[kj] Genealogy of a riff

[Jari Pakarinen]

If you listen to Change you might notice the similarity :)

2011/11/28 B. Oliver Sheppard <b.oliver.sheppard at gmail.com>


> 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."

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> 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...

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> -0liver

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

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

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

>> *On Behalf Of *Rheinhold Squeegee

>> *Sent:* 28 November 2011 14:20

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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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>> ;)

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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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>> :)****

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>> -0liver****

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