Roger Daltrey v Robert Plant

I have to say Robert Plant, although I'm not sure whether that's because I like Led Zep more or not.

You guys are crazy because vocal wise and stage wise Daltrey owns.

Edited by Joseth On Kings - June 05 2007 at 02:13

Daltry did have the more pleasing voice and he was the original blonde-locked crooner, but Plant's deep blues knowledge, amazing range (up till about the end of '72) and enthusiasm for the music was infectious. They're both equal to me, but I give it to Plant for his superior phrasing.

I was watching The Song Remains The Same and do not get the whole Robert Plant fascination. Listening to his nasally screeches and moaning about drove me to shove an ice pick through my temples.

Daltrey, on the other hand, has such a great rock voice. That guy could crush Plant.

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randyhiatt wrote: Who do you think got the most girls?

I always assumed that Daltrey did!  Are there any official records??

Edited by paul.timediver - June 06 2007 at 17:08

Tough call, but I've got to vote for Daltrey. He's got a more versatile and expressive voice than Plant, although Percy is still the man when it comes to out and out rockers, and Daltrey is also an amazingly charismatic performer. Plus, if they had a fight he would beat the crap out of Plant any day of the week, and could probably take on all of Led Zeppelin single handed.

Atavachron wrote: Syzygy wrote: Plus, if they had a fight he would beat the crap out of Plant any day of the week, and could probably take on all of Led Zeppelin single handed. oh no doubt, he'd kick Plant's ass (though not Bonham or Peter Grant).

I couldn't possibly vote on this - i have been a huge fan of Plant and Daltrey for many years, both their groups were great friends going way back to the 60's. Moonie even came up with the name Led Zeppelin, that is  well documented.

Edited by mystic fred - June 07 2007 at 05:10

mystic fred wrote: I couldn't possibly vote on this - i have been a huge fan of Plant and Daltrey for many years, both their groups were great friends going way back to the 60's. Moonie even came up with the name Led Zeppelin, that is  well documented.   As for today, i'm still a big fan of Robert Plant but i feel time has been kinder to Daltrey's vocal chords - i will see the Who in a couple of weeks so will be able to make a better judgement, but on their latest album he sounded great!   now possibly Roger ...   then definately Robert!

I am hopefully going to see Robert & the Strange Sensation playing at the Live Earth event in 8th of July here in Bucharest, so we can combine our feedback!

@ E-Dub: the Plant fascination is out of any possible real explanation, even for the fans. It just... happens. Anyway "The Song Remains The Same" is not really indicated for a good picture of Plant's ability, the screeching is there indeed and it annoys me (at the same that I love it... the Plant fascination, you know... ). Of course this applies to most of the singing from that show but NOT to Stairway to Heaven - by some magical reasons, that's just PERFECT. Anyway, I think you could like more the way Plant sings on the video I posted on my Myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/blackmountainside ) - a fabulous band performance and a mature voice from Plant.

Coming back to the poll, I reckon something more - one should take into consideration the whole of their careers. And this is where the difference can really be seen, as Who and Zepp are such huge and influential bands. Plant comes with a great solo career, proving his creativity and singing on 9 (!) solo albums, more or less successful, and two Page-Plant albums. There is no real competition...

  Robert Plant