What's your dream band?

[Lee Flier]

Do you have an ideal band in your mind? If so, what would it look and sound like? What would be the lineup, style of music, personalities, etc?

And if you have a band, how close is it to your ideal?

[mr.pmslaney]

How about a singer that isn't a retard, stuck on themselves, isn't a drug additict or a former drugger.
That would be nice, for starters.

Then I would like no mic to sing or talk into. I would never want to sing anything, no backups. Nothing.
Just give me a huge assortment of pedals that I have total control over, if I ever decide to use any of them. Then I'd want a soundman that does nothing but listen to me and make my shit sound good. I would give the sound person control of lead boosts.
Of course a guitar tech would be kinda cool too but I like tinkering with my own guitars so all I really need is a guy to have guitars ready for me in case I need one with a different tuning.

[smurfco]

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[cozmicslop]

If I could combine the vocalists and keyboardist from my R&B band with the guitarist and drummer from my funk band, intead of two OK bands, I'd have one great one.

[Lee Flier]

Hmmm.... so why don't ya? (combine them that is) :)

[corngoodness]

My former bass player who lives in Michigan, former drummer who lives in Tennessee and me who lives in Missouri.

[cozmicslop]

Originally posted by Lee Flier
Hmmm.... so why don't ya? (combine them that is) :)

The potential for bloodshed cannot be overlooked.

Except for the singers, at one point we were all one band. Lot's of talent. But oh, the ugliness. I finally got tired of separating the combatants and mopping up the blood.

[corngoodness]

Originally posted by Lee Flier
Hmmm.... so why don't ya? (combine them that is) :) Wives, children jobs, the everloving pursuit of money

[Tedster]

Heya Corn, what part of this fair state do ya hail from?

As for my ideal band...

Practically, it would be just four piece, guitar, bass, keys, drums, and everyone would sing their ass off.

Impractically, it would be like the Joe Cocker "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" band...horn section, backup singers, and all.

[Hamer Player]

Originally posted by Lee Flier
Do you have an ideal band in your mind? If so, what would it look and sound like? What would be the lineup, style of music, personalities, etc?

And if you have a band, how close is it to your ideal?

My ideal band would be me on guitar with King Diamond singing, Dave Lombardo on drums, and while on recordings I would handle the bass duties, in concert I'd have like D'Arcy or Sheryl Crow fill in to fulfill the hot chick quota.

We would play punked-out thrash metal, but with a disco beat so you could dance to it. :cool:

Kind of like The Bee Gees meets Minor Threat. :cool: :)

[coyote-1]

My dream band would play music that people dig. AND if someone came along and requested "Close To The Edge", be able to play it.

Guess I'm in my dream band :) :) Our lineup:

-singer who plays guitar when needed
-drummer with perfect pitch and cool sense of mixing acoustic w/ electronic and sings backing vox
-bassist who also plays chapman stick
-kick-ass guitarist
-myself on keys, guitar, congas, percussion, blues harp, backing vox, and whatever else needed to flesh out the music

Gotta say that as we evolve and likely add players (sax, horns, maybe a girl singer), I hope the chemistry doesn't change too much.

[guitarmook]

I'd like to play 50s/60s R&B/soul, maybe some early funk.

guitars, bass, drums, horns... need vocals too.



the band I'm playing in is NOTHING like that... (which is why I want something totally different)

[Electric_Porpoise]

I'd really really really like to find myself in Pearl Jam somehow.

[Crypticscott]

It'd be...


Me on bass
Steve Morse and Andy LaRoque on guitars
Mike Portnoy on Drums
Matt Guillory on Keys
Russell Allen on vocals

We'd be doing a metal tribute to 80's and 90's bad pop music.


Gwar would open every show for us.

[Mr. Botch]

Two drummers, each without a hihats, a Chapman stick player on bass, Robert Fripp and Lee Flier on guitars, and Michael Franks as lead vocalist. Damn, that would be heaven! :thu:

[THB]

All fantasies aside, I've been dreaming of the band I have now for 10 years.


:cool:

[forceman]

Originally posted by Mr. Botch
.....a Chapman stick player on bass...

I suggest Tony Levin...

[Lee Flier]

Originally posted by Mr. Botch
Two drummers, each without a hihats, a Chapman stick player on bass, Robert Fripp and Lee Flier on guitars, and Michael Franks as lead vocalist. Damn, that would be heaven! :thu:

Maybe to you. You expect ME to play with these people? :mad: :p

[Lee Flier]

Originally posted by THB
All fantasies aside, I've been dreaming of the band I have now for 10 years.

:cool:

Awesome! :) I feel the same way about my band... I think it was quite a bit longer than 10 years for me!

[machinegun78_2]

Originally posted by forceman


I suggest Tony Levin...


what part of town are you from?...just curious. :o

EDIT: I'm pretty happy with the original band I'm in as well...the only thing that would make it better is if we got signed.

[ZomBiE DinkLE]

my dream band would consist of me and my four clones. :)
of course, we would all need lessons though...I hope my clones have some money. :(

[Hollow body]

I'm pretty happy with my bands, but I've always wished I had a woman to sing with.... someone sensitive and passionate .... someone who wasn't averse to a little late night .... yeah ....

[Terry Allan Hall]

My "ideal" would be if I could do every gig with the "Too Hot For Snakes" line-up (myself on 6 and 12-string/racked harmonica/lead vocals, Wendy Walker on fret-less bass/harmony vox, Emaleigh Katelyn Hall on hand percussion/harmony vox...and if possible The Amazing Valerie on electric fiddles/harmony vox)...but it's hard finding enough decent paying gigs locally unless you play Schlock-Country or SRV-esque pseudo-bluz...so I gig solo a lot.

Now that my kids are about grown, as are Wendy's, we are discussing going back out on the road, along w/ my daughter and, if possible, Val and make another go of it, but that's still a couple years in the future.

Fortunately, our genre of music doesn't have the shorter "shelf-life" of Pop and Rock 'n' Roll! :D