Does this happen to anyone else?

[Osceana]

:ghost:

So i recently got into the Mars Volta. I mean, i actually dug my teeth into them and savored the meat of their efforts thoroughly (remember, Pete? I went to their show about a year ago and walked out?- [for all of you that don't know, it was because of the fans, not the music, which was spectacular]).

Anyway, about a year ago i remember playing a song i had recorded for a friend and their comment was that they liked it (despite the shotty quality) and that it reminded them of the Mars Volta. At this time i hadn't even heard any of their music, so i just kind of ignored it. Now that i actually listen to their music, i'm starting to see why that comment was made.

I always discover bands with a similar sound to mine (but not quite the same) , and it just kind of bugs me that people make comments like that even though i was doing that long before even being aware of what was going on.

I've been compared from everything from The Mars Volta to Starflyer 59 (if you haven't heard them, think My Bloody Valentine with better singing, sounds like the guy is sighing every time he sings). No one ever seems to pick out my real influences though- maybe because they don't know them. I don't know.

Has this happened to anyone else? I know it shouldn't bother me, but it gets under my skin a little. Especially since i go and listen to these bands that i supposedly sound like and find myself getting really into them and being influenced by them.

Maybe it's a good thing? Who knows....

[aria]

:ghost:

So i recently got into the Mars bar. I mean, i actually dug my teeth into it and savored the product of their efforts thoroughly (remember, Pete? I went to their factory about a year ago and walked out?- [for all of you that don't know, it was because of the company's policies, not the chocolate, which was spectacular]).

Anyway, about a year ago i remember eating a chocolate bar i had fried for a friend and their comment was that they liked it (despite the shitty batter) and that it reminded them of a Mars bar. At this time i hadn't even eaten any of their candy, so i just kind of ignored it. Now that i actually munch their bars, i'm starting to see why that comment was made.

I always discover bars with a similar taste to mine (but not quite the same) , and it just kind of bugs me that people make comments like that even though i was doing that long before even being aware of what was going on.

I've been compared from everything from The Mars bar to Milky way (if you haven't tried them, think of a Yorkie with better cocoa solids, colorings like the bar is sighing every time I bite). No one ever seems to pick out my real influences though- maybe because they don't know them. I don't know.

Has this happened to anyone else? I know it shouldn't bother me, but it gets under my skin a little. Especially since i go and eat these chocolate bars that i supposedly like and find myself getting really into them and being influenced by them.

Maybe it's a good thing? Who knows....

sorry Osceana, couldn't resist :cry:

[Six Ways]

I have got similar results before with a couple of things, not just music. I came up with a couple of sort of "theory of everything"s a while back (like 4-5 years ago, so I wasn't that old) and it turned out one of them was basically string theory, but obviously not as in depth.

I'm not trying to say "OMG I'm so smart" cos it was only basically string theory, none of the details at all, but the idea was the same.

Another thing happened recently...um, anyone know the computer game Star Wars Battlefront? Well the sequel has either just come outor is about to come out, and for about a year now (so we started before Battlefront 2 was announced) a friend and I have been making (geek time, guys, sorry) a mod for Unreal Tournament 2004 which seems very, very similar to Star Wars Battlefront 2. So either it's coincidence, or George Lucas has ripped us off....

[Six Ways]

Also, some of my idiot friends have compared our song Lying Again (see the link in my sig) to Marilyn Manson...

:mad:

[Osceana]

Also, some of my idiot friends have compared our song Lying Again (see the link in my sig) to Marilyn Manson...

:mad:

Haha. Well, that's not so bad. Marilyn Manson has some really great music; he has some really bad music too (so it depends if they meant that in a complimenting way or not).

[Nak Nak]

sorry Osceana, couldn't resist :cry:
HAHAHA

[Ms.LEDLighting]

:ghost:

So i recently got into the Mars Volta. I mean, i actually dug my teeth into them and savored the meat of their efforts thoroughly (remember, Pete? I went to their show about a year ago and walked out?- [for all of you that don't know, it was because of the fans, not the music, which was spectacular]).

Anyway, about a year ago i remember playing a song i had recorded for a friend and their comment was that they liked it (despite the shotty quality) and that it reminded them of the Mars Volta. At this time i hadn't even heard any of their music, so i just kind of ignored it. Now that i actually listen to their music, i'm starting to see why that comment was made.

I always discover bands with a similar sound to mine (but not quite the same) , and it just kind of bugs me that people make comments like that even though i was doing that long before even being aware of what was going on.

I've been compared from everything from The Mars Volta to Starflyer 59 (if you haven't heard them, think My Bloody Valentine with better singing, sounds like the guy is sighing every time he sings). No one ever seems to pick out my real influences though- maybe because they don't know them. I don't know.

Has this happened to anyone else? I know it shouldn't bother me, but it gets under my skin a little. Especially since i go and listen to these bands that i supposedly sound like and find myself getting really into them and being influenced by them.

Maybe it's a good thing? Who knows....Saw Mars Volta when they were At The Drive In, got to be one of the most over rated bands of all time, the highlight however, was the support band 'The Future Adventures' NOT Future Heads, The Future Adventures, fantastic band with potential and much better than the shouty At the Drive-in, but where are The Future Adventures now....same goes for Unwound(split up), Smog, LOW and Brainiac-whom understandably couldn't carry on after their lead singer's death,but who knows they could have done what Joy Divison did...

By the way, My Bloody Valentine were exquisite nobody can top them.

[Fab]

Saw Mars Volta when they were At The Drive InIsn't that a bit like saying "I saw The Smashing Pumpkins when they were Zwan"?

[Osceana]

HAHAHA

Should i be offended? I don't get it.... :oh:

If it was an insult, then you better shut the hell up, cocksmoker. :tacos:

( ;P Sorry, j/k. I just wanted to use that smiley.)

[Osceana]

Isn't that a bit like saying "I saw The Smashing Pumpkins when they were Zwan"?

It is. At the Drive-In split in half, if i'm not mistaken. The Mars Volta formed and then another band formed.

Either way, the Mars Volta is not the same band as At the Drive-In.

LOW is still together. They just came out with a new album and they're playing shows.

[RoadToJoy]

This on guy said one of my songs sound like Mogwai. I really respect his opinion, especially when it comes to music. I like Mogwai but haven't heard alot, I need to hear more.

[Six Ways]

Haha. Well, that's not so bad. Marilyn Manson has some really great music; he has some really bad music too (so it depends if they meant that in a complimenting way or not).

My point was more that, in no way is the song comparable to Marilyn Manson, good or bad. It seems the only thing they picked up on was the fact that my vocals have a distortion on them in that song, by which logic we also sound exactly the same as Beck, Smashing Pumpkins, and any number of other bands across millions of genres.