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| Showdown Of The British Hard Rock Trinity
Once upon a time, three bands set out to make rrrrrgroundbreaking music. rThey were: Led rZeppelin, Black rrrSabbath and Deep rPurple. They rpretty rmuch reigned rrrsupreme in their heyday; rand even rtoday, theirs remain rrrrthe standards by rwhich hard rock and metal bands rare rrrmeasured. rTo rmake this a fair fight, only the first ten rDeep rrrPurple rand Black Sabbath ralbums shall be rtaken rinto rraccount along with the r8 albums Led rrZeppelin rrecorded rrwhile active. In other words, rrback when classic rhard rrock rrmattered. | | 1 | Led Zeppelin
Iconic songs: Led Zeppelin was pretty much destined for this category,
as they had more iconic songs than many other bands in history (with
only legends such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones having as
much or more). Black Sabbath had a fair share too, just not as many.
Deep Purple only had a few from the Gillan Era.
Score: LZ: 3; BS: 2; DP: 1
Total tally: LZ: 3; BS: 2; DP: 1 | | 2 | Led Zeppelin
Album consistency: Zeppelin never made a bad album, with only their
last two having had any degree of noticeable filler. DP was pretty
consistent too, but had 4 fillered albums by this time. Sabbath had two
stinkers and two fillered ones, thus holding the poorest record here.
Score: LZ: 3; DP: 2; BS: 1
Total tally: LZ: 6; BS: 3; DP: 3 | | 3 | Led Zeppelin
Songwriting ability: See above in regards to filler. Since Zeppelin wrote
the least of it, they get the nod here.
Score: LZ: 3; DP: 2; BS: 1
Total tally: LZ: 9; DP: 5; BS: 4 | | 4 | Black Sabbath
Lyrics: Sabbath easily had the best sets of lyrics, which added
effectively to their mystique. I never found Zeppelin's and Purple's
lyrics to be all that great, so they tie here.
Score: BS: 3; LZ: 2; DP: 2
Total tally: LZ: 11; DP: 7; BS: 7 | | 5 | Led Zeppelin
Vocals: Robert Plant was one of the most gifted vocalists of all time, and inspired many to
take up the mic. DP had Gillan and Coverdale, while Sabbath had Dio, so they get a tie.
Score: LZ: 3; DP: 2; BS: 2
Total tally: LZ: 14; DP: 9; BS: 9 | | 6 | Led Zeppelin
Guitar riffs: Jimmy Page had arguably a wider array of riffs than anyone before or since.
Blackmore and Iommi had great ones too, but they'll have to settle for a tied second place.
Score: LZ: 3; DP: 2; BS: 1
Total tally: LZ: 17; DP: 11; BS: 11 | | 7 | Deep Purple
Guitar solos: Ritchie Blackmore is the best here and it isn't a question. Page and Iommi
had good solos too, but they don't stand a chance here.
Score: DP: 3; BS: 2; LZ: 2
Total tally: LZ: 19; DP: 14; BS: 13 | | 8 | Deep Purple
Drums: Ian Paice was a boss: he did some of the most insane things behind the kit. Bill
Ward was great too: he displayed amazing fills. Bonham was good, but he's never
impressed me as much as the other two.
Score: DP: 3; BS: 2; LZ: 1
Total tally: LZ: 20; DP: 17; BS: 15 | | 9 | Black Sabbath
Bass: Geezer Butler had some of the best grooves ever witnessed by humankind. John
Paul Jones was great too: he had a fine tone and keen melody. As much as I love Deep
Purple, Roger Glover hasn't quite impressed me as much as the other two.
Score: BS: 3; LZ: 2; DP: 1
Total tally: LZ: 22; DP: 19; BS: 18 | | 10 | Led Zeppelin
Influence: Like it or not, Led Zeppelin was the first of the three titans to show up. Deep Purple
came next, while Sabbath arrived dead last. Thus, they attain the points for this category in the
same order.
Score: LZ: 3; DP: 2; BS; 1
Total tally: LZ: 25; DP: 21; BS: 19 | | 11 | Led Zeppelin
Experimentation: Zeppelin had by far the most variety from album to album: they had plenty of
blues influence but also incorporated funk and even world music. Purple experimented quite a
bit as well, having thrown in classical, blues and funk. Sabbath had some detours here and there,
but they mostly clung to their style.
