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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 12:32
Originally posted by Pastmaster Pastmaster wrote:

Originally posted by sublime220 sublime220 wrote:

Originally posted by Pastmaster Pastmaster wrote:

I don't know about Deep Purple, but I know ELP ripped off Yes's 'Roundabout' on 'In the Beginning'.
oh phew, I thought I was the only one.

I'm glad I'm not the only one as well. Big smile
Well, both start with a natural harmonic strum on the 12th fret and there the similarity ends. Therefore it is not the same and thus is not a rip-off.
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Points: 1563 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 12:42
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Pastmaster Pastmaster wrote:

Originally posted by sublime220 sublime220 wrote:

Originally posted by Pastmaster Pastmaster wrote:

I don't know about Deep Purple, but I know ELP ripped off Yes's 'Roundabout' on 'In the Beginning'.
oh phew, I thought I was the only one.

I'm glad I'm not the only one as well. Big smile
Well, both start with a natural harmonic strum on the 12th fret and there the similarity ends. Therefore it is not the same and thus is not a rip-off.
Obviously, it's not a true rip-off but the first five seconds always get me. I assume it was inspired by them but then again, what do I know?
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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 12:52
Originally posted by sublime220 sublime220 wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Pastmaster Pastmaster wrote:

Originally posted by sublime220 sublime220 wrote:

Originally posted by Pastmaster Pastmaster wrote:

I don't know about Deep Purple, but I know ELP ripped off Yes's 'Roundabout' on 'In the Beginning'.
oh phew, I thought I was the only one.

I'm glad I'm not the only one as well. Big smile
Well, both start with a natural harmonic strum on the 12th fret and there the similarity ends. Therefore it is not the same and thus is not a rip-off.
Obviously, it's not a true rip-off but the first five seconds always get me. I assume it was inspired by them but then again, what do I know?
I would not assume inspiration just because the opening strum is the same, but since I was replying to Pastmaster my comment was directed more at him than you - he did not assume, he claimed to know it was a rip-off. (I too made an assumption in that he meant "From the Beginning" by ELP)
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Points: 1607 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 12:52
"From The Beginning" intro, besides being beautiful indeed, feels more melodic to my ears and more rich in arpeggios than Roundabout's. And there is no sort of 'rip off' in no part of the ELP's track, by no stretch of imagination.

Edited by Rick Robson - April 26 2015 at 13:02


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Points: 94 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 27 2015 at 04:01
ELP's intro may be different from a technical point, but actually u don't even need imagination to conclude, they borrowed original musical idea from Roundabout. Nevertheless, it doesn't seem offensive to me, the song would have lost some of its charm without that intro. 
And they guy who talked about everyone ripping off Mozart is quite right, you shouldn't take these similarities close to heart, or you might even think first seconds of Pink Floyd's Dogs is simiral to Bowie's Starman Smile
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Points: 104 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 27 2015 at 13:38
Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Originally posted by defectinggrey defectinggrey wrote:

How about Child in Time and the opening of Bombay Calling by It's A Beautiful Day? The IABD album was released a year earlier than In Rock.


The IABD song is a cover of the original 'Bombay Calling' written by jazz musician Vince Wallace in 1962. I couldn't find the original on Youtube, but here's Vince in 1974. The theme starts around the 1:50 mark:
 


Very interesting. Thanks for taking the time and trouble to find that.
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Points: 4574 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 15:03
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