Most Wanted Prog Supergroup
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Topic: Most Wanted Prog Supergroup
Posted By: xtopher
Subject: Most Wanted Prog Supergroup
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 03:25
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Here's the deal: come up with a complete band of musicians to form a unique-sounding prog supergroup. Don't just come up with the "ultimate prog group (like the thread from March);" put some thought behind your decisions and explain why you chose those particular individuals. In fact, it would be great if you can describe the kind of music they would make, and how it would make them unique. I shall start it out: Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree): guitar, vocals, production Kevin Moore (Chroma Key): keyboards, vocals Mariusz Duda (Riverside): bass, vocals Mark Zonder (Fates Warning): drumkit They would expand on Moore's spacey work with Chroma Key, and would often be hypnotic, ambient, and occassionally minimalist, but would never lose sight of it's harder, meaner, more extreme side. Moore would also lend in his programming skills which are so solid with OSI—I think he and Wilson would really hit it off with their affinity towards sound effects. Moore's beautifully morose voice would take the lead in the bleakest, most minimalist tracks. Wilson would sing in more upbeat tracks, while Duda would sing in atmospheric, rhythmic tracks and in metal moments. Wilson would direct vocal harmonies, thus creating the lush vocal sound we all love from his PT output. And Duda's atmospheric bass playing would go perfectly with Moore's lonely synth work. And Zonder would fit perfectly here, as he has previous experience with Moore and has a style somewhat similar to Gavin Harrison's (at least to my non-drummer ears). I think he would fit well with Duda, too. If there's one complaint I have about Riverside, it's the drumming. It just seems to get lost in the shuffle. Maybe it's just mixed in poorly; I don't know. But Zonder should be able to take care of this. So yeah. Fire away, everybody. ------------- 
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Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 03:34
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Good Concept Here is my band which I imagine would be quite unique:
Vangelis (Solo, Aphrodite's Child)/ Keybaords, Synthesizers
Ian Anderson(Jethro Tull)/ Vocals, Flute, Acoustic Guitar
Chris Squire (Yes)/ Bass
Steve Hackett (Genesis)/ Guitars
Mike Portnoy/(Dream Theater) Drums, Percussion
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Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 03:36
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Ok, here goes. Don't laugh OK. Alright.........let me think..........hmmmmmm.
I really do get a kick out of your Avatar. Ok, where was I??? Oh ya.
OK.
Steve Howe..........guitars (I love his multi-facited style)
Jon Anderson.........lead vocals (He has really cool lyrics and his voise is kinda unique)
Chris Squire............Bass (man can that guy play)
Bill Bruford.............Drums (always liked a guy who could weave a jazz style behind the kit)
Rick Wakeman.......Keyboards (He makes a mean curry)
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Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 03:38
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That is definatly the BEST band ever. good ol' Yes  -------------
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Posted By: iguana
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 03:50
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ok – how about
STEVE HOWE of YES on guitar, who could lend his unique and instantly recognisable guitar stylistics to an experienced group of musicians and thus put his own stamp on the music and raise the uniqueness of the material. JOHN WETTON of KING CRIMSON, UK and many more an experienced musician and master bass player with an excellent instantly recognisable singing voice, who is also a gifted songwriter with a knack for unexpected twists and turns. CARL PALMER of ELP certainly rated amongs the world's top percussionists and also a highly individual stylist, known from being an expert supporting team member as well as an outstanding showman plus being a creative force on the drum set and thus leading the music to places it would normaly not reach. GEOFF DOWNES of THE BUGGLES and YES not just a master pianist and organist but also on the cutting edge of technology who can also tastefully imply a quirky synth pop sensibility into the proceedings and thus keep his virtuoso bandmates at bay if necessary. certainly a man to guarantee taste and restraint while still being able to raise the musicality bar once more. hang on a sec... what year is it?  ------------- progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false? |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 03:53
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Ok, let's start with Pierre Moerlen on drums. Not only is he my
favourite drummer, he is also a virtuoso on all kinds of tuned
percussion instruments; he was not awarded the prestigious "premier
prix du percussion" of the academy of Strasbourg for nothing. Then I have to choose another member of Gong: Didier Malherbe on woodwinds. No-one else plays such a huge variety of woodwinds as he, including self-designed ones like the so-called zeff. On guitar, oud and various other exotic string instruments: Roman Bunka of Embryo. Again I go for the variety of sounds. We should have some cello in the band, and here I go for Frank Wulf of the Frankfurter Kurorchester (despite the name they were not an orchestra, but a prog band, although an obscure one). No-one can make a cello rock like Frank Wulf. On stage he even performed antics like playing the cello behind his head in Hendrix style or running around while playing. Barbara Dennerlein on organ; we won't need a bass player that way, because she provides the bass with the foot pedals of her organ. They would play a kind of fusion with oriental influences and some odd experiments. -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: xtopher
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 04:00
I know I'm gonna get pummeled for this one, but it has to be said, because it is SOOO TRUE: Jon Anderson's lyrics give me the sh*ts! They distract me from the music, and annoy me with their nonsensicality! There! I said it! And I'll probably regret it! But at least I was honest! -------------
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Sacred 22 wrote:Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 04:03
Well, all I can say is when you are 49 you might have a different opinion.
