Your Ultimate Band

[Tom B.]

If you were to make a band of your favorite musicians, who would be in it?

Here's what mine would be:

Drums: John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
Guitar: Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
Vocals: Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes)
Bass: John Entwistle (The Who)
Piano: Roy Bittan (Bruce Springsteen)

You can also include ryhthem guitarists and other stuff like that if you want to.

[drumbum1977]

Vocals - Bruce Dickenson (Iron Maiden) or Travis Tritt
Piano - Elton John
Bass - John Paul Jones (Led Zep)
Guitar - Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
Guitar - Colin James
Drums - ME or Greg Morrow (nashville studio player)

[nhzoso]

Lead Vox-----Janis Joplin
Lead Guitar-----Stevie Ray Vaughn
Bass Guitar---Flea
Rhythm guitar-- Tom Petty
Drums----John Henry Bonham


Damn, now thats a kickass band

[jazzsnob]

John Coltrane
Mccoy Tyner
Jimmy Garrison
ME AND JOHN BONHAM ON DOUBLE DRUMS!!!

woo!

[badlydubbedsean]

Mine wouldn't be obvious:

Vocals: Roger Daltrey
Piano (Backing Vocals): Jamie Cullam
Rhythm Guitar (Backing Vocals): Noel Gallagher
Lead Guitar: Jimmy Page
Bass: Flea
Drums: Steve White
Lyrics: Morrisey


OR

Vocals: Johnny Rotten
Piano: Dave Greenfield
Rhythm Guitar (Backing Vocals): Johnny Borrell
Lead Guitar: Peter Green
Bass: John Entwhistle
Drums: Dom Howard
Lyrics: Paul Weller


I had to include lyrics, other wise my dream band would be doing covers!

[getjoncarter]

JoJo Mayer, Drums.
Cedric Bixler-Zavala, lead Vocals. (from the Mars Volta)
Jimmy page, Lead guitar.
Jason Mraz, Backing Vocals.
Matt Bellamy, Rhythm Guitar + piano
Flea, Bass.
Now that would be sweet.

[sgt.pepper1986]

If only...

Drums (If not me!)- John Bonham (Led Zep) or Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
Lead Vocal- Freddy Mercury (Queen), Robert Plant (Led Zep), Jim Morrison (The Doors), or Janis Joplin
Lead Guitar- Jimmy Page (Led Zep) or Jimi Hendrix (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
Rhythm Guitars- John Lennon (The Beatles), Tom Sholtz (Boston), and Pete Townsend (The Who)
Bass- John Entwhistle (The Who) or Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
Keys and Synthesizer- Ray Manzarek (The Doors) or Billy Preston
Saxophone- Clarence Clemons (Bruce Springsteen)

[nhzoso]

I thought we had to Pick one from each..you guys are cheaters...LOL.

Would'nt be so obvious?? Why you little trend setter you...LOL..

[secondXheartbeat]

Vocals/Songwriting/Lyrics/Keyboards: Beck
Guitar: Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)
Bass: Arif (Protest the Hero)
Drums: Chad Sexton (311)
Percussion section: those two guys rom Santana

Grooviest jams ever!

[Ozzy Biz]

Vocals - Maynard James Keenan and Mark Lannegan
Guitar 1 - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Guitar 2 - Jimi Hendrix
Guitar 3 - Jimmy Page
Bass - Victor Wooten
Keys - Chester Thompson
Drums - John Bonham

Hows that?

Biz

[drumminjohn]

Mine would be
Vocals: Robert Plant (Zepp)
Lead: Jimi Hendrix
Bass: Bootsy Collins (Parliament Funkadelic)
Drums: Ginger Baker (Cream) or John Bonham (Zepp) or Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix Experience)

I can't decide on a drummer haha

[GRUNTERSDAD]

Lets see,

Lead Guitar/Vocals...... George Harrison
Bass/Vocals............... Paul McCartney
Rhythm/Vocals........... John Lennon
Drums........................ Ringo Starr
Keyboards.................. Billy Preston
Sax Player................. Clarence Clemmons

I'll bet these guys could sell a ton of Records/CD's, and may even make a few Silly Movies.

[glynes]

Lets see,

Lead Guitar/Vocals...... George Harrison
Bass/Vocals............... Paul McCartney
Rhythm/Vocals........... John Lennon
Drums........................ Ringo Starr
Keyboards.................. Billy Preston

I'll bet these guys could sell a ton of Records/CD's, and may even make a few Silly Movies.

YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
They don't come any better.

[Rhythmic Disciple]

Drums - Jo Jo Mayer
Bass - Matthew Garrison
Vocals - Donald Fagen
BV's - Jill Scott
Keyboards - Bob James or Joe Sample
Guitars - John Mclaughlin
Percussion - Raul and Karl

What a bizarre and interesting selection of musicians!!!

[maddrummr]

Drums-Bonham
Lead guitar- Jimmy Page
Rhythmic Guitar- Pete Townsend
Bass- John Entwistle
Lead Vocals- Jim Morrison
Backing Vocals- Roger Daltrey
Piano- Ray Manzarek

Yea basically its my 3 fav bands put together, The who, the doors, and led zeppelin

[Class A Drummer]

Guitar- Jimmy Page
Bass- Geddy Lee
Drums- Neil Peart for rock, Steve Gadd for jazz
Vocals- John Paul Jones
2nd guitar- Alex Lifeson
Piano- Dave Brubeck

[secondXheartbeat]

Guitar- Jimmy Page
Bass- Geddy Lee
Drums- Neil Peart for rock, Steve Gadd for jazz
Vocals- John Paul Jones
2nd guitar- Alex Lifeson
Piano- Dave Brubeck

Rush and friends!!!!!

[Tom B.]

Vocals- John Paul Jones


JPJ, as a singer?

stupid 20 chracters

[finnhiggins]

JPJ, as a singer?


