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Originally Posted by blastingas10
I think The Allman Brothers were definitely more technical than Zeppelin. Zeppelin played faster and harder so that could easily fool some people into thinking they were more technical than the Allmans. They Allmans wrote deeper, more complex songs; Zeppelin wrote simpler, more poppy songs. John Bohnam is great but the Allmans rhythm section was better, and they don't get near as much credit. Duane and Dickey Betts used Jazz techniques quite a bit in their guitar playing as well.
Just found this article, it's probably not true but still funny. I wish Duane would have kicked that douche bags ass
Robert Plant beaten up by Duane Allman in US |
I really don't know why you're comparing the Allmans with Led Zeppelin here based around technicality. The Allmans played their own style of southern rock based around their own unique sound and Led Zep were certainly not playing fast to con people into believing that they were more technical than they actually were. The Allmans defined what Southern rock was, whilst Led Zep basically defined what hard rock was all about in the early 1970s.