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.