Tim Buckley

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10 years ago

bletchit

This sounds nothing like the National Anthem. Both have a repetitive bassline under a chaotic free jazz -sounding brass section, and that's it. The bassline is different and the saxophones play differently. Get over yourselves. This is a pretty amazing song thought, I'm not saying otherwise.

10 years ago

Jordan Cruz

More like Mars Volta then Radiohead

11 years ago

rabbitsandcarrots

Ballsy song. Of course influence abounds in music.. Its important and helps musicians become inventive. But to say Radiohead copied this though is pretty ludicrous. They might have similar elements but The National Anthem is a different beast. People are acting like Radiohead pulled a Vanilla Ice. Get over it.

11 years ago

MrJonbil37

I can´t accept that everything in music was invented in the 50´s. What about the 60´s pop, psychedelia, protest-song, folk-rock and else?. On the other hand, Radiohead deserve credit because it´s unusual to see a band changing completely their music style after mainstream success, switching from guitar sound to keyboard-oriented sound. Ok Computer is their best collection of songs and Kid A is their most challenging album. The rest of their catalogue is erratic, in my opinion.

11 years ago

ThisIsEndgame

But... To invent something is too be born in the 50's. So much music has been made that it's not really fair to say "they havent invented anything" I think it's cool that Radiohead likes this music, they were inspired by this song and created something really really awesome with it. I think Radiohead's sound is really unique, they did invent their sound. I do agree with you though, the connection between these songs is obvious. But not a copy. Inspiration, which is a salute to Tim Buckley IMO

11 years ago

MrJonbil37

OK, I ´ll give you that. Maybe "copy" wasn´t the proper word to use, but I think the two are very similar songs in brass structure, those Coltrane-ish "trumpets in fugue". Don´t get me wrong, I like Radiohead, they have very good musical taste but they haven´t invented anything, unlike Tim Buckley.

11 years ago

ThisIsEndgame

You mean Radiohead was influenced by this, right? This is not copied at all. They sound similar. But nothing was copy pasted whatsoever. No vocal melodies. No drum tracks. No bass tracks. Even the brass section isnt even close to the same. Yes, this song obviously influenced National Anthem. Though you don't see bands saying its a cover when they are influenced by a band. So enough with the claims of plagiarism because honestly they are two very different songs.

11 years ago

Kane B

Tim Buckley was absolutely fearless. He just did whatever kind of music he wanted, no matter who it might piss off. Such a shame he died so young, and it's a shame former fans would abandon him whenever he changed his style. I think all his work is great - the more conventional folk, the avant-garde, the "sex funk" - I love it all.

11 years ago

Samba C

Buckley recorded this on Zappa's Straight records- which was no major label.

12 years ago

MrJonbil37

I can´t belive this gem was written 42 years ago. By the way, Radiohead copied (no, stole) the rythm section of this track to write "The national anthem" from KID A. As simple as that!

12 years ago

abciance

@blazeablunt4200 and unfortunately probably only 10% (or less) would have an appreciation for this type of music, but thats good, we wouldn't want to become over-saturated with people who are into the weird and avant-garde either

12 years ago

Antalarion

@alexmortland They would if 99.5 pcent of the people dared listen to this

13 years ago

Tony Gambini

@marquettefootball 99.5% of major label musicians today would never have the balls to attempt anything like this.

13 years ago

BilisNegra

@marquettefootball Yep¡¡!! And what about the album's title song¿¿?? Not for tender stomachs, it's a love-it or-hate-it album. (I love it, of course).

14 years ago