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Old 06.12.2009, 10:06 AM   #1
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okay, I've heard "Green Light" probably a thousand times. But I never really picked up on this. Y'know when the shit gets crazy and there's the intense guitar buildup? Well my wife was like "Hey! That sounds like the guitar from 'Death Valley 69' slowed down!" And I was like "O. M. G." It does, huh? Did everyone else notice this??
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Old 06.12.2009, 10:42 AM   #2
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o shit. We were all ripped off from the start. I'm selling all my SY related shit. Bastards.
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Old 06.12.2009, 10:49 AM   #3
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Old 06.12.2009, 10:54 AM   #4
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Whether this is true or not, I think bands should do that more often. There's a difference between ripping yourself off and self-reference. I'm not exactly sure where one begins and the other ends.. the line seems very blurry. However, if pulled off right it seems like a good idea.
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Old 06.12.2009, 11:07 AM   #5
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I dnt think you can "rip yrself off" ... I think it is indeed self-reference. I mean DV69 had been their first big hit, and they felt the riff was actually uncharacteristic of the band. So to slow it down and "remix" it into something else, something more characteristic is sort of a cool wink-wink to the fanbase.
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Old 06.12.2009, 10:12 PM   #6
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I know Aphex Twin has sampled himself a few times, it's pretty interesting to be sitting there listening to a track and being like "hang on a minute..."
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Old 06.13.2009, 08:13 AM   #7
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well waht about Kim's "Come on down to the river" thing in "Calming The Snake"???
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Old 06.13.2009, 09:24 AM   #8
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Old 06.13.2009, 09:31 AM   #9
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wow, does it really matter? its a song. its a great song, people should stop dissecting things so much and just listen and listen, learn to appreciate, love it.
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Old 06.13.2009, 09:32 AM   #10
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i hope they sue themselves for a multimillion dollar.

a multitrillion dollar...
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Old 06.13.2009, 09:36 AM   #11
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wow, does it really matter? its a song. its a great song, people should stop dissecting things so much and just listen and listen, learn to appreciate, love it.
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Old 06.13.2009, 09:39 AM   #12
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Old 06.13.2009, 09:41 AM   #13
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if by that you mean the end of discussing things, then i hardly think thats true. there are plenty of interesting points that have been highlighted on this forum (i may have just joined, but i lurked for a while) that don't concern dissecting every little nuance within every song. nothing against the dude that posted that, i don't know him and he's probably a cool guy, it just seemed a little to obsessive for my taste, thats all.
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Old 06.13.2009, 10:23 AM   #14
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if by that you mean the end of discussing things, then i hardly think thats true. there are plenty of interesting points that have been highlighted on this forum (i may have just joined, but i lurked for a while) that don't concern dissecting every little nuance within every song. nothing against the dud that posted that, i don't know him and he's probably a cool guy, it just seemed a little to obsessive for my taste, thats all.
ahah, don't worry man, i wasn't too serious - i never am, actually. though i don't really see the problem with that thread.
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Old 06.13.2009, 01:00 PM   #15
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It's a common thing that artist repeats itself. It's also true that same things in different context can sound really different...

And I mean that artists do that kind of things unconsciously.
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Old 06.13.2009, 01:09 PM   #16
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if by that you mean the end of discussing things, then i hardly think thats true. there are plenty of interesting points that have been highlighted on this forum (i may have just joined, but i lurked for a while) that don't concern dissecting every little nuance within every song. nothing against the dud that posted that, i don't know him and he's probably a cool guy, it just seemed a little to obsessive for my taste, thats all.

if yr gonna start posting by calling regulars "duds" then I would suggest that you fuck off.
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Old 06.13.2009, 01:15 PM   #17
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if by that you mean the end of discussing things, then i hardly think thats true. there are plenty of interesting points that have been highlighted on this forum (i may have just joined, but i lurked for a while) that don't concern dissecting every little nuance within every song. nothing against the dud that posted that, i don't know him and he's probably a cool guy, it just seemed a little to obsessive for my taste, thats all.

I disagree, I like threads where we analyze specific songs.
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Old 06.13.2009, 01:21 PM   #18
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Threads like these are interesting, would you rather have fucking dull threads Mr. Shift Prophet?
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Old 06.13.2009, 01:57 PM   #19
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No kidding. If this douche knows a better place to discuss a Sonic Youth song than a Sonic Youth forum...
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Old 06.13.2009, 02:09 PM   #20
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I quite like the idea of bands having sort of 'stock' riffs that crop up from time to time in different songs. Not necessarily in a Status Quo kind of a way but more in a sort of working-through-an-idea kind of one. I've noticed a few of these in SY, although I have to say I'd noticed the Green Light-DV 69 continuum.
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