Drums - Jeff Buckley
Guitar - Vinnie Colaiuta
Keyboards - Michael Jackson
Bass - John Coltrane
Violin - Trent Reznor
Vocals - Ringo Starr

[michael drums]

Here's my choice for "not a bad band":

Vocals - Robert Plant
Guitars - Jimi Hendrix/ Stevie Ray Vaughan
Bass - Geddy Lee
Keyboards - Keith Emerson
Drums - Buddy Rich


Oh, and I have a "back-up" band, if anybody wants to see it...Play On! ;-)

[Ozzy Biz]

Would the back-up band open for the "not a bad band"?

[pimp_my_RIDE]

On Vocals:Frank Sinatra
On Piano:Ray Charles
The band:Buddy rich big band
On drums:Me and Drummer_karl

One hell of a jazz group

[michael drums]

Would the back-up band open for the "not a bad band"?

Hey Ozzy Biz. the back-up band would be:


Vocals - Steve Perry/Scott Stapp
Guitars - Joe Satriani/Yngwie Malmsteen
Bass - Victor Wooten
Keyboards - Richard Wright
Drums - Bonzo/The Professor

Can I have 2 vocalists and 2 drummers? Ok with 2 guitarists though, huh? Play On! ;-)

[secondXheartbeat]

I got another one

Drums: Benny Greb
Bass: Tom Kennedy
Guitar: Steve Vai and Joe Satriani
no vocals

[TopCat]

Drums: Me
Guitars: Me
Bass: Me
Vocals: Me
Keys: Me

No more 'artistic differences' then.

[zappafan]

Vocals and Guitar - F. Z. - shocker , i know ;)
Guitar - Jerry Garcia
Bass - Les Claypool
Keys - Gregg Allman
Drums - Chester Thompson
Percussion - Ruth Underwood
Sax - Napoleon Murphy Brock

Peace.

[Rossy_j]

Mine would have to be:

Lead guitar 1: Joe Satriani
Lead guitar 2: Jimi Hendrix
Rhythm Guitar: Carlos Santana
Bass 1: Flea (RHCP)
Bass 2: Stanley Jordan
Vocals: Kelly Jones (Stereophonics)
Piano: John Legend
Drums: Me / Dave Weckl / Gavin Harrison
Lyric writing: Chris Martin (Coldplay)

Yea, that would do just fine for me.

R

[TriggerThis]

Drum: Bill Bruford
Bass: Tony Levin (the master of low frequency handling)
Guitar: Robert Fripp
Keys: Keith Emerson

[Mediocrefunkybeat]

Drum: Bill Bruford
Bass: Tony Levin (the master of low frequency handling)
Guitar: Robert Fripp
Keys: Keith Emerson

AKA Pretty much King Crimson in one incarnation or another. I wouldn't want any of the ELP lot on anything except bass mind...

[Mapex589]

My Ultimate Band:

Drums: Me
Bass: David Ellefson
Lead Guitar: Kirk Hammett
Rhythm Guitar and Vocals: Max Cavalera

I would love to see what would come of this!!!

[ledzeppelins666]

Wasn't this a thread before the Off Topic wipeout?

Anyways,
Jimi Hendrix-Lead Guitar/ Rythym Guitar [Just as good at rythym as lead]
John Entwistle-Bass
Robert Plant-Vocals [Now there's a shocker]
Acoustic Guitar/ Vocals [sometimes] -Dave Matthews
Steel Lap Guitar- David Gilmour [Porbably wouldn't work but would sound cool]
Percussion- Trilok Gurtu
Drums- Bonzo

The main problem with this group would be the chemistry between the artists. But since this is the "Ultimate Band", I guess I could say that.

[Spence]

I tried to get one line-up, but I couldn't. I think I would like to put all these guy in different combinations to see who comes up with what, then i'll make my final decision. These guys would be in rotation:

Drums:Vinnie Colaiuta/Dennis Chambers/Tony Willaims
Bass: Victor Wooten/Stanley Clarke/Larry Graham (and Background Vocals)
Guitar: Al Di Meola/John Schofield
Keys: Chick Corea
Vocals: Prince (also guitar)
Trumpet: Miles
Sax: Coltrane
Percussion: Airto

I would love to hear any combination of the above.

Imagine Chambers, Graham, Schofield, Prince. My god this would be great!!!!!!

[michael drums]

Mine would have to be:

Lead guitar 1: Joe Satriani
Lead guitar 2: Jimi Hendrix
Rhythm Guitar: Carlos Santana
Bass 1: Flea (RHCP)
Bass 2: Stanley Jordan
Vocals: Kelly Jones (Stereophonics)
Piano: John Legend
Drums: Me / Dave Weckl / Gavin Harrison
Lyric writing: Chris Martin (Coldplay)

Yea, that would do just fine for me.

R

Hey Rossy_j! Cool list here, man. I like it! But...doesn't Stanley Jordan play guitar? I was not aware that he played bass, also. I have 3 cds of his from the late 80's in which he plays the guitar like a piano, but he doesn't play bass. Just curious...Play On! ;-)

Maybe you meant to type Stanley Clarke??

[Ashton Drum's]

Vocals - Milli Vanilli & Ashlee Simpson
Bass - Sid Vicious
Drums - Meg White
Guitar - Tom Fletcher (From Mcfly)

Now thats what I call A band

[syoshii]

Guitar: Jimi Hendrix
Trumpet: Miles Davis
Organ: Larry Young
Bass: Jack Bruce
Drums: Tony Williams

Actually Jimi had made a jam session with Tony Williams and Jack Bruce at Record Plant in 1969 (tape not found so far), and also supposed to play with Miles and Gil Evans just a few days after his death.

[doublebass]

vocals:angela gossow(arch enemy)
guitar:karl sanders(nile)
guitar:muhamed suicimez(necrophagist)
bass:the guy from cannibal corpse
drums:derek roddy(ex hate eternal,nile)

LOL i cant imagine this

[djp132]

bass:the guy from cannibal corpse
Alex Webster?


