Sweet 16 (early 1970's) - #1 Led Zeppelin vs #5 Pink Floyd

YellowSnow

Swaye

#1 Led Zeppelin

The wizards and shit die now.

chuck

#5 Pink Floyd

I love Led but better than Pink Floyd? Fuck people. Anyone value songwriting at all?

Mad_Son

#5 Pink Floyd

Led Zeppelin doesn't stand the test of time like Pink Floyd does.

PurpleJ

#1 Led Zeppelin

Mad_Son said:

Led Zeppelin doesn't stand the test of time like Pink Floyd does.

Probably the worst post I have ever seen. Seriously? What the fuck?

Mad_Son

#5 Pink Floyd

PurpleJ said:

Mad_Son said:

Led Zeppelin doesn't stand the test of time like Pink Floyd does.

Probably the worst post I have ever seen. Seriously? What the fuck?

We understand the character. At least it ages better than Zeppelin.

Ask any millennial and they can name more songs from dark side of the moon alone than they can from the entire led Zeppelin repertoire. You probably didn't know more than Kashmir and stairway to heaven before you broke out Google. Where is puppy to run someone when you need him...

PurpleJ

#1 Led Zeppelin

Mad_Son said:

PurpleJ said:

Mad_Son said:

Led Zeppelin doesn't stand the test of time like Pink Floyd does.

Probably the worst post I have ever seen. Seriously? What the fuck?

We understand the character. At least it ages better than Zeppelin.

Ask any millennial and they can name more songs from dark side of the moon alone than they can from the entire led Zeppelin repertoire. You probably didn't know more than Kashmir and stairway to heaven before you broke out Google. Where is puppy to run someone when you need him...

Pink Floyd comes off like a bunch of faggy teenage angst edgelords. Whaaa my teacher is mean! Another brick in the wall, mannnn! Besides that, they don't have half the musical ability of Zeppelin. It's laughable that you even think it's close.

As for staying power, I've been listening to Zep since I was a young teen and I can turn on just about any song by them and enjoy it just as much as the first time I heard it. Bonus points if it's live. Fuck outta here.

chuck

#5 Pink Floyd

PurpleJ said:

Mad_Son said:

PurpleJ said:

Mad_Son said:

Led Zeppelin doesn't stand the test of time like Pink Floyd does.

Probably the worst post I have ever seen. Seriously? What the fuck?

We understand the character. At least it ages better than Zeppelin.

Ask any millennial and they can name more songs from dark side of the moon alone than they can from the entire led Zeppelin repertoire. You probably didn't know more than Kashmir and stairway to heaven before you broke out Google. Where is puppy to run someone when you need him...

Pink Floyd comes off like a bunch of faggy teenage angst edgelords. Whaaa my teacher is mean! Another brick in the wall, mannnn! Besides that, they don't have half the musical ability of Zeppelin. It's laughable that you even think it's close.

As for staying power, I've been listening to Zep since I was a young teen and I can turn on just about any song by them and enjoy it just as much as the first time I heard it. Bonus points if it's live. Fuck outta here.

Led was capable, but generally insufferable and self indulgent live. Robert plant was no better on stage than your average drag queen imitating 80s hair metal front man.

oregonblitzkrieg

#5 Pink Floyd

This was a really tough choice. As a part-time professional tripper I'm torn between wizards and mist on the one hand, and strobe lights and spacy cosmic stuff on the other. First time I dropped acid and the walls started moving and sounds became enhanced, I listened to Pink Floyd and just sat and stared at the walls for hours, mind blown.

PurpleJ

#1 Led Zeppelin

chuck said:

PurpleJ said:

Mad_Son said:

PurpleJ said:

Mad_Son said:

Led Zeppelin doesn't stand the test of time like Pink Floyd does.

Probably the worst post I have ever seen. Seriously? What the fuck?

We understand the character. At least it ages better than Zeppelin.

Ask any millennial and they can name more songs from dark side of the moon alone than they can from the entire led Zeppelin repertoire. You probably didn't know more than Kashmir and stairway to heaven before you broke out Google. Where is puppy to run someone when you need him...

Pink Floyd comes off like a bunch of faggy teenage angst edgelords. Whaaa my teacher is mean! Another brick in the wall, mannnn! Besides that, they don't have half the musical ability of Zeppelin. It's laughable that you even think it's close.

As for staying power, I've been listening to Zep since I was a young teen and I can turn on just about any song by them and enjoy it just as much as the first time I heard it. Bonus points if it's live. Fuck outta here.

Led was capable, but generally insufferable and self indulgent live. Robert plant was no better on stage than your average drag queen imitating 80s hair metal front man.

