[kj] Genealogy of a riff

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

Hmm, well, if I pretend, and maybe smoke some weed, and put a cotton ball
in one ear, I can vaguely hear a similarity between the War song and "The
Wait," but it's extremely tenuous, and definitely not in the league of the
Alien Sex Fiend, Siouxsie, et. al, "tributes" (*cough*) to "The Wait."

I'm sure I could go back and find a Brahms composition that had a similar
lick in it somewhere, with different instruments, but saying Killing Joke's
"The Wait" is a rip off of that War song or "inspired by" - is really
wishful thinking for a War fan. I guess the Hawkwind one is a closer
possibility given Jaz and Geordie's predilection for weird 70s rock, but it
still feels not very convincing. Now, if you'd found a Led Zeppelin song
with that "Wait" riff, I'd be convinced...

-0liver



On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Peter Moltesen <sneakypete at uwclub.net>wrote:


>  ……….or Hawkwind’s “Magnu”………..?****

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> *From:* gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]

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> You mean the entry on how many bands have recycled War's "Me & Baby

> Brother" riff, including Killing Joke...

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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQGPj1h1E5c

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> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:31:48 -0600

> From: b.oliver.sheppard at gmail.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: [kj] Genealogy of a riff

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> Here's a blog entry at my resuscitated Cultpunk blog/site. ****

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> The entry's about the many bands that have recycled Killing Joke's "The

> Wait" riff, with examples of all the ones I've been able to find.****

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> http://www.cultpunk.org/?p=105****

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> -0liver****

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