Greta Van Fleet good or bad ?

Itssoeasy · 01-12-2018 3:11am #1

This band have gotten a lot of praise and recognition due to their sound, which has been compared to Led Zeppelin in sound and lead singer Vocal similarities to
Robert Plant amongst others.

I mean I know Robert Plant likes them but I know Slash has said he isn't a fan due to how much they sound like Led Zeppelin(even though I think GVF opened for GNR at some point) I mean I don't see what's wrong with being influenced by Led Zeppelin, as there are worse bands to try and emulate than LZ. I mean once they aren't a tribute band dressing like LZ I'm not bothered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJg4OJxp-co

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86_vnQc1oBE

so, my question to the usual crowd on this forum is GVF yes or no ?

Mushy · 01-12-2018 6:39pm

I like them. Yeah they aren't the most original band out there, but they're still good at what they do.

Rival Sons is another in the same boat, really good band and excellent live

EPAndlee · 01-12-2018 6:43pm

I don't see sounding like Led Zeppelin as a bad thing. I do like their whole 70s rock sound, it's a bit of a change from the normal rock sound today. I think people just want to jump on the band wagon of hating something. I do really like their new album

Leroy Brown · 02-12-2018 12:10am

They will play Olympia Theatre on 13th March.
It is hard to say now good or bad as they are at their very beginning and we know it's a very long way, but they definitely have something and I wish them best of luck.

PropJoe10 · 02-12-2018 3:31pm

They're okay. Hopefully for them they don't go the same way as Wolfmother, who were also touted as the next Zeppelin.

Roanmore · 02-12-2018 5:31pm

I'd say more Jon Anderson than Plant. Either way I like them.

Dublin Spur · 05-12-2018 12:47pm

based on what I have heard so far they are very very good
where they go from here is anyone's guess
looking forward to the gig in March

Church on Tuesday · 05-12-2018 10:20pm

Pretty dull I think.

RayCon · 06-12-2018 12:58pm

Have to say I find absolutely nothing interesting about them at all. They're like a badly photocopied Led Zeppelin. Zero originality.

adox · 14-12-2018 2:58pm

Yeah not for me. They arent just influenced by LZ, they are more or less copying their sound completely.

Every time I hear them I think of that Mike Patton interview where hes backstage at a festival when Wolfmother starts playing and he gives out about them.

its_steve116 · 05-01-2019 6:03pm

I really like them.

Fenster · 06-01-2019 12:53pm

They're alright, not at all a bad sound, though they kinda grate on replay.

peter1892 · 10-01-2019 9:53am

They're good. It's very LZ but I don't mind that so much. Certainly more enjoyable listening than Kingdom Come were back in the day

reklamos · 02-02-2019 9:45pm

I like them.
Seen them in Berlin back in October las year
Jake Kiszka put some good solo performance there.
I just hope they are not going to burn out.

Btw: The warm-up act was 'Goodbye June' which was a nice discovery also.

Diabhalta · 03-02-2019 2:17am

Flyingsnowball · 03-02-2019 2:23am

Good potential they need an album that pushes them out from zeps shadow. I’m keeping an eye on what they release but nothing has been Listened to more than once or twice.

peter4918 · 22-02-2019 2:08pm

Gig cancelled but at least it’s rescheduled

https://www.planetrock.com/news/rock-news/greta-van-fleet-postpone-entire-uk-and-european-tour/

nyarlothothep · 22-02-2019 11:55pm

Bad, there is nothing original about them at all. It pains me to listen to such shameless imitation. For shame.

Perifect · 23-02-2019 11:52am

They sure sound like a rip off but I hope the irony of ripping off Led Zep is not lost on anybody.

sydthebeat · 14-03-2019 8:12am

I see Steven Wilson didn't hold back when asked his opinion

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/steven_wilson_trashes_greta_van_fleet_abysmal_terrible_joke_piss-poor_third-rate_impersonation_of_led_zeppelin.html

That terrible band Greta Van Fleet, you know that band? I think they're absolutely abysmal. I think they're terrible; I think it's a joke.

"They're an example of a band - because they're pretty young boys, they look like a boy band, they play this really piss-poor third-rate impersonation of Led Zeppelin.

"But they're pretty and they've had all the help of the media and the commercial machine behind them, and they've been able to reach a massive audience overnight by playing third-rate music.

nyarlothothep · 14-03-2019 8:30pm

Apparently they're massive a-holes too! They slagged off all the bars that gave them a start in Saginaw and frequently bailed on the venues, lame!

Anesthetize · 14-03-2019 8:59pm

Anthem of the Peaceful Army is number 4 on AOTY worst albums of 2018:
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/ratings/worst/2018/

Number 33 on RateYourMusic bottom albums of 2018:
https://rateyourmusic.com/customchart?page=1&chart_type=bottom&type=album&year=2018&genre_include=1&include_child_genres=1&genres=&include_child_genres_chk=1&include=both&origin_countries=&limit=none&countries=

Greta Van Fleet good or bad ?

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