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Originally Posted by Forward To Death
How they approach it will end up in the sound, it's absolutely the same thing. Artists don't get to label themselves. Motorhead isn't "rock and roll", they're heavy metal. Heavy metal is a heavier version of rock, it's not rocket science here. They consider Little Richard their biggest influence, and you can hear it. That's the difference. System Of A Down only has similarities to Deftones like Deftones has similarities to 99% of the alt metal world from 1992-1999. You absolutely draw your own conclusions as a fan.
What sounds like influence to one person, or is influence to one person, might not be to the next.
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Most influences will show up in the mix, but having a certain mindset or using a technique another artist has used to write music does not mean you will be able to tell outright. And not agreeing with influences that the band directly says are influences is just dumb...sure, if SOAD said they were inspired by Britney Spears we could all assume it was a joke, but otherwise you're just arguing semantics. You can be influenced by someone and not have it smack you in the face in the music.