Roger Taylor of Queen really said it all and it's cool to hear it from a tremendous musician who himself and his band idolized Led Zeppelin and was not afraid for one minute to say they were what Hard Rock is all about...he mentioned the greatest drummer in history, JOHN "BONZO" Bonham, JOHN PAUL JONES on BASS, ROBERT PLANT ON VOCALS & JIMMY PAGE ON GUITAR...The Kings of Hard Rock!!! LED "FUCKING" ZEPPELIN!!!
I used to mention or say something about Led Zeppelin and they would be somebody there they suck and I would get a sick feeling in my stomach I would think I don't like that fucker you know. So if you are a Zeppelin fan Mr White is correct.
My favourite bands, Queen and Led Zeppelin.. Just amazing, and I totally agree with Jack White.. "I kinda don't trust anybody that doesn't like Led Zeppelin"
I'm one of those lucky guys who got to see Zeppelin in their prime 4 times. Best of memories. I have met many celebrities one on one. Got a Christmas card from Elvis Costello and hugs from Diana Krall memories that I treasure for sure, but nothing compares to a Led Zeppelin concert. They were pretty special. WOW!
Roger Taylor praising Led Zeppelin - no surprise at all. He told it like it was - Led Zeppelin were pioneers - in many ways - so many ways. No one can take that away from them - whether people know it or not.
"" LZ influenced a lot of the hard rock heavy metal crowd"" Zeppelin's influence spread way beyond that. Wyclef Jean said he doesn't know a single rap or hip hip producer than doesn't nick from Zeppelin. Musically John Bonham's drums are more omnipresent and have a longer legacy than anything the Beatles ever did. The list of non hard rock artists who Zep inspired/influenced is endless, from Madonna and Lady Gaga to Katie Melua, Tori Amos, Joan Armatrading, Prince, Jeff Buckley etc
Freddie and Robert were good mates and, it's been said that Freddie's performances and on-stage persona at the beginning were vastly influenced by Robert. ..in the end, Plant performed Innuendo at Freddie's Tribute Concert in 1992 :/
Best comments Tony Iommi 5:17 Let's put in this way Can you imagine MUSIC with out Led Zeppelin? Cause I can't. Jack White 5:36 I sorta don't trust anybody who doesn't like Led Zeppelin. Kiefer 4:27 created a real fan base with out real radio support just base on their albums wow !
Only recently I even heard little Aussie pop princess Gabriella Cilmi state that Led Zeppelin and Robert Plant are her biggest idols and influence/inspiration. Zeppelin's influence spreads through rock, folk, rap/hip hop, metal, dance and pop. Just open your ears and listen mate.
Why oh why does everyone insist on comparing the Beatles, the Stones and Led Zeppelin? All three vastly different genres, approach to music, and outcomes.
Not so much comparing the styles as much as the impact. Don’t forget all three are rock bands and all three are legends but only one of those three had the biggest impact in Rock and the world and that bamd was the Beatles.
it's like the same but different I think led had a bigger impact on rock. Their second album set the bar for how a perfect hard rock album must be made. And bands like GNR and Aerosmith followed. But the Beatles had a greater impact on music overall.
wow that was really cool. i am rly glad they gave zeppelin the credit they deserved by saying they broke as many boundaries as the beatles because its very true. zeppelin in my opinion is the most diverse influential rock band of all time. each member were masters of their craft, and their will never be another zeppelin. RIP Bonham
The coolness of roger taylor coming out to the podium, the girl in the audience star struck and the guy screaming yea roger when he starts talking a true rockstar
Pretty decent induction. Great interviews. I watched the Black Sabbath UK HoF induction, and it completely sucked. Interestingly, Brian Mays inducted them. What made this induction better -- by far -- were the interviews during the video. Aerosmith, Slash, Jack White, Paul Rodgers, Iommi -- great musicians, all of whom were actually influenced by Zeppelin. So cool to see Iommi and Rodgers talking about Zeppelin. And how cool was it to hear an actor (Keifer Sutherland) talk about something and not make a complete dope out of himself? He clearly understood something about Zeppelin. The saddest part was Page accepting the honors by himself. Compared to their induction into the American RNR HoF, which Aerosmith made a mockery of, this was definitely a low key event. Too bad, given that England produced the majority of great bands.
Mr Tony Iommi "can you imagine music without led zeppelin, because I cant" - Let it be known to all zeppelin and sabbath fans fighting about whose better that even Iommi listens to zep BTW I like sabbath more but still zeppelin is amazing.
