Did you like Led Zeppelin back in the day? Well, that day is back, sorta, in the form of a band called Greta Van Fleet.
3 brothers (two of them twins) and a friend make up the 4 piece band. Hailing from Michigan, they are getting a lot of worldwide attention as of late.
Here they are live-
Wanna see their growth?
Here they are in 2014, and they are borderline horrendous.
Many are calling them Zeppelin rip-offs, but I hear a lot of White Stripes in what they do, as well.
How did they get their name? It’s pretty nice, actually-
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I’m glad I was too old when they and many other groups came along that mostly produced noise.
I liked them, they weren’t my favorite but I had plenty of good times with their music playing. Saw them once in concert with festival seating and ended up right at the stage. That was a hell of a night.
Wow, music! Super.
Why is there a big push to get this group recognition? They are not offensive and they are not Led Zeppelin. They are who they are and nothing more.
Led Zeppelin was my first concert. As a teenager from a small town, I was in awe from the laser lights and special effects.
How can you miss them when they won’t go away.
Bass player is going to learn the hard way why you should not play your instrument barefooted.
I got screwed when I was young. My parents were classical musicians and that’s all we heard at home.
No rock and roll
Only the classics
They’re tight but derivative. If you develop the ability, you can find your own sound. Kyuss was kind of like that with Black Sabbath but then really came into their own with Welcome To Sky Valley (which is one of the greatest heavy metal albums most rock’n’roll lovers have never heard of). That’s what so many do anyway. Everybody’s inspired by someone but you don’t make a career out of doing covers or songs so close that they’d qualify as covers.
Being raised on Classic Rock stations, you’d think Led Zeppelin only did Black Dog, Stairway to Heaven, and the mix of Heartbreaker going into Living Loving Maid. They were before my time but the crop circle 4 disc box set came out when I was in high school and I wore that thing out.
https://www.amazon.com/Led-Zeppelin/dp/B000002IQ1/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1511762280&sr=8-2&keywords=led+zeppelin+box+set
I kept “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” as my morning wake up alarm until the missus asked if I was trying to tell her something.
I listened to them a week ago… Sorry, not getting the Led out.
That Hiway song is pretty damn good.
They are not bad, just not what I like. Who IS driving the hype on these guys?
I hear more of a Geddy Lee-esque/Rush vocals.
It’s a wonder they continued to pursue their dreams. I would’ve been scarred for life after the “response” from the dead wood audience in the first video. I seen more emotion in Thorazine ward (not that I hang out there).
Oh no, not again!
LZ was one group that I didn’t care too much for. Jimmie Page was talented but Robert Plant’s voice just grated on me.
Plant’s voice has the same effect on me as rap.
First time I heard Zeppelin was 1969 in the high school L room. Whole Lotta Love. That was pretty radical at the time in that school.
Led Zeppelin sounds like a headache.
It’s like Led Zep without the balls.
Loved Zepplin. This kid carries like Plant but currently lacks the stage presence. The push around these kids is a little weird? I don’t listen to Zepplin at home, iPod, etc. and will probably only leave ‘Fool in the Rain’ on the radio if I heard it.
I loved LZ & still do….No Quarter Live 1973 my fav!!!!!
Sorry. Hated them them, hate them now. Worked with some druggies who loved them. Busted my a$$ while they dragged theirs.
I’ve always been a Slim Whitman kind of guy…yodel on, Garth!
That first video, Highway Tune, sounds a lot like the opening riff in Zeppelin’s “The Rover”. But they are heading in the right direction.
Always liked Led Zepplin and still listen to them.
I was a big Led Zeppelin fan and I still play Stairway To Heaven at every music store I go into.
I guess the reason they’re resonating is because of the dismal state of pop music today. There is nothing out there. This week’s top 5 has one song about suicide, one song that sounds like it was designed to be included in the DJ playlist for wedding receptions. The rest is all auto tune garbage, one song being undistinguishable from the other. American Idol and the stars born there have destroyed the music industry.
Led Zeppelin was comprised of session musicians who were so far above these hacks that it isn’t even a logical comparison to make. I’ve never heard of them before, but have now sampled what they have to offer and it is pretty dismal. These counterfeits are to that style of blues/rock what a naugahyde imitation is to a genuine leather motorcycle jacket
Most of the bands in the heavy metal genre had singers who sounded like they had just been kicked in the groin. You know it’s true.
When you get time, listen to Led Zeppelin’s “Since I’ve been loving you” under the headphones. John Bonham was a great drummer, but didn’t do well lubricating his bass drum pedal. Squeak squeak squeak.
Wow, seems pretty blatant style wise at least.
It didn’t go too well for another band that was good (IMO) but sounded a bit too much like LZ, for some. Kingdom Come:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=39&v=7w-atB68kpI
Think I have that on vinyl in fact lol.
Rival Sons is another band out there right now kicking some rock and roll ass
My username isn’t “debzeppelin” for nuthin’. Loved them then and still and always will. Found Greta Van Fleet a few months ago. Meh. It’s like buying a off-brand when you can’t get the real thing.