Blog: Drawer B

Anyone else noticed the similarity between Metric's "Help I'm Alive" and Big Audio Dynamite II's "Rush?" No? Just me? Every time I hear that Metric song I can't help but start singing "Rush"- a song I've always found beyond annoying, which, needless to say, precludes any ability for me to appreciate "Help I'm Alive." BAD has not only retroactively tarnished Mick Jones' contributions to The Clash but now it's ruining modern indie rock, too... For the melodic similarity check about 1:40 into the Metric song versus the moment the BAD II video starts. The sound quality [...]