Is Jimmy Page a Sloppy Guitar Player? | Good Vs. Bad Sloppy 

I've seen Jimmy Page play live four times and each was more iconic and mesmerizing than the last he never sounded sloppy he sounded live. He's never been pre-programmed like a lot of guitar players today. He's a masterful musician and he'll always be special to me.

Jimmy Page is more than a guitar player,he's an innovative producer and composer and an influence for new musicians.Perfection is boring,his playing is always interesting.Remember,every version of Led Zeppelin is an improvisation,is always something new.He doesn't play note for note,he just flows with the feeling of the moment...sloppy? You may say,but always fresh and new

While Page is undoubtedly one of the most influential guitarists ever....and one of my favorites. "Sloppy" would depend upon who you want to compare him against. For example, if you compare Jimmy to a Ritchie Blackmore or a Larry Carlton, most guitarist would likely say yes, Jimmy was sloppy. Curt Cobain....Jimmy was a precision expert. But neither would not make him any less of a fantastic inspiration to millions of other guitarists. Jimmy in my opinion is a guitar genius, sloppy or not, he is one of the most influential and recognizable players in the world. You can hear Jimmy in many, many of todays best players. I have not really ever thought of Jimmy as sloppy or precise, I have always thought of him as a legend.

JP is one of my guitar heroes because of the feeling he produces from his playing, especially his interplay with Robert Plant. Like Hendrix I get the impression that he plays out of his heart, his soul. That's what counts as it impacts audiences! So called technical playing can be refined, well executed noise with no feeling or emotion.

His playing is more loose than sloppy, he knew what he was doing when it came to approaching the guitar, the problem is today guitarists have become to egotistical and care about what others think about there playing ,which takes away from the magic of playing an instrument. You think jimmy cared about what people thought of his playing.... No! he had fun and kept reinventing his playing and that's why he was able to write those masterpieces.

“You can't overthink the music. Mood and intensity can't be manufactured. The blues isn't about structure; it's what you bring to it. The spontaneity of capturing a specific moment is what drives it.” -Jimmy Page I think he was sloppy live because he just went into a trance channeling emotions, not to mention drug use and being up sometimes 5 days at a time. However, the guy was one of the best session guitarists pre-Yardbirds and with that comes great discipline and there was no tolerance for sloppiness.

If Page,s playing is sloppy, great I love it.

Sloppy or no sloppy he will always be one of the guitar gods. Nobody ever will confuse him with a technical guy like John Petrucci but it really depends on what genre you are going for. I’ll always bow at the altar of Zeppelin

Page and Hendrix we're like abstract expressionist Painter's of the guitar. His “sloppy” licks are some of the best aspects of his playing, sound and what makes it sound like him. Think of Pages “sweep” licks or Hendrix use of feedback. They're character players and went for it live, most players just don't or cant do that and play to conservative

"Sloppy" is a relative term when it comes to Jimmy Page. Relative to what? Younger Page vs older, before hard core drugs to after, night to night? Specific song performance to specific performance? Consider 69-71... not a better guitarist on the planet in my opinion. Four albums put out in those three years. FOUR! Also, remember Page was the foremost session guitarist in London when he was a teenager. He could play A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G. He brought all that knowledge with him. For comparison, Eric Clapton wants to play blues and that's it. He basically wants to be Robert Johnson. During those early Zeppelin years his live performances were legendary. Why do you think soooo many of their concerts were bootlegged? As he got older and the drugs crept in he got a little sloppily, however, you can find bootleg recordings of him from all the major tours (73, 75, 77 & 79) where the band was super tight, he was personally in a zone and playing in way anyone who knows even a little about playing guitar just watches in total awe of what he can play. And one last thing to remember is that, with few exceptions, Zeppelin never played a song twice the same way. I heard some one once say about Lynyrd Skynyrd "They are a great, well rehearsed band." Meaning they were great, but they played the songs exactly the same way every night, because that's what Ronnie Van Zant wanted. Bands like Led Zeppelin and Allman Bros just went with the flow. A Zeppelin concert could last from 2 hrs to well beyond 3 hrs. Page and the boys would get bored playing the same thing every night. That is part of the reason they chose to end the band, rather than continue with new drummer after Bonham died. You can't teach how to play the way they did live. It would be insulting to Bonham and an almost terroristic amount of pressure for any prospective new drummer. As far as Page being Sloppy, there are some performances that are better than others, but that's cause he's always in THAT PARTICULAR MOMENT.

