Led Zeppelin: 3 Steps Ahead Of Their Closest Rivals! 2ND Prologue to Led Zeppelin Decoded:

[@johns.]

My favorite guitarists: Duane Allman, Jimmy Page, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Andres Segovia, Albert King, Wes Montgomery. Favorite singer regardless of genre: Ella Fitzgerald.

[@valeriesmith938]

My new favorite Guitarist is Marcin Patrzalek. Pronounced Mar Cin Pa tr za lek. Watch him doings Led Zeppelin's Kashmir.

[@22julip]

We’re talking rock not classical apples and bowling balls .

[@Tdrums8]

Eddie VanHalen nuff said

[@jamesreding6336]

The music of now have no imagination!!!!!!

[@jamesreding6336]

I love jetrotull !@!!!!!!!!!!

[@orange8167]

For many years Zeppelin 3 was my favorite album, but in recent years the new favorite is Physical Graffiti. Most of the songs on Graffiti are very moving mentally and emotionally. Don't forget that The Who in the 70's gave Zeppelin a serious run for their money. Who's Next and Quadrophenia are very intense albums.

[@antarcticorb9197]

A lot of people forget that Hendrix was a fantastic composer take a look at his deep cuts... Most people know him only for songs such as purple Haze or foxy lady but he has a tremendous depth with the other songs that he's composed. Page and Hendrix are at the top for me.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Amen! And his compositional skill we’re just getting better and better! Just listen to Electric Lady Land as a composition as a whole! Fabulous!

[@honiideslysses12]

@@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine Especially side three!

[@markkemp7608]

I like Led Zeppelin but have never been overly impressed. We all have our favorites.

[@OutOnTheTiles]

This episode was amazing!! I concur with all you’ve said. Good stuff. ✌️❤️👍

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Thanx, bruddah!

[@cafe.cedarbeard]

Thanks for this story good sir. My generation is one step downstream, so I encountered Led Zeppelin after I had already dug Iron Maiden, Queensryche, Metallica for a few years of my early teens. Was Steve Harris in interviews that turned my attention back to the bands that inspired him to form Iron Maiden. He mentioned Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Rush and Pink Floyd. In 1986 I was full on metalhead, but secretly really digging the soft trippy sections of metal songs. So I really had no idea that Zep was so key in establishing the current that led to the bands I was into in my early teens. By 1990 I was playing bass and singing in progressive rock bands, writing songs, the whole deal. The Beatles did similar things with mood changes and dynamics, but only Helter Skelter ever got near as heavy as Zep. My favorite musics are exactly the thing they did, the way of getting really heavy and also be able to go mid range pop and then quiet and trippy. What about King Crimson? They blew up into public eye same time as Zep, but didn't dominate the 70's like Zep did. They do all the things Zep did, but differently. Fripp is less bluesy is the thing. He's kind of like what if Mozart played guitar. 20th Century Scitzoid Man is as heavy as anything, and it was right alongside the emergence of Zep and Sabbath.

[@helenespaulding7562]

New sub. Algorithm brought me here because I’m a real Zephead. Looking forward to future vids. Favorite live album has to be HTWWW

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Also a wonderful choice Helene!

[@melody6840]

I love your channel Michael..I was one of the administrators on the Jimmy Page Army on Facebook until Facebook started getting weird about stuff so I deleted my profile.. I’m thrilled to find your family of Zeppelin lovers!! Jimmy once said,” Everything we did in Zeppelin you could find on Led Zeppelin 1 it was like a blueprint or template (acoustic stuff, blues , alternate tunings, experimental, ect ) Page was a visionary for sure..

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Thanx so much for your kind words Eric! I look forward to hearing from you! And I agree with your comment about Jimmy Page being a visionary! And that’s not a word I use lightly!👌

[@26shedan]

my 2 favorite bands are Zep and Queen so when you put Plant and Mercury at the top.......you grabbed my heart!

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

(Hint:) Queen an upcoming Olympian Band!

[@matthewblanchard9301]

There's a reason Led Zeppelin took off the way they did, they did things no others were even thinking about. 1968 was a different era, Page had the foresight, the version, the balls to go forth with Peter Grant who been there before with Page in the Yardbirds. The 'bottom line' were the four members of band, those four musicians took the sum of their being to create a fifth entity, Led Zeppelin. With Peter Grant in the mix, way ahead of others? That phase doesn't even come close to how far ahead Led Zeppelin was when they first sat down with Atlantic Records with music already recorded in hand. And with Page's Name, his outright musicianship was known to Ahmet Ertegun is how an unprecedented recording deal was done by handshake. And as Michael is stating in this video the first Led Zeppelin album along with the Atlanta deal and oh yeah that special deal the promoters didn't see coming set new standards, created a new template of how business in music would be done from Autumn 1968 through today. All due to Led Zeppelin.....🎸🎤🎸🥁

[@davidmckenzie420]

Man...you made me happy with this...I totally agree.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Thanx, David! More on Led Zeppelin within the next couple of videos!😉👌

[@TheRandalltex]

Iommi's fingertip prosthetics were/are made of leather. It started with him cutting up an old leather jacket of his & he said it just worked & felt right. Words from his own mouth.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

You know, I think we’re both a bit right here! Here’s a great portion of an article I read on the subject! What do you think? “The musician made the plastic covers himself, by melting plastic liquid-soap bottles into a ball and then using a soldering iron to make holes into this ball, putting his fingers in while the plastic was still soft enough to be shaped. He then trimmed and sanded away the excess plastic to leave himself with two thimbles, which he then covered with leather, to provide better grip on the strings.