Score: LZ: 3; DP: 2; BS: 1
Total tally: LZ: 28; DP: 23; BS: 20 | | 12 | Led Zeppelin
The Winner: Led Zeppelin. All Hail The Mighty Zep!!!
(Personally, I prefer Deep Purple. Fans of the Lords of Gloom & Doom might be dispupointed.) | |
mandan
05.17.13 | Been having trouble with this, give time and I'll be done with it. | manosg
05.17.13 | I'm having trouble following your train of though here. | JamieTwort
05.17.13 | Deep Purple wins for me. | manosg
05.17.13 | Yup, bottom line is what Jamie said. | Pestiferous
05.17.13 | sabbath | BallsToTheWall
05.17.13 | sabbath (2) | mandan
05.17.13 | I'll get it fixed, writing via mobile sucks hard. | DamnVanne
05.17.13 | IMO, Led Zeppelin wins in all of these categories except songwriting and bass, which both go to Sabbath | manosg
05.17.13 | Experimentation goes to Deep Purple easily. | JamieTwort
05.17.13 | ^Agreed, without a doubt.
I'd give vocals to Deep Purple too seeing as they had 3 really good vocalists in the 70's (Gillan, Hughes and Coverdale). | DominionMM1
05.17.13 | ^how could you give david coverversion the nod over the guy that he mimicked? | JamieTwort
05.17.13 | I didn't. I said because they had 3 really good vocalists. Coverdale was the weakest of the 3. | DominionMM1
05.17.13 | oh, and bonham destroys paice | JamieTwort
05.17.13 | They're about equal for me, although I'd prob give the edge to Paice for his live improv stuff. | rockandmetaljunkie
05.17.13 | Can't agree with many points here. Influence goes easily to Sabbath, Drums belong to Zep (as nobody is
better than Bonjo), guitar riffs goes to Sabbath, while 4 and 1 goes to Purple and Sabbath
consecutively. 2 could go to both Zep and Sabbath as both of these bands were very consistent.
I agree with the final verdict. | DominionMM1
05.17.13 | "Influence goes easily to Sabbath"
you do realize that there are other genres of music besides metal, right? | JamieTwort
05.17.13 | Influence goes easily to Sabbath [2] | rockandmetaljunkie
05.17.13 | "you do realize that there are other genres of music besides metal, right?"
Which Sabbath influenced, yes. | DominionMM1
05.17.13 | disagree. zeppelin's music, lyrics, and even look were as influential as any band ever, with the exception of the beatles, of course. | rockandmetaljunkie
05.17.13 | Ok, fair enough. | mandan
05.17.13 | I finally put in some of the explanations, will add the rest later. | mandan
05.17.13 | Almost done, hopefully it makes more sense now. | mandan
05.18.13 | Just a bit more and I'll be finished. | tempest--
05.18.13 | riffs should go to Sabbath | mandan
05.18.13 | All finished. | manosg
05.18.13 | It's good that you put all explanations. For me it goes like this:
1. Led Zeppelin
2. Led Zeppelin
3. Black Sabbath
4. Black Sabbath
5. Deep Purple
6. Black Sabbath
7. Deep Purple
8. Deep Purple
9. Black Sabbath
10. Black Sabbath
11. Deep Purple
You forgot to insert maybe the most important factor which is Live Performance
12. Deep Purple
Personally, it's a tie between Sabbath and Purple.
| JamieTwort
05.18.13 | "You forgot to insert maybe the most important factor which is Live Performance"
Agreed. Deep Purple would win that one by a landslide. | rockandmetaljunkie
05.18.13 | "You forgot to insert maybe the most important factor which is Live Performance"
Indeed, that could be the most crucial factor. However I believe this category would be Zeppelin's. They were an incredible live act. Yes, Purple released "Made In Japan", but it was the only documentation from their classic era. Zeppelin have more material showcasing their live performances. | NeroCorleone80
05.18.13 | Sabbath def had the best riffs | DominionMM1
05.18.13 | "Bonham was good, but he's never impressed me as much as the other two."
wow | JamieTwort
05.18.13 | "They were an incredible live act. Yes, Purple released "Made In Japan", but it was the only documentation from their classic era. Zeppelin have more material showcasing their live performances."
Dude this isn't true at all. There are literally loads of DP live albums from the 70's, I own 7 live albums recorded when they were in their prime (1970 - 1974). I personally wish there was as much Zeppelin live material as there was for DP. |
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