Oh well. I like to talk about bands I do like anyway

That's because they're about as similar to Zeppelin as Joy Division.

I'd rather listen to Superunknown than a Zeppelin album and I don't even have to weigh the choice.

Soundgarden?

Sí. Seems like the only similarity is loud guitars in an accessible context.

Yikes!

I mean I can't point to this or that that's clearly cribbed from Zeppelin but I definitely get a Zep vibe from Soundgarden. Especially with Chris Cornell's voice caterwauling over the proceedings as if he's clearly a fan of Robert Plant. It's not a 1-to-1 comparison or a ripoff but I definitely hear the Zep influence in a hard to articulate way.

Just seems like a general rock influence that Zep played a major role in establishing to me. I hear just as much Syd Barrett in Cornell tbh, and I'm not just saying that to annoy the **** out of elphenor even though that's a big part of me bringing it up.

Yeah I agree, but a lot of the directness melded with more relatively adventurous songwriting still have a certain Zep feel (if you replace blues rock with Melvins sludge I guess), and Cornell is very much influenced by Plant, especially when he hits those higher notes. I mean if Soundgarden were influenced by 70s hard rock in general then of course Zepplin are going to be in there to a large degree unless they were actively avoiding Zeppelin influences.

If it gives you any solace I knew they sucked from the get go. It didn’t just age poorly. Their fans have always been completely lost. Not catchy. No decent hooks. Pushes no boundaries. Generic. Just ****ing worthless. They were boring as **** live too. Deserved to be heckled.