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Given the ongoing debate about the best AC/DC vocalist and and the 'fact' that Dio was rubbish with Block Sabbatt I though I would give you the opportunity to great the best band in the world!

I'll kick off with Keith Moon on drums; Jack Bruce on bass, Steve Vai on lead guitar, George Thorogood on rhythm guitar, Keith Emerson on keyboards and Lee Brilleaux vocals. Lord alone knows what they would sound like together though......

In reply to Andy Say:

Freddie Mercury on vocals, Rodriguez on guitar, Flea on bass, Dave Grohl on drums. Sorted.

In reply to Andy Say:

Nick Cave and Lethal Bizzle fronting a band of Mani (stone roses) on bass, Ronnie Wood on the guitar and Phill Collins on drums.

Produced entirely by that bloke from the Flaming Lips.

In reply to Andy Say:

Freddie Mercury
Brian May
Dave Gilmour
Neil Peart
Geddy Lee

In reply to Andy Say:
Tool rhythm section (Justin Chancellor bass and Danny Carey drums) Dimebag Darrell on guitar and Mike Patton vocals. Ooh and Frank Zappa

In reply to bouldery bits:

Produced entirely by that bloke from the Flaming Lips.

Would that be Dave Friidman who produces the lips records? But isn't a member of the Flaming Lips. :-D

In reply to aln:



That guy.

In reply to bouldery bits:

Sorry. Music geek and big Lips fan. Friidman is really good, and to be fair he's one of those who works closely with bands and kinda becomes part of the band for a bit. Anyway, thread hijack over..

In reply to aln:

No worries - I like to learn new things - Big lips fan me. The Soft Bulletin might be my favourite album... ever? Maybe?

Favourite is a strong word but...

In reply to Andy Say:

Ozzy Osbourne
Tony Iommi
Geezer Butler
Bill Ward

Produced by a big bag of coke and some spliffs!

In reply to Andy Say:
Bonzo on drums
Gary Thain Bass
John McLaughlin Lead guitar
Pagey rhythm guitar
Eddie Jobson violin
Rick Wakeman keyboards
Ian Anderson flute
Carl McCoy vocals
Janis Joplin Backing vocals
Lisa Gerrard Backing vocals
Ofra Haza Backing vocals

In reply to Big Ger:

John, Paul, George, Ringo.

In reply to Andy Say:

Prince

In reply to FactorXXX:






Nearly!

I'll go for:-

Bass / Vocals: Geddy Lee
Drums: Neil Peart
Guitar: Alex Lifeson

Oh, hang on a minute……….

In reply to TomGB:


Zappa and Dimebag together would be sublime, a refreshing change for Frank after Steve Vai et al

In reply to Dell:






I loved '13' but Ozzy is getting tired. Swap in Chris Cornell for me.

In reply to Andy Say:

Jimmy Johnson - bass
Steve Gadd - Drums
Lou Marini - horns
walt fowler - more horns and keys
Michael Landau - guitar
Larry Goldings - keys
luis conti - percussion
kate Markowitz - backing vocals
Arnold Mcculler - backing vocals
David Lasley - backing vocals
Andrea Zonn - backing vocals / violin
James Taylor - vocals

oh.... hang on.....

In reply to Andy Say:

tweaked yes/genesis

gabriel hackett, squire, banks pre 73 and collins if the promises to stay on drums

In reply to Big Ger:












That's not a band; its a bloody orchestra!

Did you know that Ian Anderson's daughter (a music graduate) eventually summoned up the courage to tell her dad he'd been playing the flute wrong for decades?

In reply to Andy Say:


You mean, you're supposed to play it standing on both legs?

In reply to Andy Say:

Jon Anderson - Vocals
Bill Bruford - Drums
Rick Wakeman - Keys
Steve Howe - Guitar
Tony Levin (By invite) - Bass

Yes, that should do it.

In reply to Andy Say:

First draft...

Skin - Vocals
Nuno Bettencourt - Lead Guitar
Will Calhoun - Drums
Billy Sheehen - Bass

In reply to Tony the Blade:
True; you would struggle to get much of a performance out of Chris Squire now.

