Here's the worst offender. The final song on Sufjan Stevens' album Illinois sounds EXACTLY like Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich. Seriously. Give it a listen.
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ITT: songs that sound exactly like other songs
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Connor Young
You know it's always really hard to tell when something is a rip-off and when something is an homage isn't it?
Parker Perry
never said it was rip-off. but yeah, it's often hard to tell.
Kayden Foster
That song isn't exactly some sort of obscure gem that can be ripped off by a more popular artist.. Plenty of artists have played with the ideas presented in Reich's work, especially that song in particular. It's like the closest thing he has to a hot single.
Thomas Barnes
I loved that track by Sufjan and had always wanted more of it, but had never heard the Reich piece. Thanks for sharing it man
Joseph Hernandez
I'm aware of Reich's works and the influence he has on artists. That being said, it's remarkable just how similar the two pieces of music sound. It's bizarre because you wouldn't expect an indie pop album to directly reference a minimalist epic.
sure thing man. always happy to share the joy of minimalism.
Kevin Sanchez
>indie pop
Painting With ends on a surprisingly similar moment
Gabriel Bailey
AnCo reference Reich as well? haven't got around to listening to all of Painting With but now I've got to give it a listen.
Andrew Sullivan
Don't get too excited, the majority of it certainly isn't reminiscent of Reich. But the song recycling in particular has a bit that sounds a lot like music for eighteen musicians
Carson Bailey
doesn't surprise me. i wasn't expecting anything to the degree that sufjan did, AC never were as adventurous as Sufjan
Adrian Nguyen
always though this was strange, especially since soofer is good friends with bryce dessner
Asher Jenkins
>AC never were as adventurous as Sufjan
Woah dude, I'm just going to assume you haven't listened to a lot of Anco because this is not true at all. I love Sufjan too, he and AC are definitely in my top 5 artists, but animal Collectives discography is a lot more varied and experimental than suffys.
Hunter Long
more reich inspired stuff?
bowie made this track in the studio all on his own after watching the european premiere of Music For 18 Musicians. while Brian Eno was out of town too.
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Grayson Stewart
im very familiar with the music of animal collective. i've listened to every single AC album, including their early works. i worded it poorly, what i meant was AC tends to stay inside this indie/electronic box. while their early albums are noise inspired, they're still mostly pop. while sufjan's albums are an amalgamation of different genres and styles, such as pop, folk, rock, and even minimalism, as we were talking about.
Robert Nelson
this is remarkable. the percussion is very, very Reich. thanks for sharing.
Nathaniel Kelly
I get where you're coming from but you're totally ignoring AnCo's undeniable folk stylings in their earlier work
Jose Ramirez
It's so obvious that I'm willing to bet you'll know within seconds
Isaac Thomas
two headed boy is my guess, but it also kinda sounds like king of carrot flowers part 3
Julian Wood
maybe you're right. i just feel like, album by album, Sufjan Stevens has more influences and styles in his music.
damn. i actually know these guys too. the opening sounds exactly like two-headed boy and the sort of lo-fi folk sound is very reminiscent of NMH.
Dominic Allen
What's that song by that shitty band with the EXACT same melodies as Bros by Panda Bear
Nathaniel Hughes
The change-up in this Format song totally reminds me of Holland, 1945. It may be a coincidence, but it sounds pretty darn similar, and the lead singer of The Format has covered another song from ITAOTS before
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Noah Wright
it's holland 1945 you idiots
Thomas Harris
Maybe Sufjan, AnCo, and Bowie are among the 18 musicians the music was made for.....
Anthony Ross
>AC never were as adventurous as Sufjan
hahahahahahah what
Bentley Allen
kek
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Gabriel Walker
OMG. this guy gets it
Jacob Scott
i know this song and i agree, but with lyrics from King Of Carrot Flowers part 1 (the surreal domestic violence!) and the buildup from parts 2-3. when has nate covered NMH???
Julian Thomas
implying NMH songs sound differently
David Bennett
Has a NMH vibe but I wouldn't say it sounds exactly like Holland
Julian Kelly
I think he did a cover of the song ITAOTS with fun.
Bentley Perry
AC never were as adventurous as Sufjan
Nicholas Foster
I hate The National. On that same album they ripped off Aphex Twin (at least to my ears)youtube.com
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I mean, I like the Nationals song, but wow
Adam Flores
Add in Tortoise's Djed in there as well.
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Noah Clark
kill me now jesus christ that is disgusting.......
Jaxson Diaz
popular music has been ripping off classical music for decades.