Good night!!!! Mr. Pink
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Posted By: M. B. Zapelini
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 06:19
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Peter Hammill: vocals
Steve Howe, Steve Hillage: guitars
Kerry Minnear: keyboards
Didier Malherbe, David Jackson, Elton Dean: saxes
Richard Sinclair: bass & vocals
B. J. Wilson: drums
Bill Bruford: drums & all kind of percussives, electric & acoustic ------------- "He's a man of the past and one of the present" PETER HAMMILL |
Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 07:31
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Jon Fishman - Drums, Vacuum
Robert Fripp - Guitar/Soundscapes
Tony Levin - Bass/Chapman Stick
Brian Eno - Keyboards, Effects
John Cale - Viola, Piano
Omar A. Rodriguez Lopez - Guitar
I guess they'd be sort of an atmospheric jammy instrumental group, with Fishman's vacuum and Cale's viola to keep things weird and interesting. ------------- 
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Posted By: pero
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 07:41
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Keyboards and piano - Keith Emerson for me probably one of the most skiled performer composer and entertainer Drums - Bill Bruford
Percussions - Pierre Morlein and Jamie Muir (no explanation needed)
Guitar - Robert Fripp
Violin - David Cross (exellent performer and inovative composer)
Bass - Chris Squire
Vocals - Peter Hammill (IMO the best vocal in prog)
Saxes - Didier Malherbe and David Jackson
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Posted By: Lex C
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 09:42
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Daniel Gidenlow(sp)-Pain of Salvation, Multiple singing styles and voices and a very wide range (Vocals) Arjen Lucassen- Ayreon Multiple guitar playing styles including metal folk blues and straight rock (Lead Guitar) Thomas Hakke- Meshuggah The only original active drummer right now as far is I am concerned he can lay down polyrhythms and Funk/Jazz grooves like no other (Drumset) Mike Patton-Fantomas Mike would use his vocals as an extra instrument adding a very unique sound to the band. (Back up Instrumental Vocals) Greg Lake- King Crimson 21st Century Schizoid man, listen to the bass part and enough will have been said. (Bass) Fredrik Thordenal- Meshuggah He would play rhythm guitar and melt faces with odd time signatures and very middle eastern guitar solos. (Rhythm Guitar) Saxaphone-Jon Coltrane- Best Saxaphone player of all time and also a major influence of the Guitar Solo (Jon Coltrane) Trumpet- Miles Davis- One of the fathers of Prog and inventor of Fusion not to mention pretensious as well as an amazing musician and composer, can hit high notes low notes and hold notes for a very long time. That would be my supergroup personally maybe throw in a percussionist but this group seems pretty solid, musical and rhythmically complex |
Posted By: sm sm
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 12:19
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How many supergroups have failed because of egos, one person trying to dominate all others, or everyone not trying to outdo one another?
That said, If Guitarists/Vocalist/Composer Ronnie Stolt is in one, then I want Sax palyer, David Jackson, for his time in Tangent resulted in Stolt not trying to dominate the band.
