Led Zeppelin vs Journey

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Had someone try to compare the two

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They were both bands, that's about it.

There would be no Journey without Led Zeppelin.

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Led Zeppelin vs Journey

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LOL Get The Led Out, no contest, no argument, not up for debate BOW TO PAGEY AND GOLDEN GOD

please..... they aren't even on the same planet

Stairway can never be overplayed

I honestly thought, after being absolutely raised on Zeppelin and them being my favorite band from about age 8-18, that I was done with them. I was just burnt out. Plus, they were always playing on classic rock stations and just seemed tired.

Then my son's School of Rock had one of their bands do a Zeppelin tribute for a season. It was absolutely fantastic and got me, and my kids, hooked on Zeppelin again. It also pointed out to me how much classic rock I've neglected with my kids.

They can tell you all about the National, the Avett Brothers, Sufjan Stevens, Arcade Fire and tons of other indie bands, but they didn't know shite about classic rock bands because I'd developed an antipathy to them after burning out on them in my youth and didn't really expose them to classic rock.

So... we've committed to exposing them to "great" bands and music as well as more indie listening.

As a return to topic. Journey will not be part of our curriculum. Best thing about that band was the video game I used to play in my local Piggly Wiggly.

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Is this a mismatch?

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Somewhat. In Journey's defense (Mrs. Midnight's favorite band, after all) - getting to the core issues:

The band itself is a branch off the Santana tree - Santana himself having picked Schon to be his second guitar player when Schon was FIFTEEN - that's badass no matter how you want to draw it up. Technically, no question he was a better player than Page - Page beats him only in innovation and songwriting, not actually playing the electric guitar.

Greg Rollie also came from Santana in forming Journey with Schon - underrated as a vocalist, this cat can flat out play the keyboards. Better then JPJ (for whom I have the highest regard as a multi-instrumentalist), he was both technically skilled and innovative. As good as the great keyboardists of the progressive rock outfits such as Pink Floyd, King Crimson, etc.

Smith is a highly regarded drummer, from a technical and innovative standpoint - perhaps not quite an elite drummer and certainly not a John Bonham (no one was), but definitely no slouch.

Valory on bass is an interesting proposition - again, I think underrated, but not the bass player that JPJ is - Valory, though, a capable utility player (also a multi-instrumentalist like JPJ and the next guy on our list)

Cain (Rollie's replacement) - a capable utility player, his value is more as a songwriter than on the instruments, although he is a very good piano/keyboard player and serviceable on guitar, his and Perry's songwriting partnership is one of the most commercially successful of that era, period.

Perry - fantastic lead vocalist (in his prime) - elite, even, should be in the same category as Mercury and Delp, although probably a little behind both overall. Not quite as clear a high as Delp, not quite the range of Mercury, but an extremely capable and expressive voice for a rock singer.

So, it is likely that Zeppelin wins - both bands were prolific with very loyal fans - Zeppelin fans probably skew heavily male, particularly as they aged out of their productive period. Zeppelin was middle of the range hard rock, Journey was more of a mainstream rock act, with pop sensibilities.

But, from a pure musical standpoint, it isn't a huge mismatch - the only clear advantages Zeppelin has on delivery is the rhythm section, which is an advantage they have over almost anybody from the Golden Age of rock and roll, to present. The rest of it comes down to taste. Zeppelin's songs are likely to be more enduring, at least in quantity - difficult to imagine a future where folks still listen to Stairway, but not to Don't Stop Believin' though, so there's all of that.

I agree that Ace gave a great review, but no matter how detailed your analysis, no matter how loyal you are to Mrs. Midnight , no matter which way you cut it, it's still a HUGE mismatch.

Zep.

What's next, the Beatles or Styx?

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no question he was a better player than Page

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this cat can flat out play the keyboards. Better then JPJ

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No and hell NO! Schon couldn't hold Page's jock, and Rolle would piss himself if he even met JPJ....


One band is a bubblegum pop band with some fun chorus' to sing along with, mostly by teenage girls born in the 60's and 70's..........the other is probably the most influential blues/rock bands in the history of hard rock.

Zeppelin is one of my favorite all-time bands yet I could never really get into Journey.

I just started reading Hammer of the Gods about Zeppelin and it starts with giving an overview of the British mix with US blues, with Page obviously being in the middle of it all. I think that this blues influence along with Bonham's unique style gives Zeppelin a sound that is very different than Journey or anyone else that came after them.