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I want everyone to tell me who would be in their ideal band. Pick famous musicians who you think would play well together and pick a name.
This threads goin for 500 posts people, lets go!

Rush, Queen, or Led Zep. Can't really decide. *ponders*

The rubber band.

Vocalist - Bruce Dickinson
Lead Guitar - Dave Murray
Rhythm Guitar - Adrian Smith
Rhythm Guitar - Janick Gers
Bassist - Steve Harris
Drummer - Nicko McBrain

If you need me to tell you who that is, I'm going to punch you. :)

All right I'll start...
Taylor Hawkins(Foo Fighters drummer) + Serj Tankian(if you dont know...) + Eddie Van Halen(do I have to say it?) + Steve Harris(Iron Maiden Bassist)= a very awesome band.

Vocalist - Bruce Dickinson
Lead Guitar - Dave Murray
Rhythm Guitar - Adrian Smith
Rhythm Guitar - Janick Gers
Bassist - Steve Harris
Drummer - Nicko McBrain

If you need me to tell you who that is, I'm going to punch you. :)

Damn, you beat me to it. I was going to answer that way.

I however would probably have removed Janick, as he is not associated with the "traditional" band (Im avoiding saying the name so you can still punch them;)). I have no real poblems with Janick however. And hes funny live cause he dances a little jig in a corner the whole time.

All right I'll start...
Taylor Hawkins(Foo Fighters drummer) + Serj Tankian(if you dont know...) + Eddie Van Halen(do I have to say it?) + Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu(KoRn Bassist)= a very awesome band.



As a bass player, I take offense on behalf of the bass playing community that you consider "Fieldy" a good bassist.

Rhythm Guitar/Vocals/Frontman - Bob Mould

Lead Guitar - Jason Becker (yes, I know he's got ALS, but this is total fantasy, and as such, I'm allowed this one)

Backing Guitar/Second Lead - Alex Lifeson

Tirtiary Lead - Steve Vai

Bass/Vocals/Keys - Geddy Lee

Percussion - Neil Peart


Whether or not this band would actually have any chemistry is a good question, but they're all like-minded people who have an uncanny ear for music... As well as uncanny musical abilities. And some say that four guitars might be a bit much, but think of the compositional possibilities.

As a bass player, I take offense on behalf of the bass playing community that you consider "Fieldy" a good bassist.

Give me a suggestion and I'll switch them, I just couldn't think of one.

As a bass player, I take offense on behalf of the bass playing community that you consider "Fieldy" a good bassist.

Is Claypool still good?

'Cause he's my favorite bass player besides Harris... It's impossible to be bored watching him. :p

Give me a suggestion and I'll switch them, I just couldn't think of one.

Steve Harris. But dont do it just because I said it.


People thinking Fieldy is good is just a pet peeve of mine. Seriously, the man just down tunes beyond reason and slaps his strings. Its really not that difficult. Sure, sometimes it produces an...erm...interesting? sound, but that doesnt make it talented. You could learn to do it by buying a $100 Bass, tuning it down until the strings are nearly falling off, and practicing for a grand total of about an hour.

Steve Harris. But dont do it just because I said it.


People thinking Fieldy is good is just a pet peeve of mine. Seriously, the man just down tunes beyond reason and slaps his strings. Its really not that difficult. Sure, sometimes it produces an...erm...interesting? sound, but that doesnt make it talented. You could learn to do it by buying a $100 Bass, tuning it down until the strings are nearly falling off, and practicing for a grand total of about an hour.

I know, I've done it.
Silly knight...:rolleyes:

As for those of you who don't know of Jason Becker...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jK978921Yw

...That's him, several years before ALS set in. He was seventeen years old in that video. Seventeen. Playing Paganini's Fifth Caprice. On a guitar.

All right I'll start...
Taylor Hawkins(Foo Fighters drummer) + Serj Tankian(if you dont know...) + Eddie Van Halen(do I have to say it?) + Steve Harris(Iron Maiden Bassist)= a very awesome band.

There, I changed it Knight, now is it an awesome band???
Just kidding, I dont care if YOU think its an awesome band.
Silly knight...:rolleyes:

Another great band...


Anything involving King Diamond, be it Merciful Fate or his band, King Diamond.

