Does GRETA VAN FLEET Sound Too Much like LED ZEPPELIN?

Greta Van Fleet are gaining plenty of attention among rock fans. They’re reminding everyone of legendary rock band Led Zeppelin.
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On one side we have those saying they’re too similar to Led Zeppelin’s sound, that they’re boring, blatant rip-offs and have yet to bring anything new to the table. On the other side we have those who are happy to have a band reviving the hard rock sound of the 70s, bringing it to a new generation of listeners and into a market that’s oversaturated with R&B and hip hop.
Regardless of which side you sit on, Greta Van Fleet’s singles are quickly gaining them fans, see them climbing rock charts and have them selling out shows -- all of this and the band have yet to release a full debut record.
This video essay explores Greta Van Fleet’s recent rise in popularity, the band members, their EP Black Smoke Rising and their double EP From the Fires. I also reflect on bands of the past that have been tapped for sounding too much like Led Zeppelin, including: Rush, Billy Squier, Kingdom Come, Wolfmother and Rival Sons. But even Led Zeppelin have been known to steal lyrics and riffs from artists without crediting them.
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Disclaimer:
I do not own any of the videos or music used in this video. They are used for education and discussion purposes.

[@melomania2637]

"The next Led Zeppelin" won't sound anything like Led Zeppelin.

[@slavmetal]

exactly!! thank you

[@Margiempar]

that´s the key!

[@elijahwilkes6464]

except led zeppelin were rip off artists???

[@ES-yc1tp]

this is brilliant

[@Koolaidisgood]

Elijah Wilkes I don’t think that’s accurate. Sure, they covered some old blues songs and drew influences from lots of places but zeppelin did make it original and, later, wrote some very original music. So far, all I’ve seen these kids do is shamelessly rip them off. Look at how they dress. Look at the frontman’s moves... they sound okay, and I’m sure that they have a great future. They just need a few years and some life experiences to bring out some cool material.

[@XxLIVRAxX]

"Does GRETA VAN FLEET Sound Too Much like LED ZEPPELIN?" I wish a had a band that had the same "problem"

[@RobBCactive]

Exactly, Robert Plant has taken it as the sincerest form of flattery, making fun of their claimed inspiration by Aerosmith

[@guitarplayer2846]

GVF sounds nothing like :Led Zeppelin.

[@FakeSchrodingersCat]

@@guitarplayer2846 They do though. Not enough to be a rip off or anything but they definitely take a lot of inspiration from Zeppelin. They need more experience to get to Zeppelins level of quality especially if you take Zeppelins career as a whole rather then just their first album, but they do sound very similar.

[@kylemerson5419]

I wouldn’t want that. That just means they are copying them

[@XxLIVRAxX]

@@kylemerson5419 There are far worst bands to copy from and while they develop their own sound. Many bands start imitating before discovering their style.

[@carmaela2689]

Gee what a problem to have! These kids are true musicians. Not boring. That kid's voice is unreal and I got goosebumps listening to Heat Above. The guitar is awesome. Just wow. As someone who likes many genres of music but grew up on rock, I'm excited. I hope they inspire other young rockers to push more (good) rock music.

[@Th3_Jhobe]

I swear to god I felt like I was reading what I would have typed before I typed it. Right down to the grew up to rock.

[@mugflub]

It says something about a band when the primary "insult" from haters is that they sound too much like one of the greatest bands ever.

[@sashamonique3005]

right?!

[@riccardoferrazzo8283]

..40 years later. It is an insult. It means you are an amazing band for weddings, but I do not know why I should listen to a mild copy of the original.

[@alexalexalex797]

Nah, its an insult. They are a complete TRIBUTE band, and should just finally go with it. 😂 There’s sounding “like” someone. And there’s trying to “be” someone. They fall to the second category. Anyone disagreeing is, well, factually wrong or has never heard led zeppelin

[@Oly1y]

@@alexalexalex797 so do you mean like how Led Zeppelin is a tribute band for muddy Waters?

[@alexalexalex797]

@@Oly1y no, not at all. Are you even being serious right now? 😂 Led Zeppelin didn’t dress up like muddy waters. And nobody heard 90% of zeppelin songs and say “hmmm hey, is this muddy waters?” Tribute is one thing, complete copy of EVERYTHING is a another 🤷‍♂️

[@papabear463]

If I could sound like Robert Plant you better believe I’d be singing

[@markh1011]

Spot on. If someone can sing like Robert plant... get them into a good rock band now.

[@edwardsanchez3708]

What would you be singing? The wheels on the bus go round and round?

[@erronblack308]

Edward Sanchez what a terrible joke

[@edwardsanchez3708]

@@erronblack308 yo momma is terrible

[@MarkMcMillen2112]

So any new kids should just pick an old popular band and reproduce their sound, become famous?

[@swancorewhore]

I genuinely thought gretta can fleet was a 70s band till now

[@itsknifetime]

Dude same

[@Aiden-vg4xs]

gretta can fleet

[@rangasmash0467]

Torren Shea Sanchez same

[@appetitefordestruction6899]

I think greta definetely ‘can’ fleet ahahah

[@mikedavis5931]

Same here. Kept hearing it mixed in my classic rock playlist on Spotify

[@kanisuacosta1874]

When i first heard Highway Tune i was with my daughter and we both looked at each other like is this Led Zeppelin? And when we found out who they were we became fans and we even hit one of their concerts! I enjoy listening to them!

[@joshwantstotravel9516]

me and father also share love for the same music (70s/80s hard rock) and go to the same concerts. we just went to an acdc coverband this weekend. sharing the same taste in music(and such a cool taste as well ) with a parent is really priceless. rock it!

[@dillondrew]

I just saw them 2 nights ago. I'm 59 years old and have seen The Rolling Stones, The Who, Ozzie, Pink Floyd, The Clash, Kiss, and many others live. Greta Van Fleet sounded better live and put on a better show than any live act I have seen.

[@aaliamazing]

Hey man you're not too old to go to a Slipknot concert if you haven't been before you should go It's a lot of fun

[@realist8967]

Young pup

[@Dunavitzki]

Go see the Oh Sees and shut your old yapper

[@yauker]

@@aaliamazing there's yet to be a good tune to come out of slipknot's catalogue. NO thanks.

[@TDCLOL]

op reads like someone who got mollied smh

[@BillyCobbOfficial]

"There are worse things you can sound like than Led Zeppelin" well that sums it up pretty nicely

[@bwgti]

They're always talking about KISS when they say that.

[@SeeSawMassacre]

If i started a band that was just a "Greta Van Fleet" ripoff, that band would still be a Led Zeppelin rippoff. That's how you can tell. They've brought nothing of their own. And if you're going to steal, steal from two things and put them together- that's called art. This is just theft.

[@orley104]

Yeah man, to all the haters. You're just jealous that a bunch of kids have got the balls to do it right! And you don't! End of story. GVF will rule the world if they just keep going the way they are. It's called a music journey and you get on it, or get off. I mean the guy wears SANDALS on stage!

