You are all retarded. If you understood music theory you would realize theres only 12 notes. TOTAL. AT ALL. IN EXISTENCE. Everyone will start to sound like everyone else and already has because even though YES some bands intentionally do shit like this, there is a greater chance that its sheer coincidience. Also keep in mind that Nirvana was influenced by a huge huge array of artists (look at Kurts top albums) & performed at a time when many things had already been done. NO ONE is true original.
I don't think this was ripped off, but Nirvana definitely ripped off the riff from Killing Jokes 'Eighties' for 'Come as you are.' I don't even think that's debatable...
He's not ripping off. He's borrowing. It's not like he's playing the exact song and only changing like one or two notes in it. He just borrowed a part of it to fit into a song that was HIS OWN. Obviously none of you are musicians. You subconsciously "steal" riffs from this song and that song. It's like making a collage. You have your ideas and own original stuff but you also borrow a lot and alter a lot of other peoples ideas. Don't be so harsh. If you were a musician, you'd do it too.
Grow up man.They were a bit influeneced for the ending of one of their songs?If that is the only example it is tenuous at best.Almost every beach boys intro was derived from chuck berry riffs,but both artist are amazing,and are similar and completley opposite simultaniously.Check out the situationists! You will find almost every idea is plagerized or pilfered.
@frog606 Killing joke? 1 song, unintentional, and the bands settled it nicely. The Vaselines? Kurt never STOLE their songs, he covered them and they didn't really appear in his music to often.
Meh, I don't really think this shows anything. I've heard that type of breakdown in songs before. Someone already Sonic Youth, and obviously Fugazi and Nirvana and also I swear I've heard it on a Black Flag song, but I can't be sure which one.
I really love both bands. I think fugazi could've been just as, if not bigger than Nirvana, but I believe a lot of that had to do with Fugazi's disdain towards major labels and their loyalty to Dischord.
I love Fugazi and I never really been much into Nirvana... but I think that's really far fetched... this is the kind of thing a whole lot of band have done, especially at that moment in time.
Seeing as these are two of my favorite bands this is extra insulting. Yes, they are vaguely similar in structure, but the notes are completely different. Everybody has influences and everybody 'steals' something from somewhere, whether it's your guitar teacher or your favorite band, what matters is what you do with it.
I can understand your confusion sir, but this is a horrible example of how Nirvana sounds like Fugazi, there are better examples.The first guitar riff on "Hairspray Queen" is much like "Margin Walker" on the 7 Songs EP. As AIC was influenced by glam metal and Soundgarden, influenced by stoner metal of the 70's, Nirvana was influenced by post hardcore. People say they were a punk influenced grunge band, no, more specifically post hardcore.Just like Helmet and Tool were influenced by post hardcore
I listened to that shit over and over again ready to say that Nirvana probably grew up listening to Minor Threat, Rights of Spring and Fugazi and were probably just giving a tribute...
But the fact of the matter is that the shit just does not sound the same.
It's not the same.
And anybody who says that it is is an idiot who is looking too deep into shit just to sound like some failed knowitall asshole.
@MONGWANAproductions yea but listen to this, these breakdowns sound exactly the same, and there is other evidence that he may have lifted material from other bands
@derpdederp101 yes there were and your right, in his journals he openly stated that he used some of the same sound from blue oyster cult, but honestly i dont believe they ripped fugazi off
@MONGWANAproductions to be fair kurt cobain ripped off loads of stuff for his riffs, wipers and killing joke being the biggest examples, but everyone takes riffs and turns them around and does new things with them, thats punk rock for you! there aint nothing wrong with wearing your influences on your sleeve! dont get me wrong im the biggest Nirvava fan ever but sometimes you have to accept that people use other peoples riffs, on purpose or not
@virusinsideus Well i understand that he did borrow ideas from other bands but i cant really wrap my head around it. The song was written about or what many people think was his heroin addiction or beind happy and in love. If those were his lyrics for his song i think he would write his own riffs because this was one of his favorites to play live.
@MONGWANAproductions actually kurt had admitted to ripping off Killing Joke's Eighties song for the main riff to come as you are, look it up, this is coming from someone who loves kurt's music, and just because their music's pure doesn't mean they can't grab ideas from other sources,
@MONGWANAproductions hahahaha, that's a stupid thing to say. Kurt ripped the Melvins off, he ripped of Killing Joke. he and Dave even admit to a lot of that.
