Definite artist study at work here, at least to my ears. I know that if you have heard both songs, it isn't a difficult thing to recognize the similarities, but I was wondering if anyone had read anything about Beck acknowledging the influence?
― Chaucer Arafat, Monday, 18 August 2008 13:28 (seventeen years ago)
You could add the Verve's "Rolling People" but you knew that, right?
― Mark G, Monday, 18 August 2008 13:32 (seventeen years ago)
It's not really though, is it? Similar beat and some superficial harmonic resemblances here and there but not exactly the same song, as evinced by the fact that "The Four Horsemen" is a terrific song and "Chemtrails" rank shite.
― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 18 August 2008 13:50 (seventeen years ago)
I don't know Marcello...I think the similarity is too compelling to be mere coincidence. Even the odd Vangelis keys (the low drone tone) at the beginning of Horsemen seems to feature in Beck's track, not to mention the wicked, deep-space-reverb drum fills. I think more than any direct sound, the very structure of the song is the most compelling piece of evidence, but of course, I might be wrong. This might be a case of a monkey at a typewriter. "It was the best of times...it was the blurst of times..."
I really want to know if this was intentional. I can't shake the idea that it just has to be.
― Chaucer Arafat, Monday, 18 August 2008 13:56 (seventeen years ago)
Stuart Maconie made a big deal out of this when he played "Chemtrails" on his show but I'm still not convinced. The last ten years of Beck's career have shown him to be the Chick Corea of pop. Scientology, kids - don't, don't do it.
― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 18 August 2008 13:59 (seventeen years ago)
One thing I will say about the middle section of "Chemtrails" though is that Robert Wyatt would like his chord changes back.
Hi-ooh!
― Chaucer Arafat, Monday, 18 August 2008 14:02 (seventeen years ago)