Zeppelin or the Smiths

[Genesis]

Well, one makes music you want to kill yourself to, the other are the Smiths. Which are better, songrwriting, musicmanship, frontmen, live acts, whatever.

[Guest +*Michelle*+]

Zeppelin -all the way!

[Genesis]

Any reason why?

[Wildrose]

Zeppelin.

[Alan Niveen]

I love both, but I voted Led Zeppelin.

On a GNR forum, it's going to be a hard time for The Smiths.

[Lithium]

I like The Smiths, but they're not even close to Zepp.

Why? Better frontman, way better guitarist, way better drummer, way better bass-player and way better lyrics.

[Guest +*Michelle*+]

Any reason why?

Oops, yes. -they made great music, amazing guitarist, singer and drummer, great live shows too.

[JDRM]

Led Zeppelin!!

the first real rock band

[Genesis]

Any reason why?

Oops, yes. -they made great music, amazing guitarist, singer and drummer, great live shows too.

So did the Smiths though

[Mama Kin]

Zeppelin, what a pointless poll

Edited April 17, 2006 by Mama Kin

[Guest +*Michelle*+]

Any reason why?

Oops, yes. -they made great music, amazing guitarist, singer and drummer, great live shows too.

So did the Smiths though

Eh...maybe so, but I chose zeppelin

[Alan Niveen]

Any reason why?

I feel more emotion in Led Zeppelin's music. The Smiths are more cerebral...

Led Zeppelin were also more adventurous, they experimented a bit more than The Smiths.

Edited April 17, 2006 by Alan Niveen

[ChineseDemocracy2004]

Zeppelin for me..

Because, great band, page bonzo plant jones

great songs, stairway, kashmir, whole lotta love, over the hills...moby dick

great live too..berlin 1980, the song remains the same album

[Wildrose]

The Smiths are more cerebral...

And boring.

[Gash]

The Smiths are more cerebral...

And boring.

Yeah, they really needed more 23 minute drum solos.

[matt_barker]

i hate the smiths.. especially morriseys voice

zep for me

[johnezz]

Zeppelin bore me now days, they looked like dinosours compared to better, more creative artists of their time.

Smiths for me.

[krissirge]

Zeppelin

[chicagocoma13]

This is a joke right ??

[moreblack]

Zeppelin beat the Smiths without even getting up off the couch.

Another walk in the park for Zep

[Morten..]

Led Zeppelin!!

The Smiths..

[Genesis]

The Smiths are equally influential as Led Zeppelin on the British music scene. Plant was nowhere near as good a lyricist as Morrissey. Johnny Marr is as influential as Page, probably even more so today. They had a tight rhythm section too. Zeppelin were boring live too, 3 hour sets where most of it is drum and guitar-violin bow pieces doesnt constitute as best live act.

[metallic ko]

the Smiths.

[moreblack]

re: the live thing, it really depends on what era of Zeppelin you're talking about.

To be as influential as Page, you'd have to be Jimi Hendrix.

[Genesis]

Or Johnny Marr, or Frank Zappa, or Tony Iommi, or Zoot Horn Rollo, or Lou Reed.

In fact, labelling influential guitarist down to two men is extremely narrow minded.