Similar sounding songs?

[Psyence88]

Have you ever heard a song and thought it sounded really similar to another one? Almost like one was inspired by the other?

I just listened to Europa by Santana and the song Tender Surrender by Steve Vai has striking similarities! Is this like... A known fact? Ha, it's interesting though. Very cool.

Europa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RZbYhaN43s

Tender Surrender

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpssSxiZVPY

I understand that Vai's song is somewhat based off of Villanova Junction by Hendrix, but it shares more of the structures and instruments used in Santana's song(rock organ?).

There are some other similarities I hear in music, one of the biggest is the Brazilian Power/Progressive Metal band Angra and the Japanese Power Metal band Galneryus. Both bands have strikingly similar sections in more then one songs, I guess they feed off each others inspiration?

Share some experiences!

 

[atonal]

Oh yeah, I hear it all the time. There's always a time when I listen to the radio and say, "hey, that sounds like...." I've even done it with my own music, it's really disappointing.

Only having 12 notes, 12 keys and certain chord progressions that work, I guess music can become repetitive once and a while.

 

[RJ2213]

Oh yeah, I hear it all the time. There's always a time when I listen to the radio and say, "hey, that sounds like...." I've even done it with my own music, it's really disappointing.

Only having 12 notes, 12 keys and certain chord progressions that work, I guess music can become repetitive once and a while.

all chord progressions work, just depends on what youre trying to make.

 

[ytse_jam]

what about 'Burn' and 'Two Minutes to Midnight'?

 

[RJ2213]

i find "burn" and "to minutes to midnight to be two very different songs actually. i dont even think "burn" has any palm muting in the main riff like tmtm does.

 

[lesterpaul]

"Bah BAh Black Sheep" and the "abc song"
-sorry, I have a 2 yr old, but this is a great example,nonetheless

 

[Elpelotero]

I actually think the Vai song reminds me a lot more of Eric Johnson's Manhattan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL8aeeSTthQ

Mostly b/c of the octaves

 

[mikey383]

"Bah BAh Black Sheep" and the "abc song"
-sorry, I have a 2 yr old, but this is a great example,nonetheless

Don't forget "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star".

 

[highwaynine]

"Bah BAh Black Sheep" and the "abc song"
-sorry, I have a 2 yr old, but this is a great example,nonetheless

AND "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"!

(also have a 2-yr old...who thinks I'm a rock star and calls out requests...the day she asks for "Freebird", I'm giving up the whole thing. ;-)

 

[highwaynine]

"Bah BAh Black Sheep" and the "abc song"
-sorry, I have a 2 yr old, but this is a great example,nonetheless

Don't forget "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star".

arrgh. Beat me to it.