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Gods.

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Jimmy Hendrix is a much better guitar player than Led Zeppelin.

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yeah i agree with that, but stevie ray vaughn is better than hendrix
big deal, hendrix was a better musician IMO
And zeppelin stands up to just about any band you put against them. It's really hard to compare bands that are at this level

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I used to love these guys as a teenager, like every teenager, but nowadays I get sick of them hitting me over the head with riffs on every song. I think a lot of their stuff is repetitive and overdone. That and the fact that you can't really listen to a Zep album without coming across something they completely ripped off from someone and don't give credit for. I'm not just talking about styles, I'm talking about entire verses and choruses, sometimes entire songs that go uncredited.

Jimmy Page has some nice riffs, but his playing is nowhere near the level of self-expression that a Jimi Hendrix or a Stevie Ray Vaughan exhibits.

I find a lot of their live performances rather self-indulgent.

Usually when I come across a Zep tune on the radio I'll listen for a while (unless it's Kashmir, which I think is one of the most boring popular songs ever), but I'll be flipping before the end of the song.

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Agree. I think they are [censored]. I even prefer the Rolf Harris version of Stairway to Heaven. I'm not kidding.


The Beatles so, so pwn them.


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Musician gods or mediocre at best?

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Gee, not a lot of middle ground there.

"mediocre at best" is laughable. "Musician gods" is defined as what? If you say the Top 10 rock bands of all time are gods, then yes they are gods.

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Gods.

These guys were not only great, great musicians, they were the epitome of the rock and roll lifestyle.

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they are probably underappreciated, in a similar way as Nirvana is probably underrated.

they went a long way in creating/defining/popularizing a genre of music, and they do have a lot of interesting music to listen to.

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Zeppelin and Nirvana are considered by the general public to be two of the greatest bands of all time. How in God's name can you say either band is underrated?

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Zeppelin and Nirvana are considered by the general public to be two of the greatest bands of all time. How in God's name can you say either band is underrated?

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I will guess that KB4Z was like ten years old at the height of Nirvana's popularity. Scary thought.

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Zeppelin and Nirvana are considered by the general public to be two of the greatest bands of all time. How in God's name can you say either band is underrated?

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the general public considers their music to be awesome. however, the general public doesn't understand or appreciate how genre defining/important their music was.

Most people will tell you that Pearl Jam started the 'grunge music' movement, which is not true.

the whole explosion can be traced to the very first notes on Track 1 on Nevermind - Smells Like Teen Spirit.