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Amusing fantasy band line ups

Hmm.

my "experimental rock" lineup

Gavin Hayes (dredg) - vocals
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (TMV) - guitar
Jesse Keeler (Death from Above 1979) - Bass
Zach Hill (Hella) - drums

Kept it simple becuase of all the noise that would be happening. Really all I want to hear is Omar and Zach together but having someone like Gavin singing would make it even better. Jesse thrown in to have a simplistic balance between the insanity of Zach and Omar.
 
Vocals- Ozzy Osbourne
Bass- Dee Dee Ramone
Guitar- Jimi Hendrix
Drums- Tyrone Biggums

The name- the Junky Bunch. Shows pretty much consist of Jimi soloing while Dee Dee hits his bass repeatedly. Tyrone is only in the band because he hides his crack rocks in the kick drum any actual percussion is purely accidental. Ozzy has one long vocal that lasts the entire show- him mumbling to Jimi to detune so he can sing in tune with the song.
 
OK, just for comedy value:

Gwen Stefani - Vocals
Pete Doherty - Lead guitar
Steve Vai - Rhythm guitar
Matt Wong - Bass
Chad Smith - Drums

Imagine it - the odd poppy vocals of Gwen, over the crunchy 2 note riffs of Pete, supported by the virtuoso chords of Steve, underpinned by a funk/ska rhythm section. Wicked.
 
OK here's my second funniest band lineup.

Michael Angelo Batio - Guitar
Bill "Buddha" Dickens - Bass
James Labrie - Vocals
Patrick Moraz - Keytar
Neil Peart - Drums, Lyrics

I don't know if this would make me laugh or cry.

Edit: Probably vomit.
 
John Lennon- Guitar/Vocals
Charles Manson- Guitar/Vocals
Fieldy- Bass
Peter Criss- Drums (original drummer for Kiss in full make up)

What they have in common? They all put on a show. Just picture it though. Criss slamming the skins while Fieldy thumps on his downtuned sideways bass. John singing about peace while Charles rolls his eyes. Charles singing about killing people and John rolling his eyes. I'd go see it.