Your opinion is wrong. NOGAF about Robert Plant's stuffed trousers. It's about the music man. Zeppelin invented the 1980s.

Besides, OBK prefers Pink Floyd so that pretty much clinches it. Retards gonna retard.

oregonblitzkrieg

#5 Pink Floyd

PurpleJ said:

chuck said:

PurpleJ said:

Mad_Son said:

PurpleJ said:

Mad_Son said:

Led Zeppelin doesn't stand the test of time like Pink Floyd does.

Probably the worst post I have ever seen. Seriously? What the fuck?

We understand the character. At least it ages better than Zeppelin.

Ask any millennial and they can name more songs from dark side of the moon alone than they can from the entire led Zeppelin repertoire. You probably didn't know more than Kashmir and stairway to heaven before you broke out Google. Where is puppy to run someone when you need him...

Pink Floyd comes off like a bunch of faggy teenage angst edgelords. Whaaa my teacher is mean! Another brick in the wall, mannnn! Besides that, they don't have half the musical ability of Zeppelin. It's laughable that you even think it's close.

As for staying power, I've been listening to Zep since I was a young teen and I can turn on just about any song by them and enjoy it just as much as the first time I heard it. Bonus points if it's live. Fuck outta here.

Led was capable, but generally insufferable and self indulgent live. Robert plant was no better on stage than your average drag queen imitating 80s hair metal front man.

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PurpleJ

#1 Led Zeppelin

I rest my case.

UW_Doog_Bot

#5 Pink Floyd

PurpleJ said:

Mad_Son said:

Led Zeppelin doesn't stand the test of time like Pink Floyd does.

Probably the worst post I have ever seen. Seriously? What the fuck?

You haven't been around enough lately if this is the worst

Dennis_DeYoung

#1 Led Zeppelin

My brother’s two favorite bands. They both suck.

chuck

#5 Pink Floyd

PurpleJ said:

chuck said:

PurpleJ said:

Mad_Son said:

PurpleJ said:

Mad_Son said:

Led Zeppelin doesn't stand the test of time like Pink Floyd does.

Probably the worst post I have ever seen. Seriously? What the fuck?

We understand the character. At least it ages better than Zeppelin.

Ask any millennial and they can name more songs from dark side of the moon alone than they can from the entire led Zeppelin repertoire. You probably didn't know more than Kashmir and stairway to heaven before you broke out Google. Where is puppy to run someone when you need him...

Pink Floyd comes off like a bunch of faggy teenage angst edgelords. Whaaa my teacher is mean! Another brick in the wall, mannnn! Besides that, they don't have half the musical ability of Zeppelin. It's laughable that you even think it's close.

As for staying power, I've been listening to Zep since I was a young teen and I can turn on just about any song by them and enjoy it just as much as the first time I heard it. Bonus points if it's live. Fuck outta here.

Led was capable, but generally insufferable and self indulgent live. Robert plant was no better on stage than your average drag queen imitating 80s hair metal front man.

Besides, OBK prefers Pink Floyd so that pretty much clinches it.

You do make a good point. Hmm...

backthepack

#1 Led Zeppelin

Mad_Son said:

PurpleJ said:

Mad_Son said:

Led Zeppelin doesn't stand the test of time like Pink Floyd does.

Probably the worst post I have ever seen. Seriously? What the fuck?

We understand the character. At least it ages better than Zeppelin.

Ask any millennial and they can name more songs from dark side of the moon alone than they can from the entire led Zeppelin repertoire. You probably didn't know more than Kashmir and stairway to heaven before you broke out Google. Where is puppy to run someone when you need him...

Who's Pink Floyd again?

YellowSnow

#1 Led Zeppelin

I was listening to Led Zeppelin I last night for perspective. Lyrically, they were Blues cliché dreck but god damn could those dudes fucking play right out of the gate. That's the thing about Zeppelin and the competition...very few heavy rock artists could hold their fucking jock strap in terms of talent. Floyd spent like 6 years fucking around before having a great record (Piper at the Gates is overrated crap).

chuck

#5 Pink Floyd

You nailed the key thing about Led in my mind which is how they burst out of the gate. Everything was a rip-off and cliche except how they did it, which was in a fully realized and completely new style. IDGAF that Dazed and Confused was an uncredited rip-off. They mangled it into something completely unique and glorious.

I think they had almost as many stumbles as successes after their first album, and seeing/hearing them live gets downright embarrassing at times, but when they we're good they were on their own level. That continued all the way to the end though your casual music fan probably can't name a song (aside from Kashmir) from after Houses of the Holy.