[@jimmyknight1609]

Thank you for a great review!! Mike your knowledge is amazing! I thought I knew musi" , and I fo know alot, you blow me out of the water!!

[@kennethhacker1341]

Love your channel brother!!!top 20 for iommi is about right ...I play guitar till this day cause of Jimmy page .been playing for 35 years and I still love belting out zep licks

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Me too, Kenneth! Listening to such records just fed my thirst of music and playing guitar so much, it would sustain me through tough times even!

[@kennethhacker1341]

@@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine keep the rock n roll history coming brother ,,love the Chanel and I will promote you to my guitar playing friends

[@StratsRUs]

My brother bought me my first Zeppelin album , I was 11 and it was a year after they split. It was Zeppelin Three. So I was hooked on their range from heavy to subtle acoustic from the start.

[@ctcards2636]

Love your videos as always. Thanks again for all the work you do and research to make these and help educate us of some of this musical history. :-) "Keep on truckin" ;-)

[@ctcards2636]

PS you also have the art of hand gestures down to a t ;-) lol

[@ctcards2636]

My Fav Zep albums is II and Physical Graffiti.

[@vetshauljunkremovalllc7206]

I’m not a big fan, I probably can’t even name a song correctly, but I do love a few of their songs. I never really explored them, maybe I will now. Thanks for making this video.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Not everyone is! I wasn’t immediately taken with them at first. They seemed too far distant from my blessed Beatle sound! But the more I heard, the more impressed I was with them! As I mentioned in a recent video, I didn’t actually buy an album by them until ‘Houses Of The Holy’. Once I heard the more accessible cuts on that album, I was hooked! As usual Joseph, always good to hear from you!

[@josephliptak]

Fans just discovering these great bands from the 60s and 70s will never experience that music like those of us who were alive when these bands were out. Being alive during the 60s and 70s when these bands were rocking football stadiiums and being played on every FM rock radio station is a memory of not only the music but also the memory of what life was like in that era so we get the great music to still listen to today and the fitting memory of the era that gave birth to these bands and their music. If I could I would get the hell out of 2023 in a heartbeat to go back to the 1960s so I could experience it again.

[@emersongoss16]

This is the best analogy of LZ and their music that I have ever heard.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Thanx Emerson!

[@michaelwhitton8226]

Great review. U know your stuff.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Thank you Michael!

[@johncoppola8105]

Sting is such a wonderful musician.

[@debbystasinopoulou4696]

New subscriber here -- I discoved your channel because of the Led Zeppelin videos. I have been a LZ (especially Robert Plant) fan since their music was first released. After the release of Raise the Roof (RP's second collaboration with Alison Krauss), last fall, I did a sort of retrospective, listening to the entire Zep catalog. Instead of digging out all of the old vinyl and CDs and dusting off the turntable, I decided to listen to these songs on KZbin. I had not watched much KZbin, and while searching for legitimate versions of Zep material, I discoved this phenomenon of *reaction* videos. I was suprised to find so many *reactions* to LZ, especially from very young hip hop and rap fans who were totally unfamiliar with the music that basically made up the sound track of my adult life -- centering on LZ! I found some of these *reactions* quite entertaining (a few are good, but most are superficial and musically uninformed click-bait).I also discoved a small handful of actual adults, with knowledge of music, and a historical context, reacting to and reviewing Led Zeppelin music. You are one of the latter. Your last few LZ videos had enough to say that I decided to subscribe! Please continue!

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Thank you so much Debby! And welciome aboard! Every four or five videos, I Just need to rant! I love our music! And anyone who gets in the way of the continuation of our wonderful art form is an enemy of the state in my opinion! But there is MUCH more coming regarding LZ! My next album review is in a couple of days, and then I want to cover their live performances both albums & Videos! And more pieces on the individual members! I have covered Robert so much lately, I really need to bring up what to hear and listen to with my favorite guitar player of all time Jimmy Freakin’ Page!👌😉👍❤️

[@johnhowell5969]

Love Led Zeppelin, The Beatles , The Stones, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath to name a few. One of my favorite LPs would be Demons and Wizards by the Heep Just so much great music I grew up with.

