Both are great in my opinion. They both have FEEL because they are singers. I've heard guitarists with ALL the smart licks and flashy shows who have NO feeling. They leave me dead. Good on both of them for their skills!!!!!
Robert's use of space is actually very impressive. Reminds me of the lead differences in Metallica. Two very different solo approaches of Robert and Page.
@@GordonHeaney that's true. But Page and even Kirk Hammett of Metallica are known for being sloppy lead players. I definitely don't think that Robert spent tons of time on his technique, but it's admittedly much more interesting than a very basic sounding blues solo.
Robert sounds more like Zeppelin than David sounds like Whitesnake. David sticks to a few basic box patterns and common scales which are not technically challenging or creative and hunts for a riff while Robert sticks with the simplest old school blues riffs he grew up loving and prefers to hang on notes rather than hunt for something more complicated. I'll give this round to Robert for hanging in the old school feel factor over the scale runs "how many words can you type a minute" mentality.
David Cover version and Plant have a lot in common! I'd pay good money if they did an album together and see them live - Guitar duel and harmonies. Haha!
David voice is a version of Paul Rogers. Paul turned down the Purple gig. So David's voice is more like Paul Roger's. I guess you can say he looked like Plant. The girls I know love Coverdale looks lol 😆 over Plants. What can you say at the end of the day all 3 are great frontmen and have awesome voices.
Plant (who said Purple, Sabbath and Tull were shit bands) was probably envyous about the Coverdale/Page collaboration. I can understand him (just listen to shake my tree singed by David and then by Robert). Anyway Plant stole his style from Steve Marriott while David Coverdale has a completely different vocal timbre. This is objective.
@@Kroeber38 Long time Sykes fan. I don’t like how he was minimized by Coverdale. Honestly that was a thing that shouldn’t have even had to happen. Like so many underpaid musicians in a band fronted by an idealistic vocalist (especially in the 80’s). But yeah Coverdale was still awesome back then. Still, I just wonder how much more different it would have been if White Snake were more of a ‘band centric’ lineup than what they became. They’re the most iconic band of their style to only ever be identifiable by a single member. The other hair or glam or arena bands - or whatever (not a huge sub genre nut, call them what you will. Metal has too many sub genres….that sound too similar to be completely different) had at least a few instrumentalists that were notable faces to the vocalist. But unless you’re a guitarist, it’s likely that you’re never concerned about the bragging rights of seeing John Sykes over any of the dudes that came after. I know guys who saw Snake and are only forever partial to the satisfaction just because they know how much they would rather see Sykes. Met one dude who saw Sykes with Blue Murder. He said, Sykes was so badass he never looked at the guitar as he was playing and singing.
I'm not sure who's better but I'm surprised, because I didn't know either could play. This lends a bit of credibility to DC's claims that he wrote some of the material on the Whitesnake 87 album
Quite honestly, both are pretty good....Quite shocking, I never new that Plant ever played guitar at all until now....I wonder if he ever played rhythm or tade lead with Page on any of the Zeppelin albums.....It would be quite interesting to know...
Coverdale sounded better to me but really both not bad at all for singers. I think Coverdale had a better voice too. I’m a Led Zep fan but not a fav really. I however loved Coverdale/Page music in 90’s. Page had some phenomenal playing on it imo.
The both play surprisingly well. While Coverdale is definitely more skillful, Plant is more expressive. To answer the title of this video - Coverdale wins.
Both need not to quit their day jobs as vovalist because the six string instrument is not a hobby or for the part time player mentality. You have to breathe, eat, sleep and be willing to sacrifice alot of personal time with the instrument to make your mark and get noticed as a relevant player in the music business
Well... I'm impressed... It's one thing for the lead singer to play rhythm guitar and some of them are really good at it but playing solos ?? They both have a credible technique... They won't be the next Steve Vai or John McLaughlin anytime soon but it works... And besides they both play a lot better than Lil' Wayne...
I didn’t know Coverdale could play. I was aware of Plant. Coverdale according to John Sykes could barely play when they met. But Coverdale was apparently a fast learner. Plant was still better to hear.
