Create an All-Star Band

[DrinkNoH2O]

Ok,
Me and some friends always end up in this discussion after a long night of...relaxing. If you could create an all-star supergroup, who would be in it? Only rule is that you cannot have more than one member from any one band. They can be alive or dead. And don't bash other people's posts, I want this to be a fun thread, not an arguement like most of these threads.

So here's my lineup:
Trey Anastasio - Lead Guitar (Phish)
Victor Wooten - Bass (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Solo band)
John Bonham - Drums (Led Zeppelin)
Mickey Hart - Percussion (Grateful Dead)
John Medeski - Keyboards/Organ (Medeski Martin and Wood)
Dave Matthews - Rhythm Guitar and Vocals (DMB)

They'd probably sound kinda strange together, but it might be cool.

[hckyplyr0822]

Dave Matthews-Rhythm guitar (DMB)
Bob Dylan- Rhythm & Songwriter
Trey Anastasio- Lead guitar (Phish)
Victor Wooten- Bass (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones)
Carter Beauford- Drums (DMB)
Page McConnell- Keys (Phish)

[MistreatedLewis]

Dave Matthews - Acoustic Guitar and Vocals (DMB)
Dave Holland - Bass
Buddy Rich - Drums
Bob Dylan - Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals, Lyrics
Bela Fleck - Banjo
John Coltrane - Sax
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Guitar, Vocals
Page McConnell - Piano, Vocals
John Popper - Harmonica, Vocals

I'd like that band.

[Dancing Ants]

Guitar - Jerry Garcia
Trumpet - Miles Davis
drums - ?
Organ - Merl Saunders
Piano/Keys - Bruce Hornsby
Bass - Phil Lesh or Mike Gordon

[AshkaanF]

Acoustic / Vocals - Keller Williams
Acoustic / Slide / Vocals - Al Schiener (moe.)
Mandolin / Violin / Vocals - Michael Kang (String Cheese Incident)
Bass - Jaco Pastorius
Gregory Davis - Trumpet & Vocals
Sammie Williams - Trombone
Roger Lewis - Baritone & Soprano Sax
Kevin Harris - Tenor Sax
Julius McKee - Sousaphone
Efrem Towns - Trumpet, Fluglehorn
Kirk Joseph - Sousaphone
(Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Drums - Bill Kruetzman - (the Dead)
Percussion - Domingo S. Ortiz (Widespread Panic)
Piano / B3 / Rhodes - Kris Meyers (Umphrey's McGee)

[Rob]

Dave Matthews- Guitar, vocals (DMB)
Carter Beauford- Drums, backup vocals (DMB)
Stefan Lessard- Bass (DMB)
Boyd Tinsley- Violin (DMB)
LeRoi Moore- Sax (DMB)
Tim Reynolds- Lead Guitar (DMB, sort of)

Sorry, thought I'd preempt that one...

[MontaukNY]

Dave Matthews- Guitar, vocals (DMB)
Carter Beauford- Drums, backup vocals (DMB)
Stefan Lessard- Bass (DMB)
Boyd Tinsley- Violin (DMB)
LeRoi Moore- Sax (DMB)
Tim Reynolds- Lead Guitar (DMB, sort of)

Sorry, thought I'd preempt that one...

shoot, you beat me to it

[Dancing Ants]

Acoustic / Vocals - Keller Williams
Acoustic / Slide / Vocals - Al Schiener (moe.)
Mandolin / Violin / Vocals - Michael Kang (String Cheese Incident)
Bass - Jaco Pastorius
Gregory Davis - Trumpet & Vocals
Sammie Williams - Trombone
Roger Lewis - Baritone & Soprano Sax
Kevin Harris - Tenor Sax
Julius McKee - Sousaphone
Efrem Towns - Trumpet, Fluglehorn
Kirk Joseph - Sousaphone
(Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
Drums - Bill Kruetzman - (the Dead)
Percussion - Domingo S. Ortiz (Widespread Panic)
Piano / B3 / Rhodes - Kris Meyers (Umphrey's McGee)


Kris plays drums.

[DrinkNoH2O]

Dave Matthews- Guitar, vocals (DMB)
Carter Beauford- Drums, backup vocals (DMB)
Stefan Lessard- Bass (DMB)
Boyd Tinsley- Violin (DMB)
LeRoi Moore- Sax (DMB)
Tim Reynolds- Lead Guitar (DMB, sort of)

Sorry, thought I'd preempt that one...


