Category: Jam Session
Here is a debate that I often have with friends. There is truly no right answer, but it is fun to think of the combinations that you can dream up.
The question is: who would be in the line-up in your supergroup? The musicians/singers need not be alive for this exercise.
As a reminder, examples of supergroups are the Traveling Wilburies, the Highwaymen, Audioslave, or Crosby Stills Nash and Young.
Please indicate who is in your group and what instrument they would play. Bonus points if you can come up with an awesome name for your group. I'm excited to see what... or who... you will come up with!
Steve Vai - lead guitar.
Richard Wakeman - keyboards
Neal Pert - drums
Ghetti Lee - bass
Ghetti Lee and Anderson from Yes on vocals -- can't remember his first name.
Band name: Mount Mélange.
Wow! Good one here. Once I get started, I don’t think I’d stop. I’m way trad when it comes to my music, especially country. But I’ll start with some rockabilly and go from there. Naturally Jerry Lee on piano and vocals; most of my others are vocalists. So, Jerry Lee, Roy Orbison, Elvis, Buddy Holly, then for a twist throw in some of the sixties and seventies greats like Van Morrison, James Taylor and Carley Simon, George Harrison, the Pointers, maybe the Supremes and Temptations from back in’69. Even Dylan just to be obnoxious because really, he sucks so bad he’s good. That’s sorta my rockabilly/schmaltzy pop/folk/whatever hodgepodge you wanna call it. Maybe it’d work, but maybe not. For country, you gotta have the Hag and Jones. And you gotta have both Melba Montgomery and Tammy Wynette with him. Throw in Connie Smith. Wailon and Willie back before Willie got so bad I can’t stand him anymore. Cash, Carl Perkins (maybe he shoulda been in the rockabilly, but what the hey?), and of course the trio – Dolly, Emmy Lou and Linda. Jerry Lee again because he was so good in country in the sixties and seventies. Ray Price. And Little Miss Dynamite Brenda Lee. She’s also in the rockabilly contingent, by the way. Special guest appearances might include Patsy because she’s got to have been fun. Keith Whitley and Laurie Morgan with her father George. That’s just for starters.
Ozzy on lead vocals, Tony Iommi rhythm guitar, Jimi Hendrix on lead guitar, Cliff Burton (late bassist of Metallica) on bass, Keith Moon on drums.
Wow, just think of the stage antics from the previous poster! Was thinking that Moon and Hendrix would be a great combo for that - can't believe I forgot about Ozzie. Do you think that Alice Cooper could get in there for a duet? Think of the craziness!
Nah, Rob Zombie stomps all over Alice.