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Grobsch

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Posted: July 17 2006 at 19:08

My BEST Band:

Peter Gabriel / vocals, flute
Jan Akkerman / guitars
Vittorio Nocenzi / keyboards
Bill Brufford / drums
Patrick Djivas / bass

My Webpages:
http://www.goblinx.com.br/en
http://grobsch.deviantart.com

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Posted: July 17 2006 at 18:50

Geck0 wrote:

Van der Graaf Generator - the classic lineup.

Easy!

Go further -- any successful band in any point of time, with the actual line-up. It's even easier...

P.S. I have nothing against your choice...

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Posted: July 17 2006 at 18:41

Bluesaga wrote:

Cygnus X-2 wrote:

Wow... this thread hasn't been done before. Ermm

VOID: TOO MUCH SARCASM.

O RLY?

And to answer Mickey's question:

Vocals: Frank Zappa, Adrian Belew, Terry Bozzio
Guitars: Adrian Belew, Frank Zappa
Bass: Patrick O'Hearn
Drums: Terry Bozzio, Ed Mann (Percussion)
Keyboards: Tommy Mars, Peter Wolf

Oh, that line up has happened? Wink

Then maybe this:

Guitars: Alex Lifeson
Bass: Patrick O'Hearn
Drums: Terry Bozzio
Keyboards: Mark Kelly
Vocals: Fish

Who knows what this group would sound like? Obvious Zappa, Rush, and Marillion influences would be prevalent, as well as a strong rhythm unit in Bozzio and O'Hearn, who could provide a tight groove during a cool improv duel between Kelly and Lifeson. It would be very interesting to hear a group like this play, though.

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Posted: July 17 2006 at 18:39

Vocals : Steve Walsh

Bass : Stanley Clarke

Drums : Lenny White

Guitar : Robin Trower

Alto Sax : Johannes Pappert

What it would sound like? A musical wet dream come true

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Posted: July 17 2006 at 18:37

Geck0 wrote:

Van der Graaf Generator - the classic lineup.

Easy!

That's cheating.

Here's another one:

Les Claypool: Bass/ volcals

John Theodore: Drums

Steven Wilson: Guitar/vocals

Adrian Belew: Guitar/vocals

It would end up sounding like funk-prog-metal.

Edited by The Wizard - July 17 2006 at 19:16

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Posted: July 17 2006 at 18:36

Van der Graaf Generator - the classic lineup.

Easy!

Mikerinos

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Posted: July 17 2006 at 18:31

Cygnus X-2 wrote:

Wow... this thread hasn't been done before. Ermm

VOID: Too much sarcasm.

Edited by Bluesaga - July 17 2006 at 18:36

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Posted: July 17 2006 at 18:31

Cygnus X-2 wrote:

Wow... this thread hasn't been done before. Ermm

What is your choice?

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Posted: July 17 2006 at 18:30

Wow... this thread hasn't been done before. Ermm

Edited by Cygnus X-2 - July 17 2006 at 18:30

imoeng

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Posted: July 17 2006 at 18:27

I think I cannot reply, cause I like virtuosos, what can I do??

Vocal: Daniel Gildenlow

Guitar: John Petrucci (vocal 2)

Drums and Percussion: Mike Portnoy (what can I do? these two dudes always play together!) (vocal 3)

Bass: Pete Travawas

Guitar: Steve Morse

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Posted: July 17 2006 at 18:19

Make up a band with any musicians of your choice, preferably from the same era. The trick here is not to just choose a bunch of virtuosos, but musicians that would sound great and work together well. It dosen't have to be 100% prog. Then describe what the band would sound like.

Guitar: Syd Barrett

Guitar: Jimi Hendirx

Drums and Percussion: Robert Wyatt

Bass: Richard Sinclair

Keys: Dave Stewart

It would actually be likely for this band to exist, since all the musicians are connected somehow. Hendrix was close to The Soft Machine who were close to Floyd and the other Canterbury dudes. Very intresting combination of Barrett's space rock, Hendrix psychedelic blues, and Canterbury. But I could see it work. Barrett would lead the band and share singing roles with Wyatt and Sinclair. Hendirx would focus on guitar and being awesome.