Between Brian May and Jimmy Page who do you think has the most ablility? I find them both to be immensly talented but I think Brian uses his talent more. Jimmy sticks with blues most of the time. What do you think.
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]iLOVEFREDDiEMERCURY wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Between Brian May and Jimmy Page who do you think has the most ablility? I find them both to be immensly talented but I think Brian uses his talent more. Jimmy sticks with blues most of the time. What do you think.[/QUOTE]
I would say Brian.... Thats not any reflection on Page at all.... But Brian has flexed his talent allot more... i think any way.
I would say Brian.... Thats not any reflection on Page at all.... But Brian has flexed his talent allot more... i think any way.
I've never really been too big on Zep or it's members. Nothing against them really, just not for me. I'll go for Brian.
that's a bit silly to ask such a question on queenzone. Of course more people are gonna say brian, as I do, but on a zep site or even a general rock n roll site more rock fans would say jimmy page is a a better guitarist and is a top 3 best in rock history.
jimmy sounds sloppy live..., but mike hunt is right
Jimmy Page can't play to save his shitty life, he sucks.
have a word jimmy page is shit? take the Queen blinkers off apart from his playing he is a excellent producer too
Though I love Led Zep... And respect Jimmy Page, I'd have to go with Brian May. =]
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Dan Corson II: The Revenge! wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I've never really been too big on Zep or it's members. Nothing against them really, just not for me. I'll go for Brian.[/QUOTE]
I think John Bonham was a fab drummer, listen to 'Achilles Last Stand' and you know what I'm talking about. He's more improvising when playing live than Roger for example.
The style of both Brian and Jimmy is very different. So it's too hard to choose.
I think John Bonham was a fab drummer, listen to 'Achilles Last Stand' and you know what I'm talking about. He's more improvising when playing live than Roger for example.
The style of both Brian and Jimmy is very different. So it's too hard to choose.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]M a t i a s M a y<h6><i>QZ's Rainmaker wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Jimmy Page can't play to save his shitty life, he sucks.[/QUOTE]
Sould I assume you're just saying that to get a rise out of people? If not, you are sadly mistaken.
At one time, Jimmy Page was probably the best guitar player alive, even better than Clapton. Both his ability & inventiveness, combined with the talent of his band mates helped him do things no one else could have even dreamed of. Having said that, I do feel that Jimmy really stopped getting better as a player by the end of LZ (1980) and both his song writing and actual playing deteriorated as the years have gone by. He has still shown occasional flashes of brilliance, but they seem to be far few between as the years go by.
Brian has always been a good player and continued to grow and try new sounds as Queen developed. After Freddie passed and Brian did solo work, while not neccessarily continuing to grow, neither his skills nor his talent have diminished.
In sum, at his best-Jimmy Page, currently-Brian.
Is that a cop-out answer?
Sould I assume you're just saying that to get a rise out of people? If not, you are sadly mistaken.
At one time, Jimmy Page was probably the best guitar player alive, even better than Clapton. Both his ability & inventiveness, combined with the talent of his band mates helped him do things no one else could have even dreamed of. Having said that, I do feel that Jimmy really stopped getting better as a player by the end of LZ (1980) and both his song writing and actual playing deteriorated as the years have gone by. He has still shown occasional flashes of brilliance, but they seem to be far few between as the years go by.
Brian has always been a good player and continued to grow and try new sounds as Queen developed. After Freddie passed and Brian did solo work, while not neccessarily continuing to grow, neither his skills nor his talent have diminished.
In sum, at his best-Jimmy Page, currently-Brian.
Is that a cop-out answer?
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME][ Wybren™ ] wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Dan Corson II: The Revenge! wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I've never really been too big on Zep or it's members. Nothing against them really, just not for me. I'll go for Brian.[/QUOTE]
I think John Bonham was a fab drummer, listen to 'Achilles Last Stand' and you know what I'm talking about. He's more improvising when playing live than Roger for example.
The style of both Brian and Jimmy is very different. So it's too hard to choose.[/QUOTE]
I never said any of them were bad, just that I didn't care much for them.
I think John Bonham was a fab drummer, listen to 'Achilles Last Stand' and you know what I'm talking about. He's more improvising when playing live than Roger for example.
The style of both Brian and Jimmy is very different. So it's too hard to choose.[/QUOTE]
I never said any of them were bad, just that I didn't care much for them.
I'd just say they're both great, and play different styles so you really cant call one better than the other.
In history books, Jimbo Page is the man, i think that Page created a sound, and style, and you can hear that influence on Brian's playin, so, i go for Page.
"Jimmy Page can't play to save his shitty life, he sucks. "
Haha, funny.
But seriously - are we to judge ourselves by our worst examples?
If I were to categorise Jimmy Page by the worst playing I've ever seen him do (which was for the 1988 Atlantic Record's shindig) then yes. I'd agree with you.
But he's done a lot better than that.
Judging guitarists by their worst performances is stupid. Do we pick on Matiasmay here for his version of Bijou where the intonation on the B string is flatter than a 12 year old girl's chest??
No! We don't, because he's probably done better than that.
In summation:
Kindly look through the catalogue of Led Zeppelin - there's some good bits in there; not all of it was a drunken stupour.
Haha, funny.
But seriously - are we to judge ourselves by our worst examples?
If I were to categorise Jimmy Page by the worst playing I've ever seen him do (which was for the 1988 Atlantic Record's shindig) then yes. I'd agree with you.
But he's done a lot better than that.
Judging guitarists by their worst performances is stupid. Do we pick on Matiasmay here for his version of Bijou where the intonation on the B string is flatter than a 12 year old girl's chest??
No! We don't, because he's probably done better than that.
In summation:
Kindly look through the catalogue of Led Zeppelin - there's some good bits in there; not all of it was a drunken stupour.
They are both great players but both have their own styles. Naturally I prefer Brian as Queen are my fave band but I couldn't seperate them as regards talent. I think Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck are the best 2 guitar players I have ever heard skill wise but Brian is still my fave over all.