Re: Swan's Song

["Rob O'Reilly" <roreill@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 12 Oct 1997 GuitarSwan@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Led Zeppelin was the greatest band in the world and no other band has come
> close to doing what they did.

Have you actually heard every other band that has existed?  

 But there are some bands that got some things
> that Zep had and here's what they are. By the way, this is only me talking
> here.
> 
> The mystique: Fleetwood Mac

"Mystique" isn't a word I associate with Fleetwood Mac, but that's just
my opinion.  And I'm
personally not interested in a band's mystique.  I like Zeppelin and
Fleetwood Mac, but that's not because of their supposed mystique. 

> The soul: Black Crowes

I never liked the Black Crowes and don't think they could rival Zeppelin
in any respect, but that, once again, is just my opinion.

> The power: The Who

I think you're selling the Who short here.  Townshend was a great
songwriter when he was sober and/or actually felt inspired to write for
the Who rather than his solo albums (which was not always the case in the
band's later years).  And while he lacked Page's dexterity as a guitarist,
he still played with a lot of energy and emotion.  Moon and Entwistle,
meanwhile, are generally considered to be among the best instrumentalists
in rock history.  As for Roger Daltrey, he didn't have Plant's range, but
he was a very good singer with a distinctive voice.  And as a live band, I
think the Who in its prime was as good as (if not better than) Zeppelin.
The Who also had better backing vocalists in Entwistle and Townshend, both
of whom can sing much better than Page or Jones.

> The creativity: Jimi Hendrix

I also think you're selling Hendrix short.  Great songwriter, great
guitarist (of all the rock guitarists I'm familiar with, I think he's the
best ever) , amazing performer. 




Rob

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