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one of my favorite threads from way back (always repeated itself, so im sure its around here somewhere) was the "create your dream band of the awesomest people in your opinion" thead.

the quote my not be exact.

either way, its simple. get singers, songwriters, guitar players, flute players, situar players. whatever you want.

so.. go!

my band would be as follows

Singers/Songwriters - Les Claypool, Dan Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart)
Guitar - Curt Kirkwood, Dan Van Vliet
Bass - Les Claypool
Drums -Jason Kourkounis

and i would rock.

Gene Simmons- tambourine
Michael Jackson - lead vocals
Nick Lachey- the triangle
Cher-drums
Marylin Manson- violin


best ever...

Gene Simmons- tambourine
Michael Jackson - lead vocals
Nick Lachey- the triangle
Cher-drums
Marylin Manson- violin


best ever...

mhm. its needs an ud (oud, oude, outi, aud, aoud, ud, Ûd and 'ud), though.

pehaps ian anderson?

vocals : Fabio Lione and Eric Adams
Guitars : Luca Turilli
Bass : Joey Di Maio
Drums : Alex Holzwarth
Keyboards : Alex Staropoli

Guitar: Eric Clapton
Bass: Jack Bruce
Vocals: Jack Bruce
Drums: Ginger Baker


hmmmm... hold on a minute..... cream, anyone? ;)

ok i'll throw in Jimi Hendrix and Gary Moore on guitars for a laugh then

Guitar: Eric Clapton
Bass: Jack Bruce
Vocals: Jack Bruce
Drums: Ginger Baker


hmmmm... hold on a minute..... cream, anyone? ;)

ok i'll throw in Jimi Hendrix and Gary Moore on guitars for a laugh then

oh, that reminds me -

i didnt get to go.

but i got a dvd.

oh, that reminds me -

i didnt get to go.

but i got a dvd.
i didn't get to go either... fucking 300 quid a ticket (at the back)! :mad:
would have been worth it if i'd actually had the money though...

i need that dvd... i think my gf has it *looks forward to valentine's day even more*

*looks forward to valentine's day even more*


Me too. I don't have to work tuesdays. And the day after is my birthday.

i didn't get to go either... fucking 300 quid a ticket (at the back)! :mad:
would have been worth it if i'd actually had the money though...

i need that dvd... i think my gf has it *looks forward to valentine's day even more*

thats what girlfriends (and valentine's day) is for.

thats what girlfriends (and valentine's day) is for.
damn right :p

i think i'll turn up, demand the dvd and go watch it on my laptop in the car ;)

Zack de la Rocha - vocals
Tom Morello - guitar
Tim Commerford - bass
Brad Wilk - drums
Me - Dancing

Vocals/Lyricist - Kurt Cobain/Jim Morisson
Rhythm Guitar - Josh Homme (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age)
Drums - Dave Grohl (needs no intro)
Lead Guitar - Jimi Hendrix/Tom Morello (RATM)
Bass Guitar - John Paul Jones (Led Zep)/Justin Chancellor (Tool)

Drums: Mike Portnoy
Guitar: Steve Vai
Bass: Andy West
Keyboards: Jordan Rudess

Alternatives:

Drums: Vinnie Paul (maybe his stile won't fit here)
Guitar: Joe Satriani
Bass: John Myung
Keyboards: Mike Keneally

damn right :p

i think i'll turn up, demand the dvd and go watch it on my laptop in the car ;)

good idea, yes, but that girlfriend thing is an investment. kiss her, or say thank you, or some crap like that. for more future dvds.

good idea, yes, but that girlfriend thing is an investment. kiss her, or say thank you, or some crap like that. for more future dvds.
can't i just pay her like i do with all my other lady-friends? ;)

Vocals: Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro), Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
Guitar: Johnny Greenwood (Radiohead), Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro), Eric Clapton, Graham Coxon (Blur)
Bass: Chris Wolstenholme (Muse)
Drums: Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins)



Almost all British there...

i didn't get to go either... fucking 300 quid a ticket (at the back)! :mad: [/SIZE]
My dad did ;)

My dad did ;)
*hates* :gundge:

if they ever do another gig, i'll be there first row damnit!

The ultimate metal band would be:

Guitar: Angus Young (from AC/DC)
Guitar: Kerry King (from Slayer)
Bass:Tony Campos (from Static-X)
Drums: Joey Jordison (from Slipknot)
Vocals: Marilyn Manson (from Marilyn Manson)
Bcking vocals: Jim Morrison (from The Doors)

:headbang:

Singer/Sonwriters: Ogre (Skinny Puppy), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), Andrew Eldritch (Sisters of Mercy), Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails), Chris Connelly (Ministry), John Lydon (Sex Pistols), Martin Gore (Depeche Mode),David Bowie, and Eminem.

