Are Led Zeppelin musical hacks???

verb_to_trust

in response to the title............jimmy page DOES play guitar like a drunk 5 year old live.........

lucylespian

metsfan531941 wrote:

never mind pj,there wouldnt be rock music period if it wasnt for zeppelin.doesnt anyone think that cready at one point or another has stolen a riff from a another gutarist or ed stealing a lyric from another songwriter and making it his own

This is a good point. McCready freely admits the Alive solo was every SRV riff he knew and it sounds totally like it. Doesn't stop it from being great, or worthwhile in it's own right.

enharmonic

The 5th member of Led Zeppelin was Willie Dixon.

hendrix78

Pretty much every 60's rock band borrowed heavily from old blues without paying any royalties. Nobody payed attention to that stuff back then. Cream, the Stones, the Doors, and many others are equally as guilty as Zeppelin. I'm not saying it's right, but Zeppelin shouldn't take all the heat for it.

yosi1

sapperskunk wrote:

Do you know of any instances for sure where PJ rips off someboy else?

Yellow Ledbetter is obviously influenced/"ripping off" Jimi Hendrix's Little Wing. GTF takes part of the melody from Zeppelin's Going to California.

edwho

sapperskunk wrote:

"Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" - A folk song by Anne Bredon, this was originally credited as "traditional, arranged by Jimmy Page," then "words and music by Jimmy Page," and then, following legal action, "Bredon/Page/Plant."
"Black Mountain Side" - uncredited version of a traditional folk tune previously recorded by Bert Jansch.
"Bring It On Home" - the first section is an uncredited cover of the Willie Dixon tune (as performed by the imposter Sonny Boy Williamson).
"Custard Pie" - uncredited cover of Bukka White's "Shake 'Em On Down," with lyrics from Sleepy John Estes's "Drop Down Daddy."
"Dazed And Confused" - uncredited cover of the Jake Holmes song (see The Above Ground Sound Of Jake Holmes).
"Hats Off To (Roy) Harper" - uncredited version of Bukka White's "Shake 'Em On Down."
"How Many More Times" - Part one is an uncredited cover of the Howlin' Wolf song (available on numerous compilations). Part two is an uncredited cover of Albert King's "The Hunter."
"In My Time Of Dying" - uncredited cover of the traditional song (as heard on Bob Dylan's debut).
"The Lemon Song" - uncredited cover of Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor" - Wolf's publisher sued Zeppelin in the early 70s and settled out of court.
"Nobody's Fault But Mine" - uncredited cover of the Blind Willie Johnson blues.
"White Summer" - uncredited cover of Davey Graham's "She Moved Through The Fair."
"Whole Lotta Love" - lyrics are from the Willie Dixon blues "You Need Love."

Great songs you might never have heard of if Led Zeppelin hadn’t immortalized them.

Anybody have any of these songs?

Bert Jansch was a guest at this years Bridge School Benefit. He’s an early influence of Neil Young and Jimmy Page. Check out that version of “Black Water Side.” Acoustic guitar fans will like it. Dazed and Confused by Jake Holmes - This one will pop your eyeballs out. Most of these songs were recorded (barely) by some old dude, solo with his guitar. “When the Levee Breaks” by Memphis Minnie is a lot of fun. Not listed, try n’ find the Joan Baez cover of “Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You” this will make your ears bleed. But this is the music that inspired all those young lads way back when.