FINAL SCORE (1) The Beatles-70 (1) Led Zeppelin-43

[TruffleShuffle]

When I'm feeling angry about my ex, I crank up, "Babe, I'm gonna leave you"

 

Great song. Quite possibly my favorite LZ song. Actually, I think it is.

 

I'd have to say my top ten are

 

1 "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You"

2 "Gallows Pole"

3 "In the Evening"

4 "Since I've Been Loving You"

5 "All my Love"

6 "Ramble On"

7 "The Battle of Evermore"

8 "D'yer Maker"

9 "Bron-y-aur Stomp"

10 "Kashmir"

 

 

That was not easy.

[soccer10k]

I'm quite partial to the music of "When The Levee Breaks." They lyrics are good as well, but I absolutely love the beginning of the song.

[TruffleShuffle]

I'm quite partial to the music of "When The Levee Breaks." They lyrics are good as well, but I absolutely love the beginning of the song.

 

Yeah I had a hard time leaving that one off. There are too many good songs... something had to get bumped. I guess a couple that squeaked in my top 10 are there because I think they're really underrated songs.

[ConstableRabbit]

I rediscovered "Ten Years Gone" yesterday. It's just so awesome.

[ZiggyTaxi]

LZ fans might be so upset that they will vote for The Who.

[TruffleShuffle]

LZ fans might be so upset that they will vote for The Who.

 

I'll vote for The Who because I like them more than the Beatles.

[CuseCubFan69]

Wow....this is a tough choice and two great bands that couldn't be more different. I'm surprised the Beatles are winning by so much.

[ZMovieman]

Beatles. Hands down. Especially after going to Liverpool last weekend. The Beatles should get this both because I love their stuff and their influence is so huge.

 

Funny, i was in liverpool two weekends ago. I couldn't believe how many clubs and bars they have in such a small area. did you see the Lennon statue outside the cavern?

 

Oh yeah. Got my picture taken with it and visited the Cavern Club. Took a tour as well that took me to Penny Lane, Strawberry Field, and all the Beatle's birthplaces.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

 

I said anyone but the beatles

 

Why? Are you another who thinks of them as just their ed sullivan/ boyband days in 1964 singing "she loves you"?

 

I don't like their sound at all. I don't like listening to them or hearing about them.

[ZiggyTaxi]

Who knows, The Who may have a chance after all!

[wekse]

 

I said anyone but the beatles

 

Why? Are you another who thinks of them as just their ed sullivan/ boyband days in 1964 singing "she loves you"?

 

I don't like their sound at all. I don't like listening to them or hearing about them.

 

but you like the all american rejects

[TruffleShuffle]

 

I said anyone but the beatles

 

Why? Are you another who thinks of them as just their ed sullivan/ boyband days in 1964 singing "she loves you"?

 

I don't like their sound at all. I don't like listening to them or hearing about them.

 

but you like the all american rejects

 

this isn't a thread about the Cubs

[Jazz]

 

I said anyone but the beatles

 

Why? Are you another who thinks of them as just their ed sullivan/ boyband days in 1964 singing "she loves you"?

 

I don't like their sound at all. I don't like listening to them or hearing about them.

 

but you like the all american rejects

 

this isn't a thread about the Cubs

 

nice

[Jazz]

maybe im alone here, but to me, a Beatles vs. the Who matchup doesn't excite me at all.

[Andy]

 

I said anyone but the beatles

 

Why? Are you another who thinks of them as just their ed sullivan/ boyband days in 1964 singing "she loves you"?

 

I don't like their sound at all. I don't like listening to them or hearing about them.

 

but you like the all american rejects

Hey, nothing wrong with AAR. :)

[ZiggyTaxi]

maybe im alone here, but to me, a Beatles vs. the Who matchup doesn't excite me at all.

 

Go The Who!!!!

[SouthSideRyan]

Beatles, and not particularly close.

 

T'was in the darkest depths of Mordor, I met a girl so fair.

But Gollum, and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her, her, her

 

I can't imagine what people would say if the Beatles referenced Lord of the Rings in their music.

Edited August 9, 2006 by SouthSideRyan

[Balsa]

Beatles, and not particularly close.

 

T'was in the darkest depths of Mordor, I met a girl so fair.

But Gollum, and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her, her, her

 

I can't imagine what people would say if the Beatles referenced Lord of the Rings in their music.

I'd respect them more.

[wolf stansson]

If Zep loses I pledge undying loyalty to The Who.

[MPrior]

 

I said anyone but the beatles

 

Why? Are you another who thinks of them as just their ed sullivan/ boyband days in 1964 singing "she loves you"?

 

I don't like their sound at all. I don't like listening to them or hearing about them.

 

While I respect the fact that you don't like the Beatles - I don't understand it, but I respect it - this statement boggles me. One of the masterful things about the Beatles is that they don't have one sound. No band, as far as I can tell, has covered more ground, and created so many songs that each have their own "sound." This is part of why I think so many people have trouble classifying the Beatles as "rock" - the Beatles aren't easily classifiable as anything. The fact that the Beatles don't comfortably fit the category of "rock" is more an indictment of the strictness of the category than it is of the Beatles.

 

Led Zeppelin, on the other hand, can very easily be classified as "hard rock." And they arguably did hard rock better than anyone else has, ever. They mastered blues-based rock (they even aped stuff more or less straight from Muddy Waters, among others), and they exquisitely blended it with a heavy dose of folk and even a little bit of reggae. Jimmy Page is not only a masterful technical guitarist, but he brilliantly incorporates elements of lead and rhythm guitar together, creating a very complex - but nonetheless driving - sound. Basically, every time I hear pretty much any Led Zeppelin song, no matter how many times I've heard it before, I'm blown away. They are brilliant.

 

But the Beatles are still better. Their music covers an incomparably broad range of styles and sounds - many of which were only really in existence because of them - and they did each of the styles better than almost everybody else. No other band in history can even begin to make a claim like that.

 

The Beatles pioneered early rock and roll, but their innovation doesn't stop there. Many of the important studio and production techniques that have been in use for half a century are due to the Beatles' experimentation. The incorporation of orchestral music into mainstream rock was pretty much their doing. They were the vanguard of the British Invasion, as well as the infusion of eastern themes into popular western music.

 

If I were to take the two Led Zeppelin songs in their entire repertoire that sound the least alike, I bet you that I could find, on any Beatles album after Rubber Soul, two songs that are at least as far apart. And I betcha they'd both be good, too.

 

Now consider the fact that they did this all in about seven or eight years.

 

Sorry for the ultra-long post.

[WrigleyField 22]

You could probably argue if everyone ranked their favorite rock bands of all time, that these two would be 1-2... but its possible that with some pissed off Zep fans and a strong Who contingency that neither of these bands actually win. Now the Beatles still may pull out the win, but the Who have a chance.

 

Seeding declaring the winner?

[ZiggyTaxi]

I know, I am very excited about The Who's chances!

[stitchface]

I'm quite partial to the music of "When The Levee Breaks." They lyrics are good as well, but I absolutely love the beginning of the song.

 

 

hahaha irony from the man behind the levees! LZ is the greatest band ever but the Beatles created modern music from the four man pop sound - they opened the doors to allow everybody else to pour through. to even have the courage to do what they did and risk everything is quite an accomplishment. So, I reluctantly voted for the Beatles. "All My Love" has to be the worst song ever performed by LZ imo.

[stitchface]

the who shouldn't even be in the conversation.

[Drew Doughty]

the who shouldn't even be in the conversation.

 

You're right. They're so much better than everyone else that this should just be a battle for 2nd best.

 

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