Sorry, the band has a double EP out, not 2 LPs

I like led zeppelin

Led zeppelin best to worst

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I was playing MLB the show 18. Safari song is on there I was like “did they actually put a Zeppelin fine I haven’t heard on here?!” And then I saw it was GVF. It’s definitely pushing up on the line of imitation but I guess if you are going to imitate something and you picked Zep well hats off. I just hope it brings more people back to rock and blues.

While I don't think "sounding like Led Zeppelin" should be something that is applauded, I do think that "sounding like Led Zeppelin" does show a lot of potential for growth. Rush's first album sounded a hell of a lot like Zep and when it was first played on the radio some people mistook it for Zep. Greta Van Fleet has a lot of talent and potential, but they need to find their own sound.

I think it’s pretty silly to want a band that sounds exactly like Led Zeppelin. That doesn’t interest me. If I want to listen to Led Zeppelin, I’ll listen to them. Why would I want to hear an imitation? Can’t stand the comments on their videos. Finally! REAL rock is back! Too ignorant and close minded to notice all the great rock bands releasing music, but someone blatantly ripping off Zeppelin is the “future of rock”. Stupid af.

Seriously, it's been almost 40 years. Zeppelin isn't ever coming back and I'd like to hear more music in that mold. Bring it on. As far as Rival Sons go, they have multiple classic influences. I hear a lot of Free in there, and if you have their early self-released stuff, you can play spot the influence. There is a very blatant Beatles tune, for example. Most of these reverential bands are long gone with no new music ever coming. If someone loves that style and wants to continue in that mold, more power to them.

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"They're backflipping over the line" LOL

I never thought I would hear someone talked down to because they sound like Robert Plant lol

Speaking of Zeppelin, can you please do a worst to best or a review?

I think they're good but I can't get the feeling out of my head that I'm listening to a tribute act and it rubs me the wrong way

Here's my take. Greta Van Fleet isn't really for the people who were teens and twenties when Led Zeppelin was popular. They are just starting out, learning the music, and learning how they play. They have their own music. It's original lyrics and melodies. Yes they sound like the hard rock groups, especially Led Zeppelin, from the 70s, but what do you expect from a hard rock band that plays that style of music. Every band needs a place to start, and Greta Van Fleet started strong. I am confident that in the future, not only will they improve, but find their own sound.

I like this band and I like how they do sound somewhat like Led Zeppelin. The thing I don't like is that in an interview they tried to say they never listened or played LZep covers until 2 yrs or whatever into playing in public. You don't just happen to sound like LZep like that sorry. No need to lie about it. Own it.

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Remember, these kids are young and have lots of development and growth ahead of them.

I definetly think the lead singer sounds like Robert Plant but at times he sounds like Axel Rose to me too. But who cares? If you like the band then like them and enjoy the music. Sometimes we tend to overthink things and pick things to death. Just crank the volume and get your rock on.

Aren't these guys like 19 years old? They'll grow.

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I really enjoyed listening to Greta Van Fleet, however I do think that they sound too much like Led Zeppelin though. I think that if they were a band in any other decade, there would be backlash for sounding too much like them. However, since it's 2017 and rock music is virtually nonexistant, Greta Van Fleet seems like a breath of fresh air, at least for me. Especially since they sound so different then any other rock music that's been released this year. I do hope they develop their sound in the future to make it more of their own. They're obviously talented and quite young, so I don't think that that's to far out of the realms of possibility. I'm excited to see what they'll do next.

This aged like gold

whenever i hear these guys- it just makes me want to turn them off and listen to zeppelin...

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There was a few “knock offs” in the late 80’s early 90’s of Zepplin sounding bands .. “Kingdom Come” was one .. I remember we used to call them Kingdom “Clone” lol. I had the same thought about GVF. I let my imagination start to wander wondering if some of these tunes weren’t “shelved” by Plant and Page only to have them resurrected by someone who would carry or rekindle the torch. Suffice to say GVF are the right band at the right time as this genre has virtually been MIA for at least 15 years.

