Read the article and it just makes a bunch of unsupported inferences as he hadn't got the balls to actually make full allegations . The massive rise in the number of elite athletes using requiring inhalers is an interesting subject though .
Good observation, I see (hear) what you mean. Well if you can shut him up from singing. Touch of T-Rex in there as well!
Well fook me, you'd never had guessed it!... The riff is a direct copy of T-Rex's "Bang A Gong (Get It On)." Noel Gallagher made no secret of the fact that he was "borrowing" guitar riffs from other artists' songs past and present and said that he has no problem with other bands doing the same with Oasis songs. The song was the second case in which Oasis was accused of plagiarism, the first being "Shakermaker". The main riff of the song is lifted from "Get It On" by T. Rex, who themselves took it from "Little Queenie" by Chuck Berry.[4][5] It also bears a similarity to the opening of Humble Pie's cover of the Eddie Cochran song "C'mon Everybody".
The Get it on riff stands out, I've no problem with bands doing this as long as the overall song is something different. It's interesting to take something and change it into something new. Bands have been ripping reach other off for decades.
You're right. I'm sure any guitarist would take a riff and see what they can do different with it. I do it myself, hence why I know, you take the foundation of something to see how you can make it different. You will see many variations of any song on the net So when does it become a rip off. I think what Oasis did with that riff was a rip off, they copied it identically, then had the cheek to say, anyone could copy their stuff. So that's like saying, I give you permission to do a copy of my copy. But as you say, I've no problem with bands doing this as long as the overall song is something different. But to a new generation it's all different, hence this is where Oasis walked in...although even the likes of Freddie Mercury did it, just ask Nile Rodgers. I suppose the advantage comes when you can sing, because with different lyrics it's well, different! Ed sheeran, the master of copy. Anyway fook the Gallaghers, Get it on...
All artists do that though, either consciously or unconsciously. Led Zeppelin retrospectively credited dozens of old blues artists they lifted riffs from. John Fogerty, founder member of Creedence Clearwater Revival, got sued by his former record label, for plagiarising himself. He left the band, with Fantasy Records owning the rights to all their songs, most of which he'd written. They accused him of lifting a Creedence riff for his solo recording, "The Old Man Down the Road", and tried to fake him to court. My mate who is an obsessive collector of old Blues and rockabilly records, reckons all of Creedence's tunes came straight out of the blues in the first place anyway. I always tell him so what, they were still a brilliant band with their own uniquely recognisable sound (as were T.Rex and Oasis).
Will Liverpool have to give back their PL trophy once they have been discredited as drug cheats. first we had financial doping - chelsea and city now we have players being doped up Lance Armstrong FC
Hmmm, pot, kettle, black maybe. I had noted how you had encouraged me to talk about music, you knowing that I would, to divert the topic of thread. I'm sure @Tobes has noted these underhand tactics by you. Desperate nature indeed Luv, tut, tut. please log in to view this image
His name is Pythagoras... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagoras It was his mathematical works that led to understanding music and the parameters of sound/notes it works within. Known in music as the circle of fifths, which every musician, even if they don't know it, works within. please log in to view this image
