Haha - you wouldn't happen to live in N.C., now would you Chris?! I really wonder ...

At least your message was one of the most insightful, non-inflammatory out of dozens of 'baiting' and 'over-reacting' ones. It really is impossible to say who is the greatest and should be left just like that - there are, perhaps, 10 great rock bands that should be held up on that highest of pedestals. IMHO, anyone of them could be construed as overrated or the best, depending on the fan perspective. I don't mind when someone from one camp says he likes his band more, as long as he appreciates these other 'great' bands. But when someone comes in and says the crap Peter H says, its total bs. Its smells to me like he either is a major fan of LZ (having some fun), or either an opening band or journalist/critic from the 70s. He knows way too much about LZ, and even fairly obscure lyrics (such as those from Royal Orleans, which I never knew and probably most don't!) and going to the concerts is a bizaare mixture for someone who pretty much is a hater.

 Some of the comments from the other haters are just as laughable. First of all, the link to Will Shade ... what can you say about this guy? I'm not gonna argue about Page and Co's irritating habit of not crediting composers - other contemporaries did do it, but they did it worse. But Shade makes ridiculous claims like this: "The Yardbirds' live take on Dazed and Confused certainly outshines Led Zeppelin's studio and live versions. Jim McCarty's drumming is much more fluid than John Bonham's". WTF?!! At this point, his credibility with music critique (not music credit) is immediately shot. He also says, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor" opens with a progression that Page would later use as the opening chords on Led Zeppelin's "The Song Remains The Same." So ... every song that starts with a ringing D chord is the same progression?? And then he says, " as for Knowing That I'm Losing You and Tangerine ... Led Zeppelin's version simply pales in comparison. Are you out of your skull, Shade? I agree that Relf should have been given something for helping write some of the kept lyrics, but you have no critical listening skills.

And to the guy who claims Jethro Tull blowing off LZ, again, I don't think any of the greats (in their prime) blew each other offstage. It all depends on your perspective and what you already came liking and knowing. I don't think either one was better, just like the Who didn't blow LZ off the stage the one time they played together the same year. It becomes obvious (read- critics like Dave Marsh, who would suck the johnsons of any member of  The Who or Springsteen) when someone is pretty biased and shouldn't be allowed to comment on shows with 2 'greats' headlining

 And lastly, it is sad that perhaps the most over-rated band is really Nickelback ... and that is when someone says they just suck and not worse.         :)