This weeks suggestion comes from twitter “friend” @0317, so follow that shit if you’re feeling it. She suggested that I nope “hating on Led Zeppelin for being overrated” Gladly! I can’t imagine hating on Led Zeppelin for anything. In fact I posted a link recently, I believe, of Zeppelin songs for haters. I think too many people are stuck on the stoners-in-front-of-high-school version of Zep which would be stuff like “Immigrant Song” and “Black Dog”, but all it takes is one headphones pass at “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You” to know you had the wrong idea all along.

But overrated? Yea right! There is no rating high enough for the mighty Zep. Have you ever seen those early concerts? What is the god of modern guitar wearing? Chainmail and a battleaxe? Hell know, he’s sporting an argyle sweater vest. Can you front on that? No way. Then one look at their catalog of songs and it’s easy to see they were the 70s. Period. Yea there were other good bands, but then there was Zep. Sure some of their stuff is lifted, but whose isn’t? If you don’t call that making it your own, I don’t know what qualifies.

Zep, zep, zep, zep zep zep… zep. I could go on and on. Everyone should read Hammer of the Gods to get a good picture of Zep, or listen to the BBC sessions if you don’t fully get why John Bonham gets so much drummer love. Even when they sucked, they we’re good. “All of My Love” and “In the Evening”? Yea, definitely tickling the beginning of a coked out 80s, but still so good.

There are so many bands I can understand hating on, even ones I love. If you can’t stand The Smiths, I can totally get it. The shit is fagtastic. The Beatles overrated? Maybe, but I love em. But don’t mess with my Zep. If you have nothing nice to say, go get your ears checked because they are obviously broken.