Well, in my opinion a loud Gah is in order here.
Re: The Great Debate: Floyd or Zeppelin?
Well, in my opinion a loud Gah is in order here.
Re: The Great Debate: Floyd or Zeppelin?
But if I had to choose one, Floyd by a long shot, because of Syd Barrett.
Re: The Great Debate: Floyd or Zeppelin?
Too completely different styles. I have more Led Zep (every album) so I'll vote that.
But they're both great really. Except John Henry Bonham, he's the better drummer from the two bands, and IMHO the best drummer I've ever heard.
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Re: The Great Debate: Floyd or Zeppelin?
Obviously it's The Who
Re: The Great Debate: Floyd or Zeppelin?
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Damned tricky to decide, though. I had to say Floyd, though.
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Re: The Great Debate: Floyd or Zeppelin?
Obviously as its they who invented the beast. No Hendrix was not the guy who turned up his amp and started playing outrageously loud. It was Townsend and the Who. They invented hard rock along with bands like Blue Cheer.Obviously it's The Who
Floyd is probably the greatest prog rock band of all time however. Zep the 2nd best blues based rock band behind Cream IMHO.
The Who are basicly a hard rock band that ventures into prog. Listen to Live at Leeds and see what I mean. These guys held the record for the loudest band in concert for decades.
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Re: The Great Debate: Floyd or Zeppelin?
Indeed. Although I do believe that Sabbath pinched that particular honour.
I used to like Zep when my elder brother started paying their stuff in the early 70s.
Having said that, when he brought home 'The Piper at the gates of Dawn' , 'Obscured by Clounds' and finally 'Relics' i think that Floyd would edge it, if only for the mix of stuff they did.
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Re: The Great Debate: Floyd or Zeppelin?
It's not a matter of playing loud. Most everyone can do that (hell, it was really the Chicago Bluesmen invented the amped-up guitar; the "beast" as you call it.) It's a matter of playing well.Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny
In that respect, the Who don't hold a candle to Hendrix.
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