Bands that took their whole sound from one song

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Probably done this thread before (surely?) but couldn’t find it.

‘Ripped off’ a bit harsh maybe. Not even really a criticism as I like both of these bands, but can’t not hear it.

Titus Andronicus:

Fuck Buttons:

(And loads of post rock. Still find it mad it came out in 1975)

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War on Drugs

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With a bit of this

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I’d never thought of that Eno/Fuck Buttons one. I think their noise inclinations kept me from considering what might have inspired the rest, but it’s a fair shout

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I can’t remember exactly, but wasn’t theirs

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Narrow Head:

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Beach House:

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Also here to post a Waterboys example!

Levellers:

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This also feels like the Strokes blueprint to me

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Wet Leg:

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Interpol:

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Love this, feel it happens quite often:

LCD Soundsystem

(Specifically this version)

Ultimate Painting

Pottery

I remember someone saying that Muse essentially built a whole career around that one guitar solo in Paranoid Android. Dunno how apt that is now though

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Similarly, I read somewhere that “Sway” by the Rolling Stones launched Aerosmith’s entire career, although I haven’t heard enough Aerosmith to confirm this…

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Here’s Soft cell/ pet shop boys/ Erasure in 1979

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LCD Soundsystem drew very obviously from their influences, didn’t they

they stole from more than just that tune tho, no?

like Berlin Bowie, all sorts of disco stuff, ESG (who I guess were very post-Talking Heads already)

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I see this as the template for Belle and Sebastian.

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side-note: I feel so silly for never having listened to that compilation before

rhythm section sounds immaculate (which is the main LCD influence, innit, that crisp + tight drums/bass)

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That is, um, quite blatant.

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Black Country new roads first album:

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