Dear Mr. Masnick, your statement (below) regarding the music of Led Zeppelin is almost entirely false. It is mis-leading at best. As a writer you should always stick with what you know. i.e.- The facts. Please supply facts that support your statements.
With the exception of the now famous omission of Willie Dixon's song writing credit for "Bring it on Home" and the total, re-working of Jake Holmes "Dazed and Confused" (Led Zeppelin holding an entirely different copyright for that song), I fail to see, hear or understand where all the "MINOR CHANGES" and or "COPYING" was done by members of Led Zeppelin. With the exception of the two songs previously mentioned, I challenge you to come up with a Led Zeppelin song that SOUNDS even REMOTELY like that of ANY other artists, past or present. Thank You.
Kind Regards,
Mack McCarthy - LedHed since December 1968
Portland, Oregon
U.S.A.
"Led Zeppelin is famous for nearly every famous song they had being a near direct copy from someone else". "The changes made were minor, but created massive successes -- showing that people seemed to really like these "copies," even if there was very little new in them".
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Dear Mr. Masnick, your statement (below) regarding the music of Led Zeppelin is almost entirely false. It is mis-leading at best. As a writer you should always stick with what you know. i.e.- The facts. Please supply facts that support your statements.
With the exception of the now famous omission of Willie Dixon's song writing credit for "Bring it on Home" and the total, re-working of Jake Holmes "Dazed and Confused" (Led Zeppelin holding an entirely different copyright for that song), I fail to see, hear or understand where all the "MINOR CHANGES" and or "COPYING" was done by members of Led Zeppelin. With the exception of the two songs previously mentioned, I challenge you to come up with a Led Zeppelin song that SOUNDS even REMOTELY like that of ANY other artists, past or present. Thank You.
Kind Regards,
Mack McCarthy - LedHed since December 1968
Portland, Oregon
U.S.A.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_It_On_Home_(Sonny_Boy_Williamson_II_song) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazed_and_Confused_(song)
"Led Zeppelin is famous for nearly every famous song they had being a near direct copy from someone else". "The changes made were minor, but created massive successes -- showing that people seemed to really like these "copies," even if there was very little new in them".