Stairway is NOT stolen
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Any Wierd Al song. Particluarly 'Generic Blues'.
''I woke up this morning, Then I went back to bed''
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Seeing as that you are only seventeen years old, for that "You Are Forgiven" (get it ?) You have a lot to listen to....May I ask how can there be ANY Led Zeppelin songs you don't like ?.
Hot Dog
Carouselambra
^There you go
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Good Times Bad Times. Not just because it's an awesome song, but because it's what I call a landmark Zeppelin song.
To me, it represents Led Zeppelin basicly saying ''Here we are, this is our first Album, and we are not like other bands, and we want to impress you with the first 5 seconds''
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I had to register on this site because Led Zepplin fans always provide me with a laugh. This non-stop comparing between the stodgy Led Zepplin and The Who is unbelievable. Why do Led Zep fans feel in so much competition with The Who?
Could it be that Keith Moon and John Entwhistle came up with the name Led Zepplin, when Page approached them about forming a band in 1968?
Led Zepplin are essentially a blue-based band whose albums are full of filler. Some of the comments I have seen on here about Led Zep being great song writers can only come from people who have no knowledge of the obscure sources that Led Zep stole most of their songs from without giving due credit or royalties to the originators of most of their songs.
It is a well-known fact that Led Zep purloined most of their songs from Howlin Wolf, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters etc. However, Led Zep fans either do not know their musical history or choose to ignore this fact.
Arguably Led Zep’s greatest song Stairway to Heaven’s guitar intro was stolen from Spirit’s, Taurus. Led Zep toured with them in 1968 and Jimmy Page lifted the guitar riff without any acknowledgment of the source. Have a listen to Jack Jake Holmes’s Dazed and Confused and you would have to be deaf to not hear what Led Zep have done here. Jack Jake Holmes filed a lawsuit against Led Zep along with countless others over the years about Led Zep’s plagiarism.
This has never happened to The Who. The Who are originators and never sounded like they wanted to be a pseudo American blues based band. Pete Townshend was one of the most thoughtful, insightful and provocative songwriters of his time. Tommy and Quadrophenia for example, were concepts albums with a linear narrative that were eventually transferred to the big screen.
The Who released arguably the greatest live album of them all, Live at Leeds. Led Zep fans even have to compare John Bonham with Keith Moon and not surprisingly in their biased opinion Bonham comes out on top. Was Bonham really that good? The only argument Led Zep fans can put up is that he was a heavy hitter on the skins. But really he was a solid drummer and no more than that. You seriously can’t put him in the same league as brilliantly original drummers in the rock canon like Keith Moon, Mitch Mitchell and Ginger Baker.
Anyway that is enough from me. As soon as I have posted my thoughts I will close my account on this Led Zep site.
Oh just one more thing.
Led Zep’ so called classic Whole Lotta Love opening lyrics are as follows
You need coolin', baby, I'm not foolin',
I'm gonna send you back to schoolin',
Way down inside honey, you need it,
I'm gonna give you my love,
I'm gonna give you my love.
Haha, such thoughtful and insightful lyrics these.
The Who and Pete Townshend meanwhile.
We'll be fighting in the streets
With our children at our feet
And the morals that they worship will be gone
And the men who spurred us on
Sit in judgement of all wrong
They decide and the shotgun sings the song.
Won't Get Fooled Again.
The Who will always be more culturally significant than Led Zepplin for many reasons, including the fact that Pete Townshend was a brilliant songwriter, who tapped into a peculiarly British sensibility. Townshend was one of the most intriguing and original writers of the 60s and 70s. Townshend had a relentless stream of ideas, and was able to pick a towering guitar riff out of the air at will. Townshend gave voice to teenage angst with a myriad of great songs in which Led Zep or rather Jimmy Page could only dream about writing. Led Zep songs sang at you and The Who's songs sang to you and about you.
Agree to disagree. I only like a couple of Who songs, whereas Led Zeppelin there are only a couple of Songs I don't like.
Plus Page is a better Guitarist than Townsend
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TSRTS is my favorite Version by far. Everything about it is perfect, from the Intro, to when the solo starts, to when the song ends. Out of all of Led Zeppelin's songs, 'Stairway To Heaven' Remains my favorite song. It helped me get through some tough times and everytime I listen to the Song, it feels like the first Time I have heard it.
TSRTS has the thing that makes it stand out among all the other versions of the Song - The Solo. It has my absolute favorite solo ever. It's Jimmy doing what he does best, and that's improvisation. No one comes even close to him in that aspect.
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'Hey You' and 'Marooned', both by Pink Floyd
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Dazed and Confused TSRTS version.
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That's definitely Jimmy's Guitar.
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Surprised to see 'Hats Off To (Roy) Harper' at the top spot. I quite like that Song.
I can't make it past 30 seconds of 'Hot Dog', and that's saying alot if I can't get to at least a minute of a Led Zeppelin Song.
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'Stairway To Heaven' at the 02 in 2007
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'The Tide is Turning' by Roger Waters
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it's cool, the gentle wind is blowing and the sun is just peaking through the clouds.
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I was driving in my car the other day playing LZ II really rather loudly with the windows rolled down because it was warm and sunny. I drove past this guy with his wife (or girlfriend), walking hand in hand down the road. He was wearing an LZ II album cover T-shirt, which I just found really amusing and coincidental, considering I live in quite a small place and I was playing that exact album at the time.
Anyway, it was only a split second of time as obviously I was driving right past him, but he recognised the music I was playing and we both sort of clocked each other, made eye contact...he pointed at his T-shirt...I pointed at his T-shirt...then we both gave each other a thumbs up as I rode on past.
It was an awesome moment!!
That sounded awesome. Things like that only really happen in movies, and not in real life.
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'Stay' by Pink Floyd
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jimi Hendrix is a massive inspiration to me. He is my 3rd favorite Guitarist ever, after Jimmy Page and David Gilmour.
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Led Zeppelin by a long way. i find that some of the Who's songs date easily, and Zeppelin had a larger range of Musical Ability.
I think I also read somewhere that compared to other bands of the time, Led Zeppelin had more creative control in their career. Not sure if That's true.
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They are alright. To me, they seem to be more like a band that relies more on their style rather than the quality of their songs.
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'Schools Out' by Alice Cooper
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I don't think Led Zeppelin stole the Stairway to Heaven riff from Spirit's Taurus.
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'For your Life' at the 02 Arena in 2007.
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I've heard a few of their songs, nothing much has impressed me.
To me, the best 80s Rock band is probably Def Leppard.
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'Stairway To Heaven' from 'How the west was Won'
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'Your time is gonna come'
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Lemon Meringue Ice cream
Led Zeppelin vs The Who
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About the Stairway to Heaven Plagerism, I shall settle this once and for all.
Here is the Stairway to Heaven Intro:
E-------5-7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-0---------0-----|-----------------|
B-----5-----5-----|---5-------3-----|---1---1-----1---|-0-1-1-----------|
G---5---------5---|-----5-------2---|-----2---------2-|-0-2-2-----------|
D-7-------6-------|-5-------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-0---0--/8-7-|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
And here is the Taurus intro:
E|------------------------------------------5---5----------------------|
B|------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------3----------------------|
G|----5-------5-------5-------5-------5---5-----3----------------------|
D|--7-----7-6-----6-5-----5-4-----4-3-------3-3---3-0---------5/6------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------0------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
As you can see, apart from the first 3 notes, it is completely different.
And I have played these both on Guitar to check, and they DO sound different