Battle Of The Bands – The Who vs Led Zeppelin

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15th Feb 2025

When we genuinely adore a band, it’s essential to stand by them! In this series, we’ll pit two bands against one another. Use the comments section to champion your favorite and proudly show your allegiance! Engage with other’s opinions, share fascinating facts, and recount your experiences with the bands. Now, put on your war paint and prepare for battle!

The Who – Behind Blue Eyes (All Rights Are Retained By The Who)

Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven (All Rights Are Retained By Led Zeppelin)

Make sure to let us know which of the two bands you prefer in the comments. Your opinions matter to us!

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84 responses to “Battle Of The Bands – The Who vs Led Zeppelin”

The Bipolar Kid

15th Feb 2025

The Who. Hands down

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  Nice choice ! 🙂
  
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michael9murray

15th Feb 2025

Tough one…each in their own way acceptable?

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  absolutely 🙂 its whatever you feel inside when you think of those bands 🙂
  
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Donna Ford-Florack

15th Feb 2025

The Who. Stairway to Heaven is so overplayed, and I never cared for Plant’s squealing voice. The Who had nice harmonies and vocal trade-offs between Daltrey and Townsend. I listened to the Who far more often.

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  You make some really good compelling arguments here! 🙂
  
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Not all who wander are lost

15th Feb 2025

Stairway isn’t my fave but like more Zeppelin overall

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  what is your favourite by them ?
  
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  1. Not all who wander are lost
    
    18th Feb 2025
    
    That would be a tough call, but immigrant song is definitely in my top three
    
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    1. Fox Reviews Rock
      
      19th Feb 2025
      
      Thats mine too! 🙂
      
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RasmaSandra

15th Feb 2025

Led Zeppelin

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  Favourite movie ft a Led Zep song ? 🙂
  
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  1. RasmaSandra
    
    18th Feb 2025
    
    Dazed and Confused
    
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    1. Fox Reviews Rock
      
      19th Feb 2025
      
      Nice! Mine is School Of Rock 🙂
      
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jasmithdp

15th Feb 2025

I’d have to say the Who myself . They were among the first rock bands I ever listened to so nostalgia is a factor here . Led Zeppelin is pretty good too .

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missparker0106

15th Feb 2025

My brain has finally imploded. This is impossible!

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  Haha , that just means you like them the same , thats fine too 🙂
  
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The Bipolar Kid

15th Feb 2025

Did you know??? A little fact I heard about the Who was that they wrecked/smashed/broke that much equipment and instruments in their early days gigging that they were earning less than what they had ruined in their gigs 😂 but it eventually came good for them I suppose

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  I can totally believe that! thats also really damn stupid haha
  
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lyndhurstlaura

15th Feb 2025

Difficult choice. Usually I’d go for Zeppelin, but ‘Stairway’ isn’t a favourite of mine (yeah, I know, I’m weird like that, don’t want to follow the pack) so I’ll go for The Who. 🙂

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  If im being honest i think its over rated.
  
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  1. lyndhurstlaura
    
    18th Feb 2025
    
    Ditto. I’ve never been a big fan of slow, lyrical, sentimental songs. I like a bit of ‘oomph’, a good strong beat and a raunchy sound. I’d love to have been a drummer, or failing that a saxophonist. I tried several other instruments but wasn’t any good at them, sadly. Hence I love to listen – me and millions like me! 🙂
    
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    1. Fox Reviews Rock
      
      19th Feb 2025
      
      Give me Immigrant song every day of the week though 😉
      
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      1. lyndhurstlaura
        
        19th Feb 2025
        
        Now you’re talking! Works for me. 🙂
        
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        Fox Reviews Rock
        
        24th Feb 2025
        
        Awesome! 😀 I love that song so much
        
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swag3ab12dee217

15th Feb 2025

I know neither…

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michael branscáth

15th Feb 2025

Zep. Because reasons 😉

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  Fair enough haha!
  
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Roberto Carella

15th Feb 2025

Stairway to heaven – Led Zeppelin I grew up listening to them. 👍

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  What is your favourite song by them?
  