[@rebeccabdiehlschaible7978]

Love your comments style great approach My fav vocalists: freddie merc, john & paul, ian gillan, bowie, plant, p rodgers, dave coverdale, tommy shaw, ian anderson, jon anderson, greg lake, john wetton,s winwood, jack bruce, eric carmen, b connoly ,pete ham, nilsson et al

[@friedrich1957]

First Zeppelin album blew me away at age 11. Black mountainside, I had only been playing one year. Unbelievable!

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

You took on Zeppelin at 11? You’re a better man than me! I had to be gradually introduced to them! But I was a Beatle fan, and was in a safe zone in my head back then! Riches favor the bold, Rriedrich!😉👍👌✌️❤️

[@friedrich1957]

Meet the Beatles at 8. My favorite band. And no, I didn't learn Black Mountainside at 11. Still working on DADGAD. One day, and Kashmir!

[@ivanfortuny2244]

Great show i agree LED Zeppelin is in My top 5 Bands of all times y Also like the stones i think that Jagger Richards are great songwriters.

[@remnantsofasoundblast]

Great analysis!

[@MishaAutos]

the riff/bass pedal from Good Times Bad Times changed the course of Rock n Roll/Hard Rock music as we know it

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

YEP! I agree!👍👌

[@davidrowe7967]

Love the tremendous guitar solo Jeff Beck performed on The Yardbirds' B-side of "Shapes of Things", "Mister You Are a Better Man Than I" in 1966.

[@royceinthehouse842]

Michael good job brother You really know your music

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Thanx Royce! I’m half way through your latest and will as usual leave my mark once I’ve finished!👍

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Excellent choices! What about Rory Gallagher (RIP)?👍

[@friedrich1957]

Favorite rock vocalist for me, Paul Rodgers, he can still bring it like back then.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Oh Yeah! HIGH on my List, as well!😉👍👌

[@trybalone396]

Hi brother, I am curious what you think of Terry Kath someday. Thanks for your vids :)

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

One of my Top 10-15 Guitar players of all time! Chicago Rocked so hard when he was there! Love him!

[@jesusmiquiabas9085]

Led Zeppelin is and will always be my favorite band of all time! I really don't care at all for bands like Queen or Rush but i do like the Beatles a lot. Yes, for me Jimmy Page is on top with Jimi Hrndrix at a close second. Robert Plant is number 1 on the singer/frontman category, though i will have to include Paul Rogers as a worthy mention as well. Indeed, Thank You Bro Michael Noland for such an illuminating feature on Led Zeppelin!

[@timtubemusic]

I so agree. Zeppelin is the best rock group ever. Greatest singer, guitarist, drummer and bass player who could play anything. They experimented, improvised, and were so creative. Their cord progressions, transitions were so new. Their lyrics were thought provoking and sung with so much emotion.

[@tedkoppel4199]

My favorite guitarist today is Marcus King, the guy is just an absolute legend in the making. I can't imagine anybody that loves guitarist and hasn't seen him by now, but if you haven't check him out you won't be disappointed.

[@itsmedrooms6071]

It’s not so much that they are head and shoulders above, I mean they are of course, but more importantly they basically wrote the blueprint changing and expanding the boundaries with the way rock music is approached and the possibilities within the genre were increased tremendously. All four were incredible innovators and together they became more than the sum of their parts..they exuded a Presence, if you will lol.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

There y’ go! I can live with that!

[@rick6582CNCMedicalParts]

"For me" Led Zeppelin Changed music after first 1 & 2 Albums & Rest great..

[@adamschronk3620]

My first musical memory was my Dad’s vinyl copy of the first Zep album at 4 years old. I remember asking why there was a turd on the cover! My musical landscape was set and got a history lesson.

[@twstrchasr]

I've always considered the "big 4" as being: 1. Beatles 2. Stones 3. Who 4. Zeppelin Groups such as DP, Sabbath, Floyd and even a shout out to the Kinks fall in place in no particular order. But hey, it's all subjective and all of these bands are fabulous in their own way !! Love your videos brother !!

[@godeplatformyourself7108]

You are absolutely correct, and in objective order.

[@48musicfan]

Also my top 4!👍👍

[@johngalush8790]

You forgot Moody Blues. Young Rascals. The Hollies and another shout out to Humble Pie.

[@mikaelhaggard8031]

The Who over DP? 😆

[@user-gk1nt6sm2z]

Agree on singers, dio needs a special mention although he was more narrow in audience appeal, record sales.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

We’ll get to Dino eventually! Thanx, A!

[@jonathanhathaway7796]

I'm totally on board with the idea of songs first, players second. Iommi was a fountain of original Heavy Metal riffs, and that's why they're still relevant today. Purple had great players but not the imagination for consistently interesting material, despite Blackmore having more technical chops than either Iommi or Page. Zeppelin had everything, and Plant is significant in that he introduced a style that could be used in any context and fit anything the others could come up with.

[@treff9226]

Plant's power and range, combined with otherworldly expression and phrasing...early Robert Plant was and IS untouchable!

