7. "Imho one of the greatest rock bands ever" In response to Reply # 0
Let's get it ut of the way now: They were as original as a box of Target Branded 'Sugar Cereal Flakes'.
But as far as playing in pocket aas one well oiled machine and pushing the big guitar sound that we find synonymous with rock music today? They are peerless. Not one note, not one drum lick, not none vocal syncopation was out of place or less then larger then life.
17. "I love how people call Jimmy Page sloppy, but was all about the rawness." In response to Reply # 0
He used to be a session musician when he started out and can play with perfection. If you read some of his interviews, he was really shooting for a more loose sound. He didnt belive in doing 80 takes on a song and that it sterilized the song. Thats why he's the best. I'd rather hear Page's stuff over Satriani's, much like how I like Madlib beats over Will.I.Am.
23. "But sloppiness only sounded raw on the first 3 albums" In response to Reply # 17
By IV and songs like "Stairway to Heaven" it's hard to sound sloppy on a 7 min rock opus. And not soon after they changed the guitar sound so it had terrible distortion. So the playing got less sloppy but the sound of it was like a sloppy fart.
22. "Not too much after a certain point..." In response to Reply # 0 Mon Feb-27-12 04:55 PM by Jakob Hellberg
I dig the first three albums, about half of IV, VERY little on "Houses of the holy" and "Physical Grafitti", about two-three songs on "Presence" and practically nothing on "in through the out door". Their debut is their best IMO, closely followed by III and II. The rest I can live without outside of a couple of songs. I LOVE 70's hard rock but this band as a whole feels more like some pompous classic rock/stadium-juggernaut; not my thing. They are not as repulsive as the Who was in that era but not too far behind. Except of course the first couple of albums that are really good...
EDIT:I guess I am a fan after all since I dig a couple of records, many great bands only have like 1-3 killer albums so they are in good company...
25. "That was a pussyfooting post." In response to Reply # 22
Ehhh...mehhhh...kindaaaaa....
If you heard 'Kashmir' right now for the first time you'd pee your pants. John Bonham got the best sound and is the best rock drummer ever. He had that swing and no other rock drummer comes close.
30. "I never really liked Kashmir..." In response to Reply # 25
...so your'e wrong. Plant's voice was shut at that stage and the "chorus" is anti-climactic. And yes, Bonham was a great drummer; don't know what that has to do with anything really-a band is more than the sum of its part.
28. "RE: who else fucks with Led Zeppelin?" In response to Reply # 0
I have living lovin maid on a cassette tape and I can play it on my guitar.....I got the best tracks of the tracks from that album on cassette along with others on a rock guitar mixtape.
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