Led Zeppelin Vs. Pink Floyd Vs. The Beatles

[leemajors]

who is the greatest drummer.......watch until the end....jazz, rock, big band. this guy is the greatest...PERIOD.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExFEbQuNo3E&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYpR5iw9F1M

[Drive Like Jehu]

Ccr

[tlongII]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Page

Session player
While still a student, Page would often jam on stage at The Marquee with bands such as the Cyril Davis All Stars, Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated and with guitarists Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. He was spotted one night by John Gibb of The Silhouettes, who asked him to help record a number of singles for EMI, including "The Worrying Kind". It wasn't until an offer from Mike Leander of Decca Records that Page was to receive regular studio work. His first session for the label was the recording "Diamonds" by Jet Harris & Tony Meehan which went to Number 1 on the singles chart in early 1963.

After brief stints with Carter-Lewis and the Southerners, Mike Hurst's group, and Mickey Finn and the Blue Men, Page committed himself to full-time session work. As a session guitarist he was known as 'Little Jim' so there was no confusion with Big Jim Sullivan i.e. 'Big Jim'. Little Jim's studio output in 1964 included Marianne Faithfull's "As Tears Go By", The Nashville Teens' "Tobacco Road", The Rolling Stones' "Heart of Stone" (alternate version), Van Morrison & Them's "Baby Please Don't Go" and "Here Comes The Night", Dave Berry's "The Crying Game" and "My Baby Left Me", and Brenda Lee's "Is It True". Under the au es of producer Shel Talmy, Page contributed to The Kinks' 1964 debut album (although, despite rumours to the contrary, he did not play any of the guitar solos); and he sat in on the sessions for The Who's first single "I Can't Explain" (although his guitar parts may not appear on the final mix), but he played on the B-side "Bald Headed Woman". In 1965, Page was hired by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham to act as house producer and A&R man for the newly-formed Immediate Records label, which also allowed him to play on and/or produce tracks by John Mayall, Nico, Chris Farlowe and Eric Clapton. Page also formed a brief songwriting partnership with then romantic interest, Jackie DeShannon. He worked as session musician on the Al Stewart album Love Chronicles from 1969. He also played guitar on five tracks of Joe er's debut album, With A Little Help From My Friends.

Although Jimmy Page has recorded with many now famous musicians, many of his early recordings are unfortunately only available through bootlegged copies, many of which were released by the Led Zeppelin fan club in the late 1970s. The records released by the fan club include many otherwise unreleased live Led Zeppelin recordings. One of the rarest of these is the early jam session featuring Jimmy Page playing with Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones_(musician)

Session work
Jones joined his first band, The Deltas, at 15. He then played bass for jazz-rock London group, Jett Blacks. His big break came in 1962 when he met Jet Harris and Tony Meehan (who had just left the Shadows) and played bass for their band for two years. Jet and Tony had just had a Number 1 hit with "Diamonds" (a track on which Jimmy Page had played.)

Jones played "his '61 Fender Jazz Bass on hundreds of sessions from 1962 to 1968[1] and in 1964, Jones began session work with Decca Records on the recommendations of Tony Meehan. Between 1964 and 1968 he was much in demand arranging, and playing keyboards or bass guitar for artists including the Rolling Stones on Their Satanic Majesties Request; Herman's Hermits; Donovan on Sunshine Superman and Mellow Yellow; Jeff Beck; Cat Stevens; Rod Stewart; Shirley Bassey; Lulu; and numerous others. As well as recording sessions with Dusty Springfield, Jones also played bass for her Talk Of The Town series of performances. His arranging and playing on Donovan's "Sunshine Superman", resulted in producer Mickie Most using his services as choice arranger for many of his own projects, with Tom Jones, Nico, Wayne Fontana, the Walker Brothers, and many others. Jones also got to record with fellow friends of Tony Meehan and Jet Harris, none other than Meehan and Harris' ex-band, Cliff Richard and the Shadows.

