Silverchair Forum

by **Israel's Son** » Fri May 16, 2003 5:54 am

I was watching some grunge program on MTV 2 and in the background a song came on and I instantly said "That's Slave by Silverchair, cool!" Then a different voice was singing completely different lyrics which made me think that Silverchair might have ripped off a Helmet song or something. Does anybody know what the song could be?

by **neonballroom_diorama** » Fri May 16, 2003 6:07 am

I doubt it was a rip off....if it was just in the background, maybe it just sounded like Slave....I do that all the time (hear a song in the background and think it's a different song).

by **Israel's Son** » Fri May 16, 2003 6:18 am

but this was exactly the same, just a little less polished

Website · by **SundayTongue** » Fri May 16, 2003 6:26 am

on an advert for one of those tv album things called 'while my guitar gently weeps', i think, there was a tune that sounded almost exactly like silverchair but i wasn't because they didn't put their name up when it played.

by **neonballroom_diorama** » Fri May 16, 2003 6:29 am

Originally posted by Israel's Son:
but this was exactly the same, just a little less polished

Hmmm....maybe another band was ripping off silverchair....or maybe they attempted to do a cover of "Slave" or something?

Could've just been coincidence also....Garbage's "I Think I'm Paranoid" apparentely sounds a lot like another song, and they claim that was purely by coincidence....same with "Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)" (also by Garbage).

by **Stacey** » Fri May 16, 2003 6:41 am

Oooh I know what song you meant. Could that have been... Fuck i forget what its called and who it's by, but yea... it sounds alot like slave.

by **Bizarre Guitarist Vocals** » Fri May 16, 2003 7:02 am

i think if they riped it off they would be in court by now!

by **Israel's Son** » Fri May 16, 2003 7:12 am

The show was about early 90's grunge so I think the song was by 1 of the early grunge bands like Helmet or Screaming Trees. I doubt it was a Silverchair cover because the show spoke negatively about them. "We were waiting for new grunge superstars but instead we got Silverchair."

by **faeri princess** » Fri May 16, 2003 9:10 am

the song 'i don't know anything' by mad season has the same guitar riff as 'slave'. it's been around for years and it was in a topic on here a while ago where some other riff similarities came out

by **RockstarSuicide** » Thu May 29, 2003 11:49 am

I dunno about Slave but Lie To Me is blatantly Tourette's by Nirvana... I like em both but come on :p

by **confusionisben** » Fri May 30, 2003 2:25 am

by **OneWaySlave** » Sat May 31, 2003 5:31 am

are you sure about that ukchairfan?

..In any case Israel's Son, the verse part for "Slave" is a very basic and typical riff, a guitar in dropped D doing a rhythm like that is typical of many bands (specially early chair stuff). In their early days Daniel use to claim to be a big fan of Helmet.... and buy any Helmet album and you will totaly see the connection to Freakshow and Frogstomp; It's not that Silverchair is ripping them off just taking influence. (By the way I recommend "Aftertaste" by Helmet)
I've also heard people say that Silverchair ripped off Black Sabbath for the riff in the song "sweet leaf" with the Chair Song "Leave me Out", but again its just taking influence from the bands you love...

by **AMPgirl** » Sat May 31, 2003 10:39 am

does anyone remember that whole fiasco with Vinilla Ice's "ice ice baby" and it being a rip off of that song "Pressure"? That ended vinilla Ice's sad career. :roll:

by **always_addicted** » Sat May 31, 2003 3:23 pm

Lol

I remember watching Behind The Music about him and they mentioned it. Also, you know that song Bittersweet Symophony by The Verve? I remember reading that they took a sample of a Rolling Stones song and they sued them. I think the Stones won and got all the money from it. It used to be a huge hit a few years ago, with that stoned looking singer of theirs, Richard Ashcroft.

by **sarah_luv_silverchair** » Sat May 31, 2003 8:06 pm

qoute...I dunno about Slave but Lie To Me is blatantly Tourette's by Nirvana... I like em both but come on

...holy cr @ p i never noticed that im devistated its almost the same :eek: