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Is Deep Purple in the same league with Led Zeppelin?
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Meanwhile, members of both Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple are sitting together in a pub somewhere having a beer and laughing at all the eejuts on the Internet...
Not sales-wise.
Deep Purple sold half a poopie-ton records.
Led Zeppelin sold a full poopie-ton.
Deep Purple sold half a poopie-ton records.
Led Zeppelin sold a full poopie-ton.
Well my vote ties it. That surprises me. I’m sure the tally will change.
I really expected to see LZ way ahead. Rock on DP! For me, Zep was formative and I just didn’t have the exposure to DP for me to put them on the same level. Outstanding music, no doubt.
I really expected to see LZ way ahead. Rock on DP! For me, Zep was formative and I just didn’t have the exposure to DP for me to put them on the same level. Outstanding music, no doubt.
This just in from the wife:
Interesting? Yes.
Fun to discuss? Yes.
Subjective? Yes.
Completely pointless? Yes.
Interesting? Yes.
Fun to discuss? Yes.
Subjective? Yes.
Completely pointless? Yes.
No, what were you smoking that you forgot the first line-up(aka ‘Mk I’)with Rod Evans on vocals, Nick Simper on bass; “Hush”, written by country/pop singer Joe South was their big radio hit, and even though they carried on with mainly their own material(which was a kind of trickled down psychedelic rock)they would still do covers of Neil Diamond, Donovan and The Beatles. Some of it sounded hard, maybe even proggish, at times, the closest comparison might be Vanilla Fudge(they sometimes get pegged as Heavy Metal, but I never get that). The band in this configuration lasted for three albums, and aside from that first top-40 hit, their stuff got played on the growing FM underground rock station scene that was starting to come along at the time. Here’s some examples….
As much as Zep is accused of ‘borrowing’ things musically, DP were just as suspicious; aside from the opening riff to “Black Night” coming straight from the Blues Magoos’ “We Ain’t Got Nothin’ Yet”(which itself was purloined from a Ricky Nelson cover of “Summertime”, bass by Joe Osborn), the Purps lifted from It’s A Beautiful Day, a San Francisco hippie band fronted by a violinist that had one massive song, “White Bird”. “Child In Time” comes right out of “Bombay Calling”; IABD retaliated by fashioning their “Don And Dewey” from “Wring That Neck”…
Someone else summed it up perfectly earlier. The Stoners in High school were more into zeppelin while the musos mostly preferred Purple.
One thing I will add is that the girls were way more into Zeppelin!
You could get some action with a Zeppelin soundtrack. 100% experience verified .
One thing I will add is that the girls were way more into Zeppelin!
You could get some action with a Zeppelin soundtrack. 100% experience verified .
Try ripping off LZ and see how that goes...
Not to mention that Zeppelin has the “death cult” status thing kicking in their favor. They broke up at the height of their popularity after Bonham drank himself to death which adds to the public mystique....and the whole sell your soul to the devil thing too...
Would Nirvana be as mythical today If Cobain hadn’t offed himself ? Who knows?
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They were two different bands. Led Zeppelin's songs were more complicated (even on the earlier albums). With respect to the two rhythm sections, IMHO, the two groups are not in the same league. I'm not in the "Bonham was the greatest" club (I prefer Bruford and Baker), but he and John Paul Jones were exceptional. Jones' bass playing was much more melodic and was integral to the band's sound. Deep Purple's sound was much more keyboard oriented, and Jon Lord's organ sound occupied a huge part of the mix. Just my 2 cents of course!
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I remember an interview with Plant where someone played him the Kingdom Come album (German rock band, nothing to do with Arthur Brown)... he said something like "He's a better singer than me. Actually he's a better singer than David Coverdale". It was just after Coverdale/Page album had come out. Every track on the Kingdom Come album was a rip off from LZ, no idea if LZ ever did anything about it. It's actually a pretty good album...
Just for laughs….
In case there’s someone that hadn’t seen it..
Hmm, “biological research”…does that explain all the groupies?
In case there’s someone that hadn’t seen it..
Hmm, “biological research”…does that explain all the groupies?
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