As for those of you who don't know of Jason Becker...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jK978921Yw

...That's him, several years before ALS set in. He was seventeen years old in that video. Seventeen. Playing Paganini's Fifth Caprice. On a guitar.

Now that you mention it, it's been entirely too long since I listened to some Cacophony.

Shame... It would've been incredible to see what he was capable of later in life.

Piano/Vocals- Piano Red
Bass- Ransom Knowling
Drums- Big Sid Catlett

Now that you mention it, it's been entirely too long since I listened to some Cacophony.

Shame... It would've been incredible to see what he was capable of later in life.

I don't have any doubt in my mind that he'd be the World's Foremost Guitarist (as Carlos Santana is all too often mislabeled, when guys like Alex Lifeson and Steve Vai are easily a step above). And more of Jason, playing Yngwie Malmsteen's "Black Star", at the tender age of 18 (complete with a mustache and beard!).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEAtk6moKtw&feature=related

I'm more modern i prefer ac.dc, disturbed, slipknot, 3 days grace, Marilyn Manson, and yeah Iron Maiden. oh yeh and black sabith.

I'm more modern i prefer ac.dc, disturbed, slipknot, 3 days grace, Marilyn Manson, and yeah Iron Maiden. oh yeh and black sabith.

Marylin Manson is gross, and you didn't even spell Black Sabbath right.
Silly anarchist...:rolleyes:

I'm more modern i prefer ac.dc, disturbed, slipknot, 3 days grace, Marilyn Manson, and yeah Iron Maiden. oh yeh and black sabith.

Two things.

1. Please please please for the love of God do not mention Iron Maiden in the same breath as Slipknot, Disturbed, Manson, or 3 Days Grace.
2. Please in the name of all that is (un)holy, spell "Sabbath" right.

Led Zeppelin. Each member was one of the best at what he does. I have yet to hear a drummer that could rival Bonham in skill and by Bonham, I mean their original drummer, not his son who drums for them now. RIP Bonham. You were so awesome.

Two things.

1. Please please please for the love of God do not mention Iron Maiden in the same breath as Slipknot, Disturbed, Manson, or 3 Days Grace.
2. Please in the name of all that is (un)holy, spell "Sabbath" right.

Yeah, anarchist, that was a pretty lame first post, you should create another account and start over.
Silly anarchist...:rolleyes:

Led Zeppelin. Each member was one of the best at what he does. I have yet to hear a drummer that could rival Bonham in skill and by Bonham, I mean their original drummer, not his son who drums for them now. RIP Bonham. You were so awesome.

Second that man, RIP Bonham.
Silly Hoyteca...:rolleyes:

Led Zeppelin. Each member was one of the best at what he does. I have yet to hear a drummer that could rival Bonham in skill and by Bonham, I mean their original drummer, not his son who drums for them now. RIP Bonham. You were so awesome.

Ever heard of Neil Peart? He easily bests Bonham at any aspect of percussion. I'm not saying this to try to be a dick, I'm saying this because it's true. Neil is completely dedicated to the art of percussion, and his skill shows it in spades.

And honestly, Jimmy Page is overrated. He was very loose and sloppy, though I will admit that he was pretty technically proficient. Nevertheless, he's ridiculously overrated, often placed well above guys like Satch and Vai.

Ever heard of Neil Peart? He easily bests Bonham at any aspect of percussion. I'm not saying this to try to be a dick, I'm saying this because it's true. Neil is completely dedicated to the art of percussion, and his skill shows it in spades.

And honestly, Jimmy Page is overrated. He was very loose and sloppy, though I will admit that he was pretty technically proficient. Nevertheless, he's ridiculously overrated, often placed well above guys like Satch and Vai.



Every aspect of Zepellin is overrated. Rush owns them.

Led Zeppelin. Each member was one of the best at what he does. I have yet to hear a drummer that could rival Bonham in skill and by Bonham, I mean their original drummer, not his son who drums for them now. RIP Bonham. You were so awesome.
I wouldn't go that far. Bonham was defintly the best drummer of all time, but the rest of Led Zeppelin weren't the best. Don't get me wrong, they were great, but they weren't the BEST. I think it should go something like this:

Singer: Geddy Lee
Bassist: John Deacon
Drummer: John Bonham
Guitarist: Slash

NOT in a band together. They're just the best out there (In mah opinon that is;))

Bonham was defintly the best drummer of all time,

No. No. No. No.


