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Originally Posted by Chula Vista
Feel the same way about Zep's I'm Gonna Crawl, their last official release. (Coda was old outtakes that were released to satisfy a contract with Atlantic Records)
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As someone who thinks that Bonham is the essence Zeppelin, I think that if Bonzo's Montreaux was the closer on Coda, then it would be the perfect swan song for Zeppelin. I feel like Bonham's both overrated and underrated at the same time. Overrated because a lot of people only call him great because he was in Zeppelin without thinking about why that makes him a great drummer. Underrated not only because of his exceptional playing, but because he drives the group in such a direct but also almost understated way when compared to the flamboyance of Page and Plant. It might just be because so many people borrow from his influence in the emptiest way possible, but his playing also has an air of actually playing music like a jazz man instead of just checking all of the "right" boxes. Your track is a lot more fair to the whole group since it's more in line with what defines their discog though.
Back on topic Rush is neat. I only ever listen to the early stuff. If they only released the song 2112, that alone would be enough for them to deserve their legacy.