Greta Van Fleet "Starcatcher" Album Review ( Can we stop with the Led Zeppelin comparisons now?)

[@MetalNeverDieswithMarkA]

I still have to check this album out. I didn’t listen to their 2021 either. I might start with that one and then listen to the new one.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

That one is also pretty good.

[@BlondeonBlonde-demos]

Give battle at gardens gates a listen, it’s really good

[@chillguy9971]

Hold onto your socks bro🎉🎉

[@rknbassrobin]

I absolutely LOVE this album. I play it every single day since it dropped. Sometimes, 3,4,5 times a day. I also bought a couple other new releases that day, & I've barely played them! GVF is playing Oakland Arena tonight, & I live about 2 - 3 hours away & couldn't go. I've been heartbroken all day. I LOVE this band.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

That is cool. This album is pretty good. My favorite song right now is the archer.

[@robertsparling917]

A month ago, Josh Kiszka, the vocalist, publicly came out as gay while speaking out against Tennessee's anti-drag laws.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Oh, I didn't know that.

[@rknbassrobin]

I think that is awesome of him.

[@billzimmerman5464]

They have LZ influences for sure, but also influences from blues greats that many of the British invasion groups evolved from. Consider GVF a continuation of 70s rock which many have been clamoring for. Josh has his own sound, more melodic and a higher range than Robert Plant. As matures, I get more of a Jon Anderson and Ann Wilson vibe from his singing. The other members are much more developed as musicians over the past 5 years or so. Touring around the world to big crowds certainly helps.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yes, that is true. They have really grown as musicians.

[@Tityretupatulae]

Critics focus on the Led Zep comparisons because they don’t really know of many other bands from the 70s. That is the sad truth. They even fail to realize that GVF have made fusion of world music with rock in more than one occasions

[@ralphfiligenzi6180]

Thank you Sir for this spot on review, I agree 100%. Cheers.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

No problem I am glad you enjoyed it.

[@cristianosorio2517]

Hi John!!! i think for many years this band will have to deal with the Zeppelin comparison, for good or bad that will the main issue..... you can hear the influence in their sound and less on the vocals, to me now the sounds more like a young Geedy Lee with that high pitch. cheers and be well

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yes their first album sounded a lot like Led Zeppelin when they released their album two years ago they started to sound like Rush now they have a mixed sound but the Led Zeppelin sound is still there.

[@sandifulmor8327]

Why don’t people ever compare them to the bands that LZ were influenced by.

[@Tityretupatulae]

@@sandifulmor8327because people ignore those and music in general

[@BlondeonBlonde-demos]

Sacred the thread is when the levy breaks, I can’t get past that, the indigo streak has a great riff but the vocals tank the meeting the master is cool, the archer is great

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

I like the drum intro in sacred the thread but it was a classic John Bonham drum beat.

[@kptlt.phillipthomsen5973]

Doesnt even sound a tiny bit similar except that the drums are staccato And When the Levy Breaks is already a cover lmao

[@TheNothing6]

They do sound like Led Zeppelin. Cheers, John! 🍻

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah, I know that lol

[@TheNothing6]

@@jcrockandmetalreviews 😁😆😋

[@takodabostwick8507]

This album is really good. But it didn't hit my top 10 because many of the albums that were already released were really awesome. Top 15 for sure though. The only bands that could hit the top best albums of the year are Cannibal Corpse and Dying Fetus. Cannibal Corpse already announced a new album after they released one of the songs for the new album a month ago and Dying Fetus just announced a couple of days ago that they will be releasing a new album September 8. Cannibal Corpse September 22. Can't wait for these 2 new albums. A lot of the best albums have been from bands that have been around for many years.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yes, I am looking forward ti those 2 albums.

[@davidaroberts3175]

Reminds me of Yes and Rush

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah, they are starting to have more prog rock influences.

[@TheFireBurnsWithin]

I really became a fan of their last album “battle”. The new album is really disappointing after a couple of listens. There are a couple of very good tunes like Sacred The Thread and the mesmeric Meeting The Master. The Archer is quite good too but the rest annoys me quite a bit hehe! Oh well GVF have lost me again…

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

This one was a lot more laid back and psychedelic. I thought it was good. Maybe it will change after a few more listens.

[@BlondeonBlonde-demos]

Dude runway blues is good, but it is heartbreaker and whole lotta love combined

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah, that one sounded a lot like Led Zeppelin

[@Tityretupatulae]

there is absolutely nothing of those 2 songs in runway blues, if not the blues roots themselves. Saying that song sounds like Zep is very naive and it shows the lack of musical knowledge of the blues and the roots music in general

[@pigskin1287]

I actually gave this the exact same rating. It’s an 8/10 but TBAGG was a 9.5/10 so it a slight disappointment lol

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yes, I agree. Its not bad, but battle was much better.

[@hectorThechilldudeonacouch]

They still sound like Led Zeppelin but its not a bad album

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah that's true, but are still finding their sound.

[@hectorThechilldudeonacouch]

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[@judyjohnson630]

The production is horrendous on this album. It's barely listenable.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

I have had many people say the same thing

[@kniknayme9865]

I think I would appreciate this band more if they didn't sound like.... Why listen to a knockoff when you can hear the original. Sorry GVF fans just my opinion. If you dig it -more power to you.

[@jcrockandmetalreviews]

Yeah, it is one of those bands thats is hard not to make the comparison.

[@Cactusfruitsquisher]

They’re still completely new songs. If you don’t like it, you don’t like it, but stop with the bullshit reasoning.

[@kniknayme9865]

your right . they suck

[@Cactusfruitsquisher]

@@kniknayme9865 then stop hate listening

[@kniknayme9865]

solid advice . thks again