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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger
I know nothing about technical ability or any of that shit but it's always puzzled me why John Bonham is so highly rated & Bill Ward isn't.
His style always reminded me somewhat of a jazz drummer, he always seemed more versatile to me.
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In commercial terms Sabbath are not regarded enough when put against Zeppelin which is ridiculous because Ward was never predictable. He was as heavy as **** but had amazing little flourishes that complimented Sabbath (along with Geezers bass playing) and gave them a very unique sound whereas Zeppelin are just a heavy Blues band that happened to have a great frontman and more commercially appealing songs.
As a guitarist in the technical sense Page is far better than Iommi but in terms of original sound and texture Iommi is miles ahead. No one will ever come close to his riffs in Metal (but that is the whole point. Metal is still frowned upon so he will never get the accolades he deserves outside of the genre).