For me it would be:

Drums: Me
Bass: John Myung
Lead Guitar: Buckethead
Rhythm Guitar: Ben Burnley
Vocals: Sebastian Bach

Killer.

[vezdrums]

Hey! New to the board and trying it out with a first reply...

Drums: Bill Stewart
Mandolin: Chris Thile
Guitar: John Scofield
Bass: Christian McBride
Keys: Michel Camillo (spp?)
Percussion: Mamaday Keita
Trumpet: Roy Hargrove
Saxophone: Joshua Redman


This would be interesting. Of course, if I thought I could hang with these guys I'd give it a shot!

[Tetley]

drums - buddy rich or jose pasillas

bass - flea

guitars - hendrix

vocals/keys - matt bellamy

a simple 4 piece

[-Ryco]

Pete Townshebd - gtr, Paul McCartney - bs, Roger Daltrey - vc, Ringo - drm

The Whootles?

[LostRythym]

Guitar - Steve Vai, Joe Satriani
Bass - John Myung
Drums - Thomas Lang
Vocals - Bruce Dickinson(sp?)

or

Guitar/Vocals - B.B King
Drums - Carter Beauford
Bass - Victor Wooten

[bonzolead]

Vocals-Ray Gillian(Badlands,Black Sabbath)
Keyboards-Jon Lord
Jimi Hendrix-Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Randy Rhodes-Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Frank Zappa-Lead & Rhythm Guitar
John Entwistle-Bass Guitar
John Bonham-Drums

Oh what a show that would be.

Keep Swatting,
Bonzolead

[Rossy_j]

Hey Rossy_j! Cool list here, man. I like it! But...doesn't Stanley Jordan play guitar? I was not aware that he played bass, also. I have 3 cds of his from the late 80's in which he plays the guitar like a piano, but he doesn't play bass. Just curious...Play On! ;-)

Maybe you meant to type Stanley Clarke??

Hey michael, yea Stanley plays bass too, and a mean one at that! I can't remember where I heard him now, but I only thought he played guitar too until I heard him.

R

[michael drums]

Hey michael, yea Stanley plays bass too, and a mean one at that! I can't remember where I heard him now, but I only thought he played guitar too until I heard him.

R

Oh, ok. Thanks Rossy_j! Wasn't aware of that. Maybe because I kinda lost touch with SJ in the mid 90's after I hadn't heard from him anymore. I figured that he stopped recording to try his hand at something else. Hey, is there any recordings of him playing bass? I'd love to hear some of his bass playing. Thanks again, Rossy_j...Peace Out...Play On! ;-)

[maddrummr]

Pete Townshebd - gtr, Paul McCartney - bs, Roger Daltrey - vc, Ringo - drm

The Whootles?


lol that sounds funny

[bonham990]

My Ultimate Band:

Lead Vocals :Thom Yorke
Lead Guitar : Dave Navvaro
Vocals/Rythym Guitar : Jack Black
Bass: Flea
Drums 1 : Dave Weckl
Drums 2 : Nate Morton ( house band from the rockstar shows)

[GRUNTERSDAD]

I heard, but dont remember the name of the band, that Jimi Hendrix and Joe Pesci, were in the same band, but not at the same time. Does anyone remember??? Well well. I found it....the band was Joey Dee and the Starliters,

[timebandit]

vocals.....................Eddie Vedder

guitar.......................SRV


bass..........................Tony Levin

Drums........................Nick D'virgilio

[millerdakiller]

Guitar- me
Drums- the letter f
NO BASS
vibes- the number 4

[sir_willy]

Band #1 (Progressive)
Drummer: Neil Peart (of course!)
Vocals: Peter Gabriel
Bassist: Chris Squire
Keys: Keith Emerson
Guitar: Steve Hackett

Band #2 (generic awesomeness)
Drummer: Ginger Baker
Vocals: Roger Daltrey
Bassist: John Entwisle
Keys: Rick Wakeman
Guitar: David Gilmour

[syaoran05]

Drums: Carter Beauford
Drums: Bernard Purdie
Bass: Victor Wooten
Bass: T.M. Stevens
Guitar: Jorel Corpuz
Guitar: Jimi Hendrix
Shamisen: The Yoshida Brothers
Vocals: Dave Matthews
Vocals: Bamboo Manalac

[Alphonse]

Vocals- Roger Daltrey
Guitar- Eddie Van Halen
Bass- Geddy Lee
Keys- Dennis DeYoung (Styx)
Drums- Bonham

[lagwagon99]

Vocals-Joey Cape (Lagwagon)
Guitar- Daron Malakian (SOAD)
Bass- Matt Freeman (Rancid)
Drums- Brooks Wackerman (Bad Religion)

[Rossy_j]

Oh, ok. Thanks Rossy_j! Wasn't aware of that. Maybe because I kinda lost touch with SJ in the mid 90's after I hadn't heard from him anymore. I figured that he stopped recording to try his hand at something else. Hey, is there any recordings of him playing bass? I'd love to hear some of his bass playing. Thanks again, Rossy_j...Peace Out...Play On! ;-)

Hey, I'll get my father to fish out some of his vinyls because i'm not too sure where I heard it. Ill tell you when I find one.

Cheers, R

[michael drums]

Hey, I'll get my father to fish out some of his vinyls because i'm not too sure where I heard it. Ill tell you when I find one.

Cheers, R

Thanks Rossy_j. Yea, I'd like to hear some SJ bass. I never knew he played the four string. Cheers...Play On! ;-)

[murphinelli]

I've got most of Jordan's old stuff. I saw him play when he first came out. Stanley was the guitar wizard with the touch technique that wowed everybody when he came on the scene. His fame and familiarity faded for whatever reason. Some of it personal I believe.

I'm not aware of anything SJ plays 4 string bass on. He does play bass lines on his guitar and could give any Stick player a run for their money. However, I wouldn't say he's a bass player. He could probably teach Tony Levin a few things though...

