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Old 08-24-2016, 04:40 PM
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Default Hypothetical 5 piece band

If you could pull together a five piece band, and you had your choice of musicians and singers from all time, who would you choose? And why?
How about you? I hear you ask; Well, since you want to know:

1) Paul McCartney. He would play bass and sing. He would also have an active songwriting role ( excluding silly love songs ). I might let him play acoustic guitar sometimes, but I would be strict about when he's allowed to. On bass he has a blank cheque, but he has to use the Hofner.

2) Glen Campbell. Guitar and vocals. He is no songwriter so would be allowed nowhere near a pencil and paper. He would sing the lower vox and be complemented with Sir Paul's upper range. He could play acoustic whenever he wants, on condition that he drops the Ovations and switches to a half decent Gibson. I think a J 200 would suffice.

3) Drums are a tough one to decide ( after all they are ten- a- penny ) So it has to come down to personality, and the ability to fit in. So I choose Keith Moon. Minus the headphones and nudity. I like a percussionist to be humble and know his/her place; But they also have to hold influence and instinctively know the right tempo and ambience of a song.

4) Steve Winwood. For his keys ability mainly, and songwriting skills, but also as a guitar player and general all rounder. Modest and professional, he could easily hold his own in this ensemble.

5) Amy Winehouse. Songwriting and vocal skills. Feminity is also required in this group. Not a mamby-pamby supermodel type of woman, but a real musician with youth and vigour. Someone to keep the ol' fella's in the band moving in the right direction. She would be allowed water and food only. No drugs, no alcohol, and she has to get lots of sleep.

If you can beat me in record sales and live audience, tell me your choice.
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Old 08-24-2016, 04:53 PM
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AC/DC with Brian Johnson from around the Back In Black era. The tightest and hardest rocking band ever.

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Would your all star band want to follow them at a show?
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The "Close to the Edge" version of Yes. Jon Anderson-vocals; Chris Squire-Bass; Steve Howe-Guitars; Rick Wakeman-keyboards; Bill Bruford-percussion.
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Geddy Lee on Bass & keyboards
Neil Peart on Drums
Rik Emmett on Acoustic Guitar
Steve Perry on Vocals
Steve Clark on electric guitar
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Bass - James Jamerson: Nobody could lay down a "pocket" groove like James, IMO he was/always will be the real "soul" of Motown
Drums - Mel Taylor: Arguably the most underrated/unheralded drummer of the rock era, the Ventures' versatile rhythm man had the formidable chops of the greatest jazz players with a driving rock sensibility
Keyboards/vocals/songwriter - Stevie Wonder: 'nuff said
Co-lead guitar/vocals/songwriter - Eric Clapton: The blues roots run deep enough that he'd be a real complement to both Stevie and James - and Mel could pull off Ginger's old Cream licks in his sleep
Co-lead guitar/vocals - Susan Tedeschi: the lady's a formidable threat on two fronts - and IMO she'd bring the house down if she ever got into an extended duel with E.C.
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Old 08-24-2016, 06:02 PM
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The "Close to the Edge" version of Yes. Jon Anderson-vocals; Chris Squire-Bass; Steve Howe-Guitars; Rick Wakeman-keyboards; Bill Bruford-percussion.
Just played this last week out in the workshop. Great stuff
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Old 08-24-2016, 06:02 PM
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Roy Orbison, vocals, guitar.

George Harrison, vocals, guitar.

Bob Dylan, vocals, guitar.

Tom Petty, vocals, bass, guitar.

Geoff Lynne, vocals, guitar, production.

Mmmmm ... I seem to have used up m'five already .... Can I get a by for a session drummer ? or Jim Keltner maybe ?

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The "Close to the Edge" version of Yes. Jon Anderson-vocals; Chris Squire-Bass; Steve Howe-Guitars; Rick Wakeman-keyboards; Bill Bruford-percussion.
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Yes, the band that made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame irrelevant.
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I won't win a contest involving record sales, but this is a live acoustic band that would absolutely smoke.

Aoife O'Donovan: Lead vocals. If you haven't heard her sing, listen to Crooked Still.

Tony Rice: Acoustic guitar and vocals. When Tony Rice was in his prime, his lead work, rhythm work and vocals were simply the best in bluegrass.

Chris Thile: Mandolin and vocals. The preeminent mandolin player of my generation and a true prodigy.

Edgar Meyer Double bass. A musician's musician who composes and performs on double bass in a variety of genres.

Julian Lage: Guitar. I put a lot of thought into my fifth draft choice; I considered a variety of potential musicians on a variety of instruments including Bela Fleck on banjo, Mark O'Connor on fiddle and guitar (not simultaneously), Nat Smith or Rashad Eggleston on cello, but ultimately went with Lage because one, this is a guitar forum, two having two guitarists allows for more accompaniment (when one guitar is soloing, there is still a rhythm guitar) and three, Lage has played with Thile and they sound great together.

This would be my dream alt bluegrass lineup.
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Old 08-24-2016, 06:49 PM
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Led Zeppelin with Jon Lord on keys, or alternatively Led Zeppelin with John Entwistle on bass.
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Old 08-24-2016, 06:59 PM
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Singer- Etta James

Keyboards- Ray Charles

Guitar- Gary Moore

Bass- Paul McCartney

Drums- Levon Helm


These five could cover a lot of musical ground and oh man those voices...
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drums - bill bruford
keyboards johann sebastian bach
lead guitar - jimi hendrix
rhythm guitar - jimi hendrix
vocals - ella fitzgerald

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(fiddle - niccolo paganini)
(tabla - ustad zakir Hussein)
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Old 08-24-2016, 07:48 PM
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Elton John & Garth Hudson - Key boards
Nathan East - Bass
Levon Helm - Drums & vocals
Eric Clapton - Lead guitar
John Fogerty - Rhythm guitar
Chris Thile - Mandolin
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Old 08-24-2016, 08:20 PM
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Rock Band:
Lead vocals: Robert Plant
Lead guitar: Mark Knopfler
Rhythm guitar: Pete Townsend
Bass guitar: John Entwistle
Drums: John Bonham

Folk Rock Band: The Travelling Wilburys lineup

Country Rock Band: The Highwaymen lineup (Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Willy Nelson) with The Band backing them up.
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Five cloned Frank Zappa's. I can only imagine......
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