Funk Band: Keyboard & Vocals: Stevie Wonder Bass: George Porter, Jr. (The Meters) Guitar & Vocals: Curtis Mayfield Drums: Dennis Chambers (P-Funk) Butt Rock Band: Vocals: Randy Bachman (BTO/Guess Who) Guitar: Peter Frampton Bass: Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy) Drums: Carmine Appice All Wanker Band: Vocals: Ronnie James Dio Guitar: Steve Vai Bass: Les Claypool Drums: Neal Peart
Try this on for size: Keyboards, vocals: Stevie Winwood Guitar: John Scofield Guitar: John McLaughlin Bass: Phil Lesh Drums: Jim Gordon Guest apperances a-plenty.
Vocals: McCartney Lead Guitar: Tom Verlaine (Television) Rhythm Guitar: Doug Martsch (Built to Spill) Bass Guitar: John Deacon (Queen) Drums: Dave Grohl
Vocals/Guitar: Dave Matthews Bass: Stefan Lessard Violin: Boyd Tinsley Sax: Leroi Moore Drums: CARTER BEAUFORD ON THE DRUMS! CARTER BEAUFORD ON THE DRUMS! Keyboard: Butch Taylor
Guitar: Eddie Van Halen Guitar: Jimi Hendrix Drums: Neil Peart Bass: Geddy Lee Vocals: Eddie Vedder and Robert Plant (in his early years)
Rock Band: Vocals: Freddie Mercury Guitar: Jimi Hendrix Guitar: Jeff Beck Bass: John Entwistle Drums: John Bonham Hard Rock Band: Vocals: Robert Plant Guitar: Steve Vai Guitar: Eddie Van Halen Bass: Billy Sheehan Drums: Tommy Aldridge Pop/Rock Band: Vocals: Phil Collins or Sting Guitar: Steve Lukather Bass: Pino Palladino Keys/Piano: Bruce Hornsby Drums: Vinnie Coaluita
Vocals: Mike Patton (Faith No More) Guitarist: John Petrucci (Dream Theater) Bassist: Les Claypool (Primus) Drummer: Danny Carey (Tool)
We get a thread like this once a year, and every time I try to participate, all I can think of is how much fighting would occur when you stick all these massive egos together.
Absolutely. Supestar bands always seem to fail. Plus, there is chemistry that comes when people of different skill levels and backgrounds play together. But, it's fun to put together on paper and think about it. Here's another... Full-tilt, balls-to-the-wall, no-bull****, rock and roll: Vocals - Chris Robinson (Black Crowes) Guitar - Angus Young (ACDC) Guitar - Slash (GNR) Bass - Jack Bruce (Cream) Drums - Kenny Arranoff (Mellencamp, etc)
Hmmm. Let's think real life. One of my favorite bands right now is Velvet Revolver. I think they're about as close as you can get to super band right now for musicians that aren't into their 40's or 50's. All the guys in the band are very talented. Come on 3/4 of G 'N' R and my 2nd favorite voice of all-time, Scott Weiland, from my 2nd favorite band of all-time, Stone Temple Pilots, who happens to be a damn good vocalist if you ask me. They're CD, Contraband, is nothing but kickass Hard Rock. Then there's Audioslave. I think they're pretty "super." 1/2 respectively of two of the best Grunge bands of the 90's. They kick ass, too. Both these bands are among the last few keeping Rock & Roll alive. I hope both bands go on to make many more CD's because they are both so good.
Technically, you could call either Velvet Revolver or Audioslave a "supergroup" but they aren't all stars. Both are really just a band rhythm section with a different singer from the original act. GNR + STP and RAM + Soundgarden. What these groups listed here constitute are REAL all-star groups made up of multiple parts from all over the spectrum. The funny part is that these bands do work in jazz as well as r&b and pop back-up bands. This weekend, Herbie Hancock is playing with Roy Hargrove, Michael Brecker and Terry Lynn Carrington at the Wortham - heavyweights on virtually every instrument. In bluegrass, you can line up great players just like you can in pop. The first Sting band with Branford Marsalis, Kenny Kirkland, Darryl Jones and Omar Hakim was a who's who of the jazz world and they were great. It just doesn't work so well in rock music.
That's true. I just really like how they didn't fade away and they decided to create the groups they did. Neither of the guys in the bands are that old yet; maybe in a couple decades Morello, Commerford, Slash, Weiland, Duff, and all them will be considered stars. They're pretty common knowledge to somewhat knowledgable music fans. Who knows, by then, these guys may have been the last great rockers. It's not that implausible with the state of most mainstream music now. Anyways, another band I was thinkin' of.... a compilation of 90's guys... Vocals: Brandon Boyd (Incubus) Guitar & Backup Vocals: Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) Bass: Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Drums: David Silveria (Korn) Korn has this really distinct sound with the drums to me, I can't describe it. Sounds kinda like rods being beat down or something, I don't know, but I really like it. I'm assuming this is the guy who creates that sound.
Hell's rockin'est band: Vox: Bonn Scott Guitars: Dimebag and Randy Rhodes Bass: Cliff Burton Drums: Bonzo
Yeah, that's why I stashed 2 jazz guitarists in my supergroup. Then I thought about adding percussion + horns ... but then it'd be too crowded and there wouldn't be space for everyone. So I kept it as-is with the potential for guest appearances. I've been trying to think up a second band. How's this sound? James Brown, vocals and all-around front-man Leo Nocentelli, guitar (Meters) Billy Preston, keys & backing vocals (you might remember him from The Beatles' Let it Be album) Dave Holland, bass (played with Miles Davis, among others) Stanton Moore, drums (Galactic, Stanton Moore Band) Then sprinkle a horn section, maybe the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, to taste and you got some nice funky grooves! This game's fun
