Sabbath, Zeppelin of Purple?
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Topic: Sabbath, Zeppelin of Purple?
Posted By: alanerc
Subject: Sabbath, Zeppelin of Purple?
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 16:25
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Not precisely prog poll The "trilogy of rock" Vote: Led Zeppelin |
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Posted By: Darklord55
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 16:33
| Purple by a mile. |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 16:35
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I was thinking that this poll had been done before, but after doing a bit of browsing all I could find was Sabbath vs Purple; Sabbath Vs Zeppelin; and Purple Vs Zeppelin. And then lo and behold, I found this thread which is actually a few months old, but asks about all 3 bands. You might want to check this out. And FYI, these are all posted in the Proto-prog and prog-related section, since all 3 bands are in those categories.
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27261 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27261 ------------- 
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Posted By: alanerc
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 17:00
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thanks |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 17:53
| lol this is a 3rd time of the same poll. And the other ones of Sabbath vs Purple Sabbath vs etc etc... too. I enjoy much more Deep Purple but Zeppeli and Sabbath I have all their classics. |
Posted By: Kapitan_Mrok
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 19:15
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I Don't like Purple I like (sometimes) BS I LOVE Led Zeppelin. ------------- Terra Tegit Terram |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 19:24
| I rather admire the three of them very much. But like I said in other threads that what I love of Purple is that they had varied line ups and all of them being very succesful, and the other thing is Jon Lord. (but this is not like Uriah Heep's line ups, Purple's line ups each had different influences. ie: Evan/Simper psych. Coverdale/Hughes funk soul. Morse modern rock.) Okay Sabbath had different line ups but each one is aheading more to metal. I love Ozzy's era but then with the exception of Heaven and Hell the rest is junk for me. And Led Zep okay they're great I have all their discography but they never impressed me, that's not meaning they're not good or that I don't like them, I love em in fact but doesn't reach the feeling that I have with Purple. |
Posted By: YesGoblin
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 20:05
| well Deep Purple is the closest to prog plus its my favourite |
Posted By: Gentlegiantprog
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 20:40
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Whole career - led zep, first 8 albums - sabbath ------------- Let the maps of war be drawn ! 
http://kingcrimsonprog.wordpress.com/ |
Posted By: PROGMONSTER2008
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 21:15
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A draw between Sabbath and Purple.
I don't think Zeppelin's heavy stuff is cool enough usually and Plants voice is a bit ugly at times
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Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 22:09
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Machine Head and Burn or the main 2 reasons why it is Deep Purple for me...just amazing albums. ------------- 
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Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 22:14
| C'mon you guys, Purple over Zep? Picture Highway Star, then picture Kashmir. Exactly. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: February 20 2008 at 22:16
The mighty LED ZEP! 
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 02:06
Well said, Scott!
 Poll should be moved to the PP/PR Lounge.Ah, BTW, Deep Purple for me
 , though I love Zep and the Sabs as well. Three of my all-time fav bands indeed. |
rushfan4 wrote:Posted By: zbida
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 02:36
| Led Zeppelin and Purple. I wouldn't like to choose which one. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 03:03
Moved.
Deeply Purple for me too. I love heavy rock but never managed to get all three of these together - I don't care that much for Zep and BS don't do anything for me beyond Master of Reality. ------------- What? |
Posted By: ten years after
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 03:13
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I've always thought of these as part of a foursome. The other is Uriah Heep.
If they were in this poll i would have voted for them.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 03:16
| I have huge admiration for Sabbath, but Zep's eccentricities set them apart |
Posted By: Okocha
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 06:11
| Black Sabbath |
Posted By: Sinusoid
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 09:47
| I'll say Led Zeppelin for now, but I can see myself preferring Deep Purple once I have more of their albums. |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 10:37
| Everything with IAN GILLAN in it!!! |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 11:49
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Led Zeppelin byt so so far! Purple is good, but I got tired of them, and Sabbath always bored me to tears ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 12:10
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Tough choice between Purple and Zep. But since I'm a bit tired of Purple right now I'll give the glory to Zeppelin. Sabbath is great...but only sometimes. Never really been in to that doomy-gloomy-sludgy stuff. I prefer the albums with Dio. And I guess I'll regret saying that... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/LinusW88" rel="nofollow - Blargh |
Posted By: Philip
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 17:08
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I've always preferred Deep purple by light-years of distance.
The best vocalist in my opinion, the best guitarist, and the best music.
