Lots of good stuff here.
Montrose, good point, stripped Zep down ala 'In Rock" was that the first metal album as opposed to hard rock or was it Judas Priest 'Stained Class'?
Priest and Aerosmith both were able to play with the bands they were influenced by, and go on to influence other bands.
Hair metal is definitely Zep via Aerosmith.
Also it seems one has to have finesse to pull off Zep which tends to give us slick approximations: Kingdom Come, Whitesnake, sometimes Aerosmith.
AC/Dc I always see having an affinity with Grand Funk (who toured there), Cactus, Mountain, Chess Blues/rock
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