I actually agree at this point the band is running a marathon over that line, but they are also young and I feel like they now have opportunity to explore their own sound.

For being a Zepplin Fan it's great to have bands like this. It's like hearing a long lost album that is full of #1 hits. These kids have talent unlike the one hit wonders that come and go in this generation. It was a great sound and I'd love to see more of this type of music being revived.

I thought you were going to talk about Greta Van Fleet, but that supremacist rant was ok too, Melôn.

Greta Van Fleet is doing the most Led Zepplin thing by stealing someone else's work.

Robert Plant doesn't care. And neither do I. I like them.

The fact that these guys are kids pretty much means they can potentially get better at their craft. They will most likely take on different influences in their future albums. Really enjoying their music so far.

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It doesn´t matter to me if they sound too much like Led Zeppelin or not. They have a good energy and they are writing great songs! I definitely will buy their album.

I feel like if someone was imitating an active artist like, say, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, I would not like them as much and that would cross a border for me, but since Zeppelin is done, this is almost like new Led Zeppelin music and it's cool to hear something new. I'm really interested to see how Zeppelin will react to Greta Van Fleet, though, because I'm sure they will hear about them if they haven't already.

I enjoy Greta Van Fleet, it's fun to hear them play music somewhat similar to my favorite band Led Zeppelin (the singer is 110% trying his best to be literally Robert Plant, it's not even subtle, but it's fun). But that's just it, they're "fun", they won't go down in history at all, they're just one tier above a cover band basically. When people compare them to Zeppelin that's cool and all, but where people cross the line is when they try to put GVF actually up there with Zeppelin. Sorry GVF, but you will NEVER come close to what Zeppelin did, the stuff Zeppelin composed was so drastically better in every way what GVF is doing. GVF is basically the dollar store off brand version of Zeppelin that just attempted to copy the ingredients of Zeppelin but only got a small fraction of it down. The only person in the band that came somewhat close to a Zeppelin member is the singer, but even then he still doesn't have the soul of Plant (also when you flat out copy something you're immediately significantly less respected than the original, because copying isn't hard, creating is) But again, I enjoy GVF still because a dollar store off brand of arguably one of the best rock bands ever to exist is still a pretty good band, just stay in your lane and don't try to actually compare yourself to Zeppelin.

Zeppelin's originality is what made them the "biggest band of the 70's". All of these revivalist rock bands seem to forget that. Zeppelin were heavily influenced by blues artists for example, but did that mean they played songs sounding identical to that era and dress up like those artists? Did Jimmy Page play on a big-ass jazz box guitar because John Lee Hooker did so? No, and if they did they sure as hell wouldn't have been relatable to the baby boomer generation and would most likely have been shrugged off as a novelty act.

does designer sound *TOO* *MUCH* like future?

Hey man, thanks for taking the time. I think their first EP (the one with Highway Tune) on it was much more evocative than their new EP. "Talk on the Street" which I'm listening to right now is a much more straight out rocker than "Flower Power" which is off the charts "Zeppy" (I made that word up). I give these kids a lot of credit. I've seen them play live twice and spoken to the drummer Daniel Wagner for some time. They're kids. Give them some time to find their sound. It's a nice thought exercise you've done but if anything I view the first EP as an homage, not a ripoff.

It was really when I saw them live. I heard there music and I just thought they sounded like zeppelin but in a good way. Then I saw them live and the way the all dressed and the way the lead singer moved around just screamed cover band. Just a bit to similar for my tastes

Never heard of these guys and it's like Led Zeppelin is putting out more material, it's pretty great. I think normally a bad thing when a band sounds like an older band but I think I'm giving them an exception since it does legit sound like them and I do love Led Zeppelin.

Folks, you need to remember that LZ's first album was released in 1969. Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee were still in middle school, and were absolutely influenced by LZ. You can't blame Rush for trying to emulate them in 1973. It's not how you start, but how you finish. Considering how Rush started, how they progressed is a remarkable testament to their talent and dedication. "The sincerest form of flattery is imitation." As GVF ages, they'll develop their own unique sound. Once upon a time, Interpol was hailed as the second coming of Ian Curtis & Joy Division. Eventually Interpol got sick of being asked about the JD influence, and their music evolved.