I actually enjoy the resolution that comes out when he plays the recognizable lick /riff after like 5-10 seconds of mashing the fretboard, think of TSRT Since I've Been Loving You. I also don't think its on accident. I think Page was similar to Hendrix in that they were artists first before guitarists (as opposed to a Clapton/Beck, where every note was somewhat premeditated/rehearsed/practiced to make live version sound like studio ). I don't think Page or Hendrix were really concerned about nailing every note down perfectly, I think they were more into just winging it and seeing if they could create/find anything cool. I personally can't imagine going up on stage not knowing what I'm going to be playing, which leans me to believe that guys like Page/Hendrix are in a class of their own. It's not like they couldn't refine it in the studio so to me the slopp is in the name of art .

Page is a genius guitar player and producer. His live playing from 69-73 is unmatched.

All that matters in music is if you are communicating. Does it make you FEEL something...There was Da Vinci, Picasso and Jackson Pollack. They all accomplished this in different ways. Jimi Hendrix was very sloppy too. A lot of live Prince as well...many of the supreme genius players are like this because they realize it is Art that they are making. Not writing a High school History Textbook.

I only play jimmy page. I love it. I honestly feel so free on the fret board. I don’t want to be bound by the same shit all the time. It’s not like jimmy page was out of key and missing notes all the time. It sounds like it belongs there and it’s just so full filling than just the short little cupcake he brings out in the Studio version. It feels like you’re eating the whole cake that’s how I feel when I play jimmy page and listen to him on his live albums

" Technique doesn`t enter into it....I deal in emotions. " ~ Jimmy Page ... 1974

Matt, is your guitar a Gibson Les Paul Classic Ultra Lite?

Yes you're right about Page's live guitar playing, its mysterious because he played so perfectly on The Song remains the same movie, especially the song remains the same track and the rain song. Also the no quarter track and dazed and confused, that violin bow part was so perfect its hard to believe when you watch all his other live performances. Maybe he rehearsed really well for the movie in 1973 because he knew it was gonna be used for a movie? Who knows? His recordings in the studio always sounds perfect with the allowance to do as many takes as he needs to. Carlos Santana is also perfect in the studio but live he's unpredictable because he doesn't like playing note for note. Joe Satriani always plays note for note live I'm sure about that. But I still love some of the work that Page has done, I guess he's amazing when he's amazing but crap when he's crap. But I still think he's a great guitarist for the great work that he has done regardless of all the sloppy crap that he's done...

I wrote this song not realizing how sloppy I was playing it and then when I tried to correct my notes to be more precise it sounded way different and I liked it better when I didn’t care if the chords were legit or not but I wasn’t sure if I was just post rationalizing what was easier for me to play in time as better because I could hear it more completely or if it just really worked for the song so I’m glad to know this is a real phenomenon and I’m not just shit at holding chord shapes (I am still shit at holding chord shapes but now it’s not as much of a problem). Thanks man now I’m off and back to practice.

I'd love to hear your take on how social media has placed an emphasis on perfect execution. I also think that social media has really pushed guitarists toward clean, precise playing. Very curious on your opinion.

In my opinion Jimmy Page had a warmth in his sloppiness that makes him sound so sincere and alive. It has true feeling. When I hear perfectly executed guitar that is flawless it sometimes sounds to me like is automated and lacks spontaneity. It honestly bores me. I think your own sound is what’s most important but I would “as you said” love for someone to compare me to Page. Lol...Btw the licks you played in the video had gorgeous tone sir!