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Posted By: PROGMONSTER2008
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 19:44
Kasmir, Going to Californnia, When the levee breaks are typically boring Zep songs 
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: February 21 2008 at 22:55
| Zep. No comparison. There's something to be said for a stable lineup. |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: February 22 2008 at 04:09
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Sabbath. ------------- 
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Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: February 22 2008 at 05:05
 ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: February 22 2008 at 11:08
| Likes Led Zep best, but voted Sabbath because they have too few votes. Deep Purple never interested me. |
Posted By: Jack-in-the-Green
Date Posted: February 23 2008 at 05:08
Zeppelin  ------------- Sorry if i have spelling mistakes, english is not my mother tongue. 
http://www.last.fm/user/grumfossil |
Posted By: Guzzman
Date Posted: February 27 2008 at 04:58
Page, Plant, Jones, Bonham 
------------- "We've got to get in to get out" |
Posted By: H,CS,D
Date Posted: February 29 2008 at 10:49
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Black Sabbath, their first albums are absolutely mindblowing
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Posted By: rudderhead
Date Posted: March 04 2008 at 16:56
| Deep Purple!! I like them the best because they sound the most straightforward. Black Sabbath sounds more complex and Led Zeppelin sounds a bit overblown and the use of different styles give them a bit of a disjointed feel about them. They should stick to hardrock |
Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: March 04 2008 at 17:23
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I hesitate between Zeppelin and Sabbath... ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: March 04 2008 at 17:34
Gees... You're that Led had different styles!? check out each DP MK they're all different but great (for me, a MK3and4 lover). The three of them have their complex songs and the simple songs. Even though I voted DP of course, I just wanted to make an aclaration about what you said. |
Posted By: steve j
Date Posted: March 06 2008 at 14:56
| Deep Purple did Made in Japan. Nuff said. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: March 06 2008 at 15:01
I'm a big DP fan, but check out Zep's 3 set box How the West was Won.... A really good deal... Even though I'm a much bigger fan of DP than Led I really enjoy Led and have them much respect. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 06 2008 at 17:17
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wow.... how many more times...ahhh.. hahhah.. Zeppelin flashback there.. not sure what version of this poll this is... the song though.. remains the same. Deep Purple. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: rudderhead
Date Posted: March 06 2008 at 18:41
| Micky, who is that band on the photograph with the bandmembers sticking up their arms that appears on your posts? Just currious |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: March 06 2008 at 18:57
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I believe that I saw somewhere somebody comment that that was Area in Micky's signature, but I'm not positive that that is correct. But I definitely think it is one of the Italian bands. -------------
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 06 2008 at 20:31
Scott had it nailed... Area. One of the big 5 of Italian Prog. Presently mislabelled in Jazz-Rock. Area were in fact an "international popular group",
as the cover of
their first album says, with greek singer http://www.italianprog.com/a_stratos.htm - Demetrio
Stratos coming from the beat group I Ribelli, french bass player Djivas and
belgian sax player Busnello. Arbeit macht frei was an essential album in the italian rock of the 70's, full of different influences yet totally original in its sound. http://www.italianprog.com/a_stratos.htm - Stratos ' voice is stunning, used like an instrument, and the backing band is powerful, formed by top quality and inventive musicians. Some jazz and eastern folklore influences are easily distinguished, and the music is not easy to categorise. The group image was characterised by the style of http://www.italianprog.com/l_cramps.htm - Cramps label designer Gianni Sassi, that added a distinctive visual style to their music. Second LP, Caution radiation area, was more
experimental with tracks like Lobotomia and ZYG (Crescita zero) The strong political influences in Area music emerged in their rendition of the popular socialist hymn L'internazionale, released as a single in 1974 and a concert classic, as demonstrated in the 1975 live LP Are(a)zione.
fascinating group..... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: rudderhead
Date Posted: March 07 2008 at 00:43
| Sounds interesting. I'll listen to that. Thanks. |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: March 07 2008 at 01:04
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Interesting. Woulda figured that Purple would be in the lead; they always seemed the "proggiest" to me.
My vote is for Rainbow. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: March 07 2008 at 03:56
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1.Sabbath
2.Zeppelin
3.Purple ------------- 
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Posted By: NurseryCryme89
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 03:30
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WOW! all of these bands are EXACTLY the same... purple and sabbath shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath as Zeppelin.. ps: LED ZEPPELIN ISN'T METAL! |
Posted By: arnoldlayne
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 05:16
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No contest, I thought to myself, Zep all the way.
Think I'll stick to that, although I should point out I've only got 7 Sabbath albums and 3 of those are post Ozzy, and as far as Purple are concerned I think I only have 4, so it's hard to compare since I have the full set of Zep.
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Posted By: npjnpj
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 07:17
| My vote goes to Led Zeppelin, although I would have gone for Deep Purple if they'd called it a day after 'Who Do We Think We Are'. |
Posted By: Relayer09
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 08:55
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Zep, although this isn't really a prog poll. ------------- If you lose your temper, you've lost the arguement. -Proverb |
Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 10:12
I agree ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Yorkie X
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 12:00
| Sabbath for me as I only like Deep Purple a bit and I think Led Zep are crap. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 18:47
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Hmmm, a purple sabbath zeppelin?
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 18:54
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Zeppelin by a country mile.
Sabbath's first four albums are excellent, but after that the law of diminishing returns set in very fast.