@MONGWANAproductions actually, he often mentioned ripping off the pixies, jokingly perhaps, but thats how he described their claim to fame(and possible downfall) 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'...
@MONGWANAproductions You should check out Mudhoney a band that early Nirvana toured with and try saying they don't sound like Nirvana. Honestly if Kurt didn't kill himself, Dinosaur Jr. or Mudhoney would of been the poster for grunge.
You are all retarded. If you understood music theory you would realize theres only 12 notes. TOTAL. AT ALL. IN EXISTENCE. Everyone will start to sound like everyone else and already has because even though YES some bands intentionally do shit like this, there is a greater chance that its sheer coincidience. Also keep in mind that Nirvana was influenced by a huge huge array of artists (look at Kurts top albums) & performed at a time when many things had already been done. NO ONE is true original.
incomprius 2 weeks ago
I don't think this was ripped off, but Nirvana definitely ripped off the riff from Killing Jokes 'Eighties' for 'Come as you are.' I don't even think that's debatable...
SgtTripper 1 month ago
@SgtTripper Kurt also straight up admitted to stealing a pixies riff too
BlazedBastar666 1 month ago
Good musicians rip off, greatest musicians steal!
RockNRollpt 1 month ago
He's not ripping off. He's borrowing. It's not like he's playing the exact song and only changing like one or two notes in it. He just borrowed a part of it to fit into a song that was HIS OWN. Obviously none of you are musicians. You subconsciously "steal" riffs from this song and that song. It's like making a collage. You have your ideas and own original stuff but you also borrow a lot and alter a lot of other peoples ideas. Don't be so harsh. If you were a musician, you'd do it too.
O7DOYLE7O 1 month ago
Its more like Endless...
KraftGarde 1 month ago
Grow up man.They were a bit influeneced for the ending of one of their songs?If that is the only example it is tenuous at best.Almost every beach boys intro was derived from chuck berry riffs,but both artist are amazing,and are similar and completley opposite simultaniously.Check out the situationists! You will find almost every idea is plagerized or pilfered.
mysterycity23 1 month ago
No more than they ripped off Killing Joke or The Vaselines.
frog606 2 months ago
@frog606 Killing joke? 1 song, unintentional, and the bands settled it nicely. The Vaselines? Kurt never STOLE their songs, he covered them and they didn't really appear in his music to often.
T11LMG 2 months ago
Meh, I don't really think this shows anything. I've heard that type of breakdown in songs before. Someone already Sonic Youth, and obviously Fugazi and Nirvana and also I swear I've heard it on a Black Flag song, but I can't be sure which one.
I really love both bands. I think fugazi could've been just as, if not bigger than Nirvana, but I believe a lot of that had to do with Fugazi's disdain towards major labels and their loyalty to Dischord.
spooner113 3 months ago
The breakdown was supposed to be like a sonic youth type thing
theleecarter 3 months ago
listen to Your Face is A Rape Scene from Pg.99
that sounds similar too, I wouldn't say any of it is stolen though
beatles61 3 months ago
I love Nirvana but what the F**k is a Fugazi :0
TheWolfman510 3 months ago
@TheWolfman510 noob
HoosierMF 3 months ago
@HoosierMF Chode smoker
TheWolfman510 3 months ago
@TheWolfman510 It's a term used in the Vietnam war, an acronym. Fucked up got ambushed zipped in.
4578a 3 months ago
@4578a Thank you for explaining it instead of being a Ass clown like Hoosier
TheWolfman510 3 months ago
@4578a Yeah, i didn't know what it meant until i saw the Fugazi documentary "Instrument". It's pretty good,you should check it out.
4578a 3 months ago
I love Fugazi and I never really been much into Nirvana... but I think that's really far fetched... this is the kind of thing a whole lot of band have done, especially at that moment in time.
steeveetsophie 3 months ago
Fugazi > Nirvana
NateCGuitar 4 months ago 3
its called inspiration
lakai958 5 months ago
Seeing as these are two of my favorite bands this is extra insulting. Yes, they are vaguely similar in structure, but the notes are completely different. Everybody has influences and everybody 'steals' something from somewhere, whether it's your guitar teacher or your favorite band, what matters is what you do with it.
myaccount611 5 months ago
futile
kennedy1251 6 months ago
Everyone took everything from Fugazi, because Fugazi was amazing.
RaygunShaun 6 months ago 30
@RaygunShaun Agreed.
