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BLC: U2 v. Led Zep

HahnSolo Feb 27 2006 02:20 PM

U2 challenges Led Zeppelin. Here is the U2 lineup (the same as used in its win over REM). Note: the live version of The Electric Co. can be found on the Under a Blood Red Sky EP. One New Year's Day I Will Follow Where the Streets Have No Name Vertigo The Unforgettable Fire The Electric Co. (live) The Fly Bad Sunday Bloody Sunday Mssrs Page, Plant, Bonham, and Jones, we await your response.

Edgy DC Feb 27 2006 03:28 PM

This is a pretty pure lineup matchup. Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Drums, with both vocalists rarely augmenting the instrumental lineup, and both with strong falsettos. U2 has a guitarist doubling on synth, Led Zep had a bassist doubling on mellotron.

soupcan Feb 27 2006 03:33 PM

Will post LZ's lineup this evening.

soupcan Feb 27 2006 10:20 PM Re: BLC: U2 v. Led Zep Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 27 2006 10:46 PM

I shook my lineup up a bit, adding my personal favorite Zep song, 'Boogie with Stu' and another classic that I hope will garner some votes - 'Misty Mountain Hop' [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002J09/qid=1141096193/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-8006748-9538349?s=music&v=glance&n=5174]"Going To California"[/url] [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002J1U/ref=pd_sim_m_2/104-8006748-9538349?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=5174]"The Immigrant Song"[/url] [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002J09/qid=1141096193/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-8006748-9538349?s=music&v=glance&n=5174]"Stairway To Heaven"[/url] [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002J03/ref=pd_sim_m_4/104-8006748-9538349?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=5174]"Whole Lotta Love"[/url] [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002JSN/ref=pd_sim_m_5/104-8006748-9538349?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=5174]"Down By The Seaside"[/url] [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002J09/qid=1141096193/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-8006748-9538349?s=music&v=glance&n=5174]"Misty Mountain Hop"[/url] [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002JSN/ref=pd_sim_m_5/104-8006748-9538349?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=5174]"Boogie with Stu"[/url] [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002JSN/ref=pd_sim_m_4/104-8006748-9538349?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=5174]"Houses of The Holy"[/url] [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002J09/qid=1141096193/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-8006748-9538349?s=music&v=glance&n=5174]"Black Dog" [/url] [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002J09/qid=1141096193/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-8006748-9538349?s=music&v=glance&n=5174]"Rock n' Roll"[/url] OE: Fixin' links.

metirish Feb 27 2006 10:43 PM

That's a fine looking list Soupcan. "Misty " is a classic,beats 'unforgettable fire' easy....

HahnSolo Feb 28 2006 09:47 AM

Ok, looks like I could be in some trouble here... One vs. Going to California - U2 New Years Day vs. The Immigrant Song - slight edge to U2 I Will Follow vs. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin Where the Streets Have No Name vs. Whole Lotta Love - heavyweight matchup, slight edge to U2 Vertigo vs. Down by the Seaside - U2 The Unforgettable Fire vs. Misty Mountain Hop - Now the trouble starts. Led Zeppelin The Electric Co. vs. Boogie with Stu - For me it's close, but it's gotta be Boogie. Led Zeppelin The Fly vs. Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin Bad vs. Black Dog - Interesting matchup in that neither is a real personal favorite. Slight edge to U2 because it inspires Edgy to beat up bad guys. Sunday Bloody Sunday vs. Rock and Roll - I have this theory that every teenage boy in America goes through a Zeppelin phase at some point. Rock and Roll is the song that got me hooked on them. Led Zeppelin is the choice here. I call it U2 5, Led Zeppelin 5. And since I sponsor U2, I think I might be in for a long day.

sharpie Feb 28 2006 10:00 AM

One vs. Going to California - U2 New Years Day vs. The Immigrant Song LZ I Will Follow vs. Stairway to Heaven U2 (if I never hear Stairway to Heaven again that would be OK with me) Where the Streets Have No Name vs. Whole Lotta Love LZ Vertigo vs. Down by the Seaside U2 The Unforgettable Fire vs. Misty Mountain Hop LZ The Electric Co. vs. Boogie with Stu LZ The Fly vs. Houses of the Holy LZ Bad vs. Black Dog U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday vs. Rock and Roll U2 (car commercial kills R&R) 5-5 tie

