Ever notice how the intro to Guns n' Roses' "Sweet Child o' Mine" sounds strangely like the intro to Rush's "Xanadu"? you're right; i never noticed that before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustard Death Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 (edited) In Dream Theater's "Octavarium" (a 24 minute long masterpiece), around the 13 minute mark of the song (during the keys solo), the guitar and bass play a small riff that sounds exactly like the chorus riff from "Beneath, Between and Behind". Edited June 22, 2005 by Mustard Death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggy Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 QUOTE (Mustard Death @ Jun 22 2005, 03:27 PM) In Dream Theater's "Octavarium" (a 24 minute long masterpiece), around the 13 minute mark of the song (during the keys solo), the guitar and bass play a small riff that sounds exactly like the chorus riff from "Beneath, Between and Behind". This has to be the most up to date one! I haven't even got it yet - should have been a fathers day gift - got a t-shirt instead (!) 'course Dreamtheater have always had a soft spot for Rush - i'm sure they'll say its a tribute! Got another one myself The Farm "all together now" intro is an exact lift from The Mission. P.S. Going to a DT gig at Hammersmith? 2nd night for us - fingers crossed they cover 2112! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoutnik Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Ever notice how the intro to Guns n' Roses' "Sweet Child o' Mine" sounds strangely like the intro to Rush's "Xanadu"? And that the riff in Coldplay's "Clocks" is oddly reminiscent of the synthesizer riff in "Countdown"? wow! I just listened that's Colplay song and yes it's look very like the synthesizer riff of "Countdown" I never noticed that! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FountainOfSyrinx Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Ever notice how the intro to Guns n' Roses' "Sweet Child o' Mine" sounds strangely like the intro to Rush's "Xanadu"? And that the riff in Coldplay's "Clocks" is oddly reminiscent of the synthesizer riff in "Countdown"? wow! I just listened that's Colplay song and yes it's look very like the synthesizer riff of "Countdown" I never noticed that! :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d020hcWA_Wg neither did I.. but the thread title is "Songs that were Stoeln from Rush" and I don't think Coldplay stole this riff from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas7 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Gram Parson's Midnight Blue, same chords as Bachuss Plateau.Every Breath You Take by The Police, a clever reworking of New World Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Territorial_Game Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 This thread was dead for 7 years and was resurrected. Why aren't TRF members all working in hospitals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoutnik Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 This thread was dead for 7 years and was resurrected. Why aren't TRF members all working in hospitals? Why not? It's an interesting thread! Geez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBob Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Kelly Perry's "I kissed a girl" song has the same rythem (beat) as Hemispheres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Sweet Child O'Mine sounds nothing like Xanadu. Can;t believe I already didn't take a big dump on that post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Territorial_Game Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 This thread was dead for 7 years and was resurrected. Why aren't TRF members all working in hospitals? Why not? It's an interesting thread! Geez! Oh, I'm not denying that! I love seeing these old threads pop back up! Just joking that the TRF-ers' ability to revive these things after so many years would be effective in a hospital. No anger/hate/anything negative meant, I promise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nappy2112 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 QUOTE (physics23 @ Jun 16 2005, 07:21 AM) Ever notice how the intro to Guns n' Roses' "Sweet Child o' Mine" sounds strangely like the intro to Rush's "Xanadu"? And that the riff in Coldplay's "Clocks" is oddly reminiscent of the synthesizer riff in "Countdown"? I wonder if there are more. The drumming in the chorus part of spider webs by No doubt is pretty similar to the second passage in Natural science. close to the same tempo as well hmmm.... It hit me the first time i heard it and reminds me still to this day. can ya hear it? I wondered why I liked a No Doubt song . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dscrapre Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Well, stolen is probably the wrong word to use. After all, there are only so many possible note combinations, so stuff is bound to repeat. Also influence is a funny thing. Musicians take bits from their influences all of the time without any conscious thought. Some of the material on Mastodon's Crack the Skye album reminds me of Rush. Specifically the Last Baron. The main driving riff of the song reminds me a lot of Natural Science and there is this strange, proggy run in the middle of the song that sounds a lot like YYZ. Porcupine Tree's song Arriving Somewhere, But Not Here has very apparent Rush influence. The guitar arpeggios that run throughout the song remind me a lot of Hemispheres and Carress of Steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New World Kid Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Let's go in the other direction: Listen to the opening piano of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Blue Rondo A La Turk" (1959) and then listen to "Natural Science" (1980) from around 3:15-3:50. Very very similar, eh? I've also though the instrumental section around 2:30 Van Der Graaf Generator's "Lost" (1970) sounds very similar to a few Rush songs... not exact, but sort of like the marriage of Tom Sawyer's instrumental and the just mentioned part of Natural Science Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sin City Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Well I always thought the middle of Escape by Journey was very similar to the bridge in Red Barchetta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FountainOfSyrinx Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Let's go in the other direction: Listen to the opening piano of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Blue Rondo A La Turk" (1959) and then listen to "Natural Science" (1980) from around 3:15-3:50. Very very similar, eh? I've also though the instrumental section around 2:30 Van Der Graaf Generator's "Lost" (1970) sounds very similar to a few Rush songs... not exact, but sort of like the marriage of Tom Sawyer's instrumental and the just mentioned part of Natural Science DUDE YES! holy crap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemispheric Waves Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Here's a big one that I can't BELIEVE hasn't been mentioned yet: About 4 minutes or so into "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" off Metallica's Master of Puppets album the guitar riff is LITERALLY identical to the main riff of Tom Sawyer. Yes, Geddy, Alex and Neil are thanked in the liner notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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