United States of America / Final Fantasy
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I don’t know if Owen Pallet, of Final Fantasy, is influenced by the psychedelic band The United States of America. Actually there’s only one song off of USOA’s sole LP which sounds akin to the music of Final Fantasy. This song, “Stranded in Time,” features familiar Final Fantasy instrumentation, violin and cello, and even adds that old baroque stand by, the harpsichord. The lyrics also feel similiar, offering a melancholic if pretentious slice of life, “Time when he and mother where young, now those days are departed, now he’s left broken hearted, stranded in time.”
Besides this song, more obvious influences for Mr. Pallet include Scott Walker and other baroque pop outfits. I bring this up because some music fans of current artists don’t know who preceded them(like how Devendra Banhart owes a lot to pre-glam Mark Bolan and Donavan) and also because this USOA song sounds totally unlike their other output.(more songs in comments section)
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