Rolling Stone panned the first four Led Zeppelin albums. Thirty years later, they finally admitted they were wrong.
Elvis Costello could yodel in the shower into a tape recorder and Rolling Stone would run out of deliriously positive adjectives to describe the new album. I’ve never met one person who likes Elvis Costello.
David Lee Roth once said that the only reason music critics like Elvis Costello is because they all LOOK like Elvis Costello.
Hi, I'm Sideshow Bob and I love Elvis Costello.
btw, I've never met anyone who wasn't a stoner who likes Led Zeppelin.
David Lee Roth once said that the only reason music critics like Elvis Costello is because they all LOOK like Elvis Costello.
Really? You're going to cite David Lee Roth, a marginally talented vocalist and one of the dumbest human beings on the planet, as your source? Are you crazy from the heat?
Don't get me wrong, I really like the old Van Halen tunes. They were fun as a band, Alex and Mike were a great rythym section and Eddie's guitar was groundbreaking, but half of their best tunes were covers and their original lyrics reflected a doped up 8th grade level of intelligence. Fun, but no real substance.
Led Zeppelin was even worse - no substance and no fun. Plant's shrieking vocals are awful, their lyrics are faux mystical and bordering on unitelligible and I generally detest that entire 70's heavy guitar sound.
In contrast, Elvis Costello's lyrics are witty, carry meaning and convey the gamut of human emotions and feelings. His music is tuneful and generally contains hooks that will grab you. I enjoy Costello's baritone voice and his ability to work in so many different musical styles - pop, rock, jazz, blues, country, classical and even opera - is a testament to his musicianship.
Feel free to listen to whatever music you have been conditioned to like, but I think the paragraph above lists the actual reasons why professional music critics prefer artists such as Elvis Costello and dislike drug-addled rockers like Led Zeppelin.