[@apokryphos117g]

Billy Cobb Yeah, like Garth Brooks etc. Btw, in N.O., there was a band named Zebra (3 members & yes they played Rush!) whom was really great covering Zeppelin. Unfortunately, the ‘80’s were filled with hair metal and they were kind of dated. They have videos on KZbin of original songs that were on MTV.

[@apokryphos117g]

Ginny What He doesn’t have Plant’s thang. God he was hot and I don’t even care for Zeppelin (except Physical Graffiti & 3 songs from III). The guys in GVF are boys, not men. They’ll never have the charisma of Zeppelin plus, given the fact that although Zeppelin copied (and, in some cases stole), they did change a lot in ‘70’s rock. The people responded to them even though critics didn’t. They had “IT”. GVF doesn’t. They are also lacking the type of audience that loved Zeppelin. Hell, I’d love to have seen them myself (I loved tripping whilst watching “The Song Remains The Same” but, I can’t imagine kids today who are crazy over Beiber, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, KK... have the same love of blues & hard rock like those from the late ‘60’s - ‘70’s, Zeppelin’s heyday. The video I saw of GVF live had the audience sitting in their seats, 1 or 2 tapping their feet. Why weren’t they dancing & having fun?

[@PrawnWaters]

"For now, enjoy the music. There are worse things you could sound like, than Led Zeppelin." Nice.

[@stephenhanlin2388]

The thumbnail title on this video didn’t age well 5 yrs later

[@juliobow3232]

love it, Led ripped similarly blues melodies and riffs. Plenty of documentation... GVF has brilliantly revitalized a lingering energy that we still thirst for.

[@raymondspada4684]

Too many people are "hungering" for that energetic classic rock sound that's woefully missing from today's music - GVF has a good shot to put rock back in contention !

[@rashotcake6945]

@@raymondspada4684 tbh, i feel like we don’t need rock to step into the spotlight again. It had the spotlight for half a century

[@coloradolivingchannel]

Every band can cover a song or take riffs but GVF belches out how Led Zeppelin would. The front man even wears an outfit like Robert Plant. The drummers has had solo drumming like Bonham. Hnmmm at bit too much. Talented yes, great sound yes, original NO!

[@plkrtn]

"Ditched their prom dates to set out on a North American tour" European venues scroll by on screen...

[@sendhelp420]

they end up always adding on new locations due to high demand

[@donaldwestfall6143]

Those would make 10/10 lyrics.

[@jeannefjelstad723]

I quit the phone company as an operator so I could see the Stones first tour!! What we do for love!!!

[@BrockLanders]

The first time I heard them I actually thought they were a Led Zeppelin cover band.

[@fredriks5090]

Next song release; Escalator Haven

[@dominicbaril46]

T P T I’m pretty sure they’ve covered a lot of Zeppelin on YT

[@regfeg9855]

They are

[@kylereilly3259]

tribute band XD

[@jamescole3524]

i thought they were zep songs i never heard...the lost tracks

[@KaylaM13]

Well I love them.. and I appreciate that I can enjoy classic rock with a more modern sound and honestly with Heat Above I think they’re starting to come into their own. They’re so talented!

[@september29ification]

Saw these kids in Eugene, Oregon! They kicked ass! Good for them. Zeppelin was accused of being a rip off, bla, bla, bla. They are young, look forward to what they come up with.

[@175epi]

For a band to be called "influential," we have to be OK with other bands being influenced by them. Copying your heroes is an essential part of developing your own style on any instrument, in any genre of music. According to jazz trumpeter Clark Terry, the process goes like this: "Imitate. Assimilate. Innovate." If these young guys want to play tunes with cool riffs and hot licks, then we should welcome what they have to offer . . . it's not like there's too much of that stuff in the world these days.

[@brianpike4677]

👆🏻this is real. I say something similar when ppl say “you can’t buy what your heroes buy and play their music and call that being a musician” I usually retort with “nah but those guys gave me the will to learn this instrument so they are my ground zero building blocks, I start with them and then intend to shape into my own”

[@175epi]

@@brianpike4677 Exactly! And when we do that, we're doing the same thing our heroes did when they learned from the people they admired.

[@MarrowEternal]

There are tons of bands playing psych-blues rock. Most of them are far better than gvf. Greta plays music for Zeppelin fans who don't listen to music. The band might have the ingredients but the execution is subpar.

[@brianpike4677]

MarrowEternal I don’t doubt there are better bands. They are young and in a great place. As for music for Zep fans that don’t listen to music, well that’s an opinion. I am a fan and I listen to music constantly. They are music for fans that wish that was a living thriving genre. You hear the new Zep album? Na cuz there isn’t one.

[@MarrowEternal]

@@brianpike4677 The point is there is new psych-rock music being made. I guess Greta is for Zepp fans who don't know that. Graveyard, the Sword, King Gizzard just to name a few

[@brainrich1358]

I don't care that they sound similar to Led Zeppelin, what bugs me is that they keep saying their biggest influence is Aerosmith. Just own that you sound like Led Zeppelin and move on.

[@TheJoshuaPaul]

sounding like someone and being influenced the most by that same person isn't the same thing.

[@Andybaby]

I agree, like Motley Crue playing down the Kiss influence.

[@taylorgilmer7770]

It infuriates me how arrogant they are. Clear Robert plant rip off

[@melozanob]

It’s an on going joke to mock the whole “new led zeppelin” thing. Im guessing yall just dont get it😂

[@kaiapanda9430]

my thoughts exactly!!! the fact that they're trying to fight the reason why everyone even knows who they are is ridiculous

[@camilleanderson450]

Greta Van Fleet it's absolutely amazing... I am 66 years old I've seen every band in rock and roll And in heavy metal music. This band as long as they always have the right people around them the right label the right managers and the right Roadies will last forty to fifty years from now... Being compared to Zeppelin Rush The who and Bon Scott is the biggest compliment ever for such a Young band so thank you young men rock is not dead, YOU YOUNG MEN HAVE BROUGHT ROCK AND ROLL BACK TO LIFE AND I THANK YOU. YOUR MUSIC, STYLE AND SOUND COMES ONCE IN A LIFETIME. PLEASE PLEASE STICK AROUND THAT'S WHAT US (a lil bit of old timers) WANT AND NEED. ROCK AND ROLL NEEDS YOU, YOU HAVE BREATHED LIFE BACK INTO ROCK AND ROLL AND I THANK YOU.. AGAIN I'M 66 YEARS OLD AND I AM AN ABSOLUTE FAN..... KEEP IT UP, DON'T LET THE ILLUSION OF FAME TAKE OVER, DON'T BURN OUT ON DRUGS OR BOOZE... YOU WILL DEFINITELY GO VERY VERY VERY FAR IN YOUR MUSICAL CAREER... xoxo A new fan.... 🤘

[@tonywtyt]

Oh shit!... I can't believe Frankenmuth! Lived in MI, so been there. It's kind of a tourist spot for Christmas decor and chicken dinner.

