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Would you turn down $800 Million?

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#81
I saw the last 2 iterations of what could be thought of as a LZ reunion. The Page and Plant thing with the alternative instrumentation and then the straight ahead rock show that they did a few years later and, while Plant's voice wasn't 1973, it wasn't bad either. I don't think I'd want to see them do a show 15 years removed from that last tour though. I'd rather listen to the records or maybe not even that too much. I kind of feel like I've burned out on Zeppelin after them being a big part of my listening catalogue for a good many years. I feel the same way about The Doors, The Stones, and Hendrix. My brain has been saturated by that music and I'm just not really interested in hearing it much anymore.

I have heard a bunch of Plant's more recent material and I'd much rather listen to that these days as it's far more interesting. I think the only way I'd be interested in any sort of Zeppelin "reunion" would be Page and Plant hooking up with Skrillex and doing something completely different and insane...
 
#82
I saw the Beach Boys in 78, none of them could hit the high notes, it was woeful.

I don't think Plant can hit them either ,that's why he won't reform LZ.

Better to leave them in the past.

If they reformed I'd only be sad, coz Adelaide wouldn't be one of the venues so I'd miss out a second time lol (last time was 72 and I was too young )
 
#84
Spectrum said:
Than Led Zeppelin? Now there's a bold statement.
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Without hesitation, I enjoy the music of practically every band ive been in waaaay better than zeppelin. So yeah, they were easily better. You may not agree. Hell, I even think Van Hagar is better than Zep, and that sucks!

If it makes you feel better, I bet I think YOUR BAND is better than zeppelin too!


Heck, I should start a club thread for TB members with bands better than zeppelin!
 
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eyeballkid said:
Without hesitation, I enjoy the music of practically every band ive been in waaaay better than zeppelin. So yeah, they were easily better. You may not agree. Hell, I even think Van Hagar is better than Zep, and that sucks!

If it makes you feel better, I bet I think YOUR BAND is better than zeppelin too!


Heck, I should start a club thread for TB members with bands better than zeppelin!
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OK man, you have made your point, repeatedly, we get it. Move on.
 
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#86
StrangerDanger said:
I just want Jimmy's dragon pants.
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Right? He really was the perfect "rock star" -

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eyeballkid said:
All further discussion and members can be moved here, on the "soon to be the biggest club on talkbass":

http://www.talkbass.com/threads/the-official-better-than-led-zeppelin-club.1114134/
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And I'm calling BS on this Eyeball guy. I'm not even a rocker, but this 'better than Zep" thing is hard to swallow without some evidence.

Eyeball hits?

Memorable Eyeball riffs?

Eyeball costuming?

Eyeball legends of road-tour excess?

Evidence that plastercasters gave a hoot for Eyeball's parts?

Troll Wannabe…yeesch...
 
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dougazbass said:
I don't think that these guys are motivated by the money. No matter what, they could make millions more. Robert just must not like singing for Led Zeppelin.
I saw them back in 77 and I think it would be a better show now, actually. Too bad.
He made a comment last year about being free in 2014 for Zep. Now he backs out. Just playing games, I guess.
I would like to see the rest of them put a band together. I think that Jimmy and John Paul complimented each other very well.
The rest of the three with a good unknown singer and a new name...all new material. I'd go see that.
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you think they would be better than when they had bonzo? really?
maybe i'm wrong, but i think plant is just over it because he knows they will never be as good as they were with john. i religiously listen to zeppelin, and i wish i could've seen him like you, but in my opinion, zeppelin was done when john died. the 02 reunion was cool and all, but i wouldnt call it real led zeppelin.
and in case you havent heard yet, jimmy did announce that hes is starting a new band.

edit: now that ive realized im not the first to state that opinion on this thread, id just like to say that while his son is also a very good drummer, and obviously has a similar style, he still doesnt hit those heads like his dad. i dont think anyone could truly imitate that powerful sound.
 
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Robert Plant is easily one of the greatest singers in rock history. Deny it all you want; it doesn't change a thing. He had poor technique, and he nicked up his throat but good, right out of the gate. That doesn't change the fact that he gave his all every show; gave memorable vocal performances that changed the face of rock, and showed a sense of feel and intuition that was simply unsurpassed by any "screamer."

