Ultimate Supergroup?

Pross

Got asked this one by my daughter earlier - dead or alive what would be the lineup of your ultimate band? For me:-

Lead singer - Roger Daltry
Lead guitar - Jimmy Page
Rythme guitar - James Hetfield
Drums - Keith Moon (edging out Lars Ulrich)
Bass - Roger Glover

declan1

Lead singer - Freddie Mercury
Lead guitar - Brian May
Drums - Roger Taylor
Bass - John Deacon


Oh wait...

Sussed out

Pross wrote:

Got asked this one by my daughter earlier - dead or alive what would be the lineup of your ultimate band? For me:-

Lead singer - Roger Daltry
Lead guitar - Jimmy Page
Rythme guitar - James Hetfield
Drums - Keith Moon (edging out Lars Ulrich)
Bass - Roger Glover

Was your daughter like 'Who?'

Pross

Sussed out wrote:

Pross wrote:

Got asked this one by my daughter earlier - dead or alive what would be the lineup of your ultimate band? For me:-

Lead singer - Roger Daltry
Lead guitar - Jimmy Page
Rythme guitar - James Hetfield
Drums - Keith Moon (edging out Lars Ulrich)
Bass - Roger Glover

Was your daughter like 'Who?'

She didn't know all the names but has something by all their groups on her iPod - she's been brought up well and has superb taste in music for a 15 year old although I'm not sure about the more modern bands on her playlist like Black Veil Brides. At least it's the right sort of genre though.

jawooga

Vocals - Roy Orbison
Bass - John Entwistle
Lead guitar - George Harrison
Rhythm - Pete Townshend
Drums - Keith Moon

Grill

Lead singer - Mikael Akerfeldt
Lead guitar - Fredrik Thordendal
Rhythm guitar - Jon Schaffer
Bass - Dave Edwardson
Drums - Neil Peart
Producer - Mike Patton

finchy

Drums - Keith Moon
Bass - JJ Burnel
Lead guitar - Graham Coxon
Rhythm guitar, vocals - Peter Perret

wiffachip

Peter perret back in the day, he sounds like Donald Duck now

daviesee

In our dreams as it is too late now...

Vocals - Freddie Mercury
Lead Guitar - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Rhythm Guitar - James Hetfield
Bass Guitar - Mark King
Drums - Ginger Baker
Producer - Trevor horn

A bit of a mixed batch that probably wouldn't work together but there are so many that I could interchange......

thegreatdivide

Keyboard - Brian Eno
Keyboard - Harold Budd
Keyboard - John Foxx
Keyboard (sharing) - Boards of Canada

mfin

Supergroups mostly will be bloody awful. Songwriting is so much of it, and the shared drive to create the vision of what the songs should sound like. You'd never get a supergroup to have the success and output of a real group that has come from years of hunger for it but with lesser combined individual ability.

thegreatdivide

mfin wrote:

Supergroups mostly will be bloody awful. Songwriting is so much of it, and the shared drive to create the vision of what the songs should sound like. You'd never get a supergroup to have the success and output of a real group that has come from years of hunger for it but with lesser combined individual ability.

That might be the case if the supergroup is made from ageing super rich rock stars, but bands made up from members of other bands has been working out just fine in the left field. An example of a ‘supergroup’ who made a big impact on my music yoot:

Revolting C*cks / Lard / 1000 Homo DJ’s / Pig Face / Pailhead etc. etc. made from ‘rotating’ members of Ministry, Dead Kennedys, Nine Inch Nails, Killing Joke, Skinny Puppy, Front 242, R.E.M and about a dozen other small bands released some of my favourite albums of all time and were a huge influence.

thegreatdivide

And how can I forget This Mortal Coil. The ultimate indie supergroup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Mortal_Coil

Pross

mfin wrote:

Supergroups mostly will be bloody awful. Songwriting is so much of it, and the shared drive to create the vision of what the songs should sound like. You'd never get a supergroup to have the success and output of a real group that has come from years of hunger for it but with lesser combined individual ability.

I agree that they never work out but it's just a bit of fun to pick your ultimate band lineup. That said, I've got a fair amount of songwriting talent in my lineup.

noiseboyfeetman

Ralf Hutter - Keyboard
Beth Gibbons - Vocals
Tom Jenkinson (aka Squarepusher) - Bass guitar
Gene Krupa - Drums

CiB

Hendrix on the guitar
Lemmy on bass and other substances
Vocals handled by Sandy Denny
Tub-thumping courtesy of Neal Peart.
K/boards (the more the better) Rick Wakeman.

That should create a bit of a row that's easy enough on the ears.

