New "Get Some" a clear Devo ripoff

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  • einatshaul
    einatshaul Posts: 2,219
    EquallyWorthless wrote:
    who gives a shit?

    No guitarist in this world who has wrote a riff since 1969 can't say that Tony Iommi didnt write it first, there is only so many notes in the musical spectrum.

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  • Smellyman
    Smellyman Asia Posts: 4,528
    NO
  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    All the members of Pearl Jam are huge music fans and listen to a wide variety of bands -so it's only natural that some of their influences are going to seep into the music- This is hardly new to Rock Music as I'm sure you know.

    Just ask The Rolling Stones how much of their early stuff was copped direclty from Chuck Berry.

    Anyways, I seem to recall Eddie wearing a DEVO T-shirt at that David Lynch thing a while back. It's totally within the realm of possibility that Vedder was listening to alot of DEVO around the time when "Got Some" was written.

    The chorus of "Gut Feeling" and "Got Some" are definately similar. But other than that the songs are totally different. More of a gracious nod to DEVO than a direct ripoff.

    I don't think Pearl Jam has to worry about Mark Mothersbaugh and DEVO suing them.

    Either way, both are great songs. "Got Some" has really grown on me over the last few days. I think with a better version/better mix this could be a really great rocker on the album and live.

    BTW...Don't knock DEVO. They were an AWESOME band; especially the early stuff.
    "Whip It" was obviously their biggest song, but it was not at all representative of the band and their fantastic body of work.

    Imagine if Pearl Jam's biggest hit was "Bugs".

    Pretty fustrating for DEVO if you really stop and think about it.
  • HeavyHands
    HeavyHands Posts: 2,131
    pkh43 wrote:
    there are witches wrote:
    Don't forget that Matt has covered Devo before (with Soundgarden)

    Where can I get that on CD?

    The song is on the second disk of the ltd edition release of Badmotorfinger put out in '92. You can read about it here: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wcfixqu5ldke. More recently it was put out on a various artist covers compilation called "Rock Ya Covers Off" put out by Sony/BMG. By the looks of the lineup on that covers album though, you're better off not ever hearing the song again than paying $ for the 1/6th of it that would be worth hearing. (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:a9fqxzqjldje)
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  • CJMST3K
    CJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    edited June 2009
    Last night my girlfriend watched my DVR of Conan and said "that Pearl Jam song sounds just like a Devo song I know".

    :lol::lol::lol:


    She's not a particular fan of PJ. Doesn't want to go to shows with me or anything (except EV). I just thought it was funny that there was a Devo thread yesterday and people saying "it's nothing like it" then last night from a "neutral person" to say it makes it all the more true.
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  • Keep on Jammin
    Keep on Jammin Posts: 377
    slightofjeff wrote:
    They should go back to ripping off Zeppelin ;)

    And lord knows they never stole from anybody.

    :lol::lol::lol::lol:
  • SweetAndLow
    SweetAndLow Posts: 178
    CJMST3K,

    I understand this is a hardcore fan site, and fans of their favorite band are unwilling to compromise or allow that something seemingly negative about their band can not be true or plausible. They'll say the discussions about the similarities between Got Some and Gut Feeling taking place all over the Internet are madeup discussions.
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  • CJMST3K
    CJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    SweetAndLow wrote:
    CJMST3K,

    I understand this is a hardcore fan site, and fans of their favorite band are unwilling to compromise or allow that something seemingly negative about their band can not be true or plausible. They'll say the discussions about the similarities between Got Some and Gut Feeling taking place all over the Internet are madeup discussions.



    It's impossible not to be influenced by bands when playing rock music. Some songs will be more obvious than others. I guess the question that is on the table is did PJ "rip off" Devo, or is their song just "kinda similar".
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  • Ryan_WFC
    Ryan_WFC Posts: 1,353
    The "if ya need it" and "gut feeling" phrasing in the choruses is extremely similar. The rest of the songs, not so much. I don't think that qualifies as ripping Devo off.
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  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    Did the Hollies ever sue Radiohead for ripping off "The Air That I Breathe"?
  • dimitrispearljam
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  • jimbojones1138
    jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
    "hey...DEVO!!!"
    it's largely due to eddie that i liked to jump off of things as a child...
  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Maybe Pearl Jam will do a scooter ad too ....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRrAuANh ... re=related
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    jimed14 wrote:
    Maybe Pearl Jam will do a scooter ad too ....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRrAuANh ... re=related


    wow jim you just blew my mind...i had totally forgot that :shock:


    i can see it now.....rearviewmirror for the smart car :lol::lol::lol::lol:
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    ripoff huh?.....has anyone seen the writing credits for 'got some'?







    that's what i thought


    ;):mrgreen:
  • tvismyfriend
    tvismyfriend Posts: 2,118
    Have any of you people, that are saying this song is a rip off of a Devo song, stopped to think that maybe Devo heard this Pearl Jam song in 2009, built a time machine, and then traveled back to the 70's and recorded a song kind of like it.
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,656
    i don't hear it.
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  • HeavyHands
    HeavyHands Posts: 2,131
    tvismyfriend wrote:
    Have any of you people, that are saying this song is a rip off of a Devo song, stopped to think that maybe Devo heard this Pearl Jam song in 2009, built a time machine, and then traveled back to the 70's and recorded a song kind of like it.

    Of everything I've ever read in my entire life... This seems the most plausible. :lol:
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  • thecory
    thecory Posts: 290
    Child Of The 90s wrote:
    Allan Cross did a show on a topic like this a while back. It's definitely worth looking up if you get a chance. He compares a lot of songs by other bands, and he goes through some cases that actually ended up in lawsuits.

    Some of them are:
    Offspring/Beatles
    Chillie Peppers/Tom Petty
    Nickleback/Nickleback

    A lot of pearl jam songs have been influenced by others:
    Bushleaguer - I believe in Miracles
    Ledbetter - Little Wing
    Given To Fly - Goin' to Callifornia
    I Got Shit - Cinamon Girl
    Got Some - That Devo Song?
    Footsteps - Times of Trouble (doesn't really count)

    For some reason I feel like this list is missing something, but I can't put my finger on it???
    my friend was playing the alive solo for me and he says the main riff in the solo is straight out of a doors song
  • say_hi
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