Led Zeppelin

[Zint]

Led Zeppelin: Rock Gods.

Believe it or don't. But 99% do.

Count me in with the 99%.

me too

never got to see them live,but I have friends who did...and they said it was singlehandedly the greatest live event of their lives (which included Stones,70's Floyd,70's Aerosmith,Bowie,Purple,original Cooper,original Who etc. etc.).

I've heard that statement more than once..

One of the other major attractions to Zep initially (and still is) for many people..is the undeniable wizadry of Page's fingers on the fretboard.

Very few human beings on planet Earth come close to being able to achieve those skills on THAT level.

[FunkyMonk]

I'm just going to dedicate some time to listening to an album or two to see what i come up with....i just think maybe i didn't give enough time to like them you know? like i was always listening to them in the background.

its so far so good.....but its just mostly the guitar work that I'm liking rather than the songwriting etc.

and whoever mentioned The Who was right. I love The Who. Live at Leeds is one great live album.

Edit: im really liking Since I've Been Loving You.

Edited November 10, 2006 by FunkyMonk

[Lithium]

I love Led Zeppelin, but I think I've listened to them too much, just like what I did with Guns.

[metallic ko]

Never saw what all the fuss was about. They bore me to death.

'The Song Remains the Same' was on the TV tonight, I watched some of it and still cannot see whats so great about them. I ended up changing the channel.

'The Song Remains The Same' isn't that good to showcase their talent anyway.

I'm completely clueless to why they left The Ocean out of that film.

As I know absolutley nothing about Led Zeppelin, can you please tell me WTF is with those scenes in the beginning near the water?!?!

Each member had their own fantasy sequence in the film.

At the beginning, Robert Plant was sitting near a river with his wife watching the kids playing in the water. Or you may be referring to the scene with Page sitting by a river (I think) and when he turns to the camera, hes got weird glowy eyes.

If its the first one you seen, its just showing Plant relaxing in the countryside. If its the latter, I have no idea.

Yeah, I was referring to those sences. Thanks.

Edited November 11, 2006 by renthispace

[rQueen]

I like very much Led Zeppelin, they're not my favourite rock band from the past though.

I would say that my fav are Deep Purple and Black Sabbath.

Of course everyone has personal favourites.

In my oppinion disagreeing about who's the best, Purple, Zeppelin, Who etc is pointless. I mean that all of these bands were an influence to today's rock /metal scene. Each of these bands is historical.

[damian 1200]

I remember a while back when everyone on here wouldnt shut up about zep, Now this?

Zep ownz

[Zint]

I remember a while back when everyone on here wouldnt shut up about zep, Now this?

no shit!...it's kinda like those "Hendrix just makes a lot of noise" threads

[Zeppelin]

the best rock band ever definetly.

care to explain why?

Well, for one, the group was made up of one of the most influential drummers of all time, one of the most influential bass players of all time, one of the most influential guitarists of all time and one of the most influential singers of all time. They were all ridiculously talented in their particular area.

Along with Sabbath, they were largely responsible for spawning heavy metal, and have influenced in some way or another the majority of rock bands ever since.

They tapped into a wide range of genres, ranging from heavy metal to folk to pure blues, and were able to produce album after album full of killer songs, not to mention being one of the best live acts ever

See thats what i don't get, influentual?

They certainly didn't do anything new as far as i see it.

Kieth Moon and John Entwistle were a much more talented and influentual rythym section than Led Zeps, and they had been doing for almost a decade before Zep came along.

Clapton and Beck were much better, influentual and innovative guitarists than Page. Clapton was using large amounts of distortion before anyone else, and meshed the blues into rock before many others.

I think Led Zeppelin were sort of a 3rd wave of British invasion. They weren't doing anything new that Cream, Beatles, Stones, Ten Years After, Yardbirds, Deep Purple etc had already done.

And whats so Metal about Led Zep anyway? Deep Purple and Sabbath are much more Metal.

Not everyone is going to like Led Zeppelin. This is what I don't get. Why do people make threads that question their own tastes in music? If you don't like Zeppelin, you're fine. Mind you, there are a ton of people who love Zeppelin, myself included.

Countless artists were talented in the 70s, but Zeppelin were able to break through with theirs a lot more than other artists did. Therefore, they were much more recognized and have become a huge household name in today's music.

If you don't like Zeppelin, then you don't like them. It's just like people who don't like The Beatles, and then people give them a hard time because of that. It's unfortunate that some people don't like Zeppelin because they are brilliant and their songs were just fantastic. However, they're not exactly the easiest band to love either. They're genre leaps all over the place, and when people label it as metal, you have to realize that we're talking about the 60s and 70s. Led Zeppelin were able to have such a significant, heavy sound live, that they were labelled as a metal influence. That's all really.

If you don't like Zeppelin, move on to another band.

[damian 1200]

I remember a while back when everyone on here wouldnt shut up about zep, Now this?

no shit!...it's kinda like those "Hendrix just makes a lot of noise" threads

'ta fuck is that supposed to mean?

[kool_aid_acid_test]

my tutor let us go on the internet one day in class and watch moby dick. it was so cool. jimmy page was wearing a really nice cardgian....

ontopic: i think they're great, to me they sound like, so full and proper rock sound. plus they're british.

[GOLDEN]

Deep Purple aren't as good as Zepp. I love Deep Purple but some of their songs are very same-ish.

I can't say much for the Who. Ive listened to Tommy and their Best Of, but they don't seem that great.

