[quote="IndifferentOrganism"]Sorry to bump such a lowly thread. I just love this kind of thing though.

Chicago 25 Or 6 To 4
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUAYeN3Rp2E[/url][/quote]

Lemme finish the comparison for you...

[url=http://youtu.be/iP9xMobANJM?t=2m23s]Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm gonna leave you[/url]

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNq9gmY_Oz4]Green Day - Brain Stew[/url]

[url=http://youtu.be/9C3NFdd6CRQ?t=3m29s]The Pillows - Walkin on the Spiral[/url]

lol yeah, thought we've been over Walkin' on the Spiral before.

The riff used in that and Brain Stew, most commonly associated with 25 or 6 to 4 appeared before that in Zeppelin's Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, as linked above by Bebop. Though I'm sure the origins are probably older than that and Zeppelin prolly took it from some old blues song.

It's from a folk song from Anne Bredon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bredon

[quote="CARNVAL372"]Agreed, however I always thought that Walkin' on the spiral was more in the style of Green Day's Brainstew.

Here's mine:

Swanky Street's intro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3YEumyAy7I&feature=kp

The Stone Roses - This is the one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXfnZ7HYD_k&feature=kp[/quote]
Wow, interesting one.

So I was listening to TMGE's [url=http://youtu.be/MMnr7QPHDDU?t=2m4s]Abakareta sekai[/url], and I noticed a sample during the solo reminded me some of the lead guitar part in [url=http://youtu.be/vxusvLdXKIo?t=2m40s]Smile[/url]. I don't know which interpolated who first, but it's still mysterious that those samples sound similar.

Oh yeah how can anyone forgotten this classic sample:
[url=http://youtu.be/dNP8tbDMZNE?t=5m35s]James Brown - Funky Drummer[/url]

[url=http://youtu.be/GYGNM_gJrV4?t=8s]the pillows - Tokyo Bambi[/url]. The sample is of course sped up (in dnb tempo) so it's hard to hear it clearly. If you're curious enough though, you can experiment yourself by slowing down the sample to see if it matches. If you listen to it closely, it can also be heard throughout the whole song.

[quote="CARNVAL372"]So I was listening to TMGE's [url=http://youtu.be/MMnr7QPHDDU?t=2m4s]Abakareta sekai[/url][/quote]

<3

Interpolation of a riff:

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ob1cpyd8KQ&feature=kp]ONE LIFE's Intro[/url]

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itZW6wjVqxw]THE WILLARD - Good Evening Wonderful Fiend's intro[/url]

Hmm they sound pretty similar. What do you guys think?

When I listened to Melody I remembered a similar sounding chorus and I think this might.... be it...
Melody is a little faster but I swear there was a song out there that fits well with it. I'm not sure if this is the song but might as well post it now and come back to it later.

The Pillows - Melody
http://youtu.be/5JlGEXN_Y4o?t=2m31s

Fastball - The Way
http://youtu.be/nU-XLNs4TCY?t=2m16s

[quote="Brye916"]When I listened to Melody I remembered a similar sounding chorus and I think this might.... be it...
Melody is a little faster but I swear there was a song out there that fits well with it. I'm not sure if this is the song but might as well post it now and come back to it later.

The Pillows - Melody
http://youtu.be/5JlGEXN_Y4o?t=2m31s

Fastball - The Way
http://youtu.be/nU-XLNs4TCY?t=2m16s[/quote]

The chorus to Melody reminds me of [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsrQgIQSQSw&feature=kp]The Beatles - You Won't See Me[/url]

Also the song seems to be referencing this [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Rider]movie[/url] judging by the lyrics.

Do you think that in the 'Trip Dancer' PV the frisbee (the big one) is a reference to 'The Who',
or is it just a coincidence that the frisbee looks like the logo of 'The Who'?

[quote="Ashinow"]Do you think that in the 'Trip Dancer' PV the frisbee (the big one) is a reference to 'The Who',
or is it just a coincidence that the frisbee looks like the logo of 'The Who'?[/quote]
OH, haha, I just found out that The Jam has also that logo... must not be a coincidence then, I think.

I believe Sawao has a sticker of The Who's logo on the back of one of his guitars.

It's a symbol used by mod subculture (it's a Royal Air Force roundel). the pillows use it often, like recently on the 25th anniversary logo and the 2nd movement poster.

[img]http://pillows.jp/images/logo/25th_logo-120x120.png[/img]
[img]http://pillows.jp/25th/images/2ndmovement_flyer-t.jpg[/img]

A ton of bands have used it, so it's hard to say who influenced the pillows to do the same. My guess would be The Collectors.

[img]http://www.pia.co.jp/interview/snrs/images/the_collectors.jpg[/img]

[quote="CARNVAL372"]Yeah, the song uses the g-am-bm-c chord progression similar to the one used in Strange Chameleon's intro and solo.

Also:

The Stone Roses - I am The Resurrection
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BfnXX7EvhM&feature=fvst

the pillows - SUICIDE DIVING
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdxeVMua3DM

The intros have similar rhythm.[/quote]
Try this one with SUICIDE DIVING's rhythm and a similar guitar riff starting around 0:15:
Moody Blues - It's Up To You (1970) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE3JBYPVlq8

For Swanky Street, I'm not sure if it's directly based on anything, but there are a number of songs using basically the same very distinct chords. Here are two that come to mind, one that predates it and another that doesn't.
Radiohead - Lift (1996) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiQSf2Huk6g
Guided By Voices - Main Street Wizards (2003) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_okvPiIeOI

Well the Suicide Diving one sounds more clear if you listen to the Live Beat version. the bass sounds identical as if it was a tribute. Also the Roses song seems to be based off The Beatles' song If I Needed Someone.

As for the Swanky Street one, the melody just sounds identical to my ears and nothing more.