>there are people that actually unironically think Led Zeppelin was better than The Who
There are people that actually unironically think Led Zeppelin was better than The Who
Juan Perez
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Dominic Reyes
I think Led Zeppelin is the 2nd most overrated popular rock band of all time.
The Who are easily better. Only morons would disagree.
Jacob Howard
>there are people browsing this board right now who would dispute that The Who were the GOAT Classic Rock band
Boggles the mind
Joshua Roberts
They're roughly different, I'd say. The Who's way more of a... pop art band, as they put it. Sure, they were loud and agressive, but they were pioneering things like noise rock in '65 and prog rock in '66. In terms of 60's stuff, they really only lose to The Beatles.
Evan Thompson
> 2nd most overrated
Who is number one?
Parker Allen
They just never hit any of my spots, I get it when people explain what they like about them but I don't get it when I listen to them at all. Always sound super bland.
Kayden Reed
The Rolling Stones
Julian Adams
>not the beatles
you fucked up
Juan Bennett
You know what I have to say to that? Who gives a shit?
Bentley Flores
You're forgetting the Beach Boys, TVU, Zappa, and Beefheart.
Grayson King
The Beatles are accurately rated. If you disagree, then you are obviously not musically inclined.
Mason Jones
I feel it's because The Who influenced so many bands the things that made them special kind of just seem mundane. Teenage Fanclub, The Smiths and Led Zepellin all are very Who-esque in very different ways. The thing about them is more that the way they influenced bands doesn't really feel all that special because of the bands they influenced. Their noise rock experiments influenced Sonic Youth but it also influenced those ending sessions in every stadium rock song where it's like 5 seconds max. And so it never feels like TVU, their most comparable band, where the influence wasn't so well difunded everywhere.
Bentley Smith
Please explain how The Who are better
Noah Gomez
Please explain how Led Zeppelin is a good band. Record sales don't count.
Xavier Lee
their sound was in is unparalleled. the way they all gelled together to let page loose was incredible. There is a reason that they are known as one of the precursors to metal and The Who are not. Each of their members is better than each of The Who's (Plant is the weak spot imo) and they work better together as well.
Benjamin Martinez
>The Beatles are accurately rated. If
They could be the greatest band of all time and they would still be overrated
Luke Sullivan
The Doors trump all nigga
Jacob Nguyen
Right:
>Beach Boys
Brian's a god amongst men, yes, and Dennis was fantastic. Comparatively they reach the highest peak. The Who, however, was way more experimental with their works - The Beach Boys were more about taking great elements from past pop, while The Who was doing things basically unknown in rock at the time.
>Zappa
Zappa was an interesting character. I love his stuff. I could argue so, but he saw himself more as a satirist. So pushing the boundaries of music to him was more of a secondary thing.
>Beefheart
His entire point was weirdness strung together. Not so much "pushing the boundaries". Still fantastic.
>TVU
Here we have their most comparable band. TVU is arguably more experimental and unique than The Who, however, TVU's issue is a compositional one. Townshend wrote his songs around the band's strengths, while TVU did not - their songs are simpler and thus the band's strengths appears.
Liam Sullivan
>one of the precursors to metal
And The Who presaged punk.
But yeah OP, they never really get a fair shake on here as they're either dismissed as dadrock or just taken for granted.
Robert Jenkins
The Who are fantastic, Led Zeppelin are overrated hacks.
Jack Murphy
Roger Daltrey was ridiculously better than Plant. Even in Zeppelin's prime. Plant was pretty sloppy live, he sings much better now, and his constant "baby oh baby" quips get old pretty quick
Townshend is one of the best rock songwriters ever, and he's a beast when it comes to rhythm playing. Page's obviously a better lead player but he was so strung out on heroin when playing live he missed notes. Also Moonie >>> Bonzo
Jaxson Phillips
The only point where Led Zepellin really had the edge of The Who was the bassist, but John Paul Jones is a god and The Ox was the best member of The Who anyhow - besides, The Who's songs are built around Entwistle being the better member of the band. Very noticeable on Live at Leeds.
Owen Ross
They BTFO commies
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Robert Carter
(((commies)))
fx'd
Bentley Cook
>Whichever one was the bass player
>better than Thunderfingers
>Whichever one was the drummer
>Better than Keith Moon
>Whichever one was the singer
>better than this
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As for Pete, well. He was good but not as good as the others. Lucky for him he was the one writing all the songs to hold them together.
