Some have said Plant sounds like Nails on a chalkboard, saying Ian has no talent and Richie is a good guitarist ? Wrong on both. both bands are in the same league. and to say to even mention them in the same breath ? why not. so many seem to think that LZ are the Gods of everything, sorry to spoil your dream but they are not.
I Love LZ and DP, both are fantastic, a huge fan here, saw both bands live and they were both stellar. if you want to compare, Blackmore is a better player then Page, but Page was so good in the studio, Bass players were all good but will give the nodd to Jones for his arrangements, keyboards, that's easy. Lord was so good, singers were great for both bands, comes down to your own tastes, drummers, we all know Bonzo was great, Paice is so under rated, listen to Burn for details, the guy was amazing. Live well DP were always tight, never sloppy, cannot say that about LZ, Made in Japan compared to maybe How the West was Won which is great but MIJ is the beast for most.
So they really were in the same league. both great in their own ways for many reasons, your not hated for what you think, not by me anyway, we were lucky to have them both.