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    Posted: March 02 2011 at 14:52

Both albums were that "turning point" for both bands.

Voted initialy for Tommy (1969 The Who album)
 
PS Some live videos:
 
 


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Hi,
 
The Who's Tommy was much more important as a composition and validated a lot of popular music as much more than shlock for sale. And it helped define a band that deserves a lot more credit for their music, than just a hit or a sale.
 
Led Zep's album, much later, only helped establish them as the FM radio darlings in America, after their monster hit on the previous album. However, the importance of effect of the material on the music world did NOT have the effect that Tommy originally did, which had professors and academicos up in arms upset that someone with an electric guitar would call their bunch of songs a "rock opera" ... and of course, to this day, we still don't believe it, or give a care anyway ... it's all about the songs.
 
LZ's 5th album was a nice one, that was glamorized even more by the Hipgnosis cover, which in the original 12x12 made it ... wow ... this is far out ... and the album was good.
 
(re-worded from before for accidental error having confused this album with LZ3)


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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

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Led Zep's album, later, became one fo the biggest sellers ever, and also one of the most recognized songs ever in radio.


Which song is that?
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Tommy by a mile.
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I think the better comparison would have been Tommy vs II. The first rock opera vs. the first hard-rock/heavy metal album. That would have been tough.

Tommy gets my vote here even if I'm a Zepp fanatic.
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

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Led Zep's album, later, became one fo the biggest sellers ever, and also one of the most recognized songs ever in radio.


Which song is that?
 
Fixed ... accidental confusion with LZ 3.
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Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

I think the better comparison would have been Tommy vs II. The first rock opera vs. the first hard-rock/heavy metal album. That would have been tough.
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You mean Led Zeppelin, the first album? ... yeah baby ... communication breakdown ....
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

I think the better comparison would have been Tommy vs II. The first rock opera vs. the first hard-rock/heavy metal album. That would have been tough.
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You mean Led Zeppelin, the first album? ... yeah baby ... communication breakdown ....


Hi,

No, I mean Zepp II... Whole Lotta Love, Heartbreaker and all that sh*t...
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Tommy, for both composition and importance. I never much cared for Houses of the Holy.
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

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Led Zep's album, later, became one fo the biggest sellers ever, and also one of the most recognized songs ever in radio.


Which song is that?
 
Fixed ... accidental confusion with LZ 3.
 
Are you sure you don't mean LZ 4 - Stairway to Heaven?
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yeah not a big Houses fan myself; the material, renderings and studio sound are extremely uneven for a Zep album, and the live versions are far superior anyway

so Tommy then
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

 
Fixed ... accidental confusion with LZ 3.
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Are you sure you don't mean LZ 4 - Stairway to Heaven?
 
Right ... goodness, now I'm starting to feel old, making stupid mistakes like that! ... ohh well, can we say I am a rather young 60?
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Points: 659 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 04 2011 at 09:32
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Tommy is a more important album for me, but houses is allso great. However i feel like voting tommy, since it was a more imortant and mind opening album for me personaly.
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Points: 96 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2011 at 14:31
That one was easy, Tommy all the way!
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Tommy may be a classic, but I slightly prefer Houses of the Holy.
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And here am I, one of the biggest Zep-fans ever, voting in favour of Tommy. But I do it confidently.
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