Rotblatt Feb 28 2006 10:01 AM

One vs. Going to California Zep. Love this song. New Years Day vs. The Immigrant Song U2. I Will Follow vs. Stairway to Heaven Eh. I'll call it a tie. Stairway's a good song & all, but overrated. Give me Tangerine or Since I've Been Lovin' You any day. Where the Streets Have No Name vs. Whole Lotta Love Good matchup. U2, by a hair. Incidentally, Whole Lotta Love was our HS prom theme song--in 1994. Crazy, right? Vertigo vs. Down by the Seaside U2. Not crazy about this Zep song. The Unforgettable Fire vs. Misty Mountain Hop Zep, hands down. Love this song. The Electric Co. vs. Boogie with Stu Zep. The Fly vs. Houses of the Holy Zep. Bad vs. Black Dog Zep. Sunday Bloody Sunday vs. Rock and Roll Good match-up. I'll call it a tie. 6-4, Zep.

soupcan Feb 28 2006 10:16 AM Re: BLC: U2 v. Led Zep Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 28 2006 12:42 PM

Very tough for me. Big U2 fan and while I wasn't one of those kids with the Swan Song dude painted on the back of my jean jacket in high school I nevertheless appreciate the megawatt tuneage that the ZOSO boys threw out there. One -v- Going To California U2 -Said it before, I'll say it again - nobody does a power ballad like U2 New Year's Day -v- The Immigrant Song U2 - Edge to U2 but this really could've gone either way I Will Follow -v- Stairway To Heaven LED ZEP - Close but shit - its 'Stairway To Heavan' Where the Streets Have No Name -v- Whole Lotta Love U2 -Close again, Joshua Tree was their best album and this was arguably the best song, Vertigo -v- Down By The Seaside LED ZEP -Still not feeling the new stuff from U2. No contest. The Unforgettable Fire -v- Misty Mountain Hop LED ZEP -A mismatch The Electric Co. (live) -v- Boogie with Stu LED ZEP -My favorite Zep tune against a U2 song I tolerate. The Fly -v- Houses of The Holy LED ZEP -It's no secret that 'Houses' swats this bug. Bad -v- Black Dog U2 Mismatch the other way. Sunday Bloody Sunday -v- Rock n' Roll LED ZEP Not a rebel song against the (now former) Cadillac jingle. I like those cars. LED ZEP - 6 / U2 - 4 OE: What the hell's a 'Cadillac jungle'?

metirish Feb 28 2006 10:25 AM

One vs. Going to California - U2 New Years Day vs. The Immigrant Song - U2 I Will Follow vs. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zep Where the Streets Have No Name vs. Whole Lotta Love - U2 Vertigo vs. Down by the SeasidE - U2 The Unforgettable Fire vs. Misty Mountain Hop - Led Zep The Electric Co. vs. Boogie with Stu - u2 The Fly vs. Houses of the Holy - U2 Bad vs. Black Dog - U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday vs. Rock and Roll - U2 U2 - 8.....Zep 2

Willets Point Feb 28 2006 11:02 AM

One vs. Going to California U2 both kind of overated songs IMHO New Years Day vs. The Immigrant Song U2 Never liked "Immigrant" I Will Follow vs. Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin I think voting against songs because they're overplayed is bad. There's a reason why "Stairway" is played a lot. Where the Streets Have No Name vs. Whole Lotta Love Tie Vertigo vs. Down by the Seaside Led Zeppelin The Unforgettable Fire vs. Misty Mountain Hop Led Zeppelin The Electric Co. vs. Boogie with Stu Led Zeppelin I love "Stu", great choice! The Fly vs. Houses of the Holy U2 Like the album "House of the Holy" better than the song. Bad vs. Black Dog Tie Sunday Bloody Sunday vs. Rock and Roll Tie Damn, talk about a couple of Death Matches! I declare the last two matchups as ties because I can't chose between them. U2 4.5:5.5 Led Zeppelin

cooby Feb 28 2006 01:41 PM

One vs. Going to California - U2 New Years Day vs. The Immigrant Song - =blue]Led Zep I Will Follow vs. Stairway to Heaven - U2 Where the Streets Have No Name vs. Whole Lotta Love - =blue]Led Xep Vertigo vs. Down by the Seaside - U2 The Unforgettable Fire vs. Misty Mountain Hop - =green]TIE The Electric Co. vs. Boogie with Stu - =green]TIE The Fly vs. Houses of the Holy - =blue]Led Zep Bad vs. Black Dog - =blue]Led Zep Sunday Bloody Sunday vs. Rock and Roll - U2 U2-4 Led Zep-4 Tie-2 = U2-5 =blue]Led Zep-5

soupcan Feb 28 2006 02:03 PM

7 voters in and its a tight one. U2 leads 35.5 to Zep's 34.5 (I won't mention that without metIRISH and his extremely tainted 8-2 vote, Zep would have a 5 point lead)

HahnSolo Feb 28 2006 02:04 PM

That's what you get when Larry Mullen is a forum member.

