Both bands achieved enormous success, however, I have to agree with both Jimmy Page and Robert Plant in that both bands are entirely different 'entities." But, if you look back at Led Zeppelin's September 17,1970 interview in New York (I believe) Jimmy was asked a question by a member of the American press, what he thinks of the Beatles and if he respects their music, he said: "I think they're great", and said in a manner of speaking 'it's what you prefer (musically) us or them', he is telling us it's which music do you prefer (the public) and he is right. Led Zep always respected the Beatles and vice a versa. This press conference took place literally like less than a month before Led Zeppelin III was released.

"And Paul is DEAD" Masterful from Page, Crowley would be proud

I Love them both. Essentially two different styles from two different eras.

For me it’s apples & oranges. Yes they were both in a league of their own, and I love both bands. However the Beatles didn’t not rarely tour. Until 1966, they toured constantly. It’s just that they rarely played over…say…25 minutes or so, unlike Zep and all other rock-n-roll acts in the 70's that played two-plus hour concerts.

Both bands were great ……but the Beatles cast their net a little wider in terms of versatility and variety of different styles of music …..let’s not forget The Beatles sound like Led Zeppelin before Led Zeppelin sounded like Led Zeppelin in…… Helter Skelter….released in 1968 ….Whole lotta love released in 1969….Beatles were the first to break ground in many areas of music…they will not be BEAT

Billy Shears is decent though.

It’s like comparing apples to bowling balls , no Beatles had the ability to compete with Pages musicianship They could of course compare and were slightly better at lyrics , the one fact the Beatles and stones and kinks and who , etc started in the pop dominated early 60s When rock and roll pioneers were gone and the teen idols started hitting the charts , and Page was part of that early 60s music Being a session man , after that the yardbirds. and they were not a pop oriented group then came cream , which opened up even more heavy music The similarities between comes in the fact that each band pushed the envelope, and where more diverse. with styles . Beatles changed from period like the early middle to later , Zeppelin changed from album to album &…

I was a huge Zeppelin fan but I’m sorry there is simply no comparison with The Beatles. The Beatles didn’t just change music they changed culture reinvented the wheel. Zeppelin at the end of the day were simply a hard rock and blues band.