[michael drums]

I've got most of Jordan's old stuff. I saw him play when he first came out. Stanley was the guitar wizard with the touch technique that wowed everybody when he came on the scene. His fame and familiarity faded for whatever reason. Some of it personal I believe.

I'm not aware of anything SJ plays 4 string bass on. He does play bass lines on his guitar and could give any Stick player a run for their money. However, I wouldn't say he's a bass player. He could probably teach Tony Levin a few things though...

Yea murph. That's what I thought, but Rossy_j seems to think so. And I wouldn't consider him a basser either, but when he burst on the scene back in the 80's, he floored me with his guitar technique. So innovative and original. And it was beautiful to see him play. And really awesome to hear.

Yes, that was strange the way he just fell out of the scene as quick as he came in. I wonder what he's doing nowadays? Maybe find him on the web, huh? Anyway, thanks for your input! It's always informative...Play On! ;-)

[murphinelli]

Yes, that was strange the way he just fell out of the scene as quick as he came in. I wonder what he's doing nowadays? Maybe find him on the web, huh? Anyway, thanks for your input! It's always informative...Play On! ;-)

He looks to be involved a lot with Music Therapy these days. Very cool. Could be what got him out of his slump...

I was floored by his playing also. It's a beautiful sound.

Cheers,
Murph

[Rossy_j]

Stanley has played bass before, I'm just having trouble finding the piece right now! It wasn't a career move or anything it was just a session he did and a good one at that. He's better on the old six string, a genius in fact, but I felt greedy having Joe Satriani, Carlos Santana AND Stanley Jordan all on guitar, but I had to have him somewhere in there.

R

[michael drums]

He looks to be involved a lot with Music Therapy these days. Very cool. Could be what got him out of his slump...

I was floored by his playing also. It's a beautiful sound.

Cheers,
Murph

Ahh...Music Therapy, huh? Well that never hurts. That's good to hear! Maybe he'll record again, though. Hopefully...Thanks murph...Play On! ;-)

I do miss his playing...

[michael drums]

Stanley has played bass before, I'm just having trouble finding the piece right now! It wasn't a career move or anything it was just a session he did and a good one at that. He's better on the old six string, a genius in fact, but I felt greedy having Joe Satriani, Carlos Santana AND Stanley Jordan all on guitar, but I had to have him somewhere in there.

R

Oh, ok. He did a one time session on bass? I'd be interested in hearing that one. And yes, he was and, I'm sure, still is, genius on the sixer. Just miss hearing him. It's been TOO long.

Yea, Joe, Carlos, and SJ would be an awesome 3-axe jam. That's for sure! Thanks again,
Rossy_j...Play On! ;-)

[DrewSchultz88]

Lead Vocals / Percussion: Maurice White
Lead Vocals / Percussion: Philip Bailey
Backing Vocals / Percussion: Ralph Johnson
Lead Guitar: Johnny Graham
Rhythm Guitar: Al Mckay
Bass: Verdine White
Keyboards: Larry Dunn
Saxophone: Andrew Woolfolk
Saxophone: Don Myrick
Trumpet: Michael Rhamlee Davis
Trumpet: Michael Harris
Trombone: Luis Satterfield
Drums: Fred White
Drums: ME


Hey...you can always dream, right?

[stasz]

Here's my idea:

Rhthym Guitar/Lead Vocal- Brendan Bayliss
Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals- Jake Cinniger
Bass/No Vocals- Ryan Stasik
Keyboards/Backing Vocals- Joel Cummins
Percussion/Overall prescence- Andy Farag
Drums/Backing Vocals- Kris Myers

Hmmm... sounds kind of familiar, like a band I know...

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[Mr. Pasquini]

Drums: Brann Dailor (Mastodon)
Bass: Les Claypool (Primus (and 1000000 other bands))
Guitar: Stevie Ray Vaughn (Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble)
Vocals: Freddie Mercury (Queen)
(He's one of my all time favorites but I don't know what he would sing with these guys. Meh, I like it)

[ECVail]

Cool thread. I'd have a P-Funk sized band on stage!

Drums - Stanton Moore
Drums - Bill Bruford
Percussion - Domingo Ortiz (Widespread Panic)
Bass - Bootsy Collins
Bass - Geddy Lee (but he gets no mic!)
Guitar + Vocals - Warren Haynes
Guitar - John Scofield
Guitar + Vocals - Jerry Garcia
Keys + Vocals - Bruce Hornsby
Keys - Thelonius Monk
Horns - John Coltrane
Horns - Ornette Coleman
Horns - Charlie Parker
Horns - Wynton, Branford and Delfeayo Marsalis

[rendezvous_drummer]

Other then U2...

Here's a cool band:

Drums: Me
Guitar/Vocals: John Mayer
Bass: Pino Palladino
Piano/Vocals: Ray Charles

One day.....

[Cmak_1]

well one with my friends would be:

Guitar: Daniyal Hashmi
Guitar: Nadir Ali Khan
Guitar + Vocals: Zaka Bhatty
Bass: Faizan Hashmi
Bass: Taimoor Ahmed
Keyboards: Salik Aleem
Drums: Murtaza Ahmed(myself)

with famous musicians it would be:

Joe Satriani - Guitar
Adrian Smith - Guitar
Janick Gers - Guitar
Bruce Dickinson - Vocals
Dave Matthews - Vocals
Steve Harris - Bass
Victor Vooten - Bass
John Louis Pinto - Drums

[stasz]

Bass - Geddy Lee (but he gets no mic!)

Ahahaha... You know the first time I heard Rush on the radio and i didn't know it was Rush I was thoroughly convinced that a woman was singing.

