Bands that sound the same as other bands

[Desdinova]

Ohme's spacey, ambient vocals are basically Hogarth north to my ears.

Again, I like Gazpacho, but it is what it is imo.

While I do hear the similarities, there must some significant differences because I love Ohme's singing and Hogarth drives me up a wall. I tend to think of Gazpacho as sounding a quite a bit like Marillion but without the "whatever it is I hate about Hogarth". Maybe it's because he doesn't overemote like H does, and he shuts up long enough for the music to breathe.

[Toothyspook]

When they started out they were doing a ton of covers - Little Richard, Carl Perkins, etc. That's not too hard to describe.

They were indeed but when their albums were released, right back to the first album, each track would be described. You would be given a picture of how the album sounded. EG 'Misery' from the the first album 'it isnt as slow as it sounds. It moves along at a steady pace'

Not simply 'they sound like Little Richard' or 'they sound like Carl Perkins' which would no doubt hapen if they were around today.

[NogbadTheBad]

Maybe it's because he doesn't overemote like H does, and he shuts up long enough for the music to breathe.

There are sooo many bands I could say that about

[Scrotum Scissor]

Mogwai have been around since GYBE have and were even more influential to later post-rock bands than GYBE were.

QFT. Altogether, Mogwai were arguably the single most influential (as in purpotedly cloned) "post-rock" group next to Slint, Tortoise and Bark Psychosis.

[Henry Krinkle]

They were indeed but when their albums were released, right back to the first album, each track would be described. You would be given a picture of how the album sounded. EG 'Misery' from the the first album 'it isnt as slow as it sounds. It moves along at a steady pace'

Not simply 'they sound like Little Richard' or 'they sound like Carl Perkins' which would no doubt hapen if they were around today.

Yeah, just because the Beatles did covers of Carl Perkins or Chuck Berry tunes didn't mean they sounded like those American artists. They sounded different while covering their tunes. They were an English band influenced by the skiffle bands of the day and did their versions of those American songs. I can't believe anyone at the time would say "hey, this British group called the Beatles sounds just like Chuck Berry". In fact, that's perposterous. Those cover tunes were a bridge to the Beatles creating a completely unique and new sound that ended up revolutionizing pop music.

[simon moon]

numerous Italian prog keyboard bands====>ELP

Don't get this at all. Sure many of the Italians used a Hammond in the same way that Emo did, but compositionally, I just don't hear it.

I also really don't get the Genesis - PFM comparison. As others have said, there are more early KC influences than Genesis influences in PFM's work. But even those influences were a jumping off point, not a clone.

[East New York]

Starcastle does indeed win the clone band battle, followed closely by both The Watch/Citizen Cain combo imo.

And ELP/Triumvirat, IMHO.

[sonic]

And ELP/Triumvirat, IMHO.

Nope. Not clones. Obviously ELP was a huge influence, but I rate their overall output higher than ELPs. I would never mistake one band for the other.

[East New York]

Nope. Not clones. Obviously ELP was a huge influence, but I rate their overall output higher than ELPs. I would never mistake one band for the other.

Feel free, lovey! I disagree, but that's just me.

[80s were ok]

Nope. Not clones. Obviously ELP was a huge influence, but I rate their overall output higher than ELPs. I would never mistake one band for the other.

Look, I like Triumvirat but there is no way you can listen to "Spartacus" and not think "Man that sounds like ELP'. They even have a ballad that sure reminds me of "Lucky Man"

[bill g]

Yeah, I don't get the Hawkwind - Ozrics comparison at all.

No. They both sound spacey, but that's about it.

Agree also with Jeremy Bender that Marillion sounds more like Pink Floyd with Gabrielesque vocals than Genesis. I hear very little Genesis in Marillion's music. What is there is very superficial and Marillion copies none of the chordal nuances that really characterize Genesis. The Watch and Unifaun are closer, but there are still obvious differences.

[ItalProgRules]

No. They both sound spacey, but that's about it.

Agree also with Jeremy Bender that Marillion sounds more like Pink Floyd with Gabrielesque vocals than Genesis. I hear very little Genesis in Marillion's music. What is there is very superficial and Marillion copies none of the chordal nuances that really characterize Genesis. The Watch and Unifaun are closer, but there are still obvious differences.

Even in the Fish days I never heard that much Genesis in Marillion's music. What I did hear was a whole lot of Van der Graaf Generator in the lyrics and vocal style.

[Trane]

Mogwai have been around since GYBE have and were even more influential to later post-rock bands than GYBE were.

QFT. Altogether, Mogwai were arguably the single most influential (as in purpotedly cloned) "post-rock" group next to Slint, Tortoise and Bark Psychosis.

Mmpmhhh!!!... The first "unofficial" recordings of GYBE! dates from 94 (says RYM) while Mogwai's earliest date from 97 ... However it's quite clear that Mogwai became much more popular than GYBE8 was ever... Especially once GYBE8 vamished from the scene (from 04 onwards)

As for Tarentel, debut album dates from 99