Tony Iommi or Jimmy Page?

slatesphanboi · 01-27-2012, 09:54 AM

Jimmy Page!

Not only do I think he is a better guitar player (sadly Iommi did lose part of his finger so the fact he is not as good is not his fault) but Page was also into paranormalism which gives him a cool 'image'

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n the early 1970s Page owned an occult bookshop and publishing house, "The Equinox Booksellers and Publishers" in Kensington High Street, London, eventually closing it as the increasing success of Led Zeppelin resulted in his having insufficient time to devote to it. The company published a facsimile of English occultist's Aleister Crowley's 1904 edition of The Goetia.[141] Page has maintained a strong interest in Crowley for many years. In 1978, he explained:

I feel Aleister Crowley is a misunderstood genius of the 20th century. Because his whole thing was liberation of the person, of the entity, and that restrictions would foul you up, lead to frustration which leads to violence, crime, mental breakdown, depending on what sort of makeup you have underneath. The further this age we're in now gets into technology and alienation, a lot of the points he's made seem to manifest themselves all down the line.[142]

Page was commissioned to write the soundtrack music for the film Lucifer Rising by another occultist and Crowley admirer, underground movie director Kenneth Anger.

Jimmy Page - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

FRED HALE SR. · 01-27-2012, 10:14 AM

[QUOTE=Unknown Soldier;1146707]You think the first couple of Rush albums compare to one of the classic Led Zep albums?

Well i did state that already. I wouldn't say the musicianship falls off much, I just cant stand Robert Plants voice. Alot of people would state they despise Geddy Lees voice, but I find it to be a big part of the Rush magic.

And i'll stand by my original post and say Page does alot of senseless noodling. Hes clearly got a wonderful ability to play blues guitar, which i think was his calling. I still think Iommi's big sound is what speaks to me personally, and his riffs are so chunky he should make peanut butter with them.

Unknown Soldier · 01-27-2012, 10:18 AM

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You think the first couple of Rush albums compare to one of the classic Led Zep albums?

Well i did state that already. I wouldn't say the musicianship falls off much, I just cant stand Robert Plants voice. Alot of people would state they despise Geddy Lees voice, but I find it to be a big part of the Rush magic.

And i'll stand by my original post and say Plant does alot of senseless noodling. Hes clearly got a wonderful ability to play blues guitar, which i think was his calling. I still think Iommi's big sound is what speaks to me personally, and his riffs are so chunky he should make peanut butter with them.

People either love or hate the voices of both Plant and Lee, with not too many people falling in between. Personally I love both, as both are iconic with each band's respective sounds. From personal experience though, I think more people are turned off by Geddy Lee's voice than that of Robert Plant though.

FRED HALE SR. · 01-27-2012, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.

People either love or hate the voices of both Plant and Lee, with not too many people falling in between. Personally I love both, as both are iconic with each band's respective sounds. From personal experience though, I think more people are turned off by Geddy Lee's voice than that of Robert Plant though.

I would certainly agree with that, From experience this is usually the case.

Unknown Soldier · 01-27-2012, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

I would certainly agree with that, From experience this is usually the case.

Glad we agree, as I'm off now to have a pizza

Howard the Duck · 01-27-2012, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

Lifeson is a very good guitarist.

I've been listening to sabbath all this morning. I think iommi owns page. He can play just as fast, if not faster. He had a great style. He played so many great, classic riffs. He is the king of the heavy riff. He was a pioneer, one of the first to drop his tuning down, which became a big part of heavy metal. You can hear some heavy palm muted riffs in some sabbath songs. Of course the palm muted riffing would become a signature part of heavy metal. I can't think of anyone that was doing that before him. Iommi all the way.

"djent"

blastingas10 · 01-28-2012, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

"djent"

huh?

Howard the Duck · 01-28-2012, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

huh?

sub-genre of metal which mostly uses palm-muted riffs

**Frownland** · 01-28-2012, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

Lifeson is a very good guitarist.

I've been listening to sabbath all this morning. I think iommi owns page. He can play just as fast, if not faster. He had a great style. He played so many great, classic riffs. He is the king of the heavy riff. He was a pioneer, one of the first to drop his tuning down, which became a big part of heavy metal. You can hear some heavy palm muted riffs in some sabbath songs. Of course the palm muted riffing would become a signature part of heavy metal. I can't think of anyone that was doing that before him. Iommi all the way.

Speed =/= skill, this is but a common fallacy.

blastingas10 · 01-28-2012, 10:58 AM

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Speed =/= skill, this is but a common fallacy.

I completely agree. I was just throwing that out there for people who love speed. Im not a believer that technical ability is what really matters. But, how do you measure skill?

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FRED HALE SR. Neo-Maxi-Zoom-Dweebie Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: So-Cal Posts: 3,752	[QUOTE=Unknown Soldier;1146707]You think the first couple of Rush albums compare to one of the classic Led Zep albums? Well i did state that already. I wouldn't say the musicianship falls off much, I just cant stand Robert Plants voice. Alot of people would state they despise Geddy Lees voice, but I find it to be a big part of the Rush magic. And i'll stand by my original post and say Page does alot of senseless noodling. Hes clearly got a wonderful ability to play blues guitar, which i think was his calling. I still think Iommi's big sound is what speaks to me personally, and his riffs are so chunky he should make peanut butter with them.