This is a great video man. It kind of harkens to learn how to play guitar not just like someone else. Considering I started because of SRV I don't have to worry about getting stuck in his box because I can't open it 🤣🤣

How many guitarists can play rythmn and lead at the same time like Page?

I have no clue how you can say Dazed and Confused from 73 was sloppy. Anything he did in 73. Wasn't sloppy.. it had its moments but barely man.

For me it's honestly different tools for different jobs Like for Page style rock and blues that fast and loose style plays really well into it But if you say apply that style of play to SRV then it will sound a bit off You can add spice by painting a bit of the canvas with your favourite style of playing but if you cover a canvas with too many strokes meant for another painting often times it just doesn't cut it

Already in my algorythm after 2 days!

There's painters who can paint a portrait so well that it can be mistaken for a photograph. Then there's guys like this... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wdlL3b33ruU.html Page and Hendrix both could be sloppy live, but their spirit on stage was unmatched. To me over rehearsed, perfect note for note technical playing just isn't rock n roll.

Personally i think he brought foward the idea of playing as it comes to him, some people are technicians and play every note with extreme precision, others play by feel, is it really sloppy? Or is it more emotional? I'll take sloppy any day of the week live, it brings interesting ideas to a song, i can play the studio version at home

Let's face it, there would always be someone out there who would say that famous guy plays sloppy, this famous guy plays sloppy. Kurt Cobain is not a good player or not impressed with jimi hendrix or zakk wylde can only play like this etc etc. And if we find out those people who says those things. We would discover either Its an idiot who does not even know how to play guitar and just want to say something bad or looking for attention or its some guy who CAN actually play guitar and is an excellent guitar player BUT never actually became as rich and famous as the guitarist that he is criticizing badly. And sometimes its the rockstars themselves just criticizing each other badly. Why can't we just enjoy playing the guitar and get along instead of making an argument about it and making an ass of ourselves. It's bad enough already that back in the 80's and 90's rappers were shooting and killing each other. Come on guitar people! Is that what we want to become? Let just enjoy playing the guitar while the human race is still kicking. God gave rock and roll to everyone! Hahaha!

Page has own style like every artist. The sloppy, fit the music, and the vocals. There are many great bands out there, like that. Some of the riffs and chords he would transition to, where sloppy, but he made them sound good. And as for you following someone that long, I knew a 14 year old kid that could play every Pantera song with solos, to a t! I asked if he wrote any original riffs and songs, sadly he said no. He said all I know how to play is Pantera. He followed, he didn't take his own path when it came to music.

Ok here is my deal-Via.Satrianini (and similar) impress (for a short while) but bore me, Page ,s playing moves me and the guitar is a voice not a wank extension. For the record the 73 dazed and confused has some of the most amazing playing and he's pushing the limits constantly.

A lot of highly technical, clean players can become sterile and boring pretty quickly. Live, Page could be great at times, cool sloppy at times, and just plain bad sloppy at other times. His overall body of work speaks for itself and puts him among the best ever IMO.

Here you go....give this solo a listen, start to finish, listen to how he builds on it, listen to how he uses the different pickups, understands the volume and tone on the instrument, uses it to his advantage. This solo will rip your head off....it tells the story.....I'll take this over a shredder on any given day.... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-okFYLCQtim0.html

Hendrix was also sloppy live and even somewhat on the albums, but it was a "good sloppy". I think it works in certain contexts, as you said. The modern "perfect" shredders can sound very sterile, a bit of imprefection adds some flavour to the playing imo.

a lot of these guys get called sloppy and they really arent A huge part of that sound is the tone.. That gibson bridge pickup only raw through the amp gives a sloppy tone. If you were to take one of thos sloppy solos , add some delay, a little low end to the tone, etc it will sound much much cleaner Same with Hendrix, Frehley, Angus Young--they arent as sloppy as people think..

