Stairway to Heaven: Good or Bad?

[Mr. Dictator]

I say crap.

Boring, overrated, solo sucks, structure is decent, etc.

 

[Rik Meleet]

It's not crap.
I don't like it as much as many (I wouldn't place it in my overall song-top100), but it's ok.

 

[Kozmos]

It's good but it's been overplayed to death.

 

[Che Guava]

Cow poop....

 

[bhsup]

It's a very good song, but there are better Zeppelin songs that would warrant placement ahead of it in any "greatest" list. Heartbreaker/Livin' Lovin' Maid, for example.

 

[Mr. Dictator]

It's a very good song, but there are better Zeppelin songs that would warrant placement ahead of it in any "greatest" list. the rover, for example.

fix'd for truthiness

 

[bhsup]

Well, I think the important thing is that we agree Stairway isn't the end all/be all of their catalog.

 

[Dubai Vol]

Pretty consistently named as best rock song ever, along with Free Bird. Definitely overexposed.

But hey, us old geezers don't know anything about music

 

[Thorvald of Lym]

It's good. Done to death, but good. Especially good when sung by the Leningrad Cowboys.

 

[Godwynn]

I like the song and Led Zeppelin. I like Rock and Roll, Immigrant Song, and When the Levee Breaks much more. The song starts out too slow, but the ending is awesome.

 

[cthom]

it's good. there are, as others point out, better zep songs.

 

[Japanrocks12]

It's good but it's been overplayed to death.

I agree with this

 

[Japanrocks12]

as for my favorite Led Zeppelin songs, they'd have to be Dazed and Confused, Communication Breakdown, Tangerine, Heartbreaker, Over the Hills and Far Away, and the Immigrant Song

 

[Whomp]

I'm not sure it even ranks in my top 10 Zep tunes. Now these on the other hand!!!
Over The Hills And Far Away

Ramble on

 

[Mr. Dictator]

But hey, us old geezers don't know anything about music

time has shown that most don't.

 

[azzaman333]

I don't like the song, but I can tolerate it.

 

[puglover]

I love that song. Immigrant Song is good too.

The lyrics to Stairway to Heaven don't make any sense, though. In fact, I was actually thinking of starting a "Lyrics Interpretation" thread with my joking Crusades interpretation of Stairway to Heaven. Maybe I won't.

 

[Mr. Dictator]

I love that song. Immigrant Song is good too.

The lyrics to Stairway to Heaven don't make any sense, though. In fact, I was actually thinking of starting a "Lyrics Interpretation" thread with my joking Crusades interpretation of Stairway to Heaven. Maybe I won't.

they make a lot of sense actually, meaning they're coherent if you know what each line means

 

[Trajan12]

Overplayed, gets old quick. Not even a best Zeppelin song let alone greatest song ever. Once they top this I'll put it in the running.

AFAIK what I just linked to is the generally agreed upon greatest use of an electric guitar in history. Nothing else even compares.

 

[bathsheba666]

If you don't like it by Led Zeppelin, try the Rolf Harris version.....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy5KjaAS7nY