[el_frenko]

Drums - Chad Smith
Percussion - Sola Akingbola
Bass - Les Claypool
Guitar 1 - John Petrucci
Guitar 2 - Steve Vai
Trumpet - Miles Davis
Sax - John Coltrane
Keys/back-up vox - Matt Bellamy
Vocals - Mike Patton

[Johnny from the block]

I think the perfect band was Queens of The Stone Age, a couple of years ago, when they still played with:

Lead vocals/guitars: Josh Homme
Bass + back. vocs: Nick Oliveri
Drums: Dave 'Backbone' Grohl
2nd guitar: Troy Van Leeuwen
Guest vocals: Mark Lanegan
(Keys: Natasha Schneider)

because it's a fact that it worked, you know the whole thing, these people, as a band. But if I had to select individuals and put them in a band...Hmm let's see, probably:

Lead Vocals: John Garcia (Kyuss)
Back. vox: Layne Staley (AIC)
Drums: Dave Grohl / me
Bass player: tough one: ben kenney, cliff burton, or justin chancellor
Keys: Jon Lord
Rythm guitar: Josh Homme
Lead Guitar: David Gilmour

I wonder how that would turn out.

btw: recently some of Belgiums biggest radiostations and tv-channels organised an election for the ultimate band (so the viewers/listeners could vote for the best: drummer/guitar player/bass player/singer/keyboard player individually) and guess what... all the members of pink floyd were sperately chosen to be respectively the best at their instrument. So pink floyd as ultimate band of all time... kind of a complimen I guess

[jollymosher]

Bass-Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols)
Guitar- John5 (Rob zombie, Manson)
Samples- Craig "133"Jones (Slipknot) (thats right, a sample player damnit!)
Drums-Branden Steineckert (The Used, Rancid)
Lead vox- Brandon Saller (Drums: Atreyu)


It would be a pretty crazy band i think. im not normaly into this kinda music but it would rock.

[SLEEPY BRiGHT EYEZ]

This is a hard decision, because I like so much music out there...

Drums: Me... well it is my dream band right?
Guitar: John Frusciante, Thurston Moore, and John Lee Hooker
Bass: Les Claypool
Vocals: Mike Patton and Beth Gibbons
Keys: Trent Reznor and Ellis Marsalis
Turntables: Paul D. Miller (a.k.a. DJ Spooky)
Xylophone: Frank Zappa
Trumpet: Miles Davis


OK, now that I would like to hear.

[Mr. Pasquini]

Samples- Craig "133"Jones (Slipknot) (thats right, a sample player damnit!)

I might have to go with ST1TCH from Mushroomhead if I was gonna do that.

[ZildjianMan1023]

Ahahaha... You know the first time I heard Rush on the radio and i didn't know it was Rush I was thoroughly convinced that a woman was singing.

rofl, my grandma looks like giddy lee no joke if i find a picture of her ill post it

[stasz]

rofl, my grandma looks like giddy lee no joke if i find a picture of her ill post it

Please do... This kid at my school also looks freakishly (seriously freakishly) like Geddy Lee except he has short hair and never wears glasses.

[King Crimson]

Plant
Bonham
Entwistle
Gilmour
Page

[fonzydrum]

Virgil Donati - Drums
Jordan Rudess - Piano
Steve Vai - Guitar
Bon Jovi- singer

[de Nick]

Drums: Dave Weckl
Bass: Nathan East
Guitar: John Frusciante
Vocals: Phil Collins (also doing drumduets wich Mr. Weckl:)

[volume_3]

Vocals - I'm torn between Amy Winehouse, Brian Molko, Tori Amos, Cedric Bixler Zavala and Steven Wilson (can i have 5 vocalists? A Choir maybe)
Guitar - Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Guitar - Jim Root
Guitar - John5
Bass - Geddy Lee
Drums - Gavin Harrison
Saxophone - Lars Horntveth
Percussion - Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez
Piano/Synth - Paul Wolinski

[nebula821]

Guitar - Michael Einzeger (Incubus)
Bass - Les Claypool (Primus)
Drums - Danny Carey (Tool)

No Vocals

[drum.lad]

Drums-taylor hawkins
guitar-john frusciante
bass-flea
Vocals-dave grohl

its half chilli half foo i call it the foo peppers and also me as the drum tech

[squid]

I'd like to hear what these guys could do together:

Bass - Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel, Sting)
Drums - Stewart Copeland (the Police)
Guitar - Steve Hackett (Genesis)
Vocals/Rhythm Guitar - Greg Lake (King Crimson, ELP)
Keys - Mike Pinder (the Moody Blues)

[indiadrummer]

Vocals: Randy Blythe (lamb of god)
Drums: George Kolias (nile) or Derek Roddy (hate eternal)
Lead guitar: Alexi Laiho (Children of bodom)
Rhythym guitar: Nergal (Behemoth)
Synth: Janne Warman (COB) or Ihsahn (Emperor)
Lyrics: Ihsahn (Emperor)

thats mine :) This would make a good death/melodic/black/blackened death metal band...:)

[MSPaintClock]

I'm using alive players.

Jim Fox (Drums : James Gang)
Brian Connely (Guitar : Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet)
Dock Murdock (Bass : Jay Leno Show Bass player)

No singer.

[Class A Drummer]

JPJ, as a singer?

stupid 20 chracters

Yup. Ive never heard him sing before let alone i have never heard his voice, plus in all the vids i watch i barley see him. I want him to be a front man lol.

[cpearson32]

Vocals - Brandon Boyd of Incubus or Nate Barcolow of Finch (Maybe they could have duets)
Back Up Guitar - R2K of Finch
Lead Guitar - Matt Heafy of Trivium
Drums - (Take a wild guess) Bonham
Bass - Flea of RHCP
Symphony Composition (if needed) - Howard Shore
DJ - Joe Hahn of Linkin Park

[joey]

for me it would be:
Vocals:Dave Grohl
Backing vocals:James Hetfield (not for guitar tho)
Lead guitar:jimmy hendrix
Rythme:jimi paige
Drums: it would have to be between john bonham, stewart copeland or taylor hawkins or danny carey or (u get the idea)

[crumbdrums]

Drums: Stew Copeland

Guitar: Steve Hackett

Bass: Chris Squire

Vocals: Roger Daltrey

Keys: Rick Wakeman

Lyrics: Bobby D

[FunkyJazzer]

My ultimate band would probably be:

Sax: Wayne Shorter
Trumpet: Freddie Hubbard
Piano: Herbie Hancock
Vibes: Bobby Hutchison
Guitar: Grant Green
Bass: Ron Carter
Drums: Tony. Although, Imagine Brian Blade with them lot. He'd be cooking.

