# Led Zeppelin Madness - the Final Battle! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 16, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585 "2008-04-16T14:01:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/21 "2008-04-16T19:58:55Z")
Kashmir ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/22 "2008-04-16T20:10:52Z")
Kashmir ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/23 "2008-04-17T00:22:45Z")
[QUOTE=wheresgeorge04] Pick one for the championship! When the Levee Breaks vs. Kashmir This round will last until Friday 3PM Pacific time. Have fun! Joe [/QUOTE] Wow, what were the odds two of my favorites would make it, and not “Stairway”? Tough call, but I vote for **“When the Levee Breaks.”** ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/24 "2008-04-17T00:28:02Z")
When the Levee Breaks. No way Kashmir should have made it this far. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/25 "2008-04-17T02:09:29Z")
This is too tough a call. I’m flipping a coin Heads. When the Levee Breaks. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/26 "2008-04-17T03:01:24Z")
[QUOTE=Diomedes] No way Kashmir should have made it this far. [/QUOTE] It’s been my pick all along to take all the marbles. But I sure won’t cry if “Levee” ends up on top instead. This one is win-win, as far as I’m concerned. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/27 "2008-04-17T03:05:26Z")
[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew] It’s been my pick all along to take all the marbles. But I sure won’t cry if “Levee” ends up on top instead. This one is win-win, as far as I’m concerned. [/QUOTE] It’s Zeppelin. As long as it isn’t off of In Through the Out Door, everybody wins. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/28 "2008-04-17T03:46:59Z")
When the Levee Breaks. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/29 "2008-04-17T05:22:37Z")
When the Levee Breaks ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/30 "2008-04-17T07:20:30Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Lendervedder] My vote: When the Levee Breaks I _hate_ Kashmir. [/QUOTE] Ditto, except that I love the way Bonham holds down an otherwise boring 4/4 groove in that song. _That’s_ exceptional understated drumming. But, sorry, I think the song sucks. So, **When The Levee Breaks** for me. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/31 "2008-04-17T12:17:28Z")
When The Levee Breaks ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/32 "2008-04-17T12:35:27Z")
I’ve already voted, but I have to say that, if Levee wins (and I actually voted for it), I’d be a bit upset that Led Zeppelin’s best song is a cover. Can I change my vote to Kashmir? ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/33 "2008-04-17T13:40:36Z")
[QUOTE=Hamlet] I’ve already voted, but I have to say that, if Levee wins (and I actually voted for it), I’d be a bit upset that Led Zeppelin’s best song is a cover. Can I change my vote to Kashmir? [/QUOTE] No, sorry. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/34 "2008-04-17T14:56:45Z")
Kashmir Tough choice. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/35 "2008-04-17T15:04:44Z")
[QUOTE=Hamlet] I’ve already voted, but I have to say that, if Levee wins (and I actually voted for it), I’d be a bit upset that Led Zeppelin’s best song is a cover. Can I change my vote to Kashmir? [/QUOTE] Meh, half of what they wrote was ripped off of old blues guys. It’s the way they play, not what they write, that makes them great. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/36 "2008-04-17T17:05:16Z")
Levee. Kashmir is not even in my Led Zep top ten. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/37 "2008-04-17T17:54:45Z")
[QUOTE=NAF1138] Meh, half of what they wrote was ripped off of old blues guys. It’s the way they play, not what they write, that makes them great. [/QUOTE] I don’t want to turn my own thread into a Zep-bashing thing, but have you ever heard the song “Taurus” by Spirit? Zep toured with them in like 69 - 70. [Go here](http://www.amazon.com/Best-Spirit/dp/B00008WT4L/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1208454640&sr=1-4), page down and listen to the sample of “Taurus.” Very familiar. I wish the sample was from the very beginning of the song - it’s clearly the basis for Stairway… Joe ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/38 "2008-04-17T18:36:41Z")
[QUOTE=wheresgeorge04] I don’t want to turn my own thread into a Zep-bashing thing, but have you ever heard the song “Taurus” by Spirit? Zep toured with them in like 69 - 70. [Go here](http://www.amazon.com/Best-Spirit/dp/B00008WT4L/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1208454640&sr=1-4), page down and listen to the sample of “Taurus.” Very familiar. I wish the sample was from the very beginning of the song - it’s clearly the basis for Stairway… Joe [/QUOTE] Yeah, I have heard that one. I think they they sued Zep at one point in time (I think it was them) but I can’t quite remember the details. It’s not even funny how much stuff was directly lifted from other guys. But like I said, it’s how they played it that made them great, not who wrote it originally. Thanks for starting this BTW. I used to LOVE Zeplin, and Jimmy Page was probably the biggest direct influence on my own guitar playing, just because I listened to them so much while I was learning my basics. I haven’t listened to them other than on the radio in forever though. This thread made me remember a lot of songs that I had forgotten about, it’s been a lot of fun. ---
**Author:** ![Lilacs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Lilacs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lilacs)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/39 "2008-04-17T22:30:12Z")
Kashmir ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585/40 "2008-04-18T00:39:13Z")
Ack! I completely missed the Final Four Round, and my chance to \*finally \*vote for something other than “Stairway to Heaven”. But I see you all took care of that without me. So, the winner is… **When the Levee Breaks** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelin-madness-the-final-battle/445585.md?page=3)