Chula Vista

Not sure ya'll grasp just how huge Zep was in the mid 70s. "The man" had no choice but to side up with them for hopes of garnering the 18-24 demo vote.

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The Batlord

Not sure you grasp just how huge N'SYNC was in the early 00s.

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Chula Vista

Pffffft.

On their 1977 tour Zep sold out the Pontiac Silverdome (76,000) and Seattle Kingdome (65,000). They also sold out 6 nights at Madison Square Garden, 6 nights at the LA Forum, 3 nights in Chicago, and 4 nights in Maryland. This was on the heels of selling out 5 nights at Earls Court in London.

All pre-MTV and mass media hype that bands in the 80s sucked off of. Not to mention that most of the press hated Zeppelin, including Rolling Stone, who in the 70s was still kinda respectable.

All hail ZEPPELIN! Next to GOAT!©, they reign supreme.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

The Batlord

So... it's entirely possible that you like Led Zeppelin as much as you do because you yourself were a bandwagon jumper in the seventies? I mean, if they were so popular, it would have been pretty easy to get swept up in all of that.

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Chula Vista

I first heard Whole Lotta Love on a jukebox in 1969 when I was 9 years old. Zep has been my fave ever since. I was a huge fan way before they took over the world. Nice try though.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Frownland

Nice try, poseur. You're not fooling us.

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Chula Vista

First heard this on a small AM transistor radio. This was the heaviest **** on the planet back then.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

The Batlord

That's what all the bandwagon jumpers say.

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Chula Vista

This is fun cause I get to post more Zep. 10 years old and rocking out to this:

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Frownland

Take off the rose colours glasses off for a minute.

1968


1969


Both of these are a million times heavier than anything Led Zeppelin even considered. And before you start, yes I know, not music blah blah blah whine rant I'm older than you whatever. Still heavy as **** regardless.

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