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REP YOUR FAVORITE LED ZEP RIPOFF

soulmarcosasoulmarcosa 4,296 Posts
edited March 2006 in Strut Central
Oh wow listen to this heavy chune I just got in the mail:Three Man Army: "Polecat Woman" (from TWO LP, Reprise 1974) "In the years to come, (Three Man Army bassist/vocalist, far left) Paul Gurvitz played on and produced his brother's solo albums and went to the US in 1985 to work as a songwriter and producer. This period yielded a string of hit singles that he wrote for bands such as Five Star, Jody Watley, The Fat Boys, The Cover Girls, Stanley Clarke, Jellybean and many others." Who's your favorite Led Zep soundalike?

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  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
  • nrichnrich 932 Posts
    White Stripes
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    Dread Zeppelin - a Berkeley classic!

    Yeshackeysack
  • soulmarcosasoulmarcosa 4,296 Posts

    Hey save it for the "REP YOUR FAVORITE AC/DC RIPOFF" thread, pally.
  • nzshadownzshadow 5,526 Posts
  • soulmarcosasoulmarcosa 4,296 Posts
    White Stripes

    Hey save it for the "REP YOUR FAVORITE ROLLING STONES RIPOFF" thread, pally.
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    Zebra......New Orleans natives that made their fame on Long Island....there song "Who's Behind The Door" still gets airplay in San Antone.
  • soulmarcosasoulmarcosa 4,296 Posts
    Dread Zeppelin - a Berkeley classic!

    The Matisyahu of the 90s!
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts

    Hey save it for the "REP YOUR FAVORITE AC/DC RIPOFF" thread, pally.

    It rips off AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, and the Doors all at the same time, plus throw in a Styeppenwolf cover for good measure.

    But your response speaks right to my ongoing contention that Rick Rubin more often than not makes any group he produces sound as close to Back in Black as possible.
  • soulmarcosasoulmarcosa 4,296 Posts
    But your response speaks right to my ongoing contention that Rick Rubin more often than not makes any group he produces sound as close to Back in Black as possible.

    If only "Mutt" Lange still knew how to do that.
  • nzshadownzshadow 5,526 Posts
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts




  • SolidState16SolidState16 181 Posts
    Detective:It Takes One to Know One. 1970's Swan Song LP featuring Michael Des Barres .
    Official Zep stamp of approval. Moby Dick-lite drums everywhere.
  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
    White Stripes

    Hey save it for the "REP YOUR FAVORITE ROLLING STONES RIPOFF" thread, pally.

    I gotta co-sign on White Stripes - I think they sound way more like
    Led Zep than the Stones - in fact, the first time I ever heard them,
    this girl I was dating played one of their early 7" for me, and I
    immediately dismissed them as a "Led Zep ripoff." They eventually
    grew on me a bit more, but I still hear way more "Heartbreaker" ala
    Led Zeppelin II than "Heartbreaker" ala Goats Head Soup
    in their sound...
  • SouthCrackalackSouthCrackalack 3,853 Posts
    Detective LP from 1977..on Swan Song records. Wasnt this a straight-up Zeppelin ripoff band?..and didnt it even have a blatant bite of the famous Led Zep "When The Levee Breaks" drum break? I am sure someone here knows if I am remembering this right or if I am just imagining it.
  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts


    Any of you know about the Farlowe/zepplin connection?

    - spidey
  • nrichnrich 932 Posts
    White Stripes

    I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE, pally.

    I gotta co-sign on White Stripes - I think they sound way more like
    Led Zep than the Stones - in fact, the first time I ever heard them,
    this girl I was dating played one of their early 7" for me, and I
    immediately dismissed them as a "Led Zep ripoff." They eventually
    grew on me a bit more, but I still hear way more "Heartbreaker" ala
    Led Zeppelin II than "Heartbreaker" ala Goats Head Soup
    in their sound...

    speaking of, I was watching The Song Remains the Same for the first time in years last night, great flick. John Bonham is totally insane, there is a part of the movie where you see an overhead of him on the kit and for a good 15 secs it looks like the scene is on fast forward, true facemelt.
  • SolidState16SolidState16 181 Posts
    Detective LP from 1977..on Swan Song records. Wasnt this a straight-up Zeppelin ripoff band?..and didnt it even have a blatant bite of the famous Led Zep "When The Levee Breaks" drum break? I am sure someone here knows if I am remembering this right or if I am just imagining it.

    Go back 1 page. Yeh. The LP was put out by Zeppelin on their own short-lived label. Frontman was the husband of Pamela Plaster Caster, or whatever, and later guest starred on Roseanne.
    The 'Levee' break clone song is called "Competetion".
  • PrimeCutsLtdPrimeCutsLtd jersey fresh 2,632 Posts

    Kingdom Clone

    woops .... rep your favorite zep rip off...oh those guys suck....
  • DrWuDrWu 4,021 Posts


    BARRA-BARRA-COODAH
  • m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts

    Kingdom Clone

    woops .... rep your favorite zep rip off...oh those guys suck....

    OH YES!! Slobbin' on Zep's knob with big hair and bad choons. Lenny Wolf?? Getthefuggouttahere.
  • jonnycubajonnycuba 36 Posts
    I know it seems rather obscure, but I've always felt that Lalo's 'Scorpio' is a rip off of Zep's 'The Immigrants song' riff?! Am I trippin'?
  • BigSpliffBigSpliff 3,266 Posts
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    "Dr. Fine," by...Paul Revere & the Raiders??? Oh hell, yes! From their 1970 album Collage, where they (successfully) experiment with FM rock (as opposed to the Top 40 music they were identified with).
  • RAJRAJ tenacious local 7,783 Posts


    Pre-Neil Peart Days.



    Billy Squier -- Sooo Robert Plant it was scary



    "In the Still of the Night" couldn't sound more Zeppy.
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts


    Pre-Neil Peart Days.



    Ooooohhh...good call. Memories of my post-high school band playing 'Working Man'.

    John Rutsey lives!!


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