chazraps
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Post by chazraps on Feb 25, 2011 20:16:26 GMT -5
For those who don't know, the original DX theme comes from a reinterplorarion of the bassline in Donna Summer's 1975 hit "Love to Love You." I just wrote a quick history of how that bassline has been used and recycled over the years (with samples) and thought you might be interested - popularopinions.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/luv2luv/ |
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Post by dabossftw on Feb 25, 2011 20:34:57 GMT -5
I don't mean any disrespect by this post, chaz, as I know you've got a keen sense of music.
That said, I do see a slight similarity in the bassline, however, I've never heard anyone else bring the comparison to "Love To Love You" to light. Is this something you've just speculated on, or did you read about the inspiration in an interview or something?
Again, no disrespect or "PROVE IT!" style post, just wondering.
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Post by oafman on Feb 25, 2011 21:18:06 GMT -5
I'm gonna use this thread to state that Rage Against The Machine didn't do the original song. It was The Chris Warren Band aka The DX Band, who also did My Time.
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Post by Jimmy on Feb 25, 2011 21:19:09 GMT -5
I'm gonna use this thread to state that Rage Against The Machine didn't do the original song. It was The Chris Warren Band aka The DX Band, who also did My Time. and "No Chance in Hell" too. |
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Post by oafman on Feb 25, 2011 21:21:06 GMT -5
I'm gonna use this thread to state that Rage Against The Machine didn't do the original song. It was The Chris Warren Band aka The DX Band, who also did My Time. and "No Chance in Hell" too. Actually, Peter Berserker did the vocals for that according to Wikipedia, but it could be wrong. I know the Chris Warren Band did the last WWF Superstars theme before it ended in 2000. |
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Post by rydndirty on Feb 25, 2011 21:35:41 GMT -5
and "No Chance in Hell" too. Actually, Peter Berserker did the vocals for that according to Wikipedia, but it could be wrong. I know the Chris Warren Band did the last WWF Superstars theme before it ended in 2000. Wiki or not I refuse to believe that this man...  sang No Chance. Oh wait... |
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Post by allenfan69 on Feb 25, 2011 22:59:49 GMT -5
Berserker? Time is ticking like a clock?  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2011 23:05:52 GMT -5
I'm gonna use this thread to state that Rage Against The Machine didn't do the original song. It was The Chris Warren Band aka The DX Band, who also did My Time. This post reminds me, I have a WWE magazine with a section that asks Swagger to name 10 songs on his iPod, and the section boldly suggests that RATM did his theme music. |
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Post by rapidfire187 on Feb 25, 2011 23:12:50 GMT -5
I didn't see many similarities in those songs. I mean, the bass lines are vaguely similar, but you can only have so many different bass lines.
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Post by Dat Dude on Feb 26, 2011 1:31:27 GMT -5
Berserker? Time is ticking like a clock? The Time was the greatest band ever |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Feb 26, 2011 1:45:10 GMT -5
I'm gonna use this thread to state that Rage Against The Machine didn't do the original song. It was The Chris Warren Band aka The DX Band, who also did My Time. This post reminds me, I have a WWE magazine with a section that asks Swagger to name 10 songs on his iPod, and the section boldly suggests that RATM did his theme music. Well a Rage cover band did preform it  |
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Post by ben:friendship frog on Feb 26, 2011 2:01:59 GMT -5
This post reminds me, I have a WWE magazine with a section that asks Swagger to name 10 songs on his iPod, and the section boldly suggests that RATM did his theme music. Well a Rage cover band did preform it And another Rage cover band performed Swagger's theme lol |
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chazraps
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Post by chazraps on Mar 2, 2011 15:09:49 GMT -5
Thanks for reading everybody! I don't mean any disrespect by this post, chaz, as I know you've got a keen sense of music. That said, I do see a slight similarity in the bassline, however, I've never heard anyone else bring the comparison to "Love To Love You" to light. Is this something you've just speculated on, or did you read about the inspiration in an interview or something? Again, no disrespect or "PROVE IT!" style post, just wondering. No disrespect taken, and thanks. I've never heard the connection specifically expressed anywhere BUT, I think the bassline is directly, or indirectly, lifted. Remember, in the late-90s there was the trend of making knock-offs of popular songs for entrance themes. While it started with WCW's use of Turner owned stock-music (Hardwork Bobby Walker's "Eye of the Tiger" etc.) they soon accessed Jimmy Hart to lend his talents to channel similar output for wrestlers, most notable his take on Nirvana's "Come As You Are" for Raven. While Jim Johnson's great contributions predate any of those by roughly a decade, I think the Degeneration X theme (which he composed and later had the Chris Warren band perform) was an instance of him putting a twist on an existing song. What seems most likely to me is he lifted the bassline from the Digital Underground song (the vibe of "Freaks of the Industry" does seem to go with what creative was going for with DX) and then decided to go overboard with a RATM-esqe sound as they were the bubbling counter-culture rebels of the time. |
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