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However, one of his qualities has always been the ability to play totally shite on occasions - it seems he's always been like this.
When he's on form, though, I reckon he's a truly great guitarist. I think he's a 'feel' player - if he's not feeling it, then you're gonna know it.
I've always felt, as well, that Led Zeppelin were a classic example of a band that were more than the sum of the parts. There was a special chemistry between the four of them that elevated it to something very special when the stars were aligned correctly.
I think Page was the chemistry in Zeppelin, not only through playing.
"Since I've been loving you" sums up the greatness of the Les Paul in one single track.
HTWWW is Page atbthe height of his flash bastard powers: young, healthy, still hungry and riding the crest of a musical wave.
Unledded= Pagey older and post- addiction. It's also more of an ensemble piece. Less showy but a good showing. Midfield anchor rather than flash playmaker.
Yeah I'd take the HTWWW Page every te as a player, but on Unledded he proves what a great musician he can still be and some of the acoustic parts are really heartfelt.
My brother was at Knebworth and he too mentioned Pageys shocking playing, it was so bad he fell asleep half way through.
It wasn't the tone that bothered me it was his inability to play the solos in the manner of the records. Most of his single line playing seemed sloppy and out of time. A shame because I loved what he did on record.
I know i'm going to be in the minority here. But someone bought me the Greatest hit's of Zep on a double CD (older stuff, newer stuff). And all I could think was, what must the worst of Zep sound like?
Zep seem to be a couple of flashes of utter genius in a load of unlistenable nonsense to me.
It's always great when people mistake not personally liking a legendary band with justifying an opinion that they are over rated. Take any of the following 10 artists -
With each of these in my lifetime I have heard a fair few people label them as being overrated. The main motivator for this is to justify the fact that the person does not like them or naïve assumption that labelling someone as overrated adds weight to their opinion. The is no issue in simply disliking a band or artist but to ignore the million and million of sales along with the longevity of their careers and still draw the conclusion that they must be musically overrated probably misses the whole point of why people make and listen to music and just looks a bit foolish. If the success and longevity of these artists still sees them being labelled as overrated then I am curious as to what measure we are using to justify a bands entitlement to recognition.
But when I buy a ticket to go and see Page or Dylan, I know all they're going to do is shamble on stage and take the piss.
THAT'S why people call them overrated.
“Theory is something that is written down after the music has been made so we can explain it to others”– Levi Clay
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