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Three Album Run - Led Zeppelin vs The Who
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Poll Question: Which would you choose?
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Zep.
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The Who
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The Who.
Always found them miles more interesting to listen to than Zep.
And I was obsessed with Zep in my early twenties, but I do not have that same excitement for Zep that I once had.

I still have it for The Who though, and have been listening to them for as long, even longer.
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Led Zeppelin  +1
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Fairly equal as far as quality imho....voted Who just to tie it up.
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Based around the data provided, The Who.

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Zep, due to Houses of the Holy. Their proggiest album too, in my opinion.
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Originally posted by Argo2112 Argo2112 wrote:

Which band had the better run? 

may I borrow the idea for a poll? EmbarrassedSmile
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Zeppelin for me, easy choice.
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Those Who albums are hard to beat, but Led Zep just edge it due to Physical Graffiti.
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Those Who albums are hard to beat, but Led Zep just edge it due to Physical Graffiti.

I'm the opposite. Graffiti sinks Zep (it's basically a scrapping the bottom of drawer compilation).
But with a different choice of Zep trilogy (for ex the same years' albums like 69-73), they might've won this showdown.

Not that keen of Tommy (it's got some annoying moments), but Next nears perfection the way Zep never did (even with Zoso) and Quadro blowsd the half-excellent half-poor HotH)
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Those Who albums are hard to beat, but Led Zep just edge it due to Physical Graffiti.

I'm the opposite. Graffiti sinks Zep (it's basically a scrapping the bottom of drawer compilation).


Yes kind of, but it's one hell of a drawer!
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If it was any other three albums this vote would have been different. Led Zeppelin
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Argo2112 Argo2112 wrote:

Which band had the better run? 

may I borrow the idea for a poll? EmbarrassedSmile

 Please feel free. ( I probably borrowed it from someone else)
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I think I would have included The Who Sell Out in the album run. Who's Next and Quadrophenia are great achievements on a pure musical level, and I really enjoy them. But I tend to find The Who's 60's work more interesting. It is a bit more edgy, experimenting with noise and feedback, and containing a sort of art school elegance - also with the pop art influence that is all over The Who Sell Out in particular. It has a subtlety that somehow disappeared in the 70's when they turned the amps up to 11.

In the 60's the loudness of their agressive playing was counterweighted by Roger Daltrey's then more restrained vocals, and a more sparse use of guitar distortion. The counterweight disappeared in the 70's, especially with Daltrey becoming a hard rock screamer, paradoxically making their music much less dangerous.


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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

I don't even know where my Tommy album is, it's not in my The Who section.
It must be with your Beatles albums.

Silly wabbit....that would mean I don't have a Tommy album, which is incorrect, I can't find it is all. 

I only own 3 Beatles albums as I have said before. Sgt Pepper, the Blue and Red compilations. Sgt Pepper is a beat up copy worth maybe $2-3 but the Blue and Red are in VG++/NM and probably worth $40 ea. My wife bought those for $15ea, I told her it was the worst $30 she ever spent........We actually went to marriage counseling over that whole purchase. She has since apologized, almost daily LOL 
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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

I don't even know where my Tommy album is, it's not in my The Who section.
It must be with your Beatles albums.

Silly wabbit....that would mean I don't have a Tommy album, which is incorrect, I can't find it is all. 

I only own 3 Beatles albums as I have said before. Sgt Pepper, the Blue and Red compilations. Sgt Pepper is a beat up copy worth maybe $2-3 but the Blue and Red are in VG++/NM and probably worth $40 ea. My wife bought those for $15ea, I told her it was the worst $30 she ever spent........We actually went to marriage counseling over that whole purchase. She has since apologized, almost daily LOL 

 Now I know what to get you for your birthday. Beatles Box Set! LOL
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Originally posted by Manuel Manuel wrote:

This is hard. Both are excellent. I gave my vote to The Who, but Zep is not far behind.


Yeah, same here.

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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

I don't even know where my Tommy album is, it's not in my The Who section.

It must be with your Beatles albums.


Silly wabbit....that would mean I don't have a Tommy album, which is incorrect, I can't find it is all. 

I only own 3 Beatles albums as I have said before. Sgt Pepper, the Blue and Red compilations. Sgt Pepper is a beat up copy worth maybe $2-3 but the Blue and Red are in VG++/NM and probably worth $40 ea. My wife bought those for $15ea, I told her it was the worst $30 she ever spent........We actually went to marriage counseling over that whole purchase. She has since apologized, almost daily LOL 
3 Beatles albums? Well, that's 3 more than I thought you would own.
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Those Who albums are hard to beat, but Led Zep just edge it due to Physical Graffiti.

I'm the opposite. Graffiti sinks Zep (it's basically a scrapping the bottom of drawer compilation).


Yes kind of, but it's one hell of a drawer!

"Physical Graffiti" is a bit uneven, but there are some great songs on it. "In my Time of Dying", "Houses of the Holy", "Trampled under Foot", "Kashmir", "In the Light", even simple songs like "Custard Pie" or "The Rover". Yes, with some songs you ask "was this really necessary?", but the highlights are superb.


Edited by BaldFriede - February 04 2021 at 15:45


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