[@mykelmellen2378]

Dude literally stands like Robert Plant on stage...

[@tbz1551]

Mykel Mellen “stands exactly” not “literally stands”

[@mykelmellen2378]

Exactly

[@mickavellian]

Literally stands like robert plant ..? guess what LITERALLY I piss exactly like Robert plant . what a Vacuus piece of pablum LITERALLY

[@klaycottis8516]

Mykel Mellen what is the problem with that? If you don’t like it then don’t listen to them. Idk why people like have to hair on something that so many people are so excited about. All you have to do is just not listen to them

[@straightmalecaucasian1453]

But it is literally just standing. Like Robert has no extraordinary stage presence

[@benjilupus8329]

Greta Van Fleet: 3 brothers and some dude who plays drums

[@maryray1784]

Benji Lupus the drummer is a very close school friend

[@kptlt.phillipthomsen5973]

@Willz __ Uhhhh what.....

[@mmazaodesu]

Danny Wagner {Drummer} very looks like Joe Perry when you look from far away (i thinks)

[@kptlt.phillipthomsen5973]

@@mmazaodesu Yeah he's got a similar face shape lol

[@b_f_d_d]

@@kptlt.phillipthomsen5973 Lmfao

[@YTGetReal]

Women love guys that express themselves by howling like their hands stuck in a bear trap

[@rishavgogoi1176]

People: i hate the current music, i need the old taste back *Brings the old taste back* tHeY aRe riP oFfs

[@frankiehamilton7983]

Critic: "You sound like Robert Plant!" Josh: "Umm... Hell yeah!" They're talented. I hope they play at Floyd Fest again

[@jaystein1405]

@Atom poser shit, right down to their costumes lol

[@edvinolsson6067]

If you can sing like Robert plant you should be rewarded for it.

[@santosjerez1586]

If you can Play Rock Music like the Blues Greats and Steal and Lie and Deny you will be rewarded for it .

[@daffyshakilfur3563]

Yeah but dressing and acting identical to him just makes it look sad and tired.

[@jackthurman2642]

But he doesn't really. He has one range, Plant has all the range

[@lordmanatee439]

*SCREAMS*

[@beachhunting69]

@Jeff Payne Bingo ! No one is close to Plant....ever. Plant, Mercury, Rodgers,Rose,Ozzy. No one like them. Shit, I'll throw Ann Wilson in there.

[@allananderson9497]

I am 64 yo and this band is a breath of fresh air. Everyone sounds like someone else sometimes. Just can't find those elusive new notes.

[@juliodavid49]

Damn !!!!! This kid can sing. This was 5 years ago??? Were have I been? This kids are good. So I guess they have to be in their 20's now. Who cares if they sound like Zep, look at all the artists that tried to sound like Hendrix and were very successful at it. Almost everybody has their influences. Not everybody can be as original as Eddie Van Halen.

[@lysdexsick]

I had exactly the same feeling!!!!

[@markfrost2707]

nma eONE artist who sounded like hendrix?

[@juliodavid49]

@@markfrost2707 Stevie Ray Vaughn, Robin Trower, Eric Johnson. I didn't mean vocally, I meant influenced by his guitar playing.

[@kevinruppert3522]

I was listening to my local hard rock station and Led Zeppelin came on. I thought it was weird because it was a zeppelin song I had never heard before. Then I found out it was Greta van Fleet.

[@appleinatophat1089]

@@mariorivera6292 looks like someones a little mad

[@4TailedScorpion]

Mario, you’re the fucking idiot, he’s being so blatantly sarcastic about the undeniable fact that GvF is a LZ ripoff that it’s not even funny.

[@jebatman756]

If you listen close enough, you can differentiate their voices....

[@tekcomputers]

@@jebatman756 Yes, but only those of us with good years and more than two functioning brain cells are able to discern the difference. To the barely functional dipshits like Kevin and Lewis they seem identical.

[@jebatman756]

tekitron I really do think it’s all about how good someone’s ears are musically...

[@chipmcg7766]

From an old guy who loves the Lep, these guys are fantastic, I love their special sound. It is true that rock never dies, just gets re-born a new.

[@pinkberryconsumer4059]

🤣😂🤣😂he said SPECIAL SOUND. it's not special when you copy it from one of the greatest bands ever. Get the fuck out of here.

[@zackzallie8735]

Reborn? You mean beating a dead horse.

[@fearnoevil65]

I loved Zep, want to love Greta, but to be honest, they bore the shit out of me, their songs don't have the hooks of the Zep songs, sorry. I understand everyone is desperate for something good nowadays.

[@chipmcg7766]

@@fearnoevil65 Yeah true, but give em a chance. They are a young band by young guys. If they can stay together, they will get better in time. The zep was no so good when they started if you saw they erley w ork

[@fearnoevil65]

@@chipmcg7766 Still liked Zep better, but I wish Greta all the best, I am from Michigan after all.

[@413benmc]

seriously people. Just enjoy the music or dont. As an artist i get heavily influenced by other artists and sometimes i see people take my ideas and run with them. It's a compliment.

[@PastaRulla]

They were forgotten really fast. Some people remember them as a TikTok meme but that`s it.

[@renedelbosque2403]

Im definitely one of those people who are happy to hear the classic rock coming back. I grew up on zepp and just showed my dad and hes pumped. Rock on kids! Keep that sound alive

[@freeman10000]

I am one of these people that prefers rock to evolve and innovate rather than simply harking back to the early seventies. This 51 year old is very comfortable with contemporary music \m/

[@ThePowerpointMaster]

@@freeman10000 Thank you

[@jlbj1978]

They dress like LZ and play like LZ but singer is by far Rush sound

[@ihatem0ndayzz391]

Just not copy and paste

[@sashamonique3005]

me too!!

[@smackattack97]

“We need more oldies bands around nowadays!” *happens* “God they are blatant ripoffs!”

[@jiimmyyy]

False dichotomy. Next.

[@ultrademigod]

Zac Waters I doubt the people making those two statements are the same people. It would be like taking a statement from a gun control advocate and putting them a alongside 2nd amendment absolutist, and suggesting they're made by the same person.

[@smackattack97]

This is simply what ive heard from my acquaintances

[@patricksnavely7506]

Exactly... 🤔🤔🤔

[@M3XICANFL3M]

nope

[@dirtywater5336]

Imagine having a sonic, wailing voice comparable to Robert Plant and being told not to use it because someone "already sang like that" Lol. I laugh at the people that say that. The 90s grunge scene was filled to the brim with bands that all sounded exactly like one another. Sometimes I can't tell Eddie Vedder apart from Ed Roland (Collective Soul). The kid's got a killer voice and he's keeping rock alive. I salute him. People who are butthurt about him sounding like Plant are just upset that they sound like a garbage disposal when they sing

[@juancarlos-bi4zm]

They are so very young. You have no idea how nice it is to hear blues rock revive. I feel the vocals are much more Getty Lee than Plant. Just my op.

