according to these guys.

http://ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/led_zeppelin_top_band_of_all_time.html

discuss.

6/29/2006 8:37:39 PM

speaking in guitar skill; possibly. they were an amazing band, had a huge fan base, huge impact on music, and amazing talent.... the best? i'd have to sleep on it but they are damn close. I think those guys judge the best bands like the rock n roll hall of fame does. Based on creativity, impact on music as a whole, and fan base/albums

6/29/2006 8:39:45 PM

no way, if we're talking about influences, Beatles have to be #1. Almost every successful band lists them as an influence and any band that doesn't probably was influenced by a band that was. They were pretty much the start of rock and roll.

btw... nothing against Led Zeppelin, I think they're good

6/29/2006 8:44:29 PM

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"Led Zeppelin and Metallica are among the Top 10 Rock Bands of All Time, according to AVRev.com. To celebrate their pending tenth anniversary on July 1, 2006, AVRev.com has compiled its list of the Top 100 Rock Bands of All Time. Unlike past lists that are based on mere opinion, the AVRev.com "Top Rock Bands" list uses the same type of analytical tools employed by sports franchises and applies them to rock bands to objectively determine which bands are the best. Among the categories considered were: U.S. Sales (100 points), Songs/Songwriting (100), Technical Ability (100), Live Performance (50), Consistency vs. Longevity (50) and Random (50). Random is a category that allows a judge to vote on how likely he or she is to want to hear a band's songs on their iPod playlist. Topping the list with a total of 525 points was Led Zeppelin. All of the judges gave Led Zeppelin high marks not only for their songs/songwriting ability, but also their consistency as a band through the years. The Top Ten is as follows: 01. Led Zeppelin - 525 points 02. The Beatles - 514 points 03. Pink Floyd - 506 points 04. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 503 points 05. Van Halen - 496 points 06. Queen - 493 points 07. The Eagles - 479 points 08. Metallica - 468 points 09. U2 - 455 points 10. Bob Marley And The Wailers - 454 points The 100 band nominees range from the usual suspects that make up classic rock playlists, but also include more out-of-the-box sleeper bands from the 1950s through today's most popular bands. The list doesn't include solo artists such as Michael Jackson or Elvis Presley. Voting on the list was done by an esteemed panel of judges including: former Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni, University of Southern California Thornton School of Music professor Ken Lopez, Xhifi desktop speaker company president Howard Schilling, as well as AVRev.com founder and publisher Jerry Del Colliano Jr. and AVRev.com's music editor Charles Andrews. A downloadable form allows you to create your own list and a link on the page allows you to email AVRev.com the names of bands you would have liked to have seen in the nominee list. Results for the entire 100-band list of nominees can be found at this location. Thanks for the info to Blabbermouth.net. "

6/29/2006 8:50:22 PM

beatles sucked imo...flame away

6/29/2006 8:51:37 PM

^ yeah, but even if you hate them, you have to admit they were the largest influence

6/29/2006 8:53:46 PM

U2 in the top 10 totally discredits that list.

on the expanded list, they rank ac/dc below U2 for technical ability. that is absolutely ridiculous.a

[Edited on June 29, 2006 at 8:56 PM. Reason : asdf]

6/29/2006 8:54:46 PM

Pink floyd was better than Zeppelin

6/29/2006 8:56:18 PM

^^ Asshole, why do you go around posting things mere moments before I try posting them?

6/29/2006 8:56:47 PM

RHCP having a consistency of 29 is pretty stupid too if you ask me, they are one of most consistent bands of the past 20 years

and the black eyed peas making the list at all is way worse than u2 being in the top ten

[Edited on June 29, 2006 at 9:05 PM. Reason : fhds]

6/29/2006 9:02:44 PM

I love the Beatles, but there's no way in hell they were the start of rock 'n' roll.

Chuck Berry is the start of guitar-based rock 'n' roll. Period.

