Try listening to Chess Records - all those English guys did, and then covered the tunes. Not sayin’ they’re bad covers, in fact I like quite a few of them. IMO, Zep sounded best when I was extremely Dazed and Confused. Sober, not so much.
Yeah, I admit much of the stuff they did back in the day escapes me now, but the classics still remain.
Zep was a unique band with their own sound, and original and yes, talented.
Now a days there is no such thing as people making it on talent, it's all about being extreme and sexual....I guess I just miss the old days.