Metal Health
Senior Member
No, tones of home. They were all important. It's the same with John Lennon and The Beatles.
No, tones of home. They were all important. It's the same with John Lennon and The Beatles.
Except The Beatles broke up long before Lennon died and The Beatles were sick of each other and broke up on their own.
If Bonham was part of the frabric keeping the band together and they lost him and broke up, then he was the most important member of the band. What dummer wouldn't have wanted to join that band? They could have continued, easily.
But, I've heard Walking Into Clarksdale. And The Firm. And Outrider. And Plant's numerous solo efforts. And John Paul Jone's solo stuff.
Definitely Bonham.
Who the hell knows?
Led Zeppelin was one of those moments when four hugely talented people came together, and were able to work with each other. But I always thought the one who didn't get the recognition he deserved was John Paul Jones. Page was the guitar hero, Plant the charismatic front man, and Bonham got lots of publicity as the 'Wild man of Rock'. JPJ was the guy who would be playing around with ideas at home on keyboards or guitar, and bring them into the studio the next morning. And that is how many of the Led Zep classics progressed.