[@Peter7966]

As a band, Zeppelin was three steps ahead. Jimi Hendrix, the guitar player, song writer and master of studio experimentation, was three steps ahead of Zeppelin. Hendrix was really a solo artist, with great bandmates supporting him. Zeppelin was a band, with four parts pulling together to create amazing sounds. Hendrix made amazing sounds, his bands rode his creativity and energy.

[@normt6226]

I don't think Hendrix was 3 steps ahead of Zep...All the Greatest ruled their era...Elvis ruled for a time in the late 50's to early 60's...The Beatles Ruled bettween 64 and 67...Hendrix ruled from 67 to 70...Led Zep ruled from 70 to 73..Pink Floyd ruled from 73 to 79..etc...

[@PenninkJacob]

❤❤❤ I love everything you say!!!

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Thanx, Jacob!❤️

[@austonboston4361]

And it wasn't only that Page is such a killer with the geeetar, but, he could produce the hell out of the studio tracks PLUS! he is an incredibly shrewd business mind. Critics could literally make or bury a band (especially in the UK) back in the day. Page rendered them redundant with how he approached the handling of business side of things, their opinions mattered not a whit. Amazing musician, amazing man.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Great points Auston! And hiring Peter Grant didn’t hurt a bit! Talk about a junk yard dog!😉

[@austonboston4361]

@@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine Absolutely. Peter Grant pushed hard for the U.S. radio stations to play Zeppelin's music. The band loved Peter & it went both ways. His belief was the artist deserved to be bringing home the lions share of profits from their talents. Unlike the creep that managed Badfinger's career & finances and not only derailed an amazing band, but contributed to the deaths of two of the bands members. Peter Grant. Legend. R.I.P.

[@mikaelhaggard8031]

He did virtually nothing after The Firm though.

[@jamesreding6336]

Eddie vanhalan is my favorite guitares

[@robertwoodward9231]

What is the best hifi lp I can get of Led Zepplin 3? Budget wise..

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

That’s a great question! Unfortunately, I went digital years ago, when I was at a point that I downsized just what physical media I would keep. How about it tribe? How about one of our ‘audiophiles’ stepping top the fore, and field this question? Thanx, Robert!

[@genestippell1833]

It'll be interesting to hear what you have to say about Jethro Tull... I've seen many interviews with Ian Anderson over the years and he's one of the most fascinating and intelligent characters in rock history. Tulls catalog looking back was witness to a man growing musically and as a person. He seems much more content as a human being now then his early eccentric days. He seems so unimpressed with his antics in his younger years. But the facts remain, with all the things he was responsible for and his stage presence he might have been the greatest frontman of all time. He had some great musicians working with him but Anderson did everything but drive the limo to the concerts.

[@stevecowder4774]

In ‘ 69, Zeppelin took off right out the gates with an explosion, just like the Hindenburg itself. From that point on the fire would burn even brighter into complete stardom throughout the 70s. And all of us were glad it did.

[@spiroskarikis9433]

Please,i wish you cover the Kinks,a truly unappreciated qroup

[@jacksheet2395]

No mention of Carlos Santana,,Neal Schon,,Billy Gibbons,,John Fogerty

[@valeriesmith938]

I like to watch the Led Zeppelin Reaction videos of Young People that never heard of Led Zeppelin watching their Videos.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Me too, Valerie! The more hilarious ones are the very few ones who ‘Don’t Get It’! Every damned one of them look like a deer caught up in the head lights of an oncoming big rig!😫

[@valeriesmith938]

@@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine I know some say "Why have I not heard of this band before.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Oh absolutely! Most of them! That’s the magic of Led Zeppelin!

[@bwithrow011]

Michael, how about Terry Kath? When Jimi Hendrix heard Terry Kath play, he said Kath is better than him. Hendrix also said the Chicago horns sounded like one set of lungs 🫁!

[@robertstephens156]

Do your arms ever get tired?

[@thekeysman1]

They were other great bands back then. Humble Pie, Steve Marriott one of the best frontman with an incredible voice, Grand Funk, were kicked off Led Zepp's tour in 1970/71 (fact) because Grand Funk were huge in the USA

[@kingofallmediums2123]

Actually, Grand Funk had the crowd so crazed that Peter Grant made Terry Knight take Grand Funk off. It caused a riot at the Detroit Olympia

[@mikaelhaggard8031]

I was a big LZ fan in my teens but when I started listening to DP , not nearly as much.

[@betseyr.9081]

Yes!!!! Robert beats Freddie! Thanks for the confirmation! Robert even (for me) did beat Freddie when I saw both at Live Aid, don't remember Freddie but will never forget any time I saw Robert live, he's just that great (even at his worst, which is still better then anyone else)! Long time Beatle fan here (since I saw them in 4th grade on Ed Sullivan) and still have my very first 45, "She Loves You" on Swan & very first album (mono) "Introducing The Beatles", picked my favorite Beatle that night seeing Ed Sullivan (everyone did and talked about them for days after), the one in the middle, you know who he was but for those who weren't alive then... George!... that never has changed... RIP... regret, never saw him live!

