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Who's Zeppelin's Kid brother/sister


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I think that Humble Pie and Heart are Zeps kid brother/sister.

I have been listening to Humble Pie and Heart on Wolfgang vaults.com. They are the real deal. If you like Zep. I can't believe that I haven't listened to Humble Pie before. Wow. Its not like Zep but its the close in the live context.

Heart the same thing as well. Both H/HP take after Zep in a live context.

Does anyone think I am off the mark.

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Just to go along with this topic, I would have to say: Aerosmith.

Mainly because Joe Perry is such an admirer and in such awe of Jimmy. I would bet money on it that if you asked Joe Perry who had the most profound influence on his playing and songwrtiting abiltity he would say Mr. Jimmy Page.

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Just to go along with this topic, I would have to say: Aerosmith.

Mainly because Joe Perry is such an admirer and in such awe of Jimmy. I would bet money on it that if you asked Joe Perry who had the most profound influence on his playing and songwrtiting abiltity he would say Mr. Jimmy Page.

Aww, you took the words right out of my mouth.

As I've said before, I think Dream On sounds like Jimmy. I know Steven wrote it, but who says Joe didn't add a little Jimmy-spice to it?

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Aerosmith were huge Yardbirds fans. In fact, the roots go back almost to the time of the formation of Zeppelin. I mean, October 1970 wasn't so far behind, and Perry and Hamilton were going before that. Heck, Tyler is OLDER than Plant! It just took a couple more years to get signed. Evidently Columbia wasn't as hip as Atlantic! :lol:

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Thing that always surprised me with Aerosmith was when they were accepting their induction into the RRHOF, they thanked a ton of bands and if memory serves me right, Zep was not one of them. I was a bit surprised by that as clearly they were huge fans and such.

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Thing that always surprised me with Aerosmith was when they were accepting their induction into the RRHOF, they thanked a ton of bands and if memory serves me right, Zep was not one of them. I was a bit surprised by that as clearly they were huge fans and such.

Perhaps they try and distance themselves from that sort of thing? I mean, how many times have you seen 'Dream On' and Zeppelin in the same sentence? Not to mention that, for a time, Joe Perry looked like he was channeling Pagey. The influence is undeniable - it's there - but perhaps they felt it went without saying?

I'd say that, as well as Heart being Zeppelin's lil' sister, Guns N' Roses had some definite sibling rivalry going on, too. Easily identifiable as their own band, you could still hear the influence. I kind of see G'n'R as the '80's 'hair metal' little brother version of Zeppelin - they rocked the riffs, epic solos, had charisma, lived somewhere between decadency and debauchery, etc. Less Golden God; more curly mop in a mirrored top hat. And just as iconic.

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Thing that always surprised me with Aerosmith was when they were accepting their induction into the RRHOF, they thanked a ton of bands and if memory serves me right, Zep was not one of them. I was a bit surprised by that as clearly they were huge fans and such.

Well there is a close Yardbirds connection with Zep. I would kind of say Aerosmith too. Some of there songs remind me a little of Zep, but as LDW said, there is also Heart and Guns N'Roses. I know Nancy Wilson is influenced by Jimmy and Slash is too. I have an old Guns N'Roses magazine where Slash says his favorite guitarist is Jimmy.

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Perhaps they try and distance themselves from that sort of thing? I mean, how many times have you seen 'Dream On' and Zeppelin in the same sentence? Not to mention that, for a time, Joe Perry looked like he was channeling Pagey. The influence is undeniable - it's there - but perhaps they felt it went without saying?

I'd say that, as well as Heart being Zeppelin's lil' sister, Guns N' Roses had some definite sibling rivalry going on, too. Easily identifiable as their own band, you could still hear the influence. I kind of see G'n'R as the '80's 'hair metal' little brother version of Zeppelin - they rocked the riffs, epic solos, had charisma, lived somewhere between decadency and debauchery, etc. Less Golden God; more curly mop in a mirrored top hat. And just as iconic.

I can understand the distancing themselves - I was thinking more that when they thanked various artists, it was a bit strange Zep wasn't included.

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I can understand the distancing themselves - I was thinking more that when they thanked various artists, it was a bit strange Zep wasn't included.

Well, you'd think that they would've showed some appreciation/gratitude if they were listing off bands, but sometimes these artists don't. I dunno. If they felt that their influence lay with the Yardbirds, then they may have felt like they were the more important band to acknowledge? It's weird, though.

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Well, you'd think that they would've showed some appreciation/gratitude if they were listing off bands, but sometimes these artists don't. I dunno. If they felt that their influence lay with the Yardbirds, then they may have felt like they were the more important band to acknowledge? It's weird, though.

Hard to say - wasn't a big issue, I just remember watching it and finding it a bit strange.

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Well there is a close Yardbirds connection with Zep. I would kind of say Aerosmith too. Some of there songs remind me a little of Zep, but as LDW said, there is also Heart and Guns N'Roses. I know Nancy Wilson is influenced by Jimmy and Slash is too. I have an old Guns N'Roses magazine where Slash says his favorite guitarist is Jimmy.

He must have changed his mind. In his biography he says it is Jeff Beck. :P

But Jimmy is a heavy influence, it's easy to see.

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