Black Sabbath or Zeppelin?

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  • Inkdaub
    Inkdaub Posts: 235
    Sabbath
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    I know people who dislike heavy rock in general but can still enjoy Zep, such is the band's ability to cross over genres and demographics on the force of the music's sheer quality. So, on the strength of their universal influence, it's Zep all the way, for me.
  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    Zep was more talented.

    both were very influential.

    I like Sabbath better, but that is just personal taste.
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  • surfanddestroy
    surfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    Sabbath, most deffinately Sabbath.
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  • Edved82
    Edved82 Ireland Posts: 1,279
    Zeppelin - even though both are legends, you cant compare.
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  • eclectic
    eclectic Posts: 244
    Sabbath too 1 dimensional,so has to be Zep.Although I feel both were/are massive/legendary,at the same time both were/are pure performers in a somewhat self indulgent way.I mean lyrically and being able to relate to them in a meaningful way,beyond the power and frying of fretboards,there is not a lot there,all mystical and satanic theatre,which is probably why some folk think they are overrated.I prefer my music/bands to be more genuine/real and from the heart.(Pearl Jam,Bob Dylan,Neil Young,John Martyn.Gil Scott-Heron etc).
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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    Zeppelin by a comfortable margin
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  • UKDave
    UKDave Posts: 5,557
    Love Sabbath but Zeppelin are a different league...

    Zep for me
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  • Towerman
    Towerman Posts: 228
    hard and unfair to compare both bands but to me the best is Black Sabbath...
    speaking as a child of the 90's
  • Sesheta
    Sesheta Posts: 6
    Zepplin by a million miles.
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  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    Zeppelin in a landslide. Not even in the same league IMO.
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  • tonadax
    tonadax Posts: 594
    it´s tough because led zeppelin had the greatest musicians. Robert plant, jimmy page, and john bonham are the greatest vocalist, guitarrist ´´sorry hendrix´´ and drums players of all time.... and they created so many rock classics.....

    Black Sabath created metal rock, that´s why all metal bands love them.... ozzy charisma, great iommy riffs, many metal classics, dark image.....

    i love both bands equal, the only diference are in zeppelin musicians skills had...
  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    Led zeppelin. Of course, I might add.
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    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • stonesgstring
    stonesgstring Posts: 4,613
    Hard choice to call.

    I grew up with both but I guess at a push I'd have to choose Led Zep.
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  • righteousbabe
    righteousbabe Posts: 662
    Led Zeppelin for sure.
  • tones
    tones Posts: 104
    Easily Zeppelin.
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  • BrainOfJD
    BrainOfJD Posts: 242
    It depends on the criteria. If you're judging their careers, Led Zeppelin was far more prolific and diverse. Zeppelin made great blues rock like Zeppelin I and II, acoustic roots stuff on Zep III, and the sheer majestic epic rock brilliance of Physical Graffitti. Paranoid (the album) by Black Sabbath is pretty frigging amazing start to finish, but I don't think they successfully moved far from that formula or matched its quality before or after. As for range, Sabbath is maybe the best guitar-riff band in history, but there's not much else to say beyond that.

    Plus Sabbath's legacy is forever tarnished by the multiple lineup changes, etc. Another thing that kind of hurts Black Sabbath is that the recording quality of some of that early stuff was kind of weak. Maybe that's because of the translation to digital on the CDs that I have, I don't know.

    On the other hand, if you want to judge song by song, I would put the first 4 tracks on Paranoid - War Pigs, Paranoid, Planet Caravan, and Iron Man up against anything Zeppelin did and I don't think I could ever pick a clear winner.

    As for influence, it might be a tie. They're both on the short list of bands that defined the sound of heavy metal.

    How's that for a long-winded waffle? :)
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    black sabbath is great but led zep is the best rock band ever period.

    and ozzy is a big loser now anyway.
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  • tonadax
    tonadax Posts: 594
    Ozzy is not a losser, his solo career is far better than robert plant solo career, he had create metal masterpieces, have you ever listened: blizzard of ozz, Diary of a Madman and his essential album....


    Ozzy it´s not one of this rockers who get old and sucks... respect for him...
  • Mojopin
    Mojopin Posts: 216
    Zeppelin by about a million or so...

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