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Mine is Kashmir.

The Who were and always will be far superior to Led Zeppelin. Hell, Keith Moon and John Entwhistle named Led Zeppelin. Robert Plant posed so heavily off Roger Daltrey in the late 60's-early 70's it's not funny. The only real personnel comparison you can even make is Jimmy Page vs Peter Townshend--the rest is so one sided it's not even funny.

And face it, the only reason Led Zeppelin is so popular nowadays is because ClearChannel loves them. Every goddamn time I turn on my car--Led Zeppelin. Every time I walk into a restaurant and the cooks have a radio on--Led Zeppelin. I can barely take a shit without "Black Dog" being piped in through my vent fan. Don't get me wrong--Led Zeppelin was a great group and did a whole bunch of really sweet songs, but damn if they aren't as hideously overplayed as "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" or whatever the latest piece of poppy swill is.

That said, "Misty Mountain Hop" is probably my favorite Led tune. They seem to leave that one out of the Led rotation for the most part, at least in my city.

Ah, the blessings of public art. Opinions vary.

Personally, I can't stand The Who. If I have to hear 'Baba O'Reilly', or 'Substitute', not to mention 'Boris the Spider' one more time, I think I'd puke on the spot.

Zeppelin still gets my heart beating faster every time.

The Who were and always will be far superior to Led Zeppelin. Hell, Keith Moon and John Entwhistle named Led Zeppelin. Robert Plant posed so heavily off Roger Daltrey in the late 60's-early 70's it's not funny. The only real personnel comparison you can even make is Jimmy Page vs Peter Townshend--the rest is so one sided it's not even funny.

And face it, the only reason Led Zeppelin is so popular nowadays is because ClearChannel loves them. Every goddamn time I turn on my car--Led Zeppelin. Every time I walk into a restaurant and the cooks have a radio on--Led Zeppelin. I can barely take a shit without "Black Dog" being piped in through my vent fan. Don't get me wrong--Led Zeppelin was a great group and did a whole bunch of really sweet songs, but damn if they aren't as hideously overplayed as "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" or whatever the latest piece of poppy swill is.

That said, "Misty Mountain Hop" is probably my favorite Led tune. They seem to leave that one out of the Led rotation for the most part, at least in my city.
That's why I do not listen to the radio.

My favorite song is Stairway to Heaven.

Mine is Kashmir.
*drool*

its between Kashmir and Going to California

Opinions vary, as previously mentioned...

Stairway to Heaven, but a close second would be either Achilles Last Stand, or the Immigrant Song.

This one's easy. Dazed and Confused, hands down.

This one's easy. Dazed and Confused, hands down.

Studio or live version?

Studio or live version?

Either really. Though the album cut has a greater attchment to me, I heard it a the exact right time in my life. Ya know?

Stairway To Heaven,

Ah, the blessings of public art. Opinions vary.

Personally, I can't stand The Who. If I have to hear 'Baba O'Reilly', or 'Substitute', not to mention 'Boris the Spider' one more time, I think I'd puke on the spot.

Zeppelin still gets my heart beating faster every time.
Out of curiousity, how exactly did you arrive at this point? Substitute and Boris the Spider don't exactly see that much public play, be it on the radio or in movies or commericals. Did you live with someone who had an unhealthy obsession with the Who or something?

And I've probably heard Baba O'Reily more than you have and I still love it :p

The Who were and always will be far superior to Led Zeppelin. Hell, Keith Moon and John Entwhistle named Led Zeppelin. Robert Plant posed so heavily off Roger Daltrey in the late 60's-early 70's it's not funny. The only real personnel comparison you can even make is Jimmy Page vs Peter Townshend--the rest is so one sided it's not even funny.

And face it, the only reason Led Zeppelin is so popular nowadays is because ClearChannel loves them. Every goddamn time I turn on my car--Led Zeppelin. Every time I walk into a restaurant and the cooks have a radio on--Led Zeppelin. I can barely take a shit without "Black Dog" being piped in through my vent fan. Don't get me wrong--Led Zeppelin was a great group and did a whole bunch of really sweet songs, but damn if they aren't as hideously overplayed as "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" or whatever the latest piece of poppy swill is.

