Red hot chili peppers (rip off)

cliffburtonfan · #1 06-05-2006, 12:21 PM

sorry if already been posted but:

http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=17507

(be sure to have the sound up on your speakers)

I never really liked them, but hate them even more now!

rockstarbassist · #2 06-05-2006, 12:28 PM

Been discussed ad nauseum in the "Recordings" section.
Your position has been deemed frivolous based on previous rulings. You will now be fined $500.

Sorry, little IRS humor there. Writing tax court petitions all day.
But no, it's not the same song.

cliffburtonfan · #3 06-05-2006, 12:32 PM

i know its not the same song, but they've blatently ripped it off! Ive always thought they were overrated anyways.

rockstarbassist · #4 06-05-2006, 12:44 PM

3 out of 4 chords on a verse isn't ripping anything off. Believe me, Tom Petty nor the RHCP weren't first ones to use whatever those chords are in a song before.

Check out the other thread on this as well. Some interesting viewpoints.

I think it's called "rhcp accused of plaigarism" or something to that effect.

It's kinda like someone saying Matchbox 20 ripped off every song that has the chords G-C-D-E in it just b/c those are the ones for "3 AM".

Marcus · #5 06-05-2006, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cliffburtonfan

sorry if already been posted but:

http://rhripoff.ytmnd.com/

(be sure to have the sound up on your speakers)

I never really liked them, but hate them even more now!

Congratulations, are you happy?

P.S. the link is quite offensive + this has been talked about to death.

cliffburtonfan · #6 06-05-2006, 01:19 PM

i take it your a fan then, sorry dude didnt mean to be offensive

should have checked the forum before posting too, if any passers by with the ability to lock or whatever wanna do so!

Chili · #7 06-05-2006, 01:32 PM

the way thew chilis right music is just mainly through jamming or one of them coming and showing the rest of the band a few ideas to play with, the chili peppers have enough hits of there own, no way would they randomly want to rip off a tom petty song lol, i think tom is just bein petty...bad joke i no lol

also, who really has that much time on there hands to make a site about a band they dont like, i really dont like mcfly, but no way would i waste my time makin a site or something telling people that i dont like them lol

cliffburtonfan · #8 06-05-2006, 01:35 PM

can i just point out i didnt actually make the website! lol got the link off a football forum i visit all the time

FaithNoMan · #9 06-05-2006, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cliffburtonfan

sorry if already been posted but:

http://rhripoff.ytmnd.com/

(be sure to have the sound up on your speakers)

I never really liked them, but hate them even more now!

Beautiful...the chord progression sounds simillar...the lyrics sound nothing like each other...it's a simple rhythm, and IMO, the Chilis give it a totally different feel

I guess you know that Cliff Burton "ripped off" Bach... he must suck also!

I think some people are ridiculous - yeah, one song does sound simillar in progression(not lyrically), and some geek thinks he found the tomb of king Tut - I guess Green Day passed under the radar on all the songs they literally stole, and called their own...

Brandt Scanlan · #10 06-05-2006, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cliffburtonfan

i take it your a fan then, sorry dude didnt mean to be offensive

The link is offensive not because it is insulting to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but instead because the one written word on the page is a derogatory term for homosexuals.

In the future, think carefully about posting such things. While you did not make the site, you are responsible for what you link to on this forum.

Greg Johnsen · #11 06-05-2006, 06:49 PM

hmm, interesting. Too bad I'm a big fan of RHCP, and because they have similar chords, they have a different feel to them, Petty's has a hollower feel to it, and he can't sing, whereas the pepper's version sounds fuller, and that's a very popular drum beat, because it works. Btw, flea made that song so much better because flea, is well, flea.

(I'm also playing this at a camp jam thing this week, kinda ironic)

Greg

cliffburtonfan · #12 06-06-2006, 04:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brandt Scanlan

The link is offensive not because it is insulting to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but instead because the one written word on the page is a derogatory term for homosexuals.

When I originally seen the site it said 'Busted' not what it says now, just checked there now and I see what you mean, sorry guys.

Ive changed the link to avoid causing further offence

phxlbrmpf · #13 06-06-2006, 04:46 AM

I prefer the Tom Petty version, "Dani California" puts me to sleep for some reason. It's also debatable whether Tom Petty "can't sing", by the way.

I think the page is supposed to be insulting to the Peppers, not to gays, by the way, that's just how "Internet humour" works.

Akami · #14 06-06-2006, 04:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockstarbassist

3 out of 4 chords on a verse isn't ripping anything off. Believe me, Tom Petty nor the RHCP weren't first ones to use whatever those chords are in a song before.

Check out the other thread on this as well. Some interesting viewpoints.

I think it's called "rhcp accused of plaigarism" or something to that effect.

It's kinda like someone saying Matchbox 20 ripped off every song that has the chords G-C-D-E in it just b/c those are the ones for "3 AM".

Yeah, but, didn't Tom Petty invent that unique drum beat and he was definitely the first one to write songs about chicks.

So now I guess we all need to have an online digital comparison site to make sure that our new songs have in no way been influenced by other peoples songs, but do we have to make new chords and scales too?

I suppose if they searched hard enough they could even find out who Tom Petty ripped off to get that song. Pathetic.