Lead Guitar: Slash (Guns and Roses), The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Trey Anastasio, Robert Fripp, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse).

Bass: Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam), Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu (Korn), Melissa Auf der Maur (Hole), Michael "Flea" Balzary (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Les Claypool (Primus), Bootsy Collins, Simon Gallup (The Cure), Joe Lally (Fugazi), Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails), Krist Novaselic (Nirvana), Jah Wobble (PiL).

Keyboards: John Michel Jarre, Andrew Fletcher (Depeche Mode), Tori Amos.

Drums: Dave Grohl (Nirvana), Martin Atkins (PiL), Phil Collins (Genesis), Chris Kontos (former-Machinehead), Joey Jordison (Slipknot).



Okay... I stop now... this started out as about four people....

Vocals : Ghandi (the whole family; like the Kellys or sthing)
Drums : Edgar Alan Poe
Bass : Soihiro Honda
Guitar(s) : Werner Heisenberg
Keyboards : Karl Marx
Violins : Nicolo Paganini (because someone needs to make some music until the other manage to learn how to)

please don't ask why...

Vocals: Me....if I cant choose me...then Glenn Danzig Pre-1983, or Roger Daltry.

Lead Guitar: Toni Iommi.

Bass: Since I dont want to choose two people in the same band, Im gonna say James "Igor" Jamerson. Otherwise I would have chosen John Entwhistle.

Drums: Keith Moon was the baddest drummer ever....however, going along with my earlier imposed rule, a close second falls to John Bohnam.

and an obligatory honorable mention to Bill Ward, one of rocks most influencial, yet, underated legendary drummers. However, Ward was (is) never the timekeeper Moon, and Bohnam were, but his thunderous sound and innovative fills made up for it.

If anyone knows who my choice for Bass is, good for you...you know your music.
For those who dont....find out.

Vocals: Me....if I cant choose me...then Glenn Danzig Pre-1983, or Roger Daltry.

Lead Guitar: Toni Iommi.

Bass: Since I dont want to choose two people in the same band, Im gonna say James "Igor" Jamerson. Otherwise I would have chosen John Entwhistle.

Drums: Keith Moon was the baddest drummer ever....however, going along with my earlier imposed rule, a close second falls to John Bohnam.

and an obligatory honorable mention to Bill Ward, one of rocks most influencial, yet, underated legendary drummers. However, Ward was (is) never the timekeeper Moon, and Bohnam were, but his thunderous sound and innovative fills made up for it.

If anyone knows who my choice for Bass is, good for you...you know your music.
For those who dont....find out.


James Jamerson was a mo-town bassist right? And if I remember rightly he carked it about 20 years ago. I don't know much more than that.

James Jamerson was a mo-town bassist right? And if I remember rightly he carked it about 20 years ago. I don't know much more than that.


Good enough...

But he was more than that.

He and his band, "The Funk Brothers" played on more #1 Records, than Elvis, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, and the rolling Stones.......combined.

That was fun..I wanna do another:

Vocals: Pepper Keenan (C.o.C)

Guitar: David Gilmour.

Bass: Paul McCartney

Drums: Ginger Baker.

Keys: Ray Manzerek.

Now that would be bad ass.

That was fun..I wanna do another:

Vocals: Pepper Keenan (C.o.C)

Guitar: David Gilmour.

Bass: Paul McCartney

Drums: Ginger Baker.

Keys: Ray Manzerek.

Now that would be bad ass.

Hell yeah :D

(Interesting mix, though. I never picked you as a C.o.C fan...)

Hell yeah :D

(Interesting mix, though. I never picked you as a C.o.C fan...)


CoC has the honor of having my favorite album of the 90s, and also "The Second Biggest Rock and Roll Let-Down Album."

I love thier album "Deliverance."

However, as I eagerly anticipated "Americas Volume Dealer", once I heard it, I was so let down, I was pissed.

The only other such dissapointment, was "Metallica"...the Black Album.
From such a high note with And Justice for All...to.......that.
Sigh..and its been straight to the shitter from Hetfield and Co, ever since.

I'll take a double cast, just in case one is temporarily unavailable or dead. This happens more often than you would think, really.


On mic: Jeff Mangum, Neutral Milk Hotel/Spencer Davis, Spencer Davis Group

On the drums: Andy Summers, The Police/ Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix Experience

On bass guitar: Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy. See, one dead already. He could have done lead and backing vocals, too. I'm gonna have to go with Barry Adamson, Magazine and Nick Cave.

On lead guitar: Bob Mould, Hüsker Dü/ Paul Westerberg, Replacements

On Rhythm Guitar: Eddie Hazel, Funkadelic, during the maggot brain era. Or Bob Dylan, he's the archetype of a rhythm guitarist.