Why do people keep spreading this lie?

Every aspect of Zepellin is overrated. Rush owns them.

I won't argue one bit with Rush owning them, but while I'd like to argue that an aspect of Zep wasn't overrated (songwriting), that's nigh impossible, since they've been bloated beyond the bounds of what we know as "proportion" by the media and idiots who like to jump on the bandwagon.

I love Zep. But Rush are vastly superior in so many ways (technicality, instrumentation, lyrics, stage presence...).

No. No. No. No.


Why do people keep spreading this lie?
He is. John Bonham was the best drummer of all time. Neil Peart is a better songwriter, and certainly one of the best drummers ever, he is not THE best drummer ever. John Bonham simply cannot be matched with anyone else.... Yet.

He is. John Bonham was the best drummer of all time. Neil Peart is a better songwriter, and certainly one of the best drummers ever, he is not THE best drummer ever. John Bonham simply cannot be matched with anyone else.... Yet.

Neil's better. More precise, faster, more intricate, has more stamina, and writes more interesting parts. He also plays percussion melodically, something Bonham didn't do.

He is. John Bonham was the best drummer of all time. Neil Peart is a better songwriter, and certainly one of the best drummers ever, he is not THE best drummer ever. John Bonham simply cannot be matched with anyone else.... Yet.

I can name, without thought, ten drummers who are vastly superior to Bonham. Want to hear em? Too bad you are getting them anyway.

In no particular order:
1. Neil Peart (Rush)
2. Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
3. George Kollias (Nile)
4. Inferno (Behemoth)
5. Gene Hoglan (Death, Strapping Young Lad)
6. Tomas Haake (Mashuggah)
7. Mattias Grahn (Naglfar) - This guys glory is best seen live, how effortless he plays such intense drum parts is insane
8. Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche)
9. Martin Lopez (Opeth)
10. Mike Harris (Napalm Death

I can name, without thought, ten drummers who are vastly superior to Bonham. Want to hear em? Too bad you are getting them anyway.

In no particular order:
1. Neil Peart (Rush)
2. Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
3. George Kollias (Nile)
4. Inferno (Behemoth)
5. Gene Hoglan (Death, Strapping Young Lad)
6. Tomas Haake (Mashuggah)
7. Mattias Grahn (Naglfar) - This guys glory is best seen live, how effortless he plays such intense drum parts is insane
8. Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche)
9. Martin Lopez (Opeth)
10. Mike Harris (Napalm Death


I'd put Yoshiki of X Japan over Scott Rockenfield. Just watch and see why.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iH9bxgsyiI

Now that takes effort. Not to mention that he wrote most of the songs, played piano on the studio recordings, and produced (he's a classically-trained musician). And yes, he wrote this song.

The best band? REM or possibly Queen.

And combining members of different bands may not match up well (think of it as the musical equivalent of of ZWW)...

Bonham was defintly the best drummer of all timeErm, no.

No. No. No. No.


Why do people keep spreading this lie?That's a good fucking question.

Pointless thread. Subjectivity = no best. Like who you like and list them. No point in the argument whatsoever.

That's the super-condensed version of the post I've been attaching to these threads for as long as I've been here.

He is. John Bonham was the best drummer of all time. Neil Peart is a better songwriter, and certainly one of the best drummers ever, he is not THE best drummer ever. John Bonham simply cannot be matched with anyone else.... Yet.

Buddy Rich wiped the floor with him. So the hell what? You like Bonham? Terrific. Build a shrine. Best = completely subjective + pointless.

Thrash / Metal:

Lead Singer : Bruce Dickinson
Lead Guitar : Jeff Hanneman
Rhythm Guitar : Kerry King
Bass : Kirk Hammett
Drums: Richard Christy (Death, Iced Earth)

rick wakeman, klaus shultze, mikail graham, marry youngblood, paul cam, elenore mcdonald, urby mann, sy zenthner, john mccutchen, utah philips, tchia ahmet.

well actually the wouldn't all be playing at the same time. differnt permutations on different cuts, and maybe different names for the different combinations.

for existing bands prime time sublime was my first thought for a kind of joke entry, yes they really do exist, sort of, look them up and listen, if you can, to a day in the life of a micro organism.

