| I've been in rock and roll all my life
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| | minutes in length without resorting to an
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| and I'm well aware that The Rolling
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| | overly repetitive chorus. I know from
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| Stones have been called the best rock and
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| | Robert's solo work after Led Zep that he
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| roll band. Don't get me wrong because I
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| | also uses unusual tonalities in his
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| love Mick and the Stones, and the Beatles
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| | writing, but even without actually
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| were my major musical influence, but
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| | knowing this I would have to assume that
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| here's why I think that Led Zeppelin is
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| | due to Jimmy Page being an erupting
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| the best rock and roll band of all time:
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| | fountain of brilliant guitar work, the
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| BEST PLAYERSFirst of all, John Bonham
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| | majority of the non-vocal music creation
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| was the best rock and roll drummer ever
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| | came from Jimmy. The Beatles certainly
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| to walk the face of this planet, and
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| | deserve abject worship for John and
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| that's an informed opinion coming from a
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| | Paul's creative songwriting ability, no
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| former professional drummer. John played
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| | question about that. Certainly Mick and
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| drums unlike anyone else ever did, still
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| | Keith wrote a slew of classic, historic
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| does, or ever will, and that fact is
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| | and truly memorable rock songs, but the
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| continually demonstrated in the
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| | very nature of their comparatively simple
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| astounding breadth and depth of his
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| | rock and roll structure and basic
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| recorded work. He had complete
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| | similarity to each other in terms of
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| independence in all four limbs, he
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| | using major and minor chord progressions,
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| slammed his drums harder than anyone
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| | simple and basic rock and roll rhythms,
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| else, and he did it with speed and total
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| | and verse/chorus/bridge approach defines
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| precision, never once dropping the beat.
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| | them as being less innovative when
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| His beats were were innovative and
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| | compared to Robert and Jimmy.SUM TOTAL OF
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| creative, and John was never stuck in
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| | BRILLIANT WORKHere they outdistance The
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| simple grooves. His fills were
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| | Stones because most of the Stones' albums
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| innovative, creative, complex, and
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| | have "fillers", which are songs that do
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| technically brilliant, he knew when to
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| | not hit the same intense high that got
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| keep it relatively simple (i.e. Kashmir),
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| | slammed in all their best ones. However,
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| but he was always in the stratosphere of
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| | I'd like to say that I don't think either
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| drumming. And to top that all off, John
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| | Mick or Robert is capable of recording
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| created a giant drum sound which is
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| | anything short of a brilliant vocal. The
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| unique. It inspired a host of imitators
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| | Beatles actually exceed Led Zep in terms
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| who were able to
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| | of numbers of great albums that
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| imitate the sound of his snare drum, but
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| | constitute a greater body of brilliant
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| only with a simple backbeat. At the time
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| | and uniquely innovative work that
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| that Led Zep was formed, Jimmy Page could
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| | literally broke new musical ground with
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| have gotten any drummer in the world to
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| | every single song they recorded. The
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| play with him, and he chose John.
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| | Beatles were simply The Beatles, and they
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| There's not one single drummer alive or
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| | were the most creative rock and roll band
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| dead who can begin to touch John's power,
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| | ever, from being the best singers and
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| creativity, speed, precision, and
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| | songwriters ever right down to their
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| technical brilliance. I've heard that
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| | individual charm and charisma. But
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| Jimmy still feels the same way about John
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| | without denigrating their gorgeous,
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| as I do.Secondly, Jimmy Page has always
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| | sensitive and original style of playing,
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| been one of the best rock guitarists
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| | what they recorded is not the heavy type
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| ever, right from his earliest days as a
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| | of rock and roll that either the Stones
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| session player and the beginning of his
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| | or Led Zep played. George, Paul and John
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| real public stardom in the Yardbirds. I
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| | were all brilliant and creative
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| believe that Jimmy is the most
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| | guitarists, but because they did not
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| brilliantly prolific of all the great
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| | improvise on stage, they were not really
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| rock and roll guitarists. I suspect that
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| | master guitarists. I love and respect
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| Jimmy would agree with me that Jimi
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| | Ringo as both a person and as a very
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| Hendrix was the one true genius of guitar
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| | creative drummer who mastered the art of
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| because he came from another galaxy in
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| | drum sounds. He has his own unmistakable
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| terms of his sound and his use of
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| | Ringo style for both, but he's not really
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| feedback. But unfortunately, Jimi died
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| | a master drummer in the sense of being
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| and we will never know how much further
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| | able to play with great speed and
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| he would have progressed. When I listen
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| | dexterity. I'm talking about 9 Led Zep
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| to Jimmy's solos using the violin bow, I
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| | albums chock full of brilliant and
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| get the urge to put him on the same
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| | intensely high songs - I don't know how
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| pedestal as Hendrix and wonder which
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| | many hours of great rock and roll
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| galaxy they both came from. As a
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| | listening that is. There's not a single
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| songwriter, Jimmy used his superior
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| | weak track among all that work, and
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| ability to play lead guitar to create
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| | there's simply no question that they
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| actual song structure. Led Zep's songs
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| | consistently broke new ground musically.