Results may sound revolutionary or just plain odd, I can't tell.
When adding John Linnell, They Might Be Giants, on harmonica, you could always sell it to a bunch of dopes as progressive rock, perhaps...

CoC has the honor of having my favorite album of the 90s, and also "The Second Biggest Rock and Roll Let-Down Album."

I love thier album "Deliverance."

However, as I eagerly anticipated "Americas Volume Dealer", once I heard it, I was so let down, I was pissed.

The only other such dissapointment, was "Metallica"...the Black Album.
From such a high note with And Justice for All...to.......that.
Sigh..and its been straight to the shitter from Hetfield and Co, ever since.

Aye, Deliverance is the only album of theirs I own (their albums are kinda hard to find here) - though it does definitely rock. Was hoping to get more, but hmm, might avoid that album. You might like the bands Nebula and Clutch as well, they have a somewhat similar style.

As for Metallica, eh. I don't think i've ever "got" them....or the other big thrash bands.

Aye, Deliverance is the only album of theirs I own (their albums are kinda hard to find here) - though it does definitely rock. Was hoping to get more, but hmm, might avoid that album. You might like the bands Nebula and Clutch as well, they have a somewhat similar style.

As for Metallica, eh. I don't think i've ever "got" them....or the other big thrash bands.


Ive heard some Clutch, its not bad, but also not quite my cup of tea.

As for Metallica, I really like Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, and "And Justice for Al"l, in fact, I would venture as far as to suggest that IMHO, "Master of Puppets" is the "Sgt Peppers " of metal, in as far as how much it influenced every metal band after it.

Ive heard some Clutch, its not bad, but also not quite my cup of tea.

As for Metallica, I really like Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, and "And Justice for Al"l, in fact, I would venture as far as to suggest that IMHO, "Master of Puppets" is the "Sgt Peppers " of metal, in as far as how much it influenced every metal band after it.

Master of Puppets is a good album, I don't deny that (and the others are too) - but it just doesn't click with me. I'm not blown away with it like most people seem to be. I don't dislike the band at all (well, I do the modern incarnation, but...), it's just...yeah. Not my cup of tea, as you put it.

Master of Puppets is a good album, I don't deny that (and the others are too) - but it just doesn't click with me. I'm not blown away with it like most people seem to be. I don't dislike the band at all (well, I do the modern incarnation, but...), it's just...yeah. Not my cup of tea, as you put it.


That really is the beauty of music.
We can take a classic album like that one, and both agree that while well written, and expertly played, we have different opinions on whether we like it or not.

Is anything else in life so subjective?

vocals: Kurt Cobain and Leonard Cohen
lead guitar: Jimi Hendrix
bass: Zia from Ozric Tentacles
drum (machine): Aphex Twin
synth arrangements / producer: Simon Posford (Hallucinogen)
organ: JS Bach
triangle: Jesus Christ
Me: lying on the front of the stage candyflipping :D

Hmm...a "dream band" eh?

Singer: Christopher Hall (Stabbing Westward)
Lead Guitar: Adam Jones (Tool)
Rhythm Guitar: John Connolly (Sevendust)
Bass: Shavo Odadjian (System of a Down)
Drums: Raymond Herrera (Fear Factory)

Vocals & Bass. Phill Lynott
Lead Guitar: Rory Gallagher.
Drums:John Wilson

Ah bollix The cast of the group The Taste with Phill on vocals + me on triangle.Oxo is job..:D

Vocals - Maynard James Keenan
Guitar - Slash
Bass - Fieldy, he's not the best bassist but I love that slapping sound!
Drums - animal. Or possibly dave grohl. not cos theyre great drummers but because thay look so happy when theyre drumming.

Vocals - Maynard James Keenan
Guitar - Slash
Bass - Fieldy, he's not the best bassist but I love that slapping sound!
Drums - animal. Or possibly dave grohl. not cos theyre great drummers but because thay look so happy when theyre drumming.


Im not a fan of his "Foo-Fighters" work, but Dave Grohl is a bad ass drummer.

as good quote about him goes, "He hits the drums like they owe him money."

That really is the beauty of music.
We can take a classic album like that one, and both agree that while well written, and expertly played, we have different opinions on whether we like it or not.

Is anything else in life so subjective?

Indeed. :)

Vocalist/Lead Guitarist/Songwriter: Bob Mould
Rhythm Guitar/Songwriter: Angus Young
Bass/Vocalist/Songwriter: Geddy Lee
Piano/Organ/Vocalist/Songwriter: Grant Hart
Drums: Martin Atkins

Four songwriters, I know. But the lineup is perfect. :D