Did KISS Rip Off The Sword?
Posted by Bram Teitelman on Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Is it just us, or does the main riff in “Modern Day Delilah,” the first single from KISS’ forthcoming album Sonic Boom, bear a little more than a passing resemblance to The Sword’s “Freya?” The new album from Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Not Ace Frehley and Not Peter Criss will be out on October 6. The Sword will have a new album out early next year.
Tags: Ace Frehley, Eric Singer, Gene Simmons, KISS, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, The Sword, Tommy Thayer
August 21st, 2009 at 2:12 PM
Meh, not really. Sounds like a riff that every band that plays that style of music uses. The Sword weren’t the first, and Kiss certainly won’t be the last.
August 21st, 2009 at 2:20 PM
yeah kinda but it’s more just a typical ‘stoner-rock’ riff like jordan said
August 21st, 2009 at 2:32 PM
Pfft. I say they ripped ‘em off. Sounds very, very similar.
-Dan Contogiannis
August 21st, 2009 at 2:43 PM
I’ve heard that riff a gazzilion times… if The Sword were ripped off, they’ve been riping off a hundred, maybe a thousand other bands…
August 21st, 2009 at 2:53 PM
I think Kiss are too lazy to rip off other music (because that would involve them actually listening to music, which takes time away from starring in reality tv programs and selling mr. potatoe head dolls to Walmart). Im sure its just a coincidence.
August 21st, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Lars will sue!!
August 21st, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Who the fuck is sword and who cares..by the way the song sounds like a 1983 KISS song Exciter
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