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Thanx Betsy! You know it takes nothing away from Freddie Mercury’s stunning vocals when I say I prefer Robert’s voice to his! I just prefer the spontaneity of Robert’s whole approach to singing! Like I said in a previous video, I am a major Queen fan, and was grateful they came along to fill the void that was created the day Bonzo died! Mercury still is one of my favorite singer’s, but he sang from a more rehearsed and planned way, where Robert went more by feel. With Freddie you always got what you already knew, and wanted to hear, and with Robert, you never knew quite what you were going to get! And I just loved that!

[@trajan6927]

Modern rock n roll as we know today really started with The Beatles, especially on Ed Sullivan, 1964. Every kid wanted to be a rock star. That set everything in motion. Thousands of great bands were formed. Ozzy said it all started with The Beatles.

[@Lilah1754]

Yes, I remember seeing Beatles on Ed Sullivan! So exciting & George was my favorite! Also seen them in person in Atlantic City, NJ in 1964. Can’t say I heard them with all the screaming! I like Plant, but Freddie is my favorite. Remember watching Live Aid on TV. Queen at Wembley in London, had best set that day in my opinion. Unfortunately in Phila., to me Zeps performance was sub par. Plant not in best voice form & Page completely out of it on drugs. Only JPJ was on point. Not a good reunion IMHO. To bad they blamed Phil Collins for it all. But everyone has their favorite and is entitled to their opinion. Such great music! RIP Freddie, George & John

[@trajan6927]

The reason why Roger Daltrey is the greatest front man since 1960, watch KZbin vid, "Queen With Tony Iommi, And Roger Daltrey, Singing I want It All" tribute to Freddie. Daltrey took command. One of the few frontmen that acts like a man. Total badass

[@Lilah1754]

Love that performance Daltrey did with Queen at Freddie’s tribute concert! Thought he was much better than Robert Plant that night. Think by the looks on their faces, the remaining members of Queen also were impressed with his singing of I Want it All. Did it much justice.

[@trajan6927]

@@Lilah1754 ya Daltrey is a total bad ass. Acts like a real man onstage. The crowd went nuts.

[@Lilah1754]

@@trajan6927 Yes they did! Even John Deacon was smiling during that performance, & he looked distraught most of the night! My only concern was Roger was going to hit Brian May, the way he was twrilling that mic in the air!! Of course he didn’t, that was his trademark when he performed. So good. Great performance.

[@MrGreenthumb_]

Sorry Michael Noland I respect you very much, but for me is Jimi Hendrix, he plays in a league of his own. Virtuoso, highly creative, innovative and brave. The man had his own musical world to play through.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

I truly love Jimi! He, Page, and Jeff Beck were the most innovative guitar players of their era, MGT! You and I may rank them differently, but dad respect for Mr. Hendrix!👌

[@Dirgnimai7]

I love your enthusiasm for the greatest Rock band of all time. However, Led Zeppelin most assuredly was not a Heavy Metal band. They would be the first to say so.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

I appreciate your point! And your right about Led Zeppelin not wanting to be identified as such! But then again, they would refuse ANY title given to them! That’s why they were so freakin’ great!🤙👍😉

[@christopherone1]

calling Lez Zeppelin 'a heavy metal band' is beyond insulting!

[@cafe.cedarbeard]

Even Toni Iommi doesn't take Sabbath to be metal. It's hard rock. Heavy metal came from a music critic describing the music in those terms. Musicians make music. Critics form genre police. To me the best musics defy and evade them.

[@godetonter4764]

@@christopherone1 they had songs that were as Heavy as anything else in 1969. Immigrant Song could be considered Proto Metal. They didn't consistently get Heavier album to album like Black Sabbath did from 1970 to 1975 . Led Zeppelin were at their Heaviest in 1969 , although the 1976 Presence album had a few Heavy songs. Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Dust, Sir Lord Baltimore, and Atomic Rooster were all Heavy Classic Rock. Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny was the first actual Heavy Metal album

[@trajan6927]

Just listen to The Who way back in 1966, listen to Townshends guitar on, I Can See For Miles. Nuff said.

[@bennymalone]

Live at Leeds is peerless, I love Zep but I don’t think they could touch The Who in their prime

[@trajan6927]

Live At Leeds was recorded in one night, and released. Only 1 show, unlike Song Remains The Same, which was many shows.Not years of cleaning up in the studio, with all kinds of over dubbing like Page does. A truly great rock band is what they can do live. The Who has proven themselves live. High energy, volume, just master blaster rock.

[@twstrchasr]

Late 60's- early 70's no one could touch the 'orrible Who live. Just think how awesome that time period was tho.

[@bennymalone]

@@normt6226 lol you really want to go on record sales? Garth Brooks would like a word

[@trajan6927]

@@normt6226 Zep was not great live. Great studio band but not live like The Who. Album sales isn't not the only thing that makes a great band. Live performances is what rock n roll is all about.

