If you could pick from all musicians

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Here's another hypothetical situation thing for you all. If you play a musical instrument, guitar, bass, drums, flute, whatever, and you wanted to form a band, AND had free reign to pick any musicians you wanted to be in it, who would it be, and what kind of stuff would you play? If you don't play any instruments, just pretend you're their manager or something. Also, try to use criteria other than trying to make the most money possible, or picking someone like Avril Lavigne just because you think she's hot or whatever.

 

My band:

 

Flo Mounier (from Cryptopsy)-Drums

Me-Bass

Kerry King (from Slayer)-Geetar

Trey Azagthoth (from Morbid Angel)-Other Geetar

Matt McClelland (from Corpsevomit)-Vocals

 

if something possessed me to make a band that wasn't metal, I'd use:

 

Neal Peart-Drums

Me-bass

Frank Zappa-Vocals and guitar.

[Guest mesepher]

this is way too hard... I'd be in about 12 bands...

 

it was awesome to see someone recognize my man, FZ, though~!!!

[Guest JAxlMorrison]

Me: Frontman

Slash: Guitar

Dizzy Reed: Keyboards

Duff McKagan; Bass

John Bonham: Drummer

[Guest redbaron51]

drums: Mike Portnoy

bass: me

Guitar: Steve Vai

guitar: Dave Mustaine

Vocals: Dave Mustaine

[Guest BionicRedneck]

Vocals: James Hetfield

 

Guitar: Kirk Hammet

 

Guitar: Slash

 

Bass: Cliff Burton if we are allowed dead people, if not Flea

 

Drums: Dave Grohl

[Guest Dames Edna]

I'll cop out, I'll do a metal and pop band

METAL

Kurt Cobain - vocals

Jimi Hendrix - guitar

Flea - Bass

Dave Grohl - Drums

 

POP

Bradley Nowell - vocals

Chris Shieflett - guitar

Eric Wilson - Bass

Steward Copeland - Drums

Honroable mention:Travis Barker - drums

[Guest chirs3]

Me: Guitar

Billie Joe Armstrong: Vocals

Tre Cool: Drums

Mike Dirnt: Bass

 

Name: Green Day

 

Genre: Sorta punk, but not really, if you stop to think about it.

[Guest godthedog]

vocals/rhythm guitar/songwriting: lou reed

addt'l vocals: margo timmins (cowboy junkies)

lead guitar: george harrison

drums: dave grohl

cowbell: ME

[Guest TheyCallMeMark]

Vocalist: Eddie Vedder

Vocalist: Chris Cornell

Lead Guitarist: Jerry Cantrell

Acoustic Guitarist: Buckethead

Rhythm Guitarist: John Frusciante

Bassist: Myself

Drummer: Neal Peart

Keyboards: Eric Cardieux.

 

Hell, if I could have whoever I wanted in my band, I would go all the way.

[Guest goodhelmet]

me- the triangle

eric clapton and jimi hendrix- guitar

freddy mercury- piano and vocals

john lennon- vocals and rhythym

john entwistle- bass

charlie watts- drums

davy jones- maracas

[Guest Doomsault]

Vocals: James Hetfield

Lead Guitar: Kirk Hammet

Rhythm: Me

Bass: Cliff Burton

Drums: Lars Ulrich

DJ: Darude

 

Guess who my favorite band is.

[Guest CoreyLazarus416]

Me: Rhythm guitar

My buddy Steve-O: Lead guitar

My buddy Wes: bass

My friend Suzy: vocals

Suzy's friend Heather: drums

 

Hey, look at that, my ACTUAL band...

[Guest Kotzenjunge]

Me - dude offstage who keeps yelling "Good Job!"

 

John Digweed - Centerpiece DJ

Crystal Method - Peripheral DJs

 

Fo sheez,

Kotzenjunge

[Guest Mad the Swine]

Assuming everybody gets to be in their primes...

 

Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar -- Brian Wilson

 

Lead Guitar/Vocals -- Brian May

 

Keyboards/Lead Vocals -- Freddie Mercury

 

Drums -- Hal Blaine

 

Bass -- Cliff Burton

 

Guitar (if we just limit Wilson to vocals) -- Jimmy Page

 

Drooling offstage at the talent -- me

[Guest Incandenza]

Me: Tambourine

Tom Waits: Whatever the hell he feels like doing, and if that includes firing me, then so be it.

[Guest The Metal Maniac]

Vocals: Bruce Dickinson

Bass: Steve Harris

Drums: Me (When I learn to do a decent breakout)

Rythym: Dimebag Darrell (Love the riffs, hate the solos)

Lead: Yngwie Malmsteen (Not that I'm a huge fan of his, but FUCK, he can play that guitar; I'm sure he'd fit.)