It's funny to see people say they sound like led but they don't care. That's so stupid it's not even funny.

Deja Vu!!! We were through this already 30 years ago when a bunch of bands came out with a highly Zeppelinesque sound, most notoriously Kingdom Come (see Get it On or What Love Can Be from their 1988 debut), and got a hammering in the magazines (no social media then). Gary Moore even wrote a song about these bands in '89 called Led Clones.

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Look these guys are talented no doubt but they really need to get more original with their sound

I do agree, but I think with time they will start to develop their sound and get way better. I do think they are wearing their influences a lot right now. I have hope for them

i have no problem with them sounding like Zep. i love Gretta Van Fleet, and i love Zep! im so happy a new band has come that makes music that gives me the same feeling as Zep. if your a real fan of any band that no longer performs, at one point t you wish they would come make and make one more album. well heres a band with that feeling that looks like they will be around for a bit. besides if this is how they sound, and what naturally flows from their minds hands and mouth why is that so bad? i mean its not like they are just covering zep and passing it off as theirs. its all original work!

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I definitely agree that they sound too much like Zeppelin, but I’m really happy to hear new music that has that sound and I’ll be really excited if they are able to do something unique since I get the feeling that the talent is there. Sorry, I mean memes.

I'd rather just listen to Zeppelin

Ok so this bugs me. Rival Sons sounds like Zeppelin in their debut, but then they branch out, and that's fine. But people are shitting on GVF for sounding like Zeppelin on their EP's, before they've ever put an album out? We haven't given them a chance yet to prove that they can branch out. Don't write the band off before they've even released their debut.

I've actually thought a lot about how they do almost sound too much like led zeppelin, but damn I've had From the Fires on just about repeat since it came out. It's like, even though I love it, I find myself thinking how weird it is that they sound so damn similar to Zep. Anyway, I personally look forward to what Greta Van Fleet can do in the future, whether they continue to make Zep-like material or being to carve their own path, I think they're a group of talented kids that could do a lot.

They're awesome; but still kids. Let them grow and find more of their own voice. Oasis was originally criticized for sounding too much like the Beatles, but I still listen to them and love their songs. I'm happy that this band will turn another generation onto Led Zeppelin.

I feel like the band only has three songs (highway tune, flower power, safari song) that really scream Zeppelin to me. Those were all on their introductory album which I believe was smart because it got people talking about them. The last song on that album was black smoke rising which felt out of place on that album to me. Once they released their double Ep I realized why they included it. It was a taste of what else they could do which they expanded on in the new songs introduced in from the fires. They definitely have their own (albeit still retro sound). I think that associating themselves with one of the greatest bands of all time before carving out their own sound was an intentional and very smart marketing plan.

Emerson argued, everything is original-pastiche is by definition "an original copy." What makes what Zeppelin did original was how they adapted old sounds and created a universe out of them. What GFV is doing is pastiche; they're not adapting anything into a new context; they're just copying. Pastiche is a mold that reeks of monotony and creative bankruptcy. Frankly, these kids should be embarrassed by their Wal-Mart Hippie, PR-hyped brand of inauthenticity. To quote Emerson: "Envy is ignorance...imitation is suicide."

I'd agree GVF are way overstepping the boundary, and the fact that their songs, drums, and bass aren't as good either only adds to what I don't like about them. They're entire point is to give off Led Zep vibes, but nothing more than that. This band is uncanny, and that's not a good thing. If they write a Stairway To Heaven tier song, that's when I'll take interest, but till then, they've submitted themselves to living in the shadow of their idols. "Don't follow in your heroes footsteps; seek what they sought."

In an age of overproduced “auto-tune” reliant pop singers and sound alike country artists that can only write lyrics pertaining to three topics: beer, their pickup trucks and some girl’s ass, Greta Van Fleet is a breath of fresh air. They’re still young, so their songwriting will evolve and so will their sound. In the meantime, I’ll embrace and support them with the hopes that other young artists follow their lead and resurrect rock n roll from its ashes because it is sorely missed.

