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Originally Posted by Tinordi
Really? How?
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Well, even as a huge Zeppelin fan, I think most of their lyrics were utter gibberish and they (mostly Paige) were renowned for ripping off other artists and "borrowing" a lot of material from African-American blues musicians. The Beatles may have changed pop music but I wouldn't call anything pre-Sgt. Pepper's to be pushing the boundaries. The only band on your list really on par with Floyd as far as innovation and originality goes is Queen.
Really, though, the biggest reason Floyd deserve to be up there is because nobody was doing what they did when they did it. Everything they did was pretty well technically flawless while managing not to be completely sterile like some of the good technical players that came after them (i.e. Satriani). Gilmour might be one of the most gifted guitar players ever and the songwriting was top notch in the post-Barrett years.