Led Zeppelin have been every bit as influential on rock music as The Beatles. I happen to love them both but I consider Zep the greatest rock band that ever stepped on a stage. A first rate top quality documentary told properly by those who understand Zep's absolutely unique brilliance, has yet to be made. The few that are out there are spotty and amateurish. Led Zeppelin and their everlasting enormous fan base deserve better.
I too cringe when people compare or put the Beatles and Zeppelin in the same category. Led Zeppelin is heavy metal for God's sake. Early Beatles, "she loves you" "I wanna hold your hand"??? Pure fluff and I love the Beatles but they are not hard rock. More like soft pasta. Lol.
Marilyn Catalano Really? Ozzy Osborne says hearing She Loves You the first time changed his life. They were one of Robert Plant’s major influences. And the Who’s. And Queen’s. And Nirvana’s. And Bob Dylan, Aerosmith, Motörhead, Bon Jovi, Springsteen, Iron Butterfly.... well, everyone, really. The Beatles were revolutionary. The road they forged from 50s rocknroll, thru their early 60s pop and into their incredible Sergeant Pepper period and afterwards was unprecedented. The anticipation for their albums and the astonishment which their work provoked are difficult to explain to someone who has only lived in the musical world they created. Fluff? Some people think the Beatles invented metal with Helter Skelter and Why Don’t We Do It In the Road. You’re entitled to your opinion, but most of the great acts that followed them strongly disagree with you. Including LZ and Sabbath. Maybe you just haven’t heard enough of their work. Odd to dismiss the Beatles on the basis of only two of their earliest songs. It’s important to understand that the distinction between rock, pop, metal etc, didn’t exist in the 60s, or even much of the 70s. Applying those categories to a 1960s band is ahistorical.
the thing that makes Bonzo different then others is the fact that he FELT his drums and his sound, his music came from the heart, he never tried to be different or tried to create cheesy stuff, he just practiced like crazy e had the best intuition for sound ever to appear on earth
I've always liked jack white. he never gets cocky or arrogant and is always very respectable. in it might get loud he was very humble and gave page the respect he deserved. most younger artists would be assholes.
"I mean, like, I sort of don't trust anybody who doesn't like Led Zeppelin. You know what I mean?" Jack White says it all, right there. Amen, brotha!!!
my god i simply am in love with zeppelin, fav. band ever. i wish i had a time machine, i was born 1991. =[ but i fell in love with this band, robert's vocals, jimmy's guitar, john paul jone's bass, john bonham, rest in peace. ahhhh why didnt my parents have me earlier!!!!!!!!!!!??????? hahaha Zeppelin forever
Zep easily remain rock's greatest band. By far the best youtube video of John Bonham is here: "Led Zeppelin - Moby Dick (Live At Royal Albert Hall 1970)". I promise you will be glad you watched it.
@fredzepp1 Agreed fred. There was just something magical about LZ, that I still cant put my finger on. They were great performers, with brilliant songs, but they had that air of mystery. They would just disappear after tours, never did interviews and rarely did tv. It was so true of LZ that less is more. The greatest band in music history? I think so by a country mile!! No one since has been close!!
I think I'm going to keep this from Jack White:"If I meet a person who doesn't like Led Zeppelin, I don't think i can trust them." Too true. Best band that has ever, and will exist on this earth, no questions asked.
I knew Jack White was influenced by Led Zeppelin. You can see it in his vids. and hear it in his music. Yeah!, that was quite a rendition of communication breakdown! Really well done! It's just a sad shame that Bonham isn't around to see all of the success and popularity of his and the rest of the Band Members music has attained over the years! They've accomplished so much in the 12yr. span they were together, I don't see that kind of "MAGIC" ever happening again in my lifetime,or anyone els's!
Best rythem section in the World : Cesar Zuiderwijk and Rinus Gerritsen, They taught Led Zeppelin the fine tuning, They toured USA before the Zeppelin toured.....
look at tony at 9:18 he was impress by wolfmother playing and they were several other ppl in this clip were headbanging too so wolfmother cover version not so bad i even enjoyed it too led zeppelin and wolfmother forever
even now they didnt give JPJ enough credit. They gave every member a big part and then just said he was a good bass player. He was a great bass player, but that wasnt even all he did. He played keyboards and mandolin 2. I would like to see any other bass player solo on a mandolin like during thats the way on how the west was one. Listen to no quarter and in the light! Fuckinggggg Brilliance! Dont worry JPJ you got my respect
no doing covers can be totally necessary and almost vital at the beginning stage of a band, it helps everybody work together and getting trimming down. how ever this cover wasn't very good.
