....and Exhibit #2...
...let the games begin.
Posted on 09/19/2019 4:53:59 PM PDT by DoodleBob
....and Exhibit #2...
...let the games begin.
Saw them both.
Zappa hands down.
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Zappa was a genius, he’s on a whole ‘nother level (Hendrix too imho).
But, for HARD rock, I go with Zepplin, always thought so.
Not my favorite, although Led Zeppelin 4 was very good (even though I burnt out on “Stairway to Heaven” a long time ago. I always thought Jimmy Page was overrated as a guitarist, but I’ve never played so I’m sure not the best judge.
“Physical Graffiti” was waaayy overrated. I think every time I hear a song from the bloated album nowadays I change the station, usually to NPR for classical music.
Clearly Clutch is the greatest band in history.
I don’t know about the best, but if I could go back in time to see any band play my choice would be Zeppelin.
Mr. Page is correct.
If it’s going to be best band then you would have to include Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, The Dorsey Brothers and countless others as part of the competition. Led Zeppelin might be up there but definitely not number 1.
Arguably, Cream was the best for the short time they were around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8hLc_nqx8g
Tales of Brave Ulysses
I have a bootleg of Zeppelin at the Fillmore West in Jan 1969, before their first album came out. It is a smoking hot performance. Similarly, their Royal Albert Hall on video circa 1970 is breathtaking. But shortly thereafter, their live act went into a ditch. Achilles Last Stand is a masterpiece but net-net, I’d pick Deep Purple over Zep for hard rock.
Yep, that was music? More like “music to get stoned to.”
I like Zeppelin, but they were sloppy even on record, they poached a lot without giving credit (not a unique sin in rock), and their output is some of the most dated of the ‘70s. I was listening to Van Halen I today and it still sounds fresh and vital. Presence, say, is very ponderous now.
And, no, I’m not saying VH is the better band.
Don’t forget Stan Kenton...he’s my Grand Prize winner in that genre. Heavy Metal before metal was a genre.
There were a number of bands that for that brief shining moment were the best.
The Doors were. The collaboration that Page mentions, they had it. Chicago for its first three LPs was. For a brief period, I would say the same for the Faces.
And so on. Music is such an abstract of individual’s taste. And it is a snapshot in time. A snapshot that we think at the time will just go on and on.
All other opinions are wrong.
Depends on what you mean by the best. I like the Beatles the best by a long shot. But no other white band could steel from black blues men and make it better, including the Stones, than LZ.
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