If Zep didn't f*ck off so much
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I've never thought live performances were LZ's forte. A local station plays an hour
Toasted Almond
RIP 1952-2016
I have never gotten excited over any of their stuff except for the first album. I thought THAT was groundbreaking.
Absolutely hate Plant's voice, and I don't think I ever want to hear "Stairway to Heaven" again.
TA
Absolutely hate Plant's voice, and I don't think I ever want to hear "Stairway to Heaven" again.
TA
JoZmo
Super Member
I was never a huge fan of LZ but liked some of their tunes (I like that tune that turns into a Cylpso beat in the middle), but don't want to hear Stairway to... ever again again... overplayed!
I always thought that the best thing about Fred Zep was their originality. Nobody sounded like them.
I thought that Plant was a good guitarist mostly because he didn't resort to 'cliches' with his licks, a la Joe Perry of Aerosmith.
Never liked Plants voice (if you can call it that), but it fit in pretty good with what they were trying to do.
IMHO
I always thought that the best thing about Fred Zep was their originality. Nobody sounded like them.
I thought that Plant was a good guitarist mostly because he didn't resort to 'cliches' with his licks, a la Joe Perry of Aerosmith.
Never liked Plants voice (if you can call it that), but it fit in pretty good with what they were trying to do.
IMHO
heathkit tv
Brillyint jeanyus
AudioGeek
too hip to function
Well, I guess I should have been more specific - I mean some of the things they do in their concert vid's/live stuff. I know it was the 70's and it was part of their schtick, but after about half a minute into the solo in the live versions of "Dazed & Confused", I could beat that violin bow over Jimmy's neck. Same when Robert does one too many of his "MAma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma...". :bash:
I've always been a big Zep fan for most of their stuff, at least until the "Presence" and "In Through The Out Door" era when I thought their output really went downhill.
Maybe I just got old? :sigh:
I've always been a big Zep fan for most of their stuff, at least until the "Presence" and "In Through The Out Door" era when I thought their output really went downhill.
Maybe I just got old? :sigh:
:guitar: :thmbsp: Zeppelin RULES!!!
piece-it pete
What, me worry?
:lmao:
Dudes, Zepplin RULES!! Sometimes complex, weird offbeats, absolute hard rock & blues. Every time I think I've found someone better in that department I end up back with the kings - LED ZEP!!
Put them up to who.... The Who? buzzz. Kinks? buzzz. The Grand Funky Railroad? buzzz. BTO? buzzz. Hendrix? Close, sometimes
, but buzzz.I'm not sure the Stones are *exactly* in the same catagory but if I had to choose - buzzz.
And I like all these bands, though compared to the New Yardbirds I'm sure there's a million more out there that would get - buzzz.
Boy, people sure are getting buzzzed around here
!The only rock band I would consider better is the Beatles. But they stand alone, on a very high plateou.
I still don't mind Stairway, once in a while.
Just IMO!
Pete
heathkit tv
Brillyint jeanyus
The who? Who are they? For that matter, who's on first?
All I know is that Mama's got a squeezebox and I never get no sleep at night.
Anthony
All I know is that Mama's got a squeezebox and I never get no sleep at night.
Anthony
Wireworm5
Audiophile
Dazed and Confused from the Song Remains the Same is a masterpiece of guitar playin! And the bow work is fantastic! I don't listen to it all that often anymore but it still ranks high on my list for one of the greatest rock guitar solo performances ever. On the concert video there are a few mistakes in his playing that are absent on the album. (Must have been redone somewhere along the line)
I also like No Quarter,Moby Dick,Whole Lotta Love and The Song Remains the Same. I have to agree that Stairway to Heaven has been overplayed and don't care to hear it either.
Another favorite Zep tune is Achilles Last Stand if I recall the name correctly, Kashmir and Heartbreaker and Since I've Been Loving You.
And I've never liked the Who.
I also like No Quarter,Moby Dick,Whole Lotta Love and The Song Remains the Same. I have to agree that Stairway to Heaven has been overplayed and don't care to hear it either.
Another favorite Zep tune is Achilles Last Stand if I recall the name correctly, Kashmir and Heartbreaker and Since I've Been Loving You.
And I've never liked the Who.
piece-it pete
What, me worry?
I don't get out to rock concerts much anymore but through Netflix I watch a ton of live dvds.
Even the old lady (who really could care less) said Zep had been the best so far.
The big mistake most of the bands make is they play to the camera instead of the audience, and don't rock it. If I was in those audiences I'd be pissed!
BTW, when I was lucky enough to visit Soho I actually looked around for a "Bobbie" so I could pretend to be passed out in a doorway, for a picture of him prodding me with a nightstick!! From Who are You. No luck, though .
Pete
Even the old lady (who really could care less) said Zep had been the best so far.
The big mistake most of the bands make is they play to the camera instead of the audience, and don't rock it. If I was in those audiences I'd be pissed!
BTW, when I was lucky enough to visit Soho I actually looked around for a "Bobbie" so I could pretend to be passed out in a doorway, for a picture of him prodding me with a nightstick!! From Who are You. No luck, though
.Pete
Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ
Peanut Head
Re: The Who...The Kids Are Alright in my book. As far as Fred Zep goes, my only problem with them was their tendancies to "borrow" Chicago/Delta blues songs and claim them as their own. A common nasty habit of many groups back then. I still think their first album was their best.
