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Svetonio 
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Posted: April 07 2015 at 12:09 |
An initial vote goes to Queen II 
Please vote.
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Posted: April 07 2015 at 12:36 |
I like Queen II, but my vote goes to my favorite Zep album. 
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Hercules
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Posted: April 07 2015 at 12:55 |
Queen II is utterly magical.
Physical Graffiti has many great moments, but there's some filler in there.
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Posted: April 07 2015 at 13:16 |
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The best LZ album vs. the second best Queen album. Physical Graffiti wins this one
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There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark...
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Posted: April 07 2015 at 13:24 |
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Queen II of course. LZ IV or Houses of the Holy could be a better comparison, but anyway I'd vote for QII against any LZ.
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Posted: April 07 2015 at 13:27 |
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I love Queen II
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Zep all the way for me
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Prog On!
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Posted: April 07 2015 at 13:56 |
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Physical Graffiti
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Posted: April 07 2015 at 14:46 |
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PG. Queen were still building their sound while Led Zep was in full flight. My fave LZ album by far.
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Posted: April 07 2015 at 14:47 |
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No contest. Queen II would have to throw the towel in pretty early on. Good album but no comparison to PG.
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Posted: April 07 2015 at 15:47 |
 Wanorak wrote:
PG. Queen were still building their sound while Led Zep was in full flight. My fave LZ album by far. |
PLUS ONE.
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Posted: April 07 2015 at 16:08 |
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The only Queen I like.
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Posted: April 07 2015 at 18:31 |
twosteves wrote:
Wanorak wrote:
PG. Queen were still building their sound while Led Zep was in full flight. My fave LZ album by far. |
PLUS ONE. |
Seconded.
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Posted: April 07 2015 at 18:38 |
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Two of my favorite albums from both these bands, but I have to join the pack and pay allegiance to the mighty Led Zeppelin.
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Posted: April 07 2015 at 19:37 |
Queen II. Is there any album more over-rated than Physical Graffiti? Especially of late. It's basically a collection of outtakes, songs that were rejected for previous albums. Nor do these songs sit comfortably side-by-side with each other. The best is the new material recorded for that album, especially Custard Pie, The Wanton Song, Trampled Under Foot, and of course the great Kashmir. Those tracks are undeniably great, up there with anything Led Zep ever recorded. Furthermore, those tracks push Led Zep in a new direction. Too bad then that it's surrounded by rejects. There's probably a great single disc lurking in there, if you cut out all the filler and inferior songs that should've been B-sides.
How anyone can think it approaches IV, II, I, III or even Houses of the Holy, I've never understood...
"Led Zeppelin IV" outtakes and rejects: Down by the Seaside, Night Flight, Boogie with Stu --- verdict: not one of these songs can hold a candle to any single song on IV "Led Zeppelin III" outtakes and rejects: Bron-Yr-Aur --- verdict: a nice short acoustic instrumental "Houses of the Holy" outtakes and rejects: The Rover, Black Country Woman, Houses of the Holy --- verdict: only the track Houses of the Holy is up to the usual Led Zep standards That's 7 old songs, only one of which is up to par, paired with 8 new songs (including the dreadful In My Time of Dying, which further bogs down the album).
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Posted: April 07 2015 at 20:30 |
Please…. Graffitti By a Musical Mile
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Posted: April 07 2015 at 20:44 |
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How lopsided for Zep does it have to get before this farce is completed?
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Posted: April 08 2015 at 01:43 |
jude111 wrote:
Queen II. Is there any album more over-rated than Physical Graffiti? Especially of late. It's basically a collection of outtakes, songs that were rejected for previous albums. Nor do these songs sit comfortably side-by-side with each other. The best is the new material recorded for that album, especially Custard Pie, The Wanton Song, Trampled Under Foot, and of course the great Kashmir. Those tracks are undeniably great, up there with anything Led Zep ever recorded. Furthermore, those tracks push Led Zep in a new direction. Too bad then that it's surrounded by rejects. There's probably a great single disc lurking in there, if you cut out all the filler and inferior songs that should've been B-sides.
How anyone can think it approaches IV, II, I, III or even Houses of the Holy, I've never understood...
"Led Zeppelin IV" outtakes and rejects: Down by the Seaside, Night Flight, Boogie with Stu --- verdict: not one of these songs can hold a candle to any single song on IV "Led Zeppelin III" outtakes and rejects: Bron-Yr-Aur --- verdict: a nice short acoustic instrumental "Houses of the Holy" outtakes and rejects: The Rover, Black Country Woman, Houses of the Holy --- verdict: only the track Houses of the Holy is up to the usual Led Zep standards That's 7 old songs, only one of which is up to par, paired with 8 new songs (including the dreadful In My Time of Dying, which further bogs down the album).
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Interesting dissemination I've never been a great Led Zep fan ( in truth not a great hard rock fan) but this is the only album I really care about from them apart from In Through The Out Door Doubles are always problematic to me and they always have 'filler' ( inc Lamb) so its really the high points that matter for me and Led Zep best moments are on PG imo. Queen II ? I've just ordered the deluxe edition as it seems the Queen album to have . I do like The Flash Gordon soundtrack ( keyboards!) but that is not a proper album.
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Posted: April 08 2015 at 02:52 |
Black side of the Queen II is absolutely fantastic written by Mercury but vote goes to LZ!
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Posted: April 08 2015 at 03:44 |
jude111 wrote:
Queen II. Is there any album more over-rated than Physical Graffiti? Especially of late. It's basically a collection of outtakes, songs that were rejected for previous albums. Nor do these songs sit comfortably side-by-side with each other. The best is the new material recorded for that album, especially Custard Pie, The Wanton Song, Trampled Under Foot, and of course the great Kashmir. Those tracks are undeniably great, up there with anything Led Zep ever recorded. Furthermore, those tracks push Led Zep in a new direction. Too bad then that it's surrounded by rejects. There's probably a great single disc lurking in there, if you cut out all the filler and inferior songs that should've been B-sides.
How anyone can think it approaches IV, II, I, III or even Houses of the Holy, I've never understood...
"Led Zeppelin IV" outtakes and rejects: Down by the Seaside, Night Flight, Boogie with Stu --- verdict: not one of these songs can hold a candle to any single song on IV "Led Zeppelin III" outtakes and rejects: Bron-Yr-Aur --- verdict: a nice short acoustic instrumental "Houses of the Holy" outtakes and rejects: The Rover, Black Country Woman, Houses of the Holy --- verdict: only the track Houses of the Holy is up to the usual Led Zep standards That's 7 old songs, only one of which is up to par, paired with 8 new songs (including the dreadful In My Time of Dying, which further bogs down the album).
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I could not agree more.
Sheer Heart attack is my favourite Queen album by a hair over Queen II, but both show the band at their hard rock best.
Physical Graffiti cannot hold a candle to LZ III or IV. For me, only Custard Pie and the amazing Kashmir are truly great; it would have been better with all the filler and reject material stripped out and released as a single album.
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Posted: April 08 2015 at 09:19 |
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Both great albums, but Queen II is quite more progressive than PG, even though it has great music.
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Queen II Vs Physical Graffiti