It's because these guys are climbing their way to the top of Mount Rock Olympus to join the greats who came before them. These guys may never shake the LZ comparison, but it's not because they're just ripping them off. Whacky outfits, in-the-moment awkward dance moves, groovy mood lighting and bombastic pyrotechnics drenched finales. Not only that they're PERFORMING it, live, in classic rock fashion. GVF is pioneering a sound in the modern rock world by creating rock that hasn't been played in 50+ years.
Honestly if I was in a band making original rock (which, I am btw #humblebrag) I would consider this kind of statement a compliment. There's a lot of hype over this band propelling them into the spotlight, and in my opinion it's well deserved hype. So why is GVF the group constantly under that microscope? It's because they're that good. They are the benchmark the standard of retro-rock by which all other musicians in that sphere will be compared to. Secondly I believe that GVF gets weighed down by this unfair comparison because Led Zeppelin defined and popularized this kind of rock. If you don't believe me check them out, but I would say that Dirty Honey is more like an eighties-style rock'n'roll group.
There is another current retro-rock revival group that also has a high-soaring vocalist and their name is Dirty Honey. The Zep-clone stigma of GVF comes predominantly from two factors The singer's, Josh Kiszka, high register voice and the legacy that Led Zeppelin left behind. One would be hard pressed to find any rock group formed in the last thirty to forty years who weren't inspired by, or at least enjoy, any one of the previously mentioned groups. These guys are also big fans of Hendrix, Rush, The Who, Yardbirds, Cream, The Doors. GVF is a retro-rock revival group who unashamedly wears their influences on their sleeves.
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