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I'm drawing a blank here and too lazy to use the search function...as much as it may suck doing so...but when Neck of the Woods came out, wasn't the only way to get the yellow variant was with the box set?

 

Nevermind.

 

Just popped into the original thread for it and read up on it.

 

Carry on.

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The good old days of MTV playing great music videos and Billy Corgan having a full head of hair.

It's definitely a good nostalgia.

 

I remember when Carnavas came out and everyone said SSPU was ripping of Siamese Dream or whatever. I definitely heard the influence (which I appreciated) but never considered them any sort of plagirists or anything. SSPU always said they were flattered by the comparison. But man, they constantly remind me of SP. Though, always in a good way. 

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It's definitely a good nostalgia.

 

I remember when Carnavas came out and everyone said SSPU was ripping of Siamese Dream or whatever. I definitely heard the influence (which I appreciated) but never considered them any sort of plagirists or anything. SSPU always said they were flattered by the comparison. But man, they constantly remind me of SP. Though, always in a good way. 

 

I remember the way I heard about SSPU was when the Pumpkins promoted them on their social media (maybe Myspace) back in the Zeitgeist days.  

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I hate when bands get tagged as a "so and so" rip off because then every lazy reviewer throws it in the review like he/she is the first to do it.

Sure, SSPU may share similarities with SP but who cares? They both make music I generally like. That's all that matters.

 

i wasn't saying they're rip offs.  i was just saying i find it interesting how often they remind me of SP aesthetically. the new band photos remind me so much of the today video. 

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i wasn't saying they're rip offs.  i was just saying i find it interesting how often they remind me of SP aesthetically. the new band photos remind me so much of the today video. 

 

Sorry, I didn't mean to come across as targeting you with that statement.  There is no denying that they have elements that can be compared to SP, I just more was venting at the fact that once that stigma is out there, then every major reviewer has to throw the comparison into EVERY single review no matter the album without seemingly adding their own fresh take on the band itself.

 

EDIT:  What I am REALLY trying to get at (and doing a poor job of) is that I hate when people make the comparisons to other bands before them and refusing to credit the band with having a fresh take on a sound that may or may not be "borrowed".  It's like God forbid that every single band in existence isn't 100% ground-breaking.  I like that SSPU puts their own spin on that "SP style".  

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