Led Zeppelin.....The Greatest Band Ever

As you will all notice, I have written a case and rebuttal in the traditional LD format. My opponent is free to do the same (or not) is he wishes. >John Lennen once said that"[He was] not the Beatles. [He was himself]. Paul [wasn't] the Beatles. .. The Beatles [were] the Beatles. Separately, they [were] separate. " It is because I believe the Beatles functioned so well together to create global success that I negate the resolution: :: Negated :: >Led Zeppelin is the greatest band ever >For clarification of the round I would like to offer the following definitions: >Greatest: a person(s) who have achieved the highest importance or distinction in a field >Importance: the quality or state of being important; significance. :: Observation :: The PRO (I will refer to as affirmative, affirming, etc. ) has the burden of proof to prove Led Zeppelin greater than all other bands. :: Value :: My value is the greatest band ever. Due to the wording of the resolution, the greatest band ever is the inherit value for this round and any argument that proves its points but does not also uphold the greatest band ever does not truly affirm or negate the resolution. The greatest band ever must capture a few essential qualities, as my opponent has said, which I will define as: 1. Talent 2. Chemistry 3. Consistency 4. A vision for where they want to take music 5. Communication with the audience 6. Globalization Being the essential 6 qualities for a band, my opponent will have the burden of proving Led Zeppelin's superiority in all of these. :: Value Criterion :: >My value criterion is the Beatles. Throughout this debate I will attempt to prove that the Beatles were actually a better band than Led Zeppelin. The Beatles certainly have prerequisites for this honor, and are still today one of the most popular and well known bands of all time. >Rather than contentions, I will reference the components listed above. :: Component Analysis :: 1. Talent >Though my opponent argues this in favor of Led Zeppelin, neither my opponent nor myself can give proof of any talent either band that we support had (his is only opinion). Any definition of talent will be vague enough that neither of us can truly win it. Going back to my above definitions, I will go by significance (from importance, from greatest). Therefore, I will reference record sales. Led Zeppelin have sold over 111.5 million records. This is incomparable to the over one billion sold by the Beatles (all data from record companies). 2. Chemistry >Again, there is no way in which either myself nor my opponent can prove ourselves here. My only conjecture is that the reason the Beatles had so much success as highlighted under talent is because they worked so well together. This is what brought "Beatlemania" across the globe. 3. Consistency >You don't get much more consistent than the Beatles. During their time, the Beatles were always at the top and always getting bigger. There were no real problems for the Beatles. Led Zeppelin had a plagiarism controversy because two of their songs came distinctly from other songs which they did not write. 4. A vision for where they want to take music >This is where the argument starts to get one-sided. I do not see any conceivable way of arguing that anybody in the world had more of an influence on music than the Beatles. The most global band of all time, selling over one billion (with a b) records changed the face of music. From the start the Beatles had a vision of sharing their music with the world. They were the most successful band of all time in terms of this component. 5. Communication with the audience >I'll make this one short and sweet: the Beatles are the only band ever to sell over one billion records. They must have communicated pretty well. 6. Globalization >Though the Beatles started in Liverpool (England), they spread all over the globe. When "Beatlemania" came to America, there was an uproar worldwide. I think I can say with great confidence that my opponent can find nothing Led Zeppelin has ever done comparable to the spread of Beatlemania. >I again thank my opponent for this debate. I wish him luck and await his response. Thank you all.