When I first heard Karnivool I remember thinking that they sounded a lot like Tool but I'd never write them off as mere copycats. With Greta Van Fleet, all I hear is a band trying as hard as possible to sound like Zeppelin (particularly the blues-rock of their first two records). I have to give it to the lead singer, he does a hell of a Plant impression, but I'm not particularly impressed by what I've heard so far. All that said, they're pretty young, so it's possible their sound will develop into something less derivative.

A song is as good as the sum of its parts. The biggest problem with GVF is that as much as they try to sound like Led Zeppelin, they are not Led Zeppelin. The voice is almost identical to Plant's and the riffs sound like something Page would've written but at the end of the day the guitar player can't play like Page, or the bassist like Jones, or the drummer like Bonham. Plus those four had amazing chemistry together. You cannot replicate that.

They are still young and their sound can still evolve and achange

I can't listen to RUSH by Rush without hearing Led Zeppelin

For a first EP's I think it is really amazing and I really enjoyed it. I hope and expect that they will grow into their own sound as they write more music.

This band are for kids who are going through that "i was born in the wrong generation" phase 😆

Its crazing hearing you talk about these guys I went to highschool with

Being from Michigan I'm excited for these guys but they NEED to find an original style or they aren't gonna make it.

For some reason, the demeanour of the band gives me creepy vibes. I’ve watched them playing live and it was uncanny to look at, and unpleasant.

If they didn’t sound so much like Zep we probably never would’ve heard of them. It got them their break and the radio definitely needs some good old fashioned rock like this. Now they have a chance to freely create and still get heard. I hope they keep rocking and find their own style and place.

I'm just so happy we have a new, popular rock band bringing some power and fun to their music. The new stuff that's played on my local stations for the last few years has been nauseating. I think the popular GVF songs are definitely more Zeppelin than original, but I think songs like Edge of Darkness and Change is Gonna Come are the start of their own style. I don't mind listening to a band that feels like they're carrying the torch for a new age, though, if they do decide to embrace the Zeppelin.

Another band like them is The Struts, instead of Zeppelin it's Queen. Their saving grace is the instrumentation is usually different from Queens but vocally it's way too close to Freddie

my snobbery is stopping me from liking gvf. and i dont think i can change it.

Very well spoken about the topic. I enjoyed watching this!

I enjoyed listening to your critic on Greta Van Fleet. I have my own which I will share with you. First off, they're kids. Talented kids. I'm 66 and have played guitar for 54 years. This band has great potential. They have already traveled all over the world playing their stuff. Work hard, boys. Easy on the drugs and the booze and of course, wear a condom.

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Love your commentary man, always so accurate and balanced.

What about the band the darkness? I think they did a good job of sounding familiar and very old school classic rock without "being" another band.

I think they've crossed the "too similar" line at some points for me as well. Especially "Safari Song". It just gives me vibes of a few dudes trying their hardest to sound like their idols. Most of the time, however, (the rest of the Black Smoke Rising EP) I actually really like it. At the moment, it doesn't bother me all too much. But if this exact style keeps up for a few more years, it's gonna be stale and I'll get bored pretty quickly. I don't wanna see these guys fail and be known as "The band that tried to be Led Zeppelin". They're talented, cool dudes, and I hope they keep going to find a signature "Greta Van Fleet" sound.

Lol, Melon clearly doesn't know John Paul Jones name. "Led Zeppelin had some great bass playing...uh... over the years."

FYI, Rival Sons's debut full-length album is not Pressure and Time but Before the Fire. Otherwise, nice video !

