"Let me hold you in my arms dear, and let me melt in the heat of your gaze...
...and let the clock strike one, time and mind go marching on. Let our sense of selves decay."
A couple of years ago, a friend of mine posed me the following question:
Who would be in your ultimate super group? You may have alsready asked/answered this yourself but I've taken this challenge very seriously and have still no idea.
The rules were - 5 members, dead or alive, you can have as many members from the same band as you like and they have to be suited to one another - ie: they have to realistically be able to play together and work as a band.
I still can't quite answer it. I find the bassist hard. Also is it really possible to have Jimi Hendrix AND Jimmy Page in the same band? And is it really self-obsessed to put yourself (however untalened) in the band? Don't know about you but I'd kill to play in a band with Hendrix, Grohl, Cobain, etc etc Although I wouldn't get much playing done if you know what I mean...
(sorry Evan - this is fictional though!!!)
There is so much to consider. Egos as well as styles. Its truly very hard.
Anyway - I sometimes re-visit this question when bored. And I was this morning on the tube (Evan ran out the battery on my Ipod - bastard) so I thought about it and I still can't come up with it...
Drums: Jon Bonham - best drummer ever....but then so's Dave Grohl
Bassist: Do I want a girl bassist?
Guitarist: Kevin Shields - maybe - I like the noise he makes
Lead guitarist: Jimi Hendrix - for the riffs
Vocals/guitar: Kurt Cobain - obviously - but then there's Thom Yorke
I haven't even mentioned Ian MacKaye, Jimmy Page, Billie Joe Armstrong, Slipknot, Maynard James Keenan, Zac De La Rocha duel drumming, vocal harmonies, style of music, good use of drug addiction, looks, charisma, politics, lyrics, merchandise, live show....
Its never ending...
A couple of years ago, a friend of mine posed me the following question:
Who would be in your ultimate super group? You may have alsready asked/answered this yourself but I've taken this challenge very seriously and have still no idea.
The rules were - 5 members, dead or alive, you can have as many members from the same band as you like and they have to be suited to one another - ie: they have to realistically be able to play together and work as a band.
I still can't quite answer it. I find the bassist hard. Also is it really possible to have Jimi Hendrix AND Jimmy Page in the same band? And is it really self-obsessed to put yourself (however untalened) in the band? Don't know about you but I'd kill to play in a band with Hendrix, Grohl, Cobain, etc etc Although I wouldn't get much playing done if you know what I mean...
(sorry Evan - this is fictional though!!!)
There is so much to consider. Egos as well as styles. Its truly very hard.
Anyway - I sometimes re-visit this question when bored. And I was this morning on the tube (Evan ran out the battery on my Ipod - bastard) so I thought about it and I still can't come up with it...
Drums: Jon Bonham - best drummer ever....but then so's Dave Grohl
Bassist: Do I want a girl bassist?
Guitarist: Kevin Shields - maybe - I like the noise he makes
Lead guitarist: Jimi Hendrix - for the riffs
Vocals/guitar: Kurt Cobain - obviously - but then there's Thom Yorke
I haven't even mentioned Ian MacKaye, Jimmy Page, Billie Joe Armstrong, Slipknot, Maynard James Keenan, Zac De La Rocha duel drumming, vocal harmonies, style of music, good use of drug addiction, looks, charisma, politics, lyrics, merchandise, live show....
Its never ending...
posted by Fang at 5:01 AM
4 Comments:
Bonham-obviously
Phil lynott-bass
Hendrix-lead
Grohl-rythmnmnm
Maynard-vox
Easy.
I'd go see that band.
I'll go Bonham for drummer 1
Danny Carey - Drummer 2
Brad whatsit from RATM on Bass
Errr...I'll get back to you on the guitarists, but I don't want a vocalist so I am picking two.
Maybe...errr....nooooo...maybe...
fuck.
Deviant - that band's awesome.
I really want duel-drumming. It is one of my favourite things EVER! But not duel-drumming all the time. I like the swapping around that Trail Of Dead do.
ggrrr
OK..OK...Carey can double up on synth, as he is right into that anyway and has a bunch of them...
So I wanted to have Eddie Van Halen on guitar, but figured him a bit of a showboater, so I want Mick Mars of Motley Crue fame. A good solid guitarist who would obviously be in awe of Bonham and therefore behave himself.
Errr...
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