Johnny Dickshot Feb 28 2006 02:12 PM

One vs. Going to California - U2 --U2. Always found GTC boring New Years Day vs. The Immigrant Song --I knew a kid in high school who could do Plant's ah-ah-ahhhhh-AH! perfectly. Zeppelin I Will Follow vs. Stairway to Heaven --So sick of the latter. U2 Where the Streets Have No Name vs. Whole Lotta Love --Zep in a walkover Vertigo vs. Down by the Seaside --Didn't think this Zepper would make a return, and shouldn't have. U2 The Unforgettable Fire vs. Misty Mountain Hop --Great addition, Soupy. Led Zeppelin The Electric Co. vs. Boogie with Stu --Led Zeppelin The Fly vs. Houses of the Holy -- Led Zeppelin Bad vs. Black Dog --We used to fantasize about Black Dog becoming the new National Anthem, and all the trouble the singers would have before sports games with it. Zeppelin. Sunday Bloody Sunday vs. Rock and Roll --Wham. Edge to Zeppelin on Bonham's crazy stickwork Final Score: Zeppelin 7, U2 3

Willets Point Feb 28 2006 02:21 PM

]Wham. Edge to Zeppelin on Bonham's crazy stickwork No, Wham's a band with George Michael and Andrew Ridgely. And I don't think Edge ever played with Zeppelin.

metirish Feb 28 2006 02:26 PM

WOW - my integrity is being questioned.

Willets Point Feb 28 2006 02:43 PM

metirish wrote: WOW - my integrity is being questioned. Welcome to the club.

soupcan Feb 28 2006 02:49 PM

metirish wrote: WOW - my integrity is being questioned. Electric Co. over Boogie With Stu? Oh, yeah.

metirish Feb 28 2006 03:17 PM

Stu does nothing for me, you shoulda kept 'Traveling Riverside Blues' in the game.....

soupcan Feb 28 2006 03:44 PM

metirish wrote: you shoulda kept 'Traveling Riverside Blues' in the game..... You know what? I meant to take out 'Down By The Seaside and leave 'Travelling Riverside Blues' Oopsie. metirish wrote: Stu does nothing for me..... You have no soul.

seawolf17 Feb 28 2006 07:42 PM

One vs. Going to California - U2 New Years Day vs. The Immigrant Song - Zep I Will Follow vs. Stairway to Heaven - Zep Where the Streets Have No Name vs. Whole Lotta Love - Zep Vertigo vs. Down by the Seaside - U2 The Unforgettable Fire vs. Misty Mountain Hop - Zep The Electric Co. vs. Boogie with Stu - Zep The Fly vs. Houses of the Holy - Zep Bad vs. Black Dog - Zep Sunday Bloody Sunday vs. Rock and Roll - Zep And that's an 8-2 win for the Zeps. This is really not a contest.

Edgy DC Feb 28 2006 10:13 PM

I like the inclusion of dance-able Houses of the Holy-era Zep.

Frayed Knot Feb 28 2006 10:17 PM

One vs. Going to California - U2 New Years Day vs. The Immigrant Song - U2 I Will Follow vs. Stairway to Heaven - U2 Where the Streets Have No Name vs. Whole Lotta Love - U2 Vertigo vs. Down by the Seaside - Draw The Unforgettable Fire vs. Misty Mountain Hop - Zep The Electric Co. vs. Boogie with Stu - Zep The Fly vs. Houses of the Holy - Draw Bad vs. Black Dog - Zep Sunday Bloody Sunday vs. Rock and Roll - Zep 4 - 4 - 2 Draw

sharpie Mar 02 2006 04:04 PM

Time is up on this one and the Cure/REM contest. Willets, will you give Led Zeppelin and REM their wins and U2 and REM their losses.

Johnny Dickshot Mar 02 2006 04:22 PM

REM won and lost, sorta like W.

Willets Point Mar 02 2006 04:55 PM

sharpie wrote: Time is up on this one and the Cure/REM contest. Willets, will you give Led Zeppelin and REM their wins and U2 and REM their losses. Ooh, I'm official scorekeeper now. Makes sense to edit the first post though so folks need not scroll through the thread.

sharpie Mar 02 2006 05:02 PM

Well, Edgy is outta town or something and you did create that new thread so yes I think you are the official scorekeeper. No extra pay, however.

RealityChuck Mar 06 2006 01:32 PM

One vs. Going to California - tie New Years Day vs. The Immigrant Song - U2 I Will Follow vs. Stairway to Heaven - Zeppelin (nothing beats Stairway) Where the Streets Have No Name vs. Whole Lotta Love - Zeppelin Vertigo vs. Down by the Seaside - tie The Unforgettable Fire vs. Misty Mountain Hop - Zeppelin The Electric Co. vs. Boogie with Stu - tie The Fly vs. Houses of the Holy - tie Bad vs. Black Dog - Zeppelin Sunday Bloody Sunday vs. Rock and Roll - Zeppelin Zeppelin 5-1