Re: zeppelin-digest V5 #1625

[Zepplinite@xxxxxxx]

<<"I can't stand that sniveling moron that calls himself a singer!!!">

I think it's just a matter of musical tastes. IMO his voice works quite well 
on a lot of GNR's songs and couldn't imagine any other style working for it. 
What about the guy from AC/DC? Could you imagine a different vocal style for 
those songs? How would it sound if Eddie Vedder tried to pull off the Immigrant 
Song... I'm not trying to defend Axl.. I think he's a weak vocalist that 
depends on one single style and range for everything.. however I can remember 
playing Zep cd's at work and having more than a few co-workers nearly in tears 
laughing at how horrible Robert's voice was. Mocking him with screeches and 
screams. Bob's voice does get some taking used to for new comers to the Zep 
world 
and as we see it as one of the best ever.. so do fans of other vocalists think 
of their favorites.

I think Slash is actually a pretty talented guitarist. At least he tries, 
unlike most modern rock guitarists. He actually plays solos and doesn't rely on 
jamming his arm up and down in a perfect rhythm for three and a half minutes 
and calling it guitar playing. It's hard to defend your favorites against 
people 
who are huge fans of other bands. I had enormous battles with people in 
highschool trying to make my case that Jimmy was better than Jimi. You want to 
talk 
about sloppy playing.. check out some live Jimi stuff... but as we know.. 
it's about getting emotion and feeling from the instrument.. not neccessarily 
hitting perfect scales without missing a note. I can sit and watch my G3 dvd 
and 
still be amazed at how great they are.. but I don't get the same shivers and 
feelings I get from watching a great guitarist like Jimmy, or Jimi, or SRV that 
just go into that trance.. put on the musician faces.. and let their emotions 
play the music instead of their concentration on correct fingerings.

Sam
Zepplinite@xxxxxxx