[@bennymalone]

@@normt6226 so record sales is the ultimate metric?

[@casablanca2745]

Hope your viewers check out Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf and Spirit. These are artists LZ blatantly copied while putting their own names on the writing credits. LZ was a great group of musicians but today employ an army of attorneys to sue anyone who plays a snippet of their catalog. Pretty ironic I think. The Stones, Animals and others championed their heroes, praised their influence and exposed them to the listening public. So glad they did!!!

[@alejandroalvarez9971]

Oh but you will hear ton of excuses like "nobody knewed those songs" or "Zeppelin made those songs better" etc.

[@danreed5171]

2 hands to play guitar, 2 greatest players of ALL-TIME are both Jim's along with Jim Morrison(greatest Vocalist), HENDRIX-PAGE

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

They are the greatest live players bar none, Dan! Agree!👌

[@ianlovell6709]

I think Richie Blackmore and Ian Gillan complemented each other especially Gillans diverse vocals

[@alanquintus2069]

Page doesn't get enough credit as a producer. Back in the day bands like LZ were called hard rock. Never hear that said anymore.

[@tektoniks_architects]

Deep Purple and Black Sabbath were incredible, fantastic bands. But their "genre" of music was limited compared to Zep. Zep's catalog ranged from Dazed and Confused, to Rain Song, to Dyer Maker, to Song Remains the Same, to Fool in the Rain....and everything in-between. Zep went places brilliantly where Sabbath or Purple never went, or couldn't go. Zep could be as heavy as Sabbath or Purple, but Sabbath or Purple could never be as light or diverse as Zeppelin.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

I agree! To simply see Led Zeppelin as a heavy Rock band is not only too simple, it’s truly short-sighted (short-listened?)!

[@scottblanton5220]

They stole half their material, Dazed and Confused is Jake Holmes

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

@@scottblanton5220 That could be said of half the acts in Rock! Led Zeppelin, like half the English acts rewrote old blues tunes! Every medium in art is emulated! That’;s how art grows! It’s what you do with what you’re emulating! Is it done with respect! At least Led Zzeppelin has made concessions regarding where their music comes from!

[@scottblanton5220]

@@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine got to disagree, the thing with Led Zeppelin is they simply didn't rewrite in Dazed and Confused they took the name and most of the lyrics and the whole dam song! And I don't believe gave Jake Holmes a dime! They took either Rain Song or Stairway or both from Spirit! After Jeff Beck did a version of You Shook Me they copied him with their version! And pissed Jeff Beck off! Not to mention Bert Jansch, Page ripped him off left, right, and center kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6mcpWuGf9-ImLs just in case you are not famaliar with Bert, listen to this it's pretty much BlackMountain Side kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2HRq5iZiqaEgck does this sound famaliar to you?

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

@@scottblanton5220 That could be said of 3/4 of all bands who came out of the 60s! at. Least Led Zeppelin has set their record straight! Name a blues songs r]written after 1955, and it’s probably derivative! Why is it Led Zeppelin gets the bum wrap? That’s how art progresses! It’s easy to just pick an act, usually the bigger, the better, and tear them down! LZ were no more guilty than even other black acts from re-writing the blues! The very second that the second blues song was written, there was a ripping off of what came before!opinion, But your entitled to your opinion, and thanx for your input!

[@johncoppola8105]

I would have to say that your list here it a bit too British. Jimmy Page is definitely in the top three, but to leave out Eddie Van Halen who redefined rock guitar. His incredible technical capacity is unequalled. And the Southern boys from Lynyrd Skynyrd are wonderful. Johnny Winter was an incredible blues master as was Stevie Ray. Joe Perry is also spectacular, as is Slash.

[@johncoppola8105]

And also Duane Allman of course.

[@trajan6927]

Joe Satriani, Eddie Van Halen also great.

[@rupowell2821]

The greatest asset Led zeppelin had over everyone else at the time was that they were genuinely ‘Trad/ folk’ based..it was this element that gave them universal appeal. There was something of the Traditional style that underscored zeppelins music and everyone loved that..yes they rocked like no one else or at least on the same level as their peers, but Page, plant and John Paul Jones exuded traditional music values throughout everything they ever produced eg., babe I’m going to leave you, gallows pole, going to California, Stairway, Bron y aur stomp etc etc. This was universal and gave them the edge over everyone bar none.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Exactly! They Rocked and could have stayed at the top doing just that. But they didn’t! They weren’t there to be pigeon-holed! They were there to explore, and then create! Great points, ru!

[@22julip]

There’s no doubt that Zeppelin was the top band the ability Page had to compose a song to write a riff to stay innovative was unmatched were the other great guitarist were proficient at their instrument Page could do so much more with do little . Like the bbc announcer said after a show John Peel I think said pretty amazing stuff considering it was all done in mono no 8 tracks . And the first album a tele a Supra amp and a couple of pedals . Today you push a button get any sound you want , Page had a musical Brain . He might not have been the most technically proficient guitarist but pushing the envelope creating sounds and feeling he was the best IMHO !!!!!!