[@Aquahutch702]

As someone said previously, give them time to grow. Many classic rock bands started out just going with the sound that influenced them until they found their own sound. I think it's a natural progression in rock. Let's see what happens.

[@oke1799]

I dont know if you have listend to there New single. But i think they have found there New OWN sound.

[@straightmalecaucasian1453]

Pretty sure Paul Stanley said that in his audiobook

[@nhannyheil6934]

No kidding people are actually putting this band down cuz they sound like Zeppelin wow I have not heard anything from Led zeppelin nobody will ever take Led Zeppelin top spot but I'm glad someone wants to sound like this great music

[@addiosnia]

Exactly, just look at the progression of Phil Collins vocals from when Peter Gabriel first left genesis to the later years of Phil Collins solo career

[@Olivia-22]

The fact that so many people are “copying Led Zeppelin” just shows how amazing they were.

[@th3giv3r]

This comment feels like it should be under a different video topic.

[@talos2373]

ARE not WERE.

[@Jo_Wardy]

i dont think they are copying they are just singing music they wrote

[@ant-1382]

artists have been influenced by other artists since the first one painted a stick figure on a cave wall.

[@nathrogers7]

Well it worked for LZ.

[@arctikbear]

6:46 someone stole this bit of line and posted as a comment in one of greta's video😂

[@charlottebrooks3671]

Who gives a fuck who they sound like or don’t sound like????? Listen to music that makes you happy, makes you feel free and makes you feel that the world isn’t such a shitty place to be.

[@snotellekS]

Rock is dying not because of lack of talent or bands copying others. It's dying because of pretentious rock fans who have this elitist attitude towards literally everything that isn't from the 70s. People like that are what's killing this genre. You don't own a style, you don't own riffs, get over yourselves.

[@dadoe]

Nah, Queens of the Stone Age are a great example of re contextualizing 70's and 80's rock music into new ideas. GVF, I won't knock 'em for having a gig, but, c'mon.

[@reykenobi7142]

shut up kid....

[@joywolfe.]

You definitely do own riffs lol

[@juliamiras845]

this comment is what i was looking for

[@Juelz4ever]

Wow this is on point

[@abhinavbhise3816]

Rober Plant gave his approval thats all i need to hear. as long as they aren’t straight up stealing and hurting the originals i dont mind similar sounds. I will still listen to Led And greta too.

[@WrangleMcDangle]

they directly copy the riffs, chord progression, and stage presence

[@rclc161]

you cant be a serious Zep fan and like these guys too

[@Matt-id4ug]

@@rclc161 How? They literally sound like Zeppelin, if anything, you're bound to be a fan of Fleet if you're already a fan of Zepp. Even Robert Plant approved of these guys in an interview before.

[@treytrapani9813]

@@WrangleMcDangle Good thing Zeppelin never stole anything.

[@WrangleMcDangle]

@@treytrapani9813 so you agree its stolen ty

[@DMiTree]

I wish these guys the best, everyone hating is trying to be a gatekeeper or some shit. If you are a rock fan you appreciate ROCK. No excuses

[@crankybastid2197]

Where are they now?

[@teamatfort444]

Jimmy page accusing people of plagiarism? Lol

[@jerryappleton6855]

History is funny; enough time has passed for people to Forget Zeppelin stole most of their riffs, beats and melodies!

[@jacobshirley3457]

"Most" I don't think that's quite true. They took a lot, though.

[@jonathanmosher72]

This is kind of the worst most cringy form of copying. In the 80s when I was a kid this shit would've been completely unacceptable. People would have literally boycotted them.

[@ElizabethRhyner]

Jason Crabtree true!

[@bluwng]

Jason Crabtree I think you are easily influenced. Every band is influenced by their predecessors and LZ has their own voice. They are legends whereas you are a has been that never was.

[@isaaczurich9272]

Jimmy Page is in no position to accuse anyone else of plagiarism.

[@Sr.ChilePepper]

@@ProjectXetAA He's referring to the fact that Jimmy Page was was upset that Kingdom Come "stole" a riff from Kashmir.

[@ProjectXetAA]

Chile Pepper ahh ok thanks man

[@sdaniel724]

Jackson Ossea yes but Jimmy always twisted the song, so it was more original. GVF really isn’t original at all.

[@TaxerTheTyrant]

Takes one to know one

[@erikkillmonger5624]

@@sdaniel724 Oh, bullshit. Stop making excuses for LZ's theft. If you like them, fine, but it's sickening the way Zeppelin fans make feeble justifications for them stealing from other artists.

[@heidiosterman6616]

Love Greta Van Fleet...love the old school Rock and there classic sound.. its different and not like all the rap stuff we hear now.. love it and can't wait to see what they produce as they are more seasoned ❤❤

[@jasonbailey1166]

Can you imagine the songs they would write if they had jimmy page’s talent

[@GameScoreFanfare]

I don't think sticking to the sound is sustainable. Look at Wolfmother, who had a very similar kind of trajectory back in 2005. Their first album was massive, but by the time their second album dropped were practically irrelevant. I think if Greta Van Fleet want to stick around for a while, they're gonna need to carve out a more unique sound for themselves.

[@ThoseLittleVoicesSEVRUN]

I dont feel wolfmother is a good example. I think it could have done well if it was executed properly. The first album was a huge hit and was written very well. Their second was overproduced and lacked any of the enitial energy or charm that the first album carried. I honestly feel it could be done well if shitty producers dont get their hands all over it.

[@HappyCynic]

Kingdome Come did the same.

[@WeTalk440]

MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY!

[@Les537]

LOL forgot all about kingdome clone.

[@glazinghost5951]

trainsRcool It's funny how they are copying the biggest copycats in history

[@ollie2244]

Sounding like someone is one thing, but trying to be them is another.

[@lennonmccartney8399]

are they trying?

[@ollie2244]

@@lennonmccartney8399 buying the same kit as John Bonham suggest they are.

[@nonyobussiness3440]

Kim Jung Hard Un well let’s be real. Bohemian ripped people off too

[@mcats8]

Exactly! These guys even dress like they're in the 70's. Yet, rarely even mention the band they are copying. Total rip-off act!

[@xlunat1k]

Stevie Ray Vaughan "tried" to be Jimi Hendrix and did a pretty damn good job at it but think what you want to think Mr. Elitist Music Theory God. OR you can just try to let people enjoy things for the sake of your own sanity since you can't comprehend the basic definition of influence and the fact that all music is fundamentally connected by scales and melodies that exist in every form of music. It's not that complicated, but you want it to be.

[@robertcasanova6904]

Here we are 5 years later and I haven't heard from them at all. Are they even together? Great talent, However sounding like Zeppelin isn't the worst thing. You need to Wright hit songs tho No exceptions.

[@graceleggett2973]

Would love to hear what Middle 8 thinks of their newer stuff - Gardens gate and Starcatcher etc... saw them live a few months back and they are pretty incredible!!

[@schiopujohnny7802]

There like if Led Zeppelin couldn't grow body hair.

