Greta Van Fleet...Anyone?

I really don't get this train of thought at all. So, they nuke the Zep/Blues influence and then what?

Then, THEY aren't the band that so many of us are enjoying.

I say, keep the Zep/Blues influences and ROCK!

 

The Zep for a new generation with the Dads of rock seal of approval huh cringe

 

I don't see it as any different that the Stones with Muddy or many other bands with many other influences. I am surprised how much I like these guys though.

 

Correct: the Beatles; Beach Boys ; Stones had Check Berry and many others; all music is derivative.

 

I still say if you want to take past influences... hard rock, blues, and psychedelia... and actually do something new with it, then listen to “All Them Witches”.

Maybe I’ll come round to these guys ... but its too derivative thus far...

 

Tickets went on sale yesterday for a string of shows, including Dallas. They all sold out right away. I was unable to get tickets. They added a second show in Detroit. Maybe I will get lucky.

 

Still no Canadian dates. C'mon, guys, we're only two hours away down the 401 from Detroit!

 

One of my favorite newer bands! Black Smoke Rising is one of my favorite songs that I have been playing quite often. I was waiting to see what Robert Plant had to say: Robert Plant Hails Greta Van Fleet, Alison Krauss, Patty Griffin

 

The two Detroit shows at the Fillmore sold out in under a minute. That's 4400 tickets. They should have done the Fox next door.

 

Hails?

 

Going to admit I'm a little salty about Robert Plant being charitable to a band that has such a Led Zeppelin debt after how raw he got about David Coverdale working with Jimmy Page.

Still like Greta Van Fleet and what they're offering, but it comes off a bit... disingenuous to me after his "David Cover-Version" remarks back in the day.

 

I perceived it as a bit of sarcasm.

 

Yeah, it's a bit of a big stretch to say that he is hailing them, as stated in the article title. I'd definitely interpret it more as faint praise, or even a dismissal - "Is that the guy from Detroit? He’s pretty good. There’s a job somewhere for him." It's not exactly a ringing endorsement and he changes the subject as soon as possible, though it could just be that he hasn't heard much of there stuff yet.

 

Wonder how long before they play the new LCA (at least as an opening act if not eventual headliner)? I'd like to see them, but figured the Fillmore Detroit shows would be a hard ticket to score. Still quite can't get over the fact that they are from Frankenmuth!

The more I think about it, the more I believe being able to compose brand new material that would fit in on Physical Graffiti is an absolute blessing.

 

Saw on Facebook that GVF has put up a Spotify exclusive rendition of the song "Black Smoke Rising" and a cover of Adele's "Rolling In The Deep". I am interested to hear these.

 

Show 3 goes on sale Friday morning.

 

I managed to find the Spotify password for the pre-sales and got a ticket (after 5 tries) for the Starland Ballroom, Sayreville NJ show on May 11.

As I thought about it, this may be the first concert I go to where the performers are younger than I am. Almost seems weird.

 

100% agree. The music is promising, but visually they kinda struck me as what a Lou Pearlman hard rock boy band would look like. Lets just say I had a hard time picturing these guys as the participants in the mud shark incident.

 

It's been a while since I've been to this forum, but found this thread when I was searching for Great Van Fleet. I was hoping there was some public audio of the Spotify Sessions, Rolling In The Deep. Singer does a really good job on it. A very bold move to cover that song, if you ask me.

I've been a fan of these guys since I first heard Highway Song. Seeing their stuff, I think there is huge potential. But to me, it's like the first Rush album. Everybody said it sounded like Zeppelin, but it was still very good. And then they went on to find their own identity. That's what I'm hoping these guys do. They can't be a Zeppelin clone forever. I cut them a lot of slack though. They are just kids. No one should be giving them a hard time for being like Zeppelin. Just enjoy the music, which is damn good.

I just missed getting tickets for a show they did near me last year. Can't wait to see them when they come back.

 

Show 3 sold out in under 5 minutes.

That's 6600 tickets over the 3 nights.

 

I know! Anxiously waiting/hoping it doesn't sell out before I can get a ticket!

 

It's not bad, and surprising a young band is getting noticed playing this style of music.

Be nice to see them grow organically without a lot of pressure and expectation, but that maybe unavoidable at this point.

Funny, first videos/live clips I saw the vocalist is just a young man in a t-shirt, looking like millions of others his age.
Then I saw a clip from Camden NJ from last September, and it looked like someone dressed him up RP style circa 1973,
maybe to jazz them up a bit visually.

"It could be made into a monster, if we all pulled together as a team....."

 

Wouldn't they be better if the bass player was better and could cover on keys, the drummer used thicker sticks and hit harder, and the guitar player player got into the occult? Heck, add some non-sequitur Tolkien references for effect. There, fixed.

 

The bass player does play keyboards.

 

A friend of mine sent me this link since I told him I wondered what GVF would sound like covering a Zeppelin song.