Motley Crue?s "Droppin Like Flies" = Locomotive Riff ?

[RnT]

I was listening to the 1994 Crue album and the end of the song "Droppin Like Flies" has the same riff as Locomotive... did anyone hear that too or am I going insane?

[kriss_boy]

It happens... paradise citys heavy riff is based on a sabbath/ozzy song if I remember correctly. Slash even said so himself.

[SkinnyPuppy]

Thats true...also its uncanny how much the riff of Bach's 'Piece of Me' sounds like 'Enter Sandman'

[estrangedpaul]

It happens... paradise citys heavy riff is based on a sabbath/ozzy song if I remember correctly. Slash even said so himself.

That sounds interesting - you know what song? Any link to the interview?

[BurningHills]

It happens... paradise citys heavy riff is based on a sabbath/ozzy song if I remember correctly. Slash even said so himself.

That sounds interesting - you know what song? Any link to the interview?

Supposedly "Zero The Hero" from "Born Again." I personally don't hear the resemblance though.

[BurningHills]

Thats true...also its uncanny how much the riff of Bach's 'Piece of Me' sounds like 'Enter Sandman'

What's even funnier is that "Piece Of Me" came out a year before "Enter Sandman." 

[don_vercetti]

"Out Ta Get Me"'s riff is also very similar to Aerosmiths "Rats In The Cellar".  If you check it out, it uses exactly the same chords, except RITC has an extra note thrown in. 

[Captain P?l]

and lets not forget Used to Love Her compared to Dead Flowers!!! same shit, same chords!
UTLH goes D,A,G,A
and Dead Flowers go D,A,G,D....

[don_vercetti]

Yeah, basically people steal song structures from other people.  Really, it's no big deal.  Led Zeppelin stole a lot of their great music (dazed and confused, whole lotta love, rock and roll).  As long as its done well, it's cool.  It's easy to steal a song and make it shit.  At least guns steal songs and do them good. 

[doubletalking]

Back to Motley - Listen to the drum intro on Bastard from Shout At The Devil - did Matt borrow something??

[GeraldFord]

I noticed it, towards the end.

[estebanf]

and lets not forget Used to Love Her compared to Dead Flowers!!! same shit, same chords!
UTLH goes D,A,G,A
and Dead Flowers go D,A,G,D....

very true. It becomes extremely clear when listening to the Argentina 06/17/93 bootleg where a lot of times I think they're playing UTLH but they're doing Dead Flowers.

Two awesome songs by the way. Even both lyrics are kinda... bizarre

[CheapJon]

It happens... paradise citys heavy riff is based on a sabbath/ozzy song if I remember correctly. Slash even said so himself.

That sounds interesting - you know what song? Any link to the interview?

Supposedly "Zero The Hero" from "Born Again." I personally don't hear the resemblance though.

never noticed that before but now i can hear some similarity

[Robman?]

Chris Pitman stole nikki Sixx's idea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVGcLiu8jm8

didn't chris have a bouncy keyboard?

[kriss_boy]

I think its glaringly obvious PC was based on the heavy riff in 'Zero The Hero'. Its just basically that riff sped up!

You have to remember though that there are 1,000s of bands... and 1,000s of songs.. so it really goes without saying that hundreds of songs are going to sound similar!!

Stairway to Heaven was a rip off of Taurus by Spirited.

[BurningHills]

I think its glaringly obvious PC was based on the heavy riff in 'Zero The Hero'. Its just basically that riff sped up!

You have to remember though that there are 1,000s of bands... and 1,000s of songs.. so it really goes without saying that hundreds of songs are going to sound similar!!

Stairway to Heaven was a rip off of Taurus by Spirited.

Listening to Zero The Hero now, and I still don't hear it. It's nowhere close to being the same thing.

[Eternal Flaming Sword of Death...]

I think its glaringly obvious PC was based on the heavy riff in 'Zero The Hero'. Its just basically that riff sped up!

You have to remember though that there are 1,000s of bands... and 1,000s of songs.. so it really goes without saying that hundreds of songs are going to sound similar!!

Stairway to Heaven was a rip off of Taurus by Spirited.

Listening to Zero The Hero now, and I still don't hear it. It's nowhere close to being the same thing.

The riff is almost EXACTLY the same.......you may not be listening to the right song...

keep in mind, it's just teh guitar riff, the singing etc. is different

[don_vercetti]

i can hear it, definetely.  PC speeds it up a LOT though.  And Zero the Hero is not a well known sabbath song, I don't think. 

[dark n doom]

now listen to the first minute of this song (very similar to Madagascar)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGx0Hk9uU74&mode=related&search=

[PolarBearWitchHead]

the intro to my michelle is from happiness is a warm gun