6/29/2006 9:09:28 PM

lists like this are meant for people with very little musical knowledge

i mean, the eagles, honestly

6/29/2006 9:09:31 PM

LETS DEBATE SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE DETERMINED

6/29/2006 9:33:07 PM

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"beatles sucked imo...flame away"

6/29/2006 9:58:53 PM

the beatles had a HUGE influence but not as widespread as we think. They are entirely different generation...today they are hugely influential but when they were in their prime the music wasn't as influential to their era as zepplelin was to theirs.

i will admit though- i never though about the beatles.

i would not say Zepelin was "the best" because i don't think it is possible to pick a best- to many factors

6/29/2006 10:03:34 PM

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"i don't think it is possible to pick a best- to many factors"

Of course it's possible, and Led Zeppelin is correct.

6/29/2006 10:36:00 PM

I love Zeppelin, I'm a huge classic rock fan, but as far as musical talent-they're good, but not the best of all time.

6/29/2006 10:47:16 PM

Let's not forget that they were perpetually drunk.

Jimmy Page played on thousands of recordings all through the '60s. There was no better guitar player in England...not Clapton, not Beck.

Keith Moon was a better drummer than Bonzo, but Bonzo was pretty damn good.

Zep is a damn good band, just nowhere near the best of all time.

6/30/2006 12:49:37 AM

then who is near the best of all time?

6/30/2006 12:54:51 AM

Beatles
Clash
Stones
Pixies
Beach Boys
VU
Ramones
Booker T. & the MGs
Stooges
KANSAS

[Edited on June 30, 2006 at 1:24 AM. Reason : ddd]

6/30/2006 1:21:46 AM

meh

6/30/2006 1:24:21 AM

6/30/2006 1:25:45 AM

ha kansas

and Radiohead aint got shit on...

6/30/2006 1:51:20 AM

I had a conversation about records with Thurston Moore at Nice Price a few years back.

OMF NAMEDROP

6/30/2006 2:00:58 AM

i totally was looking at shirts on the same rack as Kim at a thrift store in Asheville

shiiiiittttttt

6/30/2006 2:14:24 AM

I have yet to hear sonic youth, ever, what album would y'all recommend for some1 who's never heard em?

6/30/2006 2:51:04 AM

Sister
Daydream Nation
EVOL

6/30/2006 2:53:07 AM

for someone who has never listened to them before I would recomend Dirty or Goo first because they are for the the most part the easiest to listen to. Then work up through the 90's and 00's and then go for their 80's stuff.

6/30/2006 11:07:09 AM

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"Beatles Clash Stones Pixies Beach Boys VU Ramones Booker T. & the MGs Stooges KANSAS"

please, for the love of everything good, tell me that you don't actually believe that all of these bands are better than Led Zeppelin

6/30/2006 11:30:34 AM

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"on the expanded list, they rank ac/dc below U2 for technical ability. that is absolutely ridiculous."

eh, neither of those bands made their money with technical ability.



and what's the deal with RHCP being "consistent"? how is that defined?

6/30/2006 11:33:03 AM

yeah, but u2 isn't skilled.

ac/dc can, for instance, manage a guitar solo.

6/30/2006 11:39:58 AM

the Stooges totally skull fuck Led Zeppelin

and so does Jeff Beck for that matter.

6/30/2006 11:40:20 AM

^^ You're right. I don't think Kansas is better than Led Zeppelin.

6/30/2006 11:40:33 AM

I also cannot take seriously a list that doesn't have the clash, ramones, or who in the top 10

6/30/2006 11:41:30 AM

well a big factor is sales, so the clash and the ramones are out. yeah, the who is a bit of a surprise for me too.

6/30/2006 11:43:40 AM

Zep is definitely the greatest rock band of all time.

I'd say my top three are

Zep
Stones
Beatles

6/30/2006 1:28:00 PM

im calling shananagins on this whole thread

6/30/2006 1:38:24 PM

Led Zeppelin might possibly be the most influential band. The Beatles 2nd the them (by the way I can't stand the Beatles, however, they were influential).

But what I wanna know is WHERE THE FUCK IS BLACK SABBATH?

6/30/2006 2:01:32 PM

i agree with the list except for van halen and U2
they're both rated to high

6/30/2006 2:51:41 PM

Here's another, maybe not a top ten, but definitely influential: Black Flag

6/30/2006 3:43:11 PM

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"yeah, but u2 isn't skilled. ac/dc can, for instance, manage a guitar solo."

wtf.. have you ever seen the sheet music to the edge's guitar parts? if anything, he's an underrated guitarist, and has played plenty of solos

6/30/2006 5:13:24 PM