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No Quarter
TOOLs reinvention of this decent at best Led Zeppelin tune is fantastic. Long, loud, and loaded with the the fantastic sounds you would expect from a band that only releases albulms every 4-6 years. TREMENDOUS!
- Shweetbox@linkswarm.com, LOS ANGELES, United States, 16.02.2006
Tool
2000 |
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Led Zeppelin
1973 |
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Comments about No Quarter:
I think these songs are both truly amazing in their own ways. Im not even going to state my opinion on whos is better because I believe that there is no true winner in this pointless debate. They are both great songs different only by the shift of time between them.
- Neil Hays, McCook, United States, 13.10.2009 |
I spent my high school years diving into the depth of led's no quarter and was amazed at how this song,like so many other led hits,never seemed to loose its force of impression over time.
I then spent college listening to tool's cover of no quarter which i felt was really good but maybe just shy of creating the same force that led generates.
I respect both bands immensely and never thought that there would be another band that could let alone match, but come close to the level of depth and thought initiation that led achieved.For a long time i thought that our generation had missed out on the rock n roll ride but its thanks to bands like tool that still hold the flame high that the diminishing community of quality rock in these times of droughtis still strongly trudging forward.
HAIL TOOL!!! but the very fact that tool has covered many led songs(when the levee breaks by apc etc) shows that led zeppelin will always be that fraction of an inch ahead,if not much more.May the music of both bands live forever.
- Mayur, Bangalore, India, 04.09.2009 |
this is stupid, live no quarter was 10x better than albem version, and 400000x beter than tool's
- Robert f, Hickassnowhere, United States, 06.05.2009 |
oops, "they're timeless." sorry for some of the gramatical errors...hopefully you understand the essence...the answers to life are always inside of you.
- doug, indy, United States, 24.03.2009 |
hey, what's up people.
i've listened to tool's rendition of "no quarter." led's version on "the song remains the same" live cd has so many complexities to it it's heartstopping...yet simple and easy to understand.
the difference is essence...soul...meaning...! anyone can play the notes, not everyone can make music. no one is better than led zeppelin as a group and what they entail at the spiritual or soul level. there is chemistry to the band like no other.
led is truly an orchestral band that blends together what no other band does. it is spiritual and soulful...essence. some bands just sing, but with led, you close your eyes and just believe. they create so many visions to so many people and that's the beauty of led.
you are able to just sit in the dark and listen as your soul starts to have a conversation with your ego...which is the real battle in life...and get an understanding of the depth of zep's lyrics and mysticism.
they slow everthing down because they can...whereas most people go faster because they have to...once again essence is everything...unfortunately most people are walking around unaware and have no clue about their soul or spirit because they are constantly asleep.
they are so out of touch with their heart and soul that anything that makes noise is now "the new music." if you listen to led and read their lyrics, you'll understand that it goes deeper into one's self than the surface and that's what makes them even more popular today than ever...their timeless!
the beauty of that is led brings it into the being and most people who try to imitate only hit the exterior...once again soul...essence and spirit.
you can't substitute feeling and emotion with theatrics. is it any wonder why so many bands try to make led so complex in their music when it's so simple...and that is the complexity of zeppelin.
people are so out of touch with themselves that they have to make it something that it isn't in order to keep their lies alive.
if you haven't looked into your soul or examined the simplicity of life you won't understand. people, wake the hell up and find you soul and essence. led will help on so many levels.
substance always wins out over style.
- doug, indy, United States, 24.03.2009 |
They're both fantastic.
Tool took enough artistic freedom (while not TOO much, which is always bad) and made No Quarter their own. Their style.
Which happens to be very different from Led Zeppelin's.
- Hayley, Alderson, United States, 07.02.2009 |
They're both fantastic.
Tool took enough artistic freedom (while not TOO much, which is always bad) and made No Quarter their own. Their style.
Which happens to be very different from Led Zeppelin's.
- Hayley, Alderson, United States, 07.02.2009 |
<i>"if all the members of both bands met, it would be with open arms. and then they would see all you people here taking sides and be disgusted. these bands are the best of diffrent times. this isnt nigger rap, stop fighting over whos a better mc or someone is gonna get shot foo"</i>
I'll bet most of the members of both bands would be disgusted by your blatant racism.
Apropos to the song itself, I won't pretend to be bias-free, as I have been a big fan of Tool's music since 1996 or so, but I actually heard Tool's version first and honestly expected the original to be at least as good, if not better. Why? Just because I like Tool, APC, etc. doesn't mean I suck Maynard's dick and automatically say "of course anything they touch is gold, they're gods" because that's retarded; I like many of the songs on <i>Emotive</i>, but I still like John Lennon's "Imagine" far better than APC's. Just 'cause Tool covered it doesn't mean its going to be 1,000 x better.
That saying, I heard Led Zeppelin's verion after and was honestly dissapointed: in my opinion it is no where near as deep, moving, emotional or expressive as I find Tool's version. I don't even think it has anything to do with any sort of bias, though (I don't happen to find Zep's music as profound or as enjoyable as Tool's). If you want to talk technical skill, though, that's a different arena altogether and I won't make any value judgements or comparisons in that respect at any rate, but shit, isn't musical appreciation mostly subjective anyway?
- Andres, Tucson, United States, 28.01.2009 |
Aren't both bands great? Listen to both. I think both fit different moods. In other words, I'd never put the two on the same playlist but they'd definitely be toward the top on two separate playlists.
After all, it really is just music and they are just musicians. It's sad to think that musicians are the voice of our time.
- Daniel, Tucson, United States, 29.08.2008 |
There is no point in debating which version is better. You think Tool chose to cover this song because they wanted to one up Led Zeppelin? Tool is not really a band that like to deviate from their own creativity. The fact that this song was covered shows the monumental level of respect that Tool has for Zeppelin. Looking at the phenomenal music that both of these bands have created, it is easy to see that they are not interested in petty competition.
- Matt, Norman, United States, 25.08.2008 |
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