The Cornerstone of Your Prog Supergroup

Manuel wrote: [QUOTE=BrufordFreak][QUOTE=Manuel]Martin Barre. An underrated orchestrator, who can go from blues to rock, classic, jazz, etc.

If you find Tull's music irritating, then you won't like Martin Barre, because he is prominent in every Tull album from 1970-2011.

Edited by fraanco3 - January 27 2022 at 15:04

moshkito wrote:  if there was ONE PERSON, that would fit this thread, it would be EDGAR FROESE, specially as he commandeered so many versions of the band, and it seemed like it always got better, when you watch the videos of so many of their shows. Not to mention that the music itself is incredible.

I’d probably have to go with Dave Kerman from 5UU’s. He’s a totally phenomenal, but underrated, drummer and composer. Another go-to would be Gavin Harrison, arguably one of the greatest drummers ever. Lastly, Steven Wilson … the guy is amazing.

One issue I’d have with adopting Peart as the cornerstone of my band now is that he died. My choice would me more lively. I thought about someone who I thought would work well now for the kind of music I like. In terms of creativity when it comes to drummers, Christian Vander comes to mind (though I would rather go for someone a little younger for longevity). I think it would be very hard to convince me that Pearl has supplied more creativity than all the other drummers. He wouldn’t have been my choice as a dream go-to but to each their own. I don’t think he’s the most creative or versatile, and am not that big on Rush.

I like Dave Kerman too. Tatsuya Yoshida and Chris Cutler have been a couple other of my favourite drummers and creative talents that work as cornerstone.

Edited by Logan - January 31 2022 at 04:17

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: Logan wrote: I like Dave Kerman too. Tatsuya Yoshida and Chris Cutler have been a couple other of my favourite drummers and creative talents that work as cornerstone. Those 3 for me too, and they've all be involved in a number of different bands and have run at least one, Yoshida has been involved in a ridiculous amount of creative bands.

All three are creative, show versatility, have been involved in different projects and are accomplished musicians.   Tatsuya Yoshida has been an incredibly busy musician, and very creative projects. What energy on the kit and all of those projects. With Peart, I’m not aware of him doing much outside of Rush and I don’t know that he been really pushing the envelope throughout his career. I’m not knocking him, just sometimes surprised at the pedestal he is often put on both as a drummer and as a creative talent generally — seen many people who present the attitude that he is obviously the best despite their ignorance when it comes to a great many others, so contrarians respond that Peart is particularly overrated.

^ It’s not even so far-fetched that we one need accept some supernatural, unearthly heaven. Celebrities, including musicians are being resurrected digitally using holographic technology and other things. One could create a digital supergroup. “Ooh heaven is a place on earth”. Maybe like in a Black Mirror universe, dead and not dead musicians digital copies will be interacting and performing on servers.

I have to admit, I've never been much of a Peart fan. He was a great drummer and lyricist, but I never found his playing particularly interesting, at least not to my ear. But that's just me.

If he would do it, I'd love to see a collaboration between Steven Wilson, with Steve Hackett as co-composer. 

^ Rather than dead funny, sorry that that comes across as a tasteless and bad dad joke. It's true that I only thought about living people for this exercise when I saw the topic, rather than a dream option or holographically/ virtually resurrected option.