Stairway?!? Hell no... it's contrived and not anywhere near Led Zeppelin's best. Achilles Last Stand is way more epic if you ask me!
I reckon Happiness is a Warm Gun and the last Abbey Road medley should rate a mention if we're comparing long-form songs to Bohemian Rhapsody. There's an ELO song coming to mind that I unfortunately can't remember the name of that also fits the bill.
According to the Dutch Radio 2 listeners, there's nothing equal to Bo Rhap (they became first again in the yearly Top 20000 all times). But if you ask me.... Bo Rhap is equal to Innuendo?? ;-)
Impact AND musically...Not that many songs but I'd thought you guys knew a few more than I do. Basiclly, the feeling you get when you listen to Bohemian Rhapsody contra the impact it had. Songs that changed the world in general minds OR yours. Or both...ah, what am I trying to say....damn this, can I write in Swedish?
No, the gut feeling you get(I get it from Boh Rap, Life on mars? etc.) that this is not just a song, it's...more, you know?
Zebonka12 wrote:
Stairway?!? Hell no... it's contrived and not anywhere near Led Zeppelin's best. Achilles Last Stand is way more epic if you ask me!
I reckon Happiness is a Warm Gun and the last Abbey Road medley should rate a mention if we're comparing long-form songs to Bohemian Rhapsody. There's an ELO song coming to mind that I unfortunately can't remember the name of that also fits the bill.
My wote goes out to either Dazed and confused or The lemon song. Don't know why I chose STH really, maybe I ment songs that THE GENERAL PUBLIC knows and, you know...For some The lemon song is like, Fun it. They don't know it...
Dr. Pepper(The Spiceman) wrote:
My wote goes out to either Dazed and confused or The lemon song. Don't know why I chose STH really, maybe I ment songs that THE GENERAL PUBLIC knows
Quite true! If public familiarity is a requirement then Stairway is of course the obvious choice for a comparison. As a song it's not really up to snuff though. Everything that Led Zeppelin do in that song is done elsewhere in their catalogue, and it's done better.