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Originally Posted by PAULYBEE2656
look malkmus even ripped off his image... they couldve been separated at birth!!!!!!!!
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There is a certain similarity (well, sort of!):
THe problem is that The Fall have such an identifiable and original sound; very few people sound anything like them, so when someone
does sound like them, the claims of rip-off are inevitable.
The Fall's massive influence on Pavement is undeniable, absolutely clear in song style, structure, lyrics, artwork and vocal delivery. Having said that, I think that basically Pavement took The Fall's concept and made it very American. I also think there's a difference in that Malkmus's words are written ads lyrics, whereas MES's were originally intended as poetry (ie without musical accompaniment) - I think that shows through to an extent.
It's inevitable that we are influenced by what we like, and it happens across all art forms - I think whether that influence constitutes 'homage' or 'rip-off' depends upon how you feel about the two subjects.