derivative music?

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   What music has come out of a void, really? Mike's post has it exactly right- no problem at all in using what's been successful for others to your own ends. There have been few prog bands I've heard (save Starcastle of course) that have completely, slavishly copied another band.

Poll Question: what do you feel about derivative music
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
most "derivative" music isn't very derivative	1	[4.17%]
so long as it sounds good...	1	[4.17%]
ought to pay royalties	0	[0.00%]
shows a lack of originality	0	[0.00%]
never as good as the original, but not bad automatically	5	[20.83%]
just shut up and listen to the music	16	[66.67%]
if the lyrics are different, the whole song is different	0	[0.00%]
if one note is different, the whole song is different	1	[4.17%]
tends to fall flat on its face, but does have it's moments	0	[0.00%]
depends on the band being derivative	0	[0.00%]
bumper	0	[0.00%]
bumper	0	[0.00%]
bumper	0	[0.00%]
bumper	0	[0.00%]
no opinion	0	[0.00%]
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salmacis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Content Addition Joined: April 10 2005 Status: Offline Points: 3928	Posted: November 16 2006 at 10:24
	What music has come out of a void, really? Mike's post has it exactly right- no problem at all in using what's been successful for others to your own ends. There have been few prog bands I've heard (save Starcastle of course) that have completely, slavishly copied another band.