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| use not one or two of Jimmy's incredibly
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| | Their debut album is still the best one
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| powerful, complicated and unbelievably
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| | of all time (including Cream's), and
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| SEXY riffs in each song, but there are
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| | Coda, their "swan song" is equally
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| four, five or more riffs in some songs.
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| | perfect.STAGE PRESENCELed Zep was there
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| Jimmy's riffs differ from each other
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| | when the concept of "rock and roll star"
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| within each song, and also from song to
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| | was still evolving. I will grant that the
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| song. His lead guitar playing can be HARD
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| | Stones at least deserve honorable mention
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| and sexy, he can be sensitive and
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| | as the best rock and roll band but it's
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| beautiful, and he can be technically
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| | mostly because of their impressive
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| brilliant, all in the very same
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| | touring record and Mick's superstar stage
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| song.Thirdly, John Paul Jones is a bass
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| | presence with his ability to put on a
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| player who attained a level of brilliance
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| | great show every single time he appears.
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| comparable to Paul McCartney. Just like
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| | And he's still doing it at age 60 for
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| McCartney, John could play beautiful
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| | goodness sake! My point isn't that Led
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| "melodic" bass (i.e. "Ramble On"), he
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| | Zep necessarily had the best stage
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| could play as fast as it gets, but he
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| | presence, just that they did have a true
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| also knew when to keep it simple and just
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| | rock star sexual aura.I could go on about
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| hold down the bottom although I think he
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| | Jimmy Page's abilities as a producer, and
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| was incapable of doing that without utter
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| | there are other aspects to their
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| sophistication. No one at all can touch
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| | greatness like the length of time they
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| those two on bass, and John also played
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| | were together without a change of band
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| consistently brilliant keyboards - piano,
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| | members. And the life they actually led
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| organ and synthesizer. The intricate way
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| | as archtypical wild rock and roll bad
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| in which he wove his bass guitar playing
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| | boys equals the life led by the Rolling
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| into, through, and underneath Jimmy's
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| | Stones in intensity, if not length. Both
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| guitar playing is nothing short of
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| | bands are perfect examples on an artistic
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| perfection itself.And last but not at all
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| | level of what I call FORM = CONTENT,
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| least, Robert Plant had an incredibly
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| | which in this case means that these two
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| high vocal range, emotionally as well as
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| | rock and roll bands personified the rock
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| in terms of octaves. Just like Dylan was
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| | and roll life.In conclusion, the above
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| for his own music, Robert's voice was
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| | four categories do enough to fully
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| perfect for Led Zep's music and there's
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| | qualify Led Zeppelin for my not-so-humble
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| no other singer who could possibly have
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| | award. There will never be another rock
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| fit in. As a professional singer, I'm
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| | and roll band to approach the
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| knocked out by Robert's vocals on both a
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| | stratospheric musical heights that Led
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| technical and an emotional level. Robert
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| | Zep reached. The Recording Industry
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| understood the concept of using his voice
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| | Association of America, who has the
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| like a musical instrument, creating
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| | correct statistics, lists Led Zeppelin as
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| fascinating sounds without using lyrics.
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| | the third best selling musical act/artist
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| And Robert co-wrote with Jimmy too. A lot
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| | in history. The Beatles are first, with
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| of the time you can't understand his
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| | 166.5 million albums sold in the USA
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| lyrics and I've heard that was Robert's
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| | alone, Elvis is second with 117.5
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| intent because just like Mick Jagger, all
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| | million, and Led Zep is third with 106
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| he cared about at that time was that you
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| | million. I think it's very significant
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| connect with the emotion and the energy
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| | that those statistics are becoming
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| in the totality of the music. But when
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| | geometrically times greater than the
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| you can get the lyrics (like in Stairway
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| | number of albums that they sold during
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| to Heaven, their tribute to Janis
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| | their performance lifetimes. What has
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| Joplin), you find a great piece of
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| | happened
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| poetry. And on top of all that, Robert
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| | and is happening is that the young
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| had the best "oooh yeahs" in the
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| | people of today are discovering them in
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| business!CREATIVE SONGWRITINGHardly
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| | droves because they are coming of age
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| anybody has ever covered Led Zep songs
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| | sexually and they recognize and connect
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| for very good reasons. Their song
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| | with the most powerful musical example of
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| structure is based on their vastly
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| | that sexual power. They are buying their
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| superior playing abilities and there's no
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| | CD's, shirts, posters and other
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| one who can actually play what they
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| | memorabilia. And frankly, I'm
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| played. I'm talking about songs that are
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| | thrilled.Peter Cross is a former
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| not based on simple chords like all other
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| | professional drummer and a singer
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| rock and roll is. Jimmy and Robert based
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| | songwriter/producer/Web Master who was
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| their songs on Jimmy's riffs and on his
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| | among the first to put music on the
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| chordal tonalities that to this day stand
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| | Internet in a downloadable format in
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| alone as being unique. I'm also talking
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| | 1996. His web site is very entertaining
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| about length of songs that maintain a
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| | and at 206 pages, it may be the largest
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| constant and intense high, up to 11
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| | music artist web site on the Internet.
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