But if you could pick anyone, wouldn't you pick a great bass player too?

[DrinkNoH2O]

Only rule is that you cannot have more than one member from any one band.



I just added this to make it more interesting. Or else I would have taken all of Phish, added Dave and Mickey Hart and switched Henrietta for Bonzo.

[AshkaanF]

Kris plays drums.

oops, you're right I meant Joel

[Rob]

I was being sarcastic. I've been around long enough to have seen it all around here, including this quite a few times. As it's a DMB message board, you always get a DMB bias.

[defcon]

Jerry Garcia - Vocals and Rhythm Guitar
Trey Anastasio - Lead Guitar and Background Vocals
Matisyahu - Beatbox, Vocals
Robert Randolph - Steel Guitar
Tim Reynolds - Slide Guitar/Acoustics
Carlos Santana - Lead Guitar/Psychadellics
Keller Williams - Various Strings
Jeff Coffin - Saxophone
Clarence Clemmons - Sax/Various Wind Instruments
John Popper - Harmonica
Bela Fleck - Banjo
Otis Taylor - Electric Mandolin/Guitar
Yo Yo Ma - Violin/Fiddle
Jim Creeggan - Bass/Cello
Carter Beauford - Drums
Tre Cool - Drums
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Background Vocals
Billy Powell - Keys/Piano
Rami Jaffee - Organ/Keys

I broke the golden rule. Oh well.

[GeorgeJr.]

jerry douglas - dobro
john mclaughlin - lead guitar
vic wooten - bass guitar
dave matthews - vocals/rhythm guitars(duh!)
max roach - drums

[DrinkNoH2O]

Jerry Garcia - Vocals and Rhythm Guitar
Trey Anastasio - Lead Guitar and Background Vocals
Matisyahu - Beatbox, Vocals
Robert Randolph - Steel Guitar
Tim Reynolds - Slide Guitar/Acoustics
Carlos Santana - Lead Guitar/Psychadellics
Keller Williams - Various Strings
Jeff Coffin - Saxophone
Clarence Clemmons - Sax/Various Wind Instruments
John Popper - Harmonica
Bela Fleck - Banjo
Otis Taylor - Electric Mandolin/Guitar
Yo Yo Ma - Violin/Fiddle
Jim Creeggan - Bass/Cello
Carter Beauford - Drums
Tre Cool - Drums
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Background Vocals
Billy Powell - Keys/Piano
Rami Jaffee - Organ/Keys

I broke the golden rule. Oh well.


I totally forgot about Matisyahu, I saw him open for Trey and the 70 Volt Parade. His vocal freestyling/beatboxing is amazing.

BTW, I think Yo-yo Ma plays mainly cello if I'm not mistaken.

[saygdbye4134]

lead guitar - david gilmour (floyd)
bass - Flea/P-nut (RHCP/311) too close to call.
drums - neil peart
rythym - jeff buckley
slide guitar - ben harper
keys - ben folds
horns - rashawn "the size of a small planet" ross
vocals - peter gabriel

[DrinkNoH2O]

Here's a pretty badass band I just thought of:
Eddie Vedder - Vocals (Pearl Jam)
Jimmy Page - Lead Guitar (Led Zeppelin)
Tom Morello - Rhythm Guitar (Rage)
Flea - Bass (RHCP)
Danny Carey - Drums (Tool)

[Dancing Ants]

Jerry Garcia - Vocals and Rhythm Guitar
Trey Anastasio - Lead Guitar and Background Vocals
Matisyahu - Beatbox, Vocals
Robert Randolph - Steel Guitar
Tim Reynolds - Slide Guitar/Acoustics
Carlos Santana - Lead Guitar/Psychadellics
Keller Williams - Various Strings
Jeff Coffin - Saxophone
Clarence Clemmons - Sax/Various Wind Instruments
John Popper - Harmonica
Bela Fleck - Banjo
Otis Taylor - Electric Mandolin/Guitar
Yo Yo Ma - Violin/Fiddle
Jim Creeggan - Bass/Cello
Carter Beauford - Drums
Tre Cool - Drums
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Background Vocals
Billy Powell - Keys/Piano
Rami Jaffee - Organ/Keys

I broke the golden rule. Oh well.

i can promise you Jerry wouldn't play Rhythm guitar. That's like using a .50 cal machine gun to shoot a fly.

and yeah , Yo Yo Ma plays Cello.