I have thought the same thing too about my playing

Something can't be oversaturated because saturated is the most it can be. (Just like there's no infinity and beyond). Jimmy loved to improvise live. I'm not a guitar player and have never noticed Page's sloppiness though I hear people say it. He seems to take off into a world of his own when playing some of his live solos and you can tell he's feeling the music and feeling his way through it as he improvises. That in itself is interesting. I don't miss the perfection that other players achieve. Page himself said he's not a technical player. He's an emotional player.

Was is and will always be my favorite guitarist the sloppy playing while live is not true he is one of the best at improvisation live and his acoustic guitar work is second to none, he expanded and thought big with the experimental side of playing the guitar, and that's why to me he is the greatest guitarist ever

Not only was he more an emotional player than a technician. A great composer. He also suffered a lot of stupid accidents injuring his fingers and hands throughout the 70s.

Jimmy and Curt both had relatively simple and tight rhythm sections (bass and drums), and (usually) no other guitar players in the band to play along with, which allowed them the freedom to carry the chords and melodies in a more “relaxed” way, and still sound good. Compare that to Alex Lifeson in Rush, who tended to be more precise because Neil and Geddy had more intricate parts that filled the space.

If there is a take away lesson to be learn it is to understand that Page and/or any of the greats developed their own sound by actually just being themselves. Sure they all had influences though at the end of the day they didn't spend their time learning someone else's style, they spent their time playing and making their own music infusing it with soul, feeling and their own technique but more importantly their inherent natural talent of being an artist even if perceived as "sloppy". Anyone that spends two years learning someone else's catalog is probably going to miss out on discovering their own sound potential. Music lovers will always gravitate towards songs that are based on feeling rather than perfect technique and those songs are the ones that stand the test of time.

Jimmy Page is a great guitar player and composer! Big musicien!

he is a great composer and had the best rock n roll image during the best zep years. He also has very good solos, but for me he is limited in several ways. For example ,when he wants to improvise in a show he can't get out from the basic licks of the pentatonic scale, and it sounds very dirty. Maybe he could start by using the guitar higher up in order to have better access to the frets.

do you have any idea how high jimmy was at live performances!! He liked his heroin too much

Jimmy did play sloppy, but he was a great fit for Zep. Except for Bonham, nobody in that band was close to being my favorite. But their sum was far greater than their parts. Zep is one of my favorite bands.

The point at 3:03 is good, but, to me, it makes no sense. The best quality a musician can possess is that of not sounding just like everyone else. I see so many people all sound exactly alike. To me, that's not so great!

An often overlooked fact, by a lot of people is that the origins of the blues had no rules. You will never find a pre 1940's blues guitarist who wouldn't be considered sloppy by today's standards. And yet they've inspired millions. I believe that is the legacy of a great musician.

I always thought page was less sloppy then Hendrix. They are both entertainers and faced real world live challenges with sound that RU-vid guitar hero’s don’t. Maybe there is more to it but who knows, I don’t:

Jimmy Page in 1977-1979 was sloppy as hell. Some of his early performances in 1970-1972 were awesome, I was surprised listening to some of these bootlegged shows, he played fast licks that weren't sloppy on good nights, I had no idea he was actually THAT good as I only saw the famous 1973 and 1975 concerts.

Interesting assessment. From a recorded music stand point, accuracy, precision and timing are vital... It has to be the "best" performance, but to keep the energy, you can't play it a 20 - 30 times and expect capture the emotion. I also take your point about the live performances.... I had nine (9) bootleg Led Zeppelin albums, bought at a flea-market in Amsterdam which I was in raptures about finding... They were all recorded off the back of the desk, or using hand-held mikes and tape recorders around the auditorium,... and they were total crap.... seriously un-attractive. It may have been Jack Daniels, or Colombian marching dust,... or just tiredness,... but it was easy to see why Zeppelin didn't want their live recordings released without studio "polishing"... The variability of playing live music means, some nights you're a god,... and some nights, you're a dog. But there's still only one Jimmy Page.

