Zero to Hero sound familiar?

[LIGuns]

For a bit of GN'R influence check out Black Sabbath's 1983 obscurity Zero to Hero.

[IzzyDutch]

Ah yeah.. Paradise City, I stumbled on this a few weeks ago aswell, showed some other examples aswell like the chorus coming from a Hanoi Rocks song

I think Slash had this riff subconciously in his mind somewhere and eventually the PC riff came out

[westcoast_junkie]

Ah yeah.. Paradise City, I stumbled on this a few weeks ago aswell, showed some other examples aswell like the chorus coming from a Hanoi Rocks song

I think Slash had this riff subconciously in his mind somewhere and eventually the PC riff came out

Which Hanoi-song?

[IzzyDutch]

Lost In The City

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_City

[westcoast_junkie]

Lost In The City

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_City

Lost In The City

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_City

Lost In The City

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_City

Aha. Never thought about that, but they are sound kinda similar. Cool "fun fact". I don't think it's negative that bands borrow riffs of eachother. Andy mccoy is known for that himself:)

But isn't Duff the one who came up with the chorus riff on PC? I believe Izzy and Axl were the two most influenced by Hanoi, so it may be coincident?

[IzzyDutch]

http://www.a-4-d.com/t77-paradise-city

^ Song info

But Zero To Hero sounds more of an influence on Paradise City then Lost In The City in my opinion.. Lost In The City is a pretty far stretched, sounds more like co?ncidence.

Either way I doubt Paradise City (or any other GN'R songs) have parts that were consciously ripped from other songs.

[One.In.A.Million]

Also check out Hanoi Rocks Cheyenne, that's Don't Cry right there. But as always Guns took that whole thing to another level, but still cool none the less. 

[westcoast_junkie]

Either way I doubt Paradise City (or any other GN'R songs) have parts that were consciously ripped from other songs.

Me too. But it's unavoidable in the length that one can find similarities between songs in the same genre.

Also check out Hanoi Rocks Cheyenne, that's Don't Cry right there. But as always Guns took that whole thing to another level, but still cool none the less. 

The cheyenne intro has the same chords indeed. But I don't believe that's been done with purpuse either...

Anyway, fun to see how much theese bands have in common👍

[IzzyDutch]

Also check out Hanoi Rocks Cheyenne, that's Don't Cry right there. But as always Guns took that whole thing to another level, but still cool none the less. 

Ah nice find! Looks like the Cheyenne was definetly the inspiration for Don't Cry... funny cause besides the obvious chords and note patterns the hiss at 0:29 and that bending note at 0:33 also reminds me immediately of similar sounds in Don't Cry. Funny to hear this

[LIGuns]

Hanoia Rocks-Underwater World..
Welcome to the ocean / Welcome to the sea, yeah / Welcome to the jungle / Deep inside of me, yeah / Sink or swim, you dive right in / And you know this ain't no ...

[One.In.A.Million]

Also check out Hanoi Rocks Cheyenne, that's Don't Cry right there. But as always Guns took that whole thing to another level, but still cool none the less. 

Ah nice find! Looks like the Cheyenne was definetly the inspiration for Don't Cry... funny cause besides the obvious chords and note patterns the hiss at 0:29 and that bending note at 0:33 also reminds me immediately of similar sounds in Don't Cry. Funny to hear this

Yeah totally, and it's more than just the chords westcoast_junkie, it's all the vocals, little bends and whoo's as well. I think it's cool how blatant it is how GN'R were inspired by Hanoi, and I remember reading how Axl and Izzy always used to buy clothes that made them look like them too.

[westcoast_junkie]

Would be a cool question if theres ever a q&a again. Maybe you're right oneinamillion.

[AXL DEMOCRACY]

Cool topic.
I always thought the beginning of "It's So Easy" sounds like "Liar" by Sex Pistols.

[IzzyDutch]

Cool topic.
I always thought the beginning of "It's So Easy" sounds like "Liar" by Sex Pistols.

Yeah! And Sucker Train Blues intro a bit

Like Axl mentioned, Dust N' Bones reminded him of Paul Revere's Cherokee People..

It's not so really the notes, but the rhythm does look like it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoRa-S8mckI


A bit off-topic, but listen to Loaded's No Shame:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hwlw1F8cy4

And then The Bravery's Time Won't Let Me Go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spKOib_D5YY

There's a also a song out there which sounds almost exactly, note for note, like VR's Dirty Thing.. VR even got suited for it (and lost because the other song was recorded a few years earlier). Appearantly that guy from Buckcherry wrote the song for VR, but got inspired by that other band for it.

[One.In.A.Million]

I'm sure I heard somewhere that VR had to pay royalties to the band who they ripped "Dirty Little Thing" off. Something like how they had no choice as it was more than coincidence it was similar, as they also copied the drum fill as well?... sure I heard that.

[IzzyDutch]

I'm sure I heard somewhere that VR had to pay royalties to the band who they ripped "Dirty Little Thing" off. Something like how they had no choice as it was more than coincidence it was similar, as they also copied the drum fill as well?... sure I heard that.

Yeah band Dirty Deeds with the song Cyber Babe

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/velvet-revolver-settles-plagiarism-claim-out-of-court-awards-uk-songwriter-share-of-hit