[@littlemissblackdress7587]

*they're

[@tetisummer]

Haha, nice)

[@burncity5090]

These guys suck

[@markbaranyai4479]

If you want to roast someone, first learn some english.

[@burncity5090]

@@markbaranyai4479 prick

[@msaintpc]

I grew up listening to ZEP and many artists that were before them because I'm OLD AS HELL, born 1946. I lived off and on in Hollywood for nearly 50 years and am from Laguna Beach, CA. I got to party with ZEP many times in the Continental Hyatt House on Sunset Blvd back in the early 70's. These kids really take me back to a time when I was young and happy like them, and it's so good to see kids this age playing the stuff like the real blues rock masters did back in the day. They know real music and are doing the rock world some serious justice. They'll go far, mark my words.

[@dwaynewladyka577]

m. saint Real honest music will endure. This is a great example.

[@metallizationofficial980]

3000 people are lying to themselves with that dislike

[@280zx2by2]

Wooooow. I’ve always thought Lonely Was The Night was led zep and never even questioned it.

[@killercaos123]

I'm conflicted in how I feel about them. On one hand I enjoy their 70 hard rock sound, but they do feel unoriginal and copied as well.

[@cinemaslut9034]

killercaos123 They might as well be a cover band tbh. Theyre that similar. Its okay to have influences but when your sound is exactly cut and paste of another bands (a band which weve all grown up on and heard dozens of their songs tons of times) it gets old real fast. When i first heard one of their songs, i literally rolled my eyes. These guys are the exact reason why rock music is dead in the mainstream right now. Because nobody in modern rock wants to move forward.

[@cinemaslut9034]

Jackson Winkelson Unironically, yes. But you don't have to invent an entire genre to have your own identity, but at least have idk, somewhat different instrumentation or a unique singer to spice it up a little bit. These guys are basically playing pop music coated in a Led Zeppelin skin. It's so formulaic. Even Led Zeppelin, who weren't exactly the most experimental group dabbled in different genres in Houses of the Holy and Physical Graffiti. (Both of which are my favorite LZ albums because those albums were the first time they really broke free of their comfort zone and actually tried to challenge themselves by being versatile.) I'm not a psychic and don't have the answers of where rock music should go. But I do know what I like. And as far as exciting rock bands in the 2000s go, there's a Japanese band called Midori that fused hardcore punk and Jazz music together and there's really nothing else like it. That band was something new and exciting to me and I'd love to see something like that. Not necessarily jazz punk, but just something new. But most modern rock music is obsessed with revivalism. Which dont get me wrong, revivalism is okay. The post-punk and garage rock revival had some good bands come out of that scene. But is this really all you want rock to be? Rehashes of the same bands over and over again? If bands want to make throwback music, I'm all for it. But GVF are the worst example of that.

[@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo]

Jazz Punk? What is that like? I try to listen to all genres to get well rounded but I tried to get into Punk Blues and man that shit is horrible. Alas, now that you've clarified though, I definitely agree with you. As a creator, IMO it takes more work to copy a style verbatim than to take it and make it your own. Because I theorize that the natural process in the brain is to take in the information(music in this case) and whenever you need to recall on it(like to create music) it's there, but it's filtered through your own perspective. For example: If I hear an Organ solo from the Doors when I'm 12, and I got I sit down and start playing the keyboard a year later, the Doors organ solo and a lot of other solos will float around in the subconscious as like a reference point, but the point where it becomes a conscious action is where you take that reference and repurpose it using your own skills/technic.

[@cinemaslut9034]

Jackson Winkelson Oh yeah I have no doubt that Greta Van Fleet are talented musicians. Emulating a sound is pretty hard to do. But it's just wasted potential to me. I've never went to music for technical ability. I've always gravitated more towards creativity than skill. Math rock is one of my least favorite genres but I totally respect the musicians of those bands for their talent in guitar playing. It's just not for me. And I'm not an authority in jazz punk cause to be quite honest I've heard very little of it. It's not a style of music Europe or America generally make because our rock music was derived from blues, whereas Japan's rock music was influenced a lot by jazz. The band I mentioned earlier, Midori, is definitely my favorite band to do that style, but it's definitely not for everyone. I can totally see someone calling it trash and annoying and I get it. It's kind of had the same effect on me that Death Grips had. It sounds nothing like to them, just my initial reaction to them was similar cause listening to it for the first time can be a little jarring.

[@Y0utubeIsFuckingHomo]

Cinema Slut Again I agree. I didn't say it was harder to copy give them praise or anything, I just brought up because it's like a waste of time, or in your words "waste of talent". While it is coop to copy your musical idols, the true greatness of art production is in the creativity, again I agree, we're on the same page here tbh. What's the best track from Midori btw? I'm gonna give em a try.

[@looseele]

They just released their new album! Here's the songs: 1)Brown dog 2)Good rhymes/bad rhymes 3)Moby Rick 4)Foggy mountain bop 5)The wanton soup 6)In the mid-afternoon 7)Some of my love 8)Going to Delaware 9)When the creek overflows ...and finally: 10) The song remains the same.

[@billymuellerTikTok]

What about Navel Orange?

[@looseele]

William Mueller ...🎼Navel Orange, navel orange; living in Florida, nothing rhymes with orange...You were my fruit I used to squeeze; but now I buy you once you're freezed.....🎶

[@bottomtext1241]

Looseel Scott You know I love me that Done of My Love 😂

[@johnbeavers9977]

Looseel Scott 😂😂😂😂

[@morrisadams539]

pure poetry. the originality shines through like a breath of freh Cher.

[@barttheowl4732]

Yea I’m sorry but to have a band come out and basically bring back old school rock and roll is a god send for music lovers

[@ryangordon8346]

"Uncanny" they sound so much like Zeppelin? 😂 The singer said in an interview that he'd never heard of Led Zeppelin. 🤦‍♂️ The guitarist chimed in “just because our guitar riffs sound exactly like theirs and our bass and drum riffs are identical, and the song structures are the same, and our singer tries to emulate Robert Plant, doesn’t mean anything. It’s just a coincidence." And covering a song is not "stealing", it's paying homage. They're not paying homage, they're ripping off LZ and then denying it. 🙄

[@robinferris3116]

Led Zeppelin are probably my favourite band of all time. And hearing Greta Van Fleet honestly puts a smile on my face. It's so nice to hear such an accurate and loving homage to Zep.

[@JC19021]

Robin Ferris I heard Safari Song on the radio and was almost certain it was a LZ song I somehow hadn't heard. I was shocked to found out it was a song released in 2017. I love their EP but I hope they can create their own sound on their album.

[@KRUSTYskates]

Zep is my fav too but this band is a disgrace.

[@guxt65]

KRUSTYskates live in your past and let us live in today and dream the future. Past is behind us

[@apolloptx]

It's shitting on the legacy, not an homage. Don't kid yourself.

[@robinferris3116]

How exactly is it shitting on the legacy?