Page es el gran creador de riffs y temas del rock. Todos los discos tienen temas increíbles. Su guitarra está cargada de sentimiento y emociones. Insuperable.

I wouldn't describe his playing as "sloppy". I think "loose" is more accurate. He played what he felt and when he was on live tours he'd either be on drugs or hasn't slept in 4 days. Any guitar player would sound "sloppy" in this situation... except Page I guess lol he still managed to make it iconic

I don't play guitar but I love jimmy page. I will always believe he is the greatest rock guitarest Of all time. I'm backed up by so many great guitarists who came before and after him. Sadly I think anyone can see that his drug use affected his playing from the late 70's thru the 80's. But thank God he's still with us. Did you watch celebration day?

Dude I'm in that moment you where when you were a beginner 😂

Great video! Keep up the good content Matt!

It's called tight but loose. Zeppelin was Jimmy's band and from the beginning their live set was full of improv. Every show was different, a song at the beginning of the tour would be changed up by the end.

I’m so glad you made it clear that Jimmy Page was a guitar god from the gate. I was gonna say with that title… lol

He can be...but at least you know its not a recording when you watch him play! You are really hearing him jam......

I love page but he was extremely sloppy live..I always felt he should of played through fender showmans or twins , MARSHALL AMPS WERE TOO DAM BRIGHT combined with his sloppy playing was a horror show.. PAGE still RULES!!

Define what you mean by sloppy. I have listened to Page for years. He has a definite style and sound that he is known for. All the greats do. But I do not no what people mean by sloppy. I have rarely heard him play a bum note or a ghost note. He does do a truckload of improvisation when he plays live. His live playing sounds like he employs a general framework with cues for the rest of the band but like most improvisation, a player has no idea where he is going until he gets there and when Page does that, it is magic.

I saw many videos on RU-vid of people playing Led Zeppelin live songs, and many of them played Jimmy Page sloppy parts with the cleanest sound possible. Some licks actually were good, as you could hear clearly the melody behind, but mostly these lacked that sloppiness.

I love the sloppy playing. Strum all the strings and mute what you don’t want.. then let the open strings go..!

Paige never played live like the studio version, that's why people think it's sloppy, if you want a note for a note then go see rush or Journey not Led Zeppelin, I think sloppy is really cool and it works well for Zeppelin but maybe not for other type of bands

Jimmy pages sloppiness contrasted with Jerry Garcia’s style is pretty interesting. JP’s live stuff is compared to the studio recordings. The Grateful Dead stuff it just sounds like it’s being played fresh in the moment as it’s own thing but the execution is surprisingly tight. It’s a different kind of sloppy. Idk what I’m trying to say. There’s just something there.

“Sloppy” really is the wrong word. I’d say.. Organic, Human, Natural, Real. - And while, impressive, admirable and welcomed, all Guitar-Robo-Shredatrons kinda sound the same.. like they are stuck in the Communist world of musical expression “cliché and cold”. -On the other hand, Page .. like most of the original guitar hero’s, breathed life and humanity into his guitar playing… something which is seemingly lost these days. -It’s essentially Spirit vs Intellect .. (I choose spirit)

Jimmy Page himself said that he doesn’t have a good technique, but makes up for it in attitude. I think he was sloppy live because the Les Paul was slung so low. I’ve heard him play difficult passages on the acoustic and not miss a note, but then he’ll muff up a simple pentatonic run on the Les Paul..

Jimmy Page is a virtuoso when it comes to guitar and inspired tons of guitarists in some way he doesn't play things the same way twice but that doesn't make him sloppy he's the kind of guitarist who likes to improvise and he doesn't like to play stuff the same way twice I can listen to Zeppelin all day and not get sick of it

The Page envy never dies.

You know I don't think I've ever thought about Page's playing in LZ song's but fuck.... he is kinda sloppy it definitely sounds good but it's got this loose vibe to it.