The thing I love about Led Zeppelin, is no two of their songs sound the same. They experimented with time signatures, they played great blues songs, folk songs and amazing rock songs. If you look at their debut, its very different from their second album, and they were both released in the same year. The band worked magnificently together, and their sound developed throughout their career. They could write a song like Misty Mountain Hop and then write something like Rain Song. Entwistle was a better bassist, but JPJ was more than a bassist. He played organ etc. and wrote the riff to Black Dog. Led Zeppelin had it all.

Well said. Most people think of Zeppelin as a one-dimensional hard rock band, but they evolved constantly from album to album and wrote songs in most every genre imaginable.

a lot like Axl has tried to do with GNR

btw I really think "WHat is and what should Never Be" is their best song....I love songs that have a rapid change in tempo and that song fits the equation

Edited November 11, 2006 by GOLDEN

[Guest Ohdistortedsmile1789]

My suggestion is to look into Houses of the Holy, there are some brilliant, almost progressive tracks on it. Page's production and Bonham's drumming are at their peak.

[Guest katie]

i loved them when i was about 12, then it all sounded too samey, good musicians but it just still sounds hollow, producs of the time though, and it must be expected

[Zeppelin]

My suggestion is to look into Houses of the Holy, there are some brilliant, almost progressive tracks on it. Page's production and Bonham's drumming are at their peak.

Very brilliant indeed.

[moreblack]

Well said. Most people think of Zeppelin as a one-dimensional hard rock band, but they evolved constantly from album to album and wrote songs in most every genre imaginable.

for the ones that were going "Deep Purple this" and "Black Sabbath that". I'd love to have heard either of those bands tackle material like Fool In The Rain, Carousembala, D'yer Make'r, Black Mountain Side, Kashmir, or Hot Dog and nail it, as Zeppelin did

[FunkyMonk]

Im currently downloading Presence and Led Zeppelin II just to see. i realised i only had one real album and a few crappy compilations...so ill see how that goes.

and to whoever said that it didnt matter and not to question music tastes i get what youre saying, i just think i could like them and that im missing out on something great.

[Guest Ohdistortedsmile1789]

Im currently downloading Presence and Led Zeppelin II just to see. i realised i only had one real album and a few crappy compilations...so ill see how that goes.

and to whoever said that it didnt matter and not to question music tastes i get what youre saying, i just think i could like them and that im missing out on something great.

"Achilles Last Stand" makes a good case for them.

[kevdo242]

Im currently downloading Presence and Led Zeppelin II just to see. i realised i only had one real album and a few crappy compilations...so ill see how that goes.

and to whoever said that it didnt matter and not to question music tastes i get what youre saying, i just think i could like them and that im missing out on something great.

Presence isn't a good choice IMO. However, I love Achilles Last Stand, Nobodys Fault But Mine and Tea For One. Great songs.

Damn, how could I forget For Your Life? I love that song.

Edited November 11, 2006 by kevdo242

[FunkyMonk]

Im currently downloading Presence and Led Zeppelin II just to see. i realised i only had one real album and a few crappy compilations...so ill see how that goes.

and to whoever said that it didnt matter and not to question music tastes i get what youre saying, i just think i could like them and that im missing out on something great.

Presence isn't a good choice IMO. However, I love Achilles Last Stand, Nobodys Fault But Mine and Tea For One. Great songs.

Damn, how could I forget For Your Life? I love that song.

i got it cause i heard its a heavier album, so i figured i just might like that, especially seeing as ive already got III for a more softer side.

[Zint]

I remember a while back when everyone on here wouldnt shut up about zep, Now this?

no shit!...it's kinda like those "Hendrix just makes a lot of noise" threads

'ta fuck is that supposed to mean?

It means it boggles my mind that people can slag Zep or Hendrix.I understand people saying it's not their music of choice,but there are threads on here that claim Hendrix is useless on guitar...and threads that claim Zep is an overrated load of shit.

Just never thought I'd live to see it.

[The Sandman]

Not to my liking either.

[kevdo242]

Im currently downloading Presence and Led Zeppelin II just to see. i realised i only had one real album and a few crappy compilations...so ill see how that goes.

and to whoever said that it didnt matter and not to question music tastes i get what youre saying, i just think i could like them and that im missing out on something great.

Presence isn't a good choice IMO. However, I love Achilles Last Stand, Nobodys Fault But Mine and Tea For One. Great songs.

Damn, how could I forget For Your Life? I love that song.

i got it cause i heard its a heavier album, so i figured i just might like that, especially seeing as ive already got III for a more softer side.

Hmm, I wouldn't rate individual albums as heavy. However, Achilles Last Stand could be seen as heavy.

[adnan]

I rate the albums like this:

So, as apparent from that, I think IV & Physical Grafitti are the only very good albums. Houses of Holy is worth owning too.

Edited November 11, 2006 by adnan

[damian 1200]

I remember a while back when everyone on here wouldnt shut up about zep, Now this?

no shit!...it's kinda like those "Hendrix just makes a lot of noise" threads

'ta fuck is that supposed to mean?

It means it boggles my mind that people can slag Zep or Hendrix.I understand people saying it's not their music of choice,but there are threads on here that claim Hendrix is useless on guitar...and threads that claim Zep is an overrated load of shit.

Just never thought I'd live to see it.

Oh right, I took that the wrong way, causes of the eye rolling smiley .

Yeah, I agree with what your saying.

[Zeppelin]

As a huge Zeppelin fan, Presence is my personal favourite. It flows extremely well and has some really great songs on there. It may not have any instant classics like 'Stairway to Heaven' or 'Whole Lotta Love' but I'll take Presence anyday over any other Zeppelin album.

For the record, though, I love all Zeppelin releases