Band Face Off - Round 2
 

Well, Springsteen and Petty met each other in the ring, and while Bruce looked like he could sustain quite a few punches, skinny-boy Tom left The Boss bruised and bloody with 29 glorious votes to Springsteen's not too shabby show of 17.

So Round 1 to Petty, and his Heartbreakers of course, although the vote is still open!

Onto Round 2.

Both of these ear-deafening British rock legends have amps that go up to 11, but which will you choose?

Oh and don't forget to defend your choice.

Wow, that's a tough one for me. they're both very good. I gave a slight edge to The Who though.

Round 2: Led Zeppelin
 

Because Roger Daltry and Pete Townshend are both super creepy. :wavey:

Hey this brings up something I heard awhile back. I had heard that The Who and Led Zepplin didnt like each other that much, especially Pete Townsend and Jimmy Page. Is there any trugh to this?

The Who. Never got into Led Zeppelin very much, though I do like quite a few songs. I personally love Roger Daltrey's voice; their early albums are almost flawless and obviously had a great deal of influence on punk, musically and thematically.

I flipped a coin cuz I don't listen to either of them.

The Who, it is.

Thats as good as reason as any. :thumbsup:

Like both...
 

but have to go with Led Zep.

Oh my, make it difficult for a displaced rock chick why dontcha? Ok....Led Zep it is. Only cos my local biker bar always plays "Rock and Roll" real loud, real late and I tend to start the dancing. :) I'm tempted to go back and vote again to cancel my vote out tho. I swear I was born to late.........

~Nicki

Vote again huh? U sure you're not from Chicago? :laugh:

Led Zep, hands down. The songwriting, vocals and musicianship appeal to me more than The Who and that's saying something. I like The Who but there will never, ever be anopther Led Zep.

DO you think they'll ever reunite with Jason Bonham on drums. Boy, I wonder what kind of a pirce that ticket would fetch?

Didn't Page play guitar on "I Can't Explain"?

Led Zeppelin

This one isn't even close. I've never really liked The Who.

I picked LZ, but only because I like Tina Turner's version of Whole Lotta Love, and Stevie's rendition of Rock & Roll. I really don't like either of these bands. Although, Tina did a fine version of Acid Queen. Hmm...

led zep
 

although i love The Who.

Almost nothing beats Physical Graffiti, I, II and III and IV. That's just too much strength.

Led Zeppelin, no contest. The had the best living rock guitar player and Robert Plant's voice is way better than Roger Daltrey's for me.

Romy

And, Donovan's "Sunshine Superman" & "Season Of The Witch".

The big "yes, he did/no, he didn't" song about Jimmy Page was The Kinks "You Really Got Me" (not "I Can't Explain")..Jimmy says he came up with the riff & played guitar on it, Dave Davies says "no, f***ing way". That's where the big "bad vibes" is...not between Jimmy & the Who.

I voted for the Who...they've been around longer...plus, I'm only just now coming out the other side of my "I'm so sick of Led Zeppelin I could puke" phase.

Led Zeppelin
 

Well, this one was easy!! The Who doesn't come close to Led Zeppelin. Not in their dreams IMO

Led Zeppelin. Never could get in to The Who. Slept for 2 hours in the San Diego Sports Arena (sometime in the 70's) waiting for Zeppelin to show up very late for their concert. It was worth the wait!

Meh...when are we gonna do the Billie vs. Ella face off? :D

Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

to quote La Nicks - it was really too much talent on stage :laugh:

The Who. I love both bands, and I admit I have more Zep than Who, but I think The Who were more original throughout their career, relatively speaking. And, they invented the rock opera, which may actually hurt them.

That reminds me of one of the funniest comments I've ever heard. Once, Keith Richards said he couldn't imagine working with singer as flamboyant as Robert Plant. Ummm, Keith...

The Who. :nod: I've never really listened to LZ, though I am familiar with their work. But it was my dad that introduced me to The Who, since he's a fan. So, while growing up, I was always forced to listen to them. Not that it was a hardship. ;)

:laugh: you'll grow out of it - actually swing your guitar and break your hand Mr. Baba O'Reilly :laugh:

Seriously, The Who are amongst the best of the best. I love all there stuff - Quadrophenia, Tommy, etc. - Hell, I even loved "Athena" and "Eminence Front" from Its Hard.

But, LZ is just a little better IMO - though in this class second is really first as well.

Tough one. Well, Led Zeppelin is one of my all time favorites...so I guess it isn't that hard. THey are, in my opinion, one of the best rock and roll bands ever.

Ditto. Never got into any of their music.

I'm not a fan of either one, but I dislike The Who whereas I'm mostly indifferent to Led Zep. Songs like "Squeezebox" and "Teenage Wasteland" just annoy the sh*t out of me. In fact the only Who song I've heard and actually enjoyed is "Behind Blue Eyes." There's at least a handfull of Zep songs that I like, "Kashmir" above all.

Didn't they play a one off together at the Atlantic Records thing a while back?

It's "Baba O'Riley." :woohoo:

I think Fleetwood Mac's "Thunder Only Happens When It's Raining," the Grateful Dead's "I Will Get By" and John Lennon's "Well We All Shine On" are annoying, too.

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

And a Who song by any other name still annoys the hell out me.

Don't really care for the who.

Who!
 

Pretty easy. I grew up with the Who when I was 17-20. The band had four distinct personalities who all sounded like they were soloing all the time and yet it all came together in a magical way. Their catalogue has moments of utter chaos and power (classic endings to "My Generation", "Sparks"), vulnerability and beauty ("Tattoo", "Love Reign O'er Me", etc.) and just plain weird ("Cobwebs And Strange", "Boris The Spider"). Pete Townshend was one of the great showmen and songwriters of all the time. Oh, and I find a few of his solo albums (Rough Mix [with Ronnie Lane] Empty Glass, All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes) far more fascinating than any Zeppelin solo product.

Led Zeppelin were a great band too, but I've always preferred Daltrey to Plant as a singer anyway, I find some of Plant's vocalizing pretty annoying sometimes. Favourite Zeppelin song? "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You". And we all know Lux wants her "Tangerine".

Oh, and to the doubters of The 'Oo, watch The Kids Are Alright. That movie can even convert a stone.

Oh well
 

Damn I love that song. I don't know how anyone couldn't! :shrug: Oh well, to each there own.