re: Who has the more diverse, detailed music? Steely Dan vs. Led Zepplin, Beatles, etc

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The songwriting was relatively unimaginative

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Not so fast- Zep's first two albums electrified a lot of the old blues standards that they " stole " from other artists who " stole " from their peers and predecessors. Of all the bands mentioned, Led Zep is the most diverse
LZ I and 2 electric blues
LZ III - mostly acoustic songs
LZ IV - rock and roll,black dog both rock classis and side 2 misty mountain going to California harks back to LZ 3 with the acoustic mandolin groove
LZ houses of the holy how diverse can a band be? rain song,over the hills, no quarter , song remains the same
LZ physical graffiti - my personal fave Kashmir, Time of Dyin, down by the seaside is a country tune for god sake....10 years gone, custard pie. They were all over the place on this album.
LZ prescence- all over the place on this one as well
LZ in thru the outdoor- Probably the most diverse one of all - hotdog-country boogie all of my love- pop classic carouselambra- Where the hell did this one come from.

Certainly they were anything but unimaginative.