V.S.O.P will have to do for now until I become God or something.

Lloyd.

[Ozzy Biz]

Bass-Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols)

You do know that Sid couldn't play bass to save his life and he was only in the band because Glen Mattock didn't have the 'image'. They used to unplug and turn off Sid's bass amp when they played live. He was so out of it on junk that he wouldn't realise or wouldn't care.



As for me...


vocals - Nick Cave & Mark Lanegan
lead - Steve Ray Vaughan
rhythm - BIlly Gibbons
bass - Pino Paladino
drums - Steve Jordan
hammond b3 - Boom Gasper

[Joe P]

Guitar: John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
Bass: Sean Malone (Gordian Knot)
Keyboard: Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater)
Drums: Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree)

'nuff said.

[Steamer]

Sure I have one. No dream band either but the real deal:} Did a lot of recordings and concerts too:}


http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/tonywilliamsdavis5.html

[Ironcobra]

This isn't my ultimate band, but I think they would make some seriously interesting stuff...

Mike Portnoy (drums)
Joe Satriani (guitar)
Geddy Lee (bass)

No vocals, this stuff will be technical as it as, nothing else is needed.

[Citizen Insane]

Joe Strummer - Lyricist (The Clash)
Micheal Stipe - Vocals (R.E.M)
John Entwhistle - Bass (The Who)
Jonny Greenwood - Lead Guitar (Radiohead)
Back up/Rythm guitarist - Matt Bellamy (From Muse, he could do some vocals while he's at it aswell.)
Drums - Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree)

[MykeyInChains]

Drums: Tim Alexander (Primus)
Guitar: Billy Howardel (A Perfect Circle, Ashes Divide)
Guitar: Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
Bass: Jeff Caxide (Isis)
Vocals: Richard Patrick (Filter)

Yeeeeah.

[goatfish]

THE ULTIMATE BAND:

Chris Adler on skins,
Mark Morton on guitar,
Willie Adler on guitar,
John Cambell on bass,
Randy Blythe on vocals.

wait a second.....

:-)

[That Guy]

Oh this is easy...

Vocals - Mike Patton: Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Peeping Tom
Guitars - Andy McKee: Solo Artist
Bass - Justin Chancellor: Tool, Peach
Drums - Carter Beauford: The Dave Matthews Band

This would be an incredible band. I could only imagine what genius would come out of this.

[drumrod]

Drums:Carl Palmer
Guitar:Todd Rundgren.
Keyboards:Dave Greenslade
Bass:Mark King
Vocals:Paul Rogers

God only knows what they would write but hey it may be good..

[Tom Sawyer]

Drums: Dennis Chambers
Bass: Marcus Miller
Keys: George Duke
Guitar: John Scofield

That would be nice to hear.

[asht89]

Vocals: Donald Fagen
Guitar: Guthrie Govan and Eric Johnson
Bass: Victor Wooten
Keys: Billy Joel, Billy Preston and Michael McDonald (BV's also)
Rhodes: Ted Baker, Donald Fagen.
Drums: Dennis Chambers and Keith Carlock

Alto Sax: Walt Weiskopf
Tenor Sax: Charlie Parker and John Coltrane
Trumpet: Miles Davis

[mead50]

no jeff parcaro on drums?

[Budiesel]

Guitar - Michael Einzeger (Incubus)
Bass - Les Claypool (Primus)
Drums - Danny Carey (Tool)

No Vocals

Oooh, that's a good one! I still have to think about mine..

[TenPastTen]

Vocals - Ian Astbury
Lead Guitar - Tom Morello
Rhythm Guitar - Brad Whitford
Bass - Geezer Butler
Drums - Jean Paul Gaster

No keys, no dj, no samples. No supernerdy time changes or unmarketable technical work, just big sound from 5 dudes playing REALLY loud!
That is a kick ass band.

[GW Drums]

I would like this line up:

Bela Fleck - Banjo
Jerry Douglas - Dobro
Eric Clapton - Guitar and Vocals
Paul McCartney - Bass and Vocals
Mike Campbell - Lead Guitar
Bruce Hornsby - Piano and Vocals
Sharon Corr - Violin and backing vocals

and I would play a great little 4 pc kit.

[TheIronCobr4]

Vocals and Rythmn Guitar - Chris Cornell (Early Soundgarden Era)
Lead Guitar - Tim Sult (Clutch)
Bass - Cliff Burton (Metallica)
Drums - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)

[bonzolead]

If only...

Drums (If not me!)- John Bonham (Led Zep) or Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
Lead Vocal- Freddy Mercury (Queen), Robert Plant (Led Zep), Jim Morrison (The Doors), or Janis Joplin
Lead Guitar- Jimmy Page (Led Zep) or Jimi Hendrix (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
Rhythm Guitars- John Lennon (The Beatles), Tom Sholtz (Boston), and Pete Townsend (The Who)
Bass- John Entwhistle (The Who) or Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
Keys and Synthesizer- Ray Manzarek (The Doors) or Billy Preston
Saxophone- Clarence Clemons (Bruce Springsteen)
You could always take a picture with the KODAK Disc camera which Tom Sholtz invented along with his own Guitar Tone, Ever hear of Rockman effects for Guitar?Would really be killer if everybody played at the same time.

Bonzolead

[Ashton Drum's]

You do know that Sid couldn't play bass to save his life and he was only in the band because Glen Mattock didn't have the 'image'. They used to unplug and turn off Sid's bass amp when they played live. He was so out of it on junk that he wouldn't realise or wouldn't care.

