Randomly Crap Out Your Opinions Thread

[instantdeath999]

Zeppelin's one of those bands pretty much everybody likes in their phase of classic rock praise, before discovering all the lesser known bands of history. Some people end up dismissing them (and many other bands of their ilk, Cream, Floyd, Doors, etc.), others don't. I don't listen to them nearly as much as I once did, but I still enjoy them a fair bit. Guess I never really OD'd on any of those bands enough to hate them now.

I guess I'm different in the way that I never really got Zeppelin. I knew they were talented, but I never got what it was that supposedly made them the greatest rock band of all time.


I still highly enjoy Cream, Pink Floyd and The Doors, but Led Zeppelin have always been boring to me.

I really OD'd on Zeppelin and Hendrix before I started listening to the Floyd and other assorted prog bands. I still enjoy them, but not as much as I used to.

And yes, Houses of the Holy is by far the best Zeppelin album.

Even on Houses of the Holy, I feel the second side really falls apart, despite the great songs on the first side (and not so great; The Crunge just comes off as a really, really awkward attempt at soul).

Believe it or not, my favorite would probably be Led Zeppelin IV. As indifferent as I am to Zeppelin, I really enjoy Rock n' Roll, Goin' to California, and Misty Mountain Top. Those songs, plus the Song Remains the Same, The Rain Song and All of my Love, probably form the Zeppelin songs I really enjoy.


And I actually like Stairway to Heaven..

[SuperTigerMario]

Goin to California, fool in the rain, and over the hills and far away are probably my top 3.

[instantdeath999]

There are probably some other Zeppelin deep cuts I enjoy to a degree as well, but it's been nearly two years since I've listened to a Zeppelin album in full, with the exception of Led Zeppelin IV one time in my car.

[clashcityrocker10]

The only time I've listened to Led Zeppelin in the last few years is if I'm listening to the radio and a song comes on, and I'm not sure I ever really enjoyed a Led Zeppelin album in full. I still much prefer just about all the other "big-name" bands of the same period/style.

[seriousbusson]

My favorite album is probably I, and fav song is "Over the Hills and Far Away".

[Mega-Tallica]

"Achilles Last Stand" is by far my favorite Zeppelin song.

[RosaFloydGuy]

Favorite Zep song? Well, each member has his own highlights...

The Rain Song (Plant)
The Lemon Song/No Quarter (Jones)
Achilles Last Stand/When the Levee Breaks (Bonham)
In The Evening/Stairway to Heaven/Ten Years Gone (Page)

Those are a few of my big favorites.

[seriousbusson]

Also, while we're at it, I think that "Kashmir" is far more overplayed and mediocre than Stairway.

[RosaFloydGuy]

Eh, my pick for that is Whole Lotta Love or Black Dog.

[SuperTigerMario]

Black Dog is just awesome and Whole Lotta Love isn't that overplayed.