[@kjsky4244]

I can live with them sounding like Led Zep. In fact it sounds like new Zep tracks. Where they’re screwing up is trying to look like them. They need to lose the low riders and shirtless vests and develop their own style.

[@kevybeslersunlandpark4130]

I think we should bring back the flair jeans and boots look. Baggie pants and skinny jeans are a little played out. Bring back rocker style.

[@keithmendez6915]

if dude's outfit on SNL is any indication, they should go back to trying to look like 60s hippies.

[@icanfartloud]

There's no more Their" own style unless they wear paper mache'

[@WhyForWhatNow]

Even the guitarists moves are like pages

[@carolevonaarberg472]

I have been watching a few of their vids and gee whiz...some weird clothing out there. Do they need a stylist? Long hair is nice! That''s an age thing! I grew up in the age of long haired men. I like. "There are worse things you could sound like than Led Zeppelin" Best Quote.

[@georgerandall5686]

I am 63, this is great stuff keep it going ,these guys are great!

[@madisonjohnson2466]

They pull at my heart strings, they bring back a sound I shared with my dad.

[@alphatrion100]

Rock fans are destroying rock . They attack anything new.

[@MALICEM12]

The music industry is destroying music, have been doing for decades. Don't blame the fans, blame the industry leaders. People who care more about maximizing profits and limiting risks through proven, bland, predictable formulas destroy art. This is happening in all artistic mediums, from music, to movies, to videogames; and it ain't the fault of a minority of old elitists I can tell you that now.

[@teddyn3051]

MALICEM12 that’s why you gotta support independent labels. Look at king gizzard and flightless records - they’re incredibly prolific and creative with each new release and they’re able to because they run their own label.

[@prkp7248]

No, they just attack industry plants who wanna be led zeppelin.

[@alphatrion100]

@@prkp7248 other music styles thrive because fans love new artists. We only bash new artists. These guys have made a couple of really great songs. Don't forget led zeppelin stole almost all songs they ever recorded from the ones who came before them

[@NeloAmaru]

@@alphatrion100 led zeppelin made a twist when they stole songs, these guys sounds like a cover band

[@Zeebo1uk]

If I had Plants vocals I wouldn’t give a flying f**k what people thought! This band actually gets my attention more than any Nan in the last decade

[@johnathonlongtin2275]

It’s not about his voice, he can’t help he sounds like someone born before him. It’s the fact they took the easy way and ripped their aesthetic and sound. The only people who love Greta are nostalgia junkies who don’t know what it takes to make great music and just want to be fed the same shit because it’s familiar to them.

[@johnathonlongtin2275]

FloodyBoy Randal are you lying to me or yourself lol. They’re a good band with and unoriginal sound. It’s not “a few high pitched screams”, he sounds like plant, and I literally said he can’t help that he sounds like Robert plant because it’s his voice, that’s not the big deal. The problem is the band behind him wants to be zeppelin. You can hear it in every song. Anyone who says otherwise is too wrapped up in their nostalgia or don’t know what they’re talking about. I mean come on, watch videos of the singer copying Robert Plants hand and body mannerisms to the T on stage. It’s pretty cut and dry. I get GVF has a fan base that can’t accept it but all of their best hits don’t even make it on zeppelins back catalogue. All they’re doing is riding coattails instead of making something truly unique.

[@johnathonlongtin2275]

FloodyBoy Randal but you can though lol, that’s the cheap way out of an argument. You know it’s true so you just retreated to “it’s my opinion”🤣

[@Wakeywhodat]

The new album releases July 21 2023. They’ve teased a couple songs on streaming services.

[@bingethink3491]

I thought I heard some early Rush. Hey, I’m all for it!

[@kermitlover5012]

What I've learned: People are mad at a band for being very similar to their influences, yet the influence at question stole music from other artist. Got it.

[@sdaniel724]

Yet the influence at question had their own original sound and always twisted songs they ripped off. GVF isn’t original at all.

[@thienwarder6003]

Bill Burr says it best, when Led Zeppelin isn't stealing old blues songs, they sing about hobbits and wizards. This really brings their greatness into question, lol

[@ericcollins5342]

@@sdaniel724 Which Zepplin tunes did they rip off exactly?

[@sdaniel724]

Eric Collins their sound is nearly the same as LZ. There is a difference between having an unoriginal sound and stealing songs (and twisting them)

[@AngusKhaw]

So that just means they're even more of an LZ rip-off by even following in their footsteps of ripping others off. Nice.

[@preston9079]

They sound like Led Zeppelin?? Then I'm gonna listen to Greta Van Fleet all day long and love it!!

[@BungleJoogie68]

They have a passing resemblance. They have nowhere near the innovation, musicianship or songwriting ability.

[@midnightmutants]

@@BungleJoogie68 IDK, they are pretty damn similar. If anything, I could see them being a Zeppelin cover band. They do have the sound, and considering they are at the beginning of their career (and their second album sounded more like Zeppelin than the first), I wager a bet that they will develop a sound even closer to Zeppelin over the next few years.

[@3lullabies]

structure wise yes they do,but that singer doesnt have roberts chops,not even close to the same texture and quality.

[@BungleJoogie68]

@@midnightmutants collectively, yes, they do have the ability to write a Coda B-side, but individually the instrumentalists fall far short of their influences. If you were to notate their stuff vs. LZ you'd notice their comparitive lack of musicianship. The bass lines are way too straightforward, the drumming isn't as risky, the guitar isn't as improvised, etc.

[@scottwallace2942]

they have a similar style to zeppelin, but they will never have the ability of zeppelin, the drummer is nowhere near Bonhams level and will never get there, Bonhams drumming carried zeppelin a lot of the time and GVF drummer doesn't have the same power and precision, there's just similarities in Plant and Josh's voice that's it

[@ciarangrennan]

I can't wait to see Gretta Von 70's live in concert since I was too young to experience Zep live

[@thetruthhurts6652]

When I first heard them on the radio I liked the song and asked myself what LZ album is this song on 🧐 and that was even before the singing started.

[@5150cl]

There's no "next Led Zeppelin". There's Led Zeppelin and everything else.

[@tonyelsudakitabosca2326]

Led Zeppelin is super overrated tho

[@beeradmarley2443]

stop talking your embarrassing yourself

[@Skelly5962]

Tony, el sudakita, Bosca Lol no. Go listen to your teletubbies.

[@tonyelsudakitabosca2326]

Skelly Led Zeppelin is the most entry level rock band on the planet. Implying I dont have a good taste because I think they are overrated is ridiculous

[@JoseMartinez-og8lg]

Tony, el sudakita, Bosca, shut up stupid, Led Zeppelin is the most influential rock and roll band, their song are probably the best song of rocks, of course there are more awesome bands like Pink Floyd, Queen, Deep Purple, The Beatles, but thanks to Led Zeppelin we have the actual rock. Please, listen more music of them, and stop making a fool of yourself. P.D.: ''el sudakita'' con ese apodo no creo que tu opinión siquiera deba ser considerada. Ridículo.

[@Jordan-ze9mb]

They're a new band, just give them time to grow.

