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Amusing fantasy band line ups

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Stevie Barr

Mar 12, 2005
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#1
Just for a silly idea, a friend and I started thinking about imaginary band line ups where all the members share a common trait, other than musical. For example, here's one I thought of called "The Happys", as although I admire all these guys very much, they all have a reputation for being somewhat cantankerous:-

Vocals - Van Morrison
Bass - Roger Waters
Rhythm Guitar, Vocals - Ray Davies
Lead Guitar - George Harrison
Keyboards - Alan Price
Drums - Ginger Baker

I doubt these guys would have ever got through one rehearsal without killing each other! So has anyone else got any ideas for other line ups? Good examples would be all the members having terrible hairdo's or dress sense, etc. The musicians can be from any era, alive or deceased.
 
#5
The band I'd most like to hear:

Bass - Jaco
Drums - Dave Weckl
Guitar - John McLaughlin
Piano - Chick Corea
Sax - Michael Brecker
Sax - Wayne Shorter
Violin - Jean-Luc Ponty

Sort of a fusion of the Elektric Band, Weather Report, and Mahavishnu Orchestra, with Brecker thrown in... because.
 
#11
Vocals/Guitar-Kurt Cobain
Lead guitar-Eddie Van Halen
Bass-Larry Graham
Drums-Taylor Hawkins

This is a band that would be..."conflicting" since EVH would have to play the bass when recording and Larry Graham would be confined to root notes...

/sarcasm
 
#12
made this a while ago on a forum on a different website.

i was pretty bored so i linked all the musicians to videos (or music in the case of bj cole) that is really worth checking out

robert fripp - guitar and loops
steve lawson - bass and loops
Link Removed - pedal steel guitar and vocals (listen to the grey box on the left)
neil peart - drums
Jens Johansson - keyboards


and maybe swap out fripp for ned evett on fretless guitar
 
#18
doctorjazz said:
The band I'd most like to hear:

Bass - Jaco
Drums - Dave Weckl
Guitar - John McLaughlin
Piano - Chick Corea
Sax - Michael Brecker
Sax - Wayne Shorter
Violin - Jean-Luc Ponty

Sort of a fusion of the Elektric Band, Weather Report, and Mahavishnu Orchestra, with Brecker thrown in... because.
Click to expand...

Thats not to far from the line up on Jaco's 1st disc and the Word of Mouth bands in there smaller configurations. Although Jaco and McLaughlin never actually recorded together, they did play in a trio for a short time. Is that the violinist from Mahavishnu? Also, I don't think Jaco and Dave ever played togther or did they?
 
#19
are we trying to make super bands here? i got one! :hyper:

  • Vocals/bass/synths-Geddy Lee

  • Drums/percussion-Neil Peart

  • Guitar-Alex Lifeson
oh wait a sec the greatest ever was already made :p :) :smug: :hyper: :D (yes RUSH is my most fav band..) :bassist:
 

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