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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Allan Holdsworth. Ponty, Gong, Soft Machine, UK, Bruford, solo, etc. He added class and enhanced everything he played on. A true innovator with an original sound. RIP.

Pat Metheny would be my second choice.


Another artist I strongly considered. Ultimately I was able to eliminate hime cuz I just don't like a lot of the music he did once he became a solo artist.
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Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

Keith Emerson...for all the obvious reason I guess.

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Multitude of sounds
Has played with some of the best rockers in the world

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Keith was one of my top 5 considerations.
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I'd probably go with Chris Cutler, the drummer of Henry Cow, he's got beautiful technique, has played with a ton of different bands and style, from what I've read he'd been a good organizer. 

Bruford i& Squire are certainly good suggestions. 

I'd love to suggest Fripp, and while he'd be great at leading in the short term the band would dissolve in 3 years.
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Martin Barre. An underrated orchestrator, who can go from blues to rock, classic, jazz, etc.
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Any band needs a great drummer, so probably Bruford or Palmer.
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Predictably from me, the late great Keith Emerson but second choice would be Steve Howe. Such a shame those 2 never worked together.
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Well, I can think of many dream line-ups, but one of the best, if not the very best, I don't have to imagine, for that is Yes, CttE line-up. So, who would we think was the cornerstone for that one? I guess most would say that it was Crhis Squire...
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Allan Holdsworth. Ponty, Gong, Soft Machine, UK, Bruford, solo, etc. He added class and enhanced everything he played on. A true innovator with an original sound. RIP.

Pat Metheny would be my second choice.
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Keith Emerson...for all the obvious reason I guess.

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Multi-style player
Multitude of sounds
Has played with some of the best rockers in the world

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He's dead
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If you could create your own "fantasy league" all-star prog band--from all of prog's 56 years of history--who would be your one, key foundational member who would make the cornerstone of your band--the "franchise" player--the one to make it all work?

After you name yours, I'd love to see your reasoning for such a choice.

My cornerstone player would be Tony Levin because: 
 - he can get along with anybody, 
 - he can play any kind of music (included among his over 500 albums, are diverse artists such as Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Judy Collins, Cher, Alice Cooper, Buddy Rich, Lou Reed, Todd Rundgren, Seal, Gary Burton, James Taylor, Herbie mann, Sarah MacLachlan, Peter Frampton, Timm Finn, Richie Sambora, Dominique Vantomme, Peter Kater, Chuck Mangione, Larry Fast, California Guitar Trio, Al DiMeola, Phil Keaggy, Don MacLean, Lou Christie, Deodato, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Phobe Snow, Mike Manieri, Melissa Manchester, Burt Bacharach, Ben Sidran, Laura Nyro, Art Garfunkle, Jun Fukamachi, Peter, Paul & Mary, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, The Roches, Bill Chinnock, Roy Harper, Kazumi Watanabe, Warren Bernhardt, Joan Armitrading, Johnny Warman, Jules Shear, Mark Knopfler (Local Hero), Gowan, Frida, Catherine Lara, Tom Waits, Marshall Crenshaw, Brian Ferry, Andy Pratt, Rosie Vela, Warren Zevon, David Torn, Jill Jones, T Bone Burnett, Robbie Robertson, Julia Fordham, Richard Thompson, Ringo Starr, Stevie Nicks, Steps Ahead, Laurie Anderson, Jeanne Mas, Claudio Baglioni, Phil Manzanera, Paula Cole, Chris Botti, Andy Summers, Eros Ramozzotti, Kevin Maxx, Magellan, Gov't Mule, Steve Hackett (Genesis Revisited), David Bowie, Willie Oteri, Michael Whalen, Eddie Jobson, Jakko Jakszyk, Nad Sylvan, Marco Minneman, Alec Sebastien, Phil Collins, Katherine Kaye, Jerry Goodman, Brandon Flowers, Steve Thorne, Sarah Brightman, Days Between Stations, William Ackerman, Slow Electric, The Weepies, Ólafur Arnalds, Steven Wilson, Goatika Creative Lab, Randy Vanwarmer, Lara Fabian, Steve Howe, Mike Portnoy, Gigi D'Alessio, Gibonni, Jordan Rudess, Niyaz, David Sancious, Ivan Lins, )        
 - he works well in the studio or live on stage (and has been touring almost continuously with an amazing variety of bands for the past 50 years including many of those listed above), 
 - he has a great, fun-loving, personality, that does not get caught up in interpersonal squabbles,
 - he is a virtuoso musician (not just bass player) 
 - he is all business yet very adaptable to any recording, creative, touring conditions,
 - he is an incredibly adept and fast learner (has sat in on tours with Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Sarah Brightman, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Richie Sambora, Ivanno Fossati, Carly Simon, Herbie Mann, Peter Frampton, Judy Collins, and many more)  
 - yet he is also very creative (is collaborative member of several outstanding bands, including Stick Men, King Crimson, Bruford-Levin Upper Extremities, Levin Brothers, Levin Torn White, Levin Minneman Rudess, Perfect Trio, and Liquid Tension Experiment as well as his own solo releases)
 - he has several very distinctive sounds (yet does not necessarily dominate the music, rather, blends in or helps create a very unique yet-always-interesting sound landscape)
 - is tireless, has boundless energy
 - LOVES music! (all kinds; is unafraid to try anything)
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