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JeanFrame

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Posted: November 06 2012 at 00:55

David Coverdale on lead vocals
Michael Giles on drums
Chris Squires on bass
Billy Ritchie on Hammond Organ
Rick Wakeman on synths
Lindsay Buckingham on guitar

smartpatrol View Drop Down

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Posted: November 05 2012 at 23:57

Dan McGowan - vocals
David Glimour - guitar, vocals
Bob Mothersbaugh - guitar, vocals
Patrick McGowan - guitar, vocals
Mark Mothersbaugh - keybaords, vocals
Richard Wright - keyboards, vocals
Gerald Casale - bass, vocals
Rogert Waters - bass, vocals
Nick Mason - drums
Kyle Minnick - drums

they'd play New-wave-indie-metal-post-punk-prog

Edited by smartpatrol - November 06 2012 at 00:00

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Posted: November 05 2012 at 23:42

Vocals: Peter Gabriel

Drums: Phil Collins

Guitar: Steve Howe

Bass: Greg Lake

Synth: Keith Emerson

Organ: Billy Ritchie

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Posted: October 31 2012 at 20:19

I have been listening to a bit of Hendrix lately, and I always thought that he and Janis Joplin should have worked together. Then, remembering that there was suposed to have been some interest of Hendrix and ELP to play together, I would think of this line-up I would have loved:

- Janis Joplin: Vocals.
- Jimi Hendrix: Guitar, backing vocals.
- Greg Lake: Vocals, Bass, acoustic guitar.
- Keith Emerson: Keyboards.
- Carl Palmer: Drums.

Sumdeus

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Posted: October 28 2012 at 05:07

It's hard for me to think of a perfect line up but the other night I had the amazing idea of what would happen if Syd Barrett and Daevid Allen had started a band together and were the main songwriters.

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Posted: October 27 2012 at 23:51

Vocals: Jon Anderson - I've always liked his vocal style

Guitar: Robert Fripp - great technical player and composer

Bass: Geddy Lee - for his ric tone only. I'll explain why in a second

Keyboard: Kerry Livgren - I'd have him compose the band's music. Such a darn good composer. I'd stick him on the less challenging keyboard parts

Keyboard 2: Keith Emerson - to play harder keyboard parts

Drums: Neil Peart - I don't really need to explain this

BONUS Strings: David Ragsdale

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Posted: October 27 2012 at 21:52

Finally thought of what I think would be the perfect band for me

Jon Anderson: Lead Vocals

Robert John Godfrey: Keyboard

Steve Howe: Guitar

Francis Lickerish: Guitar

Chris Squire: Bass

Bill Bruford: Drums/Percussion

It's basically The Enid mixed with Yes.

Robert John Godfrey would be the main songwriter, but he would share it with the rest of the band as well.

Edited by Master of Time - October 27 2012 at 21:53

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Posted: October 24 2012 at 09:32

Arthur Brown - Vocals
Steve Howe - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Steve Hackett - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Chris Squire - Backing Vocalits and Bass Guitars
Keith Emerson - Piano, Keyboards, organ...
Carl Palmer - Drums

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Posted: October 22 2012 at 00:51

I guess I'll try another

Vesa Lattunen - Guitars

Jaki Leibezeit - Drums

Peter Bardens - Keys/Vocals

Mike Rutherford - Bass

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Posted: October 21 2012 at 22:05

Another one off the top of my head:

Jaco Pastorius - Electric Bass
Holger Czukay - Double Bass
Aymeric Avice (Jean Louis) - Trumpet
David Jackson - Saxophones and Woodwinds
Jon Theodore - Drums and assorted percussion
Kerry Minnear - Keys

How about that?

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Posted: October 15 2012 at 23:26

How about a progressive rap group? (with some spoken word and harsh vocals thrown in occasionally).

Rap Vocals - Tech N9ne
Backing Rap, harsh vocals, spoken word, clean singing - Mike Patton
Backing vocals - Lecrae
Tore Ylwizaker - Keyboards, Synthesizers, Sound Effects, Programming
Sonny John Moore - Electronics, synthesizers
Robert Fripp - Guitar, Frippertonics
Victor Wooten - Bass
Zach Hill - Drums

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Posted: October 15 2012 at 23:25

Alitare wrote:

I got one:

Lead Guitarist: Mark Knopfler

Rhythm Guitarist: Robert Fripp

All Percussion: Phil Collins (circa 1981)

Lead Vocals: Phil and Mark share duties with Elvis Costello, equally.