[@dart3409]

Speaking of John Paul Jones, He's also known to attend & jam out on the mandolin at bluegrass festivals.

[@JC-vj4ln]

👉 DEEP PURPLE Bassist Says He Learned Meaning Of 'Heavy' By Listening To LED ZEPPELIN April 3, 2017 Barbara Caserta of Italy's Linea Rock recently conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if there is anything that he has envied about the other two bands that are considered to be part of the "holy trinity" of British heavy rock - BLACK SABBATH and LED ZEPPELIN - Glover said: "Not really. I didn't actually know much about BLACK SABBATH. I thought 'Paranoid' was a great single; I loved that. But the depths of the albums I never really got into. ZEPPELIN I heard before I joined PURPLE - just within a couple of weeks. And I loved it - that first ZEPPELIN album blew me away and changed my thinking about music, actually." He continued: "The word 'heavy' was being used a lot in the mid-to-late '60s - heavy music. I mean, [Jimi] Hendrix and CREAM were, sort of, paving the way, if you like. I thought 'heavy'… The band I was in before PURPLE, we thought 'heavy' was just having more equipment and playing louder. It's not that. [Laughs] It's [not] the same old stuff but louder. But I'd suddeny realized, when I listened to ZEPPELIN, especially 'Dazed And Confused' and 'How Many More Times', 'heavy' didn't mean loud and big; it was an attitude. That was the key. And right on the heels of that came meeting DEEP PURPLE. So it was a meeting of disparate things that all of a sudden I actually got the knowledge of where I'm going a little bit as opposed to just shooting in the dark."

[@alittlebitofeverything6547]

gj page is above all by a mile

[@quark666-z3x]

He's probably not as inventive as Plant, but David Coverdale's voice is outstanding. The two are hard to split in my view based on raw vocal talent. Coverdale's vocal control and overall versatility is not to be underrated.

[@hjs5686]

that loud busy background music stresses me out

[@user-gk1nt6sm2z]

Blackmore kept changing band members, one issue for dp

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Yep a very big issue! It’s too bad, because the line-up on Machine Head was my favorite!

[@mikaelhaggard8031]

MK3 was awesome though.

[@GodsOnlyGospel]

I think the three bands, Purple, Sabbath and Zeppelin cannot be compared. Purple are the best ever classic hard rock band; Sabbath clearly the innovators and best classic heavy metal band and zeppelin clearly the coolest band ever, heavy rock, folk, dirty blues etc. All legends all incomparable.

[@Jjj53214]

Page doesn’t play heavy metal; he plays bluesy metal.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Agreed! But he certainly has a heavy way of doing it!😉

[@dwightbaldwin2221]

Yet, he has such a soft melodic side too

[@jameswatson5370]

I thought the two guys, Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd used to hang out together.

[@richardtyson7884]

Number one Hendrix He just has to be... Blackmore is my number 2 In theory my number 2 should be Jeff Beck but no.. There again is it Steve Vai or Zappa at number 2 I can't decide...

[@garnerearp9474]

Led Zeppelin were the architect's of heavy metal,and black Sabbath and deep purple following. I love your unbiased opinion and you are spot on about these bands. I grew up listening to them and of course still do! Led Zeppelin will always remain supreme to all of them.

[@danodacre1717]

What’s Eric Clapton’s status given his vax injury?

[@robertpetersen6122]

Dam someone who has it right

[@problemchimp4231]

Ian Gillan close to Plant for me.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Another great vocalist, and my favorite Deep Purple lead singer!

[@calliopivogiatzis2235]

I think Robert Plant can hit notes Freddie Mercury can't quite get

[@Lilah1754]

Love Freddie, but I think you might be right. Although, Freddie did hit some great high notes in Under Pressure with Bowie & Somebody to Love, Montreal. Plant is great though.

[@lilajagears8317]

The only singer that came close to Robert Plant would be the late Chris Cornell.

[@PenninkJacob]

What do you think of Greta Van Fleet??? I love them!!!!

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

I love their first EP! And love the majority of their new stuff, but would like to see them stay true to their Zeppelin origins! Saw them live! Awesome show by any means!

[@seydutz975]

Background music is annoying and too loud

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

I’m adjusting it, Sey. Thanx!

[@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973]

The thing that sets Zeppelin apart from their peers in the 70s was their ability and willingness to completely change their sound with each album. Jimmy Page didn't follow trends , he played what he wanted to hear

[@mikaelhaggard8031]

That's exactly why I stopped listening them after the 4th album.

[@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973]

@@mikaelhaggard8031 it's exactly why I appreciate all their albums. Because they were all different in style and sound.

[@mikaelhaggard8031]

@@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973 I was more into hard rock and metal so I preferred DP , but I still like LZ too.

