Is Rock and Roll dead. Part 2.

[/pine]

I just had to chime in to this thread to say thanks for mentioning Greta Van Fleet. I'd never heard of them. When I listened to them, my immediate reaction was to recoil in disgust that they ripped off Led Zeppelin. But, something drew me back to that video and I ended up looking up all of their stuff. They are legitimately talented! I don't think they directly copied any specific Zep songs, but have managed to make new music in the same style. I thought about it, Zep has been out of business for 40 years now. They only made 8 studio albums, which really isn't a large volume of material. And Zep themselves didn't completely invent every aspect of their sound in the beginning either (as some lawsuits have pointed out...) What's so wrong if a group of musicians who have the chops to do it want to carry on the torch and make new music in that style? My conclusion is not a darn thing. I've ordered their album, and am looking forward to hearing how they evolve. Thanks TBN'ers!

LZ is/was hardly the epitome of R&R...ask anyone that is NOT a fanboy or zep aficionado to name one of their songs and they will likely only be able to name StH...

 

[Jstpssng]

LZ is/was hardly the epitome of R&R...ask anyone that is NOT a fanboy or zep aficionado to name one of their songs and they will likely only be able to name StH...

They are the only band for which at one time I had every album. I tried to do the same with Rush, but couldn't keep up.

 

[/pine]

They are the only band for which at one time I had every album. I tried to do the same with Rush, but couldn't keep up.

I was more of a Doors fan...later it was Tom Petty

 

[Jstpssng]

Petty and the bands of that era were more my style, but with the crowd I ran with back in the '70's there was something wrong with you if you didn't like LZ.

 

[/pine]

Petty and the bands of that era were more my style, but with the crowd I ran with back in the '70's there was something wrong with you if you didn't like LZ.

Some of the crowd I was a bad influence on thought the same thing about 'The Mothers of Invention'...(I do still have a mostly complete library of their work)...!

 

[robbyr]

I was just going to post this!

If you like Led Zep......

We actually agree on something! May be the first time ever.

 

[robbyr]

My first rock band was Kiss. Then AC/DC, Van Halen, and the like. Led Zep. Ozzy. The older I get the harder I like it. Most guys I know that are my age are still stuck in the classic stuff. I’ve heard so much ac/dc I don’t care to hear any more. Same with lynyrd skynyrd. Went to a Disturbed/Breaking Benjamin concert summer before last. One of the best ones I’ve been to. Liked a good bit of hair bands in the 80’s. Currently my favorite station is Turbo on Sirius xm. Late 90’s and 2000’s. Not as familiar with stuff from the last 2 or 3 years.

 

[spitter]

Frank and the Mothers never had a bad influence on any body !:thumbsup: I didn't realize how cheap u can get CD's on amozon now. Just ordered The last waltz 14$ replaced skipping young and frank cd 4 about $5 $6 bucks apice.:cool2::drink:

 

[CobyRupert]

Here's one more GVF on Carson Daily....
I like it. Get past all the "sounds like" and come to the "sounds great" side.
Crowd is happy.

I just had to chime in to this thread to say thanks for mentioning Greta Van Fleet. I'd never heard of them. When I listened to them, my immediate reaction was to recoil in disgust that they ripped off Led Zeppelin. But, something drew me back to that video and I ended up looking up all of their stuff. They are legitimately talented! I don't think they directly copied any specific Zep songs, but have managed to make new music in the same style. ..... And Zep themselves didn't completely invent every aspect of their sound in the beginning either (as some lawsuits have pointed out...) What's so wrong if a group of musicians who have the chops to do it want to carry on the torch and make new music in that style? My conclusion is not a darn thing. I've ordered their album, and am looking forward to hearing how they evolve. Thanks TBN'ers!

I use to be a bit elitist with my musical tastes, wondering how so many other people could listen to such crappy music, when my choices are far superior!! (Now I only have that attitude in Friendly Politics ) Ahh maturity. Subjectivity. In the end, it doesn't matter if they're a cover band, a rip-off band, a synchronized dancing boy band, Nickleback, or anybody else that would make me stick an ice pick in my ear; it doesn't matter... If their fans have fun and enjoy it, then it is good. Period.

 

[mjarrels]

No Deep Purple or Ten Years After fans. I must be weird, I watch the 70's show the Waltons and then listen to about three Tom Petty songs before going to bed.

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