er, a, well ok. getting real, i do like tangarene dream, paul and elanor (and 'the little band'), mckutchen of course, lorina mccennit, and so on, steel eye span, well i'm an old guy so i'm not always keeping up on what's current. numina though, oh and baka beyond, and imigrant soul, aeterna, just about everyone on synth music direct, e.l.o., r.m.i., objects in the mirror, iris d'ment, blue turtle seduction, cosmic wobble, gemini wolf, s.h.i.n.t.o., and naturally a bunch of stuff from back in the 70s.

i'm not that much into guitar players or guitar as such sounds. nor vocals all that much usually either, unless the're balads about something more interesting then the usual human soap opera, or protest songs, some of those sorts of things. mostly i like instrumentals, electronic and acoustical, but of unusual combinations of instruments, that when i close my eyes listening to them, i'm transported to the kind of strainge alien worlds i'd rather be living in.

one thing if i was putting togather a band, would be no guitars other then string base, no saxiphones and no snare drums, but quite possibly two or more, certainly at least one, keyboard synthasist. french horn, base clarenet, snareless tympany. also some sort of flute or other reed/wind.

and the style would definately be alternative bordering on experimental and even experimantal classic including micro-tonal and some of those ancient greek modal 'keys'. with perhapse very gentle hints of progressive jazz fussion.

congas, bongos, and concert tympany for polyrythm and sometimes just for grins, that giant easter europe somewhere, well its kind of a reed, with a rigid fipple, i forget what the darn thing is called at the moment, looks a little bit like a basson for the jolly green giant or something.

tubular belles too.

i really don't know who i'd pick to play each of those different things, other then some of those i've mentioned.

there's a lot of musicians who do things i like on bowed strings, but i'm just not into the weight of overwhelming string sections that seem to have dominated so called classical music, for, in my opinion, far too long.

hammerd dulcimers are interesting for the string side. they go good with flutes, and lighter, airier accoustic sounds.

=^^=
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It would depend on the type of music the band played. A potential line up might be:

Vocals: Wendy O. Williams (the Plasmatics)
Guitar: Chuck Schuldiner (Death, Control Denied)
Bass: Roger Patterson (Atheist)
Rhythm Guitar: Paul Masvidal (Death, Cynic)
Drums: Mick Harris (Napalm Death)

Keenan, Jones, Chancellor, Carey.

Done.

AC/DC are in my opinion the band who made up the modern Hard Rock.

B.B. King, Jagger, Keef, Eliza Carthy, Ginger Baker

I'm not sure this would work together great, but i guess these are some of the best instrumentalists I listen to...:

Lead vocals: Neil Finn (Crowded House) or Paul Dempsey (Something for Kate)
Lead Guitar: Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
Bass: Mark Seymour (Crowded House)
Percussion: Tim Powles (The Church)
Various: Jeff Martin (The Tea Party) (If you have listened to much of their stuff, you will understand what I mean by various)
Sax: Michael Brecker (Dire Straits)

Right,

Vocals- Brad Delp (Boston)
Lead Guitar- Slash (Guns n' Roses)
Secondary Guitar- Angus Young (AC/DC)
Drums- Keith Moon (The Who)
Bass- Whoever plays the riffs from Seinfeld. No, seriously, Nick Jameson (Foghat)

I can name, without thought, ten drummers who are vastly superior to Bonham. Want to hear em? Too bad you are getting them anyway.

In no particular order:
1. Neil Peart (Rush)
2. Dave Lombardo (Slayer)
3. George Kollias (Nile)
4. Inferno (Behemoth)
5. Gene Hoglan (Death, Strapping Young Lad)
6. Tomas Haake (Mashuggah)
7. Mattias Grahn (Naglfar) - This guys glory is best seen live, how effortless he plays such intense drum parts is insane
8. Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche)
9. Martin Lopez (Opeth)
10. Mike Harris (Napalm Death

Dude, where's Keith Moon? Have you even HEARD "Who Are You"? He's awesome!

Right,

Vocals- Brad Delp (Boston)
Lead Guitar- Slash (Guns n' Roses)
Secondary Guitar- Angus Young (AC/DC)
Drums- Keith Moon (The Who)
Bass- Whoever plays the riffs from Seinfeld. No, seriously, Nick Jameson (Foghat)

I'm not sure this would even sound too great (Delp's voice is a little too pure for Young's guitar), but these are my favorite musicians from each class. Billy Joel would be a good vocalist, but rock isn't really his style.