[@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973]

@@mikaelhaggard8031 I like Deep Purple too , especially the albums with Gillan but I thought the Coverdale and Hughes albums were great too. It's a shame Bolin gets overlooked because of the Japan album when he was too wasted to play because he was a capable guitar player when he was on

[@mikaelhaggard8031]

@@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973 yeah , leaving the guitar playing out of it, it was a tragic end to a talented young man. He was good , but he wasn't Blackmore. Just didn't fit right. Ian Paice said his live playing and stage presence wasn't up to RB or DP standards. Probably because of drugs.

[@sunilramsingh67]

I have to agree with your comments on the greatest guitarists of all time. Jimmy Page has no equal.

[@ianlovell6709]

Most people nowadays have at least 2/3 writers for them..they don't write its all performance and then usually mimed 🤷‍♂️

[@kevinkeyes6625]

Ian Gillan has not gotten the attention he deserves as far as a rock singer goes. He was a much more raw and powerful singer with greater range than Plant. Having said that , given a choice on the proverbial stranded the Desert Island, I would hands down listen to Zeppelin over Deep Purple. As far as lyrics and Melody go I'd say Plant is a better Lyricist and master of Melody by far in my opinion . But live , Ian could consistently sing better without changing the melody.

[@Jjj53214]

Deliberately making mistakes to see if they could get out of it. I never heard that before, but it rings true.

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

You can even see his smirk when he does it! Watch his face carefully, as he deliberately chooses a harmony line instead of the root riff we expect of him! It’s almost as if it amuses him to just keep playing with the riff, never seeing any one riff or lead line as being complete or even worthy of repeating! The guy is so much more interesting live! Just like Jimi Hendrix, if you ask me! Thanx Jerry!

[@aldito7586]

I love LZ, But - they were the biggest thieves EVER. I always wondered as a child - "How did this band write the biggest first 4 albums of their career ? -Everything was stolen on their first 4 albums. EVERYTHING !!! That's why it was "The Houses of The Holy"- that was my masterpiece as a child. I felt that it was original...

[@Cincinnatus1869]

You exaggerate to the point that any point you try to make has to be dismissed completely. You should actually listen to the albums rather than repeating the things you have watched or read on the internet.

[@johnfletcher948]

Edward Van Halen goofball!!

[@grog5564]

According to Pete Townsend, that is because they ripped off the Who big time. Why Townsend couldn't stand Zep.

[@duckdog38]

Steve Perry is as good as Robert Plant. But no one compares to Jimmy Page.

[@FantomWireBrian]

You forget to mention that the Stones helped record " Houses of the Holy" with their Mobile recording unit and even recorded at Jaggers home. No other band compares to the Stones,but Zeppelin tried with a little help. They even included one of the Stones on an LP. " Boogie with Stu " . Your not credible unless you note " The greatest Rock n roll band in the world " The Rolling Stones . 😛❗❗

[@mervinward256]

having jimmy page at no1 i am with you jimmy page has more riffs than any other guitarists

[@22julip]

Page next Hendrix Beck , then everyone else Clapton after cream was boring . And a monotone . I don’t understand Beatles love and Zeppelin. I was a Beatles fan after a pop upbringing. After Zeppelin Beatles fell off the chart . They wrote great songs they had good vocals but without George Martin the Beatles would be picking up garbage in Liverpool , they couldn’t get a deal Martin was their last hope . Zeppelin and Page did it by themselves. I can’t understand someone like you who had a grasp on music could compare the two bands . Musically theirs no comparison Bonham Starr Harrison and Page Paul and John Paul no contest . Plant called Tull borem at the forum . Great video though . Zeppelin first second third .

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Great list! But I think that it just shows Martin’s genius recognizing true talent! Even Martin said many times that it was The Beatles who were the true talent! But you know nick, differences of opinion, are what make the whole Rock Field such a nice playground to play in! Thanx, Buddy!

[@22julip]

@@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine I was a little harsh on the Beatles because I was a big fan but unfortunately the hype and the media coverage tried to turn them into gods , and when I heard how Lennon treated woman haw they treated Pete Best I guess their wings melted . However with Zeppelin it was the music that took center stage . I did give the 60s to the Beatles the 70s to Zeppelin and the other one you missed was the 50 s Buddy Holly he was the precursor to the Beatles and the four piece band , I love Buddy he did a lot music in short period of time , out of all the ones who died to soon I think Buddy would of been one of the biggest innovators in rock music , what separated Holly Beatles and Zeppelin was their ability to go from hard to soft and everything in between. Keep up the good work . And keep Buddy’s legacy alive . He was one of the founding fathers of rock . Peace

[@honiideslysses12]

I thought perhaps their closest rivals would have been Deep Purple. Ian Gillan had one powerful voice; I mean, he was Jesus on Andrew Lloyd Weber's original Jesus Christ Superstar!

[@Marky_MarkO]

There's ONLY One Led Zeppelin

[@MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine]

Abso-freakin’-lutely!!!