Anyhow, while we've got controversial subjects on the brain, I'd like to voice my opinion on another matter I've never brought up here before. I FUCKING HATE LED ZEPPELIN. There. I said it.
Above: Enough already with the "kissy-face", Rob.
I've always thought that Led Zeppelin is over-rated and overplayed, but as I grow older, my hatred has begun to run a bit deeper. Robert Plant bugs the SHIT out of me, and in my opinion the guy is barely a step above Mick Jagger on the preening-frontman evolutionary ladder. Jimmy Page has done some decent work over the years, but the sad truth is that his LIVE playing is for shit, sloppy as Hell and a tad too derivative. Zeppelin's sound is way too blues-based for my tastes, and also WAY too pompous (this is coming from a guy who likes RHAPSODY, mind you). All they really had going for them was a kick-ass drummer.
As far as pioneering 70's rock bands go, I can sum it up in a simple sentence: Sabbath was for the BROS and Zeppelin was for the HOS.
A visual aid:
Above: For the HOS. Below: For the BROS.
So there you go. Some more message-board fodder.
Opinions are like assholes. Let YOUR asshole be heard!
Ha ha, dude you're so funny and sarcastic, first joking about how Pantera sucks, and now Zeppelin. YOU!
ReplyDeleteNo, they DO SUCK! Wait, what?! I'm lost in a vortex of sarcasm!!! I'm confused!
ReplyDeleteThe posters on that board can't comprehend that anyone would publicly claim that Pantera sucks, so they have convinced themselves that you are a master of irony, and you DON'T actually think the glam albums are better than Cowboys From Hell. It's hipster logic.
ReplyDeleteI also want to point out that there is another thread on that board entitled "Alkaline Trio Aren't Half Bad." Friend of yours, Cory?
thats the guy that writes Metal Inquisition.
ReplyDeleteI think Alkaline Trio blows. I also think Zeppelin is great.
ReplyDeleteApparently I'm not metal.
there's something to be said for a little bit of sloppy guitar playing.
ReplyDeletemaybe I just suck????????
TMM - Sloppy guitar playing = BOOOOO!
ReplyDeleteIf it ain't Michael Angelo Batio or Necrophagist, it's shite!
Since we've had some issues concerning sarcasm recently, I'd just like to point out: I was being sarcastic just now.
Erik - We've all known you aren't metal for a long time now. That white "tennis club" shirt that you wear all the time? Dead giveaway.
That new fur coat thing you've been rockin lately ain't gonna score you any Metal points either.
Just sayin'...
why dont they just argue in your column? ha ha
ReplyDeletepanteras for meatheads and trend metallers ha ha. I kinda like eppelin though
It's not so much that Zeppelin sucks but rather that they are incredibly, totally overrated.
ReplyDeleteAfter Bonham bit it they probably went to write some new shit and realized just how bad they sounded without him and wisely decided to call it quits.
The poor man's Metal Inquisition. That's rich. They update like once a week, have 20 writers, and Lucho is the only one doing good stuff. Then we have Shelby who may be more prolific than Brecht and Rollins combined.
ReplyDeleteHaving met Robert Plant in New Mexico at an Indian pow wow turned me off of Zeppelin. I've never seen such an arrogant asshole wearing that much turquoise in my life. Giant prick. Props to Page for at least showing up to play while whacked out on smack.
Thanks, Anonymous.
ReplyDeleteBut to be fair, Sargeant D is still writing great stuff too. Metal Inquisition is fucking great, any comparison - positive or negative - is a compliment.
Sarcasm or not, this was funny. More evidence for hos vs bros - Ozzy spent his time jumping like a frog. Plant was busy shaking his dong in everyones face.
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