[@Jordan-ze9mb]

@Nathaniel Birthurth let them grow into not being a cover band.

[@Jordan-ze9mb]

@Nathaniel Birthurth I understand where you're coming from, but I would have to respectfully disagree about originality. I think originality can be overrated sometimes, because music for most of history was passed down traditionally, and the low hanging fruit of musical innovation has already come and gone. Constantly trying to be "new" just degenerates music, and is antithetical to how music has always worked. So a band that sounds like the music their grandparents listened to isn't a bad thing in my opinion.

[@llla_german_ewoklll6413]

Nathaniel Birthurth, chill out dude. Why do you so desperately want rock to die? They are 16 year olds doing what 16 year olds do when they have these tools. They do a couple of covers, so what? I want them to continue doing zeppelin songs, and i want them to make “new zeppelin” songs as well. Wouldnt you rather have that than cardi b?

[@llla_german_ewoklll6413]

Nathaniel Birthurth, i see where you are coming from, but i think you are totally wrong. Greta is the new rock. Music is about innovation, but its not about changing instruments and genres every two years. If you listen to their songs, and just have a good time, then i think you might actually think they have a chance. It doesnt look like they are about to rip whole bars off of anyone. Also, to your second response, how would greta be a crappier version of zepplin if most people cant tell them apart? These kids are coming up with their own songs using real instruments. That deserves praise in this new crappy age of music.

[@crookbrother]

Nathaniel Birthurth are you Trollin or some shit because your arguments suck. Just because they are similar they are unoriginal and don’t deserve a chance? Queen was written off as a Led Zeppelin knockoff and look what they accomplished. Imagine if everyone was as cynical as you? We would have absolutely no progress as a society. You are nothing but a stain on human history, you will never be remembered for what little good you’ve done because of the shit streak you’ve left on the internet. Good job.

[@diannerussell9653]

This young singer can hold a note underwater. ⭐️😇 I have just discovered them and they are unreal. Who ever writes the songs my hat goes off to them they are brilliant. I would say they are Led Zeppelin and Yes combined. A little Aerosmith and the Who maybe. However they are sensational. Boy can that guy hold a note. ❤️🌟🇦🇺⭐️😇

[@HOSWELL444]

Didn’t page rip stairway note for note ?

[@travismiles5885]

Yep from a band called Spirit, but they lost the lawsuit against Zeppelin

[@kieronschweitzer6172]

"...and many more." *Blue Man Group*

[@redeyeify]

Music is expression no one complains when wrappers use Classic Rock for their artistic expression

[@christianharris1991]

GREAT VOICE KID !! Don't let the critics get you down. I'm 47 years old and I " DIG IT "!!

[@johnbrown7802]

Good voice for 3 months!!!

[@MsCygnusX1]

Christian Harris 👍💯

[@DontForgettoRock]

There are lots of new rock bands bringing back classic rock - The Ben Cote Band and Twisted Illusion are two awesome ones to check out.

[@mkern7573]

Christian Harris

[@gr33n3ggs4]

Christian Harris Fuck yeah. 48 and love it

[@barrycallahan407]

About 30 years ago. They said Jane's addiction would be the next Zeppelin. Where are they now?

[@SolaceVaina]

Whatever people say, we rock fans are in need of rock bands in this the new era full of pop and edm and rap shit. It’s a welcome that these guys are here

[@hushex5150]

Hate them or not, they’re helping rock out in this chaos

[@ivanmartin1457]

There are plenty of rock bands out there, the real question is, do they want to reach the top? Rappers are successful because they only think about winning, rock musicians are scared of being called sellouts. The taboo about success sank rock.

[@ahmadkabbani8878]

they are good , very good ...but there is only ONE LED ZEPPELIN

[@benkenobi_]

If Jimi Page approved then I'm good

[@s1d299]

Yep. And there is only one Greta Van Fleet, too.

[@mitch5699]

He said Robert approved not Jimmy and honestly it's the kids yodaling that irritates the shit out of me. If not for that I'd be ok with them. Regardless I'm ok anyway. Don't see how people can even put them in the same cat. with the all mighty Zep. Not even close.

[@mitch5699]

I hate yodeling in my rock n roll. Nothin at all against the band, or Josh , I'm just not buyin tickets or listening to them. If I can help not listening...

[@aburg10s]

I remember in high school 1999 we heard a band in the car my friends were like “these guys sound exactly like Bush”. Turns out it was Nickelback lol

[@MatanuskaHIGH]

I saw nickleback open for three doors down. Lol. At the time TDD had a hit album and nickleback was a no name with one song making some radio play. Now TDD is a long gone one record wonder while nickleback turned to bubblegum rock with many hit albums now. They didn’t sound like they do now, they actually had a mosh pit and rocked hard.

[@kaComposer]

Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Pink, Whitney Houston, etc. are all as similar to one another as Plant is to Kiszka. We're used to hearing the differences in female pop voices because they are a dime a dozen and we have developed the ability to distinguish between them (with great fidelity) But when the "Plant" aesthetic has a visitor, we're not as used to that realm of vocals, e.g. high pitched squeal with rasp and slight whine on the lower end. Kiszka has a VERY different voice with VERY different techniques. He and Plant share the same foundation, but Kiszka is closer to Freddie in terms of vocal embellishment and prolonged, open vowels (operatic vibrato, yodelling etc.).

[@lucazzz0]

“It was his job to be unexpected. It’s our job to follow the recipe” - Colette Tatou

[@functionform]

When you can sing like that, I don't care what music you make, just make it.

[@choney303]

And Led Zeppelin, notorious for stealing riffs as well! Comes full circle! Either way, good music and we need more rock

[@ArthaxtaDaVince777]

They didn't steal riffs, they took rythms from older songs and turned them into a whole different song.

[@JL-jj1oj]

Yea, rythyms, riffs, lyrics. Great band no doubt, also blatant thieves

[@monkeyballs512]

Exactly! Zeppelin of all artists have no standing to say a word about this

[@johnblack9038]

@@ArthaxtaDaVince777 dude, half their discography was ripped off, It wasn't just the songs on the video. The best it could be described as was a rock cover of blues and folk songs. By the logic you presented Richard Cheese is singing original songs.

[@ArthaxtaDaVince777]

@@johnblack9038 That's false, a lot of Zeppelin I was covers and rhythms based off early blues, except communication breakdown. Their real sound is defined by that song, that was the blueprint for Zeppelin II-IV. They do have a lot of "cover" "borrowed" songs, but they never claimed those songs and their lyrics were created by them. But they expanded upon those songs so much, it was barely recognizable.

[@jeanharper9683]

I, a lifelong fan of LZ, am going to be a fan of GVF! They sound great!

[@TurdFerguson1776]

People bitch that no one plays like the bands of the 60's 70's & 80's now someone does and they bitch because they sound like a band from the 60's and 70's, no one can replace Zeppelin just be glad someone is keeping their sound alive. ROCK ON GRETA!!!

