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Anyone got any ideas? I'm looking for bands, albums, songs, that have that similar feel to "(Dont Fear) The Reaper". Mainly the first 2.5 minutes.
Theres a little nostalgia enducing thing going on in there. And I need more or something thats usually handed out in small doses.
And I'm NOT talking about cowbell jokes...haha
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go to pandora radio & type in song title.& zippitydwumba instant song list. you're bound to find something.
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ya know I tried googling this and nothing relevant came up. It was all just popular songs that would be on the same soundtrack. Thats not the same.
I Never tried pandora hopefully it dont give me steppenwolf like google did.
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Well, ya better be careful opening up Pandora Box there, Tom! 'Cause ya know what's layin' inside??? Cowbells!!! (yeah, yeah, I know what you said above...live with it, dude!!!)  
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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well that joke coming from a christopher walken look alike is okay in my book...haha
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If it isn't broke, I haven't messed with it.
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WHOOPS!!! Sorry Tom, but "Christopher" here forgot to earlier include one of "his" all time favorites.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxz_gNx1q8w 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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holy crap dwight I'm not clicking on any of that to hear cowbells. I dont have speakers on this computer here anyway.
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inagadadivida! LOLOLOL 30 min worth!
Mal: "Y'all see the man hanging out of the spaceship with the really big gun?{ref, Jayne} Man's lookin' to kill some folk. So really, it's his will y'all should worry about thwarting."
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i was thinking of long intros. there is this with the long exit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEx9O9x8Jnw
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The world was blessed when there came out only one song that sounds like don't fear the reaper
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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Alright motorat, jet air liner was way off..haha..sorry.
The things that make the reaper...
-multi-vocal harmonies
-clean reverby guitar chords being plucked
-drummer in a straightfoward beat using the ride cymbals for "the wash"
-warm/vintage recording production
We're trying to lean more toward "California Dreamin" and less toward Iron Butterfly, if that helps.
I'm surprised Keith Mountain Man isnt all over this thread. I guess he's too busy making birthday threads?
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I really love songs that stand alone. dont fear the reaper, Kashmire, and thusly.
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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exactly, theres gotta be a band ripping the reaper off and making a whole album out of it. Thats what I'm looking for..haha
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Okay Tom, got one for you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovf-UFWL-ngDoesn't get any better!!
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The things that make the reaper...
-multi-vocal harmonies
-clean reverby guitar chords being plucked
-drummer in a straightfoward beat using the ride cymbals for "the wash"
-warm/vintage recording production
Hmmmm, well Tom....THAT pretty much sums up every song Boston ever recorded, doesn't it?!
And maybe you might delve into the Crosby, Stills and Nash(and Young sometimes) catalog too, eh?!
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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And speakin' of CSN&Y and the intro of "(Don't Fear)The Reaper"... While the following suggestion is a little less up tempo than that Blue Oyster Cult song, is it just me or does the intro of CSN&Y's "Ohio" sound more than just a little similar here.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SswXJX6X-ow
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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not bad, not bad at all. Thank you fellas...I'll be downloading these beauties and will check back with you tomorrow. Got a decent PM from Beamer with some suggestions to dig through as well.
Great work and thanks again
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alright Keith, that white bird song was scaring me at first when it came on, but dam?....it sure did turn into a epic song towards the end. Wish it was a bit more balanced though. Dwight, Crosby Stills, etc. was definately the closest to the feel of the reaper. I'm gonna have to get some more of that stuff in the future. And Beamer came through with the band "dear mr. fantasy" by the band "traffic". Not quite the reaper, but a really good song. I recommend it highly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_nwbTeIN4Y STILL CANT FIND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR!?!? Anyone else?
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Almost Cut My Hair: David Crosby
Blues Traveler: Run-Around
Indigenous: Begin to Wonder
Big Brother and The Holding Company w/Janis Joplin:
Combination of The Two
Grateful Dead: New Speedway Boogie
Albert King: Born Under A Bad Sign
Allman Brothers: Black Hearted Woman
shall i go on?
am i off base?
close to the mark?
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Good for now...hahaa
I'll give these a listen tonight and check in later.
Not sure about the blue traveler though. Apples vs. Oranges
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Hmmmm, well Tom....THAT pretty much sums up every song Boston ever recorded, doesn't it?!
Boston, Best band ever to make an awesome album and re-release it two times under different album names and lyrics.
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Well Soren its good to have an opinion. I really can't put the word awesome and Boston in the same sentence unless you can make it mean awefull. Again its good to have opinions
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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They definitely should have stopped after one album.
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They definitely should have stopped after one album.
Yeah Soren, I suppose many of Boston's songs do sound very similar alright, however because this one here came out on their second album, if they would have stopped after only one, then I wouldn't be able to crank up the volume on my truck radio every time they play it on the radio....even though, yep, they DO play this one a whole lot, but somehow I never get tired of listening to it....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VPLOVJ0u94
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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for the harmony part...alot of the eagles stuff quallifies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-q7Mih69KE
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 Yep, good point Joe. And, these boys from Hawthorne California weren't too shabby with the harmonies either.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdov2UIjUpY
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oh yeah, the beach boys totally sound like the reaper
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STILL CANT FIND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR!?!?
Hey Tom, you just made your own best suggestion!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb1XXs7e7ac
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Boston, Best band ever to make an awesome album and re-release it two times under different album names and lyrics.
Now there's a BAND!!
How about the Doobie Brothers... pretty much any song. And going back further... Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane was one of the best albums EVER!!
White Rabbit
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Jefferson Airplane/the Airplane/Jefferson Starship/Starship, 30 years and they only had two decent songs, "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love". In 1983, Agent Orange did an awesome cover of "Somebody to Love" which is 87 times better than Jefferson Arirplane's original version. Agent Orange also did a great cover of Johnny Rivers' "Secret Agent Man" which has also been covered by Devo, The Plugz, Blues Traveler, Laurie Anderson, Cinecyde and Bruce Willis. Bruce Willis made four Die Hard movies. In Die Hard 2, his wife is on an airplane.
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mert's picks are way off
Its a shame about Boston..haha...oh man
Some of those songs are really good, just not anywhere close to the reaper.
Crosby Stills...etc...is a close feel.
I havent listened to White Rabbit in a bit, I'm not sure if its the correct answer though.
this search could be its own website, good god.
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the opening lick for the song Jane (Jefferson starship,with Mickey singin) comes pretty darn close
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Try some Thin Lizzy or James Gang for the same sorta listen.
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thin lizzy, oh yea!!! Gary Moore!!!! 
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Very Close Right here fellas....VERY CLOSE
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