@@bls8959 Of THAT time, he definitely lied. Albeit embellished things quite a bit. His guitar playing while eventually decent, never even made it to the level of skill that his fellow guitarists (and even other band mates for that matter) were able to deliver on. I’ve listened to Coverdale for years. But yeah even the dudes who have worked with him have corroborated his overt bravado. Sykes parts are top of the line. Even Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden of the pre metal era were powerful players in their own right. But yeah, John Sykes was beyond what WS allowed him to accomplish. Personally I like his work with Tygers Of Pan Tang and Thin Lizzy a lot more. It felt like he was more of his own player. And the more I revisit things now. It feels like his White Snake material is oddly restrained when compared to everything else before and after. I happen to actually have the guitar tab book for 1987. Great guide to his style. Big insult to his legacy when you look at the cover and even band photos within that only show the overly-self-sedimental-self-sanctified images of Dave. Seriously. No matter how great someone is at what their talent involves, that’s like heresy. I’m pretty sure he had a hand in that.
Didn't know either could play ... interesting but both are missing the secret sauce that makes a guitarist a guitarist. They were both incredibly talented singers though
@@TheKitchenerLeslie are you high ? the only troll here is you. Page is an appalling paedo smack head mess, I can understand why you look up to him. lmao.
ps: i don't rate Page or his stolen riffs. There's only one British guitarist who I can respect and thats Allan Holdsworth RIP. Satanist freak Page couldn't shine his shoes if he tried.
It couldn't be clearer. All of Plant's bendings are off the mark, the picking posture is that of a beginner and the whole game is reminiscent of a school band. 1:0 for Coverdale
Plant’s is a better performance but you have to take in consideration that he has more effects, a professional band backing and it’s a professional recording. Coverdale’s sounds like it’s recorded by a handheld video camcorder.
Those who can play even a little will say that Plant is far better than Coverdale who pulls the string in dumb way making noise without melody. Plant follows a hard Zep way.
Robert's use of space seems he had no choice imo, lol, Coverdale's licks were tasty, Plant's sucked as bad as me warming up, and that's bad. Plant is the much better singer/songwriter imo anyway.
It's clearly Coverdale. If it was a question of better lyricist, Plant wins hands down. I prefer Coverdale's singing as well. Especially in the bluesy style. His timbre and phrasing is better suited imo. Coverdale also surrounded himself with better lead players than Plant throughout their careers so it makes sense that he'd be better at it. I think he joined purple before age 20...so, as far as I know hasn't played with a soloist that is technically worse than Page. I say that with all due respect. Page was a great writer*(he wrote plenty of great original material, much of which was better than any of the songs he was accused of lifting)/composer/recording wizard.
Robert certainly plays and sings with much more feeling, as a true blues player would. IMHO Metal was more about technicality and intrigue than feel, which is why didn’t last.
Coverdale is much better than Plant here. Coverdale isn't very good either, but he's better than me. At least I can now boast I'm a better player than Plant though.😂
@@barryrammer7906 You, my friend, are "Truly Clueless!" I can think of 3 maybe four likeable songs by Deep Purple and Rainbow ( Richie Blackmore ). When it comes to Jimmy Page, there's literally too many songs to mention. None of which Blackmore has reached the caliber of. Page was/is a much more advanced and complexed player than Blackmore. Which is why Zeppelin dominated the music scene during their time, as Page was seen as one of the greatest guitarists ever. Page was seen as the number one guitarists until the Mighty Eddie Van Halen came upon the scene. Then it was game over for every guitarist because it was like Eddie came from a different planet! If someone thought they were hot sh!t behind guitar, all someone had to do was put on "Eruption" by Eddie, and it was game over. Eddie made every guitar player seem like an amateur, as he sent all guitarists back to the drawing board to learn new styles and techniques. Okay, all that aside. The reason why I called you "Clueless " is because the question was asked about Coverdale and Plant, NOT Blackmore and Page.