I'm not sure this would work together great, but i guess these are some of the best instrumentalists I listen to...:

Lead vocals: Neil Finn (Crowded House) or Paul Dempsey (Something for Kate)
Lead Guitar: Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
Bass: Mark Seymour (Crowded House)
Percussion: Tim Powles (The Church)
Various: Jeff Martin (The Tea Party) (If you have listened to much of their stuff, you will understand what I mean by various)
Sax: Michael Brecker (has his own lengthy and illustrious career as a jazz musician and was a guest with Dire Straits as he has been with MANY rock and jazz acts)

Fixed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Brecker).

I was thinking about the members and I kept coming back to
Jeff Beck,
Eric Clapton,
Ronnie Wood,
Ginger Baker,
and I realized I wanted a Cream/Jeff Beck Group hybrid. It needs one more vocalist and one more drummer to be a super-band. Rod Stewart isn't it, though.

Jerry Garcia?

Buddy Rich wiped the floor with him. So the hell what? You like Bonham? Terrific. Build a shrine. Best = completely subjective + pointless.
Already have;)

Already have;)

Alrighty, then.

AC/DC

Rock and Roll ain't noise pollution, people

I want everyone to tell me who would be in their ideal band. Pick famous musicians who you think would play well together and pick a name.
This threads goin for 500 posts people, lets go!

Vocalist- Tori Amos/Sarah Brightman/Gackt S. Camui
Lead Guitar- Mana-sama
Bass- Közi
Drums- Tommy Lee (I´m full of shit, right:D)
Keyboard- Fiona Apple/Gackt S. Camui

....

Benny Hill and Weird Al Yankovic. :D

works for me. :p

(Yeah, I know Benny is dead... :()

Guitar - David Gilmour
Keyboard - Rick Wright
Drums - Nick Mason
Bass - Roger Waters

Guitarist and lead singer: Hydesland

I guess I would have to be a folk musician.

this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU) band of course!

Drums-Steve Smith (one of the most versatile drummers ever)
Bass-Flea (come on, he's fantastic!)
Guitar-Neal Schon
2nd Guitar-John McLaughlin
Keys-Jan Hammer
Vocals-Anthony Kiedis (mostly because his vocal range and mine are nearly identical)

Kind of a mashup of Journey, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It could work.

Fantasy band: (Heavy/thrash metal)
Vocals: Paul DiAnno (Iron Maiden)
Lead Guitars: Christy Samuel (Moksha), Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
Bass: John Entwhistle (The Who)
Drums: Lee Kerslake (Uriah Heep, Ozzy Osbourne)
Organ/Keyboards: Jon Lord (Deep Purple)

Yes, John Entwhistle's dead, but I can dream.

Best RL band - Tie between Megadeth, early Maiden, and Motorhead.

How about:
Vocals, Guitar-Glenn Frey
Vocals, Drums, Guitar-Don Henley
Guitar-Joe Walsh
Bass-Timothy B. Schmidt

Vocals: Alexx Wesselsky
Lead Guitar: Noel Pix
Rhythm Guitar: Paul Landers
Bass: Robert Merrill
Drums: Shannon Larkin
Keyboard: Christian Lorenz

AC/DC are in my opinion the band who made up the modern Hard Rock.

"modern"? :p

Mozart and the Raving Band of Classical Composers.

From Bornova, The Meat Packing District, I proudly present;

Drastic Measures
Vocals: Rob Halford (http://www.robhalford.com/) and either Doro Pesch (http://www.doropesch.com) or Asena (http://www.myspace.com/asneao)
Lead & Rhythm Guitars: Dave Mustaine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Mustaine) and Marty Friedman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Friedman_(guitarist))
Bass Guitars: Steve Harris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Harris_(musician))
Keyboards:Kevin Moore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Moore)
Drums:Dave Lombardo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Lombardo)


Cheerio!

Fixed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Brecker).

my apologies. I am certainly going to look up some of his other stuff though. I only had listened to him as part of Dire straits.

my apologies. I am certainly going to look up some of his other stuff though. I only had listened to him as part of Dire straits.

You should, if you liked his work with Dire Straits. He's a phenomenally versatile saxophonist.