Pick Your Band and Genre of Music.

[Resojazznblues]

Ok. If you could put together your dream band, who would you want in it? They can be living or not, famous, obscure, or just a local phenom.What type of band/music would you perform? What would you name the band?Would you attempt to get a "scene" going with your band and music? We talk alot about the gear we love and why, now let's hear what we think of the players who have inspired us on our music journey.

 

[willietheweirdo]

I would make a big 100+ member band entirely out of dead stars from throughout the centuries and just have a big party, Bill & Ted style.

 

[Timbresmith1]

I wouldn’t be good enough to play tambourine in that band..,

 

[Timbresmith1]

But,Elite Cover/Wedding band
Howlin’ Wolf
Dusty Springfield
John Bonham
Jimi Hendrix and Chuck Berry gtrs
John Paul Jones bass/keys
Bernie Worrell keys
Tower of Power horns

I could go on…

 

[Timbresmith1]

But,Elite Cover/Wedding band
Howlin’ Wolf
Dusty Springfield
John Bonham
Jimi Hendrix and Chuck Berry gtrs
John Paul Jones bass/keys
Bernie Worrell keys
Tower of Power horns

I could go on…

Oh, and Flava Flav and Little Richard as utility shortstop/ hype men.

 

[Resojazznblues]

Oh, and Flava Flav and Little Richard as utility shortstop/ hype men.

Lol. Yeah man. That is an all star revue show for sure. Excellent choice Bernie Worrell on keys. Great band.

 

[Timbresmith1]

Lol. Yeah man. That is an all star revue show for sure. Excellent choice Bernie Worrell on keys. Great band.

Thanks. Fun thread!

 

[Skyhook]

Ok. If you could put together your dream band, who would you want in it? They can be living or not, famous, obscure, or just a local phenom.What type of band/music would you perform? What would you name the band?Would you attempt to get a "scene" going with your band and music? We talk alot about the gear we love and why, now let's hear what we think of the players who have inspired us on our music journey.

Ok... this is the big one... and we don't need anyone famous so long as they're at least very proficient with their instruments.
So... this is the lineup...

- 3 guys. No more, no less.
- Lineup is drums, bass and guitar(special rules below)
- Drums: Acoustic, electric, percussions, sample pads, anything that bangs, bleeps or jingles which you can play with sticks is good here.
- Bass: Chapman stick and any amount of effects. Stick to be used to it's full extent, not just to do bass notes.
- Guitar: Needs to have piezo and MIDI pickups as well to do acoustic and synths on the fly. Any amount of other pedals.
- All three guys on vocals. No matter who's lead or if it shifts on a song by song basis so long as all sing most of the time.
- Music style: Anything they can do using the above set of rules and equipment to its full extent.
- HOWEVER: NO OVERDUBS. Any trickery and combo using the instruments mentioned is allowed but NO OVERDUBS!
Allowed to track separately when recording in the studio, sure, but no overdubs. It all has to work live as on the album.

Now then... what do you think a band could accomplish pushing that envelope?

 

[GRAVITY-LHP]

Prince.

Oh, I guess I’ll add a few others just so it’s an actual band…

Pert (drums)
Flea (bass)
Emerson (keyboards)
Mercury (co lead vocals)

We would play rock-blues-funk!

 

[Timbresmith1]

Ok... this is the big one... and we don't need anyone famous so long as they're at least very proficient with their instruments.
So... this is the lineup...

- 3 guys. No more, no less.
- Lineup is drums, bass and guitar(special rules below)
- Drums: Acoustic, electric, percussions, sample pads, anything that bangs, bleeps or jingles which you can play with sticks is good here.
- Bass: Chapman stick and any amount of effects. Stick to be used to it's full extent, not just to do bass notes.
- Guitar: Needs to have piezo and MIDI pickups as well to do acoustic and synths on the fly. Any amount of other pedals.
- All three guys on vocals. No matter who's lead or if it shifts on a song by song basis so long as all sing most of the time.
- Music style: Anything they can do using the above set of rules and equipment to its full extent.
- HOWEVER: NO OVERDUBS. Any trickery and combo using the instruments mentioned is allowed but NO OVERDUBS!
Allowed to track separately when recording in the studio, sure, but no overdubs. It all has to work live as on the album.

Now then... what do you think a band could accomplish pushing that envelope?

Tony Levin
Bill Bruford
Adrian Belew.
What do I win?

 

[Skyhook]

Tony Levin
Bill Bruford
Adrian Belew.
What do I win?

Well... if they want to be in my pet project, sure... they could pull it off. But they still gotta sing.

 

[Skyhook]

How's this for a "Three Tenors" -type thing:

- Freddie Mercury
- Mike Patton
- Devin Townsend

 

[Resojazznblues]

I would do a "jump n jive" Blues and jazz band.
Elmore James vocals, guitar, slide guitar
Gregg Allman vocals,keys, B3 organ
Jimmy Smith B3 organ
"Slam" Stewart upright bass
Charlie Watt drums
Myself acoustic steel resophonic tricone guitar, slide, Big Smile
Nat Adderly alto saxophone
"King" Curtis tenor saxophone
Louis Armstrong trumpet
Charlie Musselwhite harmonica, vocal
We could call it "Lawdy Mawdy's Whoop n Wailers".

 

[Resojazznblues]

How's this for a "Three Tenors" -type thing:

- Freddie Mercury
- Mike Patton
- Devin Townsend

Sounds like you could push a handful of envelopes. Musical scores for cinema, theatre, performance art. Power rock trio. Jazz trio. World beat. Lotta different avenues you could go.

 

[Resojazznblues]

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[Resojazznblues]

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[Vibroluxer]

Levon Helm - drums and vocals
Tom Petty - rhythm and vocals
Phil Lesh - Bass
Janis - vocals
Mick - BACKUP(!) vocals
Steve Van Zant - guitars
Jimmy Smith - B3, but he's gonna have to play something besides jazz organ


Me - geetar and vocalz cuz I need to do something. BTW, I do each of these poorly.

 

[Resojazznblues]

Levon Helm - drums and vocals
Tom Petty - rhythm and vocals
Phil Lesh - Bass
Janis - vocals
Mick - BACKUP(!) vocals
Steve Van Zant - guitars

Me - geetar and vocalz cuz I need to do something. BTW, I do each of these poorly.

I think your safe in that band. Looks like a couple members can cover you on a bad night.

 

[Vibroluxer]

I think your safe in that band. Looks like a couple members can cover you on a bad night.

I just hope they don't kick me out. It's my band for heavens sake.

 

[Tonetele]

Tough choice. Always loved Eagles but Dire Straits. as musicians, just might have the edge ( no, not that guitarist).