We're too aware, and unforgiving of faults today, beautiful things come from mistakes, sloppy playing, accidents. You need technique, and mastery tho,(Page always had these things but there were other variables involved when he played) if you want to go further than getting lucky with the right combination of timing, band mates, and playing can bring you. It's an unfortunate side effect of access to information. Listen to Robert Plant, he didn't stick to the script either, it was rare in that era that anyone stuck to proper notation of their music at live events. Some of it had to do with giving the audience a unique experience, the rest was drugs, ego, influence, and lack of discipline. We're lucky they did what they did, it's a reminder of what it's about, not fame but putting yourself out there, and being vulnerable, in order to get across whatever you're trying to say. You don't always feel the same, why play the same? That's what I've always gotten from it anyway.

When at 15 I was under the tutelage of the one of the finest instructors in Chicago. I was a big Hendrix fan and during warm up I was alone in the studio playing some jazz piece when my instructor came rushing in and said stop. He said it so sternly I thought I had gotten his daughter pregnant. He asked me who had I been listening too and of course Hendrix. He glared at me and told me to stop listening to him because he was sloppy and tuned down 1/2 step. The story goes on for about four years, but it is too long for this site.

He is sloppy probably cause the thing is by his knees. Personally I think there is no good sloppy playing! Music is subjective but it’s either played well or not and I prefer when it’s played well there’s no such thing as too polished in my book just good playing. Jimmys riffs are excellent and whilst in the studio with a band creating songs he’s a genius! ❤

Page did play differently from gig to gig. This has been vastly under reported. The first band I ever saw was Led Zeppelin and I was hooked forever. When you hear these long songs, Dazed and Confused as a good example, they are different and a little sloppy but it worked.

I don't hear his sloppyness page was awesome

Can you study the isolated version of rock and roll and see that his guitar might be out of tune? He’s pretty sloppy.

There is faux sloppy. I would say that SRV has a faux sloppiness - it's a laid back feel and some of the rakes and muting give an impression of sloppiness but it is quite precise. Page on the other hand is just sloppy, especially his live playing.

No, there's no such thing as good Sloppy. A friend of mine once said to me after I had played a gig and we had issues with almost everything like cables and backline but we did play our hearts out but the public confuses technical issues with musical proficiency, my friend said - "Look Mike, forget about it, you played great it just so happens that it was a bad night, forget about the audience they don't know a guitar from their A-hole, if it had been a Prince concert Prince could have literally walked on stage, pulled down his pants, taken a dump on stage and walked off and everybody would go wild" ... And ya know what? He's right. There is no such thing as "Good sloppy" you see any sloppy player and you'll go this guy isn't good...BUUUUT since it's Mr. Page then we must reevaluate the situation and I guess his sloppy solos are good??? No, they're shit. I don't care who it is if it's good, it's good, if it's sloppy it's shit.

He started being a sloppy live guitarist around 1973. And from then onward his sloppiness increased more and more, as time went by. Listen to his live material (official and bootlegs) before 1973 and you'll confirm it.

Hi, I have been listening and playing Led Zep since I was 15 and ... I'm over 50. Jimmy Page is not sloppy. He is just like any other blues oriented musician. He improvise a lot. He tries different things live. Now we are able to here them on youtube and other site, but 40 years ago except if you bought all the bootlegs (and they we're not cheap to buy 50$ +), this was not possible. Now we can say, well that show at MSG in 1977 was not that great, not back then. Led Zeppelin almost never played a song the same way. But for the quality of his playing, well, up until 1973 was great but after that it was so so. When you do a show and you haven't been sleeping for 3 days humm ... Drugs and stardom have a lot to say. Many guitar player are better then him. They play note for note and they play fast but, none of them have been able to compose songs that touched generations and still do.

Page shoots for feel and emotion over technical. I find people playing Zeppelin licks perfectly actually borring--like a shell of what it's really about-- the emotion and feel. As a band they lived on the edge of improvisation. Learning how to improvise is the hardest part of music-- it goes with overall ability to craete on the spot. Learning something note for note is actually pretty easy. with all the resources on the internet these days.