Isaac Rodriguez
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Led Zeppelin turned to shit when they started filling stadiums. They peaked in 1969.
Evan Cooper
>Joe Shea, then a reporter for the Times Herald-Record, newspaper that covered the event on-site, said he saw the incident. He recalled that Hoffman was actually hit in the back of the head by Townshend's guitar and toppled directly into the pit in front of the stage.
Fucking BASED Pete
Alexander Hughes
The Ox vs JPJ is a legitimately tough battle, actually. Though, The Ox was used way better, which was Pete's strength - using the whole band properly.
Henry Allen
>reddit: the post
William Nelson
prophetic
>The song was originally intended to be a part of a rock opera called 'Quads' which was to be set in the future where parents can choose the sex of their children. The idea was later scrapped, but this song survived and was later released as a single.
Jayden Clark
But physical graffiti is their best album
Jose Jackson
Redpill Pete
Gabriel Reed
Completely agree. I really don't get the argument that LZ are one of the greatest bands of all time.
Interestingly I recently read about some study where they'd created an AI to listen to music and determine 'influence' over the years. It came to the conclusion that in terms of sound, The Who were the second most 'influential' artist of all time.
>tough battle
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Jose Harris
>Interestingly I recently read about some study...
Gonna need a link to source on that
Cameron Morales
>Comparing Led Zeppelin to a literal who
Nathan Ward
>Daltrey
>Townshend
>Moon
Literal who's
Justin Robinson
>wants to prove The Who are good
>posts one of their worst songs
Christopher Sanchez
Let's settle this for once and for all
THE WHO>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>led zepplin
GET IT? NO? YOU'RE AN IDIOT!
Carter Ward
>there are people who unironically think Led Zeppelin isn't the greatest band of all time and that the best 6 albums of all time aren't I-PG
i like the who but it's not even close
Anthony Perez
>best frontman ever
>best bass player ever
>one of the 5 best drummers ever
>one of the 5 best guitarists and songwriters ever
>invented punk rock
>invented power pop
>invented the rock opera
Yet still somehow they are underrated as fuck and everyone only knows YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
Joshua Cook
>punk
>rock opera
>prog rock
>stadium rock
>noise
>power chords
>growling
>arpeggiated synths
We have a lot to thank them for
William Adams
I unironically like elton johns pinball wizard more than the original
Liam Brooks
I disagree but am a fan of Elton and do enjoy his cover. I don't see Elton mentioned on here enough, and his best song is the Bitch is Back
Asher Morales
>punk
garage rock
>rock opera
frank zappa
>prog rock
the nice, moody blues, soft machine, frank zappa
>stadium rock
>good
>noise
futurism
>power chords
link wray
>growling
garage rock
Ethan Jones
You mean the greatest plagiarists of all time, yes
Ethan Foster
Actually, the 2nd most overrated rock band of all time is your second favorite band
Hunter Mitchell
fuck off
David Brooks
>>rock opera
>frank zappa
????
also saying garage rock invented punk is like saying punk invented new wave. It's misleading.
Nathan James
>????
absolutely free
i'm not saying garage rock invented punk
but punk bands were influenced by mc5, the sonics and the stooges, not the fucking who
Wyatt Parker
>absolutely free
How is that a rock opera?
>but punk bands were influenced by mc5, the sonics and the stooges, not the fucking who
Wrong.
Benjamin Smith
Fuck The Who. lol.
Led zeppelin are not better, the jam is.
Jayden Perry
Black Sabbath owned them all so hard
Christopher Rivera
Absolutely Free isn't a rock opera
And The Who was a huge influence to punk, wtf are you talking about
Josiah Gray
at least Zeppelin never got busted for cp
Michael Ross
>It came to the conclusion that in terms of sound, The Who were the second most 'influential' artist of all time.
who's the first? is it sabbath or the beatles?
Aaron Young
All of those came after The Who or are incorrect. Try again.
David Hall
>punk bands weren't influenced by the who
Are you high my friend?
Michael Perez
Nah, they just fucked minors instead
also, Pete literally dindu nuffin
Adam Hall
Pete Townshend might agree with you. He thinks it's the worst song he ever wrote and despises it.
Eli Ward
he also thinks I Can See For Miles was his best work.
Austin Lewis
He's not wrong
Jacob Nelson
God the Tommy movie was a whole new level of bad. Can't believe they even got Jack Nicholson roped up in it. On the positive side Daltrey does a good deafblind impression.
Ethan Wilson
kek