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  1. Roberto Carella
    
    19th Feb 2025
    
    My favourite would be Good Times Bad Times
    
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    1. Fox Reviews Rock
      
      19th Feb 2025
      
      A great song at that 🙂
      
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Funny Comments

15th Feb 2025

Every thing is temporary

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Any Element

16th Feb 2025

Zep is my choice. No pun intended

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  But fully enjoyed 🙂
  
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Sergei Korschmin

16th Feb 2025

Led Zeppelin! Who the hell is The Who? Never heard of it.

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Maddie Cochere

16th Feb 2025

You make it hard when you pit songs against each other from my youth. Both great songs, but Who’s Next was the first album I ever bought. Played it a ton. Behind Blue Eyes for me!

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  Fantastic album at that too! 🙂
  
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NBevilaqua

16th Feb 2025

More with the impossible questions! I wouldn’t choose either of the songs you mention here as my favorites from either band (no offense!), but both have been in my pantheon of great bands since, well, middle school (I’m 63, so…). When I first heard “Kashmir,” (probably my favorite, still) at age 12, I decided I wanted to be a drummer–it took me 50 years to actually start learning to do that, but if it weren’t for John Bonham I may never have. And there are no words for Keith Moon–I don’t even know where to start when I try to play a Who song (well, I could knock my drum kit over, but I don’t think I could replace it as easily as The Who could)! (As for a favorite song of theirs, it’s also really hard to choose, but as an American over the past few years, “Won’t Get Fooled Again” seems spot-on.)

The world would be a different, much less interesting place, without either band.

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  I cant agree with your sentiments any more than i do ! 🙂 Especially looking from the outside in on USA
  
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  1. NBevilaqua
    
    18th Feb 2025
    
    Consider yourself fortunate! The new AND old bosses aren’t QUITE the same, but both are useless and malignant. We’re in for a rough ride, and I’m afraid we’ve brought it on ourselves.
    
    End political mini-rant… Music is much more interesting and worthwhile!
    
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    1. Fox Reviews Rock
      
      19th Feb 2025
      
      Feck politics! All hail great music!
      
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      1. NBevilaqua
        
        19th Feb 2025
        
        Well said! 🙂 I wish I could just ignore the feckin’ politics altogether!
        
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        Fox Reviews Rock
        
        24th Feb 2025
        
        Oh yes please!
        
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rebuilding rob

16th Feb 2025

Zep. While The Who is great, I believe that teenagers will be listening to Led Zeppelin until the end of time

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  You know you might be onto something with that
  
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Steve Hyde

16th Feb 2025

To play at home – mostly Led Zeppelin. To see live – The Who (I’ve seen them twice and both times they were fantastic). I bought Led Zep IV and Who’s Next back in the 1970’s. It’s testament to these two albums that I played them both during the last week, 50 years after buying them and prior to seeing this blog. If you want a good watch look out for Classic Albums – The story of the making of Who’s Next. You can find some of the Classic album series on YouTube or some streaming platforms

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  I will absolutely go and watch that! thanks for your recommendation 🙂
  
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colingarrow

16th Feb 2025

It’s a no-brainer – Led Zep every time.

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  what makes it a no brainer ? 🙂
  
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  1. colingarrow
    
    18th Feb 2025
    
    Cos Led Zep were better.
    
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    1. Fox Reviews Rock
      
      19th Feb 2025
      
      You cant argue with that reasoning ! 🙂
      
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Samantha Josephine Hunter

16th Feb 2025

The who bc Roger Daltrey?

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  A Fair choice 🙂
  
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writinstuff

16th Feb 2025

I like them both and especially those songs. Stairway to Heaven was the first “real” song I played on the piano much to my granny’s dismay but I’m gonna go with Behind Blue Eyes only b/c I have to choose. If we were having a beer I’d argue the good points of each until we both agreed that it’s an impossible choice so… 🙂

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  Haha having a beer with you would be fun! 🙂
  
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Radio Faux Show

16th Feb 2025

Gotta get the Led out.

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  Absolutely!
  
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robinmaderich

16th Feb 2025

If this was a choice between the two bands, it would have been a tight run (for me), but Led Zeppelin would have come out ahead. However, I have NEVER liked Stairway to Heaven so, between the two songs, Behind Blue Eyes wins hands down. Again, for me.

