Who Would Be In Your Dream Rock/Blues Band?

[kg.legat0]

I would want to play bass for Gov't Mule with as a trio - their original bassist, Allen Woody, was a huge inspiration to me as a teenager - this inspiration was part of the reason I ended up moving to Nashville and ended up playing on the road for a few years.

The original trio lineup had such a huge sound - Woody would play a fair amount of power chords on the bass; the sound of power chords on a short scale bass going through an Ampeg 8x10 speaker cabinet is a freakin amazing thing.

 

[daveinlax]

A pipe buddy of mine is on the Marcus King tour staff and he invited me to a show last week. I’m not really a blues fan but Marcus King is a great blues/soul singer and guitar player.

 

[Servant King]

Steve Winwood - Keyboards (Hammond)
Tony Kaye - Keyboards (Hammond)
Gregg Rolie - Keyboards (Piano/Electric Piano)
Keith Emerson - Keyboards (Moog)
Greg Allman - Keyboards (Mellotron)
Stevie Wonder - Keyboards (Clavinet)
Jack Bruce - Bass
Mike Joyce - Drums

Band Name - Blokes With Hernias

p.s. Can you tell where my bias lies?

 

[mawnansmiff]

Wild to consider those legends travelling around together

That would be more like a choir than a rock/blues band

Jay.

 

[mawnansmiff]

how i'd decide between Keith Moon and John Bonham on drums.

I saw Hawkwind for the first time in 1978 and they had 2 drummers on that tour so Keith & John would be just fine together

Jay.

 

[Pip'n'Piper]

That would be more like a choir than a rock/blues band

Jay.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

I saw Hawkwind for the first time in 1978 and they had 2 drummers on that tour so Keith & John would be just fine together

Jay.

You'd probably end up with neither because they'd both be in the corner wasted

 

[Streeper541]

My dream team Blues/Rock lineup?

Lead guitar: Stevie Ray Vaughn
Rhythm guitar: Carlos Santana
Bass: Bootsy Collins
Drums: Rick Allen (Def Leppard)
Keyboards: Tori Amos
Vocals: Kenny Wayne Shepherd

All are dual purpose. If I could sneak another guitarist/ vocalist it'd be Jimi Hendrix.

 

[mawnansmiff]

If I could sneak another guitarist/ vocalist it'd be Jimi Hendrix.

Though I love the guy, he was a true master on the guitar but in my opinion he had no singing voice. Rather like Keith Richards (Rolling Stones), he can't sing for toffee either

Jay.

 

[newbroom]

There are so many fantastic artists I keep 'discovering'. Here's a drummer I only heard of yesterday, who is obviously capable of keeping the beat.

 

[huntertrw]

Lead guitar: Stevie Ray Vaughn
Lead guitar & vocals: Buddy Guy
Saxophone: King Crimson
Bass: Ray Brown
Piano: Dr. John
Drums: John Bonham

Sadly, all of these musicians have passed on except for Mr. Guy.

 

[Elric]

Lead Guitar - David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
-- or --
Joe Satriani
Rhythm Guitar - Robert Cray
Bass - Victor Wooten (Flecktones)
Keyboards - Rick Wakeman (Yes)
Drums - Neil Peart (Rush)
Vocals -Anybody who sang on one of the three TSO Christmas albums.

 

[mawnansmiff]

Well if we're talking musicians that are no longer with us then I'd chose the following....

Roy Buchannan: lead
Gary Moore: second lead
Stevie Ray Vaughan: rhythm
John Entwistle: bass
John Bonham: drums
John Lord: keyboards
Jim Morrison: vocals

Jay.

 

[huntertrw]

You could also factor in Jeff Beck (who passed last year) as a lead guitarist and have the start of a great band.

 

[anotherbob]

I don't know. So many times greats together equals disappointment. At that level of great musicianship I find either people get egoed up and everyone thinks they're the star always or the opposite happens and everyone is too humble to tell someone else what isn't working.

 

[Mikerr]

Though I love the guy, he was a true master on the guitar but in my opinion he had no singing voice. Rather like Keith Richards (Rolling Stones), he can't sing for toffee either

Jay.

Oh dear jay.

Jimi was reckoned to have a beautiful voice when he decided to use it. I know some women found it very seductive.

And Keef is just a typical rock singer no better no worse than many out there.

Mike

 

[DesertDan]

I would want to play bass for Gov't Mule with as a trio - their original bassist, Allen Woody, was a huge inspiration to me as a teenager - this inspiration was part of the reason I ended up moving to Nashville and ended up playing on the road for a few years.

The original trio lineup had such a huge sound - Woody would play a fair amount of power chords on the bass; the sound of power chords on a short scale bass going through an Ampeg 8x10 speaker cabinet is a freakin amazing thing.

No one could replace Allen Woody in that band but, I would LOVE to jam with Warren Haines and Matt Abts!

 

[DesertDan]

There are so many fantastic artists I keep 'discovering'. Here's a drummer I only heard of yesterday, who is obviously capable of keeping the beat.

Danny is from a different planet.

 

[philobeddoe]

If I were assembling a blues-rock band:

Vocals/Harmonica ~ Mick Jagger
Lead Guitar ~ Billy Gibbons
Rhythm/Lead Guitar ~ Brad Whitford
Bass ~ John McVie
Piano/Organ/Vocals ~ Gregg Allman
Drums ~ Steve Gadd

 

[wilblee]

Vocals - Annie Lennox
Guitar 1 - Earl Slick
Guitar 2 - me
Keyboards - Benmont Tench
Bass - Gail Anne Dorsey
Drums - Hal Blaine

That’d be fun.