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In reply to the discussion: Led Zeppelin did not steal 'Stairway' riff, jurors say [View all]klook
(12,193 posts)28. Oh man, what a frivolous lawsuit!
A descending chromatic riff, played in arpeggios. That's worthy of a lawsuit? Sheesh.
Spirit was a great band. Sorry to see their music involved in such a trivial exercise in futility.
Notice that "Taurus" includes a descending major scale as well... obviously that's off limits, too!
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Journeyman
Jun 2016
#1
Maybe because the people who filed the lawsuit are a behaving like a bag of dicks?
cstanleytech
Jun 2016
#35
None. Willie Dixon prevailed in a lawsuit against Led Zeppelin for the song.
Haveadream
Jun 2016
#46
Didn't know if anyone else saw this post: Skip to 32 second mark on the video...
Lars39
Jun 2016
#13
Both bands are brilliant & I love both. Check out "12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus"
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2016
#16
Who would have thought that the concept of "arpeggio" wasn't exclusive to one band?
Scootaloo
Jun 2016
#51
Sounded verrrry similar to me, certainly it inspired the intro, even if it didn't meet the legal
JudyM
Jun 2016
#38
In other breaking news, Antonio Vivaldi did not rip off Johann Sebastian Bach in "The Four Seasons"
brooklynite
Jun 2016
#49
This is good news. Most pop music is based heavily on the music that came before...
cbdo2007
Jun 2016
#55