communication breakdown

here are two versions of my fave led zeppelin song that illustrate perfectly what was subpar about 'em as a band -- page's atrocious gtr tone in the first and their onstage propensity for ruining perfect arrangements with diffuse jamming in both. back in the day, i was too much of a snob to dig 'em (same way i was with the beatles and van halen); i preferred the yardbirds and early jeff beck group over page 'n' plant's pack (listen to truth, released 1968, back to back with the first two led zep albs to see whence the zep boyzzz copped that portion of their early thunder they didn't steal from vanilla fudge). that said, i still drive faster anytime i'm behind the wheel and this song comes on the radio.