[Sirea]

Hmm. Yeah there's a fine line. I hear similarities but the notes and chords really aren't exactly the same. It seems that the first 4-note phrase of taskinst shifts up a whole step whereas in Hoobastank's song it seems to shift up a half step which causes the rest of the melody to differ.

Once the style changes, the chord progression in taskinst seems to have a slower harmonic rhythm than in Don't Tell Me - basically, the chords in Don't Tell Me switch faster. I can't exactly put my finger on the difference, but the chords themselves don't seem to match up perfectly to one another either.

It's kind of a slippery slope. Like I said, there are similarities, but a theoretical and analytical standpoint, the differences seem to be present enough to make the whole concept debatable.