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soundsweird 
Prog Reviewer
Joined: December 08 2005
Location: United States
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 Topic: Pick instruments for ideal band
Posted: December 19 2005 at 18:48 |
My ideal (prog) band would have the following instruments
Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Multiple Keyboards
Bass / Stick
Various Percussion (maybe 2 guys, a la Bruford & Muir of KC)
Flute & Violin (a la Mauro Pagani of PFM)
For live shows, maybe an extra guitarist and keyboard player, though lead vocalist could play something when he's not singing. Speaking of vocalists, it would be great to have a male AND female lead singer!
Now pick yours!
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A'swepe
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Joined: December 08 2005
Location: United States
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Points: 590
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Posted: December 19 2005 at 18:55 |
Multiple Keyboards such as...
Hammond B/C3 organ
Minimoog Model D mono synth
Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 poly synth
Mellotron with Strings, Choirs
ARP Pro Soloist for the cheesy fake strings
Grand Piano
Fender or Wurlitzer Electric Piano
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David - Never doubt in the dark that which you believe to be true in the light.
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darren
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Joined: October 31 2005
Location: Canada
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Points: 452
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Posted: December 19 2005 at 19:04 |
Off the top of my head:
Electric Manolin (like Nash The Slash)
Stick/double bass
Keys
Percussion
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"they locked up a man who wanted to rule the world.
the fools
they locked up the wrong man."
- Leonard Cohen
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lunaticviolist
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Joined: January 17 2005
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Points: 478
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Posted: December 19 2005 at 19:24 |
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Guitar
Bass
Drums
Keyboards
Didgeridoo
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My recent purchases:
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The Wizard
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 18 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 7341
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Posted: December 19 2005 at 22:34 |
 A'swepe wrote:
Multiple Keyboards such as...
Hammond B/C3 organ
Minimoog Model D mono synth
Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 poly synth
Mellotron with Strings, Choirs
ARP Pro Soloist for the cheesy fake strings
Grand Piano
Fender or Wurlitzer Electric Piano
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Add a church organ, harpsichord, and clavinet and that would be a wet dream.
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ClemofNazareth
Special Collaborator
Prog Folk Researcher
Joined: August 17 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 4659
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Posted: December 19 2005 at 22:48 |
soundsweird wrote:
My ideal (prog) band would have the following instruments
Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Multiple Keyboards
Bass / Stick
Various Percussion (maybe 2 guys, a la Bruford & Muir of KC)
Flute & Violin (a la Mauro Pagani of PFM)
For live shows, maybe an extra guitarist and keyboard player, though lead vocalist could play something when he's not singing. Speaking of vocalists, it would be great to have a male AND female lead singer!
Now pick yours!
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All of the above, plus horns - there's just not enough horns in prog. And the violin out front, not buried in the mix somewhere.
For vocals, maybe Tarja from Nightwish, plus a male singer who can actually sing - Fish, or Labrie, maybe Steve Walsh before his vocal chords were shot.
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"Peace is the only battle worth waging."
Albert Camus
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robertplantowns
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 27 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 333
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Posted: December 19 2005 at 23:06 |
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Rhodes Piano
Hammond Organ/Farfisa Organ
A Modern synthesizer
THE MOOG
Fretless Bass
Electric Guitar
Drums
Saxophone
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chromaticism
Forum Groupie
Joined: May 19 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 65
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Posted: December 19 2005 at 23:43 |
My ideal or dream set up would consist of:
Various Keyboards/Synthesizers (Analog synths like MiniMoog or Moog Voyager or ARP 2600, Rhodes, Hammond B3, Steinway Grand, Foot-pumped Harmonium, and a KORG Triton Extreme 88 or KORG OASYS 88)
Acoustic and Electric Guitars, sitar, various lutes
Electric/acoustic Violin
Double Reed and single reed woodwinds
Brass section
Flute (concert flute, bansuri or quena)
Bass (Fretted, Fretless, upright)
Touch-style guitars (Warr Guitar or Mobius Megatar)
Drums and various percussion
Well, I guess that covers all musical colors I could conceptualize.
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video vertigo
Forum Senior Member
Joined: September 17 2004
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 1930
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Posted: December 20 2005 at 04:30 |
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I think Gentle Giant is the example to follow one this one.
