Count me in the Rush/GenX camp. Zep never did it for me. I don’t hate them. I get theit impact/importance. but will take bad Rush over Good Zep.
Moving Pictures for the win. Red Barchetta is still one of my favorite songs ever. Imagery, virtuosity, a beat to die for. Very little ‘wrong’ in that one.
I am however, grateful to Journey for many a high school dance/Kegger. But no, Zep they will never be ;)
Its somewhat generational I'm 57 Zep was the bees knees I respect Rush too....their early Rand references Three guys like Cream or Top Plus being MS boy I cut teeth on what constituted their roots and I also lived the environs.....Delta I also liked the English countryside faērie stuff Journey was like Styx or Supertramp Chicks liked them better Your formative years music is like 10-17 67-74 for me Which likely explains things better But newer stuff grew on me....still does Avenged Seven Fold or Five Finger Death Punch My boys listen to all that sons of Painters staff Its OK....Hail to the King has an Iron Maiden feel Though I preferred Motorhead Music today is in trouble any white person under 45 will know hip hop more than they like to admit Just watch white girls dance And Rock is just over reinventing My kids all listen to old stuff too ITunes and Raphsody see to that Wonder how long for? I didn't listen to 20s music in 1965 My 12 year old boy and I drove to Asheville last nite and I put on saw her standing there...50 years later Will he listen to Avenged Sevenfold in 2065? I was blessed music wise and hero wise