That just perfect for my band
Vocals - Milli Vanilli & Ashlee Simpson
Bass - Sid Vicious
Drums - Meg White
Guitar - This guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiNlrDJnRN8
Now thats what I call A band

[LaCorleone]

Drums - preferably me..
Guitar+Vocal - David Gilmour
Bass - Guy Pratt (Roger Waters as special guest)
Keyboards - Richard Wright

hehhee:)

[dot_Anthem]

Lead Guitar - Joe Satriani (solo)
Rythm Guitar - Brendan Small (Dethklok/Metalocalypse)
Drums - Danny Carey (Tool)
Bass - Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne)
Vocals - Brendan Small (Dethklok/Metalocalypse)

[syncopath]

Drums: Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree)
Guitar/Backup Vocals: Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree)
Lead Vocals: Maynard James Keenan(Tool)
Bass: Justin Chancellor (Tool)
Piano: Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater)

mmmm...that would be tasty

[Ashton Drum's]

Vocals Fred Durst
William Hung
Akon
Yoko Ono

Album Dark Side of the croon

[myownworld]

Bass - Geddy Lee
Guitar - Jerry Cantrell
Vocals - Robert Plant
Drums - Shannon Larkin

[thebealteso9k]

ok this one is good


lead guitar- Chuck Berry (???? does he have a name for his band) along with eric clapton (thats right two lead guitarest)

rythem guitar- john lennon (the beatles) and also tom petty

drums- John Bonham (Led Zep)

lead singer- Roger Daltrey (the who) and to help him tom petty

bass- John Entwhistle (the who)


i would go see it

[peanut23s]

drums - dave grohl (nirvana,Foo Fighters), chad smith (RHCP) or animal from the muppets ;)
vocals - fredie mercury (queen)
guitar - jimi hendrix
bass - flea

[Mapex Drummer]

Alright well I have two bands to reflect both sides of me so here it goes.

Progressive Band:

Drums- Gavin Harrison(Porcupine Tree)
Guitar- John Petrucci(Dream Theater)
Keys- Jordan Rudess(Dream Theater)
Bass & Vocals- Geddy Lee(Rush)

Blues Rock Band:

Drums- Jean-Paul Gaster(Clutch)
Guitar 1 & Vocals- Ray Vaughan(Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble)
Bass- Dan Maines(Clutch)
Guitar 2- Slash (GNR)

[paul c]

Piano/Synth- Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater)
Bass- John Patitucci
Drums- Steve Gadd
Sax/Flute- George Adams
Horns- Miles Davis

Jazz band from Hell right there

[LaCorleone]

drums - dave grohl (nirvana,Foo Fighters), chad smith (RHCP) or animal from the muppets ;)
vocals - fredie mercury (queen)
guitar - jimi hendrix
bass - flea

I'd be in the front row! :)

[KarmaPolice]

Uhmmm ok

Vocals: David Draimon
Lead Guitar: Marty Friedman
Rhythm Guitar & 2nd Vocals: Kurt Cobain
Bass: Nikki Sixx
Drums: Danny Carey

[metal overlord]

My ulti-band s

Vocals: Max Cavalera
Guitar 1: Dimebag Darrel (R.I.P.)
Guitar 2: Gary Holt
Bass: Cliff Burton (R.I.P)
Drums: Dave Lombardo or Tim Yeung


Vocals: Rob Halford
Guitar 1: KK Downing
Guitar 2: Dave Murray
Bass: Steve Harris
Drums: Scott Travis

Vocals: Matt Drake
Guitar 1: Alex Skolnick
Guitar 2: Willie Adler
Bass: Ian Hill
Drums: Vinnie Paul

[crdirtRider856]

Drums- Gavin Harrison
Bass- Les Claypool
Guitar-Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Vocals-Robert Plant

Oh and the venue would definitely have to be here in my drumroom. Man!(a lil teary-eyed) Anybody got a tissue? LOL

[Construct]

Drums: George Kollias (Nile)
Lead Guitar: Skwisgaar Skwigelf (Dethklok)
Rhythm Guitar: Toki Wartooth
Bass: Sami Raatikainen (Necrophagist)
Vocals: George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher (Cannibal Corpse)

This line-up screams Death Metal.

[Der Februar]

Tom Waits on vocals, Tom Morello on guitar, Victor Wooten on bass, and Joe Morello on drums, and The RZA could produce their records.

[ajgutierrez23]

singer:howard jones (best singer on earth!)/killswitch engage
drums: chris adler/ lamb of god
guitar:Matt Heafy/trivium
bass: whoever lol

[blastface]

Pretty much current/former Hate Eternal members, except for Loomis.

Vocals: Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal)

Guitars: Erik Rutan, Jeff Loomis (Nevermore)

Bass: Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse)

Drums: Derek Roddy (Serpents Rise)

[dwsabianguy]

Hmmm, let's see...

Guitar - Guthrie Govan
Bass - Dave LaRue
Drums - Gavin Harrison

I can't think of a keyboardist, rhythm guitarist, or singer, but I don't think it would need one.

