Led Zeppelin members poll!

I vote for Plant.  But I note that this is a very even vote and I think that says something.  I can't think of many bands that would get such an even spread across all the members.  That's why they were such a great band.

Percy

Page is a hell of a guitarist, but each member is just awesome

Jimmy Page was Zeppelin.  He's the only one who wasn't expendable.   

I've found I pay more attention to John Bonham's parts than anyone else's.  He just supercharges every song with his creativity and power.  At the time, I wished they'd continued after he died, but upon sober reflection, I'm glad they didn't.  

I have to go with Page even though each member was significant in defining the band's sound. What I've always dug about Page was his experimentation with guitar sounds, especially within a single album. Many bands stuck to particular sounds, but Page never relaxed as far as what his rhythm and lead playing actually sounded like. I mean, Black Dog had one hell of a mean rhythm sound, but it's not repeated through the rest of IV's duration; it's just tailor made for that track only. If Zeppelin's tunes weren't already ingrained in one's head thanks to being so famous, every next track would offer some sort of surprise regarding what Page would bring to the table regarding guitar tones, and I always appreciated that.

Edited by Prog Sothoth - November 26 2012 at 20:16

Edited by Dayvenkirq - November 26 2012 at 22:18

HarbouringTheSoul wrote: I think the fact that the group decided to break up after Bonzo's death shows that this was a group where nobody was expendable.

Indeed a hard call, but if I'm pressed to choose my sympathy goes to JPJ, he was like the "ugly duck" in the band, all the others were showmen and he was quietly contributing to the quality of the music.

I think it was Townshend who once referred to Plant and Bonham as "a couple of Ernies from the Highland."