[defcon]

i can promise you Jerry wouldn't play Rhythm guitar. That's like using a .50 cal machine gun to shoot a fly.

and yeah , Yo Yo Ma plays Cello.

No offense to the deceased, but the leads I mentioned are all much better than Jerry. And the whole lead/rhythm thing is partially subjective. Take Friend of the Devil for example - with the walking baseline on the low E and A strings. Some would call it lead, I call it rhythm. Why? Because it's repetitive/rhythmic? Maybe. Where do you draw the line? On the other hand, on live versions of Truckin' he just lets loose. Does one call that lead? Maybe.

[bertramcheeks22]

Here's a pretty badass band I just thought of:
Eddie Vedder - Vocals (Pearl Jam)
Jimmy Page - Lead Guitar (Led Zeppelin)
Tom Morello - Rhythm Guitar (Rage)
Flea - Bass (RHCP)
Danny Carey - Drums (Tool)


Kinda sorta like mine

i want eddie on vocals but im using mike fuckin mccready instead

Ray Lamontagne/Dave Matthews - Vocals (Don't know how Ray would do with a full band)
Mike McCready - Lead Guitar (Pearl Jam)
Justin Chancellor - Bass (Tool)
John Butler - More Guitar :) (JBT)
Carter Drums on the Beauford - Drums (DMB)

[watchtower08]

dave matthews
tim reynolds
warren haynes

all acoustic guitars

[Ascf33]

Drums: Carter Beauford (DMB)
Guitar: Mike McCreedy (Pearl Jam)
Guitar/Vocals/Songwriter: Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
Bass: Flea (RHCP)
Vocals/Keys/Songwriter: Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
Keys/Vocals: Chris Martin (Coldplay) <~~ Not allowed to have any songwriting influence... he just sings and plays keys.

[MistreatedLewis]

Drums: Carter Beauford (DMB)
Guitar: Mike McCreedy (Pearl Jam)
Guitar/Vocals/Songwriter: Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
Bass: Flea (RHCP)
Vocals/Keys/Songwriter: Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
Keys/Vocals: Chris Martin (Coldplay) <~~ Not allowed to have any songwriting influence... he just sings and plays keys.

Could Noel and Thom exist in a band without bloodshed?

[DavMattBandrums]

Dave Matthews -Vocals and Rythm Guitar
Warren Haynes- Lead Guitar
Carter Beauford- Drums
Butch Taylor- Keys
Victor Wooten- Bass
Rashawn Ross- Trumpet
Jeff Cofin- Sax

[DaveHead36]

Drums - Keith Moon

Bass/Vocals - Sting

Rhythm Guitar/Vocals - John Lennon

Keys/Vocals - Billy Joel

Lead Guitar 1 - David Gilmour

Lead Guitar 2 - Stevie Ray Vaughn

Harmonica/Vocals - Stevie Wonder

Aux Percussion/Vocals - Phil Collins

That would be my all-star band with the rules provided. Although I feel horrible for leaving out George Harrison on Sitar.

[MistreatedLewis]

Dave Matthews -Vocals and Rythm Guitar
Warren Haynes- Lead Guitar
Carter Beauford- Drums
Butch Taylor- Keys
Victor Wooten- Bass
Rashawn Ross- Trumpet
Jeff Cofin- Sax

I mean, if you are going to have a DMB all-star band, wouldn't you prefer Tim and Bela to Warren and Rashawn?

[Ascf33]

Could Noel and Thom exist in a band without bloodshed?

:thumbsup
Not at all... thats why I threw all of them in together. Something either good or entertaining has to come from it. All I need now is Damien Alburn and it would be a party.

[onemanguitarban]

Although I feel horrible for leaving out George Harrison on Sitar.

Or you could get a REAL sitar player, like Ravi Shankar (chk spelling)

[earl]

Coincidentally they're all brits ('cept Dylan of course but all he contributes are the lyrics)
Bob Dylan - lyrics
Paul McCartney - bass/songwriter/vocals
Freddie Mercury - vocals/keys
David Gilmour - lead guitar/vocals
Jon Bonham - Drums

I think the vocal harmonies would be great. If Freddie ever got sick and couldn't do a gig Jim Morrison would substitute. Duane Allman makes frequent guest appearances on the road.