[Guest Nevermortal]

Vocals: Destructor (Zyklon)

 

Guitar: Kerry King (Slayer)

 

Bass: Jorgen Sandstrom (Entombed; He'd do vocals now and then)

 

Drums: Nick Barker (Dimmu Borgir)

 

Keyboards: Lord K Phillipson (The Project Hate MCMXCIX)

[Guest The Man in Blak]

Lead Vocals: Mark Lanegan

Lead Guitar: Jimi Hendrix

Rhythm Guitar / Backing Vocals: John Lennon

Bass: Noel Redding

Drums: John Bonham

Special Instrumentation/Percussion: me

[Guest goodhelmet]

Assuming everybody gets to be in their primes...

 

Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar -- Brian Wilson

 

Lead Guitar/Vocals -- Brian May

 

Keyboards/Lead Vocals -- Freddie Mercury

 

Drums -- Hal Blaine

 

Bass -- Cliff Burton

 

Guitar (if we just limit Wilson to vocals) -- Jimmy Page

 

Drooling offstage at the talent -- me

how you could put brian wilson on lead vocals over freddy mercury is shocking i say!!!

[Guest Dames Edna]

Oh man, Brian Wilson was a terrific singer.

[Guest godthedog]

gotta dig those beach boys harmonies. nobody touches 'em except the beatles.

[Guest goodhelmet]

But when compared to freddy mercury who could sing in any style and has the entire range of sound in his vocals, it's a no-brainer. freddy mercury is the best male vocalist EVER!

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

I'll cop out, I'll do a metal and pop band

METAL

Kurt Cobain - vocals

Jimi Hendrix - guitar

Flea - Bass

Dave Grohl - Drums

Metal? Que? It'd be a good band, but not a metal band.

[Guest Mad the Swine]

But when compared to freddy mercury who could sing in any style and has the entire range of sound in his vocals, it's a no-brainer. freddy mercury is the best male vocalist EVER!

I'd let them share lead vocals; I'm not crazy.

 

But I think Wilson was a better singer than Mercury. Mercury had great range, but Wilson's was phenomenal.

 

Wilson couldn't have fired off rapid classics like March of the Black Queen, but Mercury couldn't have made you cry during Caroline No. The only song that both covered was I Can Hear Music. Mercury covered it as Larry Lurex in 1973. While Mercury isn't singing as well as he could and he's trying to sound different, it's clearly not his type of song (the Beach Boys' version was actually sung by Carl Wilson on lead).

 

Plus, I think Wilson could harmonize a little better, noting how most of Mercury's harmonies were with himself. Though he could do harmonize with May and Taylor (Somebody to Love), Wilson had to carry Mike Love.

 

In the original write-up, I forgot to note that Wilson would be the main producer. Now, that was his specialty.

[Guest Nevermortal]

I'll cop out, I'll do a metal and pop band

METAL

Kurt Cobain - vocals

Jimi Hendrix - guitar

Flea - Bass

Dave Grohl - Drums

Metal? Que? It'd be a good band, but not a metal band.

Yeah, uh...who's metal in that one?

[Guest Mark4steamboat]

Vocalist: Maynard James Keenan

Guitar: Tom Morello or Adam Jones

Bass: Flea

Drums: Dave Grohl or Danny Carey.

[Guest Dames Edna]

Sorry, "alternative".

 

I think your guys opinion of metal is different from mind. Grohl is an awesome metal drummer ie. QOTSA

 

If I said heavy metal, or death metal you could call me out.

 

Hendrix may not have been metal, Flea could easily have been metal - he did play with Jane's Addiction who have been known to be a metal band. And In Utero shows Cobain could have easily been in a metal band

[Guest HellSpawn]

I must say I've a thing for the old guard, so my band will play Metal-Hard Rock and some Rock Pop.

 

David Coverdale -Male Singer (Whitesnake-Deep Purple)

 

Andrea Corr -Female Singer/Flute (The Corrs)

 

Tom Scholz - Lead Guitar (Boston)

 

Paul Stanley -Rhythm Guitar / Addt'l Vocals (Kiss)

 

Nikki Sixx -Bass

 

Tommy Lee -Drums

 

 

Me- Manager.

[Guest xerogame]

Aaron Lewis or the singer from Disturbed...none of my friends can sing...but we rule on insterments

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Sorry, "alternative".

 

I think your guys opinion of metal is different from mind. Grohl is an awesome metal drummer ie. QOTSA

 

If I said heavy metal, or death metal you could call me out.

 

Hendrix may not have been metal, Flea could easily have been metal - he did play with Jane's Addiction who have been known to be a metal band. And In Utero shows Cobain could have easily been in a metal band

Heh, I'd say my opinion of metal is VASTLY different..

 

Flea's the shit, but a little to funky for metal, IMO.