To compliment it, give me bassist Les Claypool, who still plays heavy and in Primus always let his guitarist and drummer be part of the action, and it seems Chris Squire is just content to be part of the rhythm section now.
Likewise, I want gutarist, Buckethead, who has worked with Claypool, a good team player, whose avante guard style would complement Stolt.
For keyboards, give me the underrated Richard Wright of Pink Floyd, or if still alive, Peter Bardens of Camel, or Clive Nolan of Pendragon/Arena, all would be content to be in the background, but still be respected for any input they gave. Their etheral sound would also compliment because the composers would be sensible enough to highlight in many spots.
Drummer, John Weathers of Gentle Giant, a good team player and and excelllent percusionist as well as a drummer.
Vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composter, Derik Shulman of Gentle Giant (providing he want to play music, more than making money - remember he signed Bon Jovi) would also be a great addition, especially since he has worked in the bean counter part of music business, thus would help the band enormously with such politics.
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 12:25
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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? |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 12:33
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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  ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 12:36
What kind of sound will this band have?  Me? Steve Hackett- Guitar Terry Bozzio- Drums/Vocals Tony Levin- Bass/Stick Mark Kelly- Keyboards Fish- Lead Vocals  ------------- 
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Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 12:39
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Drums - Danny Carey
Bass - Tony Levin Main Vox - Russell Allen (Symphony X) Main Vox - Amy Lee (Evanesence) Keys - Kevin Moore Guitar - Alex Lifeson Guitar - Steve Hackett Supplemental Vox - Ian Gillian, Peter Gabriel, Brent Smith (Shinedown), Harriet Wheeler (The Sundays), and Les Claypool (would provide the comic relief). Overall sound would waver between dark and aggressive to moody and ambient. NO POP BALLADS! This band would produce a rock opera that would consist mostly of a Romeo and Juliet type tragedy. I see the key musical elements coming from Carey and Moore. Band Name: Allegro's Patience ------------- 
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Posted By: MadcapLaughs84
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 12:40
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Greg Lake on vocals
Robert Fripp, David Gilmour, and Frank Zappa resurrected from the Land of the Dead on Guitars
Jordan Rudess on keyboards
Mike Portnoy on Drums
Chris Squire on Bass Guitar
Alan Parson as Producer
This Supergroup would rock all the world ------------- 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 12:41
I have no idea, but with Levin's Magical Moustache Aura, anything can happen! ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 12:42
That's what I was thinking, but you know there was a time when Levin didn't have the 'stache. -------------
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 12:42
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...  |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 12:44
That doesn't matter now.
 Holy crap....I just thought of an excellent idea for an instrumental. Zappa and Levin have a Duel of The Moustaches through their instruments; guitar and chapman stick duel!!!!
------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 12:46
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Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 13:41
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ARLETTE JECQUIER (from FULANO, Chile): awsome jazzy voice!! STEVE HACKETT: guitars (do I have to say something??) JAMIE MUIR: out-of-this-world percussions TIM BLAKE: supernatural spacy synths and keyboards!!! MATTIAS OLSSON (Anglagard): drums (master!!) PETE TREWAVAS: bass I really don't know what will happen if we put those guys together in a band but, god, it will be very crazy!!! Peace & Love----  ------------- ... E N E L B U N K E R... |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 13:45
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Bill Bruford - Drums
Frank Bournemann - Vocals, Guitar
Jon Lord - Organ, Synthersizer
And some sound effects
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Posted By: Beastie!
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 17:50
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Alex Lifeson - guitar and backing vocals
Mike Portnoy - drums and backing vocals
Chris Squire - bass and backing vocals
Tony Banks - keyboards and lyrics
Greg Lake - vocals (and I know he plays bass too - that's a bonus)
Produced by Terry Brown
Album Cover by Storm Thorgerson
One can dream, right?
