Greta Van Fleet away from Led Zeppelin

Often compared to Led Zeppelin, Greta Van Fleet admits she’s not too bothered by this reference which she’s stuck with a bit since her debut. The American Quartet feels that this name is slowly fading out.

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At the end of the line, guitarist Sam Kiszka sets the record straight when asked if he doesn’t get a little tired of this very song-related comparison. HighwayTune And the safari songwho made them known in 2017.

“It’s something you hardly hear anymore. It’s often the average music lover who hears us on the radio who makes that comparison. There are definitely elements in our music, but we don’t do Led Zeppelin. We do what we want and what we want to do,” launched the younger sibling Kiszka who make up three-quarters of Greta Van Fleet.

On the road for nearly a year, with a presence in South America, Europe, and the United States, Michigan’s Frankenmuth Formation comes to Quebec with visits, Tuesday evening, at the Videotron Center, and on Thursday, at the Bell Center.

A series of concerts after the release of their new composition The battle at the garden gate, It was launched last April.

“It’s fine. We’re having a good time and playing in places we haven’t been to for a long time. The crowd is loud and excited.

has evolved

The quartet made up of Sam Kishka, his brothers Josh (vocals), Jake (guitar) and drummer Danny Wagner, who was born in 2017, is developing at its own pace.

“We never wanted to rush things. We could have performed in bigger venues when we started, but we want to build our business slowly. This way of doing things pays off. The youngest in the Kiszka clan said,

Greta Van Fleet has started recording new songs.

“We feel our music is evolving. We are moving forward,” he said.

Sam Kishka is proud of the band’s third album. Album Where They Dare.

“We were finally able to create the musical scenes we wanted and weren’t brave enough to do. Which was possible with director Greg Kurstin and engineer Alex Pascoe. Our music finally has the cinematic side we wanted,” Sam Kishka explained.

The guitarist has fond memories of having them as the opening act of Foo Fighters on July 9, 2018, in Plains of Abraham.

“Someone showed up on our tour bus after our performance and it was Dave Grohl with a bottle of Jagermeister. Served us shots. We talked about movies and music and suddenly he said, I have to go. Thirty seconds later, the Foo Fighters began their stage show, “Down with Sam Kiszka.