Spock's Beard has a desent way of doing things to, I like them becaue Okumato and Morse compliment each other on keyboards nicely as does Morse and Morse on guitars. I like how both these bands have multiple singers while everyone plays instruments also.
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"The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa
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Olympus
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Joined: August 18 2005
Location: Australia
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Points: 545
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Posted: December 20 2005 at 04:52 |
Hmm...
Keyboards, Synths
Acoustic, Electric, Steel, Pedal Steel and Bass Guitars
Oboe, Cor Angelis
Drums, Assorted Percussion (like Jamie Muir )
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"Let's get the hell away from this Eerie-ass piece of work so we can get on with the rest of our eerie-ass day"
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Rael72
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Joined: November 13 2005
Location: United States
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Points: 42
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Posted: December 20 2005 at 09:27 |
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The perfect prog band?
2 Percussionists
1 Guitarist, switching between electric and acoustic 6 & 12 strings and a pedal steel
1 Bassist
1 Stickist/Warr Guitarist
1 Female Keyboardist/Singer. Moog, Hammond, all the classic keys and synths.
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My grip must be flipping
Cos his handshake keeps slipping
My hopes keep on dipping
And his lips keep on smiling all the time
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Bob Greece
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 04 2005
Location: Greece
Status: Offline
Points: 1823
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Posted: December 20 2005 at 09:35 |
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The standard guitars, drums and keyboard plus a flute and violin.
Edited by Bob Greece
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A Guy
Forum Senior Member
Joined: October 25 2005
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 127
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Posted: December 20 2005 at 10:14 |
How about:
Chapman Stick
Bass
Saxophone
Percussion, Drums and Electronics (samplers, sequencers etc. lots of weird noises!)
...and maybe trombone
That would be a pretty interesting lineup methinks. 
Dunno if it would be an ideal band though.
Edited by A Guy
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Gomurisu
Forum Groupie
Joined: December 03 2005
Location: Finland
Status: Offline
Points: 98
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Posted: December 20 2005 at 13:38 |
I've been thinking of something like this:
2 guitarists (both lead and rhythm, playing acoustic & electric)
bassist
drummer/percussionist
keyboardist
pianist
a small symphony orchestra (about 6-8 members)
Would be really nice.
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el böthy
Prog Reviewer
Joined: April 27 2005
Location: Argentina
Status: Offline
Points: 6336
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Posted: December 21 2005 at 10:01 |
Acoustic guitar
Electric guitar
Cello
Sticks/ Warr guitar
Piano
Mellotron and Moog
Flute
Drumms
...and maybe a marimba? jejeje
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Phil
Forum Senior Member
Joined: June 17 2005
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 1881
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Posted: December 21 2005 at 11:06 |
A Guy wrote:
How about:
Chapman Stick
Bass
Saxophone
Percussion, Drums and Electronics (samplers, sequencers etc. lots of weird noises!)
...and maybe trombone
That would be a pretty interesting lineup methinks.
Dunno if it would be an ideal band though. |
Interesting line-up....Chapman stick and bass, huh!?
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progaeopteryx
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Joined: June 03 2005
Location: Refrigerator
Status: Offline
Points: 3613
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Posted: December 21 2005 at 21:23 |
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I think this would be interesting, and possibly unlistenable:
Mellotron
Metal trash can lids
Taurus bass pedals
Vocoder
Vako Orchestron
Functioning toilet
Carl Palmer's drumset
Hammock (no not a Hammond)
1972 Ford Pinto
Broom (wooden handle)
Metal shelving unit
Forklift
Paper shopping bags
Paper towel cardboard tubes
Barberry-Red Leaf Japanese (a bush)
Slinkies
An assortment of squeaky dog toys
Tuba
Glockenspiel
Samples of Jean Stapleton's voice (or even get her to perform)
A box of Milkbone dog biscuits
A box of Cheddar Triscuits
A bag of Bic pens
Theremin
Fender Stratocaster electric guitar
A map of Winnipeg
Triangles
Queen-sized mattress
Bike with training wheels
Shopping cart
Air conditioner
French horn
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NetsNJFan
Prog Reviewer
Joined: April 12 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 3047
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Posted: December 22 2005 at 17:55 |
- Drums and Percussion
- Violin, Cello
- Flute, Saxophone
- Acoustic Guitar
- Piano, Organ, Mellotron
- Bass Guitar
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