Page is among the greatest guitar players, regardless of how many people call him "sloppy," or "overrated." He invented countless memorable riffs; layered guitars on albums in sublime fashion, and on most of the recordings I ever heard, played some great stuff live. That he tainted his own legacy due to heroin addiction is sad, but it doesn't change the great work that he did.

JPJ is a fantastic bass player, songwriter and instrumentalist, and easily among the greats of rock.

And of course, John Bonham died a legend, always near the top of "greatest rock drummer" lists, and for good reason. He changed the way his instrument was played, and he had both tone and style.

Led Zeppelin plagiarized a lot of material. They also wrote plenty of original stuff. Even the stuff they plagiarized was hugely modified, and at the time they did it, many other bands were ripping people off without changing so much as a note. Page seems to have thought he had changed the material enough to call it his own; and in many cases he's quite right; the only thing plagiarized were lyrics, and some of the song structure.

Like it or not, they deserve their place as the pre-eminent hard rock band of all time, and covered more styles and genres than anyone before or since that could be called hard rock. Many of their albums are masterpieces, and I don't see why anyone is holding them to any standard at all with a long-dead drummer, and the remaining members fast approaching 70.
 
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eyeballkid said:
Without hesitation, I enjoy the music of practically every band ive been in waaaay better than zeppelin. So yeah, they were easily better. You may not agree. Hell, I even think Van Hagar is better than Zep, and that sucks!

If it makes you feel better, I bet I think YOUR BAND is better than zeppelin too!


Heck, I should start a club thread for TB members with bands better than zeppelin!
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Pick an artist, any artist, who has achieved some measure of success, and you'll find a legion of naysayers who will claim they are mediocre performers, that all their success was due to stealing from others, that they are drug addled hacks, yadda, yadda... Yeah, well, who cares? The old saw applies: you can't argue with success. Those folks are (or were) up there on arena and festival stages doing it, and you guys are down in the audience or sniping at them from afar. How many platinum records do you have?

You see, you might even actually be a better guitarist (or whatever) than Clapton or Page (or whoever), but for whatever reason, it just isn't enough. So what? No one cares. Talent is cheap; here in Austin there are monster musicians playing to small or empty houses every night of the week. I congratulate anyone who can actually make a career out of playing music, regardless of how much I care (or don't) for their particular brand of structured noise.

YMMV.
 
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I loved Zeppelin as a kid in the 70's. When they split after Bonham's death, they split, but they did leave a great legacy of recorded music which has been the foundation for a lot of bands since.

I never saw them live so I can't comment on that as an experience, musical or otherwise.

I still occasionally listen to some Zeppelin but I also listen to lots of music of all types and styles from way before them up to the present day .

In two weeks time I will go and see Robert Plant and his current band play live in Dublin; no doubt the recent album, other solo work, probably some covers and maybe even some covers of Zeppelin songs -I say covers because it is not Zeppelin and I would expect that if any are performed, they will be changed to suit his current style, taste and band - I personally would find that interesting, but I won't be in any way disappointed if he chooses not to play any Zeppelin songs.

Slagging of bands like Zeppelin and The Beatles in the way that some have slagged them off on here, especially with some of the frankly, ridiculous and unsubstantiated comments made in conjunction with that is, IMHO, immature and not very musically enlightened or aware.
YMMV, but given the nature of some of the comments made here, I don't really care if it does.
 
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bassboysam said:
Why can't we slag bands like Zep? If someone posts their crust metal band here the TB faithful show up in full force to "slag" away.
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Slag anyone you like that's a matter of taste,, what I said was:

"Slagging of bands like Zeppelin and The Beatles in the way that some have slagged them off on here, especially with some of the frankly, ridiculous and unsubstantiated comments made in conjunction with that"
 
#99
A quick glance at Eyeballdude's profile reveals why he views Zeppelin the way he does. This is not a criticism, BTW, it's just clear where he sits musically and creatively, that's all. So, whatever, more power to him. Opinions are like ........, everybody has one.

Now, why he feels the need to constantly pepper this thread with annoying comments with the intent to get a rise out of people, I don't know. Unless of course, he has nothing better to do. In that case, it's also self explanatory.
 
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