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Now that at long last DP have finally been inducted alongside the other members of the BIG 3 who do we think during their peak periods are/were

1. The best live band
2. Will have the longest lasting legacy
3. Released the best albums
4. wrote the best songs
5. had the best instrumentalists
6. Had the best vocalist

my thoughts

1.Deep Purple /Zeppelin can't decide both were stunning live bands at least until the drugs kicked in ,Sabbath weren't so great live at times.
2.Led Zeppelin(no doubt that they are by far the BIGGEST of them all)
3.Sabbath(Sabbaths first 6 albums were superb and all of a very high standard, Purple and Zeppelin released some awesome material too but standards varied.
4.Led Zeppelin(Zeppelin were better composers than the other 2 IMHO Sabbaths compositions were pretty simple and straghtforward as were DPs but DP elevated the material live.
5.Deep Purple 69-75(all 3 had awesome musicians but Blackmore and Lord were untouchable IMHO)
6.Deep Purple(Gillan and Coverdale, though Plant was awesome too, and Ozzy suited Sabbath as well)

I love all 3 bands my favourite varies with my mood.

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lightintheblack0 wrote:

Now that at long last DP have finally been inducted alongside the other members of the BIG 3 who do we think during their peak periods are/were

1. The best live band
2. Will have the longest lasting legacy
3. Released the best albums
4. wrote the best songs
5. had the best instrumentalists
6. Had the best vocalist

my thoughts

1.Deep Purple /Zeppelin can't decide both were stunning live bands at least until the drugs kicked in ,Sabbath weren't so great live at times.
2.Led Zeppelin(no doubt that they are by far the BIGGEST of them all)
3.Sabbath(Sabbaths first 6 albums were superb and all of a very high standard, Purple and Zeppelin released some awesome material too but standards varied.
4.Led Zeppelin(Zeppelin were better composers than the other 2 IMHO Sabbaths compositions were pretty simple and straghtforward as were DPs but DP elevated the material live.
5.Deep Purple 69-75(all 3 had awesome musicians but Blackmore and Lord were untouchable IMHO)
6.Deep Purple(Gillan and Coverdale, though Plant was awesome too, and Ozzy suited Sabbath as well)

I love all 3 bands my favourite varies with my mood.

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best live band - DP...

longest legacy - Led Zep (but actually NOT deservedly!), but I consider Led Zep as overrated band...

released best albums - extremely hard to decide. When DP broke up in 76, they didnt have "weak album" yet and actually weakest records came when Led Zeppelin didnt exist and Sabbath were Iommi´s solo band, Led Zeppelin albums after Physical Graffiti are IMO worthless. Overall - counting how many albums I actually consider really GREAT (withOUT considering impact!), I think that Purple wins, as they are only band from mentioned which released GREAT album in almost each decade of their existence - 80s - Strangers, 90s - Purpendicular, 10s - NW?!. IMO last truly great Sabbath album is Headless Cross, last truly great Zeppelin album is Houses Of The Holy.

wrote the best songs - in THIS order: Purple / Sabbath / LedZep... one quote from Page explaining my position:
"I always tried to bring something fresh to anything that I used. I always made sure to come up with some variation. (...) So most of the comparisons rest on the lyrics. And Robert was supposed to change the lyrics, and he didn’t always do that."

best instrumentalists: Purple - actually all the time since Mk2 lineup!

best vocalist: it´s actually not that easy, because Sabbath had Gillan at his absolute peak too.... But considering classic lineups at their peak periods, it´s of course Gillan > Plant > Ozzy... but considering "2nd" most famous lineups it´s going to be Dio > Plant = Coverdale.

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1.In what way do you consider Zeppelin to be operated?Their one of the greatest rock bands the planet has ever seen and their influence is unmatched.

2.Take your point about Purple releasing good albums post 70s but the album releases i was talking about were during the bands peak periods i.e. the 70s, post 80s then Sabbath win for me again with Heaven and Hell and The Mob Rules which were awesome albums..

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