The Great Debate: Floyd or Zeppelin?

[John86]

When did this become a debate?

Floyd.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

When did this become a debate?

Thats all covered under the Gah option.

[naut]

John Paul Jones is a good keyboardist.

Better on bass though, listen to The Lemon Song. Now that my friend is insane bass.

Personally I find the Who meh. But that's just me, so each to their own really.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

etter on bass though, listen to The Lemon Song. Now that my friend is insane bass.

Personally I find the Who meh.

Entwistle blows him away. Well Hes better You cant even see his fingers flying over them strings. The list of great Who bass lines is too long to even list. By the way so Is Paul McCartney. Many dont realise what a great bass player Paul is.

[naut]

By the way so Is Paul McCartney. Many dont realise what a great bass player Paul is.

He certainly is, damned good.

[Ianofsmeg16]

Each man unto his own...but personally i find The Who meh-ing brilliant

meh being replaced by a rather vulgar and rather banned swear word.

If you see them live you would agree

[Gawain of Orkeny]

If you see them live you would agree

Did you ever see all 4 of the originals together. Hes right . No other band has the energy on stage of the Who. You have to be there to appreciate it. That being said Floyd puts on the greatest spectacle in concert. A total asualt on the senses. The Who just come out and flat rock your socks off. Dont judge them by their records other than Live at Leeds if your a hard rocker.

[macsen rufus]

Floyd, all the way.

I never really saw the point of Led Zep. Actually it took me a long while to see the point to Floyd as well, but one of my friends played "See Emily Play" when I was in a "receptive state", and I loved it so much he ended up playing it seven times in a row..... Well, I was so "receptive" I couldn't remeber that little fact afterwards

But as a child of the (mid) 70s, my thing was really punk - but The Who were well in there too. I never did get to see them live - I even had a ticket once, but for some reason had to miss the gig.

As for Tommy, though.... well I liked some of the songs for quite a while, but I didn't actually see the film til after I'd seen "The Wall", which is, of course, too late! It just looked lame, dated, and cringeworthy. In its time it may have been something, but it's time wasn't for very long.

[Gregoshi]

Why does it not surprise me that a poll with only two choices ends up with an unlisted "choice" winning and dominating the thread?

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Because the Who are the Fathers of Rock and the greatest rock band of all time

[InsaneApache]

Floyd, all the way.

I never really saw the point of Led Zep. Actually it took me a long while to see the point to Floyd as well, but one of my friends played "See Emily Play" when I was in a "receptive state", and I loved it so much he ended up playing it seven times in a row..... Well, I was so "receptive" I couldn't remeber that little fact afterwards

But as a child of the (mid) 70s, my thing was really punk - but The Who were well in there too. I never did get to see them live - I even had a ticket once, but for some reason had to miss the gig.

As for Tommy, though.... well I liked some of the songs for quite a while, but I didn't actually see the film til after I'd seen "The Wall", which is, of course, too late! It just looked lame, dated, and cringeworthy. In its time it may have been something, but it's time wasn't for very long.

Just as long as you explain to Gawain that the Who and punk were very,very tenuously linked.

[Stig]

Because the Who are the Fathers of Rock and the greatest rock band of all time

duh

[Spino]

As much as I love Zep I had to give the nod to Floyd. Pink Floyd is arguably the most original band of all time whereas Zep is essentially a hard rock/blues group (albeit an extraordinary one). Sure, Zep branched out but their bread and butter and their best work was rooted firmly in the blues.

Zep rocked as hard if not harder than the best bands of that era but Floyd defined cutting edge. Floyd started out as a genre defining psychedelic band and evolved into a... well, how does one define Floyd after Syd Barrett left the band? Floyd also gets points for being one of the few bands to successfully combine rock and classical and not sound like a cheesy mess or a train wreck.

[Spino]

Entwistle blows him away. Well Hes better You cant even see his fingers flying over them strings. The list of great Who bass lines is too long to even list. By the way so Is Paul McCartney. Many dont realise what a great bass player Paul is.

While I don't rate the Who nearly as high as you (who doesn't? ) I must say that Entwistle and Moon have to be the best rhythm section of any rock band. Townsend was damn smart to simply let those guys do their own thing. JP Jones was a fine bassist but he never stood out like Entwistle and while Bonham was a fantastic drummer I thought he wasn't nearly as creative as Moon. Anyway I get the feeling Page was more of a control freak than Townsend and would not have liked Jones and Bonham tearing off on their own between major beats. One thing I loved about Moon was that he always seemed as if he was about to go careening out of control, this is especially apparent if you watch him in concert footage. Sometimes you think to yourself, "What the hell is he doing, how can he keep the beat, do those fills and do all those wacky antics at the same time?" Speaking of fills Moon's are simply phenomenal, he even manages to make Mitch Mitchell's work sound a tad anemic!