Well, you don't really define "sloppy." Someone below suggested that Page plays "loose," but not sloppy, and I'd agree with his suggestion. And why would anyone compare studio playing to live playing??? I've heard, as you do suggest, more innovation from Page than many so-called excellent guitarists, and his production skills are second to none. I just think you need to do a little more with the word "sloppy." (And, then again, who are the people referring to Page as sloppy?)

Jimmy plays like that, and that´s the reason why we love him. He never wanted to be a VanHalen at all, so find your way to play guitar! And for the record, look what he did with a "sloppy" hand 🙂

Live Page would improvise and also was either drunk or high most of the time, but to know the true answer, simply listen to him on recordings, he's no sloppy player.

Page is a genius.

It’s called playing stoned ! if you look at his first tour with the firm he was right on the money second tour same shit you’re talking about slop! I think we love it because it’s authentic and raw

One thing you are probably to young to know but maybe not if you really studied Jimmy. From like 74 on his left hand was hurt several times he broke one of his fingers in 75 at an airport and there were other weird accidents. He played the 75 n 77 tour's with a hurt left hand and it is documented. If you listen to some bootlegs from 68 thru 72 his playing was much tighter for lack of a better term. Also his stuff in the 90's with Plant n Page as well as the Black Crows was tight. He also had a bad heroin addiction from 76 to the early 80's. In my humble opinion Jimmy might not have been the tightest guitarist but he was definitely the most innovative and original guitarists of them all. LED ZEPPELIN THE GOAT!!!

The level of sloppy depends on what you've snorted or shot up with like he did, especially live. The albums had to be precise. Live, he was totally high. Look at any videos he's in years later....he's constantly wiping his nose. When I learned Zeppelin songs, I learned the song...not the player. A long time ago, someone once told me "You could play Jimmy Page's rig, and STILL not sound like him...because you'll never get 2 critical pieces of the puzzle....his hands." So I never tried to emulate his exact sound, or style. I've played in bands, and trust me when I say if you're playing in a bar, and the crowd is hyped, and is drunk enough.......nobody notices things like that. They know the song, and they're getting into it, and you're doing a good job - mission accomplished.

Jimmy was untouchable in studio. That stuff is definitely worth studying and copying. Live - not so much.

It works for led zeppelin.

As a matter of personal preference I'd rather listen to Page's studio work over his live performances 🎸

I thought his playing was very good in his early years even the live ones. Listen to the earliest mobey dick very good playing. Him and Bonham are right on together. He's always played a little bit choppy.. but not really sloppy.

Really he was just so drunk or high during the concerts in the early years plus their concerts were like 2 hours long he also probably got tired after a little bit

I think he does not sound very good when he tries to play fast, his fingering is not clean, but it worked for his time, he would not be considered great today, but he is good, anyway

When I see the movie Song Remains the Same , almost cry . I was thinking something happen to him or was sick

After the breakout of Led Zeppelin, Page started to play worse than golden years of the band. One example of this, is his participation of Stairway to Heaven in the Live Aid.

Their is something these guys don't get. What made Jimmy Page Ritchie Blackmore Steve Howe Jeff Beck great. Is you never knew what these guys where going to do when you saw them live. Anyone of these guys could learn how to play like Eddie Van Halen Steve Vai you name it in no time. But why? their style way cooler than these high tech robots. I saw Satriani Malsteen and two other ones play I mean sure Malsteen technically better but they all sounded the same. If you had Page Beck Blackmore and say Johnny Winters man you could tell when each one was playing even if you weren't watching their styles are totally unique. Their lack of perfection makes them great. Dale

Sloppy or not, the best riff composer ever.

page was sometimes overtly sloppy, personally i think he did too much booze coke and junk etc, and went down hill as a gat player- by 1977 or whatever he just wasnt playing as well as his amazing best prior to that.

Page is way more than a guitarist.

No sloppy is good