Did anybody get a feeling like the clean vocal sections on the first track, Autotheist Movement I: Create, sounded like it could be a depressing hard rock song?![]()
Reminds me of this soooooo much.
Did anybody get a feeling like the clean vocal sections on the first track, Autotheist Movement I: Create, sounded like it could be a depressing hard rock song?![]()
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Being unaware that you're ripping someone off doesn't suddenly make it okay. LOL.
There's a big difference between a riff or song being inspired by a band, song, album, etc....and stealing the exact riff or phrasing.
I think Obscura is the best example of this. No one in the band is shy about Death and Morbid Angel being their two biggest influences. I listen to specific parts in their songs and think, "Holy crap. This 100% sounds like something Chuck would have written if he was still alive".....not "Holy crap. This is basically note for note the same something from Pull the Plug."
Obviously, some people are less sensitive to this kind of stuff than others.
The only "ripping off" I hear is
That riff from Dirge for November.
Which I thought was cool and chuckled a little.
But then again, I guess its my job
To take apart every song and form an opinion about
Every second. So let me get back to my research
Well Jimmy Page borrowed a lot of ideas from
other musicians to make the great legacy of Led Zeppelin.
Get the fuck over it.
Don't like it? Don't listen. Happy travels.
"Good artists borrow, great artists steal."
Plus, without getting too nerdy, it fits into the album 'theme' perfectly.
Keenes said each album is based around a theme. Last one was about planets, space, alternative dimensions or something or rather, so the vocoder stuff worked quite well (though admittedly it was also a huge nod to Cynic)
This album seems to be about Science killing god, and the modern wave of New Athiesm that Hawkins, Dawkins, Harris and Dennett represent. The song itself is called Hail Science, a robot voice is only fitting.
Somebody here quoted it as Picasso, but it was actually Stravinsky who said it- and he said:
"A good composer borrows, a great composer steals".
It was never thought of as "stealing" back then, it was more the composer showing his admiration for the person he was copying and it was suppose to be deliberate so everyone could recognize it. I think it's the same thing now, with the Faceless/Keene being such a big Devin fan. He didn't do it to try and rip off DTB, that's ridiculous, he's a big fan, enjoys Devin's music, and this is how he expresses it.
I think this "Faceless ripping people off" stuff has gone too far. In my opinion NONE of them are rip-offs. In fact, I literally shook my head at all but one comparison in the video, amazed that they are even being compared as a rip-off.
Too many people these days are just trying to uncover some sort of conspiracy. Just shut up and listen to the music, or don't.
So, if I steal some Faceless riffs and just say I did it because I like them a lot, I can get away with it and call myself great?
Well this comes from an anonymous source (credible to me), so I'm not going to say it's true or not, but person X said that this is the last Faceless album, as Michael Keene has become bored with it and wants to put his efforts towards other endeavors, much like what he did with Boregore.
I see the sign behind your head in the picture... I wanna be a guitar tech for The Faceless lol![]()
All of the reviews are missing one thing: How good Ficco's vocals are
If it's for the purpose of paying homage, than why not?So, if I steal some Faceless riffs and just say I did it because I like them a lot, I can get away with it and call myself great?
DEUS EST MORTUUS!! LOGICA OBTINET!!
He said it was totally not true. Yes I asked Michael Keene himself