***Official Led Zeppelin Thread***

I dont see Zep as having a defacto leader. What made them the 2nd greatest band of all time, is the virtuosity of every single member of the band, every one of them has a claim as the greatest musician ever at their instrument, including Plant who didnt play an instrument. Seems to me all 4 came to the table with ideas and things to bring to the songs and albums and contributed equally. I dont get the feeling Bonzo, or JPJ were shy about bringing in riffs or musical ideas, and i think plant and page knew the absurd amount of talent they possessed, individually and as a band.

Its kind of like arguing which Beatle is better. We all have our personal favorite, but what made both bands so deadly and untouchable was how beyond brilliant each individual member was. I find it hard to say which Zep band member I like best. With the caliber of musicianship they assembled its like the ultimate band. They couldnt have been more talented and they couldnt have assembled a more talented band.

Whoever posted prior to me saying people overlook certain Zep band members, I think thats an absolutely insane statement to make. The band was literally perfect. Couldnt have been improved. They sold 300 million plus albums, are in my view the 2nd greatest band of all time, and are revered as the heroes they deserve to be. Could they recieve more credit and awards, yeah they could. But in my view Zep is viewed correctly, and are given the right amount of credit and acclaim and legendary status. For all intents and purposes Plant was a golden haired God and still is, and I dont know any drummer, bassist, or guitarist who doesnt worship bonzo, JPJ, and page respectively.

What they achieved in their careers as a band is sickening and staggering to even consider.

Newch91 wrote:

DewieCox wrote:

musicismylife78 wrote:

I dont see Zep as having a defacto leader. What made them the 2nd greatest band of all time, is the virtuosity of every single member of the band, every one of them has a claim as the greatest musician ever at their instrument, including Plant who didnt play an instrument. Seems to me all 4 came to the table with ideas and things to bring to the songs and albums and contributed equally. I dont get the feeling Bonzo, or JPJ were shy about bringing in riffs or musical ideas, and i think plant and page knew the absurd amount of talent they possessed, individually and as a band.

Its kind of like arguing which Beatle is better. We all have our personal favorite, but what made both bands so deadly and untouchable was how beyond brilliant each individual member was. I find it hard to say which Zep band member I like best. With the caliber of musicianship they assembled its like the ultimate band. They couldnt have been more talented and they couldnt have assembled a more talented band.

Whoever posted prior to me saying people overlook certain Zep band members, I think thats an absolutely insane statement to make. The band was literally perfect. Couldnt have been improved. They sold 300 million plus albums, are in my view the 2nd greatest band of all time, and are revered as the heroes they deserve to be. Could they recieve more credit and awards, yeah they could. But in my view Zep is viewed correctly, and are given the right amount of credit and acclaim and legendary status. For all intents and purposes Plant was a golden haired God and still is, and I dont know any drummer, bassist, or guitarist who doesnt worship bonzo, JPJ, and page respectively.

What they achieved in their careers as a band is sickening and staggering to even consider.

I agree with absolutely everything, except that I think Page was the leader, but not a dictator. He knew what he wanted for his band and assembled the perfect personnel to achieve it and the band as a whole allowed each member the room to get their personal stamp in. That's not to take credit away from any members' contributions, whatsoever. All great at their craft and likely would've found success on their own, but there's a reason Page produced every album and would never use the same co-producer twice. He was the architect of their sound.

Also like to add, they had probably the first great manager in rock as well. Ruthless but got the job done.

What about Brian Epstein?

I guess I'm just not as familiar with him. I know Grant had a huge hand in Zeppelin having total creative control in a time where that was pretty unheard of for unproven acts and the 90/10 splits promoter would have to take. To my understanding Peter Grant changed the way the game was played.

John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin will appear on the December 3rd (Monday) episode of The Late Show with David Letterman. The show is part of a series of Letterman episodes being taped in Washington D.C., where the Zep fellas will be among those receiving Kennedy Center Honors.
http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrac ... letterman/

Billboard says "Interview only, NO performance"

http://www.billboard.com/news/led-zeppe ... 3392.story

norm wrote:

John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin will appear on the December 3rd (Monday) episode of The Late Show with David Letterman. The show is part of a series of Letterman episodes being taped in Washington D.C., where the Zep fellas will be among those receiving Kennedy Center Honors.
http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrac ... letterman/

I totally shoulda taken a walk around the Kennedy Center area yesterday