Bass Guitarist: Elvis Costello

Producer: Alan Parsons

Keys - Roland Orzabel

Songwriting duties would be shared between Mark, Costello and Alan

Gotta applaud that Clap

that would be, at least, a top 100 prog album with just that. Alan Parsons would come up with a great concept to go off, Fripp on the lyrics, I always loved Phil Collins voice (before the solo stuff, of course).

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Posted: October 15 2012 at 23:19

Alitare wrote:

I got one:

Lead Guitarist: Mark Knopfler

Rhythm Guitarist: Robert Fripp

All Percussion: Phil Collins (circa 1981)

Lead Vocals: Phil and Mark share duties with Elvis Costello, equally.

Bass Guitarist: Elvis Costello

Producer: Alan Parsons

Keys - Roland Orzabel

Songwriting duties would be shared between Mark, Costello and Alan

Knopfler and Fripp in the same band would be a feast for the ears.

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Alitare

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Posted: October 15 2012 at 12:59

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Alitare wrote:

I got one:

Rhythm Guitarist: Robert Fripp

Really? Not his strength in my opinion, I prefer him either angry or ambient.

That's the point. I wanna see him out of his element and see what he comes up with. I'd prefer him to take guitar cues from Stevie Wonder's keyboard output in 1976. Hey, I'm a kook.

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Posted: October 15 2012 at 12:45

Alitare wrote:

I got one:

Lead Guitarist: Mark Knopfler

Rhythm Guitarist: Robert Fripp

All Percussion: Phil Collins (circa 1981)

Lead Vocals: Phil and Mark share duties with Elvis Costello, equally.

Bass Guitarist: Elvis Costello

Producer: Alan Parsons

Keys - Roland Orzabel

Songwriting duties would be shared between Mark, Costello and Alan

Nice choice with Alan Parsons. Best audio engineer I know. Tales of Mystery and Immagination is an incredible album. Cost half a million to make. In the 70's that was a lot!!

Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣

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Posted: October 14 2012 at 21:00

Alitare wrote:

I got one:

Rhythm Guitarist: Robert Fripp

Really? Not his strength in my opinion, I prefer him either angry or ambient.

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Posted: October 14 2012 at 19:45

St.Vincent - Guitar, Vocals, Being incredibly beautiful

Alitare

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Posted: October 14 2012 at 19:35

I got one:

Lead Guitarist: Mark Knopfler

Rhythm Guitarist: Robert Fripp

All Percussion: Phil Collins (circa 1981)

Lead Vocals: Phil and Mark share duties with Elvis Costello, equally.

Bass Guitarist: Elvis Costello

Producer: Alan Parsons

Keys - Roland Orzabel

Songwriting duties would be shared between Mark, Costello and Alan

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Posted: October 14 2012 at 19:30

Vocals: Jon Anderson OR Greg Lake
Guitar: Steve Howe OR Alex Lifeson
Bass: Chris Squire OR Geddy Lee
Drums: Carl Palmer OR Neil Peart
Keyboards: Keith Emerson OR Rick Wakeman OR Jon Lord

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Posted: October 12 2012 at 15:49

Been listening to a lot of instrumental stuff lately, so here's my choices for an instrumental supergroup.

Electric guitar 1: Tosin Abasi of Animals as Leaders--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt-RoSzsEKA
Electric guitar 2: Piotrek Gruszka of Gru--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygiq6AMBGko

Post-rock/acoustic guitar 1: Matt Stevens from solo work and The Fierce and the Dead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqoRlNGoNFQ / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-YKRKFz8Os

Post-rock guitar 2: Someone from Explosions in the Sky.--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKyrULAfvq8 LOL

Bassist: Michael League of Snarky Puppy--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pYHLfKqHL4&feature=relmfu

Drummer 1: Andy Gentile of An Endless Sporadic--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejh2CgBZQpo

Drummer 2: Robert Searight also of Snarky Puppy--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67PMG2nVs4k

Keyboardist: Shaun Martin also also of Snarky Puppy--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RluNrXjP3zY&feature=related

Edited by HemispheresOfXanadu - October 12 2012 at 15:52

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