[MRGreySt.YNK]

Page McConnell - Keys/Piano
Jon Fishman - Drums
Trey Anastasio - Electric Guitar
Mike Gordon - Bass

[DreamBoy88]

vocals- maynard james keenan
lead guitar- srv
rhythm guitar- john mayer
drums-danny carery
bass- me

[stldmb05]

Bass- Jack Bruce (Cream)
Drums- Dave Grohl ( Foos, Nirvana)
Guitar- David Gilmour(Pink Floyd)
Guitar Vocals- Dave Matthews(DMB)
Guitar- George Harrison I love his style

[DrinkNoH2O]

vocals- maynard james keenan
lead guitar- srv
rhythm guitar- john mayer
drums-danny carery
bass- me

Nice, Tool was one of the most polished live rock shows I have ever seen. Maynard is a crazy fuck, but his vocals are outstanding.

[guitarkid18]

dave matthews-rythm guitar and vocals
tim reynolds-lead guitar
victor wooten-bass
chetro from dispatch- vocals and rythm
carter-drums
paige-keys
roi-horns

dont

[guitarkid18]

i dont know how it would work but thats a good band if it worked out

[dmbkyle]

this would be my dream band

Brandon Boyd-Lead Vocals (Incubus)
Dave Matthews-Rhythym Guitar and vocals (DMB)
Taylor Hawkins-drums (Foo Fighters)
Scott Shriner-bass (Weezer)
Mike McCready- Lead Guitar (Pearl Jam)
Butch Taylor-keys (i can post him since hes not an official member of dmb)
Rashawn Ross -trumpet

[Ascf33]

:thumbsup McCreedy was in mine too. I think he's just fucking amazing.

[bertramcheeks22]

:thumbsup McCreedy was in mine too. I think he's just fucking amazing.
ya know...i started all this McCready Hype :)

www.giventowail.com

[Dflash40]

First off, every great band needs a producer.
Producer - Bruce Dickinson
Then it needs a great voice
Lead Singer - Ashley Simpson
Now it needs a master guitar player
Lead Guitar - Avril Lavigne (punk rock, tie-sporting era)
Then of course a bassist
Bass Player - Peter Townshend (Has no doubt followed Avril and Ashley through from their preteen years)
Now a sweet drummer
Drummer - Animal (of the muppets) (Think carter, his carisma, his smile, but more..double foot petal, hey we dont know how many feet animal has even got, i bet its more than two though)
Now someone on the keys, not an official member of the band, but a "guest who lives with them"
Keyboard - Paul Shaffer (anything so i dont have to see him on tv 5 out of 7 nights a week)

[rich2jb]

Eric Clapton - Electric guitar
Carter Beauford - Drums & Percussion
John Coltrane - Sax
Miles Davis - Trumpet
Tony Kaye - Keys
Francois Rabbath - Double Bass
Jim Morrison - Vocals

[86dmbal]

Jeff Buckley- Vocals, Lead guitar
Bob Dylan- Songwriter, vocals, harmonica
Carter Beauford- Drums Percussion
Stone Gossard- Rhythm Guitar
Mick Grondahl (Buckley)- Bass
Miles Davis- Trumpet
Thelonious Monk- Piano
Gary Lucas- Lead Guitar

[DaveHead36]

Or you could get a REAL sitar player, like Ravi Shankar (chk spelling)

Actually Harrison was quite an accomplished sitar player. Seeing as he has more of the Western influence, he would be the better fit in a band of western musicians. If it was an eastern band, then yes Ravi would be the obvious choice.

[MistreatedLewis]

Jeff Buckley- Vocals, Lead guitar
Bob Dylan- Songwriter, vocals, harmonica
Carter Beauford- Drums Percussion
Stone Gossard- Rhythm Guitar
Mick Grondahl (Buckley)- Bass
Miles Davis- Trumpet
Thelonious Monk- Piano
Gary Lucas- Lead Guitar


Would that band work as a cohesive unit?

[86dmbal]

Would that band work as a cohesive unit?

Most Likely No, but if there was a possible way to get it to work and pull a little strings with the Man above than i would pee my pants.

[Ascf33]

^ Love your avatar!

