Reply #13: I stopped listening to Led Zeppelin, [View All]

[Dirk39]

when I was about 12. I became a Clash fan, when I was 16. In a way, the Clash did fit to much into a rock-scheme - that's the reason, they're so popular in the USA:-), somehow this ironic intellectual british spirit got lost...
I still like the Clash somehow, while Zep seems somehow embarassing to me. That hard-rock-penis thing, that stupid lyrics, this stupid Robert Plant...
Seems to me that in the sixties, the idiotic side of Led Zeppelin was not so much on the surface, 'cause they were a kind of heavy-metal band that seemed to be related to that flower power thing - esp. on Led Zeppelin III. Flower power died and only stupid heavy metal sexism remained.

There are still things I like about Led Zeppelin: like Kashmir, like Led Zeppelin III. But I have to forget about some things to really enjoy them. Sometimes I wake up and think: how stupid is this?

"CBS promote the Clash, but it's not for revolution it's just for cash"
The Crass,
Dirk