Todem Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Hell freaking no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 I think ______________ popularity is mainly a "right place, right time" thing.You just described everything. Fill in the blank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 It's not even their best song It may not be my favorite, but i think Stairway is easily their best song. Perfectly crafted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 To quote a TRF legend... "No" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I think Stairway to Heaven's popularity is mainly a "right place, right time" thing. Well, sure. Like I think I already said - you almost had to be there when it came out. Same way you had to be there when The Doors first showed up. Or Cream. What did we have as a point of reference? It was all new back then. Today you can look back on decades of music to see how a band measure up today. But back then, we didn't have that. Same with Stairway. It made quite the impact.Does "right place, right time" imply luck? I know luck is part of success, but whenever I see the term "right place, right time" I get the impression it's suggested the success or reputation isn't entirely deserved. I just think that every great song has a window of opportunity, so to speak, to become timeless and Stairway nailed it. The whole acoustic/electric thing, the mysticism in the lyrics, the 70's all played together perfectly. It's not even their best song and none of the others reached this high. There was certainly some luck (or divine intervention) involved.It most certainly is their best song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relayer2112 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 It may not even be in their top 10 for me...some of that it is because it has been overplayed to death and I've been sick of it since around 1985. Prior to that, it may have been close to the top. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Nope. Classic. It's a textbook example of how to create dynamics and build up to that final bombastic ending. Perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Studio version: overrated Live version on "The Song Remains the Same": Definitely not. Does "anybody remember laughter"? Robert Plant's plaintive hopefulness about whether he has time to change the road he's on? How could THAT be overrated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 It certainly is not underplayed, which I'm afraid so often becomes the determining factor for something being overrated. But not as good as it is portrayed to be? It's every bit as good as its reputation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 (edited) It may not even be in their top 10 for me...some of that it is because it has been overplayed to death and I've been sick of it since around 1985. Prior to that, it may have been close to the top.So it's not their best song for YOU. But it is their best song. You're confusing favorite with best. Edited August 5, 2017 by Mithrandir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarian Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Overplayed but not overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relayer2112 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 It may not even be in their top 10 for me...some of that it is because it has been overplayed to death and I've been sick of it since around 1985. Prior to that, it may have been close to the top.So it's not their best song for YOU. But it is their best song. You're confusing favorite with best. Correct...it's my opinion. I think just about everything on Houses of the Holy is more interesting musically than Stairway. That's why I, personally, feel that Stairway is overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil1972 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Overrated? No. Overplayed? My God, yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I find that most things that are highly rated are over rated. No doubt a great song, but I don't even think it's top 3 for Zeppelin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I don't tire of it compared to Black Dog. Overplay on radio ruins that song for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 The only Rush poll that I can recall that ever got the response this one has is the Hemisphere poll from a few years ago. A lot of members voted on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate2112 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Yes. Led Zepplin sucks. Sorrynotsorry (don't hurt me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I don't tire of it compared to Black Dog. Overplay on radio ruins that song for me. That's why I despise radio. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oracle Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Yes. Led Zepplin sucks. Sorrynotsorry (don't hurt me) I respect and value your opinion. You can have the worst music taste in the world, just do it somewhere that is far away from me! :P I don't tire of it compared to Black Dog. Overplay on radio ruins that song for me. That's why I despise radio. That's the reason for radio though. Most people aren't looking for deep cuts or underplayed songs. Majority of listeners want songs they know from front to back. Shameful, yes, but that's life! I will say, though, that Led Zeppelin around here isn't really played all too often, but there's a good rotation of songs instead of the same old Whole Lotta Love, Stairway and Black Dog. I've heard Hey Hey What Can I Do, That's The Way, and Tangerine more often than I heard the most played Zeppelin radio songs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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toymaker Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Weird song for a last dance. Nice and slow then the solo and Plant freakout after the solo. What the hell were you supposed to do with your dance partner at that point? Most people just continued to slow dance . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 The guitar solo isn't over-rated but the song may be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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