Originally posted by neon_duke
Actually, Led Zeppelin individually are not fantastic musicians in any technical sense. Jimmy Page is a very sloppy guitar player; Plant's voice is, ummmmm, Plant's voice; Jones's bass playing is nothing special, and Bonzo's a slow-n-steady kind of drummer.
But put it all together and they fly. Sonically they are very inventive. It must be understood that they are the band that almost singlehandedly yanked rock and roll from the "pop with guitars" sound of the early '60s through the "totally fuggin wasted" late '60s and into the Golden Age. If Led Zep had never existed, neither would have about half of the guitar based bands since Zepplin was founded.
wow dude, I think you are a little lost on that. evey member of the zep is a top-notch artist in what they do. Jimmy Page may very well be the best guitarrist of all time, incredibly creative, technic (he had a unique, very developed technique, all his very own), experimental (ever seen him play his double deck guitar with a violin bow?) could play ANYTHING he wanted with absolute confidence and it always sounded very cool, and for those whom speed matters too much, he was lightning fast. Robert Plant's voice was also very unique, but it was in no way bad at all in fact, his sharp, stingy voice was an influence for many bands that followed, from Queen to guns and roses. review, before plant, every rock singer had a deep, bassy voice. his androginous tone fitted perfectly with the Zep and influenced many generations of singers, who saw that a sharp voice could also work in rock.
Bonzo is also one of the best drummers around, and in his time he had no equal. he had a completely self-learned technique that revolutionized drumming, he was incredibly powerfull and energetic, never lost the pace and was incredibly fast too. he also was very creative, could put a show on his very own with the drumms.
Johnes, well, yeah, he is the discreet member, we could say, but he always had his job done. the bass bases on zeps songs are complex in sound but not in execution. he was a good composer, and never let down in his performance.
everything you say about them together I agree with, but I think (and Im not the only one) that every member of the zep had an incredible talent and particular style in what they did, and put together, they were the best band on ****ing earth. and they are, still.
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