[Axeknight]

Zeppelin by a country mile. Floyd are great in small doses, but I can listen to Zeppelin all day.

Fantasy '70s rock band:

Piano/Keys - Rick Wright - Because Great Gig In The Sky is so perfect.

Drums - John "Bonzo The Beast" Bonham - Moon could play the most brilliant fill, but couldn't repeat it cause he was more an instinct player. Bonham was solid.

Bass - John "The Ox" Entwistle - Entwistle was the greatest bassist ever. Pete described him as a 'lead guitarist bassist'

Rhythm Guitar - Pete Townsend - Can do more with simple poer chords than anybody else.

Lead Guitar - Jimmy Page - Pagey is second only to Hendrix as greatest guitarist. Power, dynamic, versitility (listen to Black Mountainside or the stunning version of White Summer on the Zep DVD - he wasn't all about heaviness), attitude (he pretty much invented the gunslinger guitar hero thing), and great tone. And he had dragons on his trousers!

Vox - Paul Rodgers - The greatest white blues singer ever, and he did soul as well. Stunning voice when with Free, shame he toned down the truly brilliant aspects of Free for Bad Company, but Shooting Star showed he still had it even if he wasn't using it much.

[Plebian#10]

A most difficult choice but i would have to say zeppelin over floyd but just by a pinch.

[Moros]

Talking of guitarists in that case I like Brian May, Red Special connected to the Deacy Amp can give wonderfull strange and good usably sounds.

Sure Hendrix, Santana and Clapton are the best when talking of normal material.

Stag, err... I mean Stig (yes that is a rather stupid joke) Anyway..
Best guitarist ever: steve vai!

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Did any of you know that Zep almost was Page, Plant, Entwistle and Moon?

[InsaneApache]

Yes, sad isn't it?

[Reverend Joe]

Entwistle blows him away. Well Hes better You cant even see his fingers flying over them strings. The list of great Who bass lines is too long to even list. By the way so Is Paul McCartney. Many dont realise what a great bass player Paul is.

Just for the record, Jack Casady is still the greatest bassist of all time. If you don't believe me, buy the extended CD of "After Bathing at Baxter's" and listen to the bass solo on the live version of "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil." Even after listening to it well over 500 or so times, it renders me catatonic.

And if you STILL don't believe me, listen to some Hot Tuna.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Just for the record, Jack Casady is still the greatest bassist of all time.

Your daft. None of the worlds greatest Musicians play rock. They all play Jazz and Blues. Entwistle however is the Best bass player in rock and the inventor of the lead bass.

[Martok]

Well I suppose I gotta go with Floyd on this, given that I have two of their albums and none of Zep's. That said, I do very much enjoy both groups.

[Beirut]

Well I suppose I gotta go with Floyd on this, given that I have two of their albums and none of Zep's. That said, I do very much enjoy both groups.

I will go with Floyd as well as I have about 20+ of their albums and four DVDs and 1 album of Led Zep's and 1 DVD.

Led Zep is incredible, there is no doubt, I simply prefer Pink Floyd. There is no other music that reaches the back of my brain like theirs.

[naut]

And if you STILL don't believe me, listen to some Hot Tuna.

I'll second that, simply brilliant.

Although Victor Wutan (or however you spell it) is an absolute nutter on bass.

[Motep]

trying to decide has made my brain feel all twitchy...I choose GAH!!!

[macsen rufus]

Just as long as you explain to Gawain that the Who and punk were very,very tenuously linked.

Seconded, IA -- there was no link other than that we were punks who had a great love and respect for the Who... "Boris the Spider" especially, yeah (This was before the retro-mod thing of the late 70s/early 80s came along, btw)

[InsaneApache]

I used to have a 'thing' about Gaye Advert.

[Orb]

Floyd

[Caerfanan]

Why does it not surprise me that a poll with only two choices ends up with an unlisted "choice" winning and dominating the thread?

Because some people think that choosing between Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin is not possible?

I think their musics are different, in my case, I would listen to one or the other on different occasions. My answer would so be FLoyd one day, then Led Zeppelin another, depending on my mood!