Your ultimate fantasy band - who would hold the chairs and why

[behindthenotes]

Hi Guys

This is our weekly discussion topic but wanted to hear what you guys thought of this.

If you could have access to any musician you wanted to put together a band of your choice, who would you pick for the various chairs and why.

[DistantTremor]

What exactly kind of band are you talking about? Because you say "chair." lol

If it were any band, I'd say Les Claypool, Frank Zappa, Alex Lifeston, and Mike Portnoy.

My second arrangement would be Geddy Lee, Jimmy Plant, and Jay Lane.

My third would be Domenico and Danilo Citriniti with Ron Jarzombek.

[René_Julien]

I thought about this myself once.

Beware of my strange assembly.

Igor Cavalero - drums (ex Sepultura)
Cliff Burton - bass (Metallica, he still is the good Metallica. If only he would still be alive.)
Noodles - guitar (the Offspring)
James Dean Bradfield - vocals & guitar (Manic Street Preachers)


I think these guys were at the top of the instruments they each played.
It would be interesting if they ever played togheter as a band.

I know, I'm weird.

[Dark Star]

Lead Guitar: Buckethead
Lead/Rhythm: Frank Zappa
Drums: Bill Kreutzman/Mickey Hart
Keyboard: George Duke
Bass: Mike Watt

[mike_Ro11]

Danny Carey drums
Flea bass
Tom Morello guitar
Kim Thayil guitar
Kurt Cobain vocals guitar

[Rich L]

Scenario 1:
Alex Machacek on guitar
Marco Minneman on drums
Hadrien Feraud on bass

Scenario 2:
Chris Poland on guitar
Terry Bozzio on drums
Michael Manring on bass

Scenario 3:
John Petrucci on guitar
Virgil Donati on drums
Jonas Hellborg on bass

I'm obviously into trio thing!

[BassJunkie13]

Vocals:Robert Plant
Organ:Ray Manzarek
Harmonica:Paul Butterfield
Guitar:Jimi Hendrix
Bass:Tommy Shannon or Willie Dixon
Drums:Mitch Mitchel or Kieth Moon

This band would be blues of course

[robgo]

Vocals: James Brown
Drums: Billy Cobham
Guitar: Jeff Beck
Bass: Jamerson

Now that would move people!

[robgo]

On another thought, It would be absolute chaos, but I'd give a lot to see the results of hendrix, moon, and jaco playing. Obviously it wouldn't work,






but it just might!

[behindthenotes]

Originally Posted by robgo

Vocals: James Brown
Drums: Billy Cobham
Guitar: Jeff Beck
Bass: Jamerson

Now that would move people!

Yes it would !! There would be some sore dancin' feet after a set by these guys

[behindthenotes]

Originally Posted by Rich L

Scenario 1:
Alex Machacek on guitar
Marco Minneman on drums
Hadrien Feraud on bass

Scenario 2:
Chris Poland on guitar
Terry Bozzio on drums
Michael Manring on bass

Scenario 3:
John Petrucci on guitar
Virgil Donati on drums
Jonas Hellborg on bass

I'm obviously into trio thing!

Looks like you are not short on options - number 2 would be interesting to see live, number 1 may be a little while coming until Hadrien gets his hand back into action - maybe Dominique till then ?

[Thunderthumbs73]

Joni Mitchell has/had about two of the best bands I've ever seen assembled, and was a dream band in its own right, at least to me:

You already know about Shadows and Light with Metheney and Jaco.

But there is another:

Joni Mitchell- Guitar
Greg Leisz- Guitar and Pedal Steel
Brian Blade- Drums
Wayne Shorter- Soprano Sax
Larry Klein- Bass


I've always wanted to hear Bruce Cockburn play with Bill Frisell, or vice versa, or adding in Jeff Pevar (CPR, etc...) with the three of them, or some permutation thereof...

[scronus]

Questlove from the roots on drums
Roy hargrove on trumpet
bernie worrel on keys
john frusciante (spelling?) on guitar ( maybe Jon Scofeild or Vernon Reid
D'angelo on fender rhodes and vocals
Ceelo From the goodie mob and Gnarls barkely on vocals
Wayne shorter on sax

[BigSlick]

Entwistle -Bass
Bonham - Drums
Hendrix - Lead Guitar
Pete Townshend -Rhythm Guitar (when you consider he was basically playing rhythm to Entwistle's 'lead' bass it makes more sense)

Vocalist is a toughie. It really depends on what direction you want to go.

I'd definitely have John Frusciante do backing vocals though, no matter who it is, that guy is an unsung hero to saving the RHCP's vocal tracks. He covers up so many things that Kiedis can't actually do.

[neurotictim]

Guitar/vox - Eric Clapton
2nd Guitar/backing vox- Joe Bonamassa
Bass/ backing vox - Chris Squire
Drums - Neil Peart

God only knows how that would work out...

Alternatively,

Vox/guitar - Steven Wilson
Guitar - Mark Tremonti
Guitar - John Petrucci
Bass - Sean Malone
Drums - Tim Alexander

[behindthenotes]

Originally Posted by scronus

Questlove from the roots on drums
Roy hargrove on trumpet
bernie worrel on keys
john frusciante (spelling?) on guitar ( maybe Jon Scofeild or Vernon Reid
D'angelo on fender rhodes and vocals
Ceelo From the goodie mob and Gnarls barkely on vocals
Wayne shorter on sax

NIIIIICEEEEE choice - ?uestlove is great, although I would not be able to decide if he would be best on Turntables and get someone like Billy Martin on drums, or keep him on drums and loose the turntables altogether, sadly we will never have to "make" that choice.

Others I would think maybe on trumpet Russell Gunn or Freddie H.

Bass ??

[Green Mind]

Mike Patton - Vocals/Samples and other things
Richard D. James - Synth & whatnot

[GM60466]

Elvin Jones - Drums
John Lennon - Rhythm Guitar
Mike Bloomfield - Lead guitar
Jack Casady - Bass
Steve Winwood - B3
Sam Cooke - Vocals


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[Thunderthumbs73]

Originally Posted by GM60466

Elvin Jones - Drums
John Lennon - Rhythm Guitar
Mike Bloomfield - Lead guitar
Jack Casady - Bass
Steve Winwood - B3
Sam Cooke - Vocals


G

Very nice and tasty. I just downloaded "A Change is Gonna Come." What a great song.

[etoncrow]

Originally Posted by GM60466

Elvin Jones - Drums
John Lennon - Rhythm Guitar
Mike Bloomfield - Lead guitar
Jack Casady - Bass
Steve Winwood - B3
Sam Cooke - VocalsG

This reminds me of the "Super Session" album produced by Al Kooper in the late sixties....1st session was Eddy Hoh, drums; Harvey Brooks, bass; Al Kooper, vocals & keys; Mike Bloomfield, guitar - 2nd session had Bloomfield replaced by Stephen Stills and Carlos Santana.