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Re: Who vs Zep




>        True, but then some of Zeppelin's work was not very original.  (Some
>of it was stolen!)  I find that several of Page's solos are taken almost
>note-for-note from old blues songs....
>        Zeppelin was a power-house of raw, unchanneled energy.  So was the
>Who, but the Who vented it before, during, and after the concert.  Zeppelin
>did not release any energy until they hit the stage with the first few notes
>of "Rock 'N Roll" or "Whole Lotta Love".

Jen:

This much I will say, because I should have said it before:
The main reason they were so good live early on was Plant. His voice was
unbelievable. Page was great, and Bonham too (JPJ was only playing bass back
then, and not outstanding), but it was Plant that made them so powerful.

>>Police
>        Can't say I agree with this one.  Where do you hear it?

On the first album.

>        If you want to hear what Roger thought of Zeppelin in 1970 (when the
>Who were in their prime), e-mail me.

Please, tell us all.



                   Cheers                   ML

"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity."  L. Long