As for Purple, they had their moments but I can't think of any of their albums that I'd rescue from a burning building. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Citizen
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 19:18
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Out of those three, Purple. But the real answer is Blue Öyster Cult. ------------- This is my signature. Amazing, isn't it? |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 20:38
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This has to be the oldest running poll in music (outside of Bach, Beethoven or Mozart) . I remember the battle lines clearly in the early 70s" : Gillan vs Plant vs Ozzy , Blackmore vs Page vs Iommi , Bonham vs Paice vs Ward etc.... It was endless gnagnagna "My guitar is bigger than yours": Smoke on the Paranoid Ocean Water , I say.
Overall, the keyboard rules Mr Lord ! Deep wins slightly ahead of the monster Bonham's band. ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 21:04
| Too many good memories with Zep. |
Posted By: Hawkwise
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 21:08
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Sabbath for me there first 4 albums are superb also love Deep Purple early years and the Classic line up, Burn ent bad album ether but was all down hill after that , as to Zeppelin most over rated over Hyped Band of all time yeah they were good but not that good again the first 4 albums were good but after that it was all overblown Tripe ------------- 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 21:17
For me Deep Purple decayed of awsome song-writing after Come Taste The Band, since you're new, somehow, you'll know I'm a ULTRA fan of Deep Purple, and I love Coverdale-Hughes era, since Come Taste The Band was my first Deep Purple album. Then of that Strombringer, that I do LOVE. And well I LOVE all of their albums since 1968 up to 1976. Then I LIKE some albums of the 90's and 00's. |
Posted By: Hawkwise
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 21:30
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i saw Purple on the Stormbringer tour at Wembley arena and i have to say there were terrible Coverdale got so pissed of he left the stage in a huff and Glen Hughes took over the vocals for most of the rest of the Gig and he did a far better Job to, i haven't listen to Come taste the Band for many many years so maybe i should listen again with new ears, i do Remember it being rather Funky , i cant be doing with Purple with Tommy Bolin i have Last Concert in Japan on vinyl not a good album at all, Wild Dogs Terrible song -------------
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Posted By: moderan
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 17:30
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If Purple had stayed with MK II that would have done it for me. Sabbath wins because their first 5 spent more time on my turntable than the others' first five. Zep is too overplayed and imo their best doesn't approach the other's best-let's say (for sake of argument) Into the Void versus Child in Time versus Kashmir.
Purple in their day were easily the best live band of the three, probably still are. ------------- "Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self." - Cyril Connolly http://www.myspace.com/planetmoderan - modspace |
Posted By: PROGMONSTER2008
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 19:07
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Deep Purple for me. They were mildly progressive. They have plenty of jazz and classical influences in their music. Mainly classical keys and jazz influences in the guitar and drums. Gillan, Evans and Coverdale mainly had pretty good voices during early purple. There are at least 4 high quality songs on each of the following remasters with bonus tracks:
Machinehead
Fireball
Stormbringer
Come taste the band
Book of taliesyn
In Rock-Hallejah included
Zeppelin probably have 2 albums with 4 high quality songs. Alot of their heavy songs don't sound proggy to me. They just sound stale to me. There's not many jazz or classical influences in alot of their heavy songs. I love alot of their acoustics and some heavy songs. But half of their catalogue is based on American rock n roll. That's why I don't rate Zeps as good as Purple. I'm not too keen on Plants voice either
Led Zeppelin 3
Houses of the holy
I prefer Sabbath over Zeppelin also. They have jazz influences in some of their music. They have cooler riffs than page and I prefer Ozzys voice. Purple and Sabbath are definately more prog than Zeps when it comes to the heavy stuff. Their melodies are more interesting and more English. They are more fun to listen to because they have alot more jazz in their upbringings. Zeppelin are more of a hard rock band and were better off being born in America :D. Here are the Sabbath remasters that have at least 4 high quality songs:
Paranoid
Master of reality
Sabbath bloody Sabbath
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 19:22
Sorry to sound agressive but I love my Purple with Coverdale. So I really care a damn the concerts, the studio albums are awsome, IMO. Also the live album with Tommy Bolin is really good. |
Posted By: PROGMONSTER2008
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 19:31
Stormbringer is very good and Come taste the band not far behind
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Posted By: Jack-in-the-Green
Date Posted: June 07 2008 at 05:13
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Zeppelin indeed. ------------- Sorry if i have spelling mistakes, english is not my mother tongue.
http://www.last.fm/user/grumfossil |
Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: June 11 2008 at 07:59
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Sabbath. I never liked Zeppelin that much and Purple don't have as many good albums as the Sabs.
------------- "The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook |
Posted By: darksideof
Date Posted: June 11 2008 at 15:17
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this order: Studio albums Black Sabbath
Led Zeppelin
deep Purple
as a live band
led Zeppelin
Deep Purple
Black Sabbath ------------- http://darksideofcollages.blogspot.com/ http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Darksideof-Collages/ |