That said, "Misty Mountain Hop" is probably my favorite Led tune. They seem to leave that one out of the Led rotation for the most part, at least in my city.

I personally never listen to the radio.

however, I have to say that my opinion of who is better: the who or led changes on almost a daily basis. It depends on what I'm looking for in my music.

Bron-y-aur stomp.

Out of curiousity, how exactly did you arrive at this point? Substitute and Boris the Spider don't exactly see that much public play, be it on the radio or in movies or commericals. Did you live with someone who had an unhealthy obsession with the Who or something?

And I've probably heard Baba O'Reily more than you have and I still love it :p

Actually, yes. Some room-mates played The Who songs without break. Substitute and Boris the Spider just seem to have stuck themselves into my extreme dislike list.

I do admit, however, that Baba O'Reilly is a great song. Have just heard it too many times.

Note: I saw The Who live in Toronto many years ago, and Baba O'Reilly was THE song that rocked the gardens. I've never seen Townsend crazier...

Note: I saw The Who live in Toronto many years ago, and Baba O'Reilly was THE song that rocked the gardens. I've never seen Townsend crazier...
Ah, alas I was born just a wee bit too late for that [Moon died 7 years before I was born], and I'm told that their live act was incredible. Given the footage I've seen of it, I tend to agree. Still, to have been there....

Ah, alas I was born just a wee bit too late for that [Moon died 7 years before I was born], and I'm told that their live act was incredible. Given the footage I've seen of it, I tend to agree. Still, to have been there....

I saw them on their first "Farewell Tour", when Kenny Jones was the drummer. Never saw Moon do his thing. Shame.

The Rain Song

Since I've Been Loving You.

Although my other top favorites are Babe I'm Gonna Leave You and No Quarter.

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With a handle like yours, I would have guessed The Immigrant Song.

Oooh...too many to pick...

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Dazed and Confused, Whole Lotta Love, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, When the Levee Breaks, No Quarter...Kashmir...

Yeah, too hard.

Ah, alas I was born just a wee bit too late for that [Moon died 7 years before I was born], and I'm told that their live act was incredible. Given the footage I've seen of it, I tend to agree. Still, to have been there....


Tell me...

Do you own "Live at Leeds"?

and if you dont.....

Youre missing out on possibly the best live performance on recorded media.

Er what instruments do they play?

Mine is Kashmir.
ditto. that or No Quarter.

Immigrant Song is also a classic



and you can't leave out Stairway even if it is the only song most people know


dazed & confused only doesn't get on my tits when i'm stoned. or driving.

ditto. that or No Quarter.

Immigrant Song is also a classic



and you can't leave out Stairway even if it is the only song most people know


dazed & confused only doesn't get on my tits when i'm stoned. or driving.
I like that song.

I like that song.
i like the movie :)

"and its green, too!" :p

Whole lotta love

Reading all these posts has fired me up...My iPod is currently getting the Led out!

Good times...

:cool:

i like the movie :)

"and its green, too!" :p
Which one do you think i was talking about?:p

I've always really liked The Battle of Evermore.

black dog

Hmmm, either "Parp Quite Sharp" or "Tea Time for Raggle-Paggle"

Hmmm, either "Parp Quite Sharp" or "Tea Time for Raggle-Paggle"

Ooh, you've got me on those songs. I have all the albums, and I don't remember those two...what's the source?

:)

I'm saying "Friends", though it's partially due to how awesome the symphonic version is.

When the Levee Breaks has always been one of my favourites. That and Communication Breakdown.

That said, I only own the first four albums, and have heard very little of any later stuff, hence I have a rather narrow range.

I'd probably go with Immigrant Song

With a handle like yours, I would have guessed The Immigrant Song.

What exactly are you implying?

Rock and Roll...



and I actually paid $6.50 to see Led Zeppelin.

I am caught between "kashmir" and "stairway to heaven"

Fool in the Rain

There are a lot of really good songs, but if I had to pick, I would probably go with When the Levee Breaks. More than any other, that's the song that you can hear their R&B roots in, although Immigrant Song has a wicked intro, and Stairway is of course the quintessential rock song.