Too close for comfort. Uncanny valley. It's like a comedian who does impressions. Interesting but not art.

i think the "being as good as" part is the really important part. what annoys me is that no one feels this way about punk or rap. no one's like, oh man this sounds EXACTLY like the ramones. you think "oh this is punk music." but when a band is really singular, bands being deeply influenced by them get shit on. swans, coil, i dunno, the cure? they're so singular, that they didn't start subgenres. but as a fan, i really wish there were 5 - 10 more bands as talented and amazing as those bands. but the issue is, it's DIFFICULT! punk is easy, hip hop is certain forms, is easy to mimic. but singularly inventive bands are hard to mimic. but i don't think we should call it "off brand", or shit on it for sounding too much like another band, we should judge it by how good it is. does it take the incredible achievements of those bands and build on them, or does it fall short of even the foundation? the influence shouldn't be the criticism, the execution should be.

Yeah Rival Sons definitely take from Zep but aren't half as blatant as these guys.

The only thing worse than this band is it's fan base who appear to be complicit in boosting a mediocre band into stardom.

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Their LZ-like sound brought me to Greta. I'm so happy that they're here. And Zepp is my fav band ever. I hope they keep going and doing that kind of music. The vocalist seems really to be Plant's lost child. I'm happy to witness their progress.

As much as I really like Greta's current sound, being a big Zeppelin fan; I'm very interested on where they will go from here and how they will mature as musicians, as well as what new elements can they bring to the hard rock/ blues sound. A sound that may benefit from sort-of a rebirth. There potential is what really intrigues me.

1990's Pearl jam meets 1980's Zebra with 1970's Peter Brady from the Brady Bunch on lead vocals....but the dude's voice sounds like ROBERT PLANT FROM 1969 LED FUCKIN' ZEPPELIN!!!

Thanks for bringing this band to my attention. I think they're fantastic.

When did it become bad to sound like zeppelin

The thing about a band just taking the sound of another band and imitating it wholesale (besides being kinda gross and disrespectful) is that there's going to be a lack of depth to it. Led Zeppelin's sound is a representation of the styles of its members and their personalities. They created that sound. If a band comes around and tries to sound exactly like LZ, that can't actually be an authentic representation of who they are. Somebody imitating someone else, even if they do it convincingly, is just never going to have any kind of impact like a band trying to sound like themselves.

I personally don't hear Led Zeppelin I remember the first song I heard of theirs what Highway tune summer of 17 and I was hooked! My personal opinion is I think they're actually one of the few only good bands on the radio right now who are all original (non cover band) who have true Talent they're going to be big!

I hate when a band creates music that’s this similar to that of another band’s work. It’s good when you can hear a band’s influences in their music, but they have to take those influences and create something unique out of them. That’s how music progresses. When you completely copy a band’s sound, you get nothing new and nothing inspirational. If I wanted to listen to music that sounded like Led Zeppelin, I’d listen to Led Zeppelin.

They have no character basically the whole idea of this band is trying to imitate Led Zeppelin. Nothing interesting. I like Rock music to movie forward, not back

The album is alright but saying that they brought back Rock is insane. Iron Maiden never stopped playing since 1981nor did Priest. It's like saying Mitch Murder brought back the 80's. They will grow and find their own style. The guitar player needs to study music and learn some chops!!

I am just glad there are finally new bands out there who get it! BUT if you are wondering where each of these bands are falling shy of the ZEP mark, it's the fact that Page and Bonzo worked together like math. Heartbreaker, Wanton Song, When the Levee Breaks...great examples of how Bonzo worked with Page solidly and even kep wierd time signitures in with Page at 4/4 time, bla bla. They just ARENt them, but here's hope they evolve into something new and BETTER even...Zep started off young and "borrowing" things, too :)

Who gives a shit if they do sound like Zeppelin? They brought back a sound that I personally thought was long fucking gone. So props to them. They are a great band and I hope that they continue to slaughter the shit rock that is out now.

Yes

the same thing was said of ELO. Jeff Lynne makes no apologies in that he wanted to mimic the beatles. Thankfully he did. Along the way he came up some of my favorite 70's music.

Your comment about thinking it was some lost Zeppelin track is exactly what I thought. The first time I heard “Highway Tune” on the radio I legitimately thought it was a previously unreleased Zeppelin song.