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  Haha fair enough! 🙂 I normally pick a song from each as some people havent heard the bands before (less likely in this case )
  
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Kit Nichols

16th Feb 2025

Both are great, in their own right but hands down, The Who. As far as I know, they invented rock opera and they still hold the record for loudest concert on earth. They were the handle of the spear during The British Invasion of the US, The Beatles were the head of it; driving deep into the American subculture of the 1960’s.

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  I was not aware of their record , so thanks for letting me know about that ,really bloody interesting ! 🙂
  
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  1. Kit Nichols
    
    18th Feb 2025
    
    It was almost broken but the venue had to shut down the concert because the ceiling started falling on the concert goers, can’t recall the band that was playing.
    
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    1. Fox Reviews Rock
      
      19th Feb 2025
      
      Oh god!
      
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  2. Kit Nichols
    
    18th Feb 2025
    
    It was almost broken but the venue had to shut down the concert because the ceiling started falling on the concert goers, a Motorhead concert in Cleveland. Too bad I found my answer is wrong in 2009 Kiss smashed The Who’s 126 db with a 136 db and a few other groups, hit 130 db Zeppelin, Nugent and AC/DC. One other group did a 139 db, sound check. And Deep Purple actually is in Guinness as the world record holder at 117 db.
    
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    1. Fox Reviews Rock
      
      19th Feb 2025
      
      All brilliant bands! 🙂 especially Motorhead 😉
      
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Danny*Fantod

17th Feb 2025

The Who. When I was young I loved Led Zep. But as I got older I came to prefer The Who more and more.

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  18th Feb 2025
  
  What about The Who do you think grew on you ? 🙂
  
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  1. Danny*Fantod
    
    18th Feb 2025
    
    I feel like The Who evolved over time, like the Beatles, in a way that LZ didn’t. But the main thing is that I’ve come to appreciate the story-telling in their albums. They aren’t just collections of great songs. They’re songs that fit together to transport you somewhere. Sometimes in an obvious way, sometimes more subtle. Listening to one makes me think, not just enjoy.
    
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    1. Fox Reviews Rock
      
      19th Feb 2025
      
      You have made me want to go back and listen to those albums again , thanks!
      
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      1. Danny*Fantod
        
        19th Feb 2025
        
        Yeah, me too! F*cking majestic, right?
        
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        Fox Reviews Rock
        
        24th Feb 2025
        
        Oh so much!
        
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Dominic Alapat

18th Feb 2025

I love both bands. The Who and Led Zep have great songs, but I’ll have to give Led Zep my vote. Their sound is simply magnificent!

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  19th Feb 2025
  
  What era of the band album wise would you say is best?
  
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  1. Dominic Alapat
    
    19th Feb 2025
    
    Led Zep had great songs from the beginning. When you listen to their Rock n Roll, you see how much power they have in their sound. And this goes on through their later albums, where they deliver great slow and fast-paced songs. Only in their last album, I think, In thru the Outdoor, their benchnark Led Zep sound weakens, and the old magic is gone. But, they are in many ways, the best rock band of all time!
    
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    1. Fox Reviews Rock
      
      24th Feb 2025
      
      They are up there for certain!
      
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perspicaciousoutcast

19th Feb 2025

Both fantastic bands, but I prefer Led Zeppelin.

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  24th Feb 2025
  
  What makes you like them more do you think?
  
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  1. perspicaciousoutcast
    
    24th Feb 2025
    
    I just like more of Led Zepplin’s catalogue. Ten Years Gone is one of my favourite ever songs, so that played a part in my decision.
    
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    1. Fox Reviews Rock
      
      26th Feb 2025
      
      Sounds like you really considered things before making a decision! I can respect that entirely 🙂
      
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Mark

23rd Feb 2025

The Who – a down to earth and slightly raw sound compared with the flamboyant Led Zepplin

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  24th Feb 2025
  
  It’s true they are almost polar opposites in styles , partly why i pitted them against each other 😉
  
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Kevin

3rd Mar 2025

Has to be Led Zep for me – there is so much more depth to their music. Stairway to Heaven wins in this duel, and it isn’t even their best track imo.

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1. Fox Reviews Rock
  
  4th Mar 2025
  
  yep i agree on it not being the best track !
  
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