On reflection, Robert Plant to do the singing, Ms Denny on the backing track.

mfin

Pross wrote:

mfin wrote:

Supergroups mostly will be bloody awful. Songwriting is so much of it, and the shared drive to create the vision of what the songs should sound like. You'd never get a supergroup to have the success and output of a real group that has come from years of hunger for it but with lesser combined individual ability.

I agree that they never work out but it's just a bit of fun to pick your ultimate band lineup. That said, I've got a fair amount of songwriting talent in my lineup.

I know its a bit of fun really

...you have got a fair amount of songwriting talent in your supergroup too, apart from Roger Daltry, James Hetfield, Keith Moon and Roger Glover

oh... by the way you had Keith Moon edging Lars Ulrich, you do know that Lars Ulrich has a reputation as being a pretty sub-par drummer don't you? (here's a good drummer by the way, Dave Weckl, http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_209348&feature=iv&src_vid=Q5Dz8nSlJdA&v=qkwodxGtpg4 ...music might not be to everyone's taste but you can bet your ass he could play any of Lars' stuff with a couple of broken limbs and 15 pints in him )

mfin

...but, joining in the spirit of things

Ray Lamontagne
Jerry Donahue
Dave Weckl
Noel Redding

...they might come up with some interesting stuff Noel might let Weckl free enough, Ray's got a great tone, and Jerry Donahue, well, goes without saying, anyone who can play this has my respect!! ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJaSZxZJFV0 (wait for the playing at the end so watch from halfway if it isn't your 'thing', no 'dirt' to hide behind, and makes something so damn complex look so easy and yet musical and dynamic ...bit better quality here, but without the start stuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwMh5rg8xC4)

sadlybiggins

Meg White - drums
GG Allin - vox
Danny Gatton - guitars
Gene Simmons - bass
Graham Bond - keys

It would be intriguing but probably horrible, especially after GG Allin had "performed" :shock:

mr_goo

Ronnie James Dio - Vocals
Geezer Butler - Bass
Joe Bonamassa - Lead
John Lord - Keys
Cozy Powell - Drums

Only 2 of mine still alive.

DrKJM

If we leave aside the fact that the clashing styles would probably sound like someone torturing a private menagerie...

Flea on bass
Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar
Charlie Watts on drums
Robert Plant singing, as long as he's in his twenties.

DrKJM

And if we're talking producers, Rick Rubin or Trevor Horn.

jawooga

James Blunt: tunes, guitar
Olly Mears: backing vocals, maracas and goofing about
Backing band: Hanson (lead, drums, keys)

john_kline

Syd Barrett - Guitar/Vocals
Peter Green - Guitar/Vocals
Sid Vicious - Bass Guitar/Vocals
Brian Wilson - Keyboards/Vocals
Keith Moon - Drums

crumbschief

This has got me thinking and it's not easy,here's a quick lineup

Jim Morrison - Vocals
Alan Wilson - Harp
Billy Gibbons - Guitar
Larry Taylor - Bass
Paul Desmond - Alto Sax
Bernard Purdie - Drums
Edgar Froese - Keys

jawooga

John Kline wrote:

Syd Barrett - Guitar/Vocals
Peter Green - Guitar/Vocals
Sid Vicious - Bass Guitar/Vocals
Brian Wilson - Keyboards/Vocals
Keith Moon - Drums

Any room in there for Capt Beefheart or Richie Blackmore backing vocals?

john_kline

jawooga wrote:

John Kline wrote:

Syd Barrett - Guitar/Vocals
Peter Green - Guitar/Vocals
Sid Vicious - Bass Guitar/Vocals
Brian Wilson - Keyboards/Vocals
Keith Moon - Drums

Any room in there for Capt Beefheart or Richie Blackmore backing vocals?

There's always room for Captain Beefheart

Garry H

Lead - Dave Mustaine
Rhythm - Scott Ian
Bass - Cliff Burton
Drums - Dave Lombardo
Vocals - Al Jourgensen

andy_f

Singer - Ron Nasty
Lead Guitars - Vim Fuego, Nigel Tufnell
Rythm Guitar - Stig O'Hara
Bass Guitar - Colin Grigson
Drums - Barrington Womble

ballysmate

Supergroup in the afterlife

Jimi Hendix Guitar
Jon Lord Keyboard
Phil Lynott Vocal
John Bonham Drums
John Entwistle Bass

mrushton

All of these would sound pretty dire. Just because person X was good in Band Y doesn't mean they would sound good anywhere else. Keith Moon being a classic case.His style suited The Who and wouldn't have worked elsewhere. Similarly Entwistle.