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Old 11-19-2014, 01:05 PM   #391 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Oriphiel View Post
I personally don't like Led Zeppelin. Everyone gushes about how "influential" they were, when in reality they were just another post garage rock prog band dabbling in the new-fangled "heavy metal" thing. They got caught stealing a riff from Muddy Waters, and Jimmy Page kidnapped and raped a minor, so... pretty messed up. Honestly, even T-rex were more influential in the overall scheme of things than Led Zeppelin.
Liking a band and noting their influence are two very different tthings. Influence can be gauged by how many other people cite them as an influence on their music. With a band like Zeppelin that number is massive.
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