Same Riff??? (Riff-Off)

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Thu May 03, 2012 10:22 am

Not a riff, but the second half of the chorus on Dr Mastermind's "Control" has the same vocal melody as "London Dungeon"

Nicko McBuff · Post by **Nicko McBuff** » Fri May 04, 2012 6:51 am

ION BRITTON wrote:EXUMER's Fallen Saint (at 00:40 approx) rips off SLAYER's Black Magic

Yep a definite influence on the band and section of worship there. Top album.

lions roar · Post by **lions roar** » Tue May 15, 2012 11:53 pm

i remember noticing once that hunger 18 and call of kathulu have pretty much the same chords with different fretting ,guess its some sort of riff off , or at least revenge thing

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Wed May 16, 2012 5:03 am

They are the same chords, Mustaine simply played them as arpeggios in "Hangar 18". Not really "revenge" as he is credited on the "original" too.

bigfootkit · Post by **bigfootkit** » Thu May 17, 2012 10:45 pm

One i noticed recently is:

MANILLA ROAD - The Teacher (from "Mark Of The Beast")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxA_o3PXYRU

where the main riff is almost identical to the main riff in:

MANOWAR - Fighting The World (from "Fighting The World")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnMFZELu7o8

except Manowar play it far slower.
Not sure if it's a true "rip-off" as the Manilla Road song, despite being recorded in 1981, wasn't officially released until 2002, so it seems unlikely that the Mano-warriors would have been aware of it when they recorded "Fighting The World" in 1987.
Unless someone knows something to the contrary.

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Mon May 21, 2012 7:41 pm

SOOTHSAYER - E.T., the same beginning with RUSH's Xanadu. Weird album.

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Thu May 24, 2012 4:55 pm

Im pretty sure Mythra was into the Scorpions, check out the beginning of U.F.O. track and then play He´s a woman-She´s a man....

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 1:39 pm

FEAR OF GOD's Running through the blood rips off MASTER's self-titled track

Cochino · Post by **Cochino** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:12 pm

Wow, that's so fucking obvious it's got to be on purpose.

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:17 pm

Yeah...I almost started singing On your knees for the Master... when I first heard it! They must have heard some material from Master at that time, the vocals in some other tracks remind me strongly that of Speckman.

Nicko McBuff · Post by **Nicko McBuff** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:12 am

Ripper "Death Awaits You" in the lead break 04:53- there's a bit of the "Star Wars - The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)"

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 4:54 pm

Not the same riff but the vocal melodies of the pre-chorus of ABACINATE's Drug Addiction are very similar to those of the chorus of DEICIDE's Sacrificial Suicide! DEICIDE's track (as AMON) predates ABACINATE.

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 5:41 pm

There's a strong air of DISCHARGE's Free Speech For The Dumb in the main riff of SCARAB's Fighting For The Right.

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 5:46 pm

ION BRITTON wrote:FEAR OF GOD's Running through the blood rips off MASTER's self-titled track

Cochino wrote:Wow, that's so fucking obvious it's got to be on purpose.

Got the FOAD reissue and MASTER are listed in the thanks-list.

Ernest Thesiger · Post by **Ernest Thesiger** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 6:00 pm

Master were also indebted to The Buzzcocks.

EDIT: As pointed out previously. Around & around we go...