Tony Iommi or Jimmy Page?

Peppermint4life · 01-24-2012, 02:38 AM

Both are great players. But I'd take Heartbreaker over anything Iommi played.

blastingas10 · 01-24-2012, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

The worst thing is comparing 2 guitarists that are nothing alike.

If you listen to their music and don't hear some similarities between their heavy bluesy style then you must be deaf.

Howard the Duck · 01-24-2012, 04:07 AM

Iommi for me

Iommi was an innovator whilst Page just improved what was already around

edit - i believed i said the same thing when blastingas brought up Hendrix vs Page

blastingas10 · 01-24-2012, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

polls are the worst thing going on here at Musicbanter. The bump threads with no post and drive me ****ing bat**** crazy.

edit: and **** you.

**** me? **** you.

TheBig3 · 01-24-2012, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

If you listen to their music and don't hear some similarities between their heavy bluesy style then you must be deaf.

If you're heavily invested in those sounds the differences between two players can sound miles apart. If you listen to a more global offering then they start to seem closer together. Its all relative. Page and Iommi sound nothing alike until you ask about Page, Iommi, and Pat Metheny.

blastingas10 · 01-24-2012, 02:58 PM

They don't always sound alike. Obviously they have their differences, but to say they sound nothing alike is completely wrong. There are some solos of theirs that sound pretty similar. I'll have to post a couple

Garrett · 01-24-2012, 03:12 PM

I was more of a Led Zeppelin fan growing, so Jimmy Page gets my vote. Iommi is a class act and has my respect! I was lucky enough to have seen both Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath in concert.

Dr_Rez · 01-24-2012, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

If you listen to their music and don't hear some similarities between their heavy bluesy style then you must be deaf.

Listen to any 2 rock guitarists and their will be similarities. Lets face it though, Page is known or helping write the book on blues rock. Iommi wrote the book on metal nearly single handedly. If you want similar listen to Rush's first album. Working Man could have been Iommi playing.

blastingas10 · 01-24-2012, 08:21 PM

Eh, I guess. I disagree. Take Robbie Robertson for example, and compare him to Jimmy page. There certainly arent as many similarities between their playing as there are between page and iommi. Not all rock guitarists are as similar as page and iommi. Iommi may have wrote the book on heavy metal, but he was also a bluesy player. And I disagree that page wrote the book on blues rock, but he was also heavy bluesy player.

Dr_Rez · 01-24-2012, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by blastingas10

Eh, I guess. I disagree. Take Robbie Robertson for example, and compare him to Jimmy page. There certainly arent as many similarities between their playing as there are between page and iommi. Not all rock guitarists are as similar as page and iommi. Iommi may have wrote the book on heavy metal, but he was also a bluesy player. And I disagree that page wrote the book on blues rock, but he was also heavy bluesy player.

If you dont think Page was one of the biggest influences in nearly ever blues rock player today your kidding yourself. Sure he wasnt Hendrix, but was about as close as one could get.

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01-24-2012, 02:38 AM	#11 (permalink)
Peppermint4life Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: KY Posts: 73	Both are great players. But I'd take Heartbreaker over anything Iommi played.

01-24-2012, 02:58 PM	#16 (permalink)
blastingas10 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,126	They don't always sound alike. Obviously they have their differences, but to say they sound nothing alike is completely wrong. There are some solos of theirs that sound pretty similar. I'll have to post a couple

01-24-2012, 03:12 PM	#17 (permalink)
Garrett Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 478	I was more of a Led Zeppelin fan growing, so Jimmy Page gets my vote. Iommi is a class act and has my respect! I was lucky enough to have seen both Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath in concert.

01-24-2012, 08:21 PM	#19 (permalink)
blastingas10 Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,126	Eh, I guess. I disagree. Take Robbie Robertson for example, and compare him to Jimmy page. There certainly arent as many similarities between their playing as there are between page and iommi. Not all rock guitarists are as similar as page and iommi. Iommi may have wrote the book on heavy metal, but he was also a bluesy player. And I disagree that page wrote the book on blues rock, but he was also heavy bluesy player.