[onemanguitarban]

Actually Harrison was quite an accomplished sitar player. .

I disagree. comparitively speaking, I disagree.

[bigeyedharper]

No offense to the deceased, but the leads I mentioned are all much better than Jerry.

haha. i disagree.

[DaveHead36]

I disagree. comparitively speaking, I disagree.

Not trying to be a dick and start shit, but i'm just curious as to why you think he's not a good sitar player? You say comparitively speaking... compared to Ravi Shankar or compared to sitar players in general? Even Shankar was impressed with how dedicated and adept Harrison was at the Sitar. Anyway, i'm just wondering why you disagree... like i said, not trying to be a dick or start shit... just wondering. :)

[DaveHead36]

Not trying to be a dick and start shit, but i'm just curious as to why you think he's not a good sitar player? You say comparitively speaking... compared to Ravi Shankar or compared to sitar players in general? Even Shankar was impressed with how dedicated and adept Harrison was at the Sitar. Anyway, i'm just wondering why you disagree... like i said, not trying to be a dick or start shit... just wondering. :)

My mistake... the dedication was in reference to his devotion to Indian spirituality. Though Shankar did have this to say about his playing -

"The only solid lessons on sitar he had from me were in the summer and autumn of 1966, which he couldn't pursue as much as we both wanted. He was very talented and would have become a great sitar player if only he could have given some time. His love, knowledge and understanding of Indian music developed immensely over the years."

Anyway....

[DMBzilla]

I've thought about this many times...gotta go with...

Dave Matthews - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar (DMB)
Trey Anastasio - Vocals, Lead Guitar (Phish, TAB)
Victor Wooten - Bass (BFFT)
Carter Beauford - Drums (DMB)
John Hermann - Keys (Panic)
Rashawn Ross - Trumpet (Soulive)
Karl Denson - Saxophone (KD's Tiny Universe)

I feel like all their styles mesh well together, I could only imagine alot of what Dave and Trey would write together, and of course all the usual suspects would be guesting with them on any given night (i.e. Randolph, Tim, Bela, Gordon, Page, Roi, etc).

[MistreatedLewis]

I've thought about this many times...gotta go with...

Dave Matthews - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar (DMB)
Trey Anastasio - Vocals, Lead Guitar (Phish, TAB)
Victor Wooten - Bass (BFFT)
Carter Beauford - Drums (DMB)
John Hermann - Keys (Panic)
Rashawn Ross - Trumpet (Soulive)
Karl Denson - Saxophone (KD's Tiny Universe)

I feel like all their styles mesh well together, I could only imagine alot of what Dave and Trey would write together, and of course all the usual suspects would be guesting with them on any given night (i.e. Randolph, Tim, Bela, Gordon, Page, Roi, etc).

As much as I love Wooten, I actually think Gordon might be the better fit for that band for some reason... a little more subdued but just as much a virtuoso maybe?

[DMBzilla]

I think Wooten is way better overall than Gordon, but it would be interesting to see how Gordon would fit with that group over Wooten. I guess I didn't just want to combine Phish and DMB, and Vic's the best out there in my opinion, so I said hey, why not? Haha. Maybe even put Claypool in there instead...

[jojo04]

I cant believe out of all of the All-Star drummers I only saw Keith Moon once. Best ever....and I'm not even a Who "fan." Also way, way too much David Gilmour. Unless you just wanna hear long, drone out acid rock chords. No offense to anyone. Hands down Jerry.:)

[DMBzilla]

I cant believe out of all of the All-Star drummers I only saw Keith Moon once. Best ever....and I'm not even a Who "fan." Also way, way too much David Gilmour. Unless you just wanna hear long, drone out acid rock chords. No offense to anyone. Hands down Jerry.:)

First off, I don't think Keith Moon is the best drummer ever. I put Bonham, Danny Carey, and Carter over him in a second.

Second, Trey is a better guitarist than Jerry. Period. Jerry did for the Dead and for jamrock what no one else could or ever will be able to do. But Trey is so much more diverse, fluid, and technically sound than Jerry. I love both artists, but you gotta go Trey over Jerry at this stage in the game.

[nagapamp]

James Hetfield(Guitar Vox)
The bass player from the GOO GOO DOLLS
Guitar player from ashlee simpsons band
the drummer from the strokes.

[nagapamp]

I was messing around on the last post