Getting The Led Out

[Milestogo05]

I'm tired of hearing just about metalcore and stuff like that in this forum

Now Led Zepplin,
Thats a band

I used to think they were just like the rolling stones or acdc, where they were just cool to listen to because they are mega-popular.

But I have to say I think they could very well be the greatest band of all time
any comments?

[Cocaine]

The fact that you can't even spell their name properly leads me to believe I should make fun of you.

I have just made fun of you.

EDIT: Led Zeppelin is average.

[Moon Flavor]

I dunno, I get so caught up trying to find new bands to listen to that I sometimes forget about the old ones that you can't go wrong with. And Zeppelin is one of those bands.

np: Dazed and Confused

sweet **** haven't heard this in forever

[Cocaine]

They have some great songs, but they're grossly outweighed by an innumerable amount of mediocre and even downright awful ones.

[Moon Flavor]

They have some great songs. But they have way more average ones.

Yeah that's true, but they've got like 8 albums out and there's a few awesome songs on each one (which I've seen few bands with 4 albums pull off...)

e: I like your ninja edit that existed solely to make you sound like a douche :p

[Kingofdudes]

I have just made fun of you.

hahaha

Zeppelin are really mediocre, save for Achilles last Stand, thats a good song.

[ATM]

Love Zeppelin...

They are planning a tour, apparently.

[Seafroggys]

Love Zeppelin...

They are planning a tour, apparently.

Not sure, they go back and forth about it.

Last I heard it was tentatively schedule for this November.

[Cocaine]

I though Jimmy Page said "he's ready" but that was it. I heard nothing about "planning" a tour.

[beans]

ill believe it when i see the dates somewhere, they've been talking about a tour for a while now

[static]

sorry never heard of this band

[Milestogo05]

They have some great songs, but they're grossly outweighed by an innumerable amount of mediocre and even downright awful ones.

yea

But ALL bands are like that


sorry never heard of this band


Well your obviously joking

I dont think that there is a soul on the earth whos never heard of Led Zeppelin

[Seafroggys]

I wouldn't be so surprised. One of my old bandmates who worked at a skating rink saw this chick who wore a Zep shirt, and he was like "cool band." She was all "huh?" Apparently she bought the shirt because it was cool, and she didn't realize that it was actually a band.

[Meatplow]

i usually put some zeppelin on when i'm in a good mood and chopping up weed

III is my album of choice

[Milestogo05]

I wouldn't be so surprised. One of my old bandmates who worked at a skating rink saw this chick who wore a Zep shirt, and he was like "cool band." She was all "huh?" Apparently she bought the shirt because it was cool, and she didn't realize that it was actually a band.

well I found an arctic monkeys tee
and wore it around just because it said arctic monkeys

I didnt know at the time that they're a band

[penelope weird hands]

Yet another band that seems great at first, becomes 'OK' and as time goes on is listened to once or twice a year due to the realisation that there is a massive amount of bands that could make better music taking a piss.

OK that last part is a bit of an exaggeration but you know what I'm saying.

[cometuesday]

yea

But ALL bands are like that

No. False.

Zeppelin are okay. I used to not really care about them one way or another, then I started to like them for a while, and now I once again don't really care about them one way or another. Dazed and Confused is a really sick tune though.

[Seafroggys]

Yet another band that seems great at first, becomes 'OK' and as time goes on is listened to once or twice a year due to the realisation that there is a massive amount of bands that could make better music taking a piss.

OK that last part is a bit of an exaggeration but you know what I'm saying.

I was actually the opposite. Kinda.

My first impression of them was mediocre. I went to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in middle school and noted that the top of their list was Stairway to Heaven for greatest rock song. I download it my freshman year to lukewarm reviews. I was completley underwhelmed. Granted its a good song, I was just expecting something a hell of a lot better.

So for the most part I listened to Zeppelin and thought "meh" through most of high school. Some decent tunes but they didn't just compare to many other bands. I also thought they were vastly overrated by all the fanboys that seemed to exist in the 2003-2006 timeframe. I thought LZ 4 was a mediocre album, and LZ 2 was the superior (granted those were the only two albums I heard).

About 6 months ago I catch this kickass Zeppelin song I had never heard before on the radio. Further investigation revealed it to be No Quarter. I was blown away by its awesomeness. Such a sweet song. I later fall in love with The Ocean and Good Times Bad Times. Now I think they're a pretty cool band.

Doubt this will last long, though.

[DBoons Ghost]

Zeppelin is one of those bands that had their time and you can't expect everyone to continue loving them. Same with the Beatles. Their time is well past and that's it.

I used to love them but not so much anymore. There's so much new music out there too enjoy I don't get why you would get stuck on a band who broke up before most of you were born. Zeppelin made their mark and will always be one of the most successful rock bands in music history, as dictated by the circumstance of the industry as opposed to public opinions on a forum board.

[beans]

i dont expect everyone to continue loving them, just respect them for what they did

[DBoons Ghost]

i dont expect everyone to continue loving them, just respect them for what they did

I couldn't agree more.