Before these recordings, Cliff Richard and the Shadows came close to changing history by nearly preventing the future formation of Led Zeppelin, when they had talks about Jones replacing their ex-bassist Brian "Licorice" Locking. Instead they chose John Rostill.

However, by 1968 Jones was quickly becoming burnt out. As a session arranger he was composing scores for horns and strings the night before, handing them out the next day and finishing the product. "I was arranging 50 or 60 things a month and it was starting to kill me

Meh...they still suck. They played in blues bands. It takes little talent to play 5 note blues scales.

[nickbroken]

Pink floyd, hands down, they made epic albums. I can't sat much about the Beatles, I never really listened to them. From what I understand they were great at making singles, I'll take great albums over great singles.

[Spurminator]

From what I understand they were great at making singles, I'll take great albums over great singles.

[Bandwagon Bill]

only 5 great albums? Metallica had that before 1992. And they have 0 since

[whottt]

only 5 great albums? Metallica had that before 1992. And they have 0 since

Metallica had been around for 12 years or so by that time...

The Beatles were only around for 12 years total(and that includes their earliest prototypes)...and their best lineup was only together for 8 yearsa or so.


And I'd say it's more a case of...Metallica had 1 great album that they recorded 5 times before 1992....and they've recorded it again 10 times since...

[Spurminator]

Yeaahhhhhhh... Those 5 albums I listed were recorded in a span of less than 4 years.

And they had some other classics in that span as well... not the monumental album achievements, but some groundbreaking songs.

[leemajors]

metallica had good albums after cliff died?

[Bandwagon Bill]

I guess I forgot the blue ink.

And I really liked Metallica's first 5 albums. Everything after that was pretty much junk. IMO the best one was "... And Justice for All", post Cliff. But, like all this , it's subjective

[Bandwagon Bill]

And I'd say it's more a case of...Metallica had 1 great album that they recorded 5 times before 1992....and they've recorded it again 10 times since...

That's a pretty ignorant statement. Those first 4 were classic, very in depth and weren't rehashed. The 5th one was different, but still good. Everything after was nothing like the first 5.

[_so eMo i'm dEAd_:(]

plus im so emo im dead doesnt make any sense

emotional is the EXACT opposite of dead

its im so gothic im dead

spoken like someone who has never had their heart ripped out of their chest and stomped on

i'd love to see how u survive that





btw, the only good led zeplin song is all of my love

[Shelly]

I believe All My Love was about Plant's son who died of a mystery virus when he was 5 years old

Emo kid should like this Zep song:

In my time of dying, want nobody to mourn
All I want for you to do is take my body home

Well, well, well, so I can die easy (X2)

Jesus, gonna make up my dyin' bed.
Meet me, Jesus, meet me. Meet me in the middle of the air
If my wings should fail me, Lord. Please meet me with another pair

Well, well, well, so I can die easy (X2)

Jesus, gonna make up.. somebody, somebody...
Jesus gonna make up... Jesus gonna make you my dyin' bed

Oh, Saint Peter, i command to live... Won't you let me in
I never did no harm. I never did no wrong

Oh, Gabriel, let me blow your horn. Let me blow your horn
Oh, I never did, did no harm.

I've only been this young once. I never thought I'd do anybody no wrong
No, not once.

Oh, I did somebody some good. Somebody some good...
Oh, did somebody some good. I must have did somebody some good...
Oh, I believe I did

I see the smiling faces
I know I must have left some traces

And I see them in the streets
And I see them in the field
And I hear them shouting under my feet
And I know it's got to be real
Oh, Lord, deliver me
All the wrong I've done
You can deliver me, Lord
I only wanted to have some fun.

Hear the angels marchin', hear the' marchin', hear them marchin',
hear them marchin', the' marchin'

[John Patrick]

I like these bands all the same..


but no one can deny the Beatles' accomplishments for music.

[giddyup42]

Pink Floyd is not even in the same league with Led Zeppelin and The Beatles Floyd had some good songs but i would much rather see the stones group in with these two
My ranking are
1) The Beatles
2) The Rolling Stones
3) Led Zeppelin
4) Hendrix

25 or so is Pink Floyd