Zeppelin were certainly creative in their own right. As I said Achilles Last Stand is a masterpiece. They also inspired countless musicians and bands. Of course Jimmy Page gets Rock's Roman Polanski award, after 1970 or so there were not a very good live act, and so on. Net-net I like them, but I'd rather be honest with facts than be a bot-nobody looks good in brown lipstick.
Ironically Heart ripped off “Achilles Last Stand” when they did Barracuda.