In reply to Andy Say:

Prince
Dick Dale
any Muscle Shoals horn section
Dusty Springfield and Aretha Franklin

Dick Dale doesn't really fit, but he's awesome, so he can flit in and out when something particularly raucous is needed.

In reply to Tony the Blade:







Saw that ABWH lineup sometime last century.

In reply to Andy Say:




Whoops. It is apparently still possible to tour whilst dead. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36168648

In reply to Andy Say:

Ronnie Spector - Vocals
Wilko Johnson - Guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass
Ian McLagan - Keyboards
Charlie Watts - Drums

"Legs" Larry Smith, drums.
Sam Spoons, rhythm pole.
Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell, bass guitar,
Neil Innes, piano.
Rodney Slater, on the saxophone,
Roger Ruskin Spear, on tenor sax.
Vivian Stanshall, trumpet.
John Wayne, xylophone,
Robert Morley, guitar.
Billy Butlin, spoons,
Adolf Hitler, on vibes. (nice!)
Princess Anne, on sousaphone,
Liberace, clarinet,
Garner "Ted" Armstrong on vocals.
Lord Snooty and his pals, tap dancing.Harold Wilson, violin,
Franklin McCormack, on harmonica.
Eric Clapton, ukulele.
Sir Kenneth Clark, bass sax.
A session's gorilla, on vox humana.
Incredible Shrinking Man, on euphonium.
Peter Scott, on duck call.
Casanova, on horn.
General de Gaulle, on accordion.
Roy Rogers, on Trigger.
Wild Man of Borneo, on bongos.
Count Basie Orchestra on triangle.
the Rawlinsons, on trombone.
Dan Druff, harp.
Quasimodo, on bells.
Brainiac, on banjo.
Val Doonican, as himself.
Max Jaffa
Zebra Kid and Horace Batchelor, on percussion.
J. Arthur Rank, on gong.

youtube.com/watch?v=hcrUuCDFLOQ&

In reply to Fredt:

You really need the sound effects!

My kids think I'm totally bananas for liking the Bonzos

In reply to Andy Say:

Just so you all appreciate the rules I have gone through this thread 'disliking' all the posts that basically say 'my favourite band is the best band ever'.

C'mon. Show some imagination!

In reply to Andy Say:

Gary Glitter - Vocals
Bill Wyman - Bass
Pete Townsend - Guitar
Jerry Lee Lewis - Piano
The drummer from the Bay City Rollers - er, drums.

In reply to Andy Say:

Good topic! Tricky, because - just like 'fantasy football' etc - simply choosing heroes in their own disciplines wouldn't necessarily lead to a good outcome.....like Freddie Mercury on vocals and Mark Knophler on lead guitar just wouldn't marry-up right........anyway, here's my bluesy two penneth-worth....

Amy Winehouse on vocals
Jamie T on bass guitar, melody-making and after-party DJ
Stewart Copeland on drums
Taj Mahal and Eric Clapton swinging lead and rhythm on guitar

In reply to Dell:






Jailhouse rock?

In reply to ehole:



A brand new bass guitar?

In reply to bouldery bits:

BRAND new

In reply to Fredt:


Hello!

In reply to Dell:

You may be doing Mr Towshend a bit of a disservice there. On more solid ground if you enroll Jimmy Page; with Chuck Berry guesting.

In reply to Andy Say:

Eddie Vedder - vocals
Slash - lead guitar
Alex Lifeson - rhythm/lead guitar
Chris Cornell - rhythm guitar/backing vocals
Geddy Lee - bass guitar (his voice is pretty shot now)
Neil Peart - drums.

Andy F

In reply to Andy Say:

Some fine and interesting choices. A nice variety.

Alway tricky but mine is

Drums: Brann Dailor
Bass (and brass when required): John Entwhistle
Keyboards: Billy Preston
Percussion: Bunny Wailer
Guitar 1: Joe Bonomassa
Guitar 2: Jimi Hendrix
Vocals and piano: Mr Mercury

In reply to Andy Say:

Garcia, Cutler, Cassady, Wyatt

In reply to felt:


Ivor Cutler?

In reply to Dell:

Nice thought, but I'd like two drummers behind the two Js.