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Is Derivative Always Bad?
Katherine:
--- Quote from: TheFuriousWombat on 19 Nov 2007, 20:55 ---In other words: quality band: I don't mind copycats too much b/c I get more music that sounds like said quality band.
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Johnny C:
--- Quote from: KharBevNor on 20 Nov 2007, 11:08 ---Perhaps because it is utterly incomprehensible?
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Maybe to you art students.
Incidentally, A Place To Bury Strangers are glorious cacophony.
mediumrare:
Maths geeks unite, yo.
Annywho, my view is the "with a modern twist" bit is enough to validate a band and remove that "derivative" label. Really, pretty much every band is doing something that's been done before but with a twist or two. For some the twists are greater and more numerous, but it's only the ones that do things that have done before and do it the same way they've been done before that are "derivative".
In my opinion.
Wait, that doesn't answer the question!
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supertankguy:
I clicked the title, hit ctrl+f and typed "Wolfm" and *boom* It was like a premonition.
Honestly, I don't mind as long as it's not terrible or a case of plagiarism. Also, nice math joke.
StaedlerMars:
--- Quote from: Johnny C on 20 Nov 2007, 13:25 ---
--- Quote from: KharBevNor on 20 Nov 2007, 11:08 ---Perhaps because it is utterly incomprehensible?
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Maybe to you art students.
Incidentally, A Place To Bury Strangers are glorious cacophony.
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I really wish I didn't know what it meant. I'm regretting taking math instead of psychology, or whatever.
Back on topic: I was actually just having a discussion with a friend about how I don't get what the appeal is in being a cover band. I mean a band who's sole purpose is to cover songs of some other band. I understand if you like playing songs that are good, but you didn't right, ok, but being 'the best eric clapton cover band in the world' just doesn't make sense to me. Why would you want to be a copy of someone else? (No offense to any one who is in one of those cover bands, maybe you can explain why you do it to me).
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