The big difference between Led Zeppelin and Beatles, according to Jimmy Page

The guitarist highlighted one of the greatest qualities of his band and stressed that a similar feature was missing in Fab Four – and in other contemporaries

Beatles AND Led Zeppelin They are two of the greatest bands in the history of rock. The first practically redefined the parameters of popular music as a whole, while the second was fundamental for the development of hard rock and heavy metal. Both groups, coming from England, promoted several revolutions, each in its own way.

However, there is a big difference between the two names mentioned. At least according to Jimmy Page, Zeppelin guitarist and producer, who faced the problem in a 1997 interview a Guitar world (Via Distant).

At the time, Page discussed the launch of the compilation BBC sessionswith live records recorded during the participation in LED in the British station BBC. Both their band and the Beatles were often in the communication conglomerate.

Hence Jimmy’s comparison emerged. For him, Fab Four from Liverpool did not offer so much surprise when he played live – different from his group, skilled in improvisations.

“Compare our BBC sessions with, let’s say, the beatles recordings on the BBC. I bet a penny against a dollar that if they have two or three versions of the song ‘Love me do’ Or something like that, everything will be identical. This is the difference between us and our contemporaries: Led Zeppelin was really moving music. “

Even during the interview, Page reflected on the decision to launch, almost three decades later, the recordings that generated the compilation BBC sessions. The guitarist has again cited improvisation as the great quality of Led Zeppelin.

“What I find most exciting in these recordings is to compare the different versions of the same songs. It is interesting to listen to as a song like ‘Communication Breakdown’Which appears three times, has evolved from the presentation to the presentation. It’s like looking at a diary. The BBC sessions show in graphic detail how organic the group was. Led Zeppelin was a band that substantially changed things every time he played. The two presentations of ‘You shook me’ These are particularly good examples of what I’m talking about. The version that opens the album is not bad, but it is not comparable to the second version, recorded only a few months later. “

This was possible, according to Jimmy, through the strong relationship between the members. In addition to him, the band was complete by Robert Plant (voice), John Paul Jones (bass) and John Bonham (drums).

“The interaction between me and Robert grew up to giant steps. It was a subtle indication of how the band was starting to gather. We were becoming increasingly united to telepathy.”

Jimmy Page is not a big Beatles fan

Jimmy Page’s statement on the Beatles is not surprising. Although it was not unresolved, the guitarist has never hidden the fact that he is not the greatest lovers of the work of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison AND Ringo Starr – Like his colleagues, he was much more linked to American music.

In an interview with Alan Freeman’s radio program in 1976, Page stressed that “Beatles’s first records are nothing special”. For him, the latest albums are the best.

“When they were at the time of Magical Mystery Tour (1967), they were really going somewhere. “

You can say that mutual was true. George HarrisonIn particular, he didn’t like Led Zeppelin when he listened for his debut album for the first time.

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Source: Terra

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