Comments on: Is Owl City A Postal Service Ripoff?

By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:52:43 +0000

No. Their voices do sound somewhat similar, and both are electronic. I don't think that could be considered a rip-off.

By: rob

rob — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:35:19 +0000

you just called the song stupid but thought it was postal service which I am figuring you are a fan of? so just you liked it until you find out that it is by Owl City. I am a huge Postal service fan and Owl City Fan. They have similar styles of creating music but owl city is a much brighter sound and lyrics while postal service is usually darker.

By: Juls

Juls — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:29:20 +0000

The first time I heard Firefly i thought it was The Postal Service then my friend said it was a song by Owl City and i thought maybe Ben Gibbard had grown apart from JamesTamborello (Dntel) and gone on his own again and made a new name for himself "Owl City" even the name kinda goes with the flow of his songs lyrics and so on. So yeah In my opinion either complete rip off or really very big influence to the point his songs just come out that way.

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 06 May 2010 05:23:02 +0000

you're retarded

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 06 May 2010 05:20:14 +0000

Thank God, someone with actual music sense

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 06 May 2010 05:18:41 +0000

Are you guys kidding me? Just because more than one group uses a synth and catchy beats does not mean they sound at all alike. There are clear and distinct differences between the two, starting with subject matter and rhyme structure. The fact that anyone would confuse these groups saddens me as I now realize that our society is now only producing casual listeners of music. Both groups are amazing and have a lot to offer, but frankly I prefer Owl City. His approach to this genre is fresh and appealing (though personally I wouldn't have chosen Hello Seattle to demonstrate it–try The Saltwater Room).

By: Jj Acyan

Jj Acyan — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:54:48 +0000

IMO I hear very little similarities, all the people that are bein sour about OC "Rippin' Off" PS are the people that are clearly already fans of PS which is obviously biased comments. It's the same with any New and Old band that play the same genre of music. Take Oasis and The Beatles for example.. Everybody that grew up listenin 2 The Beatles is likely to say Oasis ripped them off, anybody that grew up listenin 2 Oasis will argue against that. Everybodys too quick to judge and compare shit.

By: Jj Acayan

Jj Acayan — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:51:09 +0000

They are a bit similar but the differences are seriously big. I mean there both openings, in a techno form, but they arent the same, and Owl City didnt copy anything. You know now that i hear it again, They dont sound the same at all. So all you little people being jerks about this saying Owl City is ripping Postal Service off, are wrong.

By: cody

cody — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:54:02 +0000

there would be no Owl City w/o Postal Service

By: taylor

taylor — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:12:31 +0000

absolutely not..

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By: xsa

xsa — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:23:28 +0000

Owl city is obviously inferior. The lyrics are terrible… how could you get hugs from bugs? idgi. So cheesy and unoriginal.