[God luvs America]

so you admit I’m right then claim it proves nothing??? how very left wing of you....

bottom line? you’re speculating what MAY happen 200 years from now- i’m talking about what’s happening today, almost 34 years after Zeppelin broke up- and you’re admitting i’m likely correct....

stale??? compare Twist & Shout to Communication Breakdown or Hey Jude to Kashmir and see which stands the test of time...

[HMS Surprise]

You missed my point. I’m NOT talking about actual recordings, I’m talking about the music itself.

[drjimmy]

compare Twist & Shout to Communication Breakdown or Hey Jude to Kashmir and see which stands the test of time...

34 years after Zep broke up, and pretty much only Zep fans know and care about those songs (though Kashmir is one of my absolute favorites). 50 years after the Beatles released Twist and Shout (which they didn't even write) and 46 years after they released Hey Jude, and pretty much everyone in the Western world with a pair of ears can still sing along to those songs.

Yes, the Beatles wrote and sang a lot of simple songs. But to consider something like Yesterday or Here Comes the Sun or In My Life stale and not likely to stand the test of time (especially when compared to the Led Zep catalog) would be ridiculous. Of course, as Ringo once said, tomorrow never knows.