KtotheY77 2 months ago
IMPOSSIBLE THE MATH IS ALL WRONG
BeastofOmaha 9 months ago
ya, once one band plays weird dissonant chords over eighth notes on the floor tom that shits theirs and only theirs...
lol jk. stupid video. you do realize every blues song follows the same chord progression right? this is how music works. nothings 100% original.
yourfriendg00 9 months ago
I can understand your confusion sir, but this is a horrible example of how Nirvana sounds like Fugazi, there are better examples.The first guitar riff on "Hairspray Queen" is much like "Margin Walker" on the 7 Songs EP. As AIC was influenced by glam metal and Soundgarden, influenced by stoner metal of the 70's, Nirvana was influenced by post hardcore. People say they were a punk influenced grunge band, no, more specifically post hardcore.Just like Helmet and Tool were influenced by post hardcore
Deango2 9 months ago
Actually kurt or dave Grohl said they added this part cause of the Who but I forgot what song it was. They said it in a interview
PepeLePue92 9 months ago
What a fucking stupid video...
onestep2farclown 10 months ago
No they did not.
And here's why.
I listened to that shit over and over again ready to say that Nirvana probably grew up listening to Minor Threat, Rights of Spring and Fugazi and were probably just giving a tribute...
But the fact of the matter is that the shit just does not sound the same.
It's not the same.
And anybody who says that it is is an idiot who is looking too deep into shit just to sound like some failed knowitall asshole.
Go get your attention through legitimate means.
motherfucker21fith 11 months ago
To be honest, Sonic Youth did this type of thing all the time too. It wasn't all that uncommon.
fishsquire 1 year ago 12
I can see the similarities, i dont think it was intentional but yeah, very similar.
milkspam23 1 year ago
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no, kurt cobain would never rip off someones idea, his lyrics were so pure and his art was his motivation towards music.
MONGWANAproductions 1 year ago
@MONGWANAproductions yea but listen to this, these breakdowns sound exactly the same, and there is other evidence that he may have lifted material from other bands
derpdederp101 1 year ago
@derpdederp101 yes there were and your right, in his journals he openly stated that he used some of the same sound from blue oyster cult, but honestly i dont believe they ripped fugazi off
MONGWANAproductions 1 year ago
@derpdederp101 Maybe he was influenced by the band? Some artists do that. Take ideas from others and mess around with it.
TheDevilguy676 9 months ago
@derpdederp101 alot of songs sound similar, and mongwanaproductions is right kurt would never rip off another artists music.
birthdaycake13 5 months ago
@MONGWANAproductions to be fair kurt cobain ripped off loads of stuff for his riffs, wipers and killing joke being the biggest examples, but everyone takes riffs and turns them around and does new things with them, thats punk rock for you! there aint nothing wrong with wearing your influences on your sleeve! dont get me wrong im the biggest Nirvava fan ever but sometimes you have to accept that people use other peoples riffs, on purpose or not
virusinsideus 10 months ago
@virusinsideus Well i understand that he did borrow ideas from other bands but i cant really wrap my head around it. The song was written about or what many people think was his heroin addiction or beind happy and in love. If those were his lyrics for his song i think he would write his own riffs because this was one of his favorites to play live.
MONGWANAproductions 10 months ago
@MONGWANAproductions actually kurt had admitted to ripping off Killing Joke's Eighties song for the main riff to come as you are, look it up, this is coming from someone who loves kurt's music, and just because their music's pure doesn't mean they can't grab ideas from other sources,
RacismIsSchism 8 months ago
@MONGWANAproductions actually, kurt cobain said publicly that smells like teen spirit was to rip off the pixies, but out of respect.
masterdeathify 6 months ago
@MONGWANAproductions hahahaha, that's a stupid thing to say. Kurt ripped the Melvins off, he ripped of Killing Joke. he and Dave even admit to a lot of that.
MansonNiles11 4 months ago
@MONGWANAproductions actually, he often mentioned ripping off the pixies, jokingly perhaps, but thats how he described their claim to fame(and possible downfall) 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'...
Halfbloodangelprince 3 months ago
@MONGWANAproductions nope, cobain chauvinist
dimarziotonezone23 3 months ago
@MONGWANAproductions You should check out Mudhoney a band that early Nirvana toured with and try saying they don't sound like Nirvana. Honestly if Kurt didn't kill himself, Dinosaur Jr. or Mudhoney would of been the poster for grunge.
BlazedBastar666 1 month ago
@MONGWANAproductions You are talking utter shit, Im a big Nirvana fan but they certainly did rip off a fair few riffs.
MrRipperSkillz 3 weeks ago