I ripped on them a bit because just like pink Floyd better, but Led Zeppelin is right up there near the top on my all time list.

YellowSnow

#1 Led Zeppelin

chuck said:

You nailed the key thing about Led in my mind which is how they burst out of the gate. Everything was a rip-off and cliche except how they did it, which was in a fully realized and completely new style. IDGAF that Dazed and Confused was an uncredited rip-off. They mangled it into something completely unique and glorious.

I think they had almost as many stumbles as successes after their first album, and seeing/hearing them live gets downright embarrassing at times, but when they we're good they were on their own level. That continued all the way to the end though your casual music fan probably can't name a song (aside from Kashmir) from after Houses of the Holy.

I ripped on them a bit because just like pink Floyd better, but Led Zeppelin is right up there near the top on my all time list.

Someday I will do a thread about all the rip offs the first two LZ records. Still doesn't really matter much to me in the big scheme of things because of the overall quality of their craft. Funny how much 10- 15 years age difference makes in people's taste. I went to UW in the mid to late 90's, so a good 25 years post LZ's final album, and yet we all knew every Zeppelin record (including Presence and In Through The Out Door) front to back. But according to all you younger guys, no kiddies in their mid 20's know Zeppelin that well.

chuck

#5 Pink Floyd

YellowSnow said:

chuck said:

You nailed the key thing about Led in my mind which is how they burst out of the gate. Everything was a rip-off and cliche except how they did it, which was in a fully realized and completely new style. IDGAF that Dazed and Confused was an uncredited rip-off. They mangled it into something completely unique and glorious.

I think they had almost as many stumbles as successes after their first album, and seeing/hearing them live gets downright embarrassing at times, but when they we're good they were on their own level. That continued all the way to the end though your casual music fan probably can't name a song (aside from Kashmir) from after Houses of the Holy.

I ripped on them a bit because just like pink Floyd better, but Led Zeppelin is right up there near the top on my all time list.

Someday I will do a thread about all the rip offs the first two LZ records. Still doesn't really matter much to me in the big scheme of things because of the overall quality of their craft. Funny how much 10- 15 years age difference makes in people's taste. I went to UW in the mid to late 90's, so a good 25 years post LZ's final album, and yet we all knew every Zeppelin record (including Presence and In Through The Out Door) front to back. But according to all you younger guys, no kiddies in their mid 20's know Zeppelin that well.

I was about five years ahead of you. I believe I actually heard In Through the Out Door on record when it came out. I'm older than I look in print.

It's not really about age though. A lot of my friends flat out refuse to listen to anything labeled as classic rock and assume that Stairway was the only song they ever made. My generation was into rebelling against the old timer acts like Led Zeppelin in favor of reggae, hip-hop, grunge and funk...little of which I could stand at the time (I "discovered" grunge around 2005 or so lol). My son, at age 19, knows the entire catalogs of The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin at least as well as I do.

YellowSnow

#1 Led Zeppelin

chuck said:

YellowSnow said:

chuck said:

You nailed the key thing about Led in my mind which is how they burst out of the gate. Everything was a rip-off and cliche except how they did it, which was in a fully realized and completely new style. IDGAF that Dazed and Confused was an uncredited rip-off. They mangled it into something completely unique and glorious.

I think they had almost as many stumbles as successes after their first album, and seeing/hearing them live gets downright embarrassing at times, but when they we're good they were on their own level. That continued all the way to the end though your casual music fan probably can't name a song (aside from Kashmir) from after Houses of the Holy.

I ripped on them a bit because just like pink Floyd better, but Led Zeppelin is right up there near the top on my all time list.

Someday I will do a thread about all the rip offs the first two LZ records. Still doesn't really matter much to me in the big scheme of things because of the overall quality of their craft. Funny how much 10- 15 years age difference makes in people's taste. I went to UW in the mid to late 90's, so a good 25 years post LZ's final album, and yet we all knew every Zeppelin record (including Presence and In Through The Out Door) front to back. But according to all you younger guys, no kiddies in their mid 20's know Zeppelin that well.

I was about five years ahead of you. I believe I actually heard In Through the Out Door on record when it came out. I'm older than I look in print.

It's not really about age though. A lot of my friends flat out refuse to listen to anything labeled as classic rock and assume that Stairway was the only song they ever made. My generation was into rebelling against the old timer acts like Led Zeppelin in favor of reggae, hip-hop, grunge and funk...little of which I could stand at the time (I "discovered" grunge around 2005 or so lol). My son, at age 19, knows the entire catalogs of The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin at least as well as I do.

That's good parenting right there.