re: All time Led Zeppelin rip off songs/artists

... That's ok, OG; they're all pretty much "meh" ... except for Billy Squier. He was pretty good. ... Never was a fan of Zeppelin, particularly Robert Plant. I'm sure you remember them in their "prime," as do I, although I was pretty young, (like 3 or 4) but so were my parents, so I was listening to rock & popular music from birth. ... Zeppelin's music was for the most part annoying then, and it hasn't gotten any less annoying over the years, no matter how much it's played. They're a perfect example of how good musicians don't always equate to a good band. Cashmere & Stairway to Heaven are their only songs I can listen to in their entirety. ... I think the entire Zeppelin following was largely based on people being stoned or tripping, and it translated into "cool" for following generations. Trying to listen to most of their stuff all the way through, especially Plant's nails on chalkboard shrieks, gave me a migraine then, & it still does.