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Posted: December 16 2015 at 13:28
I was fortunate to hear all three live in their respective heydays. Daltrey was the most dynamic frontman, by far, if showmanship is part of the equation.
He and Plant have of course had the most mainstream exposure and more chartbusting material, and must be considered iconic in their own right. Gillan seems to be more a part of an ensemble than the other two, and has lost the least in vocal nimbleness, so gets the nod in longevity. The band most closely associated with him, though, has a worthy history without his participation, unlike the other two. He and Plant are more accomplished songwriters as well.
That leaves the issue of indispensable recordings where the vocalist is key. I cannot imagine Led Zeppelin without Robert Plant a bit more than I can consider The Who without Roger Daltrey, since the former never relinquished the vocal lead. So it goes to Robert.
Ability, shared. Versatility, shared. It's like saying what's best? Stairway, See Me Feel Me or Child In Time. Life without these guys' contributions to art is unthinkable. And horrible. And their, er, backing bands are, um, cough, notable as well. Gasp.
Gillan was the one who could do comedy the best. No laughing In Heaven from the star of Jesus Christ Superstar was too irresistible for the likes of me especailly with Born Again thrown into that Maelstrom. Plant could turn the cheeriest tune into the most frightening indictment (Woodstock, San Francisco).
Daltrey with Love Reign O'er Me is towering. However he died the death on Who's Last. Shame but not a suitable epitaph for one of the greatest vocalist in rock
Now I wanna hear Leo Sayer. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing...
It's Plant. But gosh almighty did he have to work for it.
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Posted: December 24 2015 at 11:16
Don't really get all the love for Gillan.....decent voice but there's nothing 'unique' about it.
Plant and Daltrey are far more entertaining...imho.
Been listening to Kansas lately because of several threads started about them and for my money I like Walsh better than Gillan...they both have that 'clean' sounding voice but Walsh is just more interesting and emotional for me.
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Posted: December 24 2015 at 16:13
I think it's safe to say that Robert Plant was as integral to Zeppelin's sound as Daltrey was to The Who. They would be irreplaceable. It would be like The Who playing with another drummer after Keith Moon died....
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Posted: December 24 2015 at 23:41
dr wu23 wrote:
Don't really get all the love for Gillan.....decent voice but there's nothing 'unique' about it.
Plant and Daltrey are far more entertaining...imho.
Been listening to Kansas lately because of several threads started about them and for my money I like Walsh better than Gillan...they both have that 'clean' sounding voice but Walsh is just more interesting and emotional for me.
Walsh is my favorite prog singer.
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Posted: December 24 2015 at 23:55
Gillan. Probably prefer Daltrey over Plant even though I don't have any Who albums anymore. Stuck with a couple of Zepp, and a few Purple/Ian Gillan Band albums. I even dig Sabbath's Born Again (though the production is iffy). Gillan all the way here.
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Posted: December 25 2015 at 05:57
Gillan was fiery, guns blazing, wailing hard rock banshee in Mark II times. Great ability and very dynamic, perfect for Purple fast approach. But Plant's voice was richer, he had more charisma, created better atmosphere and was also very accomplished. So I take Robert Plant here.
Daltrey was good, but not on that level if you ask me.
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 15:46
Brlliant musicians all 3, if I had to outweigh my vote it must be Robert Plant from Stairway to Heaven, to The Rain Song and my ultimate favourite Kashmir!
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 15:47
[QUOTE=Kati]
Brlliant musicians all 3, if I had to outweigh my vote it must be Robert Plant from Stairway to Heaven, to The Rain Song and my ultimate favourite Kashmir!
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 15:48
[QUOTE=Kati][QUOTE=Kati]
Brlliant musicians all 3, if I had to outweigh my vote it must be Robert Plant from Stairway to Heaven, to The Rain Song and my ultimate favourite Kashmir!
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