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Posted By: lightbulb_son
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 18:44
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This has been done so many times before. I won't make up my own, I'm just gonna watch how the Akerfeldt, Wilson, Portnoy project goes. Although I don't like Portnoy or any of DT's stuff, I do agree that he has considerable chops. If only Martin Lopez was still healthy...  ------------- When the world is sick Can't no one be well But I dreamt we were all beautiful and strong 
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Posted By: lightbulb_son
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 18:45
 I would pay so much money to see that. DEATH TO PETRUCCI!!! ------------- When the world is sick Can't no one be well But I dreamt we were all beautiful and strong
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Posted By: xtopher
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 19:50
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Petrucci lives. And owns all. I'm sorry, but he's half Joe Satriani, half Steve Morse, half freak of nature, and half excellent songwriter. Yes, that's four halves. No, that doesn't add up to one. It adds up to two.  'Truch is just that good. -------------
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Posted By: Inverted
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 20:44
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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) ------------- Prog... It's good. |
Posted By: xtopher
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 20:58
This sounds cool. Oh, and WELCOME!!!  -------------
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Posted By: akamarko
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 21:23
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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) |
Posted By: Jay440
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 21:55
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Drums/Bass: Christian Vander and Janik Top (Magma) Guitar: Frank Zappa Keys: Mike Ratledge Sax: John Coltrane I imagine this group playing some sort of cross between Free-Jazz and very tightly-composed stuff, and playing it loud enough to make you combust. |
Posted By: Flemdido
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 22:06
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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. ------------- GonG is one and one is YOU |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: August 11 2006 at 02:01
Good calll on Hattler; he is one of the very best bass players in prog and undeservedly little known.  ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: gong
Date Posted: August 11 2006 at 02:27
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in the memory of the two great musicians who past away, lets imagine this instrumental jam: Miles Davies
Hendrix
... (and some studio musicians).
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: August 11 2006 at 03:02
Ah, another one for our DT-bashing club... Join us, please! New members of this exclusive club, led by the elite of Prog Elitists (aka yours truly and the irrepressible Micky), are always welcome.... |
Posted By: pero
Date Posted: August 11 2006 at 03:17
The lineup of UK is OK, but the music was weak.
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Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: August 11 2006 at 03:57
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NEO-PROG SUPER GROUP!!!
Clive Nolan - Kybds,Lead Vocals,Author Woitek Szadkowski - Drums,Author Mirek Gil - Guitar Pete Trewawas - Bass,Back Vocals |
Posted By: M. B. Zapelini
Date Posted: August 11 2006 at 05:59
Demetrio Stratos was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1945 - it's all that I know. ------------- "He's a man of the past and one of the present" PETER HAMMILL |
Posted By: The Letter M
Date Posted: August 11 2006 at 16:37
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Good choices all around, but if I had to pick one, I wouldn't be too picky and just want Transatlantic back for one or two more albums.
Beyond that, I'd like to see the following made- Tony Banks (Genesis) - Keyboards Steve Howe (Yes) - Guitars John Wetton (King Crimson) - Bass & Vocals Neil Peart (Rush) - Drums & Percussion -Marc. ------------- I know what I like and I like what I know. I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose free will. If I die tomorrow, I`d be alright because I believe that after we`re gone, the spirit carries on. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: August 12 2006 at 11:50
Weak?! ...interesting. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: October 11 2006 at 12:38
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Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) - Flute, Vocals, Lyrics
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) - Vocals, Electric +Acoustic Guitar
Martin Barre (Jethro Tull) - Electric Guitar
Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) - Bass Guitar, Lyrics
Keith Emerson (ELP) - Keyboards
Carl Palmer (ELP) - Drums
Peter Sinfield (King Crimson) - lyrics
Also, and interesting idea, but it would be interesting to have a second drummer, in which case I choose Nick Mason from Pink Floyd. And of course, this whole lineup rests on the assumption that Waters lets Anderson and Sinfield write lyrics too.
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Posted By: Hacketeer
Date Posted: October 11 2006 at 15:51
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Guitar - Steve Hackett
Guitar - Ritchie Blackmore
Vocals - Euan Lowson (Pallas)
Bass - Chris Squire
Keys - Tony Banks
Drums - Cozy Powell
It would either sound like a train-wreck, or, just perhaps, Blackmore & Hackett would be trading classical & blues licks, Squire & Powell would have a groove going, Banks would be 'Tron-ing his heart out, and while that's all happening, Euan Lowson is "stabbing" himself & coughing up blood!! ------------- "Just keep me nose clean, egg, chips & beans, I'm always full of steam" |