[metal overlord]

Vocals: Tim "Ripper" Owens
Guitar 1: Gary Holt
Guitar 2: Dimebag Darrel
Bass: Jason Newsted
Drums: Scott Travis or Dave Lombardo

[Drumsword]

Hmmmmmm,

Danny Carey-Tool- 6ft 5 drums
Blackie Lawless- WASP- 6ft 5 Vocals, rhythm guitar
Chris Holmes-WASP- 6ft 6 lead guitar
Peter Steele -Type O neg- 6ft 7 bass

I just wanna see them jam awhile then beat the living snot out of some boy bands..LOL

[metal overlord]

Vocals: Robb Flynn
Guitar 1: Alexi Liaho
Guitar 2: Dimebag Darrel/Zakk Wylde/Randy Rhodes
Bass: Franky Bello
Drums: Chris Adler

[nacdrummer3]

Wow so many choices but off the top of my head it would have to be;

the ultimate metal band

Vocals(Growling):Mikeal Akerfeldt(Opeth)
Vocals(Clean):Devin Townsend(Strapping Young Lad)
Lead Guitar: Marc Rizzo(Cavalera Conspiracy)
Rythm Guitar:Devin Townsend(Strapping Young Lad)
Bass: Rex Brown(Pantera)
Drums:Kevin Talley(DAATH) or Gene Hoglan(Zimmers Hole)
Keyboard:Per Wiberg(Opeth)

[groovemaster_flex]

:)

Matt Bellamy - Lead Guitar/Vocals
Chris Wolstenholme (sp??) - Bass/Backing Vocals
Dominic Howard - Drums

[drumgeek93]

If you could create your ultimate super band, who would be in it??

my band would be..

Drummer: Steve Jordan
Guitar: Steve Lukather
Bass: Nathan East
Keys: Chick Corea

[Fuo]

Danny Carey - Drums
Mikael Akerfeldt - Guitar & Vocals
Geddy Lee - Bass

[ANIMALBEATS]

Vocals: Gandalf

Lead guitar: Legolas

Rythm guitar: Samwise

Bass Guitar: The cave troll

Drums: Gimli

(Frodo has other commitments at present)

[BrewBillfold]

I'll just do trios to keep it simpler:

If it has to be musicians who are alive, maybe:

Me: drums & percussion
Adrian Belew: guitar & vocals
John Paul Jones: bass & keyboards


If they can be musicians who have passed on:

Me: drums & percussion
Jimi Hendrix: guitar & vocals
Jaco Pastorius: bass

[ccsimms]

Quintet of Virtuosity!!

Gary Novak - Drums
Georges Cziffra - Piano
Ronan Guilfoyle - Acoustic Bass
Wilson Gomes - Acoustic 8 String
Ornette Coleman - Tenor Saxophone

Directed by Sun Ra!

[bonzolead]

There are many threads referring to this, use the search & you'll know what mine is.

Bonzolead

[ANIMALBEATS]

Actualy, I would really like to see.

Bass: Phil Lynott (from thin lizzy, dont know if there that big in america)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TehFZ38kt6o

Guitar: Jimmy Hendricks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bng3agUOYiI

[Vic_Rattledeth]

Vocals and rhythm guitar- Mikael akerfeldt (Opeth)
Lead Guitar- Jeff Loomis (Nevermore)
Drums and Percussion- Garvin Harrison (Porcupine Tree)
Bass- John Myung (Dream Theater)
Keyboard- Janne Wirman (Children Of Bodom)
The ultimate progressive metal band

[TheFatMan202]

Vocals: Matt Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold)
Guitar: Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)
Guitar: Zacky Vengance (Avenged Sevenfold)
Bass: Johnny Christ (Avenged Sevenfold)
Drums: The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold)

[drums_n_surf]

Singer: John Frusciante (RHCP)
Guitarists: Jimmy Page (Led Zep), Jimi Hendrix and John Frusciante
Bassist: John Paul Jones (Led Zep)
Drums: Jon Theodore (Mars Volta)

Not sure if it would work, but in theory sounds great :)

[Alec Singer]

Pretty easy for me.

Steve Judd- Drums
Ian Kenny- Vocals
Jon Stockman- Bass
Drew Goddard- Guitar
Mark Hosking- Guitar


All from Karnivool :)

[eclipseownzu]

Vocals: Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) great metal voice and very dynamic
Lead Guitar: Dave Mustaine (I know he is more of a rhythm guy, but he is too good to leave out of the band)
Rythm Guitar: James Hetfield (Writer of some of the greatest riffs of our time)
Drums: Danny Carey (i know)
Bass: Billy Sheehan (He would have to change his look a bit for this band, but he has always been one of my favorites)

[timmay2010]

that's a nice thought

[diegobxr]

Drums: Myself
Guitar and Vocals: Dave Grohl

We could call ourselves "The Black Stripes", haha. =D

[mcbike]

I keep trying to come up with my ultimate band but they all sound like terribly ideas

mark knopfler with keith moon?
evh with phil lynot?

[drummaster6]

Jimi Hendrix Guitar/Vocals or Robert Daltray (sp.) vocals?
John Bonham Drums
John Entwhistle or John Paul Jones Bass

Amazing musicians!!!!

[paistemage]

me drums
ron carter- bass
maynard james keenan-vocals
mike patton-vocals and synth
david gilmour -vocals and guitar
andre segovia-guitar
jimi hendrix-guitar

for the horn section- art pepper, coltrane, miles, and trombone shorty

on turntables- jam master jay, and dj premier

I have no idea how it would work, but this is a fantasy

[dxtrinc]

Bass - Louis Johnson

Drums - Jeff Porcaro

Keys - Steve Porcaro

Guitar 1 - Phil Upchurch

Guitar 2 - Larry Carlton

Holy mother of groove and pocket....

[paistemage]

Porcaro is a grooving guy!

[CebeBee13]

Vocals: Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
Lead Guitar: Buckethead (Solo)
Rhythm Guitar: Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
Bass: Paul McCartney
Keys: Jon Lord (Deep Purple)
Drums: Jean-Paul Gaster (Clutch)

[ageadm]

Drums - Chris Adler (Lamb Of God)
Lead Guitar - Mick Thompson (Slipknot)
Rhythm Guitar - Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)
Bass Guitar: Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters)
Vocals - Corey Taylor (Slipknot)

[stramming]

Vocals: Paul McCartney
Guitar: Eric Clapton
Bass: John Entwistle
Drums: Keith Moon
Piano/Keyboard: Ray Manzarek

That was hard O.o

[Chadferrel]

Vocalist and guitar: John Mayer
Lead Guitarist: John Fruciante
Bassist:Flea
Drummer:Pat Torpey
The best band will be ever be.

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