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My friend is in denial
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slowburnaz
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Two *completely* different artists, but the influence is there... for me at least:
That Bjork performance is killer. Reminds me of “Killing in the Name of” a bit…
slowburnaz
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So I just had to share this with some musicians:
My friend denied that these two songs sound similar
To be specific, only the intro riff. As I told my friend "I think Primus was definitely influenced by King Crimson", he denied both the similar sound and the artistic connection.
The same friend also argued when I introduced him to Greta Van Fleet, and I pointed out they were practically Led Zeppelin ripoffs. Again, he denied the connection. A year later he texted me a link to a song by Greta Van Fleet, and told me "I just found this new band, they sound like Led Zeppelin"
Opinions, opinions!! Post your opinions! But only if you agree with me
Just kidding, what do you think?
Some people just love to be contrarians for no reason.
Yes, definite similarity there. Not similar enough that one song could be mistaken for the other, but enough that hearing one might make you think of the other. (As it obviously did in your case.)
Hey Michedelic I actually saw Rivals Sons opening for Smashing Pumpkins about a year ago. Thanks for sharing!
As far as Black Midi and who influenced them...I was thinking of Sun Ra from the monolith worship in the first video, I brainstormed Frank Zappa because of the intense and sporadic music. But then vocals come in, dunno how to describe that demeanor. Sounds authoritative, not singing but stating things as fact. It's really cool and really weird, but my only other guess would be that art collective band that has the big eyeball as their theme. Or maybe that Mike Patton side project that did the song God Hates a Coward.
What's the answer? Who influenced black midi?
The Captain…
The King…
…and a bunch of other stuff…
And maybe Tay-Tay?
Unfortunately they just announced an indefinite hiatus, so who knows what will come after.
To say, "they sound similar, therefore, one influenced the other", is fallacious reasoning. Though in this particular case there is other evidence to support that conclusion.
Are you a philosopher, a statistician, or both? Your analytical breakdown is badass and overwhelming. Logician?!
Even earlier, in 1973, the same year Larks' Tongues In Aspic was released, Robert Fripp played on Brian Eno's first solo album, including this track. Sounds like Fripp had fun playing the solo.
Musically they are all over the place (in a good way!) Definitely King Crimson in there. Vocally and lyrically Scott Walker comes to mind. I love black midi, wish I could see them live someday.
Yes, I referenced that, but primarily I was pointing out the direct contact between Fripp/Crimson and the Talking Heads that Eno, as their producer, would have facilitated.
Then…even before Warm Jets, there was the tape loop/drone experiments of the No Pussyfooting album, eventually followed up by Evening Star.
Walker, I didn’t exactly hear, but Beefheart was definitely in there, vocally and musically. Then they did that cover of a key Trout Mask Replica tune, so that was a “but, of course” moment for me. Now that they are sadly on hold, I wonder what their drummer, Morgan, is going to be up to, he’s a monster. I loved those videos of him jamming with the guy from Mdou Moctar.