Well said indeed.

[guitrguy]

I haven't listened to them in forever, but I still have a LZ poster in my room.

[cometuesday]

Every live recording of theirs I've ever seen has really sucked.

That generally turns me off to a band.

[DBoons Ghost]

Every live recording of theirs I've ever seen has really sucked.

That generally turns me off to a band.

That's true. They were awful live.

I have a bootleg of a show in Cleveland in 78 that might change your mind though. Actually I thought How the West was Won at least made the band look awesome and Page look like a hack. Page was always the problem.

I did see Page with the Black Crowes in the 90s and he reaffirmed that. It's almost as if someone else played in the studio. Though early BBC recordings show that he was really good.

[Seafroggys]

Page really lost it over time. 1969 was like the only year he was good. However, he did have an awesome stage presence.

And I still think The Beatles are the greatest :p

[ZapatoDiablo]

I believe Page was a session musician before LZ. I guess he couldn't translate those skill into live performances.

[i am the robots]

I'm tired of hearing just about metalcore and stuff like that in this forum
too bad

Now Led Zepplin,
Thats a band
well yes, they were a group that play instruments in song together

I used to think they were just like the rolling stones or acdc, where they were just cool to listen to because they are mega-popular.
the rolling stones are a lot better, acdc is a joke

But I have to say I think they could very well be the greatest band of all time
any comments?
nah dude, orchids already got that title

[DanD]

ts fails on all levels

from misspelling the band's name, to the generic radio promo thread title

[jarhead12343]

ts fails on all levels

from misspelling the band's name, to the generic radio promo thread title
:thumb:

[Khaan]

zeppelin is ****ing brootal

[McP3000]

i dont expect everyone to continue loving them, just respect them for what they did
This

The only Led albums I still listen to are I, occasionally II, and IV

Houses of the Holy was bad, Physical Graffiti was alright

[Bordello]

zeppelin have some sick tunes
Houses of the Holy was bad, Physical Graffiti was alright

youve got it all backwards my boy

[McP3000]

Page really lost it over time. 1969 was like the only year he was good. However, he did have an awesome stage presence.

And I still think The Beatles are the greatest :p
He was a great guitarist, he was just so ****ing high and drunk all the time he couldn't play.
However he did begin to literally lose it after Physical Graffiti.

I think the most talented of all of Zeppelin was John Paul Jones. Sick dude.

[McP3000]

zeppelin have some sick tunes


youve got it all backwards my boy
what, that HOTH was alright and PG sucked?

not really

[Bordello]

no

that the other albums are better than those

[Milestogo05]

I love what they actually are singing about

[jrowa001]

i still listen to LZ every once in a while. i tend to just throw on their Early Days and Later Days cds

[Milestogo05]

so... all of their days?

[jrowa001]

you know what i mean. their 2-disc greatest hits album

[Milestogo05]

lol

[jrowa001]

lol it is pretty funny. is that a Robot Chicken avatar? looks like the jesus from one of their episodes

[Iai]

I still find it really odd that the only Zeppelin album that's consistently good throughout is Physical Graffiti - i.e. the one you'd assume would be the worst for that. But yeah, the comment Coke made about having as many average/terrible songs as great ones is basically spot on. Narrow their discography down to about 200-250 minutes and it's astounding, but then you've got crap like "The Crunge" and "Four Sticks" left over.

Physical Graffiti > III > II > I > Presence > BBC Sessions > Houses of the Holy > IV > Coda for me from what I've heard.

[McP3000]

Physical Graffiti > III > II > I > Presence > BBC Sessions > Houses of the Holy > IV > Coda for me from what I've heard.
:(

I > IV > II > Physical Graffiti > III > Houses of the Holy > Presence > In Through the Out Door

[Iai]

I really don't like IV. Take off "Stairway" and "Black Dog" and it's a really, really bad album. Houses of the Holy only just beats it because it has 3 awesome songs instead of 2, but the worst of Houses is worse than the worst of IV, if that makes sense. I know the vast majority of people don't agree with me on that, but right from the day I heard those two I've never liked them all that much.

From what I've heard of In Through The Out Door I guess I'd probably put it between BBC Sessions and Houses.

[i am the robots]

add stairway and black dog and its even worse

[Seafroggys]

Black Dog is indeed awesome. Stairway isn't too bad, but the rest of the album is meh.

[beans]

black dog is pretty good, stairway has just been so oversaturated as the best song ever! that its not even good anymore

[Thumb_]

everything on IV sucks besides maybe going to california and levee, which is like 3 minutes longer than it needs to be and sounds way better when used in rap

[UmphreysHead]

Blasphemy, IV is brilliant.

[ZapatoDiablo]

I like Battle of Evermore. Although I did laugh when I realized Plant was singing about LOTR stuff.

[Iai]

When The Levee Breaks would be awesome if it stopped about 90 seconds in.

[i am the robots]

led zeppelin shouldve died in a plane crash

[Milestogo05]

you should die in a firey explosion