Houses of the Holy vs Tommy
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Topic: Houses of the Holy vs Tommy
Posted By: Svetonio
Subject: Houses of the Holy vs Tommy
Date Posted: March 02 2011 at 14:52
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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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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 02 2011 at 14:57
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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) ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 02 2011 at 16:34
Which song is that? |
moshkito wrote:Posted By: tarkus1980
Date Posted: March 02 2011 at 16:37
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Tommy by a mile. ------------- "History of Rock Written by the Losers." |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: March 02 2011 at 16:41
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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. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 02 2011 at 17:59
Fixed ... accidental confusion with LZ 3. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 02 2011 at 18:02
You mean Led Zeppelin, the first album? ... yeah baby ... communication breakdown .... ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: March 02 2011 at 18:17
Hi, No, I mean Zepp II... Whole Lotta Love, Heartbreaker and all that sh*t... |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: March 02 2011 at 21:20
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Tommy, for both composition and importance. I never much cared for Houses of the Holy. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 03 2011 at 04:34
Are you sure you don't mean LZ 4 - Stairway to Heaven?
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 03 2011 at 04:39
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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 |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 03 2011 at 14:04
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? ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: March 03 2011 at 15:38
| led zeppelin |
Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: March 03 2011 at 17:52
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Zep
------------- Tony C. |
Posted By: Harold-The-Barrel
Date Posted: March 04 2011 at 09:32
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HotH
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: March 11 2011 at 09:30
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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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Posted By: overmatik
Date Posted: March 29 2011 at 14:31
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That one was easy, Tommy all the way!
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: March 29 2011 at 14:46
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Tommy may be a classic, but I slightly prefer Houses of the Holy. ------------- 
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Posted By: Guzzman
Date Posted: March 30 2011 at 08:32
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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.
------------- "We've got to get in to get out" |