Just as a note, though, the fact that Kieth Moon was in the Who does not give anyone liscence to talk smack about John Bonham. The man was a golden god on the drum set, and if you don't believe me, try listening to Moby Dick some time. In point of fact, between Bonham and Jones, Zep very likely had the best rhythym section ever assembled by a band.

And I've probably heard Baba O'Reily more than you have and I still love it :p

That song is what made me want to learn to play drums.

Incidently, get Sirius radio. I got it because I could no longer stand hearing ClearChannel bleep out the "fuck" in "Who Are You?" ... well ... that and for Howard Stern.

Oh! And to stay on topic: Going to California.

The Water Song...I think someone referred to it earlier as the rain song....I could be wrong here, but I think that's the song they meant>"I felt the coldness of my winter.....I never thought....it would ever go...... I learned the song was about Robert Plants' child who drowned.
That and "Nobodys' Fault But Mine". John Paul Jones bass in that one is truly inspired.

The Water Song...I think someone referred to it earlier as the rain song....I could be wrong here, but I think that's the song they meant>"I felt the coldness of my winter.....I never thought....it would ever go...... I learned the song was about Robert Plants' child who drowned.


That's the Rain Song - never heard it called the water song. That one is up there with my favorites but the tune that got me to start listening to Zep, and is still a fave, was Ramble On.

Tough choice. I'd have to say either Ocean or Misty Mountain Hop.

...Just as a note, though, the fact that Kieth Moon was in the Who does not give anyone liscence to talk smack about John Bonham. The man was a golden god on the drum set, and if you don't believe me, try listening to Moby Dick some time. In point of fact, between Bonham and Jones, Zep very likely had the best rhythym section ever assembled by a band.
For every one Moby Dick solo [which, by the way, is often the only example John Bonham fans can cite in testament to his prowess], Moon had 12 "A Quick One" solos. The quality of Moon's work so grossly supercede's Bonham that it's not funny. The man had a lead foot, whereas Moon had 4 lightning fast appendages. Moon could strike drums faster than a machine gun could fire.

And no, the Who's rhythm section is far superior to Zeppelin's, on both counts [you can't really make a case for Bonham being better than Moon and yes, I've heard Moby Dick]. John Paul Jones was an excelent bassist [certainly top ten material]but John Entwhistle was the Jimi Hendrix of bass; his only real competition in that area is James Jamerson of Motown fame--you might have an argument there but certainly not with John Paul Jones.

By the way, if we're judging drumming talent based off single solos, you might want to give this kid (http://www.collegehumor.com/movies/1611013/) a listen.

1. No Quarter
2. Dazed and Confused
3. Immigrant Song

Kashmir or Black Dog, tough to choose. Dazed & Confused is good too.

Ramble On, When the Levee Breaks, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, The Ocean, Four Sticks, What Is and What Should Never Be, Whole Lotta Love....

Bron-y-aur stomp.

Oh hell yeah
Black Dog and Kashmir are cool but Bron-Y-Aur Stomp kicks ass

1. Dazed and Confused
2. Kashmir
3. Stairway to Heaven
4. Whole lotta Love

My favourites include Kashmir, The Song Remains the Same and Carouselambra.

The Who were and always will be far superior to Led Zeppelin. Hell, Keith Moon and John Entwhistle named Led Zeppelin. Robert Plant posed so heavily off Roger Daltrey in the late 60's-early 70's it's not funny. The only real personnel comparison you can even make is Jimmy Page vs Peter Townshend--the rest is so one sided it's not even funny.
Ah, it was a cruel twist of fate that let you in here to rant about the Who before the thread even really got started.

And I've probably heard Baba O'Reily more than you have and I still love it :p
Indeed. It's the perfect rock song.

Which one do you think i was talking about?:p
Correct answer is Immigrant Song.

Stairway to Heavan, greatest rock song next to Layla.

By the way, if we're judging drumming talent based off single solos, you might want to give this kid (http://www.collegehumor.com/movies/1611013/) a listen.
That's not bad...certainly he's one to watch for the future. Best drum solo ever is Toad by Ginger Baker of Cream fame.

Favourite Led Zeppelin songs...
Kashmir, Communication Breakdown, Whole Lotta Love, When The Levee Breaks, Stairway To Heaven (Me First & The Gimme Gimmes did a great cover of that), What Is And What Should Never Be.