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Dream Band

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jnevi9nr

Aug 17, 2009
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Washington, DC
#1
put together your dream band. it doesnt matter if they are still living or not.

I need:

vocals
lead guitar
rhythm guitar
bass - this cant be you! although it would be sweet if it was.
drums
piano

and anything else you want to add for your dream band.
 
#2
jnevi9nr said:
put together your dream band. it doesnt matter if they are still living or not.

I need:

vocals - Tommy Rogers (Between the Buried and Me)
lead guitar - John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
rhythm guitar & Backing vocals - James Hetfield (Metallica)
bass - Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne)
drums - Vinnie Paul (Hell Yeah/Damage Plan/Pantera)
piano - Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater)

and anything else you want to add for your dream band.
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I think that would pretty much do it for me
 
#5
Vocals & rhythm guitar/piano: Matthew Thiessen (Relient K)
Vocals & Lead Guitar: John Mayer
Rhythm/Lead Guitar: Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters)
Drums: Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band)
Bass: Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters)

Then probably a backing string quartet/horn section on songs that the style required it. (ballads, etc.)
 
#6
Vocals: Tom Waits
Alto Sax: Paul Desmond
Bari sax: Dana Colley
Bass: Percy Heath
Piano: Dave Brubeck
Drums: Joe Morello( or Alex Acuña)
For jazz anyway. I dont know about the horns though.

Rock-
Vocals- Jon Anderson
Guitar: Steve Howe
Bass: Geddy Lee/Chris squire
Guitar: Alex Lifeson
Drums: Bill Bruford

Yeah, a Rush/Yes hybrid...
 
#8
Vocals - Ben Harper
Lead Guitar - Eric Clapton
Rhythm Guitar - Tom Petty
Bass - Pino Palladino
Keys - Benmont Tench
Drums - Steve Jordan

Or for a 60's all-star band, how about...

Vocals - Bob Dylan
Lead Guitar - Jimi Hendrix
Rhythm Guitar - John Lennon
Bass - James Jamerson
Drums - Ginger Baker
 
#14
ill go:

vocals- Jeff Buckley or Dave Matthews
lead guitar- Eric Clapton (why have John Mayer when you can have EC?)
rhythm guitar- Tom Morello (so creative)
Steel Lap guitar - Robert Randolph (we need a steel lap guitar)
bass- Dirk Lance - great tone
drums- Carter Beauford - greatest ever
piano- Stevie Wonder - Amazing musician, doesnt even need to be said
song writer - Thom Yorke - he needs to be involved in this project
producer - Quincy Jones - produced MJ's greatest records
 
#18
Lead Guitar: George Harrison
Rhythm Guitar: Tom Petty
Bass: Jack Bruce
Drums: Mitch Mitchell
Piano: Rick Davies
Vocals: Jack Bruce (with vocal contributions from everyone else in the band)

....Two Wilburys with the epic Bass work and voice of Cream with a splash of Jimi Hendrix and Supertramp?
WIN
:hyper::hyper::hyper:
:bassist::bassist::bassist:
 

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