Music historical past is suffering from accusations of plagiarism, some extra legit than others. Did Ray Parker Jr. actually rip off Huey Lewis and the Information? Did the Pink Scorching Chili Peppers actually rip off Tom Petty? Did Sam Smith actually rip off Tom Petty? Wow, lots of people accused of stealing from Tom Petty. Did Robin Thicke rip off Marvin Gaye? Nicely, in accordance with a courtroom of legislation, sure. Did Jet rip off Iggy Pop? Sure, I’ll stand by that one to my dying day: “Are You Gonna Be My Lady” is unquestionably “Lust for Life.” However now the latest query is, did Metallica rip off The Smashing Pumpkins? Perhaps, however Billy Corgan is saying that with a lot of caveats.
In a latest interview with Australian podcast Everblack (that was transcribed by Blabbermouth), Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan introduced up an eerie similarity between Metallica’s 1997 traditional “Gas” off of Reload and The Smashing Pumpkins “Tales of a Scorched Earth” off Mellon Collie and the Infinite Unhappiness:
“ Nicely, let me caveat this by saying that I like James Hetfield as an individual. I like METALLICA; I noticed them in 1984 and all that nice stuff. And James might be the best riff author outdoors of possibly [BLACK SABBATH’s] Tony Iommi. James has written a number of the best, most superb riffs, and he’s nonetheless writing them. However if you happen to hearken to ‘Tales Of A Scorched Earth’ and also you hearken to that METALLICA track [‘Fuel’ from 1997’s ‘Reload’ album], ‘Give me gasoline, give me fireplace, give me that which I want.’ See — a little bit lightbulb went off in your mind… Now, which track got here first?”
Then the interviewer identified that “Tales of a Scorched Earth” was launched solely two years earlier than “Gas,” to which Corgan stated:
“God bless you… Now, I don’t suppose James would rip something off from me, however the first time I heard that track, I used to be, like, ‘That’s awfully shut.’ However I like me some James. And I’d love any person making an attempt to get a troll headline out that, some clickbait out of that.”
Having by no means dug my manner that far into The Smashing Pumpkins’ well-known double album that’s so lengthy it really comprises the phrase “infinite” within the title, I took a hearken to “Tales of a Scorched Earth” to write down this text and, yeah, it sounds acquainted, however not shut sufficient to not be a coincidence. And, as Corgan identified later within the interview:
“My father used to say, ‘Look, there’s solely 12 notes.’ So, that’s the good factor. All of us rip one another off, and if it really works, nice. I’ve obtained no drawback with that. I imply, I’ve definitely ripped METALLICA off loads, so…”
So do with that what you’ll.
