Most Wanted Prog Supergroup

Guitar - Steve Hackett

pero wrote: Ghost Rider wrote: Gosh almighty, this has been done at least ten times before... With people suggesting such unlikely combinations as Emerson and Blackmore (a nuclear explosion would do less damage) and countless others that now I can't possibly remember. In my very humble opinion, supergroups are never a very good idea, precisely because of the egos involved. Most human beings have much bigger egos than they believe, and artists of any kind develop even bigger ones because of the attention and flattery to which they are subjected. BTW, if I were to choose one, I'd choose a supergroup that actually existed and lasted the space of a single album - that is, UK's first lineup, with John Wetton (bass/vocals), Eddie Jobson (keyboards/violin), Allan Holdsworth (guitar) and Bill Bruford (drums). How much better can you get? The lineup of UK is OK, but the music was weak.

Weak?!  

...interesting.

Flemdido wrote: I don't usually enter comments into the forums here, but this question caught my fancy, so I'll make my nomination, based on the intriguing criteria set forth. I'm aiming for a novel fusion band, so am selecting some of who I feel are among my favorite creative talents who I think would and could write engaging, eclectic, melodic and fascinating jazzy rock. Hopefully they could work together and not let egos interfere with the creative juices! And it just happens to be an international mix of characters. To further the diversity, I added the criterion that no two could be from the same band. Since this IS fantasy, I didn't hesitate to add one ghost, whom I think was miles ahead of others (vocalists) because of his incredible range. My anchors would be: Drums, percussion - Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson, solo; a Brit) Bass - Helmut Hattler (Kraan; Germany) And the rest of the band would spotlight: Keyboards - Thijs van Leer (Focus; Dutch) Woodwinds and saxes - Didier Malherbe (Gong, solo; France) Violin - who else but Jean-Luc Ponty (Mothers, solo; France) and feature: vocals - Demetrio Stratos (Area; where the heck was he from?? Greece? Cyprus? Hope I spelled his name correctly.) Had to reluctantly reject some greats that I really wanted to include: And you'll surely notice that I neglected to add a guitar. Unnecessary with all the others here, but it was a struggle, since I would've loved to add Alan Holdsworth, Steve Hillage (Gong), or Jan Akkerman (Focus). Akkerman and Hillage had to be disqualified by my rules (no two from the same band), and I just don't think Holdsworth's style would fit with these others. But if I need a guest rhythm guitar for some tracks, we'll invite John Abercrombie (US) because I love his soft but forceful jazzy styles. Fun question! Let there be peace.

Ghost Rider wrote: Gosh almighty, this has been done at least ten times before... With people suggesting such unlikely combinations as Emerson and Blackmore (a nuclear explosion would do less damage) and countless others that now I can't possibly remember. In my very humble opinion, supergroups are never a very good idea, precisely because of the egos involved. Most human beings have much bigger egos than they believe, and artists of any kind develop even bigger ones because of the attention and flattery to which they are subjected. BTW, if I were to choose one, I'd choose a supergroup that actually existed and lasted the space of a single album - that is, UK's first lineup, with John Wetton (bass/vocals), Eddie Jobson (keyboards/violin), Allan Holdsworth (guitar) and Bill Bruford (drums). How much better can you get?

in the memory of the two great musicians who past away, lets imagine this instrumental jam:

I don't usually enter comments into the forums here, but this question caught my fancy, so I'll make my nomination, based on the intriguing criteria set forth.

I'm aiming for a novel fusion band, so am selecting some of who I feel are among my favorite creative talents who I think would and could write engaging, eclectic, melodic and fascinating jazzy rock. Hopefully they could work together and not let egos interfere with the creative juices!

And it just happens to be an international mix of characters. To further the diversity, I added the criterion that no two could be from the same band. Since this IS fantasy, I didn't hesitate to add one ghost, whom I think was miles ahead of others (vocalists) because of his incredible range.

My anchors would be:
Drums, percussion - Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson, solo; a Brit)
Bass - Helmut Hattler (Kraan; Germany)

And the rest of the band would spotlight:
Keyboards - Thijs van Leer (Focus; Dutch)
Woodwinds and saxes - Didier Malherbe (Gong, solo; France)
Violin - who else but Jean-Luc Ponty (Mothers, solo; France)

and feature:
vocals - Demetrio Stratos (Area; where the heck was he from?? Greece? Cyprus? Hope I spelled his name correctly.)

Had to reluctantly reject some greats that I really wanted to include:
And you'll surely notice that I neglected to add a guitar. Unnecessary with all the others here, but it was a struggle, since I would've loved to add Alan Holdsworth, Steve Hillage (Gong), or Jan Akkerman (Focus). Akkerman and Hillage had to be disqualified by my rules (no two from the same band), and I just don't think Holdsworth's style would fit with these others. But if I need a guest rhythm guitar for some tracks, we'll invite John Abercrombie (US) because I love his soft but forceful jazzy styles.

Fun question!
Let there be peace.

Drums - Neil Peart (Rush)

Bass - Chris Squire (Yes)

Guitar 1 - Andy Latimer (Camel)

Guitar 2 - Steve Howe (Yes)

Keyboards 1 - Peter Bardens (Camel)

Keyboards 2 - Jürgen Fritz (Triumvirat)

Vocals - Jon Anderson/Chris Squire (Yes)

NEAL MORSE-- Vocals (aux keys and guitar)
JOHN PETRUCCI-- Lead Guitar
STEVE HOWE-- Guitar (backing vocals)
JONAS REINGOLD-- Bass
KEITH EMERSON-- Keys
PHIL COLLINS-- Drums (backing vocals)



Edited by Inverted - August 10 2006 at 20:45

Ghost Rider wrote: stonebeard wrote: Zappa - guitar, grandstanding Belew - guitar, talk talk talk......it's only talk Bruford - drums Geddy Lee - bass Levin - stick, moustache aura Rudess - keyboard wizardry Schulze - layers of swirly sound Orchestra of Eternity - yep   Eno - production   Blackmore, Petrucci - roadies Blackmore a roadie? Together with Petrucci? Man, that's pure blasphemy... And they wouldn't last half an hour together! I already can see Ritchie smashing his Strat on Petrucci's head...