[@blackspring3207]

Remember when the 90s happened and all those grunge bands came out and they clearly had a very heavy classic rock influence and yet they were all completely original at the same time? Remember a couple years later when Jeff Buckley came out and he clearly had a huge Led Zeppelin influence and yet he was completely original at the same time? Man, that was wild.

[@christopherbartels5801]

The Only Good Grunge Band Was Nervana The Rest Sucked

[@elderlynarwhal1301]

@@christopherbartels5801 sing it king

[@elderlynarwhal1301]

@@christopherbartels5801actually sound garden

[@user-sk9qk8ut5b]

@@christopherbartels5801 aw hell nah Alice in chains were and still are amazing. Layne Jerry 🛐🛐 Pearl jams ten and vs albums are masterpieces and Chris cornells voice, holy shit Soundgarden was the shit 🛐🛐

[@atlantaguitar9689]

Another way to view it is that Jeff Buckley had a huge Tim Buckley influence which is, of course, totally understandable but I'm always amazed that Buckley fans never gave his dad any props whatsoever. (Some don't even know of the familial connection). If you hear Tim then you know where Jeff got the chops which he used to come up with his own thing.

[@truantakuma6234]

I thing they’re good but I think they shouldn’t base their sound completely on Led Zeppelin

[@dzre2087]

i agree. plus, there are amazing new bands who allude to classic rock, but are NOT DERIVATIVE, like the stoner-prog scene coming out of new england. those bands clearly love Pink Floyd, Zep, Sabbath, and all the rest... but they clearly are not trying to sound anything like those bands, and every stoner-prog band I've seen so far was very unique and singular. (it's kind of a rule of that genre: you must be innovative etc) You can INSTANTLY tell you're listening to SOVIETNAM or JERUSALEM WITCH or DICK FLACCID & THE VIAGRA-NAUTS (!) or KISSINGER ESCAPE PLAN or WITCHCOCK or any of the stoner-prog bands, as they each sound like no other band we've ever heard of. (Jerusalem Witch is an improvised power trio, but instead of a lead guitarist, they have a trippy uke virtuoso!?!!)

[@johncrush4362]

1st time I ever heard them was on the radio, and I got confused. I kept thinking, "Is that Led Zeppelin? No, that's not, but it is, but it's not, I know it's not them. 🤣

[@davecunningham579]

I love how music sounds, which is why I love Led Zeppelin. These guys sound like Zep in the best way possible - so why would I not like their music?

[@cillianreilly2128]

Led zeppelin were so good because they revolutionised sound, greta van fleet are good but sounding like zep and being the new zep are different things.

[@allenellsworth5799]

Cillian Reilly Zep did the same thing with the music of others as Fleet is doing with their music.

[@Cotramjoxxx]

Allen Ellsworth What are you taking about? Zeppelin was a revolution and they influenced many of next great musicians and groups. GVF are only a curious band and they are only good.

[@allenellsworth5799]

Cotramjoxxx Google it they borrowed a lot from others. Which I have absolutely no problem with because I don't believe you can own sound

[@Cotramjoxxx]

Absolutely, but the matter is not what but how. Zeppelin take a lot of another groups like lyrics and progressions. But with that and his own sound changed rock music and they contributed a lot of the music nowadays. God! How can you deny it?

[@Butterfliesandbees]

Revolutionized 😂😂😂😂😂 I love led zeppelin-I own all of their albums... but let's be serious, they're just really good at recycling the work of black musicians. Don't blindly follow anyone.

[@parkerlarkin8574]

Love the sound rakes me back to being a kid listening to all the old school rock

[@dejavu9115]

Every great player/ band takes what worked from the generation of great players/ bands that came before them and then made it their own, I think Greta Van Fleet doing is what's always been done. As long as player/band acknowledges who inspired them and shakes it up a bit I hear no problem.

[@manualcontrol7518]

it's almost besides the point, if a group of barely-20-year-olds can find success playing this "dated music", it might get more of their generation interested, and get studios investing and signing more bands like them (that's what studios do), the loop starts feeding itself. before you know it, we just might get a rock revival movement rolling.

[@fishridefish]

What about the rock revival of the early 2000's including both garage rock (The Strokes, The White Stripes, Arctic Monkeys) and post-punk (Interpol, The Killers)? Or bands heavily influenced from the psychedelic era (Tame Impala, MGMT)? There have certainly been recent rock revival movements, and guitar-driven music is still alive and well.

[@fishridefish]

As for Greta Van Fleet: the issue is that, compared to even older rock movements such as blues and folk, the 70's hard rock sound has not aged very well and is more prone to anachronism than those mentioned styles. But you're right in that we won't know how to "modernize" hard rock until we make it relevant once again-even if that means having to endure unimaginative artists such as GVF.

[@Sea_witch_]

Yes. to this. Always. Yes.

[@Stinger430]

I really hope rock makes a comeback. And about Greta Van Fleet sounding like Led Zep, I don't think they're forcing it. I honestly think it's their influences showing through. I like em!

[@ermonski]

and then after a few year we'll get a revival of 80s thrash metal! YEEEEAAAAA

[@BeansPean]

Sounding like led zeppelin isn't a bad thing. Compared to what's coming out in rock music today its fucking amazing

[@austenomar2218]

If you can’t find any good original modern bands, you ain’t looking hard enough

[@davidtrejo6087]

You don't know whats coming out in rock today you may know that GVF sucks if you did

[@kevybeslersunlandpark4130]

Foo Fighters is still going strong.

[@XxSEETH3RxX]

There's nothing wrong with today's music. Other than you're stuck in whatever era you want to be. I'm 48 and love tons of today's music. I also think the 80's mostly sucked. Oh, I liked some bands from the 80's but if you think I'm still sitting around listening to Motley Crue you're crazy. I'm not stuck in an era or genre for that matter.

[@f2detaboada]

That's legitimate BS, there's a shitload of bands that are coming out with awesome original material lately.

[@aisforapple2494]

You youngsters need to understand the reason Kingdom Come sounded like Zeppelin is because Jason Bonham (son of LZ's John) was their drummer. 🙄

[@pugowner1347]

Very cool. The album collection has Jeff Wayne's musical version of The War of the Worlds. LOL I like these guys.

[@AnalogOpher]

I say, if that's what it takes for a new generation to get back into rock music and save us from the horror of pop, then rip off zeppelin all you like.

[@jpmushinski]

AnalogOpher rock on

[@use6less]

best comment ever

[@Neoclassicalmaese]

I am with you man. We need more music like this. Even metal is getting repetitive. We need more rock and roll!!

[@chromaticswing9199]

Pop will always exist so long as there are people who like music. Glad to see a blues/hard rock revival though! Although rock is in my blood, you still have to respect other styles too. Otherwise, this revival will sound exactly like the old times, and that’s not fun, eh?

[@use6less]

They get inspired by led zep but I bet that in a few years they will find their own new sound and will blow us away. Pop is not a bad thing but it is dominated by money most out of all styles, because most people like it. Greed and manipulation with the listener is what corrupts it.