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When I was younger (late teens, early 20's) Zep was my all time favorite band. Studio work, live recordings. I loved it all. I love the guitar work, the compositions, Plants soaring vocals. Nowadays, not so much. I rarely listen to them. I did pick up the live DVD that came out last year. Some of it still impresses me, but Page;s endless improvising leaves me cold. The parts that impress me the most about Zeppelin now (after I've been playing music myself for a few years) is Bonzo's fantastic drumming, Jones's bass playing, and the arrangements. I saw JPJ when he opened up for King Crimson a couple of years ago and he impressed the hell out of me. Fantastic musician. He and Bonzo really formed the core of Zep as far as I'm concerned. Zep wouldn't have been the same without them.
I'd have to say my favorite musician/group now is Peter Gabriel (both solo and early Genesis).
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