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Poll: Freebird or Stairway to Heaven ?

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Gotta go for Stairway, but I do love some Freebird too. What about Bohemian Rhapsody? That's another epic that gets TONS of airplay.

Jeff
 
Originally posted by: grrl


Wow! Another free thinker who has to announce to the world just in case no one noticed. 🙂
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Wow, another douche-bag who has to announce it to ATOT as if it wasn't already apparent.
 
Originally posted by: PTCvette
Gotta go for Stairway, but I do love some Freebird too. What about Bohemian Rhapsody? That's another epic that gets TONS of airplay.

Jeff
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Stairway and Freebird are being compared because they both wail on guitar.

If we were talking about an epic song with the best vocal performance then Bohemian Rhapsody would be hard to top, IMO.

 
I think there are other songs that belong on this kind of list. I'm pretty sure these 2 belong..

Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen
Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd


And I wouldn't be surprised if the following also belong..

Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
Midnight Rider - Allman Brothers Band
Hey Jude - Beatles
Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
Money - Pink Floyd
Pinball Wizard - the Who
Peace of Mind - Boston
 
Both songs are masterpeices, but are so overplayed they're cliches now. I learned the live version of Stairway so a) it's sounds better on one guitar, and b) it's a lot different that the album version that everyone has heard a zillion times, so it's more unique. It's not very easy to learn (Page does a lot of fill ins), but it's worth it. That way, when someone yells "Play Stairway!" you and everyone else doesn't groan 🙂
 
Originally posted by: deftron
I agree with this guy
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😕

Page didn't write the lyrics, Plant did. Anyway, here's his take:

"The lyrics were a cynical thing about a woman getting everything she wanted all the time without giving anything back." - Robert Plant "

Still, they don't make much sense (Plant's affinity for smoking strange stuff was well known, and the lyrics reflected that). Page's arrangements hold the whole song. Plant could have repeated "POOPY PANTS!" during the whole song and it still would have been a classic. Remember, before that, there really wasn't a "rock ballad" before. Zep kind of invented the whole genre with that song.
 
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
I seriously doubt there will be conversations about any great Rap songs 10 to 15 years from now.
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That's because there won't be any left because they will b low each other away 😉

Ausm
 
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
If you voted against Led Zeppelin for some white trash abortion you are not welcome here.
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Yeah right, like there's something a fscktard like you could do about it. I bet when Freebird was released the better half of you hadn't even ran down your momma's ass to make a brown stain on the sheets yet.


I like Stairway to Heaven better as Page did a fantastic job in the studio to clean it up and make it sound awesome. However, I've heard live recordings of it and the Guitar solo that makes that song so unique has a lot to be desired (Page is no Clapton or Beck)

On the other hand I've seen Lynard Skynard Play Freebird live (yes before the plane crash) and it sounded as good live as the Studio recording.

Both are great IMO and they are also very different. The only thing that makes them comparable is that they both have Guitar Solos in them.

You want to hear some great Guitar work check out Early Allman Brothers with Duane Allman and Dicky Betts playing dueling lead guitars.
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Damnit. I hate it when I agree completely with Red Dawn.
 
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
If you voted against Led Zeppelin for some white trash abortion you are not welcome here.
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Yeah right, like there's something a fscktard like you could do about it. I bet when Freebird was released the better half of you hadn't even ran down your momma's ass to make a brown stain on the sheets yet.


I like Stairway to Heaven better as Page did a fantastic job in the studio to clean it up and make it sound awesome. However, I've heard live recordings of it and the Guitar solo that makes that song so unique has a lot to be desired (Page is no Clapton or Beck)

On the other hand I've seen Lynard Skynard Play Freebird live (yes before the plane crash) and it sounded as good live as the Studio recording.

Both are great IMO and they are also very different. The only thing that makes them comparable is that they both have Guitar Solos in them.

You want to hear some great Guitar work check out Early Allman Brothers with Duane Allman and Dicky Betts playing dueling lead guitars.
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Haha sadly you're in a position to say something like "like you can do anything about it" to me, but you're certainly wrong about live versions of Stairway as I have a staggering collection of bootlegs and they all sound good. I guess that's the difference, Page improvises and plays from the moment, who the hell wants to hear someone play verbatim studio work... ?

I don't quite need any help finding guitar work that doesn't suck, thanks.

 
You know that Corona beer commercial when they show a lame office party, then a lame newage party, then a new biker party? Whenever I see a CR post I always think of that German guy going "Do you like my pah-ty?" :laugh: He just needs an iPod and the illusion is complete 😉
 
Originally posted by: Gurck
You know that Corona beer commercial when they show a lame office party, then a lame newage party, then a new biker party? Whenever I see a CR post I always think of that German guy going "Do you like my pah-ty?" :laugh: He just needs an iPod and the illusion is complete 😉
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I'd say something witty back to that but sadly whenever I see a Gurck I just pass right by it, as even a two second glance would be a gross waste of my life
 
Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Originally posted by: Gurck
You know that Corona beer commercial when they show a lame office party, then a lame newage party, then a new biker party? Whenever I see a CR post I always think of that German guy going "Do you like my pah-ty?" :laugh: He just needs an iPod and the illusion is complete 😉
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I'd say something witty back to that but sadly whenever I see a Gurck I just pass right by it, as even a two second glance would be a gross waste of my life
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You made this post 😉
 
Originally posted by: Tom
I think there are other songs that belong on this kind of list. I'm pretty sure these 2 belong..

Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen
Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd


And I wouldn't be surprised if the following also belong..

Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
Midnight Rider - Allman Brothers Band
Hey Jude - Beatles
Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
Money - Pink Floyd
Pinball Wizard - the Who
Peace of Mind - Boston
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DSOTM isn't a song, it's an album (though it is best appreciated when listened to in its entirety).

I'm surprised no one mentioned Hey Jude before you. Did anyone bring up Hotel California yet? (Not that I think it's the best...)
 
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