Your Dream Band

[Taril]

Make a band, with any member of your choice, preferably from the same era.

Lead Vocals - Peter Gabriel - Genesis
Lead Guitar: Backing/lead Vocals - David Gilmour - Pink Floyd
2nd Guitar - Alex Lifeson - Rush
Bass - Geddy Lee - Rush
Keyboards/Synths/Mellotron - Rick Wakeman - Yes
Drums/Percussion: Neil Peart - Rush

Name of the band would be "Rubycon Sunrise"

In my ideal setting they would beable to work together to make incredible music.. Obviously all this was impossible. So its just my dream.

I decided to go with Geddy, because the more I think about it. Roger Waters would not be willing to share power with the rest of the band. They all have egos to an extent, but none as great as Roger.

Neil Peart, and Peter Gabriel would do the bulk of the lyric writing

David, Rick, Alex, and Geddy would focus on the music.


My only other worry is that Im not sure how David would take Peters onstage antics, the costumes etc.
Hes a pretty big no-nonsense guy, so he might not deal with that well.

[progdirjim(Admin)]

Originally Posted by Taril

Neil Peart, and Peter Gabriel would do the bulk of the lyric writing

Well there's a ton of combinations/issues that I could comment on there, but being an amateur lyricist I'll pick this one. My first reaction was, "wow, what potential", but I don't think those two could work together because they're both too good. I'm not sure how two men who express themselves so well individually could collaborate. Plus, stylistically they're somewhat different. But a hell of a fun thought nonetheless...

(David Gilmour lead guitar, Alex Lifeson 2nd guitar? )

[Rick and Roll]

I find most combinations like this work poorly. It's like playing fantasy prog.

The only band to come close in my opinion is Platypus, mainly because they made a cohesive record and didn't try to force feed a jam. And maybe Transatlantic, although the whole was not equal to the sum of the parts.

You need either a dominant person/sound or a musician that works well and adds to the band. Someone like Stu Hamm for bass. He adds to everyone.

[Taril]

Well its just my dream band, I like to think in my mind that it would work.
But anyway, your supposed to come up with your own Dream band, not rip my dreams apart.

[Hawksun]

This is fun!

Vocals: Orson Welles (Doing narratives, no singing)
Bass: Trey Gunn
Guitar: Edgar Froese
Keyboards: Peter Baumann
Percussions: Jamie Muir AND Hasse Bruniusson

Moody, dark, soundscape-rock with interconnecting narratives (or surrealist spoken word stuff).

This is what <Insert band name I haven't come up with yet> would be all about.

[Rick and Roll]

Originally Posted by Taril

Well its just my dream band, I like to think in my mind that it would work.
But anyway, your supposed to come up with your own Dream band, not rip my dreams apart.

Fair enough! I'll give it some thought

[Elric68]

My dream band ?

My sis on bass, brother on the drums, dad on keys and me on guitar, why ?

[Rick and Roll]

why does this thread have a thumbs down next to it?

[Taril]

Because I screwed up, and got that by accident, and it wont let me change it. I wanted a question mark or something.

[sharcnorris]

Mike Oldfield -guitar
Greg Lake - bass, vocals
Rick - keys
Phil Collins - Skins and voice

John Wetton - bass, vocals
Steve Hackett -guitar, no voice
Jon Hiseman -drums
Dave Greenslade- Keys

David Gilmore-guitar
Francis Monkman- keys
Bill Bruford- Drums
Sir Paul- Bass
Annie Lennox- Voice

Al DiMeola - guitar
David Sancious - Keys
Jeff Berlin- Bass
Billy Coblem .....How about 4 Bands!!!!

[VERNIXX]

My dream band has already existed.....

Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe, and Squire.

[schupdoggy]

Steve Perry - Vocals
Frank Zappa - Guitar
Stanley Clarke - Bass
Keith Emerson - Keyboards
Mike Portnoy - Drums

[Rick and Roll]

Originally Posted by schupdoggy

Steve Perry - Vocals
Frank Zappa - Guitar
Stanley Clarke - Bass
Keith Emerson - Keyboards
Mike Portnoy - Drums

I doubt they'd get past the sessions, they'd kill each other!

[schupdoggy]

Your right rick, although FZ & SC would probably get along, the others definetly not.

[schupdoggy]

Matthew Parmenter - Vocals
Alex Lifeson - Guitar
Jonas Reingold - Bass
Herbie Hancock - Keyboards
Terry Bozzio - Drums

[Hawksun]

Originally Posted by schupdoggy

Jonas Reingold - Bass
Herbie Hancock - Keyboards
Terry Bozzio - Drums

These three alone would already make a hell of a wonderful trio!

[sharcnorris]

Christopher Franke
Thomas Dolby
Larry FasT------all Keys
with Simon Phillips on Drums

[Yesspaz]

Schizoid improv band

Drums - Damon Che
Bass - Les Claypool
Keys - Patrick Moraz
Guitar - John McLaughlin


More structured band

Drums - Sam West
Bass - Chris Squire
Keys - Patrick Moraz (the best one I've ever heard)
Guitar - Neal Schon (when he's being non-commerically artistic, like his solo stuff)
Vox: Bono